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The Bitboy Crypto Podcast
A highlight from How To Earn Free Cardano!
"If you want to stake your crypto without having to risk leaving your coins on an exchange, without having to lose custody of your coins, well, staking on Cardano has never been easier, and we're going to go through some options. Let's go ahead and discover crypto. Alright, well, first, why would you not want to keep your crypto on an exchange? Okay, within the fine print of these exchanges, if something were to go insolvent, if something were to happen, if there's sort of a bankruptcy issue, those coins are probably going to be lost forever, or at least you're going to lose a portion of them forever. And if you do get anything back, it's going to be legal proceedings, and it's going to take you years. So the phrase, not your keys, not your cheese, or not your keys, not your crypto, has never been more important. And Cardano has some novel solutions that kind of can get around this. Personally, I'm actually no stranger to this. I've lost, essentially, 2 ETH to Celsius. I don't know when I'll get it back. I don't know what I'll get back. And I guarantee, it'll probably be a fraction of what I originally lent. And you know what? At this point, just give me 50%, just give me 75 % of my ETH back, and I would be happy. And this kind of leads you to the question, what is the point of staking rewards if you're just going to end up losing your crypto? I was trying to get I think around 10 % for my ETH, maybe lost forever. What can Cardano do? Cardano actually has tons of options. You could stake on hardware wallets like a Treasure or a Ledger. You can also self -custody on web wallets like Exodus, or you could use a Cardano -based wallet like Yori, or I'm going to go over NAMI today. NAMI was founded by the same person that founded Facebuds. Facebuds was the first 10K PFP on Cardano. This guy has been building for years and years and years. I've been a big fan of his wallet. Today, we're going to be using Chrome. And, folks, you got to be very careful with Chrome extensions. So we're going to use the link from NAMI's actual wallet. I got the NAMI link from Barry's link. Barry apparently named NAMI after NAMI from One Piece. I don't know. That's for the anime fans out there. I'm not so much a fan of that, but I know this is Barry. I've been following this for years and years and years. So I'm going to use the link for the NAMI wallet here. And I'm going to use the link in the NAMI Wallet X account. That takes me to namiwallet .io. And then I feel comfortable going to the Chrome store. I typed it in into the Chrome store. There is only one. There doesn't seem to be any counterfeit apps. Guys, you always got to be careful. There could always be a fake, a phishing site. You just got to be very, very careful. Double -check your URLs. I'll lead you to the NAMI Web Store extension here. I've already have it downloaded. It looks over 200 ,000 users, about 169 rankings. So if you were to Google it and you pull it up, it only has 1 ,000 users. You know it's not the real one. So let's go ahead and go over NAMI now. After you download it, you can either create a new wallet, in which it'll give you your seed phrase, be very careful when you write it down, and then be very careful when you're storing this. Or you can go ahead and upload one of your own wallets. I already have a wallet on here. And we are already staking the Berry pool right here. You can also use this Cardano wallet to hook up to a DeFi application like a menswap. And if we go ahead and click here where it says Berry, now Berry is the staking pool. This is what I have an available reward. So I am staking my Cardano. I haven't claimed it for months. So my 562 has earned me 10 .7 Cardano. But say I want to restake the 10, I would go ahead and withdraw. So we're going to do that now. Okay, you can see the 10 .7 has hit. I now have 573 from 562. And now that is automatically going to be restaked. And then now my next reward should be slightly higher from 560 to 570. You know, maybe I get an extra, you know, 120th of a Cardano now. And the way staking rewards works, it's a little bit like a lottery system. There's a lot of different Cardano staking pool operators, all those SPOs. These SPOs all have a, you know, a random chance to be assigned some staking rewards. You might get lucky and get your staking rewards up to 6 % for an epoch. An epoch is what the Cardano uses for its basis of time for the issuing rewards. So you might get lucky, get 56 % for that epoch, or you might get unlucky, only get 1%. If you have 100 Cardano at the end of the year, expect about 3 .3 extra Cardano after 12 months. If you ever want to change who you're staking to, you can see right here, it says Barry, we're going to switch it to someone in -house. That's right. We have BJ. BJ stakes as well. He has the NES pool. We're going to go ahead and unstake here. And you'll see that I'll give you plenty of warnings here. You'll no longer receive rewards. Rewards from the two previous epoch will be lost. Full balance will be withdrawn. And then the two ADA deposit will be refunded. You have to re -register and wait 20 days to receive rewards again, okay? So I'm going to go ahead. I'm going to lose out on a month's worth of rewards basically for you so we can walk through this process. Alright, let's go ahead and confirm here. So about 30 seconds later, the delegate button is now blank, and we're going to re -delegate to a new staking pool operator. So the NAMI wallet is automatically just going to put you to the Barry pool. So we need to go to pool .pm here. So when you go to pool .pm, you'll see the little NAMI button on the top right. We're going to go ahead and click that and just go ahead and leave us. We're going to give access to pool .pm. Pool .pm is give it as the Etherscan equivalent kind of of Cardano. And now you can see it is unstaked. And so let's find ourselves a new pool operator. Back to the main page by clicking the pool .pm tab here. And then you'll see on the right, it says staking. Go ahead and click on staking. And then you're going to hit search after hitting the staking tab here. And then after that, you will see the pools right there, folks. Me, I'm looking for BJ's NES pool. Type in NES. It looks like he has the only one. Now, if there were two, I'd have to talk to him and, you know, then, hey, make sure we have the right one. See how much aid is delegated. Then we would compare the numbers. He would say, oh yeah, I have 7 .9 million ADA delegated. And then one of them would have 7 .9 million. And the other one would have like 47 ADA. So after you type in NES, go ahead and click join right here. Sign your wallet transaction. And then you just got to wait for confirmation. Now we're going to have to wait a couple epochs before we start getting rewards. BJ doesn't even know I'm doing this, so I'll surprise him in person. I'm sure he'll have a good kick out of this. He's currently in Magic Las Vegas. So you'll just wait for confirmation. It might take a while. And after that, you'll start earning rewards. It is that simple. I'm not losing custody of my Cardano. My other Cardano is still in the other stake pool. So I don't have to worry about, you know, any kind of centralization or, you know, if one entity goes down, I'm not feeling bad about it. If they don't do the right thing with their software and all of a sudden, hey, I'm not getting any rewards. No one's getting any rewards. They're like, oh, I didn't do the update. You don't have to worry about that. I feel very, very comfortable in the Berry pool. If anyone is doing the updates, it is Berry Alessandro. That's all you got to do to stake your Cardano. You don't got to worry about Celsius going under. You don't got to worry about a Terra Luna style collapse. You don't got to worry about Sam Bankman stealing your Cardano and running off to the polycule. Hope you learned something as we discover some crypto today. Let me know where you stake in your Cardano. That's all you got to do to stake your Cardano. See, let's get a low mileage lease on the twenty twenty three Jeep Grand Cherokee four by four nineteen a month for twenty seven months with five thousand five ninety nine to assign tax title license extra. No security deposit required. Call one eight eight eight nine two five. Jeep for details requires dealer contribution and lease through Chrysler Capital. Extra charge for miles over twenty two thousand five hundred includes seven thousand five hundred EV cap cost reduction. Not all customers will qualify. Residency restrictions apply. Take delivery by ten to Jeep is a registered trademark. 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WTOP 24 Hour News
Fresh update on "pm" discussed on WTOP 24 Hour News
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The Crypto Overnighter
A highlight from 677:FTXs $157M Suit, MiCAs EU Impact, and Senates Crypto Gridlock
"Why do tacos get their own day of the week? Is it because Mondays are so rough we need a Tuesday filled with beefy tortillas shared with good friends? If so, why don't we have Wellington Wednesdays stroganoff Saturdays and, heck, beefball Mondays? Then Mondays would just be another reason to enjoy our favorite beef with our favorite people. Together we bring more. Beef. It's what's for dinner. Funded by beef farmers and ranchers. Good evening and welcome to the Crypto Overnighter. I'm Nick Ademus and I will be your host as we take a look at the latest cryptocurrency news and analysis. So sit back, relax, and let's get started. And remember, none of this is financial advice. And it's 10 pm pacific on Friday, September 22nd, 2023. Welcome back to the Crypto Overnighter, where we have no sponsors, no hidden agendas, and no BS. But we do have the news, so let's talk about that. Tonight we're diving into the labyrinth of legal battles, regulatory walls, and the global maneuvers that are reshaping the crypto landscape. From FTX's massive lawsuit, to Binance's European jitters, and from the Senate's stalemate on crypto legislation, to India's tightening grip, things are heating up. Buckle up, you don't want to miss this one. FTX is suing former employees of its Hong Kong affiliate, Salamata, for a staggering 157 .3 million dollars. The lawsuit makes allegations against Michael Burgess, Matthew Burgess, and their mother Leslie Burgess, Kevin Nguyen, and Darren Wong, along with two companies they controlled. The suit says the defendants fraudulently withdrew assets leading up to FTX's bankruptcy. This 90 -day period before the bankruptcy filing is known as the preference period. During this time, these individuals allegedly exploited their connections to FTX personnel to prioritize their withdrawals over other customers. But wait, there's more. The lawsuit also claims that Matthew Burgess enlisted other FTX employees to expedite certain pending withdrawal requests. These withdrawals were made just hours after FTX halted all withdrawals on November 8, 2022. More than 123 million dollars of the total 157 .3 million dollars were withdrawn on or after November 7th. Now let's talk about the man at the center of this all, Sam Beckman -Free. Now he's currently in jail awaiting trial. His appeals to get out of jail have been rejected, and so he remains in jail as his trial approaches. What happened is the U .S. Court of Appeals for the Second Court also ruled against SBF. They found no merit in his arguments for release. The court stated that his actions likely fall outside constitutional protection. The court ruled that he likely tampered with witnesses, a claim that he denies. His trial starts on October 3rd where he faces fraud and conspiracy charges. This lawsuit isn't the first time FTX has tried to reclaim payments. They've targeted Beckman -Free, his executives, they've even gone after his parents looking for company funds. But that's not all. His day got a lot worse when Judge Lewis Kaplan blocked all of SBF's proposed expert witnesses. The defense had a lineup of seven individuals from various fields. The Department of Justice objected and the judge sided with them. The defense can't try again, but they're in a tight spot. If convicted, SBF could face over 100 years in prison. Now if you think FTX's legal woes are a storm, brace yourself. We're venturing into the choppy waters of Binance and the EU's regulatory typhoon. Smash that like button and follow us for more analysis. Now let's dive in.
Morning News with Manda Factor and Gregg Hersholt
Fresh update on "pm" discussed on Morning News with Manda Factor and Gregg Hersholt
"Worth i'm preston sherry millions of americans know the name abbott from the abc comedy abbott elementary and in philadelphia an honor for the real teacher who inspired the show i'm really honored it means just so would much have you ever thought it's something you know that i really would never imagine or think of a street named bear for me joice abbott way officially designated on part of 59th street in the city of brotherly love while and teachers getting on each other's nerves might make for some fun in the show i would say that teaching second grade is no picnic didn't i see your class having a literal picnic the other day didn't i see your class watching lego batman the real abbott as even though every day may not be great you are making a difference you are making a difference i you salute hang in there and just stay encouraged because sometimes we have to encourage ourselves and her message to teachers where know that you could do it believe in yourself and believe in that child and they need you sometimes you're the only hope they need for what it's worth sherry preston abc news on the new episode first new heights travis kelsey and his brother jason discuss the excitement over taylor swift showing up in i the p box at arrowhead stadium in kansas city over the weekend but when jason tried to pin travis down about the of his relationship with taylor travis box what's real is that um you know it is my personal life and um i want to spread both of our lives i she's not in the media as much as i am doing this show every single week and know you having fun during the nfl season on other guys shows so like you said on that thursday night game i'm enjoying life um and i sure as hell enjoyed this weekend uh so everything moving forward um i think i think me talking about sports and saying all right now will have to be uh kind of where i keep the chiefs will play the jets in the new york area sunday night the mention of swift's presence potential of the game has you guessed it driven ticket prices up on the secondary market northwest news news time one twenty eight why do dogs eat grass why do cats like boxes pet lovers often have lots of questions find the answers during pause and listen saturday's at two pm on northwest news radio hi i'm
The Eric Metaxas Show
A highlight from Jacqueline Fritschi-Cornaz
"Support for this podcast and the following message come from Coriant Coriant provides wealth management services centered around you. They focus on exceeding expectations, simplifying lives and establishing legacies that last for generations leverage their exclusive network of experts to help achieve your personal and professional financial goals as one of the largest integrated fee only registered investment advisors in the US Coriant has experienced teams who can craft custom solutions designed to help you reach your financial goals. No matter how complex real wealth requires real solutions. Connect to a wealth advisor today at Coriant calm, folks, welcome to the Eric Metaxas show sponsored by legacy precious metals. There's never been a better time to invest in precious metals visit legacy pm investments .com that's legacy pm investments .com Welcome to the Eric Metaxas show. It's a nutritious smoothie of creamy fresh yogurt, vanilla protein powder and a mushy banana for your mind. Drink it all down. It's not me I want vanilla. Here comes Eric Metaxas. Welcome to the program. We have the privilege of a friend Rabbi Jason Sobol, who is the author of many books. The new one is called signs and secrets of the Messiah. What is a rabbi doing writing about the Messiah? Rabbi Jason? Well, hey, Jesus was a nice Jewish boy. So you know, obviously all Jesus was a rabbi, the disciples are Jewish. And so we want people to see the Bible in high definition in the context in which was written because we believe it makes it come to life. Well, I agree very heartily with that. I was just with my friend, Pastor Greg Denham, who's in San Marcos, California recently, and he's always talking about the context, the Jewishness of the New Testament, the Jewishness of the Jesus movement, and how, what a crime it is more than a crime, what a horror it is, that we have really torn the good news of Jesus away from its Jewish roots that is fundamentally wrong fundamentally on biblical scandalous. And so anytime I have an opportunity to talk about that I want to so tell us about your new book, which is a sequel to the previous book that we discussed on this program. Yeah, absolutely. We wrote signs and secrets of the Messiah, a fresh look at the miracles of Jesus, because we want people to see the life and the ministry of Jesus in a way that makes these things come to life, like never before. I also think there's something for everyone significant in the book in the sense that each one of these miracles has a promise attached to it. And we live in a world where people have lost hope and they wonder if anything can ever actually change. It seems like it's when impossible you look at everything that's going on. And I think by looking at the miracles, we see that God is the same yesterday, today and forever. In fact, the word for the miracles or the signs are testimony. And the word for testimony in Hebrew shares the same Hebrew root as the word again, he's the God of the again, what he did in these miracles he wants to do again today in our lives. There are many people who are pretty serious about their Christian faith, but they don't seem to be open to the miraculous. And I always think that's sad, because God is alive. He wants to do miraculous things. Today of every kind. I wrote a whole book called miracles, where I talked about the variety of ways God speaks to us and moves in our lives. But there are many people who they have a very kind of pinched view of what it means to be a Christian to follow Jesus. And they somehow don't they act like miracles happen in the past, but they can happen now. That is unbiblical. It's wrong. But a lot of people seem to fall into that it's it's it's almost like a secular version of the Christian faith, which is contradiction in terms.
The Dan Bongino Show
Fresh update on "pm" discussed on The Dan Bongino Show
"Dan Bongino Show. We take your calls this hour. The number is 844 -484 -3872. 844 -4 -4 -The -USA. I'll tell you why I'm so salty in kind of a black cloud moment. Oh, oh, this is for her. Oh, oh, thank you, Jim. Sometimes Jim, Jim speaks in music sometimes. Jim's like the Casey Kasem of our time. Keep your feet on the ground but keep keep reaching for the stars. So there's a local politician who I had campaigned for, donated to, held a fundraiser for, because folks I'm just a dude like one of you all who lives in a county and I practice what I preach. I've run for office. I've knocked on doors. I got two school board people elected down here. I put signs up. I do everything you all do. I'm not special. Nothing special about me. I'm not one of the X -Men. I don't have super political powers. I ran. I lost. My special power I guess is I don't know. But I stay involved. So one of them decided to take advantage of my generosity and decided to vote against the taxpayer interest to vote for a tax hike in my county and she's stunned at him. So Jim played that for it. That was nice Jim. What's that song called? Turn your mic on. I'm not. Wait, wait. It's everybody's. What's that called again? That song? I never heard it. It's called Girl by Garbage. Oh it is. Oh it is by Garbage. I think the garbage part is more important there. Yeah. I'll talk about that in a second. But that's good Jim. I like how you speak through music. It's great. It's great. Keep your... First I got an update on the Canadian Nazi scandal. It's incredible we're actually discussing this by the way. This is a real thing. This is unreal. How liberals have spent the last 25 plus years calling every non -liberal, you don't even have to be conservative, a Nazi. And yet they bring an actual Nazi up into the Canadian parliament and are all like, yeah! They give them a double round of applause. This actually happened. A double round of applause. It actually happened. So here is... What's her name? Melissa... I'm sorry. What's her name, Jim? Melissa Langstrom or something? Melissa Langstrom. She's an MP up in Canada and she's a little upset about the Nazi who got a standing O up in Canada. So she said this, check this out. It's 10. The Speaker of the House took the fall and the Prime Minister continues to blame everyone else. A full blown international embarrassment for our country, for our allies and for everything this nation did to defeat the Nazis. An actual Nazi invited to the House of Commons, welcomed and celebrated as a hero and a government that vetted everyone here. The PM has called Canadian citizens Nazis. Will he muster the courage and stand up on his feet today and take responsibility? Well, he still hasn't resigned, Trudeau. I don't know why. I mean, he called the truckers Nazis. They did this crazy thing, like engaged in a peaceful protest. My gosh, the Nazis. So this happened to the Canadian speaker, the equivalent of like their Kevin McCarthy. Yeah, he resigned yesterday. It's not good enough. I want them all to resign. I'm not even a Canadian citizen, but my signal goes into Canada. They should all resign. Here's the first step here. Listen to this guy. Have your attention order. It's with a heavy heart that I rise to inform members of my resignation as Speaker of the House of Commons. It has been my greatest honour as a parliamentarian to have been elected by you, my peers, to serve as the Speaker of the House of Commons for the 43rd and 44th Parliament. I've acted as your humble servant of this House, carrying out the important responsibilities of this position to the very best of my abilities. What? The best of your abilities? Inviting Nazis? You better work on those abilities, bro. You're in politics. I'm just going to make a suggestion maybe before you do the double standing, oh, you make sure a guy wasn't part of like the Nazi party regime thing. I'm just going to throw that out there. Probably a good rule, a good rule of thumb, don't but give standing ovation. Pretty standard, right? Probably you don't want to give standing ovation to Nazis. Got to chuck that out there. So get back to the important part. So I'm reading this article by NPR. NPR? Yeah, they're crazy. I get it. But but once in a blue moon, you'll see an article. It's not political. And, you know, so I pull it up and I read it. I teach it from all kinds of sources. So I'm reading this article about psilocybin, which is a compound in mushrooms, magic mushrooms and non magic mushrooms and all kinds of mushrooms. Right. So I'm kidding with the magic mushrooms thing, but it is a real compound psilocybin and it's being used to treat all kinds of things from PTSD, the depression. And a lot of you kind of heard me on the radio last week. And, you know, I'm getting a lot of this and I appreciate it. say I don't this is a bad thing, please. I say it is because I'm really honored you all care this much. I mean it. you OK? Are You know, you sound like you're in a funk and the funk, that's an end. FCC is not yet Jim, right? Today it's a on Wednesday. No, still not OK. A funk, that's an end. But I am in a little bit of a funk. And it's it's a couple of things without dragging you down into a well of macabre nonsense. One of it's just one of the components is just personal. It just runs in my family's depression thing on my mother's side of family real. is Pretty much everybody's had it and it's bad. It's not like I said yesterday, it's not a bad mood thing. It's a very real thing. So and my personal stuff aside, what's making it worse is, you know, oh, you can be depressed and then sometimes be in a good mood. But when you're depressed and then you're in a bad mood, again, those those aren't necessarily the same things. It's like a thousand times worse. So I've been in a particularly salty mood because folks, I can't tell you. It's things I can't say. Some for legal reasons, some for investment reasons, some for ethical reasons. But however bad you think politics It's worse. I mean, we're talking about, I don't know. Talkers says we have an eight million, eight and a half million people in our audience doesn't mean at any given time. It's a pretty big audience. For the guy who really out there has absolutely zero faith in politicians at all. In other words, on a zero a to hundred, a hundred maximum trust in politicians. Zero. You don't trust him even a shred For that guy at the zero it's even worse than you think. You know, the thing that I opened up the show with today about these county commissioners in Martin County who were all Republicans and voted to hike my taxes was just one small piece is why my podcast. And if you listen to that, listen, if you don't like bad language, don't listen to the beginning of my podcast. Jim, can you vouch? Seriously. Seriously. Most of them. I'm not kidding. I'm not because I know that's not for everyone and I mean it. So that's not for kids. The beginning podcast. of my I just lost it between being sold out by McCarthy, sold out by McConnell, sold out by Republicans, sold out by local Republicans. I'm tired of it. When you're in this business, people are going to come to you all the time. Hey, Dan, can I get on your radio show and sell my book?
The Eric Metaxas Show
A highlight from CMMThursday Hour 2 (Mike Collins 230921)
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The Dan Bongino Show
Fresh update on "pm" discussed on The Dan Bongino Show
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The Eric Metaxas Show
A highlight from Neil Mammen
"Folks, welcome to the Eric Metaxas show sponsored by Legacy Precious Metals. There's never been a better time to invest in precious metals. Visit Legacy PM investments dot com. That's Legacy PM investments dot com. Ladies and gentlemen, looking for something new and original, something unique and without equal. Look no further. Here comes the one and only Eric Metaxas. Folks, welcome to the program. I am so excited right now I could burst almost literally, but not literally. I have on a friend, Neil Mammon, who is involved in something that I've been talking about for some time. It's really exciting. So I before tell you all about it, why don't I just say welcome, Neil Mammon. Thank you. Good to be here again. OK, we're going to be talking about something. I can't believe it exists. I feel like I dreamt it up, but nobody would ever execute such a thing. But you and Roger Elswick. Have made this a reality, this is a big deal, this is an answer to a real problem we have, I say everywhere I go that folks, if you're going to a church that is not dealing with the issues in our culture, that is unwilling to face this and that is whistling in the wind, that is fiddling while Rome burns, you need to find another church. I say this over and over and I beg people, God will judge you for sitting in a church that is shrinking from its duty before God to speak to these issues. And then the question is, people say, well, where would I go to a church? So, Neil, tell us. Well, the problem is really, really obvious. And I get that all the time. I go around speaking. People go, oh, do you know a good church in this or that area? Well, it turns out that more than that, it turns out one point seven million people look for a new church every month. One point seven people look for a new church billion million. And now if you assume that's a family unit here or there, that's about five million people looking for a new church every month. Most of them turns out it's Sunday morning. So I wanted to do some research on it. So I went on, you know, that the source of all information is Google's barred artificial intelligence. And I said, tell me what sort of churches these people are looking for. And Bard comes back with, oh, they're looking for progressive, more loving, more accepting churches. That's what Google said. And I said, really, is that true? I don't believe that. So I said, give me the information. Give me the evidence of that. By the way, before I start, I should mention this. I have a statistics. I want a statistic. I want your readers. I don't want you to guess because you'll know the answer. Here's a quote. Only 17 percent of Americans go to church. The interest in religion is minimal. And in New York, single women are more likely to be sexually active than attend the church. Worse, 33 percent of all pregnancies in New York are out of wedlock.
The Dan Bongino Show
Fresh update on "pm" discussed on The Dan Bongino Show
"Left has totally come unhinged they are doing all of the things the people that screamed about democracy for the last you know six and seven years now they're quiet you know they'll still think about Vladimir Putin you know arresting his political opposition but they won't talk about Joe Biden and his DOJ trying to do that to my father and putting up away for a thousand years it's crazy times we're talking to don trump jr. has a show on rumble weekdays at 6 p .m. eastern time check it out it's pretty awesome done is it did the weirdest thing just got me thinking when he I didn't mean to interrupt you but like everything they accuse your dad of doing the donald trump's a fascist is gonna usher in the police state the exact opposite has happened like Joe Biden and Obama ushered in the police state you know donald trump's a totalitarian is gonna try to take the reins of government corrupted that's how all of this stuff they claims happening under your dad's happening under them and just address the timing of this too by the way yeah about a quarter million dollar payment literally sent to Biden's house right go ahead that this can happen again literally by the way if you look at any of the things that came down the first this is the hundred guilty they're this they're that each and every one of the next day trump and the trump environment don't pay attention to the shiny object you know the people that have been screaming uh the everything that trump ever said if trump said merry twitter christmas it on was bigger than Watergate those people are strangely silent that there's wire transfers from the Chinese government with joe biden's home address in there you know magically joe is making millions as a partner of hunter and all these things and the the narrative where's the evidence oh you mean other than the emails the voicemails the text messages the video conferences 30 eye wire witnesses transfers you know and beyond that dan you know it's not like the Chinese they're not like us they don't have a you know diversity equity inclusion program to make sure that they're diversified and they that have good crackhead representation in their portfolio managers when they gave hunter biden billion a dollars they don't do that only we're stupid enough to do that in america right now they don't do that but they do do it if they're buying you which they clearly were and they're not even talking about it and yet this is another anti -trump thing that drops after a bombshell further linking hunter to right the only thing they go after hunter is on the gun charts because it's the one thing that doesn't tie back to the highest office in the land at the highest level of corruption we've seen in our government okay the same people by the way in complaining about bob menendez i mean what hunter and joe did is a hundred times worse and yet right they're strangely silent on it i you know you know if you didn't know exactly what they were doing because they've been doing this now for seven years i could probably say there's some hypocrisy there but that doesn't mean anything to these people anymore yeah we're talking to don trump jr don you're so right that gun charge is a farsight said that on two weeks ago when it happened they only did that because it's the one that doesn't tie to joe biden anything else violation we're looking at goes directly to the dead but you're correct about another thing i mean outside of the suspicious activity reports bank records uh... tony bob elinski testimony swearing tax the tax about half the pop the uh... texts of him uh... from his half the pop from uh... hunter the family the photos of him at the business meetings i mean really there is no evidence whatsoever but i read this morning i've read the house oversight committee bombshell about the payments and i put your name in there and at the payments reset tomorrow lago and i pretend and it is real i mean you you've got to be thinking yourself you know if that was you you would you'd seriously i mean you'd be tarred and feathered right now they'd be coming to your house with hot tar well a hundred percent i mean this time into my father's presidency dan i had done 50 hours before the house intelligence committee the house committee the senate intelligence committee for treason for treason just so we understand that's a crime punishable by death okay under biden with millions and money flowing and pictures and joe didn't know any of them yet he happens to be playing golf with them every other weekend the emails and wire transfers and i mean you know the diary i mean it goes on and on and i'm like man if imagine if one of those things was donald trump like we'd all be in getmo uh and it's like you know wow we're gonna go after trump because he believes that one of the nicest assets in the world is worth more than a judge in new york like it's it's truly we're living in sick times don let me get your uh your your take on this one last thing here and i'll let you go even generous with your time we're talking to don trump jr he has a show on rumble six pm eastern time weekdays it's really good check it out it's the same unfiltered don you're used to so don you um know your dad's doing very well in the polls uh very well but abc and the washington post post released a poll the other day showing your father up nine points over biden listen you know i've already endorsed your dad support him a good man good friend i don't believe that i believe it at all i think your dad's probably ahead i don't believe nine points uh your take on it i think abc and the washington post is just trying to get biden out of the damn race i don't i don't believe anything anymore with these take on that poll well i i i think we're ahead because i i think people it's so egregious you know if they try one to do thing you say okay maybe there's something there right like russia russia russia at the beginning you know hey you know there must be something there right it's the fbi and the cia i think the american people's eyes have been opened so much over the last seven years where everything's been so ridiculous and so covered up you can't hide from it even if you're sort of politically agnostic anymore but i think you see that you see the washington post well if they come up with that poll then they say well we don't like that poll so we're going to change the polling methodology and all that but but you also see other things like david the washington post for the deep state and the cia basically saying you know it's time for biden to step aside they know that he can't win they know he's incompetent i mean you saw i
The Eric Metaxas Show
A highlight from Larry Taunton
"Folks, welcome to the Eric Metaxas show, sponsored by Legacy Precious Metals. There's never been a better time to invest in precious metals. Visit legacy PM investments dot com. That's legacy PM investments dot com. Hey, you have you checked your bucket list lately? Are you ready to take care of item number seven? Listening to the Eric Metaxas show? Well, welcome. Tune in and then move on to item number eight. Skydiving with Chuck Schumer and AOC. Here now is Mr. Completed my bucket list at age 12. Eric Metaxas. Hey there, folks, welcome to the program. Today is Tuesday, September 19th. Exciting stuff. First of all, in a moment, we're going to talk about John Fetterman's clothing choices and how the world is going to hell at the speed of light. That's number one. Number two, we're going to talk to our friend Larry Taunton about everything else in the world and how things are going to hell at the speed of light. Larry Taunton, of course, dear friend. So he's my guest in our one in our two. We talked to another friend, Rosaria Butterfield. She has a book out. I have a copy here. Five lies of our anti -Christian age. She is amazing. We're going to have an hour with her today. That's our two. And then I'm going to get another hour with her, which will play another time because she's just extraordinary. So lots more to say on many other subjects. Tonight, we have a special Socrates in the city patrons dinner here in New York City. I want to talk about that another time. We're launching some very exciting Socrates initiatives, brand new, exciting. But so that's that's the setup. But we have our fashion expert, O .W. Root. He's a fashion blogger, culture critic. O .W. Root, welcome back. Thanks for having me. OK, what do we make of the unbelievably slovenly John Fetterman, who is somehow a United States senator dressing the way he does and not just that, but the headline is somehow maybe you know more about this than I do. The Senate, in a nod to the devil in hell, has said we're going to relax our clothing standards and we're going to let you wear a hoodie in the Senate. It's like we're making this up. What do you think of the situation? There's two things that come to mind when I think about this. First is the unbelievable hubris that exists in Fetterman. I mean, think of the hubris that it takes to serve as a senator in the United States of America, the most powerful empire on Earth, and essentially refuse to meet the basic standards of decorum and then force essentially a tyranny of the unreasonable, force them to relax their standards just for you. Think of the level of selfish hubris that exists there. And next, when we see this, it is a physical representation of the degeneration that we see everywhere. Our clothes reflect civilization and they reflect the health of our civilization. What the does clothing of John Fetterman again? Not some random guy on the street. He's a senator, United States of America, most powerful empire on Earth. And this is what he wears. And this is what they have changed the rules to allow. It is a sign of degeneration. Do we know why they changed the rules? I mean, the whole thing, I guess I haven't looked into it. So I'm not I'm not really clear on why they did that. Well, I know this. I believe that there is a rule that you can't vote unless you are wearing a suit. And he would vote from the corridor or something. Yeah, believe it or not. So he would sort of stick his head in and vote. So this is something like a high schooler. This was something a high schooler would do. You know, someone is like, I'm here, I'm here for class. Right now. And maybe they changed it for that reason. Maybe this reflects a bigger trend, honestly, toward the generation and collapse, because you've seen the adoption of tennis shoes. You've seen some of these senators that are pushing for sneakers to be allowed. Have you I don't know if you've seen these news articles, but there are more senators and politicians who are they've had these articles written about how great sneakers are and how we need to bring them into. The government. Yeah, yeah. I'm sure George Washington, if he could have would have worn would have worn sneakers, it's obvious that he would have worn red, you know, high tops, canvas high tops. No. Now, what's interesting to me about this? And by the way, people want to find you. They can go to necktie salvage dot com o w route at necktie salvage dot com. But we're talking about bigger issues, obviously. It's not about what one wears as much as what does it mean? What is what does it mean when a building is ugly? You know, is that just a architecture thing or does it touch the soul one way or the other? You could talk about brutalist architecture and how it seems to make us feel small and insignificant. There's other architecture. You look at it. It ennobles you. It inspires you. It's beautiful. Clothing is the is the same thing. And we talked about this last time you were on that, you know, since the 60s, there's been this it's almost like this kind of false egalitarianism, this idea that, oh, we don't want to make people feel bad who can't afford to dress well. So we're all going to dress like bums in solidarity with them. Now, the irony is that if you look at pictures from the past, every poor person, you see pictures in Harlem. Everybody is wearing a coat and tie, has tremendous dignity and took pride somehow in looking dignified and adult. And that's really what is happening to me. It's always it's a biblical issue in the sense that, you know, the head becomes the tail, the tail becomes the head. You no longer have this this order. In a sense, you have to say like, oh, we want adults to dress like kids because Federman, he's just like a sloppy kid. I mean, kids wouldn't dress like that years ago. But the point is that now it's like, I don't know, he has so much money and has so much white guilt that he wants to dress like what in his mind somebody would wear, you know, in the inner city. I don't know what's going on there, but it's something to do with that. We want to show solidarity with those who don't, you know, have the ability to. In other words, it's it's not logical, but that seems to be what's behind it. Absolutely. And this it reminds you of. Let's bring it back to those pictures you mentioned. You go back to the 30s, 20s, 40s. You could be destitute and you are you see guys wearing a coat tie. And there is a sense of ascendant dignity there. It's lifting up the impoverished, lifting up the common man because clothes represent him in a higher image. So what does it mean now in our decadence and in John Fetterman's decadence in our? We have so much money, he has so much money, and so he chooses to go down, he chooses to bring it down. Like you said, this false egalitarianism and go down and down. And it's not a shock that when you see those old photos, when things were really tough, times were tough, times were hard. But there was this need to reaffirm one's dignity through the difficulties. But for John Fetterman, there are no difficulties. In fact, he has made he's essentially forced the Senate to compromise to him. And so he has no difficulties. And so he doesn't need to reaffirm any dignity because he can dress like child. a And again, my son doesn't even dress like that. My son doesn't wear hoodies. My son doesn't wear a graphic T -shirts he wears. If I had a son who dressed like that, I'd put a beating on him. No, it's kind of it's kind of interesting. It's very interesting. It's a larger conversation. We don't have time right now, but we have to have it. But because I know that there are probably many men listening to this program right now who say, well, you know, Eric O .W., I don't know, I don't know. I don't like to I don't like to get dressed up. I don't like to I get that. Now, there's there's a there's another conversation there about the whole thing, because I really think what's happened is this used to be so normal that you didn't really have to think about it. Everybody had a certain kind of clothing. You just put it on like a uniform. You didn't have to think of it. I kind of have that. You know, I kind of a couple of jackets. It's not like I got to go, oh, what am I going to do? What? And I think that's part of what's happened is that we have we we no longer know how to dress. We don't know what is the formula. What is the it used to be a basic thing. Kids, young boys would wear shorts, not long pants. At a certain age, you dress like a man. You'd wear long pants and a coat and tie. Kind of a basic thing. Policemen wear a uniform. A nurse would wear uniform, doctor or uniform, white, whatever. All of that stuff was part of the culture. It's gone out of the culture. And now we're sort of confused. And so a lot of people in their confusion, they throw up their hands, they put on a hoodie and they vote in the Senate. We're at a time. Oh, W. Root, thanks for coming on necktie salvage dot com. Coming up, Larry Taunton. And after that, Rosaria Butterfield, folks, don't go away.
Mike Gallagher Podcast
A highlight from The Left Is Removing Statues & Erasing Americas History
"It's a real blessing to be surrounded by good people, and there are people who have my back struggling a little bit today. Two dreaded words, dry socket. Anybody who's had a wisdom tooth extraction knows the perils of dry socket. Well, good old dummy me got it and not doing so hot. So we're going to bring in my pal Kevin McCulloch. Kevin and I got to visit on the big Salem, New York, cruise around the island of Manhattan a week or two ago. Kevin, of course, is an accomplished talk show host based in New York City. He's been heard for years on our Christian station and on the news talk station. This is a man of faith, a terrific guy. And Kevin, you're going to help back me up a little bit today. I might be handing off the baton right off the bat. Have you ever had wisdom tooth dry socket problems before? No, I haven't. And just the sound of the words dry socket strike fear into my deepest being. So I feel very badly for you, Mike, and we've got whatever you need from us today. We're here to help. It's every bit as bad as it sounds, and it's not a good thing. It's what you don't want after you have a... I knew it was going too easy. I had the wisdom tooth removed Friday afternoon after the show. Everything was going great. Saturday, I was feeling great, Sunday not so good. And so it happens sometimes. So it's good to have you here with us. And first of all, many, many thanks to the great job you always do when you fill in for us. Of course, I've been listening to you for years, and it must be a fun experience for you because you're sort of transitioning from your own audience and your base into sort of another platform with our show. And I know our listeners have welcomed you with open arms. Well, I have, and Mike, the Mike Gallagher audience continues to be, I think, not only the most informed because of your daily efforts, but they prove to be generous in all of the campaigns that you do. And as I said when I filled in for you the last time, because I work PM Drive, I'm a big Mike Gallagher listener. I listen and actually many times watch your show on the Salem News Channel. And it's just fun to hang out in your sandbox. So thank you for letting me do that. Thank you. And thank you to Jerry Crowley and everybody at Salem Media of New York that allows us to have all the connections to do. It takes a lot of technology to do what we're doing at this very moment, Mike. And if it weren't for them, we wouldn't be able to. You'd be in dry socket hell if we didn't have a better management team. And speaking of Salem News Channel, That Kevin Show has become a big hit on SNC. You're doing a great job with that. And I love the mix. And I was one of your first guests. I was really honored to be on your show. And you've got a great blend of politics and pop culture and lifestyle and all kinds of neat stuff. In fact, speaking of that, let's kick off with some breaking news. Donald Trump Jr.'s account on X, formerly Twitter, was apparently hacked earlier today. I don't know if you've heard this story. There were a series of – well, get this. There were a series of offensive tweets, including one that said, I'm sad to announce my father, Donald Trump, has passed away. I will be running for president in 2024. You know, Kevin, there's such evil out there and there is such sickness and mean -spiritedness and viciousness. And somehow this almost seems par for the course, doesn't it? Well, it's one of those things where if Donald Trump lives this rent -free in the left's heads, just imagine how effective he'll be if he's reelected. I mean, this is – you've got to remember, and I know that you do, Mike, but for people that are listening, particularly cynics, Donald Trump's one of the few presidents that campaigned on a slate of promises and then went and actually did what he promised. If he comes back, he's already making promises about what's going to happen. There's going to be cleaning of the House and the FBI and the DOJ. There's going to be getting rid of the deep state at the Pentagon and places where wokeness has overtaken actual common sense in terms of policy. So of course they're going to play dirty and of course they're going to try to do everything they can. And all I have to do to compare what they think about Donald Trump Jr. is just ask the question, Hunter Biden? Question mark? No kidding. No kidding. Is there any comparison between the two? And you know, speaking of Trump and his promises and his predictions, something has come to fruition in New York City, and you know the city as well as anybody. Now comes news that these goofballs in Manhattan are actually going to consider taking down statues or any commemoration of George Washington, of Christopher Columbus. And I want to go back to 2017. I want to play this for you, Kevin. Check out what Trump said, because when he said it at the time, they condemned him. Oh, how crazy is he? Check this out. You had people in that group that were there to protest the taking down of to them a very, very important statue and the renaming of a park from Robert E. Lee to another name. George Washington was a slave owner. Was George Washington a slave owner? So will George Washington now lose his status? Are we going to take down excuse me, are we going to take down are we going to take down statues to George? How about Thomas Jefferson? What do you think of Thomas Jefferson? You like him? OK, good. Are we going to take down the statue? Because he was a major slave owner. Now we're going to take down his statue. So Kevin McCullough, do you remember the backlash? Do you remember the backlash he got when he said that and they mocked him and they said, what a lunatic. And he's a fear monger. And now just look at what's happening in New York City, what he predicted could be coming to fruition. Yeah. And you know, what's particularly sad about that, Mike, it's like if people have a different view of history, so be it. That doesn't mean, number one, that they should set policy for what everybody thinks about history. And certainly I would make an argument that history is made by flawed people. And it's really people that overcome the worst flaws of what they have that really do great things and that we should celebrate the great achievements, not expect every single human being to have been perfect. But beyond all of that, this city's in a mess. We have crime. We've got migrant overpopulation in ways and areas that we can't even begin to deal with. And this is what people want to focus on. I mean, and it is you're talking about a warped mix of priorities for sure. It's upside down. And it's absolutely happening as I mean, I've been following this and I'm in just absolute utter amazement, as you say, New York City dealing with crime, crippled under monumental budget cuts due to the illegal immigration issue that frankly the Democrats created. I mean, you want to be a sanctuary city, be a sanctuary city. And now the City Council's Cultural Affairs Committee is going to hold a public hearing on a measure to remove works of art on city property that depict a person who owned enslaved persons or directly benefited economically from slavery. Well, of course, George Washington's at the top of that list. So Trump was right. These nuts in New York and in other blue cities are going to try to remove the founding fathers from our consciousness because they own slaves. And it's exactly what Trump said back in 2017.
The Eric Metaxas Show
A highlight from Mike Signorelli
"Trump calls Florida heartbeat bill a terrible mistake, and Mike Pence talks war with Russia. So I think if you will allow me to speak critically of Donald Trump for five minutes, I will speak critically. No, no, no, no. Look, you know, and I know, everybody listens who to this program knows that I don't think Trump is perfect. I think he ought to be the next president. And I think that, as you know about me and about many people listening to this program, that we are radically pro -life. We think it's a moral issue. And I think that Trump has made, I think he misspoke. I think it was, I don't know. Well, talk about it so people understand what we're talking about. Donald Trump went on face the nation and said that the heartbeat bill Ron DeSantis bravely signed in Florida was a terrible thing, a terrible mistake. And he said that he wouldn't commit to supporting any kind of federal restriction on the taking of unborn life. And he said with characteristic real estate bravado, well, I'm going to have policies that are going to make everybody happy. Everybody's going to walk away happy from the table. That is not how things work. When you're talking about life and death issues, Mr. President, that is how things might work. If you're negotiating over ownership of a golf course. All right. All right. Each of you is going to get nine holes. Okay. You'll each get nine holes. It's wonderful. You got, you've got half a golf course, half a loaf is better than none. But we remember from the story of Solomon, half a baby is not better than none. In this case, we're talking about cutting the baby in half. Literally we're talking about should abortion, should the pro -life position be, we want a bad abortion after maybe 15 weeks, which would only get rid of maybe 8 % of the abortions in America. If that's the pro -life position, it's not worth a damn thing. That's the law in Germany. That's the law in France. That's the law in Belgium. All these countries where euthanasia is now taking over. Having a 10 week, a 15 week abortion ban solves absolutely nothing. It just means the women who are so dopey, they don't even know they're pregnant until like 18 weeks won't be able to get abortions. That's all it means. He's really just punishing the stupid. It's not saving a significant number of babies. I don't know who Trump is getting his advice from on the abortion issue, but they're not on our side. They are like the Jared Kushner. They're not on our side. What Trump is saying is a complete loser position. It's like saying we're going to build the wall. We're going to build the wall with the Mexican border, except every 20 feet there's going to be a gap. We'll get most of the wall built. There'll guess who will come. I think a couple of things need to be said. First of all, I already said it. Trump is not perfect. So he often has done things that I think are harmful to himself. And saying that I think just politically is a mistake. But we also have to say without a doubt he has been the most pro -life president we ever had in this country. Because of him and standing up for Kavanaugh, Roe v. Wade was overturned. I want to remind people of that. I also want to remind people that he spoke at the March for Life. No other president had done that. And so right now, I guess I find everything with him, not everything, but a lot of stuff just funny. It's almost like he'll say anything Ron DeSantis says, he'll say the opposite. I know. You could be triggered and tripped into that. And it's his Achilles heel that whatever Trump, whatever DeSantis says, Trump will somehow try to spin it. Trump even said that Andrew Cuomo did a better job on COVID than Ron DeSantis. That is literally the most insane thing any American politician has said since Jefferson Davis said I want to secede from the union. It's up to that level of crazy. But Trump, I mean Trump does this stuff for effect. In other words, for political effect to drive people crazy. That's why I guess I find it at least partially entertaining that he'll go out on a limb and say something like that just to trigger DeSantis. The problem is this stuff isn't cute. There were thousands of people murdered in those nursing homes in New York. Abortion isn't cute. This is not something funny. This is not like letting Jared and Ivanka turn the White House into their own little party hut. This is really serious. And our only leverage over Trump is right now during the primaries. If he gets the nomination, he can do whatever he wants because he will be elected president unless they assassinate him, which I do not put past that. I do not put that past the deal. Oh, I know that there have been attempts that we haven't heard about, but obviously they would do anything to get rid of him. We have our leverage now, especially before the Iowa caucus. Trump needs to be told if you keep saying this weak, rhino, wimpy garbage about abortion, maybe we'll hold our noses and vote for you against Joe Biden because we don't want to be put in prison camps. But we're not going to go to the mattresses for you. We're not going to go to the wall for you. We're not going to be fanatical, devoted supporters. We will hold our nose and vote for you the way we held our noses and voted for George W. Bush. Do you want to be the next George W. Bush? Well, no, John, I think it's worse than that. I think what will happen, what will happen is many evangelicals, pro -life evangelicals simply won't vote, which I think is an unbelievable mistake because they feel it's principled not to vote for Trump because he said this about what DeSantis's view. On the other hand, let him think that and maybe it's true and let him act accordingly. It's like if we are so on the reservation, Eric, that they know they have our votes no matter what they do, the Republican Party will keep treating evangelicals and pro -lifers the way the Democratic Party treats blacks. That is, you have no choice where you're going to go, take whatever scraps we throw you. So no, I think it's good. Let him be a little afraid that we will go off the reservation. No, that's why I just said that. That's why I just said that. In other words, I actually believe that that's true because when you look at what happened in the last number of elections, there are many evangelicals who are so pious in the negative sense that they would say, I'm just going to sit home and I'm not going to vote because Trump had three wives and I'm going to let Hillary Clinton or Satan or Adolf Hitler take over America because I'm so pious that I won't pull the lever for somebody who doesn't agree with me on everything or who puts out mean tweets or says things I disagree with. That is effectively how we got Biden because we didn't have a serious situation that we're in. On the other hand, Mike Pence is saying that unless we give long range missiles to Ukraine so it can kill lots of Russians, we'll have to go to war with Russia because it will invade Poland. So in order to avoid war, we have to fight a war. It's exactly what George W. Bush said about Iraq, that we have to fight the terrorists over there so we don't have to fight them over here so they won't do 9 -11 again. Now we know now Iraq had nothing to do with 9 -11. It had no weapons of mass destruction. So he lied us into the Iraq war. In Vietnam, they told us we had to fight the Vietnam war so that the communists wouldn't take over Japan and then Hawaii. The whole domino theory is something that warmongers and the military contractors they work for, they whip it out every time they want to get us in a useless war. They say, well, remember Neville Chamberlain? Remember 1938? And I always say, remember August, 1914, when they blundered into World War I and destroyed all three of the main governments involved in it, all based on nothing, based on lies, based on garbage. Sometimes it's November, September, 1938. Sometimes it's August, 1914. And you're the idiot warmonger about to plunge the world into destruction because of your silly fantasies private about being a big man. Mike Pence is one of those warmongers and he's very dangerous right now. There's never enough time to talk to you, my friend. We'll get you back as soon as possible. Thank you, folks. We'll be right back. Thank you. For 10 years, Patriot Mobile has been America's only Christian conservative wireless provider. And when I say only, trust me, they're the only one. Glenn and the team have been great supporters of this show, which is why I'm proud to partner with them. 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Cloud Security Podcast by Google
A highlight from EP139 What is Chronicle? Beyond XDR and into the Next Generation of Security Operations
"Hi there, welcome to the Cloud Security Podcast by Google. Thanks for joining us today. Your host here, actually recorded in person today, are myself, Tim Peacock, the Senior Product Manager for Threat Detection here at Google Cloud, and sitting next to me, unusually, Anton Juvakin, a reformed analyst and senior staff in Google Cloud's Office of the CISO. You can find and subscribe to this podcast wherever you get your podcasts, as well as at our website, cloud .google .com slash podcast. If you enjoy our content and want it delivered to you piping hot every Monday, please do hit the subscribe button in your podcasting app of choice. You can follow the show and argue with us and the rest of the Cloud Security Podcast listeners on LinkedIn. Anton, this is a fun episode because we have a former manager of mine, the head of Chronicle, a great guy from New Jersey, and worst of all, a Mets fan, join us for a really interesting conversation about Sim and Chronicle and EDR somehow. What did you think? I thought this was great. It felt like we did briefly hover over a precipice of discussing XDR. We did. In fact, we started there. We leapt off into space to start the episode. Yes. So I think I felt like we had this moment when the whole conversation could have fallen into the chasm of, oh, no, XDR, no, no, no, not again. But ended up, we ended up in a very useful place. Moreover, I would say that Chris, oh, I did say the guest name, but again, that's fine. Yes. That's good. I extracted some of the useful lessons that led him to the XDR discussion. So it's kind of interesting that XDR was mentioned in a very positive context. Yes. I think the other maybe most interesting tidbit in this episode listeners to listen for is the conversation around process versus tooling and where Chris sees the role of vendors in that equation. And so maybe with that teaser on what I thought was a shockingly interesting insight from Chris, let's turn things over to today's guest. Today we're joined by Chris Cord, senior director here at Google Cloud. Chris, it's been a wild time for you and me working at Google together. I'm delighted to finally have you on the show after countless jibes about the show. It's fantastic. It's hard first to believe that you're here, but harder still to believe we haven't done a proper Chronicle episode yet. So here we are to do a Chronicle episode. I want to start off with an easy question. Chronicle's not XDR, right? So what is it? Right. Yeah. The great XDR debate. I mean, we started this when I first started and Anton has definitely been a good foe in the debate. You did say good, right? You did say good, right? But listen, he said foe, not foiled. There's degrees here. Exactly. Anton has never been on the same side that I've been on. Yeah. I mean, look, I've always stated that XDR to me is a use case. I don't believe that XDR is some magical category where it's going to redefine the way we're doing security operations or anything to that degree. But I do think it's reflective of people's desire to want to have their SIM platforms do more than just log collection. Sure. Right? So in my point of view, the industry evolved to be just a log collection platform. Everything else was do it yourself. You had to build all of these dashboards and your own rules on top of it. And I think the gravity that people have at least started with XDR, and it seems to have teared off now, kind of began with this notion of, can you just give me more value in this thing I'm spending so much money on? It should provide me with more actual security value, outcome -oriented value. Is that what Chronicle is then? That's what Chronicle does. Our primarily strategy is about delivering quality outcomes through detection and response, built into a scalable data platform. And I think to me XDR is a use case that Chronicle can deliver, but ultimately we're fighting against the SIM vendors on a regular basis. So it's a SIM that delivers security outcomes that produce value because it's smarter than the other SIMs. Absolutely. Okay. Easy. So that was an easy question, right? Yeah. And so I guess the second one is kind of in the same ballpark, rightly. Roughly Tim occasionally makes fun of me for only using faint praise, like, yeah, I guess it's pretty good. That's actually an okay idea. That's one of his favorite things to say. That's actually an okay idea. Yes. I've said this several times on air. But ultimately I loved Chronicle so much that I left the safety of Gartner and joined it in 2019, right? So in that sense, and I think I've posted a very like excited awesome plus blog about like, oh my God, my dream has come true. I'm at Chronicle. So, so this was 2019, this is 2023. So since you joined the team, what is your, oh my God, it's such a happy place. It's the proudest thing I've done. Like what are you the most proud of shipping? Yeah. I mean like putting aside the love fist, you're okay with it. I was going to say, aside from shipping me out of his org chart, what are you most proud of shipping me? Right. Right. But putting aside like the acquisition stuff, which we'll touch on, you know, maybe later in this conversation, I think from a pure Chronicle feature perspective, you know, I joined the team in 2021, like mid 2021. And, you know, I had this firm vision, like I talked about just now of like Sims needed to do more than just simple blog collection and aggregation and dashboarding. And so we shipped a curated detection feature in early 2022, I think Q2 2022, which basically provided out of the box detections out of the box analytics and things that were curated and managed by our own Google cloud threat Intel team. And like, I, to me, that was a seminal moment for the product. Like it moved it from really being this like data platform that was just doing log collection and doing it well because we were very scalable, but really kind of started to deliver on this vision of having an outcome oriented tool. And we've been able to build on it ever since like, and so I was super proud that we were able to get that out the door when we did. I think that was a great launch and I really liked the degree to which it made you more opinionated about the data you were ingesting. But to add to this, funny enough, and this was like a case where I think we've pretty virtually argued a little bit because when we started doing curated detections, at least on the market inside, the perception was, wait a second, everything had canned detections and every SIM going back to 1998 would say, here, customer, here's a rule, bye. They're not really curated. They're kind of canned rules and customers developed a bit of a disdainful attitude about canned rules. Do they work? Do they not work? But curated detections in our case, we stand behind them. We give them to a customer and we almost, I think of them in my mind and that's when I flipped the switch towards loving them is that they're sort of guaranteed. They're sort of like, we say, do these work? If they don't work slightly, here's how to make them work. So unlike other teams having canned detections that are kind of more like samples or like, here, you tried, but the results outcomes are in your hands. In our case, we shipped something that we stand behind. Curated means they're going to work. You hit the nail on the head. That's the magic. That is legit magic. Most other SIMs, they're delivering a set of safe searches basically that they're giving you as templates and then you have to operate over those templates and they're not actually managing the effectiveness of those detections over the course of their lifecycle. That's the big difference for us is the fact that these things are managed from an effectiveness perspective. Again, the analogy I always like to use is how the EDR market evolved and how it went from being this forensic platform where you had to do a bunch of stuff yourself and then you had to maybe grab a bunch of saved queries from the vendor to being in this place that had a lot of out -of -the -box value, like detection value, and they actually kept tuning that over time with additional cloud oversight and managed defense oversight and IR engagements and that just made those detections that much better. That's the kind of experience that we have in Chronicle, which is, I agree with you, very game -changing over traditional SIMs. What I love about that story there is, listeners, I was a political science major and the story of how it became a PM we'll talk about on the AMA episode, but what I love about that is it presents an asymmetry where Chronicle gets better at detecting bad guys across its whole pool of users and then every user benefits from that. It's unlike a traditional SIM because you keep learning and getting better. I want to shift gears and speaking about catching bad guys, you were part of Google's second largest acquisition in history. How does it feel, first of all, to be number two to an acquisition that I would bet, one pure bonus most listeners couldn't name, and then now that we're a year into it, what's been a happy surprise about all of it and what are you looking forward to still with it? What is the biggest one? There's Motorola. Oh, yeah. It was when we purchased Motorola. Got it. That was actually more than twice the size of what you purchased. I think Mandarin is the happiest story, though. It's already very clear. It's very clear at this point. I don't think there's anything wrong with the Motorola acquisition. I just think it might have been forgotten in the sands of time. Well, that's a good tidbit. I didn't even think of that one. Because you're 5X bigger than YouTube by purchase size. Exactly. Yeah, and for 5X more important, clearly. I think, to me, it shows a lot of commitment in the space. As a security practitioner joining Google, when I did, there was obviously a lot of momentum and a lot of desire to get more serious about security, but it was still a very nascent business in 2021 when I joined and, in some ways, still very nascent business now in terms of its profile in the industry. But the desire for our organization to get serious about it was real. I felt it at the time that I joined, and I think the opportunity when Mandarin came along as an acquisition opportunity, that the fact that we were able to jump on it and we had so much support going up through the leadership chain was pretty shocking to me. So I think it was a great signal that we're serious about security and that we'll continue to be serious about security and that we're willing to invest in it pretty aggressively. We also got some decent products with it as well. Apart from, obviously, the world -class IR services, we got some decent products. My personal opinion is the reputational bump that we got immediately out of the gate has been game -changing. There's been so many different opportunities that we're in now with Chronicle, maybe not even with Mandiant standalone products, but with Chronicle. But we're in those opportunities specifically because of the Mandiant acquisition. Because number one, people say, oh, Google's serious about this. Number two, they have a higher degree of trust that all those detection capabilities that we just talked about are going to be way higher fidelity because now you're pulling in all of that advanced Intel and IR engagements that Mandiant is doing, and you're feeding those into the product to create value. And then they just have great relationships with CISOs. And so I think when you combine all of those things, it's created a huge amount of momentum for us in the business. And I think the products themselves, while we're in the process of integrating a lot of those in different parts of the portfolio, they do give us a lot of interesting functionality that we wouldn't have had otherwise. In fact, even merging ASM into the SOC, into the detection response function, to me is kind of interesting because it makes SOC look kind of to the left from the incident. To me, this is kind of, I mean, from all the Mandiant products, I felt like ASM, bringing ASM into the SOC vision is kind of a strong argument that we are unique. I mean, we're not like pretty unique. We aren't that unique by doing it. I agree. I agree. I think like, you know, we're referring to that as the addition of contexts, right? And so the more context you can bring into a log event, the better off you are. And making decisions and being proactive in terms of how you determine risk and not only ASM, but also security validation with Mandiant helps bring in and introduce that context, which I agree is a very unique point of view. So to sort of briefly go on a short tangent here, of course you are a senior product leader, but some people would say that security operations success at a company connects to how mature their processes are and of course what products they use. So what's your take on kind of the balance of tools versus practices at the company if I'm building a DNR team or SOC. Or refactoring. Or refactoring one. That's right. Right. Right. That's a good point. How should I think about buying the absolute best products, but keeping the mature practices or boosting the practices, but maybe keeping the products? Like what's the best route here? Don't say both. Both is the right answer though. Well, don't tell him what the right answer is. Chris, what's your answer? You're right. I might be a little biased, but I think that the emphasis on people needing to solve problems themselves through practices is a manifestation of our inability of delivering the right level of value in SIEM in particular or security operations. Hang on. Say that again. Say what you just said. The overemphasis that we're placing on like, hey, improve your overall security processes, include your manual kind of playbooks for how you handle certain types of events or incidents. All those types of things that we overemphasize is only there because SIEM products have not delivered on the type of value that they should be creating. So they are covering holes in broken products by trying to polish practice. This is actually - It's a good answer. Kind of profound. It's better than your answer. It's not profound. It's actually kind of profound. See, that's the Slavic phrase right there. That's what we were talking about. But that's a great answer and way better than I thought. I like that a lot. And so my point of view is like, look, our promise as vendors needs to be to make the products better so that people are better at doing their job. And again, I think, not to keep using this analogy, but Endpoint did that super well. I don't think anyone would have said like, hey, once you had just data collection and Endpoint, job done because everything else is process oriented. But instead, the ball had to keep moving forward in terms of making sure that we're stopping bad guys consistently, making sure that we're doing that with higher degrees of fidelity and expertise and capability and accuracy and all those types of things kept moving that market forward. And to me, we're on the early stages of SIEM doing the same thing. So SIEM is going to go through the same transformation and reputation that we had of AV, dirty disgusting product to EDR, cool useful product. We'll have that for SIEM. I think even beyond just AB to EDR, but AB to EDR to like what I would refer to as the Endpoint protection suite or platform. Like that iteration is the way SIEM is moving, right? So I think it's going from this kind of like checkbox compliance thing to, okay, collecting a bunch of forensic data. And then now I think hopefully to this outcome oriented security focused platform. So to me that the logic is that you would want, it's not like you want to make SIEM look like AV, but you want to focus on kind of like outcomes that you get right after you deploy the product. Not deploy the product and then start your journey that takes you through 14 months of hard work to a value, but you want something that you deploy the product and you see the outcomes soon without doing any hard labor. That's the short version of that. You should be able to get value immediately. Like as soon as I start ingesting event data, especially event data from high fidelity sources, immediately I should start getting some understanding. Is there anything indicative of an active breach? Is there any behavior that's going on that I should be aware of or alerted of that might be, you know, attacker driven behavior like these kind of things should be out of the box value. And it shouldn't require hiring a team of ex NSA guys to make it work. Absolutely. It should be easy process, not crazy process. Because if it does require a team of people from the NSA, then like zero chance that most organizations are going to be able to do it. Right. The fortune five will win and everybody else will suffer. That's not a good outcome for anyone. But for a lot of SIEM products, they're still stuck in the old mentality where they give you the tool and they give you some sample content and ultimately people and then give you some good luck, you know, charms to succeed. And even large, highly visible SIEM competitors are doing that. So in essence, we are doing something different, but many of the customers seem to be stuck in the, Oh, SIEM, yeah, I got to write my own rules because canned rules are probably bad. There's a lot of work. I can't handle it. How are we changing the minds? Like if somebody is trained on certain logs or changing that wants to be a SIEM or some other products, how are we changing their minds? How are we making them actually, if you get Chronicle, you're going to get results and you wouldn't have to suffer for 12 months or for 14 months to get the results. So what is the secret to change in their minds, if it makes sense? It's probably a little too philosophical, but I think it's a good question. I wanted to ask you slightly differently, which is how do you convince people they don't need to port over and invest in porting over 18 years worth of rules written in another language? To be honest, like this is the hardest part. Like if you're going to look at tactically when we are in the middle of trying to switch out incumbent vendors, the hardest part is convincing them that maybe a one for one, like for like type comparison is not necessarily what they should be doing. And then after even we've convinced them to switch, trying not to just simply port over all the old stuff. You know, I used to work in a virtual firewall business and like there was a joke where like no one ever wanted to touch a firewall rule that was in there because it's like a game of Jenga and no one ever wanted to pull anything out because you're concerned that whole thing is going to topple over. That's kind of the way people feel like they're sim rules. They may have a thousand of them, 2000 of them. They have no idea if they're valuable, but they refuse to want to touch them because if they try to cut them down at all, they're concerned they'll miss something. And so it is extremely hard to get them to just say, let's use this opportunity to slim down the rule set. The whole vendor is trying to do analytics of that, funny enough. Like there's a whole little segment of a market when people deploy tech to kind of like go through sim rules and see if they're good, which is amazing, right? People will pay money for it to actually have the tool do that. Sounds like somebody's buying a dowsing rod to me. That doesn't sound easy. No, it's based on real quote unquote machine learning. Okay. Okay. So back to dowsing rods. This is one area where I actually think Mandiant helps a lot, right? So Mandiant has a product called security validation that can be run like in a managed version or can be run in a product driven version. But that product does help people go through breach and attack simulations with real world examples of like, look, these are 10 or 12 different attack vectors. These are different types of threat actors. These are campaigns and you can run those simulations against your environment. You can see in my tools catching them are my sim tools like alerting on me or detecting these kind of events. And so we're, the plan right now is for us to use a lot of that breach and attack simulation to showcase, okay, if you care about these parts of the MITRE ATT &CK matrix, then we'll be able to validate that the rules that we have in place with Chronicle are able to catch them. That's really cool. So that product effectively turns somebody's organization in its current state into a bit of a cyber test range for their own stuff. That's a fancy way of saying it, but like that was the old VeriDIN stack that Mandiant acquired. So I remember it from the Gartner days and it's kind of impressive in terms of what they would simulate and how deep they would integrate to the detection stack. So it's genuinely cool and it genuinely delivers that type of insight about are your detections any good or are you only pretending you're collecting and then pretending you're detecting. And then we want to keep using that over time. This goes into the context thing, like not only you want to do that at a point in time, but if we can continuously validate and then let's say we see that, okay, this portion of your environment is susceptible to ransomware or some other attack vector, we can adjust the alerting risk score associated with those events or we can highlight certain areas because the events should matter more because we know that you're susceptible to an attack. So that's kind of the context part, which Peter pointed out before, I think are things that only we're doing really versus any other event. That's really interesting. I want to switch gears one more time before we get to our traditional closing questions. We have a lot of people listening to the show who are interested in careers in security, interested in careers in security PM. You've been doing PM for security products for a long time, not to call you old. You've been called worse things by fancier people than me lately. What advice do you have for people who are thinking about security PM as a path? Well, yeah, I mean, I think security is one of those tough areas to break in from a product perspective, mostly because the domain knowledge is not super relevant to a lot of folks, meaning that it's, you know, you can put yourself in the shoes of a, of a user of a product that's very open and visible in many cases. I can imagine using the Uber app, like if you want to be, you know, a PM in maps or a PM in Gmail, it's like in that context, you're at least a user on a regular basis and it's much easier for to put your mind into it. I think security is harder, right? Because it's even a step removed from traditional it. And most people don't have that necessarily that depth of knowledge to be able to be a domain expert. Personally, I think a lot of people can get a ton of value at being tier one analysts right out of the gate. Right. And so there are so many organizations that I know that are looking for younger talent, people coming into organizations to act as tier one analysts and the amount of information that you can gather about the domain and about the problem is huge. You know, for people that are still in school, like there's a number of schools that are now focused on cybersecurity programs in school, like Carnegie Mellon has been kind of the forefront of having a cyber shop or a cyber program in school. Then absent of that, like sometimes people can just basically switch domains and just spend the time and focus and energy on learning some of the individuality of security, but just bring really good PM discipline to the, to the equation. Like I think one thing that security in general hasn't done well is we haven't been really good at actually building products with simplicity, right? And so like, under statement of the episode, other disciplines are good at that. And so if you can bring that kind of discipline into security, even as a relative novice in the domain, you might actually be better off. We might bring some beginners versus someone who's done it for years. Usually at the very end of the episode, we ask two questions. Any give the audience one tip in this case on improving security operations would assume and give us some recommended reading. And of course it's fine to say Chronicle website or whatever else. And it's not okay to say Anton's blog. And please don't say, but don't say anything about New York Mets because that's too depressing right now. Yeah. That's way too depressing. Yeah. I recommended reading. I mean like, you know, I think there's a number of SIM books out there, right? Like if you really wanted to go deeper into how SIMs operate, like I think there's one called the infosec playbook, right? Which kind of walks you through how you operate and manage a SIM or our SOC, sorry. And kind of build a security operations playbook. Yeah. There's a number of really good books about malware in general. Like I think I forget the root kid book, but it's like the root kid Bible or something like that that I read early on in my career, which is another good one. Listeners just so you know, nothing from Chris's early career is still technologically relevant. Exactly. Yeah. So that might be that. That might be that. Yeah. I think like any type of those kind of protect practitioner level books that you can read about, like how people operate in the SOC would be great starting points. And then one tip to improve security operations outcomes, maybe. In general, like as a user? Yeah. As somebody operationally responsible. Or as a director. Or as a CISO. Whatever. Yeah. I mean, whatever you're feeling. I think in most cases, people don't put enough emphasis on trying to build proactive controls in the right spots. And so like, this is an area where laziness is somewhat taken over to a certain degree. And we know that there's good best practices out there around zero trust around, you know, locking down policies and procedures more so than what we have done. And we've just been too lazy to deliver that. And so we default into a, you know, operational detection and response mode versus trying to be more proactive in terms of how we control things. And so I would say that lean in a little bit more into having the right protective controls in place from the ground up. Well, Chris, I think that's a surprisingly left -leaning answer for somebody who builds a SIM product. I really like that it was not a self -serving answer. So Chris, thank you so much for joining us today. It's my pleasure. Thank you both. And now we are at time. Thank you very much for listening, and of course for subscribing. 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A highlight from Chatters That Matter Dr Cheryl BryantBruce Presents N-MEN THE UNTOLD STORY with James Sweigert, Paul Rodriguez and Jean Levingston
"All right. Well, we are here to, and it was a pleasure to learn so much about the, about skateboarding, the thing I love so much and learn the history. So thank you for that. Well, just behind me, here's the movie poster, and this is a shepherd ferry and his team created this poster. And it's from one of the old photographs that Bill Golding had taken. And it's a dope ass poster. We'll find a way to get one to you, Paul, if you're in town here, I'll try to chase you down. Absolutely. I appreciate that. That'd be awesome. Yeah. Anything, anytime I can learn is, is someone I'm happy about. So, Well, we're going to do another LA premiere and I'll make sure that everybody on here is invited and connect everybody. And we'll get you guys, get you guys the VIP. Absolutely. Looking forward to it. Cause I can definitely, this is a film that I could watch over and over and over again. And I have seen it. I've seen it twice now. And, uh, each time, you know, saw something different and each time was just as emotionally connected to it. So, you know, if you get a chance to go out and see the premiere do go and see it, it is a worthwhile thing to, to do, and it will really give you an education, uh, on that thing. That is the passion known as skateboarding and you'll, you'll walk away with an entirely different impression of what it is. Awesome. So, you know, James Paul, Jean, I would like to thank you for your, for your time and for, for sharing your sport with us, Ricky Aaron, thank you for helping to pull this together and, and, and bringing Paul and, and Jean to share in with this. And, uh, James, thank you for letting me be a part of your experience. Uh, and I'm, I'm happy to bring this to a bigger audience and, uh, I'm happy that you're bringing it to the world for those of you out there watching and listening. Thank you for joining us again. You are listening to shatters that matters. Let's talk about it. And I am your show host, Dr. Cheryl Bryant Bruce. We look forward to having you join us every week. We're here and we want you to join. We want you to, to watch, like share and comment. So again, and there they go. Um, those are, those are my little doggies. They're Rosie and Mitzi, and, uh, they waited till the end of the show. So we appreciate them too. So again, come back and join us. We're here every week, 7 PM, Monday and Wednesday, that's 7 PM Pacific standard time. And, uh, we are pretty much anywhere that you can look we're on YouTube, we're on Apple, we're on Roku or on Spotify and a whole host of other places, but definitely you can see us every week on, on YouTube. Uh, and it lives there in perpetuity. So you guys will be able to, to watch this and, and see yourselves and share it with your friends. Thanks for joining us. Shatters that matters. Let's talk about it. What's going on. This is Paul Rodriguez, also known as P rod professional skateboarder, and you are watching chatters that matters much love. Hey, uh, this is Jean Livingston from Rialto and you're watching shatters that matters. Oh, yeah.
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A highlight from Ep376: Less Will Go Wrong With A Checklist Like This
"You'd be surprised how many things you can make a mistake when you don't have a good checklist and a lot less will go wrong if you listen to this episode, take a good note and have a checklist similar to what I'm about to share. Most hosts never achieve the results they hoped for. They're falling short on listenership and monetization, meaning their message isn't being heard and their show ends up costing them money. This podcast was created to help you grow your listenership and make money while you're at it. Get ready to take notes. Here's your host, Adam Adams. What's up, podcaster? It's your host, Adam A. Adams. And funny story is that this last week I was playing with different microphones. I switched from a different mic to the mic that I'm using now and I didn't check everything. And I ended up recording a couple of episodes that sounded pretty bad. One of them was a solo episode and the other is an interview episode. And so unfortunately, I'm going to go back and rerecord the solo episode another time. Took me like more than a half an hour the first time. And, you know, time is valuable. Time is money. Time is our most valuable asset. You've heard all of that. And I wasted it. I wasted it by preparing, getting in the right headspace and then pressing record. But I mistakenly didn't have the microphone hooked up to where it needed to be hooked up. And if you don't have the microphone hooked up to the right mic, then it'll sound crappy. And for a solo episode that's about a half an hour, I don't want to put you through that. I don't want to put you through having to listen to that. I don't think that's the right thing to do. And so I'm actually going to go and I'm going to re -record that episode and record it again. So my teammate, luckily, Jen, reached out to me and she says, hey, you know, the audio quality doesn't sound normal. I'm not sure what's going on. And she sent me these two recordings, the one that's a solo and the one with an interview. And I listened to it and I'm like, shit, man, I'm using my webcam mic. So it's because I turned my RODECaster off that disconnected my microphone. And then when I came back, it just, I didn't double check. I did double check in the beginning of this episode before I started recording this one. Of course, I went in and I was like, I need to do this. And it brings me back to when I was a newer podcaster, I was better at using a checklist. I had a checklist of six different things. Today, I'm going to talk about 10 ideas and you can take them or leave them. I'm going to give you like 10 ideas that will go on a checklist that will help you. But when I first started, I kept on recording. I kept on thinking that I was recording an episode, but I never pressed the record button. So I'd sit there for all of that time and energy, but I never even pressed record. Another bad thing is to actually record the episode, but not be using the right mic. And so your sound quality sounds really bad and it's hard to understand you. It's hard to hear you. And the echo and the reverb kind of gets in the way of the content for your listener. And so I had a checklist and a couple of the things were make sure that you press record, make sure that you're using the right microphone. So double check the microphone every single time before you record. And it reminds me of a story that my buddy of mine told me. It's about an airplane and how he literally almost died. I'll share that in a second. Before I share that with you, maybe I'll go over these 10 things that you could use as part of your own checklist. The 10 things that I've got written down here are A, make sure that you get enough sleep. It kind of sucks to go into a recording when you don't get enough sleep. So potentially you could even have as part of your checklist, make sure I go to bed at 9 PM the night before or 10 PM or whatever works for you. Make sure that I sleep in until 7 AM on this day because I really got to be functioning well and sleep is an important part of that. Another thing that you may add to your checklist. The second thing that you might want on your checklist is food. Now, some people say that you are a lot more groggy. It's harder for you to think clearly. Some people and I would say venture to say more of the doctors and neuroscientists are going to agree with this. They say if you eat within two or three hours of recording, your brain function is just not going to be as good because kind of like the digestion, the energy that is taken to digest all that food. It takes some resources from the rest of your body, your mind, and you are likely to have a worse recording if you eat right before, especially if it's a big meal. And so the thought is for you, is that right or is that wrong? If you don't eat, are you stressed? Are you going to be more distracted because your stomach is growling or are you going to have more energy? It's possible you might have more energy by eating. But most of the science would point to don't eat within three hours. So you might say if you're going to have a lunch break and you're going to go out to a restaurant and have a big meal, like let's just say noon, you probably wouldn't want to have 2 p .m. appointment for a podcast if you knew that you were going to be eating or drinking alcohol or something like that. So just make this as a consideration. Am I in a fasted state or am I in a fed state? Whichever one works best for you. Again, I'll repeat that on number two about food that the science would normally point to that you shouldn't eat within three meals of a time that you have to be eloquent, have a time to be able to think sharply, ask good questions to your guests or put out really good content. You just need to consider if food or the lack of food should be part of your checklist. The third idea that I've got for you as part of this checklist that you may or may not use is pre prep. It's what is the pre prep that I've done or am doing or the research? And so, for example, I'll just be completely honest with you. I don't really do a lot of pre prep. I might be a bad example of this, but I don't mind winging it either. I don't mind jumping in. And I think we can always have a great product for our listener by the way that we go into something. So pre prep on a solo episode would be do all of your research ahead of time and pre prep on an interview episode. Like, for example, you read that guy's book or you read that you go to her blog or you see what her company is or you check out what stages he's been on or you listen to her podcast prior to the recording or you read her blog or whatever it is. You do some research on that person. You find them on LinkedIn. You see what they're posting about. You get to know them. You get to know their book. You get to know their podcast and that can arm you with other additional questions. Now, for me, I'm more than happy, at least on my podcast, the podcast on podcasting. I know that I can ask questions that is going to benefit my listener regardless if I do that or not. I'm going to save my time and that's not going to be on my checklist. Might actually need to be on yours. So again, the third thing is your pre prep, which is research, doing your due diligence on the person that you're interviewing. The fourth thing that I have written down that is a huge possibility for you is your wardrobe and makeup. So for example, I don't wear makeup. I can't say that I never have. There was a Halloween that I had a little bit of fun. I'll say that much, but typically saying that's not for me. I don't really have any makeup that I need to wear. It might be because I'm a guy or it might be because who knows, but that's just not something I have to focus on. So the makeup isn't going to be part of mine. But maybe, you know, shaving my beard, maybe giving my beard a trim or doing my hair or putting on a hat, maybe making sure that I have a collared shirt on or a button up shirt or maybe just making sure I have a shirt at all. Because sometimes I record sleeveless. I'll get home from the gym. I'll have some energy. I would have had an idea that came to me while I was doing some curls or some push ups or something. And then I'll have an idea and I'll just run home and I'll get excited about it. Jump right on the computer and start recording. But again, the fourth thing is consider your wardrobe or your makeup. Am I wearing? Am I looking the part that I want to look? Am I showing up the way that I want to show up for my person? And that also goes to your solo episodes, especially if you're recording. Listen carefully, because I've got some ideas here on the wardrobe and makeup on your solo episodes. There's a couple of reasons why you might want to do this. Number one is if you're recording video, then of course, you're going to want to look good on camera. But here's the secondary thing that most people don't think about is if your hair's messed up or even if you like forget to brush your teeth and you got rank breath, honestly, we'll distract you. Honestly, we'll take some of your confidence away. In some cases, if you're not wearing a suit jacket or even a collared shirt or something, for some people, that action, that omission of not putting on a certain thing or having the makeup done or having your hair done or having deodorant on or brushing your teeth or something like that, it will distract you so much that you'll put out bad content. You will not be able to put out good content. And so it gets into our mentality, it gets into our psychology and actually has us put out worse product than we could if we were to dress sharp. So even just doing a solo episode, regardless if we're recording it for the video to be shown at all, it may be in your best interest to look the part. The thoughts in your mind when you are looking sharp and feeling sharp, feeling like you did something like even just making your bed that day, hey, I'm going to make my bed. Now I feel better. Now I can go and do the rest because how you keep your house is how you do everything. That's what they say. So just make it a consideration. Should I add, you know, what my wardrobe or hair or makeup or making my bed is going to be? Should I be trimming my beard, whether I'm using video on or whether I'm having the video off? Make that consideration. Should I put this on my checklist? The fifth thing that you may want to have on your checklist is, am I standing up? I used to have a standing desk and I had a sitting desk and I started recording all of my episodes sitting down and then I found out that it will work better. You will have a better energy if you stand up. And so I would try to remember to go over to my other computer because I didn't have a convertible desk. My desk wasn't able to convert from standing to sitting. I had two different desks. I had a sitting one with three monitors and a standing one with two monitors. I did most of my work on my sitting desk with my three monitors, but when I wanted to put out a good product, I would go over to my other desk and I would stand up. And by standing up, I would have a better energy. I would approach it a little bit easier. And actually, when you're sitting down, you kind of close off your diaphragm. And so it's harder for you to breathe. It's harder for you to catch your breath. And in some cases, you sound like you don't want to be there. So for me, I would try to remember I'm going to get out of this desk and I'm going to go to the other desk. Or for others, you have to remember, hey, I've been sitting down, but for recording, I want to be standing up. And so you might convert your desk. Either way, I'm not saying you absolutely have to stand up for your recordings, but it is a good idea to stand up for your recordings. You will actually have better energy and you'll sound better and it'll just sound like you are more clear and ready. I believe that I think better on my feet. I know that sounds interesting. Excuse the pun, but I really believe that I think better when I'm on my feet. When I'm sitting down, I am more sluggish. I am more tired. I am more relaxed. When I'm standing up, it gives me that little bit of energy. And when I had the two different desks, I actually just closed down that office. Now I just have a home office. When I had that office, sometimes I would start recording sitting down and I'd be like, ah, I actually can tell that I'm not getting as good of a recording right now because I'm doing it seated. And so I had to remember to stand up to either convert my desk or to get up and go to the other desk or whatever it took to actually be standing. Because I would prefer that. And so if that's you, you might want to add that. Hey, make sure I'm standing up. You write down your own checklist and you go down the list. Sleep. Yep. I got plenty of sleep. Food. Yep. I remember to fast. Meal prep. No, not meal prep. Pre -prep. Research. Yep. I know about this person that I'm going to be interviewing. I have some ideas of what I'm going to ask her. And so I'm ready to go. Makeup. Wardrobe. All right. Am I wearing clothes that I feel comfortable in that make me feel energized, that make me feel proud of myself or confident about myself? And same thing with your breath and maybe even your stinky pit in some cases, right? Think about those things. And then the fifth one is standing up. The sixth one is a mic check. This is the one that I keep freaking messing up. And remember, remember for a second, I've got a story about a checklist about my friend literally almost died. Like he was really, really close to dying because he didn't follow the checklist. And so I will share that, but I want to get through these 10 things and we're going to take a quick break and then I'll share the story about my friend who literally almost died. Like not figuratively, actually was so fricking lucky that he's alive right now. All right. So number six was a mic check. What that means, I use Zoom. And so what I do to test my mic is that I go into the Zoom settings at the time that I'm starting it and I check my microphone. I push test mic and then it'll play it back to me and I'll make sure that the sound quality is what I'm looking for, that it's using the expensive mic that I spent the money on. Then why am I not using it rather than using my webcam like I did recently? We're going to get into that. So number six was a mic check. So you do a mic check. You make sure that you're using the right mic. Number seven is you do a pre -interview. These 10 things that I'm giving you, they don't have to be your exact checklist. But this is a framework of how to build your checklist. The seventh thing is to do a pre -interview. Now, I don't have this written down on a checklist of mine. Even back in the day, I didn't have it written down. It was so natural to me. I didn't have to write it down. You might want to. The thing that I would do and always do is before I start recording, I naturally do this. I say, this is who my avatar is. This is who my listener is. Tell me what you would like to pour into them. If you only left this podcast today with me and you only said one thing to that person, what would it be? And so that has always become part of my natural way to go. Before I start recording, I do. That brings me to an extra thing that maybe you should add to your checklist. Cause I've made this mistake before as well. So I'm going to actually give you 11 things. That's funny. I just came up with another one that I've made the mistake. And so I'm typing it down to make sure that I share it with you. I've made this mistake before and it is that I jump into the recording. I might just be meeting the first person for the first time, or I might know their first name, but not their last. And maybe they have a complicated first name or spelled super weird or from a country that you're not familiar with. Like a culture that is new to you, you know, where they have silent letters where you would normally want to use that. Like French language and English language are very different. There's a lot of silent letters in English that are completely different than the silent letters in French. And you get all of these new things like X's do a certain thing in the Spanish language, X's do a certain thing in the French language, X's do a certain thing in the English language. And in some cases they can be pronounced in different ways or the vowels might be a soft vowel or a hard vowel. There's a number of things. And so what I continue to do is I'll actually done this so many times with the person's name where I do all of the other things. And then I jump in, I'm like, welcome back to this podcast, whatever your podcast name is. Welcome back to the podcast. It's your host, Jon Smith. And today I'm joined with shit. How do you pronounce your name? Okay, let's start over. So there's an option. So you should just do it in the beginning as a part of your checklist. Like you should just make sure and verify that you are pronouncing somebody's name the way that they want you to pronounce it saying maybe they go by a nickname. Maybe they go by John or Jonathan. Mel or Melanie, whatever. Maybe they go by something else. So how do you want to be addressed? How do you pronounce your name? Okay, cool. And now you're in, now you're ready. Something that I hear people do is I just mentioned, I'm like, Hey, this is whatever podcast today I'm joined with shit. What's your name? I've recorded a couple of times where I've been in that position where I'm like, crap, man, I actually don't know how to pronounce your name. And then they correct me while I'm recording and I've published it that way. And I don't agree with that at all. I feel like that's the wrong thing to do. I don't think I should have done that. And I don't think you should do that. If you don't know how to pronounce somebody's name, you should get that cleaned up in the pre -interview time prior to ever actually recording. So you might ask them in the pre -interview, you might double check, Hey, how do you pronounce your name or what name do you want to go by? You might ask, what do you want to pour into my perfect listener? This is what they're going through. This is what they're worried about. What are you passionate about? Those are some good things. So I'm going to say that number seven is the pre -interview where you try to figure out all of those details. I'm going to say number 11 is making sure you're pronouncing the name right. Then go back into number eight, the avatar. Who is your avatar? Here's the thing that I've noticed. This happens so many times. Somebody is going to record an episode and they will not have their perfect listener in mind. They'll have a general idea of who might be listening. And they might even think that they have multiple avatars and so they're doing whatever or they might think that they're talking to a whole stage. Yeah, sure.
The Crypto Overnighter
A highlight from 666:FTXs Multi-Front Legal War and Indias Crypto Tug-of-War
"Rockstar Energy punched, bringing a bold and unapologetic flavor packed with energy through a blend of B vitamins, guarana extract, and 240 milligrams of caffeine to fuel what's next. Rockstar Energy drink. Good evening and welcome to the Crypto Overnighter. I'm Nick Ademus and I will be your host as we take a look at the latest cryptocurrency news and analysis. So sit back, relax, and let's get started. And remember none of this is financial advice. And it's 10 pm pacific on a Monday, September 11th, 2023. Welcome back to the Crypto Overnighter where we have no sponsors, no hidden agendas, and no BS. But we do have the news so let's talk about that. Tonight we're diving into FTX's legal labyrinth involving a staggering 86 million dollars. Then we're shifting gears to India, Coinbase's hasty emails, government policy, and the central bank's digital aspirations. We've also got a bitcoin user who made a half million dollar mistake, a Hong Kong -based project revolutionizing decentralized identities, and the social media platform that's proving the naysayers wrong. Buckle up. Failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX is embroiled in legal battles on multiple fronts. The company filed a lawsuit against Layer Zero Labs to recover 86 million dollars transferred just before declaring bankruptcy. Layer Zero Labs accused FTX of making unsubstantiated claims in the lawsuit. FTX's bankruptcy filings have also revealed substantial payments to celebrities. The list includes nearly 750 ,000 to Shaquille O 'Neal, about 308 ,000 to Naomi Osaka, almost 206 ,000 to Trevor Lawrence, and about 271 ,000 to David Ortiz. These celebrities are now subject to lawsuits by FTX creditors. Layer Zero allegedly exploited FTX's sister company Alameda Research by demanding immediate repayment of a 45 million dollar loan. In exchange, Alameda transferred its entire 4 .92 percent equity stake in Layer Zero. The deal was considered highly favorable for Layer Zero. FTX also seeks to cancel prior agreements and recover 21 .37 million dollars that Layer Zero allegedly withdrew illegally. The company is exploring options to claw back funds paid to celebrities and sports teams to settle its debts. Now from my point of view, FTX's legal entanglements are a glaring example of the risks and volatility in the crypto space. The company's aggressive marketing strategy involving high -profile celebrities backfired spectacularly. It's a warning for investors and a point of concern for regulators. Layer Zero's alleged exploitation of Alameda Research's financial distress raises ethical questions. It also highlights the lack of oversight and the need for stringent regulations in the crypto industry. FTX's attempt to recover assets and cancel prior agreements could set a precedent for how companies in financial distress handle their obligations. It's a complex web of legal and financial maneuvers that could have far -reaching consequences. The unfolding drama reminds us of the dangers and rapid expansion without adequate risk management. It's the lesson for other crypto companies and a wake -up call for the industry at large. Lawsuits and bankruptcy are one thing but what happens when a crypto exchange throws a curveball to a whole country? Before we unravel this don't forget to hit that subscribe button to stay updated. Coinbase recently sent emails to some of its Indian users stating it would discontinue services for them after September 25th. The email urged users to withdraw their funds from the platform. The email was not sent to all Indian users but only to those who were found to be in violation of Coinbase's updated standards. This led to confusion and panic among Indian traders who took to social media to express their concerns. Coinbase clarified that the email was part of a routine review and was sent to users who no longer met their updated standards. The exchange also stated that this move does not affect users access to Coinbase cloud services. Coinbase entered the Indian market last year but faced several challenges including regulatory issues and the suspension of UPI support on the platform. The company also stopped onboarding new users from India earlier this year. Coinbase's actions come at a time when India is hosting the G20 summit where global cryptocurrency regulation is being discussed. The Indian government is also evaluating recommendations for regulating crypto assets. Despite these developments Coinbase remains committed to the Indian market and continues to offer its wallet services. The timing of this event and the ongoing G20 summit in India cannot be ignored. Is Coinbase feeling the heat from global regulatory discussions or is this a strategic move to tighten its user base and comply with evolving regulations? Either way the incident has sown seeds of distrust. Coinbase's selective email to certain Indian users also raises questions about transparency. What are these updated standards and why were only specific users targeted? It's a murky situation. Moreover the Indian government's stance on cryptocurrency is still unclear adding another layer of complexity to Coinbase's operations in the country. With the G20 summit discussing global crypto regulations Coinbase's actions might be a preemptive measure to avoid future complications. While Coinbase remains operational in India the incident calls out the vulnerabilities and uncertainties that come with centralized systems. Coinbase's recent actions in India have clearly caused a stir highlighting the tensions between centralized crypto platforms and regulatory ambiguity. But as we pivot from this snapshot of crypto's current standing in India let's widen the lens. Now we were just talking about the G20. It's not just the exchanges that are at a crossroads here. The Indian government itself is on the brink of setting the course for crypto's future and their decisions won't just affect the subcontinent. They're positioned to influence the global crypto landscape via their presidency of the G20. So from the individual worries of Coinbase users to the collective anxiety of the global crypto community we see that the issues are deeply interconnected. Both are waiting for India's next move which could either enhance financial freedom or tighten the government's grip. So here's what's going on more broadly speaking. India's finance ministry is set to decide its stance on crypto in the coming months. The country has been under scrutiny for harsh crypto regulations including taxes and anti -money laundering rules. However there is a shift towards possibly framing its own legislation, a first since early 2022. India is also working on a five -point crypto legislative framework. This includes advanced KYC for crypto companies, real -time proof of reserve audits, a uniform taxation policy, and possible authorized dealer status for crypto platforms under the Reserve Bank of India's guidelines.
DerrickTalk
6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Devastates Moracco..Over 2,000 Reported Dead
"Happy Sunday everybody, welcome to another edition of Convo Over Cigars. I'm your host, Derrick Andre Flemming at 5 .28 PM. The world is watching and praying for Morocco after a devastating 6 .8 magnitude earthquake has left over 2 ,000 people dead and is responsible for enormous damage in the historic city of Marachech. Very, very bad news for Morocco and the people of that country. A devastating earthquake just happens out of nowhere. This is the deadliest earthquake to strike the country in decades. The numbers continue to pour in. They are expecting massive, huge amounts of casualties in this huge earthquake, but the numbers, according to the latest updates, are 2 ,012 have been killed and 1 ,404 remain in critical condition, according to Morocco State TV, citing the Interior Ministry. Rescue operations are ongoing and authorities continue to pull the dead from this rubble. Obviously, you know, it's a search and rescue effort at this point. Morocco's worst earthquake ever recorded was in 1960. This was near the western city of Agadir, which killed at least 12 ,000. Many Moroccans spent Friday night on the streets fearful of aftershocks from the 6 .8 magnitude earthquake. Many Canadians who are in Morocco say this earthquake, which has killed over 2 ,000 people in the North African country, is absolutely incredible and terrifying. So we know that, you know, Montreal and there's a huge Canadian population in Morocco. Those two countries are very, very well connected. And I think it was the Canadian Prime Minister, I think his name is Trudeau, he was really working hard to try to assist the people of Morocco. Also, I read where Spain sent like 56 rescuers over there to help these people. This is a terrible situation, man. Anytime there's an earthquake, obviously, it catches people by surprise. People were not prepared for something like this. So the casualties are huge. I mean, they are expecting, I mean, the biggest, you know, earthquake ever to hit Morocco killed like 12 ,000 people. We could be looking at those kind of numbers here. From the early reports, there is no telling how many casualties are still under all that, you know, rubble. And you know, this is just a really, really very, very bad situation. So we here on Convo Over Cigars, I'm your host, Derrick Andre Flemming, we are praying for the people of Morocco. You guys have been locked into another edition of Convo Over Cigars. Happy Sunday, guys.
Simply Bitcoin
A highlight from Mexico's Third Richest Man Buys MORE Bitcoin | EP 820
"It's all going to zero against Bitcoin. It's going up forever, Ron. Bitcoin! You're against Bitcoin, you're against freedom. Yo, welcome to Simba Bitcoin Live, we're your number one source for the peaceful Bitcoin revolution, because we're breaking news, culture, and medical warfare. We will be your guide through the separation of money and state. My mistake, guys, I did set going live to 12 .15 PM, not 12 .15 AM, I apologize. I'm in Los Angeles right now, so a bit of a mix -up in terms of the time changes, that's why you see me in this dark hotel room, but I am well lit, so there is good news, I guess. Anyways, today's news, guys, we're going to cover a lot. We have a look into, remember a couple of weeks ago, guys, there was this news coming out of Oman that they were going to invest $1 .1 billion into mining infrastructure. Well, it looks like our friends over at Luxor did an analysis of what that, you know, what that, what that entailed. And also, we're also going to talk about the richest man in Mexico. And he recently did an interview with Natalie Brunel, and I'm talking about the third richest man, by the way. His name is Ricardo Salinas. And once again, he has increased his Bitcoin position and also comedian Bill Burr calls out the Federal Reserve and the debasement of the dollar. So it looks like the Bitcoin echo chamber continues to break. People are starting to question what is money. I remember I was I was checking into into my room last night, into the hotel. And I remember the the people at the lobby were talking about that they were just having a conversation like, look, life is good, man, but like, holy cow, this this inflation thing. And and again, like, think about it, like, what is the probability that I'm there at that specific time to hear that type of conversation on the side? And I feel like people are enduring this everywhere. And we covered an article that came out in reference to in reference to 61 percent of Americans, according to CNBC, are living paycheck to paycheck. So yeah, it's it's pretty crazy. Also breaking news. We'll have more follow up news for you guys next week. Ripple acquires crypto focus chartered trust company, Fortress Trust, and McShane from Bitcoin magazine tagged CEO and CEO Corey Clipsons, and he said, how will this affect customer Bitcoin deposits at Swan? Corey replied and said, near term, no change. Fortress Trust will be run as an autonomous unit. Midterm will have some news out very, very soon. So also, full disclosure, Swan is a partner of of Simply Bitcoin and I work at the company also. I'm part of the part of the media. So we'll keep you guys in the loop, as always, like what we've always advocated for on Simply Bitcoin. Take self custody of your Bitcoin if you know, if you don't like what's going on. That's that's what I would advise. You know, it's it's good to trust, minimize in regardless of the situation, regardless of who your broker is, who your custodian is. You should really trust yourself with your money, especially if you don't like what's going out externally, what's going on externally. Anyways, I want to bring up my legendary co -host, always optimistic. How are you doing, Opti? I'm doing wonderful. It is Friday. I feel good. Actually, full disclosure, I drank too much coffee this morning, guys, so I'm probably going to go absolutely bananas on today's show. But hey, it is what it is. Hey, everyone's trolling me on my lack of a mustache, guys, I cannot grow facial hair. Chill out in the chat. Anyways, anyways, let's let's bring in our guest today, Vox, how you doing? We got a Bitcoiner, as we say all the time on the show, we bring on Bitcoiners from all walks of life, from the biggest names to the everyday Bitcoiner. So you already know we're going to go down his Bitcoin story, how you became a Bitcoiner. And he told me, at least tweeted at us last night, that he's been reading Lynn Alden's new book, so we'll probably get some thoughts on that and then maybe some thoughts on what he thinks is the best way to orange pill. So anyways, Vox, how you doing? I know you got your cold brew over there. I hope you get just as jacked as I will on today's show.
The Crypto Overnighter
A highlight from 661:SBFs Trial, Grayscales ETF, & Indias G20 Silence
"Rockstar Energy punched, bringing a bold and unapologetic flavor packed with energy through a blend of B vitamins, guarana extract, and 240 milligrams of caffeine to fuel what's next. Rockstar Energy drink. Good evening and welcome to the Crypto Overnighter. I'm Nick Ademus and I will be your host as we take a look at the latest cryptocurrency news and analysis. So sit back, relax, and let's get started. And remember, none of this is financial advice. And it's 10 pm pacific on Wednesday, September 6th, 2023. Welcome back to the Crypto Overnighter, where we have no sponsors, no hidden agendas, and no BS. But we do have the news, so let's talk about that. Tonight we've got something of a loaded show for you. First off, find out what's going on with Sam Bankman -Fried and what he thinks of his air -gapped laptop in prison. And then it's the SEC running out of excuses? We'll also talk about MetaMask's new feature that lets you sell Ether for fiat. Is this a game changer or another scam magnet? Coinbase makes a move in the lending space, but this time targeting the institutional investors. What's their game plan? India's G20 presidency comes under scrutiny for its lack of action on crypto governance. And finally, a Russian lawmaker drops a bombshell about the future of traditional banks in the age of CDBCs. Hold on to your assets, it's going to be a wild ride. Sam Bankman -Fried is currently confined at the Metropolitan Detention Center. He's preparing for his trial, which is set for early October. The charges against him are serious. Wire fraud and conspiracy to commit securities and commodities fraud. The US Department of Justice has provided him with an air -gapped laptop in the legal visiting room. The laptop is available from 8am to 7pm on weekdays and 8am to 3 .30pm on weekends. His legal team argues that the current setup doesn't provide him with a meaningful opportunity to prepare for his trial. They've requested his temporary release, stating that the government hasn't designed a workable plan. Putting on my thinking cap here, it seems that the DOJ provided SPF with what they consider sufficient resources for his defense. Now, the term sufficient is crucial. The government has made an effort to ensure that SPF has the tools that he needs to prepare for his trial. The limitations on laptop availability and the hours are standard for a detention facility, so he's not getting anything special and he's not being singled out with their denials. Furthermore, the defense's claim that SPF is the only one with complete knowledge of the case is something of a double -edged sword, isn't it? If he's the only one with complete knowledge, that could imply a level of culpability. Why would one man have all the information unless he had a significant role in the alleged crimes? The defense's request for temporary release seems more like a strategy to gain public sympathy rather than a legal necessity. The DOJ provided what any reasonable person would consider adequate resources for trial preparation. The government's plan may not be perfect, but it's far from unfair. The legal team's complaints could be seen as an attempt to manipulate public opinion and distract from the serious charges he faces. So, as the case progresses, one has to wonder, is the defense playing the victim card or do they have a legitimate grievance? Given the serious nature of these charges, it's crucial to consider whether SPF is trying to evade justice by casting himself as the underdog. Now, while SPF wrestles with the DOJ over laptops, Grayscale is wrestling with the SEC, but over something that could change the game for all of us. Hit that subscribe button if you want to stay ahead of these regulatory twists.
The Eric Metaxas Show
A highlight from Nathan Finochio & Chris Palmer (Encore)
"We are representing a second whistleblower from the FBI, Marcus Allen. Due to whistleblower retaliation by the FBI, I've been suspended without pay for over a year because of you, ACLJ donors. You get the best attorneys in the world. Folks, welcome to the Eric Mataxas show sponsored by Legacy Precious Metals. There's never been a better time to invest in precious metals. Visit Legacy PM investments dot com. That's Legacy PM investments dot com. Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready to listen to a man of grace, sophistication, integrity and whimsy? Well, so are we. But until such a man shows up, please welcome Eric Mataxas. Hey there, folks. Welcome to the program. A big part of the reason I do this program is to introduce you, my audience, to people that I know and like. And today, unfortunately, I don't have anybody like that in the studio. I'm sitting here with Nathan Finocchio and Chris Palmer, and they're the best I could do on short notice. But seriously, guys, you're tough to sum up, and my favorite people are tough to sum up. Um, how do you how do you describe yourselves rather than have me try to do it? Nathan, why don't we start with you? Yes. So I describe myself as a genius. Yeah. Um, um, the one of the better looking people on the planet. Right. Adored by the Holy Trinity and Adonis. Yeah. Loved by God. Yes. Outwardly disheveled. But just that's just an act. Yeah, that's an act. Yeah, it's OK. Yeah. All right. So he's not going to be serious. Chris, how about if you tell me a little bit about Nathan before you tell me about yourself? Both of you. OK, you're you founded something called Theos U and Theos Seminary. Yeah. OK, so what are your backgrounds that you decided to do that? And what is Theos U and Theos or Theos Seminary? Yeah, I'll start. So I was homeschooled. My dad's a pastor. I came to New York. I was here for eight years. I was a part of a church called Hillsong, New York City. And when I was at Hillsong, I found that there are a lot of our staff and just a lot of people in our church that didn't have any theological training. And and they didn't know that adultery is wrong, for example, according to the biblical model. Yeah, exactly. For stuff like that. Stuff like that. So biblical training and theological training, you noticed this is an issue for us. Yeah. Yeah. And and it's not just an issue. It's not just an issue for Hillsong, I think is a microcosm of the Greater Evangelical Church. Correct. Where you have a lot of staff who are carrying services on weekends and they've never read. They're not they don't even know who Wayne Grudem might be. So so all that to say, I thought, hey, I could help. And so I took a number of courses that I was at Hillsong, New York City. I was teaching what was called Evening College on Monday nights. And we'd have about 300 kids who had never darkened the doors of a church and they'd come in. And I would teach for seven weeks, two hours every Monday night, essentially distilled Bible college courses. So I'd teach Romans, Hebrews, Old Testament. You understand it kills me that I was living in New York while this was happening and I didn't know this was happening. This was happening on third and 22nd. It's sickening to me. No, but I mean, it's seriously like the fact now that I know you a little bit. The fact that you were doing this and I and I and it wasn't on my radar is very upsetting to me. But we'll put that aside. So go ahead. So, yeah, I did that for four years and then I left New York before, you know, the proverbial crap hit the fan and I moved to California. And while I was there, I was just thinking, I want to put these on lines that people could, you know, that people could pay for the price of Netflix. They could access theological education that is conservative theologically. So I would describe that as Nicene Christianity, Christianity that's not departed from from Chesterton said that tradition is the democracy of the dead. And so the historical Christianity, the traditional Christianity that was passed down to us by the Apostles, the faith as delivered to the Saints. Yes. So this is what we call actual Christianity, right? As opposed to like Wokey pseudo Christianity, Christianity that I make up that, you know, Christianity that sounds good to me, right? You know, people, our churches are full of spiritualists, people who project onto God and tell God what he should be like. And I'm not interested in creating God after my own image. I want to know the God of the Bible. And so that's what we teach at the LSU is we teach like what it's got to kind of pass through the historical marker. And then obviously the next genocidal marker, Chris is like a die in the wool Pentecostal Scholar.
Ethereum Daily
Base Experiences A Block Production Halt
"Welcome to your Ethereum news roundup, here's your latest for Tuesday September 5th, 2023. BASE experiences a temporary haul in block production, native USDC goes live on BASE, DeFi Saver introduces ETH Saver, and Metamask integrates a crypto to fiat off -ramp. All this and more starts right now. BASE Mainnet experienced a temporary haul in block production for a period of about 30 minutes. Blocks first stalled at 9 .25 PM UTC starting with block number 3579888. Users were unable to execute transactions during the halt. The BASE team identified the issue 10 minutes later and issued a fix within 45 minutes. The exact cause of the changed stall has not yet been reported at the time of writing. While block production was restored, BASE later reported issues with its RPC endpoint at mainnet .base .org. Users can still execute their transactions but may encounter some issues. BASE is the 5th largest layer 2 network with over 380 million dollars in total value locked. Native USDC is now live on BASE and OP mainnet, allowing users to send USDC using Circle's cross -chain transfer protocol. The cross -chain transfer protocol allows USDC to be natively burned on a source chain and natively minted on a destination chain. Bridge versions of USDC have also been relabeled to usdc .e. Bridges that already support the cross -chain transfer protocol on OP mainnet include cbridge, leafy, okx, socket, synapse, and wormhole. DeFiSaver introduced eathSaver, a dedicated portal for managing leveraged staked eath positions. The app allows users to open s to eath, cb eath, or r eath leveraged positions across morpho v3, ave v3, or compound v3. Users can open and close positions, manage, leverage, and add or withdraw margin with a single transaction. eathSaver also tracks profit and loss, liquidation risk data, and historical performance. The app is only available on Ethereum mainnet. DeFiSaver plans to integrate support for additional protocols and networks at a later date. There is a 10 % performance fee applied to exiting positions. DeFiSaver is a dashboard for managing assets across protocols. And lastly, MetaMask integrated a crypto to fiat offramp in its portfolio dapp. Users can now convert ether into US dollars, euros, or British pounds. The converted fiat will then be added to a user's destination of choice, including a local bank account or PayPal balance. The feature is only available on Ethereum mainnet with planned support for layer 2 networks in the future. This has been a roundup of today's top news stories in Ethereum. You can support this podcast by subscribing and following us on Twitter at ethdaily. Also, subscribe to our newsletter at ethdaily .io. Thanks for listening, we'll see you tomorrow.
Coronavirus
Base Experiences A Block Production Halt
"Welcome to your Ethereum news roundup, here's your latest for Tuesday September 5th, 2023. BASE experiences a temporary haul in block production, native USDC goes live on BASE, DeFi Saver introduces ETH Saver, and Metamask integrates a crypto to fiat off -ramp. All this and more starts right now. BASE Mainnet experienced a temporary haul in block production for a period of about 30 minutes. Blocks first stalled at 9 .25 PM UTC starting with block number 3579888. Users were unable to execute transactions during the halt. The BASE team identified the issue 10 minutes later and issued a fix within 45 minutes. The exact cause of the changed stall has not yet been reported at the time of writing. While block production was restored, BASE later reported issues with its RPC endpoint at mainnet .base .org. Users can still execute their transactions but may encounter some issues. BASE is the 5th largest layer 2 network with over 380 million dollars in total value locked. Native USDC is now live on BASE and OP mainnet, allowing users to send USDC using Circle's cross -chain transfer protocol. The cross -chain transfer protocol allows USDC to be natively burned on a source chain and natively minted on a destination chain. Bridge versions of USDC have also been relabeled to usdc .e. Bridges that already support the cross -chain transfer protocol on OP mainnet include cbridge, leafy, okx, socket, synapse, and wormhole. DeFiSaver introduced eathSaver, a dedicated portal for managing leveraged staked eath positions. The app allows users to open s to eath, cb eath, or r eath leveraged positions across morpho v3, ave v3, or compound v3. Users can open and close positions, manage, leverage, and add or withdraw margin with a single transaction. eathSaver also tracks profit and loss, liquidation risk data, and historical performance. The app is only available on Ethereum mainnet. DeFiSaver plans to integrate support for additional protocols and networks at a later date. There is a 10 % performance fee applied to exiting positions. DeFiSaver is a dashboard for managing assets across protocols. And lastly, MetaMask integrated a crypto to fiat offramp in its portfolio dapp. Users can now convert ether into US dollars, euros, or British pounds. The converted fiat will then be added to a user's destination of choice, including a local bank account or PayPal balance. The feature is only available on Ethereum mainnet with planned support for layer 2 networks in the future. This has been a roundup of today's top news stories in Ethereum. You can support this podcast by subscribing and following us on Twitter at ethdaily. Also, subscribe to our newsletter at ethdaily .io. Thanks for listening, we'll see you tomorrow.
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PM Mood
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PM Mood
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Brewsing Banter
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"Do quality assurance. And i need to come in and do troubleshooting from this time. And this one of the ways that. I think that it's been official. Just performance management is very easy for you to be able to identify where people are strong where they're weak where the needs to work and how that how that impacts your business from the beginning. I do think that's very important. But it all depends again on the management style. That all depends on your goal that the business owner that all depends on your goals as growing and scaling your business. If you're saying that. I know my business is going to be small. I wanted to be small. It's okay our roles conflict. Okay we have that you know. okay. I understand right. That's the way you run your business. Okay i understand that but if you're coming in no i know this bill this businesses. I've already had people come in and asked me to be able to be invested. I know this bill. I mean this. This is going to be big. I know it's going to bill. I want to put the systems in place to build the correct infrastructure. From the beginning. I have a question. So how how. These clients find you or do that. Google flying them so far has been very good word of mouth pretty good word of mouth from france and other clients which have had good experiences remain. Give give out and tell them you need to go concept with person for this information for for your business needs. How has working with all these varieties in different types of companies. Helped you in your particular business. It really helped me to understand that business is business and there is really a backbone to business just like They'll tell you old location location. Location that does in certain in real estate location location. Location is instances. Where a most business if you have a brick and mortar location. Is your customer service issue consistency. It's you know it. It really bill me a backbone of what business like the the framework for business majesty cosmetic business not just a restaurant not just the wellness business but the backbone and french framework for and then from there kind of being able to identify okay so in these businesses their successes. Okay i see the businesses that are successful. Do this this this assists. They have these things line. You know just say you can deviate from that framework because anything is possible but nine times eight times saying i'd say that businesses us we'll have these things going on have people who are hands on who are very Very invested. I'm very interested in their busy. Be very detailed very passionate. They can be a little headstrong but in business. That does work your business. You need thank. You need the determination you need to understand that ebbs and flows of seasons and how the impact so you know. It's a building the a good recipe for understanding the undergrads business now pivot and just a little bit. I know you said you were a serial entrepreneur and you have some restaurants. That's something to get back in the future you right now. I'm good. I've been no actually. I've been looking since i've been down here looking at a number of different different businesses to get myself into I noticed well. I don't want to give out my. Do you want some some marketing research right here. We go to fire well. Not necessarily you. But we're gonna be out to the world wide web. Listen to this iota. Own right.
The Michael Berry Show
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"You know you just listed a lot of what we know and yet the most disturbing part is what we still don't know the late. Donald rumsfeld had his known knowns unknown unknowns unknown knowns an unknown unknowns. there are so many things that are still within the realm of possibility that cannot be ruled out that are so disturbing Including was this intentional Of course none of us wants to believe it was but if we get to that point this becomes very disturbing because then we're getting into. What did you know and and win. Did you know it. And how many people had to work hard to prevent information from coming out and can this happen again under these circumstances and is everything being done to ensure that it doesn't i'll tell you what it's very frustrating to me. How many businesses including one. That i owned had to close due to covid how many how many people took their own lives due to depression. How many people didn't get to be at a funeral or wedding or graduation. All these efforts were made to lock us down and yet i don't see any effort being made to ensure that this doesn't happen again because it could well. Luckily the tide is turning on that. And we're starting to see some action from congress Back our earlier this month. congressman guy rational. All our friend of our organization Was successful in getting amendment. Passed that would prohibit state department funding for the one lab. A lot of the money that they were spending in this lab was not only from the nih but it was also from the state department So the house. The house appropriations committee approved that amendment. We'll see what happens in the senate but that would cut off state department funding back in. May we work with. Senator joni ernst. Who was able to pass an amendment To this A big nsf authorization. Bill that would permanently de-fund make sure no money ever again goes to the one institute of allergy and in the same bill rand paul had A measure that would prohibit any funding from going to gain of function research in china Ever again And we're finally seeing some bipartisan cooperation. It's taken over year but In response to those Deleted samples that it looks like the. Nih deleted these samples at the request of the chinese. Researchers congressman raja krishnamoorthi from illinois and mark and republican mark green from tennessee. Just let her the nih asking basically why the hell did. They delete the samples at the request of china's researchers And how dangerous that is. In terms of obscuring our ability to get to the bottom of what how cove it started And even just looking at public opinion that change over the last year is remarkable And that's allowing. I think members of congress more comfortable you know taking some action Politico harvard poll. So just again. So you understand. Who did this pulp a harvard. Political poll released last week. Found them in a jar. Majority of americans believe the pandemic started with elaborate. That's fifty two percent of democrats and fifty nine percent of republicans. Only twenty eight percent believe it was a natural. It was from natural spillover. So this is you know almost twice the amount of people who believed in the last week a year ago So this is certainly gone mainstream. It's got momentum. We are seeing some action from congress But you know who's been eerily quiet and not asking reforms people like anthony. She people like francis collins. The biggest cheerleaders regain function research and people have said all along michael that gain of function. Maybe it could be used for good but could also be used for evil. And i think that's where we you know would that's where we are right now is trying to decipher. If or the worst case scenario came true. We're getting a lot of move along. There's nothing to see here justin goodman. I wish we had more time with you. White.
PM Mood
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"So you just blew my mind with a couple of things black quantum physics like i want to delve into that and then spiritual warfare and the idea of what it means to reconnect to your beginning right like our beginning. You're beginning meaning where your family where we where we originate from in our family. But then our beginning as a community as people and ties to our land and our ancestry. I think you know woke af is a political show right. It is a progressive political. Show where i try and infuse different aspects of what it means to show up consciously right and that being conscious as a part of everyday work in exercise and practice. I talk about being woke as not something that just happens once like you hit an alarm and then you're forever awake right that it is a constant awakening that happens every day. And it's a constant expansion. That happens when we talk about black consciousness in the grand scheme of things for me. It is about awakening to has been lost. Or rather what has been robbed so for you when you are looking at your family lineage. And it positions itself within the greater sense of blackness. What comes up for you as you've been journeying through the development of this work i mean surely i think fundamentally it's a pure reverence for the black at and has having experienced or seen or witnessed them as being the scapegoat for the world. While simultaneously being the impetus for the world and to be able to to see that in witness that through these these very real people that that are my aunts and my mom their resilience their creativity their forwarded to their independence their sheer ability to transcend times base through their work and the people that they've touched over the years. You know i think about well. I'll go into this when you talk about black women. Being both the scapegoat and the impetus for the world the creation of it for you. How has your understanding of the kind of journeys that you're on and your mother have taken. How has that kind of i. Guess maybe shifted your thinking about black women. Or how has it deepen your understanding of how the world experiences black women. I'm thinking of how you said. It's this daily practice right To never really like approach every day from this place of critical pedagogy like this is gonna be a practice. I'm gonna learn in this day. I'm gonna ask and was saying in so many ways i've taken them off this pedestal or or these tropes of Which i've i've realized maybe so much is my own projection onto them who i think to be who have made who've i associated them to out in the world and and kind of like wanting to provide space for for us to just be to simply be to dance to make music to e as commune in apolitical way. That will never be.
PM Mood
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"How those connect to his greater identity as a black person as well as our collective consciousness something. He calls black quantum physics which connects us all. He also recognized the role of black women in his life. And how we as a society owe a great debt to the black women who've come before us ancestral magic. Here is the first half of my conversation with don christian jones. Let's start off with your exhibit. And why you're so excited to share this work with folks. It is a multimedia. And i kind of want you to walk through like describe it to us for folks that are listening. Walk us through this kind of multimedia exhibit that upcoming. I'm trying to put words to myself. Every day as i as it's evolved is really meant to be a living breathing installation so his performance is performance base in that you know there are people enacting in moving on but it's also sculptural in so many ways and really more than anything. I wanted to be a monument like a living breathing monument. That is up as erected for you know. Two days two nights people can experience in around and can kind of also encapsulated people as should. The title of the exhibit is volvo truck. Is that right. It is yeah. Talk to me about that. And why cars are so important and what folks can expect as they walk into this installation. Because as i was watching previous interview of yours and understanding the fact that you said you didn't play with toys as a kid you played with matchbook cars and trucks and that that was a very much a part of your growing up and it reminded me of my younger cousin who i remember from when he was two or three years old the only thing that he ever wanted every time that we went to a store were those little cars and trucks and his fascination with cars just developed as he got older so i was very endeared as i was learning more about this exhibit but why were cars and trucks so important to you and what's the significance of it in this installation you're kinda grappling with in coming to terms with what you know. Cars kinda symbolized for me in a broader sense but also in this piece at the coming to terms like over the years. Because i been so inundated almost into this culture of cars and i started to ask a lot of questions you know with regard to what they would they mean..
The Michael Berry Show
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"I've heard michael express interest expressions opinion before that. It's time to stop to rationalize this left. Points nut jobs. Just drop the hammer on them. That's where i am this idiot mayor in chicago. Not only racist 'cause she's only Allow interview questions from minority reporters. That's one hundred percent racist no matter how you spin it. There's no way extended spend it otherwise it's time to bring back the chicago crime report and try to disgrace this one for the fraud disgraced that she is for whole office mayor chicago with all the people get murdered in shot there every weekend. Twenty or michael take on them as all ham. Ramon the people want to chicago weekend. Crime update back. They really do. The people really won't it back. They want it back bad. A person is wounded in chicago by gunfire every two hours and thirty six minutes. A person is murdered in chicago. Every fourteen hours and fifteen minutes in the month of may thirty seven shot and killed two hundred seventeen shot and wounded for a total shot of two hundred fifty four. Three people were murdered in some manner other than with a gun. Can you imagine thinking to yourself as a result of that what we ought to do. Take away to goods. What about all these other people. That don't use guns to shoot and kill each other. How about we deal with the types of people who shoot and kill each other driving around in stolen cars all night. How about we address the culture of people who think that's a good idea but then again are you surprised lori lightfoot as the mayor when you elect somebody on the basis that they're black then you've basically said you don't really care the job they're going to do and you get it's a complete crap shoot complete crap shoot. You don't know what you're going to get at that point because you don't have to campaign on anything other than while i'm black. In her case she's black and lesbian with a white woman by the way that's the funny thing about it with a white woman. You hate whitey so much that you sleep with one every night. The independent all association of america had their meeting a big hotel down in houston texas. And they got this. Phd feller from way up in the mid west to come and make a speech. Now folks he forevermore made a speech it's so inflamed and then all of those all folks that they called executive committee together and they said listen. That's high that thump and let's put him out on the road making this same speech just wherever he can get up a crowd. Let him talk to him and he bought him a big car. Got him a chauffeur with a blue shirt suit and this man just started traveling all over the country making this speech well after they had been doing this for about eight months going down to four lane highway that show for looked in the rear view mirror and he said professor. What set ain't no fairness in this country my good man. Why would you make a statement. Lack there he said. I make cotton picking speeches. Good as you can. And i'm bad at making living off what you're paying me and you getting ripped. He said sir alex to know that i've got my bs degree he said. Don't start all world. You got all them things. I interested in them. I don heard you make that speech once a day for eight months. I don't memorize it. i'm a better speechmaker. New are and i make the cotton picking speeds better and you can just that he said i'm fixing to go to a major university in ain't never seen me they don't need no what i look like you pull over to the roadside park up here. We are about to same side and we'll trade close in our break you from sucking aid we'll put you up. I own the stage and to make the speech and how be the chauffeur and set out in the congregation. And i want to make up a lot of deals between fact that's changed now. Y'all get this picture. They drive up to the big major university. The rio professor with the blue serge soon drive in the big car the chauffeur sitting on the back seat with a little briefcase. In his twenty two thousand people in the field house standing-room-only the great phd. What graduated from the great school of mine and was coming to speak and they introduced him and just as he got up to speak. That was the real professor sitting on the back. Row with hard bill chauffeur's cap in his lap peeping now. Y'all talking about making a speech. Who he forevermore shelled down the company he shuts it right on down to the cop. They thought that books and while it on the floor how gave him a standing ovation screen and they finally got order restored and the president of the school got up and say well. We have about ten minutes before the bell rings. I wonder if y'all would like to s this gentleman any questions. Would you like to ask him any questions. Where y'all have seen the time or fella got up in about halfway back with bighorn rams bass's on a real egg hate had books on john. He said professor. If one of those donald sores that what roam the earth two billion years ago and his caucus rotted and the earth's atmosphere. Bill top layer after layer after layer. Two five thousand nine hundred and eighty six feet and to begin. Leah's later a drill bit drilling a whale on while chapter venture doors through this decayed caucus. What will the ph of the sol. That's contained in the core of the drill bit and what will be the name of the stratosphere. This fellow just stood there and looked at. You could have heard a pin drop in. This followed said. Mr stephen as long as i've been in this business is about the most simplest question i ever been asked since i've been speaking. I'm surprised there's not a man that don't know more. you know. Get in this university and just to show you. how so. The question is my chauffeur's back of the room. Asked him to stand up. Where does the holy bread go after. It's consumed the garden of eden funny. Why don't pirate shower before they walk the plank because they'll just wash up on shore later. That was very..
The Michael Berry Show
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"Up. Hey michael yeah david coast story. I i'm born raised. Houston texas but I was working as a mud. Engineer drilling fluids engineer in south louisiana and After being up for about two weeks straight with very little sleep. I got a hotel room in lafayette but once i took a shower i felt better so i went out and i found that david. Alan co was playing so dive bar and by the end of the night i worked my way right up to the very front of the stage and i'm like right there. It is boot tips. And having a great time in louisiana and right at the end is he's walking off he goes. My name's david alan cohen. I'm from texas. And i'll keep this clean but you david. So yes he goes. I'm from texas. S you the whole crowd. And i threw my hands up and when he walked off the stage and got him his best way. I realized i was the only one in the room. you know. but that's so him. He loves to tell the story about having the same judge adjudicate three of his divorces and that she told him you know. You clearly haven't learned anything from these divorces and him telling her you clearly haven't learned that i don't give enough. He just that's just kind of who he is. I mean it's it's probably fifteen years ago levi good ni- were driving out we drove out to tumbleweeds and i don't know where that is. Maybe it's willowbrook whatever. I didn't leave the loop much in those days. So i didn't know my way around but i remember it was way out there levi drove. He knew where it was. So we go out there. And david allan coe's music emi. He's in my top ten. All time for singer songwriters love his music. I'm in love everything about and so i am. Ready is going to be the deal and we get there and tumbleweeds was this bar. That was really just more like a big country bar like i. I'm sure they have a dj. Some nights in and they they play copperhead road road five times when people go out and line dance and you know get drunk. It's not a real concert venue. The stage is about a foot off the ground which granted so as green hall and so was gillies. But it's it's not built as a concert facility. And i didn't realize that david allen coe was not in big demand so i mean people must have paid two bucks to get in and we paid ten thousand for him. That's what he would cost us. Which if you look at his body of work getting fifty or above to put it into perspective. We paid seventy five for merle and one fifteen for willie. So david allen coe was getting ten or seventy five. I'll have to go back and look at wasn't as much as you would expect. And the first time he comes he's a big name so you know you're you're not worried you're gonna cover ticket price anyway so levi. Go strolling in and we might. We might have had popper to at this point and we're feeling no pain and i'm ready to go in and see the show and we go walk in and it's halfway into the show if you travel with levi you show up but everything late as just what you do and we walk in. And nobody's paying attention to the stage. And david allan coe is standing up on stage. And he's shaped like a pair. He's gotten so so fat but it's all in his midsection. It's that you'll fu park. Just big fat barrel. Fat funny looking santa claus kinda deal. He's got his hair in the back in a ponytail. It's gone it's gone snow white and he's got little instead of just being one. It's got little little baubles and beads looking you know as it goes down. He's got his goatee Braided and it comes down below his saggy boobs He's gotta guitar around his neck that he never plays and he's wearing pink. Chuck taylor hi tops. It's as if he's come out with the intention of saying if you thought. I gave a damn about what you think of how i look. I've gone to great extremes to tell you i don't he stood on the stage and for at least fifteen minutes maybe longer talked about how great what's all boy from detroit. The white kid. All kid rock. How great kid rock is well. I later found out that he Tells people that kid rock is his son kid. Rock is actually his son and that's why they're so close but he basically declared kid rock the greatest living musician and explain why he was the greatest living musician in about ten minutes into a twenty minute story. The crowd starts booing the few who were paying attention mostly. It's single dudes. Try to hit single girls but there were some people who because they were there with their wife and their music fans wanted to hear him and he had no interest in doing that. He just wanted talk about kid rock and they start bullying and so then people who aren't even paying attention and are having a conversation drinking with a booming starts at. Oh it's like the way they're oh and so a chorus of boos sets off. And david allan coe is on stage. Yelling back at the audience clearly smashed.
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"Berisha let you get off. Work early came in and call my girlfriend my living girlfriend and my best friend going at it. What do you mean. A making won't be kind of like doggy fashion. Oh hello hello you. You didn't watch You didn't watch What was it. What was the one that they'd say making whoopee they love to say making. We'll be my grandmother's the newlywed game. That was a lamest game. My grandmother used to watch that. And so i was subjected to washington and i was a kid so i thought it was and they would say making whoopi and ooh. They will laughed. I mean that was a knee slapper. When they'd say making whoopi that they'd hold up the little card and they get so happy they got it right anyway. So you came in and you you witnessed to individual engaged in intercourse one of which was your girlfriend and the best friend my best friend so anyway I it ain't good quite that bad but anyway I looked at him and they looked me. You know and. I just looked at her and i said well. Hey your stuff and just get out. She lived with hostages. Future stuff can get out and she got one or two things. And that's it. That's enough just down the road. She left hand. I looked at my best friend. They're looking bigalow kinda sad. Oh i didn't know what doing i thought about. Areso ran got a newspaper. And i wrote it up. I slap him on the nose. Fad that shut the showdown show over none. Nobody top that story. You're no shot. The guy left him for dead. That wouldn't have been as good. I gotta go rhino mike. I got the process tells the best story of the entire year and in the middle of me falling on the floor laughing says oh by driving. Well you'd what what you're okay to tell the joke anyway. I understand my story. Hey mike you're he's having gross gross week or whatever but i told you the story about the wolf arms. Oh my goodness you the us you should call. What are you doing right now. my Driving home on ninety six to leaks eighty. Oh well how long before you get there. One way traffic give about twenty minutes. Probably get me some drink. That is a story mike. Please call again. Yeah paul in though mind jefferson county. I i do a michael. Good sir hi I'm a veteran. I was stuck does. Ptsd back in filed. And i heard you talking with the governor and morgan it put chills on my arms because everything to be gave me made me into zombie at this point. I don't even take aspirin okay. I don't even take aspirin to this point but that's not walk college in a way it is no take your time. I want to hear everything you have to say. I don't care. I want you to go out what you think. Okay for me personally i i was. I was a real agitated. Get real matt type person for for the longest. I hold a job that before you went in the military. No no i had the same job for like ten years and i wouldn't reserves in beaumont and You know when i got back i mean it was. It was just a different person to came back did you. So how much. How much do. I weigh Bought to you stepney five. How tall but steaks too. And that's just a your chunky but you're not like paint works with every caller. I paint a picture. Every woman is smoking hot eighty five. She might be smoking hot but also i imagine her making me a blackberry cobbler. In every dude. I kind of paint a picture of what's that guy. Look like right. I go down to what they're wearing and What kind of house they live in. And what kind of vehicle they they drive whether it's clean or not you know field inside their much of a fast food bags on the floor or you know. They have their stuff nicely organized. Like i require is their console. Neatly organized got their coins into right collections. Or they one of those people that their truck had been cleaned out and twenty five years. And so so. I i always. I'm always curious. How right or wrong i am. I had you as a big boy now. You're yeah. I mean. I'm a big boy but inside sixteen you i would. I would have said. I didn't know if you were six to i. I had you at six five three hundred. The voice. well yeah no. Everything's in the voice but some of that. Yeah some of it's accurate. You weren't going to be a little bitty gacaca you that right well. Okay well after got to get back after after about seven eight years. I was like i'm done. I can't keep a job. i can't. I cannot keep a job. I'm tired of these people. And i was i was a car guy was a truck guy. I told my wife. I moved out of the house for about three months. When i got back it was bad. Drake off my drank on money and After after so long not being able to like really function. I was like you know what i heard somebody. I'd i i wanna do is drive. That's all i've ever done. He's dropped. I was like you know what. I'm getting rid of this car. I'm getting a truck. I'm going to start doing my own thing. I'm gonna do hotshots. Did you. voice break. Just a moment ago are were you nervous. Kind of wrote a little bit. Let me ask you this. I want you to think about two cents before you did it break because you're sad for the person you were hold on or did it break because you know a lot of other people hurt to watch you go through it or did it break. Because you're scared. That person could come back. I'm not scared of that person. Could come back. I do know i. Do you feel bad for that person that you were voice break knowing what i was and what i am now it. What got me to this point. But do you feel a sense of regret. Like that's a part of my time life. I can't get back are do you feel a sense of man. I'm going to be that guy in a way in a way that people might not understand. I'm kind of grateful. 'cause it into a better person i do understand. I do okay because i went from could hold a job details. Somebody real quick where to get all to work for myself. i mean i haven't had nightmares Things would i mean like. I didn't go in the corner store for years. I mean i. I say that. But that was a trigger for me and you know once learned my triggers and i stayed away from them.
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"Throw in a sang redneck. Had another word in. We is over not feel good. One common stayed break. I can feel good.
PM Mood
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"Were reverberating as well And then even with black gospel and thinking about a ceremony how they take place in how voices amplified Those were all things that were just kind of coming along this this research. I was doing until i started thinking about the ways in which i was using music. And how all of those different of forms of music were very influential in how i process my own feelings in the the way that reimagined the spaces that i was in So i was like this is something i need to translate into a work so that someone can also experienced this in the same way i'm experiencing it and that's where this project came about. No there's a movement without rhythm thinking about all of these different sounds and rhythms and how they have this Really ab- beautiful way of transcending us Another space in also thinking about a part of the project that i'm working with. There's this kind of club that i put in from sunrise. Where he's talking about this process of a bomb on us being not real. You know our bodies not be from here but also like our spirits not being this place in that the away for us to kind of an in that extension That being away for us to fully feel president with who we actually are. And so i think about this this form of music. In the way that the the sounds kind of transcend it brings us outside of this physical vessel into another round and in that realm. We're able to fully extend in fully understand who we are in. Have the space to actually just freely in me that feels very profound very radical thinking about this idea of care. And we're thinking about this idea of love and we're thinking about the ways in which we can inhabit joy All of those things Feel like they. They are necessary In in really really processing that you just spoke to my whole soul. You just supposed to my house. Because all i have been saying to to to friends is that i need for i what i miss. The most during this pandemic time is live music. I miss the exp. Missed what it feels like to experience.
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"How do you understand or are able to articulate through your art the balance of the joy and the trauma and the gradations in between of what it means to be block. Yeah that that was something. I had to ask myself early on at felt like my work. Had a lot of this inherent rage in it because i was speaking directly from from experience And when i talk about experience a lot of people ask what are the like major Things that you've experienced in terms of trauma that have allowed you to have these kind of lived experiences that have brought on this rage and for me. It wasn't about necessarily these big moments big events that took place. But like you said there's this collective memory that that is within our bodies in our bodies kind of keep that in. I had to really understand like how my body was taking all of these like ways. I was seeing myself through media visual media and just like the news cycles in all of these projections. even though it was directly onto me are directly said to me are me directly experiencing it. It was something that collectively was part of my memory of who. I am as as a black person. I had myself within the creation of my art. You know. i can't if i'm speaking about that. I can talk about that trauma but it might perpetuating the cycle of violence and trauma by creating work. That directly talks about that in so for me. It was about okay. How do i create at balance. As i started thinking about the other parts of my life that people don't necessarily see or hear about understand you know like black love and black joy in how radical that is in in moving us in creating this buoyancy we can exist rage but we can also like you said radiate have this this beauty in his grace amongst us that really allows us to live in to process how we exist but to also just like exist in thrive in the way that we are with everything that happens amongst us So for me. That was really important. I think right now to be honest in the core what my work is. I'm thinking a lot about what we intake violence everyday on such a high level. And so how are we not just as artists but as human beings our we taking those things that are violent in looking for ways to transform that into something that we can take on and still be able to move forward with our own potential In create spaces that that really make room for this kind of peaceful foundation Our our make room for this like meditative process. We could really bring joy vacuum to our lives. And that's been at. The core of my practice is really thinking about that transformation. That's happening within myself. Whatever i touch whatever creative. I can push that out.
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"You know that way of just speaking in terms of making our. I have always been a person that has deeply appreciated art but specifically art created by black artists. I know that for some they really push back against the inherent politicization of black art by just by virtue of being black are is seen as a body. Politic what is your feeling about that about being viewed as a black artist or for your work because it looks at the black female identity which we know has traditionally been what the mule of america right the workhorse of the world. How do you understand the politics of the art and the art itself. Yeah that's a great question is interesting because for so long A lot of people used to tell me you know my work with Specifically speaking about identity politics. In this way and i used to kind of shy away from accepting that are claiming that and it wasn't until i started reading Me the combined river collecting their stayton politics in actually coined that phrase in a way Where i was like know. This is something that i don't need to shy away from that. I don't need to not claim. This is a part of who i am and just by my mirror existence. This is something that i'm speaking to. And so within my art. I believe i truly believe as an artist. I have to be in a lot of ways political in what i'm speaking on It is inherent to my existence is a black queer woman to continue. Continue to talk about those days. And even if i'm not directly speaking about it are within the works directly speaking about it. I'm talking about things around it. The things that you know have kind of allowed me to see myself. In in a certain way in the ways in which i've been able to navigate that so by meat-processing processing that within my own work maybe that is allowing someone as a viewer to start to grasp their own processing on and maybe even build their own tools on how they can also navigate the politics around just being black There was a question that was asked by a white anti racist trainer. And she had asked that you know this is back in the nineteen seventies and. Forgive me because i can't remember her name at this particular moment but she asked a room full of white people right you know if they believed in racism and i'm sure you've seen this video the clip and they're like no no no and then she's like okay so would you want to be black for a day and raise your hand and none of them raised their hand right and so there's always been this sense that there is a profound grief that is associated with our blackness and yet for me i feel like there is a supreme radiance that is attached to our blackness. And that you will never find a community of people that is steeped in more grace right..
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Product Manager Hub (PM Hub)
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"So i won't be recipe but that's the format. We can use famously weekly us for any marketplace for end users can define part of marketing. The only appear would be sometimes just one number well. Number of transactions so points amazon. They will number croatians. The user is making and i value absolutely number crunching for me per month. Whatever that is or gm beaver gross w for classified business like Villar for your business been trying not happen too. Long sort of cookie might want to stick your definition of value into by valued evaluation and you may have separate metrics for them. Only medic was as the transaction because the transition was too far from when you're measuring and uganda wake cleveland's to say yes. It's not was figuring out right now. Yeah there's a really really good the way. You broke down into segments Actually perfect sense Now i'm actually going to throw this question. And i'm curious to hear your thoughts like is there a magic number where you'd say. Hey you know what if for example this definition out there i think that they say forty percent of at least forty percent of users kind of like Not live without dissolution. You know and it's going to be really kind of tough for me. And then you found like on a product market fit but i'm curious to hear your thoughts on this. Is that a magic number. Keep up a good question. So let's say you pick a number of metrics do next step. So okay i got because the segment i defined the metric. But how do you our know. How much is great right. That's the question you asking so this door. I'd answer and somebody's giving answer. Then i would say the thing. Seventy percent will seventy percents. Good for anything like you are about media. Use great for anything. It doesn't matter. Bean for non out say anchoring on something and comparing with that that's called benchmarking will help you figure out what the right number so give it to him to do that. The one the closest competitor of your business better figure what could be expansion till you find out if i'm building a new Think of jat dot com. It's unfair.
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"Loop something that is your best guess as a proxy for that long term retention that might be happening in the near term again the more data you have to work with Oftentimes your data science team to say. Hey do we have a reasonable chance that the short term proxy might trigger that long-term metric that we are trying to measure and sometimes anthony data size. People will get uncomfortable. Because now you're talking real guesswork especially if you're creating something new where you're not looking past behavior because you're creating a totally new dynamic but you know you could try to take your best guess lot of times. What we're doing is brought people's taking your best. Guess not you know making the best decisions we can in moving as fast weekend but so yeah so. Stay really practical as a team to to know that you're making progress. Try to come up with metrics where you can get feedback on a daily weekly or or sort of a slowest like a thirty day timeframe but this probably going to be some longer term metrics that you really want to have your watchlist To validate whether working on sexually work like what you hear so far make sure to never miss an episode by clicking on the subscribe button. Now this podcast has been made possible by. Listens like yourself. And i'm thankful for your support. Now let's get back to the show. Yeah now makes sense that. And thanks for elaborating that now. I guess let's let's take the Change gears now and the look at the enterprise Situations when you have a lot of data so i'm curious to know that that could influence a lot introduced a lot of noise out a lot of like you know you know correlation taken for causation Curious to know what are what are some questions to think about. When you have a ton of data you know one example about the fintech marketplace getting a little caught up with best intentions Where they saw a number and they thought. Oh that's the 'cause when it was actually more of a correlated effect and they had to think deeper about what was really going on. I think.