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Real Estate Coaching Radio
A highlight from "I Would List My Home, But I Can't Find A Home To Buy!"
"Welcome to Real Estate Coaching Radio, starring award -winning real estate coaches and number one international bestselling authors, Tim and Julie Harris. This is the number one daily radio show for realtors looking for a no BS, authentic, real time coaching experience. What's really working in today's market, how to generate more leads, make more money, and have more time for what you love in your life. And now your hosts, Tim and Julie Harris. Listeners, have you ever heard this before? Have you ever heard a prospective seller tell you, I would happily list my house with you, but I can't until I find a home to buy. Boy, is that ever a conversation ender. Yeah, I would list my home, but where's all the inventory? You know, sellers can go online. They're searching all the time. Everything they see is pending. There's not a whole lot popping up. I would give you my listing, but where am I going to go? Now, here's the thing, with record low inventory nationwide, realtors seem to be hearing the same thing day in and day out, which we just said, I'd move, but where would I go? For most agents, unfortunately, that's the end of the conversation, simultaneously ending the possibility of taking a new listing as well as facilitating that buyer side. After all, nationwide inventory is at all time lows and according to Altos research, it bubbles up between 400 ,000 and 500 ,000 actives. When you take the pendings out, we're still at least a million listings shy of being in a balanced market. Okay, does not include all new construction, number one, but number two, here's something I want you guys to keep in mind. Your sellers who want to obviously buy something else once their property sells, whether it's more expensive or less expensive, they are, guess what, not worried about the interest rate. That is not what's holding them back. What's holding them back is the lack of something to choose to purchase. That's what their issue is. Why is it not the interest rate? Because most of the sellers in your marketplace, half of which have homes with no mortgages, roughly speaking, and the other half have mortgages where they have 50 % equity. So virtually all the prospective sellers that you're working with don't really care too much about the interest rates because they're going to have so much money down, their payment is not going to be that significant anyway and or they could buy the interest rates down. Do not get stuck in the emotional mental mud believing that this market, especially with sellers, the slowdown is rate driven. It's not. Now, first -time buyers? Yes. I agree. First -time buyers, they are definitely having a mortgage rate payment shock issue and to that, it's just going to get worse because rents are going to increase. So all the while they're hoping and praying the mortgage rates decrease, their rents are going to increase and a lot of times those first -time buyer types are going to be stuck in a long -term renting cycle which can last their lifetime. So we've done lots of podcasts on that, how to present to those types of folks so that they can essentially move themselves out of payment shock and into the reality that housing is expensive and it's not getting cheaper. You might as well own the house yourself versus basically renting it. But again. With regards to the first -time buyer question, but this podcast we're really focusing on, I would list with you, but I'm not convinced that there's anything to buy. I'm not going to sell it just to be homeless. So don't just answer with, yeah, there's really nothing on the market. I mean, everything in the MLS is already pending, Realtors. Stop saying that. I'll put you in my search widget and we'll watch for something to pop up together. I'll drip on you. I'll drip on you. Okay. Well, that's one method of maybe someday possibly finding something for your would -be sellers to buy. You can't end the conversation there and expect to actually do any business. Market forces are working against you. Rates are higher. Inventory is scarce. Add some inflation, the specter of possible recession and overall uncertainty. And now you've got a transitioning market. And if you're just going to roll over and say, well, yep, there's nothing to buy. You're done. You're not actually in real estate when you talk like that. But it's all those points amplified because when is the last time you went to any source, any media source, and they were making you feel optimistic? Never. Never. Right? I mean, everything including alien visitation is now essentially making the headlines. It's discouraging people from feeling optimistic. So you're going to have to understand that most people don't listen to our podcast and don't know the importance of having media -free mornings, media -free days, media -free lives. In other words, purging all that stuff. So you're going to have to remember when you're talking to folks that a lot of times you're going to have to help them move past their hesitance that's being constantly reinforced by their friends, their family, the news media, and all the rest of it. So just keep that in mind. Well, you do have a choice to make. You can either wait for the market to bounce back or you can create your own opportunities by being more proactive. We prescribed the mantra, hope for the best, but plan for the worst. Assume you're not going to wake up to three and a half percent interest rates and double the inventory. That is not going to happen. Back to our conversation with that would -be seller client who won't list with you because they don't want to become homeless. Here are the top five solutions that go beyond waiting and watching for magic inventory to arise. Okay. Good news for all of you. Some of the notes from today's show are down below along with the opportunity for you to explore becoming a Harris certified coach. We informally talked about it two days ago and we have formally now decided that we are going to open up our Harris certified coach certification program again. So if you're interested, and we have not done this for two years, but if you're interested in not just learning how to be a real estate coach but have a real estate coaching business, make sure you click the link below in the show description and fill out the form. We highly are selective who we have as a prospective real estate coach and yeah, it's owners. The process is not just simply by, you know, you're not just going to buy a certificate. You actually have to earn the right to be a Harris certified coach. Our name is on your certification and you have to assume we're going to take that very seriously. So the link to become a Harris certified coach is below or you can just go to Harris certified coach .com. All right, Julie, these are the top five solutions. Solutions to when they say, that's an objection, I would list with you, I would move. But where am I going to go to? Okay, top five solutions so you can still take the listing. Number one, consider building a home instead of chasing after the scarce resale inventory. There are several advantages to this option. First, many builders are buying down interest rates and using their in -house financing. The buyer can lock in a better rate this way, thus giving them lower payments. Next advantage, the house is new. No rehab for them and no inspection nightmares for you. It's all good. Your client can get their home on the market a couple of months prior to the completion and not have to move twice. And finally, when your client builds, they aren't having to compete in a bidding war. It's all good. Now your points were mostly geared towards production builders, but if you're not having a market with a lot of production builders, the big, you know, Epcons and well, I mean, you know. MI and KB homes and all the big ones, right? That's fine. Just go to a builder and most of the country, there are builders that build ones and twos and threes houses here and there on your land. Align yourself with those guys. You can have the same result. Very well put. You have to go look for it. Be proactive. Okay. Number two, consider. And again, these things, these five things are playing into your conversations so that you can counsel with your sellers who your buyers are would be sellers. Maybe they could consider buying first closing and then listing the previous home. Don't assume that your buyer seller prospects won't or can't utilize this option. They may have a down payment saved that's not actually in their home equity. They might use a bridge loan to borrow their equity, close on the next home and then sell the old one. You don't know if you don't ask. The advantage is that your client can make a non -contingent offer, secure their home and deal with their old house later. Make sure that you know lenders who offer bridge loans and understand how to explain this option. There's a lot of those out there. You should at least run it up the flagpole and see if it makes sense. But a lot of people can purchase their next home without actually having to sell a present one. The underlying point of Julie's point number two there was don't assume that your perspectives on finances and risk is the same as theirs because you're not going to approach the perspective seller about purchasing something with all their options. So let them know. You have several choices on how we can move forward, Mr. Seller. Here's one, here's two, here's three, here's four. Which one is best for you? That's the point of this podcast is to have those conversations instead of saying, yep, there's no inventory. We'll just drip and wait for something to drip on you. I mean, what is it? 30 % of all the home sales are it's our new construction, right? And that's going to be at least 50%. It's 30 % and rising for sure. Okay. So number three, and so, you know, some of these, these five possibilities, it also goes to how the seller's mindset is. Are they somebody that has no problem buying first and then selling second? Are they a little bit more risk adverse? So this number three goes to that point. Consider selling first, then renting for a while and taking time to look for the right home. The advantage here is that the seller has cashed out their equity and is ready to pounce on the right home, but without the pressure of organizing closing and possession dates. Who are your go -to leasing agents? Consider both traditional rentals, short -term vacation rentals that may consider a lease, as well as apartment complexes. Many have some great amenities that could work for a short - or longer -term lease while you help your client find the right home to buy. Again, you don't know if you don't run it up the flagpole, do you? Okay, number four, consider getting the seller's home on the market now, but make the acceptance of an offer contingent on seller finding suitable housing. The buyer will probably want a specific time frame, but you can usually get 90 to 120 days to secure the next home for your seller who is now a buyer. Many buyers in today's market are just anxious to find the right home and will be flexible with the seller's situation. It's still, in most places, a seller's market. The advantage to your client is that they won't have to move twice, and you've negotiated for them enough time to look for the next place. A seller lease back to that buyer, the new owner, is another way to handle that. Just depends on the time frame. Okay, so let's give them the sticky details of this one. So if a lot of your buyers are putting enough money down and are paying cash for the house, they can easily do lease backs to the seller. Yeah, they're just happy to get the house secured. And the seller's happy to know what money they're going to have for their next one. So they can do lease backs that might even last a year, right? To Julie's point, they're just happy to have the house. And so you have to have these thoughts bouncing around your head, otherwise you're not going to be able to offer these different options to your prospective sellers. That's right. Well, that's why our coaching clients get a copy of this, so they can turn it into a leave behind when they have these conversations and use it for their scripting. Well, look at that right now. Combine number four with number one, right? Someone's building, it's going to be done in say 12 to 18 months. You can then basically put their existing house on the market, obviously sell it, have the sellers receive the proceeds from the closing. They become tenants of their former house that they owned.
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"Were arrested a loaded gun was also recovered at the scene news it's 534 radio your home a breaking news coverage and traffic minutes and on weather every the force 10 let's get you over to the high performance homes traffic center kiera's off this morning in her place marina rockinger well good morning again and people are starting to hit the road now to head to work northbound i -5 you're seeing some slowdowns in the federal air federal way area just north of 320th really starting to bog down now through the star lake area just just past 272nd northbound 167 much heavier from 15th street southwest past highway 18 continues to be slow almost up to 15th street northwest northbound 167 getting heavier much heavier now from 180th up to 405 southbound i -5 is still pretty easy from evert down through south snohomish county into shoreline and into seattle in a quick note i -520 eastbound and westbound ramps from montlake and to montlake those should be reopening any moment at am your next look at traffic at
Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition
A highlight from Advanced Nutrition Strategies for Inflammation and Insulin Resistance
"Hello, and welcome to the Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition Podcast, the show designed to give you science -based solutions to improve your health and life. I'm Dr. David Jockers, doctor of natural medicine and creator of DrJockers .com, and I'm the host of this podcast. I'm here to tell you that your body was created to heal itself, and on this show, we focus on strategies you can apply today to heal and function at your best. Thanks for spending time with me, and let's go into the show. If you're struggling with stiff or aching joints, and you're tired of letting the cis -comfort steal the joy and freedom from your life, then I have a natural solution you're going to love. It's called Joint Support by Pure Health Research, and this stuff is amazing. It contains seven of Mother Nature's best superfoods for supporting comfortable, healthy, and flexible joints. It even promotes healthy cartilage growth, too. All it takes is one small capsule of joint support every day to start feeling the positive effects on your health. As a listener of our show, you can try Joint Support risk -free today and get a free 30 -day supply of Omega -3 when you take advantage of this special offer. It can promote healthy joint lubrication, making it easier to move in comfort. You're also getting two free e -books, so you can learn more about joint health. Just head over to getjointhelp .com forward slash jockers. That's G -E -T -J -O -I -N -T -H -E -L -P dot com forward slash J -O -C -K -E -R -S getjointhelp .com forward slash jockers to order Joint Support and claim your free bottle of Omega -3 while supplies last. Again, that's getjointhelp .com forward slash jockers. Welcome back to the podcast. In this episode, I'm being interviewed by Dr. Beverly Yates for her upcoming Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Summit. We talk all about the best advanced nutrition strategies to reduce inflammation and improve insulin sensitivity. There's a lot of things you can do if you are looking to lose weight, if you're looking to improve your blood sugar sensitivity. We know insulin resistance is at the root of all chronic inflammatory conditions, but there's a lot we can do from a nutrition perspective. We go through that in this interview. I talk a lot about intermittent fasting and how that helps improve mitochondrial function, helps improve blood sugar stability and turn on fat burning. We talk about how to improve your stomach acid, bile flow, pancreatic enzymes, so you can reduce the amount of endotoxins that are released from your gut and into your bloodstream that drive up inflammatory activity in your body. So this is a really powerful presentation showing you exactly what you need to do to stabilize your blood sugar, to burn fat for fuel and reduce inflammation. If you know anybody that's dealing with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, perhaps they're overweight looking to lose weight or they're obese, please share this episode with them. And you can also check out the Reversing Type 2 Diabetes Summit that Dr. Yates is putting on. Just go to the show notes for this episode on DrJockers .com and there will be a link there where you can register for free for the Reversing Type 2 Diabetes Summit and listen to all the great interviews with top experts when it comes to blood sugar stability and type 2 diabetes. And if you have not left us a five -star review for this podcast, please do that now. When you leave us a review, it helps us reach more people and impact more lives with this message. It's really easy to do. Just go to Apple iTunes or wherever you listen to the podcast, scroll to the bottom, usually the review areas at the bottom and leave us a five -star review, leave a comment in there. That means so much to us and helps us reach more people. So thank you for doing that. Thank you for being a part of our community and let's go into the show. Hey everyone, welcome to the Reversing Type 2 Diabetes Summit. I'm your host, Dr. Beverly Yates, MD. It's my distinct privilege and honor to interview a wonderful colleague of mine, Dr. David Jockers. He's been a leader in many aspects of health and continues to help people have clarity about their health. One of the things that's so interesting as we do all the episodes here for the summit is I'm trying very consciously to give people different points of view and different aspects of what it takes for blood sugar success to be well. So with Dr. David Jockers, we're going to introduce him in just a moment here. He's a doctor of natural medicine and runs one of the most popular natural health websites online in drjockers .com and has gotten over a million views for monthly visitors and his work is really popular. It's been seen on shows like The Dr. Oz Show and Hallmark Home and Family. He's the author of the best -selling book, The Keto -Metabolic Breakthrough and also The Fasting Transformation. He's a world -renowned expert in the area of ketosis, fasting, brain health, inflammation and functional nutrition. He also hosts his popular Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition podcast. Be sure to look up his work, check out what that he's offering. Dr. Jockers, welcome to our summit. Thanks so much, Dr. Beverly. Great to be on with you. Yeah. You know, I've really been excited for our talk because I think that there are so many ways in which people can eat and nourish themselves and some things are certainly more helpful or successful when it comes to blood sugar control and glycemic regulations than others. So with that in mind, let's dig in right away here. So please, if you would share with us your perspective here, what is inflammation and how does it develop? Yeah. Inflammation is just a natural process of healing. In fact, it's actually designed to help protect our body from some sort of chronic systemic infection and so, well, not chronic infection, but some sort of systemic acute infection from killing us quickly. And so I think we look at the history of mankind. More people have died from infections that got into our bloodstreams, bloodstreams spread throughout our body, went into major vital organs and killed us is what used to kill most of our ancestors. And so our body has created this inflammatory process to help protect against that. So the infection that gets in doesn't get into our lungs and cause pneumonia or our nervous system and cause meningitis. And so in order to do that, we created this inflammatory process to keep basically infection under control. And it's also part of the healing process. We break down damaged tissue and we try to remove that in order to build new healthy tissue. So for example, if we sprain our ankle, we're going to break down that tissue and try to rebuild new healthy tissue in that area. So inflammation itself is life saving. The issue is that it should be turned off when the appropriate area is healed. And so in our society, we have certain vectors that are turning up inflammation. For example, one is called leaky gut, right? So when somebody has leaky gut, there's damage, micro damage to the intestinal lining. And every time that person's eating food, particularly food that causes more gut irritation, they are further tearing that gut lining and they're not really allowing their body to heal properly. And therefore, they're spewing out bacteria and endotoxins into their bloodstream through that lining, through that hole. And that's driving up inflammation in the body because the body thinks that it's under attack from some sort of systemic infection or some sort of basically infectious process that could be life threatening. And so we've got to do what we can to get inflammation under control in our society. And so I think about it like a fire in a fireplace. You know, if the fire is on in the fireplace, it's great. It warms the house. You know, it creates a great environment, an ambiance. However, when we dump gasoline on the fire, right now it spreads on the walls and starts to burn our home. And obviously that's when it's a major issue. And so in our society, we have lifestyle habits that are dumping gasoline on the fire and causing us to burn up our home. And we just don't really understand it. We don't realize that's actually what we're doing to our body. And then we later, you know, after doing this for years and years and years, we get diagnosed with the chronic disease. But this is many years of chronic inflammation, damaging cells, tissues and organ systems of our body leading to, you know, that disease diagnosis. Absolutely. Absolutely. Thank you for laying that out so clearly. You know, it's so interesting in clinical work, sometimes it comes up. People are like, this just happened to me overnight, thinking that their body has attacked them or betrayed them and that their diagnosis has come on all of a sudden when in reality, nope, this was years in the making. So thank you so much for pointing that out for us. So anyone listening to this, if you have an inflammatory problem, please know. It took time for it to develop and it will take some time for it to heal. The good news is, if healing is possible, that it's likely to be a lot faster compared to the silent onset process. It's like too bad. It would be great if our body, as we get more and more inflamed, gave us a sound or a noise or maybe we turned polka dotted or something so we can know that something's going on here, you know? Yeah, for sure. And many times people do have chronic symptoms that are giving them a warning sign. And we just ignore it in our society, right? It's kind of like a check engine light goes on in our car. Typically we know, okay, I need to bring this in and get it looked at. But in our society, if we have headaches, chronic headaches, if we have chronic gut pain, if we have chronic joint pain, if we have skin rashes, acne, eczema, if we are gaining weight and we try some lifestyle strategies and we're just not losing weight, if we're gaining weight and we can go on and on, in our society, oftentimes the first thing we do is we go right to some sort of medication or we try to just ignore it. It's like we just let the check engine light stay on or we take some duct tape and just kind of stick it over it and pretend that everything's okay with the car. And that's really what we're doing. We're not actually getting to the root cause. Exactly. So that brings me to my very next question for you, which is this. What are some of the root causes of inflammation and how can this be measured quantitatively with lab testing? So when we look at root causes of chronic inflammation, one, and this is what you're really addressing in this summit, is a diet and lifestyle that is not right, right? So high blood sugar and insulin resistance, primarily driven by the food that we're consuming and lack of exercise, right? Lack of movement, food that we're consuming, obviously stress plays a role. So high stress, poor sleep hygiene and poor sleep quality. Sleep quality is super important. We've got to make sure we're sleeping really well when we are sleeping, but also proper hygiene when it comes to sleep. That plays a big role with our sleep quality. For example, shift workers, they might sleep eight or nine hours, but because they're sleeping at the wrong hours that are not right with, you know, humans, natural circadian rhythm or we're supposed to be sleeping at night, they tend to have higher levels of blood sugar and insulin resistance compared to people that are sleeping the same amount of hours and working kind of a normal shift and then sleeping overnight. So those are major factors. And then beyond that, we have things like chronic infections. So we know that when we have different infections, whether it's a candida overgrowth in our gut, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, H. pylori infections in our stomach, parasite infections, Lyme disease, things like that, that all drives up inflammatory processes in our body. Chronic overload of toxicity. All of us are exposed to chemicals in our air, water and food. So all of us have levels of toxicity coming into our system. But if our drainage and detoxification pathways are working properly, we should be eliminating a good amount of those and keeping our toxic bucket under control. And so we all have kind of like a toxic threshold. And so if we keep things under that threshold by keeping, you know, by limiting our exposure to toxins and then by allowing our body to detox and drain effectively, then, you know, that doesn't drive inflammation. However, if we're consuming lots of toxins from the food, we eat the air, we breathe the things we're putting on our skin, the water we're drinking, and then we're not doing things to help improve our lymphatic system, our liver, our gut, our kidneys. Right. We're not we're not peeing. You know, we should be urinating. Right. We should be peeing out toxins. We should be breathing them out. So respiration, perspiration, that's sweating, urination and defecation. Right. So we should be peeing, pooping, breathing. And sweating out these toxins. If we're not doing that, then our toxic load goes up, goes over that threshold, drives inflammation in the body. So toxicity is a big factor. You know, I mentioned stress. There can also be things like post -traumatic stress disorders. Right. So where somebody's had major trauma and their body never really recovered from that trauma and they're kind of reliving that trauma. Maybe somebody that was a war veteran or perhaps they were sexually abused or something along those lines. Right. They may relive those traumas on a regular basis, driving up inflammation in the body. So all of these things need to be addressed and and considered. Somebody might be living in a mold toxic house, right, breathing in mold and mycotoxins on a daily basis. They're trying to live a healthy lifestyle, but they're constantly overloading their their system with toxins. And so we've got to be able to look at all of those factors and make sure that we're addressing those to keep inflammation under control. Now, when we're measuring inflammation on labs, there's some easy labs that we can look at. You know, you can get done on blood work. For example, one of the most common is high sensitivity C reactive protein. CRP is a protein that our body, our immune system produces in response to inflammation. And, you know, so long as you don't get a false negative, like if you work out really intensely right before you get your blood test done, your CRP will be through the roof. That's actually a healthy level of inflammation, because after we exercise, we have inflammation to help our body heal and recover. So normally you want to not work out roughly 48 hours before getting the test done, ideally at least 24 hours. So you get the right measurement and your HSCRP should ideally be under one and really as close to zero as possible. And so typically it's not flag tie unless it's up over two or three, somewhere in that range. But anything over one is a sign that there's underlying inflammation there. And that's something that we definitely want to look at and address. So that's a big factor. You know, I know in this in this summit, I'm sure you've got people talking about things like hemoglobin A1C. We know hemoglobin A1C, that's a sign of the glycation process or basically when a sugar molecule binds to a major protein, like in this case, when it binds to hemoglobin, major protein that helps bring oxygen to the cells in the body and denatures the hemoglobin. And so it causes a sticky protein process. So we should have ideally like the optimal range really is is really under under 5 .2 on the hemoglobin, 5 .2 percent under. And so typically in our society, nothing is flagged until it's up over six, up over six percent. I like to keep mine under five, right? Between four point five and five. Some are in that range to make sure that my hemoglobin, my red blood cells have great capacity to bring oxygen to the cells so I can create the cellular energy I need to really thrive. So hemoglobin A1C is a really good marker. There's another one actually that you can test, too. It's it's it's called a novel marker for systemic inflammation. It's called GlycA, right? And so it's also a marker of glycosylation and again, a sugar molecule binding to proteins. In this case, GlycA looks at proteins particularly involved in the immune system. And so when that's elevated, I like to see it between one hundred and three hundred. Some are in that range, more closer to one hundred when it's up over three hundred. We know that's a sign of systemic inflammation. In fact, there are some individuals that will have normal HSCRP, but we'll see the GlycA elevated. And so that's a really good it's a novel marker. They've just been doing a number of studies on that, really starting just in the last five years. Very interesting marker. We know, for example, statin drugs will have a cholesterol lowering medications can have a mild anti -inflammatory effect that may bring CRP down, but they don't bring GlycA down. Whereas a lot of lifestyle strategies that you're talking about on the summit will help bring both of those markers down. And so that's a that's a really important thing to be looking at. Another key marker is LDH, lactate dehydrogenase, which is part of our natural energy, you know, our glycolysis and Krebs cycle. It's kind of a Krebs cycle glycolysis intermediary enzyme. And so when that's elevated, it's a sign that there's inflammation, particularly heart tissue related as well as liver. Right. Could be related to liver. And speaking of liver, liver enzymes are another really good marker. So when we're seeing liver enzymes like ALT, AST, GGT, when these when these are elevated up over roughly up over 25, that's a sign that there's inflammation affecting the liver cells. And then based on the ratios, for example, if ALT is real high, AST is kind of in the normal range, roughly 10 to 25 in that normal range. We know that inflammation is really affecting the liver when AST is high and ALT is more in the normal range or a lot lower than AST. We start thinking about that inflammation affecting muscle tissues or affecting the heart in particular. So that's a key marker for that. When GGT is real high up over 25 again and the AST and ALT are lower than the GGT, then we start thinking about biliary tree, gallbladder, bile ducts, that region. So it kind of helps us understand more of where that inflammation may be located. So these are just some of the markers. You know, if you get a good a good look, you know, you can also look at just a lipid panel, like where you're looking at your LDL, which is considered the bad cholesterol, your triglycerides, your HDL levels. We like to see the triglyceride to HDL ratio. If there was one thing I was going to look at on a lipid panel, I think all the markers can have some importance. We can get some good clinical data from all those markers. But if there was one marker I think is most important to look at, it would be the triglyceride to HDL ratio. So how many triglycerides, which are basically free fatty acids that our body can use as an energy source that are circulating in the bloodstream versus the high density lipoproteins, which are a carrier molecule that helps bring fats, lipids, all different types of molecules back to the liver from the cells. And so when we're looking at that ratio, we ideally should be under two. So under two parts triglyceride to HDL, roughly close to one. And that kind of close, as close to one as possible, one part triglyceride, one part HDL, like to see that triglyceride level certainly under a hundred. OK, and we look at that. That is a key marker for insulin resistance and inflammation. If your triglyceride to HDL ratio is up over two, if your HDL is under 50, you know, triglycerides are up over a hundred. You know, definitely a sign of insulin resistance and inflammation taking place in the body as long as the test is done fasting. Right. We always want to make sure with the lipid panel definitely can be affected if we eat a meal right before we we get that lab done. But that's a really key marker to look at and helps us understand how well our body's responding to getting nutrients into the cells. So when triglycerides are real high, we're not good at burning fat for fuel. We've got all these extra fats out in the cell or outside in the bloodstream. And those fats can become denatured and cause more reactive oxygen species and drive up oxidative stress and inflammation in the system. So all very important markers to be looking at. A lot of these tests are not expensive, but glyca is a little bit more pricey. But most of the other ones you can easily get from your physician. Just go in, ask for the high sensitivity, high sensitivity to your reactive protein, lipid panel, liver enzymes. Right. They'll run all of those. And then one other marker that we should look at as well as vitamin D levels are 25 hydroxy vitamin D. A lot of research out showing that levels on certainly under 30 nanograms per milliliter, where you're you're the lab will actually flag you as deficient, you know, linked with all cause mortality. So if you have levels under 30, you're all cause mortality, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, neurodegenerative condition. We talk about any sort of chronic disease and then dying of anything goes up. Right. So it's really easy actually to bump that up. Ideally, we do it by getting in the sun. However, most of us just not getting enough sunshine. We may not be living in an area where the sun's going to impact us in a significant way to get the vitamin D if we're up. Let's say we live in Canada, we live in Maine, we live in these northern climates. It's going to be harder to get enough vitamin D from the sun. But if we are in a you know, even if we are in that location, like in the summer months, trying to get as much sun on as much of your body as possible. Obviously, you don't want to burn. But outside of that, trying to get the sunshine is key. Sun offers a lot more benefits than just a vitamin D supplement. However, taking a vitamin D supplement as well can be really helpful. I usually recommend about a thousand international units per twenty five pounds of body weight taken with meals you do at one or two doses, depending on how much of that you need. And that will definitely get your vitamin D levels up. You want to test every three to six months or so and kind of look at where you're at. Ideally, I like to see it up over 60 nanograms per milliliter, usually not concerned about overdosing. The research shows that as long as you keep it really under about 150 nanograms per milliliter, you won't deal with any sort of, you know, toxicity, vitamin D toxicity. It's really hard to get it up over 150, although it can be done if you're taking like 50 ,000 units every single day. So if you're taking roughly five, 10, 15 ,000 units every day, you're probably going to optimize your vitamin D and do really well. And so those would be some of the key labs I would definitely recommend. 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Wealthy Behavior
A highlight from A Primer on Mortgage-Backed Securities
"Welcome to Wealthy Behavior, talking money and wealth with Heritage Financial, the podcast that digs into the topics, strategies and behaviors that help busy and successful people build and protect their personal wealth. I'm your host, Sammy Azuz, the president and CEO of Heritage Financial, a Boston based wealth management firm working with high net worth families across the country for longer than 25 years. Now let's talk about the wealthy behaviors that are key to a rich life. On this episode of the Wealthy Behavior podcast, we have a special guest, Ken Shinoda, portfolio manager at Double Line Capital, where he manages and co -manages several fixed income strategies, as well as overseeing the team investing in non -agency backed mortgage securities. I can think of a few people who would be better to speak with at a moment in time like this for the market, just given the sharp moves we've had in interest rates, which have impacted bonds and stocks and mortgage rates being higher than we've seen in a long time. And be sure to stick to the end as I digest this conversation with our chief investment officer, Bob Weiss, and share his key takeaways as well. I'm excited for this conversation, so welcome to Wealthy Behavior, Ken. Thanks for having me. Appreciate it. Absolutely. Could you provide our listeners maybe with a brief overview of Double Line and your role with the firm? Absolutely. Double Line is a Los Angeles based asset manager. We predominantly manage fixed income, but we also have some passive smart beta equity strategies that have done quite well. We have a commodity strategy, but I would say about 90 % of our assets are fixed income based with a heavy tilt towards securitized products, which are things like mortgage backed securities, asset backed securities, collateralized loan obligations. We have about 95 billion under management. And what is your role specifically with the firm? I know I mentioned the bio, but how would you explain that to listeners? Yeah, I am a portfolio manager across a variety of our products, especially those that are more focused on mortgage backed securities. I also have the structured products committee, which oversees the asset allocation process on our securitized focused strategies. How did you get started on this career path? How did you get to this point? I wanted to get into something real estate related coming out of school. I had a couple of interviews. I actually was interning at Trust Company West TCW, which where many of the Double Line employees came from and just happened to stumble onto this role. I never didn't come out of school thinking, hey, I want to trade mortgage backed securities. It wasn't really something that was pushed on the West Coast. I think East Coast schools are more investment banking trading focused. So, luck happens. Pretty big asset management community out in the West Coast with a pretty big presence, especially in Southern California with PIMCO, WAMCO, Capital Group out here. So there's actually a pretty big fixed income focus, at least in the Southern California area. Great. And we've talked a couple of times already about mortgage backed securities. How would you explain those to listeners or maybe people who've read the big short and have some misconceptions about what they are and how risky they could be? If you go back a long, long, long time ago before we created the government sponsored entities, Fannie, Freddie and Jeannie Mae mortgages, if you went to a bank to get a mortgage, it was always going to be floating rate, a digestible rate mortgage because the banks didn't want to take on such a long duration risk. And what happened was Fannie and Freddie and Jeannie Mae were put into place to try to get the cost of debt down for Americans to buy homes and a goal to increase home ownership or help more people get into homes. And they introduced the 30 year fixed rate mortgage and then they would package up those mortgages eventually and create bonds backed by these mortgages. So you can basically buy a bond that's government guaranteed, that's whose cash flows come from these mortgage backed securities. And so instead of taking on credit risk, what you're really taking on is prepayment risk. If rates go down, borrowers have the ability to refinance without any cost really. And if rates go higher, then the refinancing activity slows down. So you have this kind of like uncertainty of how long your investment is. Is it a one year bond or is it a 10 year bond? It all depends on the prepayments through time. So instead of sitting around and worrying about credit risk and default risk, you're really sitting around and worrying about the direction of rates and what that means for refinancing activity. And so the direction of rates is a great place to go. You've been doing this for a while. How would you characterize the investment environment, the interest rate environment that we're in right now? Well, it's been the worst interest rate environment that I've seen from a sharp movement and rates higher. I mean, we've been in a bond bear market now for three years, the 10 year yield on a closing basis. The low was in August of 2020. Intraday, we were a little bit lower in March during kind of the fiasco when the shutdown started. And we've reached new highs in August across the curve really. So it's been a really tough market. Part of it's been driven by the Fed with their reaction to high inflation. And we've seen a pretty dramatic increase in short term rates and the long end has fallen. And we have a little rally as there was hopes and glimmers of a soft landing and data rolling over. But what we have now is the soft landing narrative is still there, but the data's coming in better than expected. So I think a couple of prints, the GDP print came in strong, you had services coming strong, you had some jobs that are still coming in strong. And so the whole curve has kind of shifted back up with the market now thinking the Fed may still have more to do. And if they don't have more than one hike, they're at least going to keep rates higher for longer. And if the economy is strong, then why should long term rates be so low? Maybe they should normalize up towards, let's say, four and a half, five percent on the 10 year. So that's kind of what's happened, I think over the last 30 days is the narrative has shifted from kind of this expectations of growth rolling over to, you know, perhaps growth is better than expected. And now the market's just waiting and watching for more data to come in to guide them. So you're not to put words in your mouth, but maybe you're more in the camp then that the higher rates that we've been seeing is a good sign for the economy versus a bad sign for the economy? I think in the near term, it's a good sign. It means that the data is coming in positively. The data is backwards looking, though. So I think inevitably the lags will kick in and higher rates will start hurting certain pockets of the market. You know, the what's happened is so many high quality companies locked in such low cost of debt and so many Americans locked in such low cost of mortgage rates. Right. Three, three and a half percent, you know, maybe a year or two years ago that it's just taking long for the transmission mechanism of higher rates to come to the economy. We just have way more fixed debt than than we used to. Europe is a place where the transmission mechanism is perhaps working faster because more of their lending to companies is floating rate at banks. So the places where we're going to see the pain and we're already seeing pain now are pockets that are more floating rate. So commercial real estate is a good example. A lot of floating rate debt there. You're talking about people that borrowed it like, two percent, three years ago, and now they got to roll their debt at like seven percent. Right. It's going to create issues. Bank loans, bank loans float and the cost of debt is effectively double. The average spread on the bank loan index going back 10 years is about 500. And short term rates are now 500 basis points. So these companies went from borrowing at five percent to now having to pay 10 percent. It doesn't happen overnight. It takes time. Those are those lags that everyone talks about. And I think that they'll still come through eventually. And it's probably going to happen sometime in the fourth quarter or first quarter next year. So right now, the move higher in rates, I think it's in reaction to the positive economic data that we're seeing. But I still think it's an attractive entry point. If you haven't owned long treasuries or assets that have interest rate risk, it's been a good thing for you. So congratulations. But now it's probably one of the cheapest parts of the market. I mean, you want to buy assets when people are pricing in all the bad things. There's not much downside left. When I think about treasuries, that's kind of how it feels right now. Like everything bad that could happen is happening or has happened. Right. The Fed is hiking. Inflation was high. Foreign buying is very low. Economic data surprisingly upside. So it's kind of like all the bad news seems to be in. Last week was interesting because you had that services PMI come in stronger than expected. It will jump up. I think it went from like 52 to 54 or something. If it's north of 50, it's expansionary. And the economy in the US is very service oriented. And off that news, the bond market didn't really move much. It's already kind of at these high levels. I think you would have expected another move higher in rates on that news, but it kind of just settled in. So the big headwind right now is the supply. There's just a ton of treasury supply coming. But if you get any data surprise to the downside come kind of Q4 or maybe Q1 of 2024, I think that could ignite a pretty strong rally in rates. So the thing to worry about is really, does growth stay stronger than expected? We grow our way out of this, right? Yeah, absolutely. So would you agree that the Fed is much more influential in determining short term rates and the market is much more influential in determining like 10 year yields? Yeah, I agree with that. I think that's accurate. So maybe back it up and help our listeners understand what makes the 10 year yield move in either direction? What does it mean when it's moving up or when it's moving down? Yeah, I mean, there's different ways to models that have come out from different participants to like estimate what the fair value for the 10 year should be. One of them is what is the neutral rate of interest that's neither accommodative or restrictive? The R star. And that's, I think, the first layer. So let's just throw a number out and say that's like 2%, right? Then sometimes people say, well, then you need to layer in what long run inflation will be over that 10 year horizon. So let's call that, that's another 2 % or so core CPI gets back down to that level. And then some term premium, maybe that's 50 basis points. So that would get you to like a 4 .5 % 10 year treasury yield. You're getting the neutral rate plus some premium for inflation over 10 years plus some term premium. And you could argue over the term premium, maybe it's supposed to be 50, maybe it's supposed to be a hundred. If you think it's going to be a hundred, then you should think 10 years going to 5%. Now on the flip side, there's buying from pensions and there's buying from money managers and other institutions that kind of can drive the fair value below that four and a half number we just came up with, things like QE, right? That's why we got to such low levels is that the buying outside of those that are just looking at that fair value coming in, maybe it's lack of supply, maybe it's foreign buying and so on and so forth. So part of it's driven by kind of expectations of inflation through time. And then part of it's just driven by the supply and demand of bonds that are out there. And that can be, things like QE can affect that, right? So that first 2 % that you called, I was picturing in my head is almost like the neutral rate. What determines that? What would cause that to be higher or lower? Or is that just fairly static across time in that assumption or that model? That's the big debate upon the context right now is, are we in a new world of higher inflation where the neutral rate would need to be higher? Whereas if you go back to like the last 20 years pre -COVID, let's call it when we were in this like world of secular stagnation, where there was arguments that maybe that neutral rates is much lower since we're living in a world of lower growth, lower inflation, so on and so forth. So depending on how things shake out and what the future looks like, maybe that neutral rates higher. What are some things that could make inflation and growth stay higher? There's like the three D's I call it. It's like demographics, right? We've had a smaller workforce every year going back the last 10 years because the baby boomers are retiring. We also stopped immigration pretty aggressively too. So demographics are part of it. You got defense spending, right? Governments are definitely spending more on defense and that could be inflationary, expansionary. We've got spending on decarbonization, right? There's going to be trillions of dollars spent on decarbonization. There's infrastructure spending that needs to happen in the US. There's all these sources of potential growth that are coming that in theory could keep growth higher, inflation higher. And this is not a bad thing for the economy, but it just means that rates will probably have to be higher. And so I guess the real truth will be shown is after we kind of get through the next 12 to 24 months, soft landing, no landing, hard landing, whatever, what comes next? And are these long -term forces that are potentially pushing through into the economy going to keep growth and inflation higher in the future? Got it. So pivoting to mortgage backed securities, what are you seeing in the mortgage backed securities market now? Yeah, mortgages look the most interesting they have in almost 10 years. If you look at the spread on current coupon mortgage backed securities, which are the bonds that are being manufactured today by the loans being made today. So these are like seven and a half coupon loans get packaged into six and a half coupon bonds. The spread on them somewhere call between it like 165 to 175 and relative to corporate spreads, which are almost a hundred or a hundred ish, maybe a little bit wide of that.
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The Spiritual EFT Tapping Podcast
A highlight from 104. Acceptance EFT Tapping Meditation + Talk
"Hi, I'm Nicole and I'm an EFT tapping practitioner and I want to help you learn how to use EFT tapping to grow as a person, to grow on your spiritual path, and to truly change your life in any way that you are looking to change your life. Because I believe that we deserve to have the life that we are meant to live. Thank you so much for joining me today. Let's get into the podcast. Welcome to the spiritual EFT tapping podcast. This podcast I'm actually going to have tapping. I haven't had that in a couple of episodes and this is actually a brand new tapping that I think you're really going to like and it is all about acceptance. That is the title of this week and I think I found that acceptance is such a big part of like processing a situation and it's something that I think I have a really hard time with. For example, you know, if something comes up that I wasn't expecting or I didn't want to happen necessarily or like an outcome that I wasn't looking for, maybe I was looking for a different outcome. I think sometimes like the hardest part for me is actually accepting that like, okay, this isn't happening the way that I wanted it to happen. And after I kind of get over that hump that it's fine, but it seems like in the past couple months just situations that have come up. It's like that hump is almost longer than just getting it's longer than kind of how I feel when I get to that other side of it where it's just like, oh, this really kind of like sucks that it didn't work out and because it's almost like just accepting that it didn't work out. It's just for whatever reason that takes longer and I think sometimes it is because there is a little bit of hope that I'm holding on to that like, okay, maybe this isn't, you know, what's going to happen or whatever it may be and I think sometimes it has nothing to do with that. Sometimes it's just literally because it's like, well, I just don't want this outcome. Like I don't want this to be what's happening and yeah, I think all of that's really hard. So if you're struggling with acceptance in any way or just as a thing kind of like struggle with acceptance, then this tapping is going to be really helpful to you. And I don't want to talk too long about it because I just feel like, you know, it just meant for you to listen and to just, you know, take in and hopefully it helps you in your situation and what it is you're going through and just helps you get closer to that acceptance and something I really hammer in in this tapping particularly is that it also like you're not supposed to just do this tapping and then magically like accept everything that you don't want to happen after this tapping. I really hammer in that it's it can be like a longer process and it's so important to be gentle with yourself and just I mean, even if you need a long period of time of like, okay, I know that I haven't fully accepted this and but you know, maybe every day I get like a tiny bit closer and really just knowing that that's okay, like that's all you can really do and then by almost getting a tiny bit closer to acceptance, you're kind of, you know, even closer to just kind of getting over that hump of that situation. And yeah, I mean sometimes it's really all you can do. So I really hope this helps you today. And if you like what you heard, I would love you to leave a five -star review on this podcast. It really helps get it out to more people and you can also check way more of my content on Insight Timer, which is kind of like where I live and where my content lives. I have so many toppings over there and I also have a lot of courses. So I also do sometimes live toppings. So check that space out. You can see that in the show notes and if you ever want to reach out, I'm on Instagram at nicole .4 .reel and I'm on email at hello at nicole4real .com. But most people just find me on Instagram. So yeah. Anyway, I hope you have a great day today and I hope you enjoyed this topping and I will see you in the next episode.
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Crypto Cafe With Randi Zuckerberg
A highlight from What You Need to Know This Week (September 21stth)
"Hello, and welcome to the Crypto Cafe with Randi Zuckerberg. I'm your host, Randi. And in this cafe, we embrace newcomers and experts alike to all things at the center of tech disruption and innovation and where that meets up with art and creativity. Our recurring theme is what you need to know this week in the world of tech and creativity. And we like to do it all in 10 minutes or less. I'm delighted to be joined by two of my amazing teammates from Hug. Would love if you would check out thehug .xyz to see how we empower artists and provide tools for artists to take their practice into the next level using technology. But first, let's meet our guest contributors. First, we have Tina Lindell, marketing manager at Hug. Hi, Tina. Howdy. Hello. I'm so excited to be here again this week, Randi. I love it. I love having you back on the show. I'm also joined by Michael Liddig, who is a multidisciplinary artist himself and director of creator programming at Hug. Hi, Michael. Howdy, Randi. All right. So we before get into the topics that both of you brought to the table this week, which are fascinating topics in the world of tech and creativity, I just wanted our audience to know that I'm joined by some extreme athletes here from Hug. So Tina, maybe you could talk a little bit about your kind of epic hiking and climbing adventure in Peru. And then Michael, you can talk a little bit about our epic race that we did this weekend. So Tina, talk to me. I'm so impressed by what you did. So my fiancé is Peruvian, so we had it on our list to go to Peru and hike the Incan Trail, which was amazing. It was the hardest thing I've ever done. I was a fool. I didn't train for it. I still survived. And the way you see the world when you're kind of totally remote, there's no Wi -Fi, there's no computers, there's no TV. It's just you out in nature, hiking through different ecosystems, seeing different kinds of plants, trees, and going up so many stairs. There's more stairs than I've wished to climb again in a lifetime. But kind of you walk for four days and at the end of it, you get to the Sun Gate at the Incan Trail and you can see Machu Picchu. And there's so many things that you can do. It was absolutely incredible. Michael, you're the athlete here. You did something crazy recently, if I'm correct. Well, Randy convinced me to do something crazy, which was do a half marathon up a 5 ,000 -foot mountain, which is such a metaphor of living in the unknown, as Randy could talk about more too, which is when you think you're done with this mountain, there are more mountains ahead of you. So it was a wild, wild adventure. It took Randy and I six hours to do, but we literally, literally crawled through mud together and that will be one of my greatest memories of all time. It was, Michael, I think like crawling under barbed wire through a mud pit with you while like 50 people sang you Happy Birthday has got to be just like one of the greatest memories that I will hold on to. It was amazing. But you know what? I feel like these things show us that, you know, if an idea comes to your head, like hiking the Incan Trail or climbing a mountain and an idea comes to you that gives you butterflies in the pit of your stomach, it kind of means you have to do it. Like if something scares you and makes you a little uncomfortable. And I feel like that's at the root of where we all are at HUG also. There's a lot of things in tech and art that make all of us deeply uncomfortable and it just shows that you're on the right path. So let's get into our topics for this week. All right, so our first, dun dun dun, someone got in trouble. Tina, you wanted to talk about how the SEC came for one of the big digital art projects. So let us know what's on your mind. Yes, so someone did get in big trouble. So the SEC has charged the NFT product and web series Stoner Cats for conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities. So Stoner Cats is a, or was, is a six episode series about talking house cats. It was actually founded by Mila Kunis and was set to star a bunch of celebs, including her husband, Ashton Kutcher, Jane Fonda, Seth MacFarlane, and even Gary Vee and the founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin. It was interesting. What the SEC is citing is back in 2021, Stoner Cats raised $8 million through NFT sales and they sold out in only 30 minutes, which is crazy. Now it's not unusual to see NFT projects promote the utility of ownership is the verbiage we're used to seeing. Where they're getting in trouble is their marketing campaign for Stoner Cats explicitly stated that owning their NFT would promise profits from secondary sales. That is not good. That is exactly why they're in hot water. Now what is interesting, and I want to talk to you guys about, is the SEC actually is citing and targeting memes shared from the Stoner Cats Twitter account as a violation. And what I think is funny is when we think of marketing, we think of TV commercials, we think of banner ads. We think of all kinds of memes. And I think that memes are a very powerful way to leverage visual language and common culture to spread a message. And that's exactly why brands and businesses and individuals need to be careful about what kind of memes they share. So what do you guys think? It's so fascinating. And you know what, honestly, I had a lawyer on the show a few months ago who was saying that you can't even use a rocket ship emoji in a press release or anything because even these visual images that we've gotten so used to using can connotate profits and success in business that you can't guarantee. So I think it is wild that we're now having to think about memes and emojis. And is that over promising things in business? But Michael, over to you. I'd love your thoughts. Yeah. I count this to be something of people were really excited about a new technology, which was the use of NFTs that you could sell them on the secondary market. And I remember when this came out, I was so excited that artists could be able to actually raise money on their projects in a more, what I thought was effective way. And so while I agree with what the SEC is doing, and I think it's good to put these guardrails on, I also think it will in some ways give us more opportunity in the future to really determine what does an NFT do, which is it provides utility, that's it, bar none, nothing else. And so it can challenge us to say, what does that utility unlock? Is it simply just art? Or is it something that unlocks something? So yeah, it's a complex thing, right? Yeah, very, very complex. And, you know, in some ways, I think it's a good thing that we're seeing more regulation in the space, because there were a lot of bad players and a lot of what kind of just blatant money grabs that were going on. On the other hand, I'm not sure that it's like the best use of anyone's time to be policing the use of memes and emojis. So hopefully we'll come to a happy medium in between these things. But Tina, thanks for bringing such a fascinating discussion topic to the table. And for our listeners out there, I'd love to hear what you think about the use of marketing materials and memes and emojis that could potentially get a company in trouble. All right, Michael, over to you. You wanted to talk a little bit about AI chatbots and how it's getting harder and harder to actually tell if you are chatting with a human or AI. Tell us more. Yeah, so talking about creativity, you know, an article just came out that AI chatbots on average showcase creativity rivaling most human participants. So that's pretty amazing, right? So we're saying now that the tools and the technology we've created on average is about the same type of creative thinking. Here's the caveat. It did not outperform the top creative thinkers. And so when I think about this, I'm thinking about how technology and tools is enhancing our creative thinking, but not taking it away. I remember like, you know, 20 years ago, when I wanted to go work on an artistic project, and I had to go to the library, wah, wah, wah. And I had to go to this thing called the image library in New York City. And I had to like go in the stacks and find all these images. Cut to five years later, I could literally Google that and Google image and find all those images super, super quick. So I'm seeing that these things become more efficient over time and challenges us to ask better questions to think in broader terms when it comes to our creative thinking. And so I think this is a good thing. Tina, your thoughts? Yeah, this is so exciting to me, because it brings me back to a quote I haven't thought about in a long time. And it's creativity is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it becomes. And we're seeing here, whether you're an individual or even an AI, the more you kind of work this creative muscle, the better and, you know, more imaginative it's going to become. So me, I'm a creative, I love to write poetry. So how do I get started writing poetry, I read a lot of poetry. And so this is exactly what these AIs are doing. They're taking in a lot of information and then creating output from that. That's exactly what humans do. So I see it as a challenge that if there's a world where AI is outperforming creativity, that tells me I should really work harder on my creativity. So I can become that top performing human that AI can't beat. Brandy? Yeah. Okay. It's so interesting because I remember, I mean, even back in college, we were studying, you know, like what happens when you are like, it was almost like can computers think that question, you know, posing that question. It's like, if you can't tell if you're having a conversation with a human or computer, does that mean that the computer is thinking? And how do you know? And I feel like now AI is raising all these same fascinating questions about just like what humanity means. And what like thought in conversation and creativity. So sorry, I'm clearly just having an existential crisis over here. I'm not really like answering either of your questions. I'm just spiraling. But it is it's both exciting and terrifying, don't you think? Oh, yeah, I think of like, Yuval No Harari's book Homo Deus, which is this ultimate potential question of are we are we going to merge with machines like this week, this week, Neuralink got permission to do human trials. Can you imagine? So people will now be able to put the Neuralink brain chip into their head. So what does this mean? Are we are we be like you said, Randy, am I having an existential crisis? Are we becoming half robot, half human? I mean, I kind of welcome our robot overlords, you know, like just bring it bring it on in our final moments together, because we have promised our listeners 10 minutes and I could talk to you guys for hours. Michael, tell us a little bit about what you're working on at hug right now and what you're excited about. And then we'll over to you, Tina. Yeah, super excited about a few things. One is a big partnership. You know, I lead education at hug. So I'm always thinking about what kind of insights can we provide artists around selling their work, getting their work out there networking. And we've been working hard as we shop around how we can educate creators around how to use this more effectively and diversify their income. So that's where my brains at a lot these days. What about you, Tina? Well, kind of piggybacking on your comment about this print shop we're launching. So we're inviting guest curators to help us pick the art that will be sold in the print shop. And today we just opened a call to look for spooky, scary, like Halloween art. To sell in October. I'm so excited. I love fall. I love Halloween. I love ghosts and scary things. And we've invited one of my favorite artists, Mumbot, to guest curate for that. She's so much fun. She has these ghost characters in her art. She originally made these characters to share with her children. And so very excited to see what kind of spooky, scary Halloween art comes her way. I am all about the spooky, scary Halloween art. So I'm going to be all over that that print shop and everything else. Thank you both so much. Tina, Michael, always a pleasure to chat with you about everything from the SEC cracking down on memes to A .I. chat bots becoming more human like to all of our extreme athletic adventures together and apart. Wonderful to chat with you both. Definitely encourage everyone to check out Thehug .xyz. Tina, Michael and the rest of the team are doing an extraordinary job bringing opportunity and resources to artists of all kinds out there. Join us next week for a brand new episode of What You Need to Know here in the Crypto Cafe with me, Randy Zuckerberg, and my incredible Hug contributors.
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Thinking Crypto News & Interviews
A highlight from SEC GARY GENSLER TO BE GRILLED ON CRYPTO SOON! NYDFS BLACKLIST RIPPLE XRP & DOGECOIN, CBDC PRIVACY ISSUES
"Welcome back to the thinking crypto podcast, your home for cryptocurrency news and interviews. If you are new here, please hit that subscribe button as well as the thumbs up button and leave a comment below. If you're listening on a podcast platform such as Spotify, Apple or Google, please leave a five star rating and review it supports the podcast and it doesn't cost you anything. Well, folks, quick news about the Fed right now, they are pausing rate hikes, but we know they are leaving the option on the table to be able to raise rates again. And we know these rate hikes and the fight against inflation does have an impact on the markets. Now, Bitcoin and the crypto market, of course, have rallied from the lows of December 2022. And we are obviously not going to new all time highs right now, but it's certainly a bounce off the lows. So I've been saying we're in that transition phase between the bear and the bull market. And next year is the halving. And I think the bull market officially starts then. But we'll see how the Fed's news has an impact on the markets. Look, the Fed, they've been raising rates all this year and the markets have been going up. So let's see what they decide to do historically, based on the charts and all the data. When they start cutting is when we need to kind of worry during that period. And once they start quantitative easing, guys, global liquidity will come back and asset prices will continue to rally. So short term, a lot of uncertainty, maybe a little bit more pain, but long term, we are headed back to the bull market. The bull runs just we are in this tightening period and we have to be patient and go through it. And then we will be back in good times, as they would say. Now let's move ahead, because the date is set, folks, September twenty seventh, corrupt scumbag regulator Gary Gensler will be testifying before the House Financial Committee. And it will be, of course, a much less friendly venue than what he experienced with the banking GOP, as we're going to see the folks who oversee the SEC, the House Financial Committee, you know, really put down the hammer on Gary Gensler and grill him like they did last time. Remember the last time Patrick McHenry and many of these members gave him laser pointed questions. Is he theorem of security? Is XRP a security rate? I'm very curious how they're going to grill him this time, because obviously he took a big loss. The SEC and Gary Gensler took a big loss in the ripple lawsuit. They also lost the grayscale. The judge recently shut down their ability to do any discovery with Binance U .S. So the judicial branch and the courts and so forth are not putting up with the lies, corruption and hypocrisy of the SEC. They abide by the law. So Gary Gensler and the SEC have not been trying to abide by the law. Remember what Judge Sarah Netburn said in the ripple lawsuit. The SEC lacks faithful allegiance to the law. Imagine being a government agency that's supposed to have integrity, that's supposed to protect investors and be the good guys. You are being told you don't abide by the law. And this is what I've been saying for years. The SEC is rotten at its core. It's fallen far from its core mission. And not to mention the Bill Hinman situation and a theorem free pass and much more. So mark your calendars, folks. Gary Gensler is going to be grilled and it's going to be 10 a .m. on Wednesday, September 27 to next Wednesday. And we shall see how that goes. I'm sure there's going to be fireworks. Now here's something that's very funny. Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, him and his team, his legal team were in D .C. He said they were meeting with members of Congress and their global policy team were trying to figure out regulations. And he said, can't get regulatory clarity without actually engaging with the elected officials who are proposing bills. He also posted a picture of him and Stuart Allerani, chief legal officer, in front of the SEC building with their hands up like, yeah, you know, we had to take a picture in front of the SEC building while in town. In case you're wondering, no, Chair Gensler did not invite us in. I love it. Very, very funny. So, you know, Gary Gensler is a clown. Everybody's laughing at him now. He's such a buffoon. And, you know, I've said it many times, he's a puppet on strings. He's doing the bidding of the TradFi incumbents, which is sad, right? Just corrupt. You're supposed to be protecting investors, having a fair free market, you know, whether it be startups, new industries and so forth. Just looking to protect investors, not doing the bidding of the TradFi giants. And you know, we'll see how this once again, this hearing goes on the 27th. Now quick word from our sponsor, and that is Uphold, which makes crypto investing easy. I've been using Uphold since 2018. 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Markets Daily Crypto Roundup
A highlight from Crypto Update | Championing Crypto Causes and the Latest DeFi Breach With Host Noelle Acheson
"This episode of Markets Daily is sponsored by Kraken. It's Wednesday, September 20th, 2023, and this is Markets Daily from Coindesk. My name is Noelle Acheson, Coindesk collaborator and author of The Crypto's Macro Now newsletter on Substack. On today's show, we're talking about crypto activism and another DeFi hack. And just a reminder, Coindesk is a new source and does not provide investment advice. Now, a markets roundup. Crypto assets were mixed today. At 10 a .m. Eastern time, Bitcoin was up almost eight -tenths of a percent over the past 24 hours, trading at $27 ,164. Ether, on the other hand, was down four -tenths of trading at $1 ,631. Ether's underperformance could be a market reaction to a series of reports from blockchain sleuths of large transfers of the asset to exchanges. While it is hard to know exactly what is behind on -chain movements, the reports could be enough to spook some investors into getting out ahead of what might be potential sell pressure. Meanwhile, Bitcoin trading volume continues to fall. A report from K33 Research published yesterday shows that Bitcoin spot volumes dropped a further 8 % over the past seven days. This has been driven largely by sharp declines in activity on Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange in terms of trading volume. The seven -day spot volume average on Binance is down 57 % since the beginning of the month. Most other exchanges are flat over the same period, with Coinbase registering a 9 % increase. It remains to be seen where the volumes leaving Binance will end up, if anywhere. Much of the drop could be from more liquidity providers leaving the platform in the face of intensifying legal pressure on the exchange from US regulators. This is likely to have a further dampening effect on liquidity, which could further delay the entrance of large investors. Institutions generally need a certain amount of liquidity to be assured that their orders won't unduly distort the market, and that they could exit easily if necessary. In traditional markets, US stocks are heading up this morning as traders brace for the FOMC rates decision later today. The S &P 500 was up over 0 .3%, the Nasdaq up 0 .2%, and the Dow Jones up almost 0 .5%. While the market is pricing at a pause, attention is now focusing on the likelihood of another hike before the end of the year. CME futures show odds swinging in favour of no more hikes this year, implying that the peak is already in. This would be good news for stocks which are already looking ahead to the likely timing of rate cuts. The bond market, however, is signalling that it expects US rates to be higher for longer. This morning, the yield on the 10 -year US Treasury reached its highest point since 2007. The updated FOMC summary of economic projections due to be published today should shed some light on the Fed's expectations for rate cuts next year. In Europe, the FTSE 100 jumped this morning on news that UK inflation came in lower than expected. The year -on -year increase for August was 6 .7%, notably better than the consensus forecast of 7%, and the lowest level in 18 months. Tomorrow, we hear from the Bank of England as to the outlook for UK interest rates. Odds for another hike tomorrow have dropped to below 60 % after being an almost sure thing just a few days ago. Earlier this morning, the FTSE 100 and the German DAX index were up almost 0 .09%, while the Euro stock 600 was up just over 1%. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei index was down almost 0 .07%, as data out earlier today showed the country's exports dropping for the second consecutive month. In China, the Shanghai Composite fell more than 0 .5 % after Chinese banks left their benchmark loan prime rates unchanged in line with the central bank's oil prices finally seem to be taking a breather, with the Brent crude benchmark down almost 1 .5 % over the past 24 hours, trading at $94 a barrel. This comes as Goldman Sachs raised its forecast for crude to $100 a barrel, citing strong consumption coupled with production cuts. Gold saw a sharp bounce this morning, with the price jumping over 0 .5 % in half an hour, trading as high as $1 ,943 per ounce. This has led to speculation of a large buyer entering the market. It could also be a reaction to a decline today in the DXY dollar index. Stay tuned. After the break, we'll take a look at investor trust in DeFi platforms and efforts to mobilize crypto Meet voters. the all new Kraken Pro, the powerful, customizable, beautiful way to trade crypto. It's Kraken's most powerful trading platform ever, packed with trading features like advanced order management and analytics tools, all in a redesigned modular trading interface. So head to pro .kraken .com and trade like a pro. Welcome back. In this section, we're going to look at crypto activism. But first, another DeFi attack hits crypto. This morning, decentralized trading protocol Balancer said that its web front end was suffering from an exploit and urged users not to interact with the website. According to data platform DeFi Llama, Balancer has a total value locked of about $700 million, making it the fourth largest decentralized exchange. The attack comes roughly a month after Balancer warned the public about an unrelated vulnerability in the protocol's pools. On -chain data show that, so far, over 200 ,000 has been stolen in this exploit. This is not a large amount by crypto hack standards, but it is significant in that it could further weaken investor trust in DeFi platforms. Crypto exploits have caused losses of over $1 billion so far this year, according to blockchain security firm Certik. Recent hacks have highlighted that there are many potential vectors of vulnerability. It's not just the core application code. This further complicates DeFi utility for investors looking for yield, especially given the high yield available now in traditional markets with much lower risk. On a more uplifting note, Coinbase is rallying grassroots activism. Yesterday, the crypto exchange published a blog post urging crypto's 52 million users, according to the company, to call their congressman. The company's Stand with Crypto Alliance will be organizing events across nine states. Coinbase is also launching a paid media campaign that aims to show how powerful the crypto lobby can be. On December 27th, Stand with Crypto Day will convene entrepreneurs and developers from around the country in Washington DC to meet with government officials. And the platform has also launched an app to make it super easy for users to reach the right people in Congress. This could have an impact. After all, if only 10 % of the reported 52 million users make a call, that's a lot of collective phone time. It should also send a strong signal that crypto users have political opinions and that pro -innovation candidates are likely to win their support as the US elections approach. That's it for today's show. You can reach us at podcasts at coindesk .com. Do also please send us questions you'd like us to address on the Spotify Q &A. Follow us and if you like the show, please leave us a five star rating on whatever platform you're listening to us on. Markets Daily is produced and edited by Michelle Musso with executive production by Jared Schwartz. I'm Noa Latcheson for Coindesk. We're back tomorrow with more market news and insight.
CoinDesk Podcast Network
A highlight from MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Championing Crypto Causes and the Latest DeFi Breach With Host Noelle Acheson
"This episode of Markets Daily is sponsored by Kraken. It's Wednesday, September 20th, 2023, and this is Markets Daily from Coindesk. My name is Noelle Acheson, Coindesk collaborator and author of The Crypto's Macro Now newsletter on Substack. On today's show, we're talking about crypto activism and another DeFi hack. And just a reminder, Coindesk is a new source and does not provide investment advice. Now, a markets roundup. Crypto assets were mixed today. At 10 a .m. Eastern time, Bitcoin was up almost eight -tenths of a percent over the past 24 hours, trading at $27 ,164. Ether, on the other hand, was down four -tenths of trading at $1 ,631. Ether's underperformance could be a market reaction to a series of reports from blockchain sleuths of large transfers of the asset to exchanges. While it is hard to know exactly what is behind on -chain movements, the reports could be enough to spook some investors into getting out ahead of what might be potential sell pressure. Meanwhile, Bitcoin trading volume continues to fall. A report from K33 Research published yesterday shows that Bitcoin spot volumes dropped a further 8 % over the past seven days. This has been driven largely by sharp declines in activity on Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange in terms of trading volume. The seven -day spot volume average on Binance is down 57 % since the beginning of the month. Most other exchanges are flat over the same period, with Coinbase registering a 9 % increase. It remains to be seen where the volumes leaving Binance will end up, if anywhere. Much of the drop could be from more liquidity providers leaving the platform in the face of intensifying legal pressure on the exchange from US regulators. This is likely to have a further dampening effect on liquidity, which could further delay the entrance of large investors. Institutions generally need a certain amount of liquidity to be assured that their orders won't unduly distort the market, and that they could exit easily if necessary. In traditional markets, US stocks are heading up this morning as traders brace for the FOMC rates decision later today. The S &P 500 was up over 0 .3%, the Nasdaq up 0 .2%, and the Dow Jones up almost 0 .5%. While the market is pricing at a pause, attention is now focusing on the likelihood of another hike before the end of the year. CME futures show odds swinging in favour of no more hikes this year, implying that the peak is already in. This would be good news for stocks which are already looking ahead to the likely timing of rate cuts. The bond market, however, is signalling that it expects US rates to be higher for longer. This morning, the yield on the 10 -year US Treasury reached its highest point since 2007. The updated FOMC summary of economic projections due to be published today should shed some light on the Fed's expectations for rate cuts next year. In Europe, the FTSE 100 jumped this morning on news that UK inflation came in lower than expected. The year -on -year increase for August was 6 .7%, notably better than the consensus forecast of 7%, and the lowest level in 18 months. Tomorrow, we hear from the Bank of England as to the outlook for UK interest rates. Odds for another hike tomorrow have dropped to below 60 % after being an almost sure thing just a few days ago. Earlier this morning, the FTSE 100 and the German DAX index were up almost 0 .09%, while the Euro stock 600 was up just over 1%. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei index was down almost 0 .07%, as data out earlier today showed the country's exports dropping for the second consecutive month. In China, the Shanghai Composite fell more than 0 .5 % after Chinese banks left their benchmark loan prime rates unchanged in line with the central bank's oil prices finally seem to be taking a breather, with the Brent crude benchmark down almost 1 .5 % over the past 24 hours, trading at $94 a barrel. This comes as Goldman Sachs raised its forecast for crude to $100 a barrel, citing strong consumption coupled with production cuts. Gold saw a sharp bounce this morning, with the price jumping over 0 .5 % in half an hour, trading as high as $1 ,943 per ounce. This has led to speculation of a large buyer entering the market. It could also be a reaction to a decline today in the DXY dollar index. Stay tuned. After the break, we'll take a look at investor trust in DeFi platforms and efforts to mobilize crypto Meet voters. the all new Kraken Pro, the powerful, customizable, beautiful way to trade crypto. It's Kraken's most powerful trading platform ever, packed with trading features like advanced order management and analytics tools, all in a redesigned modular trading interface. So head to pro .kraken .com and trade like a pro. Welcome back. In this section, we're going to look at crypto activism. But first, another DeFi attack hits crypto. This morning, decentralized trading protocol Balancer said that its web front end was suffering from an exploit and urged users not to interact with the website. According to data platform DeFi Llama, Balancer has a total value locked of about $700 million, making it the fourth largest decentralized exchange. The attack comes roughly a month after Balancer warned the public about an unrelated vulnerability in the protocol's pools. On -chain data show that, so far, over 200 ,000 has been stolen in this exploit. This is not a large amount by crypto hack standards, but it is significant in that it could further weaken investor trust in DeFi platforms. Crypto exploits have caused losses of over $1 billion so far this year, according to blockchain security firm Certik. Recent hacks have highlighted that there are many potential vectors of vulnerability. It's not just the core application code. This further complicates DeFi utility for investors looking for yield, especially given the high yield available now in traditional markets with much lower risk. On a more uplifting note, Coinbase is rallying grassroots activism. Yesterday, the crypto exchange published a blog post urging crypto's 52 million users, according to the company, to call their congressman. The company's Stand with Crypto Alliance will be organizing events across nine states. Coinbase is also launching a paid media campaign that aims to show how powerful the crypto lobby can be. On December 27th, Stand with Crypto Day will convene entrepreneurs and developers from around the country in Washington DC to meet with government officials. And the platform has also launched an app to make it super easy for users to reach the right people in Congress. This could have an impact. After all, if only 10 % of the reported 52 million users make a call, that's a lot of collective phone time. It should also send a strong signal that crypto users have political opinions and that pro -innovation candidates are likely to win their support as the US elections approach. That's it for today's show. You can reach us at podcasts at coindesk .com. Do also please send us questions you'd like us to address on the Spotify Q &A. Follow us and if you like the show, please leave us a five star rating on whatever platform you're listening to us on. Markets Daily is produced and edited by Michelle Musso with executive production by Jared Schwartz. I'm Noa Latcheson for Coindesk. We're back tomorrow with more market news and insight.
CoinDesk Podcast Network
A highlight from MONEY REIMAGINED: CBDCs Unleashed: Changing Finance for All!
"You're listening to Coindesk's Money Reimagined with Michael Casey and Sheila Warren. Hello and welcome to Money Reimagined. I'm Sheila Warren. A reminder, you can listen to us weekly on the Coindesk Podcast Network or wherever you get your podcasts. And we'd love to hear from you. Tell us what you think. You can email us at podcasts at coindesk .com with the subject line, Money Reimagined. I'm in Washington, DC this week at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual legislative conference, which is taking place at Walter Washington Convention Center. The theme is curing our democracy, protecting our freedoms, and I am extremely grateful to be invited to participate in this event. But our topic today is much broader than that. I'm joined by Carmel Cadet, who's the founder and CEO of Mtek, which is a New York -based fintech startup with the goal to rebuild central banking infrastructure for the Web3 era. Now, Carmel and I have had the opportunity to speak many times in the past, including when she was instrumental in developing the world's very first national digital currency, the Bahamian Sand Dollar, which many of you will be familiar with from discussions we've had on it on this show. That was her first big government project. But since then, she's signed on six other central banks in the Caribbean and Africa and has plans to onboard more to their platform and their regulatory sandbox design offerings. I'm really looking forward to Carmel joining me today to talk about the advances in central bank digital currencies and CBDCs, particularly how they're being used by diaspora populations and how we're thinking about this opportunity and this technology in spaces that don't necessarily get the attention of groups like the Bureau of International Sutterments, the BIS, or even, frankly, the U .S. government. So, Carmel, welcome. Let's start off by just a little bit by way of background. Tell us, this is an interesting thing, an unusual thing to have gotten so deeply engaged with. And what was the moment when you kind of realized, hey, digital currency is something really critical and important? Your background, of course, you grew up in Haiti. I'd love to hear a little bit about how all that came together to make you the ambassador for this technology opportunity that you are today. Yeah, I never thought I would actually play that role, but I'm happy to be here. So, as you mentioned, my name is Carmel Cadet. I'm the founder and CEO of EmTech. It started really with my story. I'm originally from Haiti, born and raised. And when I migrated to the U .S., I became fascinated by the concept of financial markets, the access to credit cards, the access to mortgage, and car loans, and student loans, and realized that how access to capital and access to money really impacts lives. So, when you think about helping people out of poverty, it's one thing to do aid, but it's another thing to really build a better infrastructure that are more long -term, better institutions, and better access to financial markets, more importantly. So, I was really curious about that, but I didn't know what to do about it at the time I was 17. So, my mom told me to go to school and get a job. In the meantime, as I figure it out, but sure enough, my background is in corporate finance. I ended up lending. But before that, one of my first job was as a teller at a credit union. This is one of those jobs you get to see how people experience money. Day -to -day, paycheck to paycheck, every Friday, every two Fridays, people have a different experience in how their lives are changed with the fact that they get paid, or sometimes when they lose their job as far as how that impacts their lives. Then I got into mortgage underwriting, got to see how the credit system works in the U .S. How do you provide credit? How do you buy houses? How do you get home equity lines of credit? And how do you build value and invest in other properties? I've seen so many different lives changed by financial services. Yet again, I did not know what to do about it, but I landed an internship at IBM. I spent 10 years at IBM. This is where I fell in love with technology. So marrying the two, fast forward to around 2017, IBM was launching the IBM blockchain division. For me, I heard about blockchain before I heard about Bitcoin, believe it or not. The ability to use a technology that really flattens out the intermediaries or the models that you get access to financial services is something that I really, really got excited about because a lot of the policies over the years have changed the makeup of the financial industry in a lot of emerging markets. If you think about Basel III, if you think about the de -risking of a lot of countries, I've seen the results of that, kind of how more and more people in emerging markets did not have access to banking services. And that impacted my family. That impacted how we sent money and how much it costs us to send money back home. And the idea of using technology, I got to see that from IBM. IBM builds just amazing, big technology that impacts the world, so much so that you don't even feel it. You don't even see IBM everywhere, but IBM runs just about everything that we run on and that we use. I fell in love with that concept and blockchain for me was the first technology that really made sense for me for how to do that. So the very simple concept that ignited my curiosity to go into this space is to say, you know, we've been waiting for the banks to bank the unbanked. This is something that different policies and different efforts have tried to drive. And even if you think about Senator Sherrod Brown's bill around fed dollar accounts, the idea of forcing the banks to provide a digital cash or a fed dollar account to unbanked users or low deposit holders, it was a debt on arrival type of proposal because commercial banks would never have the incentive to do something like this. And the fact that I worked at a retail bank and a commercial bank, I understood the business model very clearly. So what blockchain represented for me was really an idea. What if we take the most used asset that people use every day and trust every day, especially those in emerging markets, which is paper cash, what if we digitize it with blockchain? Could we provide financial inclusion by design and having people be part of a digital financial service infrastructure that could be built on and give them an access to a new world? And that's around the time where I got the opportunity. I saw the RFP from Central Bank of Bahamas. And of course, I'm from the Caribbean. I got super excited. I cannot tell you. I remember the first time meeting that RFP, when Central Bank of Bahamas said that they're looking for a blockchain solution to modernize their overall payment infrastructure to drive financial inclusion across 700 islands that make up the Bahamas. I don't think most people know that. It seems like one island is 700 islands. So that was a moment for me. And sure enough, with no architecture, with no reference at the time, me and my team at IBM got together, found partners to work with, and really pitch an idea that the Central Bank of Bahamas ended up really selecting and has now deployed. And I just came back from the CBDC conference in Istanbul, where they were presenting their efforts and their progress. And I think they're one of the shining stars. Yeah, well, I would agree in part because they were the first in part because to your point, it really was about inclusion by design, not just laying over, I use this example a lot, the way that roads were built in Boston and Cambridge is they just saw where the cows were walking and laid down concrete, basically, right, or whatever was used at the time paving. And I think the Central Bank of the Bahamas did not do that. Their goal was actually to create a system that was better in some ways, not just digitize the existing system. And I do think we've seen some other efforts at CBDCs really just digitizing existing systems, not interrogating those systems in the way that I think you and the bank did. But I've got a million directions we could go. But let's start with let's start with this. Because it would be interesting, actually, I could see how you'd be interested in something like a Bitcoin or something like that. Instead, the idea of paper cash was the most compelling thing. Can you just talk about how a how you see CBDC is playing out in the broader digital currency landscape? But also, why that? Like, why fiat, right? Like, why your approach focusing on that specific opportunity as opposed to the broader, let's say, you know, crypto opportunity, or even, I mean, as we were so ended up in the IBM Blockchain division, looked at blockchain in different use cases, so global trade, food provenance, and different application of technology. When it came to financial services, of course, Bitcoin was the first use case that really broad gained visibility and broad access and even fame, if you will, as a token, but in itself, what we continue to see is one, the learning curve on how to get into Bitcoin. I remember how proud I was when I was there. Oh, yeah.
The Café Bitcoin Podcast
A highlight from "Cryptosovereignty" with Erik Cason - September 20th, 2023
"Hello, and welcome to the Cafe Bitcoin Podcast brought to you by Swan Bitcoin, the best way to buy and learn about Bitcoin. I'm your host, Alex Danson, and we're excited to announce that we're bringing the Cafe Bitcoin Conversations Twitter Spaces to you on this show, the Cafe Bitcoin Podcast, Monday through Friday every week. Join us as we speak to guests like Michael Saylor, Len Alden, Corey Clifston, Greg Foss, Tomer Strohle, and many others in the Bitcoin space. Also, be sure to hit that subscribe button. Make sure you get notifications when we launch a new episode. You can join us live on Twitter Spaces Monday through Friday, starting at 7 a .m. Pacific and 10 a .m. Eastern every morning to become part of the conversation yourself. Thanks again. We look forward to bringing you the best Bitcoin content daily here on the Cafe Bitcoin Podcast. All right. All right. Good morning to all of you Cafe Bitcoiners. Good morning, Peter. Good morning, Ant, Dombey, Jacob, Wade, everybody else in the audience, all the loyal listeners. If you're new, we play that song at the beginning of every show. I highly encourage you to go look up the words and read the words to that song. It's mind blowing. Welcome back, Ant. Thank you. Thank you. I see you guys held it down. Yeah, we were all sad. We missed you. Oh, I'm really sure. I had to explain you to my sisters yesterday, Ant. Oh, I'm sure that went well. You were the technical guy, that's the other technical guy who does other technical things and has other technical knowledge. All the technicals. We did have like the Wicked show yesterday, was it yesterday? I don't know. We had a moment where the scale was up, came up and she was like, I have a wicked question. And then that was KSD. It great. was All right. You're listening to Cafe Bitcoin. This is episode four hundred and thirty eight. Shout outs to our sponsors on Fountain Nosterness. Our mission for this show is to provide the signal in a sea of noise, teach the other seven billion people on this planet why there is hope because of this bright orange future that we call Bitcoin. Today, again, we're going to try and discuss near perfect energy arbitrage. I've been meaning to do that for three different episodes now. We never actually get to it because the content is so dang good. The questions are good. The discussions are good. Hopefully we get that today. There's also a bunch of nonsense that the lizards are up to that I think needs to be highlighted. We shine lights on lizards and lizards doing lizard things. And it's I hope it helps you guys. Peter. Speaking of lizards, my banking saga continued. So, you know, yesterday I was talking about having trouble transferring money in my account being frozen, et cetera, et cetera. I thought, well, I'll just go into the bank, get out cash, and then I'll go make the deposit into my friend's account. Right. So I put my tweet up in the nest. I'm just going to it's real quick. I'm just going to read it. I said friend needed financial support, went to their bank with cash to deposit. Teller, we don't take cash. Me, what? Teller, sorry. Me, manager? Manager, we don't take cash. Random patron looks at me and mouths, what the fuck? Me, thank God. I literally said this. I said, thank God for Bitcoin. I walked out of the place. My friend, thanks for the BTC. You said that in a bank, Peter. What? You said that in a bank, Peter? Yeah. You're on the list. Hell yeah. You're on the list. That's like saying bomb on a plane. I looked at this lady, this manager, I looked at her. I was like, what the fuck is cash for? She goes, well, you can go buy stuff. I said, you're a bank. You don't take cash? No, thank God for Bitcoin. I fucking walked out. I couldn't believe it. You're all on a list. Every single one of you. It's OK, Peter. I got on the list a long time ago. I was on a phone call with my bank a long time ago and it was just like a lowly customer support person. And I was like new in Bitcoin, like brand new and like, you know, feeling it. And I was like, this is why y 'all are going down. You see, this is why Bitcoin is going to take you all out. So I'm sure I'm on the list as well. OK, later today, second half of the show, we've got Eric Kaysen joining us. Looking forward to that. That dude, he's one of my favorites. He's an extremely passionate Bitcoiner and deep thinker, in my opinion. He says some stuff that is I mean, there's a lot of edgy people in Bitcoin that are willing to say and call out lizard nonsense. Eric pulls no punches, man. This dude, when he's laying it down, I'm like looking around the room thinking, are any of these guys that are in here fed? Because he's definitely on the list. And so is everybody in this room. Oh, I'm sure we've had feds in this room for a long time now. Yeah, probably. I mean, these are all recorded, right? So, yeah, I guess they let it back. Yep, yep, pretty much. Good morning. They won't get the emojis, though. Yeah, screw them. I wish these guys would do something illegal. Mike Hobart, good morning. Mickey Koss, good morning. Terrence Yang, good morning. Oh, by the way, congratulations, Terrence. Terrence was on Bloomberg again. Dang. Thank you. Thank you. He's a regular now. Whenever they want to know something about Bitcoin, they call Terrence Yang. Your star's rising, Terrence. And Terrence is like, oh my God. And Terrence is like, hang on one second. I got to hang on one second. I got to park this dim sum cart so I can go get into a nice background place and do my interview with you guys. Exactly. Exactly, due to my crappy or just something's not great with faces for my audio, so it doesn't do noise suppression. So but it's motivating me to take a walk. So instead of you guys listening to the piano music from the hotel again. As long as you don't walk into that ballet center again, Terrence. I think that was Beetlejuice. I did not record. Terrence, if you don't mind me asking, since I didn't see the Bloomberg appearance, what did they ask you about? Did they ask you about any of your opinions on the Binance situation or is it just strictly Bitcoin and price? A little bit Binance. It was price, not as much price this time. I think I'm not sure why, but it was more about ETF kind of timing. And we got into spot versus futures of the SEC loss badly against Grayscale. So actual signal then, that's good. Allegedly, yeah. No, they ask good questions. That's good questions. And then talked about some tax stuff, stuff like that. Terrence, you were telling them how it's going to go down this year. That's interesting. How did they react to that? I did point out that 75 % of quote unquote experts surveyed said that Bitcoin ETF will be approved by year end, which I don't agree with. Yeah. Who are these experts? Are they the writers that coined it? These crypto people, right, because sometimes our stars do align a little bit with the crypto people short term. So their PR machine is formidable. So I think they just go around and random crypto experts opine on Bitcoin ETF timing based on their chat TBT law degrees or whatever. Here's a big wrench, Terrence, and you have a law degree, so you can tell me if this is possible. This may throw a wrench into the some of the bets on the side chains. What is it possible for the SEC to approve Grayscale, but with a go live date that's next year or far out or some kind of ambiguous, like, yeah, it's approved conditionally with this. And then people, well, it wasn't approved. It was approved. That I don't know, but typically they just kind of approve, delay or deny. And then when they approve, you just have to do all the paperwork. It's like they're always approved with conditions. Everything the government does or lawyers do. And now you're talking about government lawyers. So every approval is like if you meet the, you know, registration requirements, blah, blah, blah, you can do it. Go ahead and file the paperwork and, you know, give us comfort that you're compliant. Yeah, but they can attach conditions like, OK, so you're saying you're doing the surveillance sharing agreement. We are only doing this if that actually gets signed is, you know, not clear that that signed it, blah, blah, blah. They might add some details. I think that's possible. I don't actually know that much about ETF approvals, but that should be how it goes. It's kind of based on all the other stuff that government regulators tend to do. Yeah, because that's that's my new thing is, is this is backed by no for the listeners, no legal knowledge whatsoever, zero. But if they can find a way to approve Grayskills, put a timing on it that somehow screws them and lets BlackRock, whoever's first in line for the ETF, go live first. That's what I see them do. Yeah, that's possible. I feel like they're not that explicit. Like, OK, so a couple of things. One, if you're a Gensler, political animal, Bitcoiner, allegedly, you would probably want to do what? Delay approval just because, you know, hurts to lose three to zero in the D .C. In or batches dispersed would be one of the big four. It doesn't have to be BlackRock, right? Because the public perception, at least in some corners of the universe, they tend to think that BlackRock is super evil because they're so big, totally misunderstanding how asset managers work. But anyway, you might pick one of the big four, the new one being Franklin Templeton, 1 trillion .4 AUM, I think Invesco is like 1 .6, Fidelity and BlackRock are orders of magnitude. So one of those big four. Maybe do it in batches, politically you might do, I hate to say it, Cassie Wedge from ARK because she's a woman and she's very vocal.
Real Estate Coaching Radio
A highlight from Real Estate Daily Success Schedule
"Welcome to Real Estate Coaching Radio, starring award -winning real estate coaches and number one international bestselling authors, Tim and Julie Harris. This is the number one daily radio show for realtors looking for a no BS, authentic, real time coaching experience. What's really working in today's market, how to generate more leads, make more money, and have more time for what you love in your life. And now your hosts, Tim and Julie Harris. Welcome back, Julie Harris. So I have to start out by saying I am a little overwhelmed from the results of the announcement yesterday that we are considering opening up the hair certified coach program again. Me too. And we received like 37 of you filled out the form and expressing your interest in learning how to become a real estate coach. Now I understand and appreciate your energy and enthusiasm and we're going to, I think we are going to relaunch that sometime in the next 30 to 60 days. It is something we really like doing. It is honestly from Julie and I's perspective, a tremendous amount of work. Because it's one of the only things, it's one of our main programs that we have to do ourselves. It's a 90 day program. At the end of the 90 day program, you will have learned how to be not just a real estate coach, but also have a real estate coaching business. And if you're interested in that, just simply go to Harriscertifiedcoach .com and I'm also going to leave a link in the show description of today's podcast below. So just as always, scroll down and you're going to be able to click over and then fill out the form. You've got to fill out the form. And so we are starting with an understanding of what hair certified coach is all about. It's not going to be something for all of you because it is something we take extremely seriously because in a lot of ways, when you have learned to become a hair certified coach, you're then going to be set out into the wilds to coach people using our material. But we're also going to again show you how to generate real estate coaching leads. You can start your own coaching business. Some of you are at a perfect point in your careers where this would be a great, I think, addition to your income, if not a whole new career path. So if this is for you, if you're curious, just go to Harriscertifiedcoach .com or like I said, scroll down in the link below. We'll take you over to the main page. Please do read the FAQs and then fill out the form. And then that form is personally reviewed by Julie and I. So in today's show, we are going to be focused on your real estate daily success schedule. This is, I have to say, it's a topic you and I talk about directly and indirectly all the time because at the end of the day, your life is rooted in a schedule. A lot of people, myself included, hate having a schedule. You as well. Sure. Nobody likes it. Everybody does. But the thing is, even if you don't have a schedule, a formalized schedule, you have a schedule. You just may not be acknowledging it. You just may not be acknowledging it because your life is basically being run around certain milestones throughout the day. So given the fact that you have a schedule, despite the fact you don't necessarily want one if you're a butthead like Julie and I, well then look at the facts. Why not make a schedule that's going to be conducive to the betterment of your long -term physical, financial, spiritual, educational wants, needs, and desires. At the end of the day, guys, you can accomplish everything you want to accomplish, and this is the best part, I think, and you're about to learn more why this is true, in less than three hours a day, usually first thing in the morning. So Julie, without any further delay. That's right. So there's not nine million things you have to do with your schedule, but there are some key things that you've got to adopt and adapt and turn into your daily minimum standards that you do as habits. And again, I love what you just said, because really at the end of the day, if you've accomplished three to five things, and we're going to really drill down on what those probably should be and you can adjust accordingly, if you do three to five things at a high level every single day, even if you don't get a real obvious listing contract or closing or something like that, that particular day, you're building positive momentum, which is going to result in really great things, maybe 30, 60, 90 days down the road. Indeed it will. All right. So what should you have in your ideal schedule? Number one, use and update your visual accountability whiteboards every day. You should be tracking all of the following based on your goals. These are on your wall. These are whiteboards with pens. You guys can visualize that. Harris, those of you in Premier Coaching, there are lots of examples of Premier Coaching. And again, when you join Premier Coaching, in the first level of Premier Coaching, which you have free access to listeners, and again, the link is in the show description, you also receive the Real Estate Treasure Map. The Real Estate Treasure Map is your fill in the line business and life plan. It is the first thing that we want all new coaching clients to complete. And a lot of this information is actually covered in the Real Estate Treasure Map. So if you want to know what Julie means by what your board should look like, it's in the Real Estate Treasure Map, join Premier Coaching, and actually I relabeled it in the first level. It actually says business planning Real Estate Treasure Map. There you go. So it's easy to find. No excuses. And by the way, all my elite, my one -on -one coaching clients, and I think yours as well, send, they will text us pictures of their whiteboards, their visual accountability prior to a coaching call, and that's some additional accountability, isn't it? When our private numbers page on Facebook, they will oftentimes, yeah, well, it's because if your real estate magic number, and we're talking Harris Coaching speak now, but bear with us. If your real estate magic number is 10, you need 10 listings at all times, and you've been able to hit the number 10 for the first time in your career. You're proud of that. Hell yeah, you are. You're posting it everywhere. Exactly. Yes, and you're getting a lot of love and support from the Harris certified coaches and your colleagues that are working on the same things as you. So what do you track with your visual accountability whiteboards? Leads, active listings, buyers, pending closings, and closed transactions. So for example, if your business plan, your real estate treasure map calls for you to do 22 transactions this year, on your closed transaction board, you're going to have one through 22, and you're going to fill them in. They travel through your boards. Everything starts as a lead. Then it's either a buyer or an active listing. Then it becomes a pending, and then it lands on your closed transaction board. You literally can visually see, are you on track ahead or behind? Think about this from an emotional perspective, finances are intertwined with emotions. If your goal is to earn, I'll just pick a very simple number, all of you should be able to wrap your arms around this, $100 ,000. Let's say your average commission is $10 ,000. This should be obvious that you have to sell 10 houses. For you to sell 10 houses, how many leads do you need? That's the whole process. How many contacts are you going to be needing to make per day? I'll give you the answer, 10. If you make 10 contacts per day, if you have 10 listings at all times, you will sell at least, you will get and sell at least 10 listings or 10 houses per year. Probably it'll be split between buyers and sellers. That is the very least amount of transactions and money you guys should be making in this market or any market, frankly. It does work like clockwork like that. That's the point of the treasure map is to show you that. Then number two, what are we doing on your daily schedule? Look at your finances every day. Yes, look at your finances every day. Use mint .com as your dashboard of key performance indicators or KPIs, your savings, your checking, your credit cards, investment accounts, investment properties, and everything else financial are visible using mint .com. This includes your credit scores as well as your upcoming bills and your actual budget. Mint .com is not an official sponsor. It sounds like a mint commercial, but that's because we like them so much and we use them personally. It's actually really easy to set up. It's mint .com, M -I -N -T. We did this yesterday. We always have run all of our business expenses and our personal expenses through an American Express card for a whole bunch of reasons, but Julie found yesterday, she sent me a summary of there was 11 charges on our Amex for our business card that she didn't recognize. Sure enough, there were some just rando charges that just popped up that worked from things we canceled over a year ago. Those merchants were hoping that we were asleep at the wheel and wouldn't contest the charge which we did, so you're going to have to pay attention to all that stuff and really be watching out for it. Unfortunately that happens. Sometimes it's a clerical error on their end, but nonetheless, make sure you're paying attention to your money. The other thing that happens is a lot of people have a direct negative visceral reaction when they're thinking about money. Even frankly, Julie's voice goes up when she talks about money, so if we start talking about money, you guys will hear it in her voice. It's kind of funny. It's a subconscious thing that gives her a little bit of anxiety. understand. I completely Most people feel that way, but if you increase their frequency of checking in on your money, so it's not like every time you log into your checking account, it's like seeing a ghost. If you're going there frequently and you're familiarizing yourself with the patterns of how your finances work and you become more comfortable with it, then it's not obviously going to have that same emotional reaction because you will have jumped in the deep end. These money things, guys, are very easy to move past.
Markets Daily Crypto Roundup
A highlight from Crypto Update | Hints of Green Shoots After the Crypto Winter With Host Noelle Acheson
"This episode of Markets Daily is sponsored by Kraken. It's Tuesday, September 19th, 2023, and this is Markets Daily from CoinDesk. My name is Noelle Acheson, CoinDesk collaborator and author of the Cryptos Macro Now newsletter on Substack. On today's show, we're talking about hints of green shoots after the crypto winter, going by recent announcements of crypto funds. And just a reminder, CoinDesk is a news source and does not provide investment advice. Now, a markets roundup. Crypto volatility certainly does seem to be coming back, judging from price moves over the past 24 hours. Yesterday, we talked about how prices were rising. Well, around about midday Eastern time yesterday after we recorded, they fell sharply, with Bitcoin dropping almost 1 .7 % in half an hour. Early today, they rapidly climbed, with Bitcoin again breaking through $27 ,000. Then there was another sharp drop and another climb. And well, you get the picture. At 10 a .m. Eastern time today, Bitcoin was trading at $26 ,975, down just over 1 % over the past 24 hours. Ether was trading at $1 ,638, down 1 .2%. Bitcoin does seem to be leading the market here. Last week, I talked about Bitcoin dominance, which is Bitcoin's percentage of the total crypto market cap. Another metric worth following to gauge market sentiment is the ratio of Bitcoin and Ether prices. Simply, Bitcoin's price divided by Ether's price. When it is rising, Bitcoin is outperforming. And when it is falling, Ether is outperforming. Over the past month, this ratio has risen by more than 6%. In traditional markets, investors around the world are braced for a slew of central bank rates decisions this week. The announcements kick off with the U .S. Federal Reserve's decision tomorrow. And throughout the week, we will get announcements from 10 more, concluding with Japan on Friday. In the U .S., as we mentioned yesterday, expectations are for a pause. Tomorrow, we also get updated economic projections in which we could see the FOMC Committee signal even higher interest rate expectations and a pushing out on the calendar of rate cuts. The inflation data we saw last week showed that core inflation is still, at 4 .3 % year -on -year, more than double the Fed's target of 2%. And headline inflation for August showed a higher -than -expected uptick while the latest jobless claims continue to show employment strength. There is little reason for the Federal Reserve to even hint that rate cuts might be coming soon. Concerns about some tough language from the Fed tomorrow, as well as the impact of rising oil, have pushed U .S. stock indices lower in trading so far today, with the S &P 500 down almost 0 .4%, the Nasdaq down almost 0 .7%, and the Dow Jones down almost 0 .3%. Over in Europe, the FTSE 100 is up slightly, as traders await a U .K. inflation print tomorrow. This is expected to show an uptick to back above 7 % year -on -year, a figure which could influence the Bank of England's rates decision on Thursday. Eurozone indices also appear to be in a wait -and -see mode, with the German DAX down less than 0 .2 % and the Euro Stoxx 600 flat in trading so far today. In Asia, Japan was down almost 0 .9%, as investors sold chip stocks after Taiwan's TSNC, the world's largest chip manufacturer, signaled slowing demand. In China, the Shanghai Composite was more or less flat today, as traders await a decision from the central bank on the benchmark loan prime rate. At the monthly fixing tomorrow, the central bank is expected to leave the rate unchanged, as economic stabilization and a weakening yuan are easing the pressure to relax monetary policy. The Hang Seng index was feeling more buoyant today, rising almost 0 .4%. The relief may be the result of good debt restructuring news from the troubled Chinese real estate sector. In commodities, the Brent crude benchmark continues its climb, almost reaching $96 per barrel earlier this morning. It has since retraced, but is still up over 1 % over the past 24 hours, currently trading at around $95 .40 per barrel. The rise continues to be driven more by supply constraints than by strong demand. On top of the production cuts from Saudi Arabia and Russia, we now have lower production likely in the US. Yesterday, the US Energy Information Administration said that output from the top US shale -producing regions is on track to fall for the third consecutive month in October to its lowest level since May. Gold continued to inch higher, up over 0 .6 % to trade at $1 ,935 per ounce. Stay tuned. After the break, we'll take a look at hints of a new season for crypto funds. Meet the all -new Kraken Pro, the powerful, customizable, beautiful way to trade crypto. It's Kraken's most powerful trading platform ever, packed with trading features like advanced order management and analytics tools, all in a redesigned, modular trading interface. So head to pro .kraken .com and trade like a pro. Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the crypto assets market can lead to loss of funds and profits, maybe subject to capital gains tax. Welcome back. After a long, empty crypto winter, it looks like activity in crypto funds is finally picking up. Yesterday, Coindesk reported that blockchain capital has raised $580 million for two new crypto funds, one for early -stage companies and protocols, and another for late -stage investments from Series B onward. This is notable, given that most of blockchain capital's investors are traditional institutions such as university endowments, private foundations, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds and US pension plans. While they may not be ready to buy crypto assets directly, institutions are investing in the industry. Also this morning, we heard that the digital assets subsidiary of Nomura, Japan's largest investment bank and brokerage group, is launching an investment vehicle for institutions called the Bitcoin Adoption Fund. The fund offers long -only exposure to Bitcoin, with custody handled by Comainu, which was founded in 2018 by Nomura in partnership with crypto companies Ledger and CoinShares. Those aren't the only significant signs of increased activity we've had over the past week. We also heard that Electric Capital is aiming to raise $300 million for a new fund, Cassie Kornbank, the largest traditional bank in Thailand, has created a $100 million fund to invest in Web3 and AI startups, crypto platform BitGet has established a $100 million fund to invest in the trading ecosystem, and investment firm Reverie has launched a $20 million crypto venture fund. All this over the past seven days. Green shoots, maybe? That's it for today's show. You can reach us at podcasts at coindesk .com. Do also please send us questions you'd like us to address on the Spotify Q &A. Follow us. And if you like the show, please leave us a five star rating on whatever platform you're listening to us on. Markets Daily is produced and edited by Michelle Musso, with executive production by Jared Schwartz. I'm Noelle Acheson for Coindesk. We're back tomorrow with more market news and insights.
CoinDesk Podcast Network
A highlight from MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Hints of Green Shoots After the Crypto Winter With Host Noelle Acheson
"This episode of Markets Daily is sponsored by Kraken. It's Tuesday, September 19th, 2023, and this is Markets Daily from CoinDesk. My name is Noelle Acheson, CoinDesk collaborator and author of the Cryptos Macro Now newsletter on Substack. On today's show, we're talking about hints of green shoots after the crypto winter, going by recent announcements of crypto funds. And just a reminder, CoinDesk is a news source and does not provide investment advice. Now, a markets roundup. Crypto volatility certainly does seem to be coming back, judging from price moves over the past 24 hours. Yesterday, we talked about how prices were rising. Well, around about midday Eastern time yesterday after we recorded, they fell sharply, with Bitcoin dropping almost 1 .7 % in half an hour. Early today, they rapidly climbed, with Bitcoin again breaking through $27 ,000. Then there was another sharp drop and another climb. And well, you get the picture. At 10 a .m. Eastern time today, Bitcoin was trading at $26 ,975, down just over 1 % over the past 24 hours. Ether was trading at $1 ,638, down 1 .2%. Bitcoin does seem to be leading the market here. Last week, I talked about Bitcoin dominance, which is Bitcoin's percentage of the total crypto market cap. Another metric worth following to gauge market sentiment is the ratio of Bitcoin and Ether prices. Simply, Bitcoin's price divided by Ether's price. When it is rising, Bitcoin is outperforming. And when it is falling, Ether is outperforming. Over the past month, this ratio has risen by more than 6%. In traditional markets, investors around the world are braced for a slew of central bank rates decisions this week. The announcements kick off with the U .S. Federal Reserve's decision tomorrow. And throughout the week, we will get announcements from 10 more, concluding with Japan on Friday. In the U .S., as we mentioned yesterday, expectations are for a pause. Tomorrow, we also get updated economic projections in which we could see the FOMC Committee signal even higher interest rate expectations and a pushing out on the calendar of rate cuts. The inflation data we saw last week showed that core inflation is still, at 4 .3 % year -on -year, more than double the Fed's target of 2%. And headline inflation for August showed a higher -than -expected uptick while the latest jobless claims continue to show employment strength. There is little reason for the Federal Reserve to even hint that rate cuts might be coming soon. Concerns about some tough language from the Fed tomorrow, as well as the impact of rising oil, have pushed U .S. stock indices lower in trading so far today, with the S &P 500 down almost 0 .4%, the Nasdaq down almost 0 .7%, and the Dow Jones down almost 0 .3%. Over in Europe, the FTSE 100 is up slightly, as traders await a U .K. inflation print tomorrow. This is expected to show an uptick to back above 7 % year -on -year, a figure which could influence the Bank of England's rates decision on Thursday. Eurozone indices also appear to be in a wait -and -see mode, with the German DAX down less than 0 .2 % and the Euro Stoxx 600 flat in trading so far today. In Asia, Japan was down almost 0 .9%, as investors sold chip stocks after Taiwan's TSNC, the world's largest chip manufacturer, signaled slowing demand. In China, the Shanghai Composite was more or less flat today, as traders await a decision from the central bank on the benchmark loan prime rate. At the monthly fixing tomorrow, the central bank is expected to leave the rate unchanged, as economic stabilization and a weakening yuan are easing the pressure to relax monetary policy. The Hang Seng index was feeling more buoyant today, rising almost 0 .4%. The relief may be the result of good debt restructuring news from the troubled Chinese real estate sector. In commodities, the Brent crude benchmark continues its climb, almost reaching $96 per barrel earlier this morning. It has since retraced, but is still up over 1 % over the past 24 hours, currently trading at around $95 .40 per barrel. The rise continues to be driven more by supply constraints than by strong demand. On top of the production cuts from Saudi Arabia and Russia, we now have lower production likely in the US. Yesterday, the US Energy Information Administration said that output from the top US shale -producing regions is on track to fall for the third consecutive month in October to its lowest level since May. Gold continued to inch higher, up over 0 .6 % to trade at $1 ,935 per ounce. Stay tuned. After the break, we'll take a look at hints of a new season for crypto funds. Meet the all -new Kraken Pro, the powerful, customizable, beautiful way to trade crypto. It's Kraken's most powerful trading platform ever, packed with trading features like advanced order management and analytics tools, all in a redesigned, modular trading interface. So head to pro .kraken .com and trade like a pro. Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the crypto assets market can lead to loss of funds and profits, maybe subject to capital gains tax. Welcome back. After a long, empty crypto winter, it looks like activity in crypto funds is finally picking up. Yesterday, Coindesk reported that blockchain capital has raised $580 million for two new crypto funds, one for early -stage companies and protocols, and another for late -stage investments from Series B onward. This is notable, given that most of blockchain capital's investors are traditional institutions such as university endowments, private foundations, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds and US pension plans. While they may not be ready to buy crypto assets directly, institutions are investing in the industry. Also this morning, we heard that the digital assets subsidiary of Nomura, Japan's largest investment bank and brokerage group, is launching an investment vehicle for institutions called the Bitcoin Adoption Fund. The fund offers long -only exposure to Bitcoin, with custody handled by Comainu, which was founded in 2018 by Nomura in partnership with crypto companies Ledger and CoinShares. Those aren't the only significant signs of increased activity we've had over the past week. We also heard that Electric Capital is aiming to raise $300 million for a new fund, Cassie Kornbank, the largest traditional bank in Thailand, has created a $100 million fund to invest in Web3 and AI startups, crypto platform BitGet has established a $100 million fund to invest in the trading ecosystem, and investment firm Reverie has launched a $20 million crypto venture fund. All this over the past seven days. Green shoots, maybe? That's it for today's show. You can reach us at podcasts at coindesk .com. Do also please send us questions you'd like us to address on the Spotify Q &A. Follow us. And if you like the show, please leave us a five star rating on whatever platform you're listening to us on. Markets Daily is produced and edited by Michelle Musso, with executive production by Jared Schwartz. I'm Noelle Acheson for Coindesk. We're back tomorrow with more market news and insights.
Woz Happening!!!!
A highlight from Phone Booth (2002) (Thriller/Psychological Thriller) Movie Review
"What's everyone? happening It's Kira and Ben back again. Today, we're doing a user suggestion phone booth from 2003 starring Colin Farrell. So I saw this movie when it first came out and then I had not seen it again, and re -watching it for this podcast was an absolute wild ride. Ben, let's talk a little bit about your history with the film before we get in it. So I never watched it. Naziru Wanda from Ghana suggested it, and this is my first time actually watching it too. This is your first? Okay. So I knew going in, I had remembered the main plot points of this movie. I had forgotten a lot of the other plot points of this movie, and I forgot what big of a cast this has. So our main man, Stu, is played by Colin Farrell. Our main police detective is played by Forest Whitaker. Colin Farrell's wife is played by Rahata Mitchell, and then his wannabe mistress is played by Katie Holmes, and then the voice over the phone is Keither Sutherland. So a wildly large cast for this film. Obviously, this movie has come out post 9 -11, which I think you can see a lot in the blue tint of the film. If you guys look at color theory, and we're not going to talk about color theory too much about this because the movie is so wild, but if you look at movies that come out directly after 9 -11, there is this very odd bluish tint to a lot of them. I think in my heart, like when I've done research about this and what I've viewed from it as well, is when you're watching films like this, I think it's because it kind of portrays this surreal sadness that everyone was feeling. Kind of like when you look at films made in that time that are set in the Middle East, they film everything with this yellowish tint to make it seem more like third world. So I thought the bluish tint of this movie was so insane, especially having it be set in New York. Then when I was doing some research about the film, this movie was actually supposed to be released in 2002, but it didn't get released until 2003 because there were actual sniper attacks in DC that delayed the release of this film because this movie is about a sniper terrorizing a man in a phone booth. Like I said, first time seeing it and the character of Colin Farrell reminded me of the character from Fast Timer at Ridgemont High that was selling the tickets. They mimicked each other. I was sitting there going, wait, I'm expecting Spicoli to walk out any second. I mean, they were just to the T, the exact same character. I was like, whoa, what's going on here? Yeah. I think that character is such a classic archetype of asshole. I think that was the point. Colin Farrell is this publicist. He's a liar, he's a slick talker, he's a fast talker, he dresses well, he uses people, he manipulates people, he doesn't care, he's all about himself. We see this in the way that he treats his assistant. We see this in the way that he treats one of his clients, which was an uncredited Ben Foster. I was losing my mind when I saw that. I was like, Ben Foster, what are you doing here? Then he manipulates the owner of a restaurant. He smooth talks this client that he has that wants to be an actress. It's Katie Holmes, she's a waitress. Then he even smooth talks his wife into being like in the beginning when he's not confessing his crimes. So this movie is so insane and I do not want to rag too hard on this movie because it was a user suggestion. But the plot points made to me legitimately no sense. So the pacing of this movie is incredibly fast. It's only an hour 20 and I swear to God, if this movie was longer, I would be like, Keith or Sutherland, shoot me because I can't handle it. So obviously, Stu goes into the phone booth to call his mistress because his wife tracks the phone calls that he makes on his cell phone. Which I was like, first of all, if you're keeping tabs on like your, you don't do that unless you don't trust your husband automatically. Then it comes out later in the film that they've only been together for three years married for one. So they're very new in their relationship. So Colin Farrell goes in to make a phone call to Katie Holmes. You can see he's trying to be slimy and she's rebuffing him. She's like, no, I have work, I have this. He's like, well, let's do this. He takes his wedding ring off. Very just much not a nice guy. Then that phone call ends and the phone starts ringing so he picks it up and on the phone, dun, dun, dun, is Keith or Sutherland's voice. He starts terrorizing him and being like, you can't leave this phone booth. If you leave this phone booth, you're going to die. A pizza man comes up to him and tries to deliver a pizza to him and he's like, you're a dick, I didn't order a pizza. Who orders a pizza to a phone booth? We have this other sub -storyline of sex workers, which to me was the most pointless storyline. I get the point of the storyline. So we have to have him have this interaction with these sex workers to then get their bouncer involved, to then have Keith or Sutherland kill the bouncer and frame Colin Farrell for it. Which first of all, makes no sense because you can see the bullet marks on the outside of the phone booth. So how is he shooting? How is he shooting? How could he shoot? That makes no sense. Then everyone's like, he killed him. It's like, no, he didn't. So this sub -storyline is so insane because first of all, it's like 2003, so you either have a beeper or a cell phone or you're using this phone booth. If all these girls work in this club, that's right across the street where this bouncer is, that Leon, that they get involved, why can't they just use the phone in the club? Why are they terrorizing Colin Farrell? He's just like, let me use the phone and then they're all screaming. I thought it was such a weak portrayal too, such a cop -out portrayal of sex workers. Like very, I don't know, just like what you would think of when you think of a man -written sex worker. Just loud, brash, unkempt, very, do you know what I'm trying to say? Yes, I'm a street kid. So yeah, I hung around with the prostitutes and drug addicts and drug dealers. So I totally got it. I mean, I saw people that did act like that, but those are the ones that were really hooked on drugs and were just like, half the time when they were acting like that, they were on something. It wasn't like a normal way for them to behave. Most people don't want to draw attention to themselves because they don't want the cops on their ass. Exactly. So this dude dies and Kether Sutherland is like, look what you made me do. Actually, he's like, you had me kill him. The guy was like, no, I just want this to end. So Kether Sutherland is, in his own mind, a pioneer of justice. Entrapping these men that he watches somehow, he watches and listens and convinces them that they're either going to die or confess to their crimes. So the two examples of the people that he has done this to before, I view are actual bad people. We have a director of adult films who actually directs child pornography and is a pedophile. So I'm like, okay, deserves to die. Then we have another man who's an insider trader on Wall Street. I mean, you don't have to die for that, but it is like a real crime. Then we get to Colin Farrell, whose crime is wanting to cheat on his wife and being an asshole. So to me, none of these make sense. The first two, kind of get. The third, Colin Farrell, not at all. I get it because they're trying to make him more likable. We have to be on Colin Farrell's side, right? So if he's a real criminal, we're not going to be on his side. I wasn't on his side. But you know what I'm saying? He's our protagonist. So we can't have our protagonist be as awful. But at the same point, it's like, well, then maybe you should have just had him kill adulterers because this makes no sense. So he, in his mind, Keither Sutherland, is this vigilante that is cleaning up the streets in New York because he wants people to atone and commit their crimes. So he's holding Colin Farrell hostage. Forest Whitaker comes in. He's trying to negotiate with Colin Farrell. He thinks he killed this guy. He's like, let me help you, let me help you. Up until this point, they think he's armed and dangerous. It is not until Colin Farrell's wife, Kelly Rahada Mitchell, comes in, which for some reason in 2003, you can just run through police barricades and just be like, I'm his wife, run through police barricades, and then be on the front line with the cops. I'm sorry, that never happened. No, not at all. No, they would have her pushed to the side. She would not be in a hostage negotiation. It wouldn't happen. She would not be front and center to the point where he can put a mark on her. So then we see that Forest Whitaker kind of actually comes around to see that Colin Farrell is being terrorized. He is not doing this of his own free volition. He sees the little target on Rahada Mitchell and he's like, oh, OK, maybe this guy is like real. So then they start looking for him. They're like, OK, we're going to find him. We're going to find him. Colin Farrell's delaying him. And the guys and then obviously Colin Farrell comes clean. He's like, OK, I'll come clean. Like, I don't want to die. I don't want my wife to die. I don't want this girl who I want to be my mistress to die. So he confesses all his sins of being an asshole, which everyone's like, OK, you're a dick, whatever you're holding up the street. We got half the police force here. What? And then obviously when they think that they kill the killer, when they think that they kill Keither Sutherland because they go up to the apartment where they trace the call from, it is actually, plot twist, the pizza boy. And it's like, OK, so he's killed Keither Sutherland for this one person. Two people just sacrifice them for no reason to get this guy to confess that he's a slimeball. Feel like we could have done this a different way. And then so then another so we're going to get to all the insane points. But this is the end of the story. And this is the last insane point. Or one of them is that Colin Farrell is now alone in the ambulance. They put something in to make him fall asleep. So he's all loopy. He's all daisy. And then active crime scene in an ambulance. Keither Sutherland walks up and just starts talking to him just like, oh, like you passed the test. You did it right. Like what happens? Like and OK, so he's like talking to him like, oh, you did the right thing. You did the right thing. And Colin Farrell is like, what the fuck? I thought we killed you. And then he walks away. And the last thing he says, which I think is legitimately the stupidest thing. And if this is the point of the movie, it is the dumbest point when he goes, well, if a phone rings, do you have to answer it? I would say no. I would say no. And that is the last line of the film. And then it goes into this like ringing sound, goes all the way out into the satellite shot, goes to black, and then you hear another person pick up and say hello. So it's like obviously this is like a cycle for him. But the way that he picks his victims is makes no sense to me. Yeah, no. And if a phone rings, you don't have to answer. You don't have to answer it. Look at all the things like when a stranger calls bad. They picked up the phone, bad tidings, scream, scream, picked up the phone. Bad tidings. No, you don't have to pick up the phone, especially like if you don't know who the person is. Hang up, hang up. And I did think at some points the voice that Keith or Sutherland used did sound like the ghost face voice, like to the point where I was like, do they have the same voice actor? Is this even even Kiefer Sutherland? Like I was like, this movie is so bad. So I thought a lot. So let's talk about Keith or Sutherland's character. And I obviously am not a fan of this movie, but I thought the way that he was poorly written was like they were trying to make him like John Doe from seven, kind of this vigilante who lives by his own rules, has his own code of justice and kind of is enacting on that code of justice and terrorizing these people. I think in seven it is done much better with an actual point, with an. We have fully fledged characters. We have reasons that make sense in this. We have no back story. We don't know what he why or why he's doing this now. And you think you think they're given a back story when he when he's talking to about Nam and stuff and he's like, are you stupid? I'd be 70. Like and like I'm like, so who are you? Why are you doing this? Well, what is your point? I mean, did you just one day wake up and say, hey, you know what? I'm just going to execute people I feel are bad. I mean, and that's your concept of bad. And your concept of bad is another person's concept of good. I mean, it's like when people go to war. Yeah. The countries fight, but each country thinks they're right. Of course, there's a right and a wrong. But both countries think that they are the right ones. Of course. And the only one that actually like comes out to be the right one is the one that wins, is the one that wins. And I would say in this movie, no one wins now because everyone's motivations make absolutely no sense. I would say the only motivations that make sense is Forest Whitaker's, because he's literally just trying to do his job. Yeah. And then like I was watching when he's his his rapper talent comes on and I was like, what the hell is this, Malibu's Most Wanted? Oh, my God, I thought the same thing. I was like, why are we watching Malibu's Most Wanted? I was like, this is this is this. And then it looked really bad because they get these two big black guys and this little tiny white guy. And he looked terrified to be around the black. And I was like, this is so stereotyping. This is awful right here. It is awful. It was so stereotypical. It was like someone just kind of grabbed at archetypes that they see in pop culture and was like, yeah, we'll throw this in the film. So I also thought the film was shot horrendously. There is it felt like it wanted to be a Tony Scott film, which RIP Tony Scott, I love your films. But it had this kind of like shaky camera. We're switching in and out of views of like like digital versus like these split screens versus like this like granule kind of like VHS effect. And I was like we're like fast paced moving through the city. And I was like, this movie makes no sense at any point. Did this movie make any sense? It does not. No. Like I said, I thought the character was the guy from a fast time at Ridgemont High.
Real Estate Coaching Radio
A highlight from Real Estate Agents Expired Listing Mastery
"Welcome to Real Estate Coaching Radio, starring award -winning real estate coaches and number one international bestselling authors, Tim and Julie Harris. This is the number one daily radio show for realtors looking for a no BS, authentic, real time coaching experience. What's really working in today's market, how to generate more leads, make more money, and have more time for what you love in your life. And now your hosts, Tim and Julie Harris. Welcome back. You're going to love today's podcast. We are focused on real estate agent expired listing mastery, and this is going to be your opportunity to learn all about expired listings and why, despite the fact that there feels like there's nothing for sale, that there actually is a huge opportunity to expired listings. And we're going to be giving you an overview of what you need to know to take advantage of the expired listing opportunity that's always there in the marketplace. You just need to know where to look. But before I do, Julie, we've been receiving a lot of requests from folks that are interested in learning how to become real estate coaches. We always do, you know, but when we talk about our real estate coaches on the podcast, they always say, how do I become a real estate coach? And we certainly like to brag about our real estate coaches on a regular basis because we love them. But yes, so Julie and I do have a program called Harris Certified Coach, and we don't really, frankly, even have to talk about it that frequently, if ever, because most of you are coming and asking us how to be real estate coaches. But Julie and I are seriously considering making that into a more of a formal offering. In other words, we are considering in the next, say, 60 to 90 days, actually starting a new session for a limited number of people to learn how to become real estate coaches. I'll just leave it at that, but you guys can go to Harriscertifiedcoach .com, Harriscertifiedcoach .com. Make sure you read the FAQs and all the rest of it. That is what we're thinking about focusing on over the next 60 to 90 days. This would be your opportunity to learn not just how to become a real estate coach, but frankly, how to build a real estate coaching business. And you'd be using our existing business and Premier Coaching and all the other systems we have in place as the backbone for your own real estate coaching business. If that's of interest to you, and we know it is, please just go to Harriscertifiedcoach .com. There's a form on there. I just checked it, and it does work. Make sure you fill out the form, and let's get the conversation started. If I see enough of you are interested in it, then I think you and I, Julie, if it's okay with you, we'll start another 90 day program for this. It is a lot of work, and unfortunately, or fortunately, Julie and I have to run those sessions ourselves for you guys to get the most out of it, but it is something we love doing. Essentially, when we teach someone to be a real estate coach, it actually is more of an amplification of what our highest and truest purpose is, which is being of service to real estate agents. So when we teach a brand owner or a shell how to be a fantastic real estate coach, they then go off to help hundreds, if not thousands of other agents in their real estate, the businesses in their personal life. So yes, if you think that is you, if that is something you're interested in, please go to harriscertifiedcoach .com and fill out the form, and depending on how you guys react to this little informal notification, which frankly I just thought of about five minutes ago, we might decide to open the doors in that program again. All right, Julie, so let's talk about expired listings. Yes, and this is coming right from the mouths of agents.
Thinking Crypto News & Interviews
A highlight from BIG CRYPTO NEWS!! CITI BANK TOKEN & JUDGE DENIES SEC GARY GENSLER IN BINANCE US CASE!!
"Welcome back to the Thinking Crypto Podcast, your home for cryptocurrency news and interviews. If you are new here, please hit that subscribe button as well as the thumbs up button and leave a comment below. If you're listening on a podcast platform such as Spotify, Apple or Google or wherever you get your podcasts, make sure you hit that five star rating and review. It helps support the podcast and it doesn't cost you anything. Well folks, we've got big news coming out of Citigroup today. They have officially launched a token that will be used for deposits and the transference of money. Let me give you the details. Citigroup launches deposit city token services for institutional customers. This product will be based on a private blockchain controlled by the bank, converting customer deposit into digital tokens that can be sent instantly. Customers do not need to set up their own digital wallets and can be accessed through the bank's existing systems. This was reported by Bloomberg. This is huge news. There's many layers to this story. First it is further validation of this asset class and technology. And this technology is disruptive folks. And disruption is at the doorsteps of the banks, whether it be Citigroup, JP Morgan and many more. And they are trying to build their own versions, right? If the old system is working so perfectly, why are they trying to build blockchains and use blockchains and build tokens? Why? They know this new technology, this new asset class is the future. This technology is here to stay. It has many benefits. It will leave the old system in the dust. Folks, disruption is happening. Another major move here by a bank. And it's once again, further validation with technology. The other layer is that just about a week ago, reported on September 7th, JP Morgan was reported that they were building a deposit token themselves for settlements. JP Morgan is reportedly developing the infrastructure to run a new deposit token, allowing settlements between banks for corporate clients. Pretty clear what's happening here, folks. They know, especially with the likes of Ripple winning the lawsuit and XRP getting the clarity and not to mention CBDCs and stable coins and PayPal building their stable coins. This technology is here to stay and it's moving at a rapid pace. And look, I've been on record saying that I believe the TradFi incumbents, such as Citi, such as JP Morgan, Goldman, and these guys, weaponized Gary Gensler and the SEC to go and try to kill the stable coins, kill Ripple, kill whatever payment or crypto startup, right? Because Gary Gensler and the SEC are controlled by these TradFi incumbents. I had Caitlin Long on the podcast talking about the bias towards the TradFi incumbents, right? And we know how the political system works with campaign donations and much more. So it's pretty clear what's happening here. If you sit back and you look at the timeline, you look at the parallel of these things that are actually happening, right? We're not saying that we're not fabricating something here. It's clear what's been happening. It's clear what Jamie Dimon was saying since 2017 and what his bank was actually doing, right? Watch what they do, not what they say. Folks, first they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win. It's pretty clear that this tech is so disruptive. They're scared of it and they're trying to build their own versions. But the problem is these wall gardens that they're building on private blockchains, no one's going to trust it. Why would another bank want to trust your token that you control the blockchain, you control the nodes, and much more? There are going to be private blockchain systems, don't get me wrong, right? Citi may launch its token and within its own different branches move money and settle instantly, but don't expect JP Morgan to use their coin and vice versa. So this is what's happening. They're not going to be able to disrupt the market with cross -border payments and all the different blockchain systems that are out there, which provide more of a free market, trustless permissionless setup. So very bullish folks for the crypto asset class that these banks are so scared. They're trying to launch their own tokens. And once again, JP Morgan is trying to do the same thing. And as mentioned, this is being reported by Bloomberg and they're calling it Citi Token Services once again. Let me give you a quote here from Shamir Khalik, global head of the company's services division. The development of Citi Token Services is part of our journey to deliver real time, always on next generation transaction banking services to our institutional clients. Oh, but I thought the traditional way of doing things was working. I thought crypto and blockchain, all these things are scams and a Ponzi. I guess not. The move is the latest by an established banking giant to offer so -called tokenized deposits or transferable digital coins that can represent a claim against banks. Crucially though, these tokens are processed on blockchain reels, meaning settlement is instantaneous. Yep. Folks, I'm so glad I'm here early. I'm paying attention. I'm researching, I'm dollar cost averaging and I'm hodling. Now a great way to dollar cost average in is using Uphold, which is a great crypto exchange. They are one of the sponsors of this podcast. I've been using Uphold since 2018. They have 10 plus million users, 250 plus crypto currencies, and they're available in 150 countries. You can also trade precious metals and 37 national currencies where you can easily transfer between crypto to different Fiat currencies to precious metals. That's a pretty unique feature to Uphold. If you'd like to learn more about this platform, please visit the link in the description. Well, folks, we've got big news around the SEC versus Binance. The judge declined the SEC's request to inspect Binance US. So if you recall, there was news that the SEC rips into Binance US over a shaky asset custody asked court to order inspection. The regulator asked a US court to reject Binance's half -hearted objections to its motion seeking depositions and inspection and communication from the exchange. This is another big fat L for scumbag regulator Gary Gensler, and this is being reported by Bloomberg. Here's the headline. SEC fails to win immediate inspection of Binance US software. Regulator says it is not getting enough access in lawsuit. Magistrate judge didn't grant expedited discovery requests. So the SEC says it has been struggling to get information from Binance US since it sued the American exchange along with its international affiliate Binance Holdings Ltd and its chief executive officer Changping Zhao in June. So Gary is taking loss after loss after loss. And I think a big blow is coming with Coinbase. I think Coinbase has a strong case and just like the grayscale situation, a lot of legal analysts are saying, yeah, we think Coinbase is going to walk away with a victory. Now, it may not be a full victory, kind of like the ripple situation where the SEC did win on some grounds, but it will be the lion's share of the win, or if you were to count up the numbers here, and that is what we're looking for. And you may say, well, Tony, why are you bashing the SEC and Gary Gensler so much? Don't they have a job to do? You're absolutely right. They do have a job to do, but we know, and this has been confirmed by the crypto industry as well as members of Congress and other regulators, even SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and Mark Ueda, the SEC and Gary Gensler have not been acting in good faith. They have not been abiding by the law. So this government agency, which is supposed to have integrity, which is opposed to abide by the law, are themselves not doing that. Well, you have Judge Sarah Netburn rip a lawsuit saying the SEC lacks faithful allegiance to the law. What a burn. What a statement, right? That a government agency is being called out by the judicial branch and you lack faithful allegiance to the law. And even Bill Hinman and his conflicts of interest with Ethereum. And the list goes on and on and on. Gary Gensler is a puppet on strings doing the bidding of the incumbents when he's supposed to be a neutral party just looking to protect investors and they are attacking good actors. So it's not like they are just going after bad actors and that's the end of it. They're attacking good actors. And it goes back to what we were talking about at the beginning of the podcast. Citibank and all these banking incumbents have weaponized Gary Gensler to kill the startups that are disrupting them. The other aspect is Gary Gensler is not working with Congress to provide clear regulations, right? And he's flip flopped over the years. He's a big hypocrite. He's a liar. We've seen him lie many times. And he continues to say there's hucksters and scammers and so on and so forth in the industry. I tweeted about it today. You have some of the biggest names entering the crypto market, such as BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and many others filing for Bitcoin spot ETFs. Earlier this year, Charles Schwab, Fidelity and Citadel launched a crypto exchange called ADX Markets. PayPal launched a stablecoin. Deutsche Bank just reported last week they will offer crypto custody. Mastercard launched a CBDC program. Visa expanded their use of USDC stablecoin on Solana. So Gary clearly tried to distract and attack the startups while his Wall Street TradFi buddies come in and take over and look at the facts, right? I just listed out a whole bunch of big names that are coming in. And remember, Gary met with Sam Beckman Fried and FTX officials, didn't do anything. Big collapse happened there. He didn't do anything about Celsius or three hours capital and a whole bunch of other things. He didn't stop Terra Luna or anything like that, right? He just sat back and waited. And I think that was part of his strategy. I think he knew of the things that are happening, but he let them collapse so that they would hurt the market, right? Let the flush out all these startups who look, they're not established like the banking incumbents. And then what happened this year? Oh, I'm going to go after the good actors. I'm going to go after Coinbase, right? I'm going to go after this company and that company and NFTs and many other projects. So it's pretty ridiculous what's happening. But guys, we will win the war. We've seen historically that the disruptive technology will progress. It will get adoption. And if these folks don't get on board and it looks like they're trying to with their tokens, they will get or have their blockbuster moment. Now, speaking of further adoption, blockchain capital raises $580 million for two new funds. Venture capital's firms, record funding comes as space is teeming with exceptional innovators, despite bear market execs says. So the capital keeps coming in investments into the crypto industry. These companies and these funds are investing in both the companies, building the infrastructure, as well as the tokens are very, very bullish. Despite all that happened last year with FTX and Celsius and so forth, there's looking beyond that. They're looking at the future and the horizon of the adoption of this technology and much more. So one is the San Francisco based companies, six early stage fund in line with such funds it has previously launched, while the other is its first so -called opportunity fund. The $580 million marks the company's largest raise in its 10 year history, according to blockchain capital executives, Spencer Bogart, Bart Stevens, and Jason de Piazza. Such funding coming during a bear market reflects our investors trust in our long -term perspective, they said in a Monday blog post, adding that innovation often thrives during tough economic times. Despite the downturn in liquidity prices, we see a space that is teeming with exceptional innovators and founders, each aligned with the first principles of open source innovation, credible neutrality, and censorship resistance, Stevens told block works. The firm's first opportunity fund was conceived as a post dislocation investment vehicle. According to blockchain capital, Bart Stevens, it was designed with a high conviction concentrated mandate to pursue financing opportunities at the later stage. Very bullish news here, my friends. And here we got some more quotes. We felt generalists and newcomers misjudged the opportunity set he added. In contrast today, the fundraising environment for late stage crypto companies is barren, creating a unique and compelling opportunity for targeted capital that understand web three technology. Pretty incredible folks. And this is a lot of capital and more is going to keep coming, right? We're just seeing some of the biggest trad fi names entering a lot of capital being raised by different funds and new funds popping up and they're going to invest in the market and we're going to see continued growth and the S curve adoption keeps moving higher and growing folks. It's happening day by day, week by week, month by month, year by year. Now we got news here in New York financial watchdog proposes strengthened crypto guidelines. The New York financial or the New York department of financial services published proposed guidelines on Monday aimed to strengthen how firms list or delist coins. It also proposed guidance on adding coins to the state's green list. So we're seeing states move in the direction of trying to figure out regulations while the federal government continues to drag their feet. Obviously we got two bills in the house and shout out to patch McHenry and those folks who have been trying to get things through. Even Senator Cynthia Lummis and Christian Gillibrand in the Senate also have a bill, but we need Congress to act, right? Things are moving really slow. They need to put the guardrails in place, but we're going to see a lot of states do this. And I think as they do this and with their grassroots movements and much more, it's going to put pressure on the federal government to eventually act. So I think this is a good thing. However, the devil's in the details. New York can sometimes be very heavy handed. They obviously have the ridiculous bit license, which they should get rid of. But I think that's Wall Street's gatekeeping to allow only companies that they want and much more. So it's tough for a lot of crypto companies to get that bit license in New York. So we shall see what they come up with, but let me give you some details. Since joining DFS, I have made it a priority to ensure the department's regulatory and operational capabilities keep pace with the industry developments to protect consumers and markets. And why DFS Superintendent Adrian Harris said in a statement on Monday, and why DFS has been active in regulating crypto in the state for years, having launched its bit license regime in 2015. A slew of firms have virtual currency licenses in the state, including Coinbase Incorporated, and according to its site, although some firms close up shop in the state. So let's see what they come up with and all the details as it comes out, and we'll have some of the legal experts review it. But I am for regulations. I think they're important. Now, I don't believe in draconian regulations. I believe there's a balance. You allow innovation to flourish, but you protect consumers. That's the balance. But we got to keep our guard up and push back on anything that's draconian. Finally, Malta, they seek to change their crypto rule book to get ready for MICA. So the EU MICA regulatory framework was passed. The EU and the UK are ahead of the United States right now. The country's financial watchdog wants to align its framework with the EU wide rules set to take effect in 2024. So once again, EU and UK ahead, and it looks like these countries and the European Union are going to look to align to this. So this absolutely makes sense. Now, this law and this regulation is not perfect, right? And there's still some fine tuning that's needed, but it's a really great start. And I'm glad they were able to get things through because it just once again shows crypto is not dependent on the United States. This in technology the digital world that we live in and everybody on the internet, it doesn't need the United States land and borders to operate. It can operate from anywhere. Now, obviously I say that, but the United States is the world's largest capital market. So matter of capital raising and funding and so forth, that is certainly a big factor for the United States, but for these projects to launch and to build and to grow, they don't need the United States. And living in the United States, I'm worried that the US is in danger of losing some of these companies and a lot of jobs and economic benefits, but hopefully they can get it right sooner than later. And this EU MICA bill will take effect in 2024. And I think we can expect to see other countries align with it. And that is really great because there's not going to be different rules for different countries, at least in the EU, they can online and provide clarity to the different businesses operating in the EU. So this is good news, I think all around. Well, folks, that's the news. Please let me know what you think about the Citibank token, the SEC taking another big fat L, the judge striking down their requests in the Binance US case. And what do you think about all these items? Leave your thoughts and comments below, hit the five star rating on the podcast platforms, and I'll talk to you all later.
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A highlight from 1257. Binance Falling | BNB Chain Analysis
"Alright, so you guys don't want to miss this one. We're going to be breaking down Binance, their current state of things, and are they in trouble or is this just par for the course for crypto? I don't know. We're going to take a look at all the things that are happening around Binance and whether or not maybe you should take a look at it a little harder. My name is Paul Baron. Welcome back into Tech Path. And before we get started, I want to thank our sponsor, and that is iTrustCapital. If you guys are looking at long -term holding of crypto, one of the things you can do is go into a crypto IRA. It's very simple and very easy. All you have to do is visit their website. You can start your crypto IRA journey. Going into Bitcoin, Ethereum, you can do all sorts of altcoins. You can also get into gold and silver. So it's very flexible. No monthly fees for you. The only fees you'll pay is when you do your own self -directed trades inside your IRA. So just check it out. Make sure and use our link. It's going to help you guys get started and you get a $100 funding reward once you do decide to go. All right. We're going to get into a few points I want to hit on. Part of this will be into, there's a few things happening this week, but obviously everybody's kind of all eyes on Binance right now and have been for a couple of weeks. Big week ahead. Monday, the SEC versus Binance designated court hearing. That's today. Wednesday, the FOMC interest rate decision comes in. We also see the press conference from Powell on Wednesday. And then Friday we'll see SEC versus Binance documents unsealed. That to me is the bigger picture because first of all, and we've covered this many times on the show, is that the sealing of these documents is very unusual for the SEC. So what is it that we could discover on those unsealing of those documents? I don't know. I'd love to get you guys' comments on what you think is going to happen on Friday. Drop some comments down below. Make sure and smash the like button is one of the ways that this video gets out there and it gets discovered by the YouTube algorithm. So please help us out there. We appreciate it. All right. So a couple of things happening here. SEC accuses Binance of US of non -cooperation. And this is a problem when you are a US organization and you're with not coordinating the regular. Now I get it. Nobody's in love with the SEC. But you do have to address it. Everybody that we've talked about here recently on the show who have had some challenges all the way into the issue with Ashton Kocher and Mila Kunis. Those people are all acting like normal adults. And that is, all right, let's see how we can fix this. This is the problem I think that relies or lies within the Binance ecosystem. Another thing here that I want to hit on here, sealed documents in the SEC versus Binance unredacts. And this is under court order now. So this is a big deal. So the judge basically said, hey, we're going to go in and allow the SEC motion to unveil the documents related to the lawsuit. Now, why does it get into a court order to say, OK, we're going to do what is in there that is so damaging that would cause a judge to have to approve this to happen and for them to be redacted anyway in the beginning? I think this is the thing that everybody is asking. What is in there that makes this so dramatic? So this week is going to be a big week. So just first of all, pay attention to what's happening within Binance. Most of you probably are off of the Binance exchange in the United States. But overall, if you look at this on a global perspective, this I think is going to have larger waves hitting Binance over the next few months. And I'm only going off of just the troubles with the SEC, the regulatory problems we have here in the U .S. And you have to also extend it into the Binance organization. As an example, mist of the heightened regulatory security right now, Binance is seeing key executives resign left and right. So chief strategy officer, VP of compliance is out ahead of product resigns. General counsel is out ahead of APAC resigns. Binance U .S. CEO, head of legal resigns, chief risk officer. Why is everybody leaving and jumping ship right now? What is it that they know that is going on? If there is anybody out there that work for Binance and if you guys are interested in coming on the show, we would love to have you because I'm very interested to find out what is going on inside the organization to cause this kind of landslide movement of executives. I mean, this cannot be and is not normal for an organization like this. Makes me think of some others that have kind of been out there. All right. So I want to take a look at Binance U .S. just over time. You can kind of see a little bit of the decline in Binance U .S. over time. Obviously, at the heyday, they were running in BNB, especially when you look at BNB over time. This has continued to fall off in general of everything that's been transacting within Binance U .S. So I don't know if you guys are using Binance U .S. Those of you that have, are you in a position where you've started to exit? I'd love to kind of get your feedback of users that are out there in the space that are actually changing maybe some of their habits. And if so, where did you go? And what are you using right now as your exchange of choice? Other thing right here is total value locked, of course, on BSC. Continues to drive down. This, of course, is over, you know, well, right here was their high all the way back into May of 2021, which again, that was right there before that first pump that we had in 2021. And then obviously the Bitcoin high that we hit in November in late 2021. Others, of course, I'll go into. And this one right here is going into transactions also on BSC. And you can kind of see the decline here that's been going on right now. And it's down quite a bit in terms of total transactions. So all these kind of scenarios, whether you follow DeFi Llama or if you guys are out there doing research on different projects, I'm sure you are and you use tools like DeFi Llama, it's one of the things that we use. All right. So as an example, here's Polygon, just Solara 2 coming in at right around two billion, or two million transactions. And then again, this is just one example of these kind of scenarios that are taking place right now in the overall market. The other thing that's looking at this, and I want to zoom in on this a little bit. I'm going to show you where ETH stakers are living right now. Obviously, Lido number one right there at almost 271 ,000 validators, 32 percent of the market share. Let me zoom up on that right there. And then if you scan across there, of course, is Coinbase coming in at 8 .4 percent right there. And then Binance at 4 .5. So Coinbase really has slid in front significantly. And that's a pretty big deal because that's just the United States versus Binance covering pretty much the rest of the planet in terms of ETH stakes. So to me, that's another major slowdown in where Binance is going. And if you look at Ethereum in general, that's a very strong indicator of health in many of these centralized exchanges. Here, of course, is some other examples of Binance doing something that I thought was a little bit thirsty. Today, we're launching OPBNB on Mainnet. Layer 2 solution now fully released to the public, allowing for lightning fast transactions. This course is coming in on Optimism. And they show some of the projects in here within it. But you can kind of see basically this was a exact model that happened with Base. If you look at this, it's an Ethereum virtual machine compatible Layer 2 built on Optimism, the OP stack, by offering cheaper gas fees set to make blockchain technology accessible to all. It's exactly what's happening over on Base. Base, obviously, though, is significantly higher in a very short period of time, too. So that in itself. Here's some of the project partners. Not a lot of partners on here that you'll recognize, but if you guys know of a project that is out there on this, let me know in the comments. And because maybe this would be a good interview or something that we could take a look at how this is working for Binance and some of their project developers, because that's a big deal, I think, when you look at the growth of these ecosystems. Here, of course, is the OP, total value right now, bridged on OP. So it's not necessarily, what is that, right around $4 million. And if you kind of look at some of the projects that are on here as well, here's just to give you an example on NFT sales by volume. Let's go take a look at Binance here. This is over time. So, obviously, ETH, what's possible, obviously, Ronan edits Heyday, Solana, Flow, Polygon, Cardano, and then all the way down into even over Avalanche, and this is all time, versus BNB Chain. So BNB Chain has had a bit of a struggle in being able to really get consistent within the NFT market and Avalanche is, again, another single chain being able to outperform what's happening on Binance. So things have not come together as a whole. Just to give you an example of some of the top BNB Chain games that are out there. You've got, this is the one that, whether you like it or you don't like it, but as you'll notice here, not a lot of major Web3 games that are showing up here on BNB. So, I don't know, again, if you're a game dev, are you building, are you even planning on building on Binance? Would love to kind of get some ideas on that. We've had some people that have been building on this chain before, and many, you know, have started to look at either migration paths, but also starting to look at other options. I think that'll be the big question as we go forward. Here's the top 10 dApps right now on BNB Chain, and you can kind of see some of those. Again, not other than XCAD, which I would say yes, and TinyTap. Yeah, okay. These are good projects. Question will be is, and will these projects start to migrate and do some other strategies here on the long term? This could be one of those scenarios. Social Fi dApps, also by activities over the last 30 days. This comes in from the top 10 social Fi apps, and this is over the last 30 days. I don't know. Again, not necessarily, other than XCAD, I would say is the only one that, well, FriendTech, obviously, on base is going to be the big one over there. All right. So looking at XCAD, which would be, I think, a little bit of their rock star here, a huge moment for XCAD and Play community has arrived. XCAD app is now available iOS, so this is going to be good for XCAD. We've had their CEO on the show before. XCAD is in our market sentiment indicator, so we do track it, and it has ups and downs, but it is a very interesting project, I think, now that may get some interesting movement here with this movement on Apple. All right. So this was our tweet out to the XCAD founder, recommendation to earn a way of rewarding successful video recommendations. You could both increase engagement, break the status quo on YouTube algorithm. Number two, multi -chain support, Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, Flow, and Avalanche, for obvious reasons, should be done ASAP. We'll see what they say about it. Let's go to a clip right here from Oliver. I was using Ethereum quite a lot, and I started to notice that Bitcoin and Ethereum did not scale at all. I got really excited by Zilliqa, and it was the only things I could see that was possibly going to scale. This was a long time ago, way before all these other chains and stuff. For me, I love Zilliqa, nothing against Zilliqa, but for me, I think the future is multi -chain. Why just remain on one single chain when you can be on a few chains? So this was done, that interview we did with Oliver Bell, this is one of the founders of XCAD, was done months before base was really released, was done well before many of these alternatives that are out there within the market, even to a certain extent, even before Avalanche was really getting into gaming. So I think the fact that he was already identifying that multi -chain was a good thing, I think is going to be a scenario that most likely will play out for XCAD. So I am looking for that to be happening over on XCAD. If you were predicting anything, that might be it. The other thing is that when you think about just Binance in general, remember, they were one of the ecosystems that helped foster Web3, and I have to thank them for that. That is one of the things at least that got many of these dev apps and devs together with understanding of how to maybe create something that was a solution to better Web3 in all sorts of different scenarios. But when you look at gaming and where a lot of these game devs are going to be going, you have to look at a couple of chains. And I think Avalanche is a good example, right? Here is kind of the future of what Avalanche is doing right now. DeFi Kingdom, Shrapnel in there, you know, what else do they have over there? Obviously, MetaOps, many of these you guys have probably started to see. But Avalanche has really started to move along here, so pretty intriguing especially. Now, we have had the game lead on here on our show from Avalanche, which you are welcome back to the show, we would love to have you. I like what they are doing, and I think it is one of those things that, you know, we continue to see a lot of movement. We have done a few videos on this. This was Avalanche launching the first NFT game on PS5 and Xbox. This is a pretty big deal, and we broke this down. I was just here a couple of weeks ago, and we also did a full ecosystem. Go check out our videos on Avalanche. You will get a chance to see all the way back to John Woo, who is the CEO of Ava Labs.
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"Salt. No i mean. We're still waiting for commission but it will come what was supposed to based moment then working on because you say you're you're filming short spurts here neighbor it's a big o. Set masters carson was and there was people coming go and oversee so what was the outstanding memory of that lower waiting around of see. I was completely green to this during takeoff to take off taking always. Am i getting this wrong. My moving wrongly here senator. I would just try different lighting different settings or you hit showdown that time. It's just literally twenty thirty. Takes one mill footage. It just seem crazy. But that's just how is this is how is the funny story was when between takes They asked us to step off the set way. It just changed a couple of bits rounds. Some students blake and he's looking down at my my leg and he says so what would be leg. And i'll say my spare legged walking. Like i said in the tent over there i mean they strapped to your also something all right what i said. Oh i'm sorry cpap as a can imagine that laugh feel bad boy by you got scott. It's been lovely to intimate. Thank you so much thing in tunstall to jimmy guys kiss now. We're standing here saying. Hey with paul western appeared in more than one star wars film. Probably more than one film that you've heard of poor how you doing. I'm fine. Thank you very much and rather than me real off your hall of fame listeners. Know what star wars you've been who you played I've played in returner jet. i. I was The dane skift pilots And i fell off with ability williams and these stunt double And the stunt double was supposed to have a cable on him which in fact on the explosion snapped and both of us went into space and fell into saw fit with him on top of me. Break my leg so Nice experience yes story before an actual blake break. Yes yeah so. Yes i remember that. Well wow but you did it. In the name of stalls course of course see passion coming through so you did return of the jedi. Another fun fact is the latest online. You were also in rogue one. Yes the last last night at the last jedi nurse yet. I and to force awakens really. Yes yeah. I dunno many people who have been in the original trilogy. But i've also been in the in this modern era the secord the disney era stuff. Not many people have done that about three morton ones. Yeah sizing interesting career. Yeah i'm looking at your work one posted because that's my favorite star war of the move and you played in van. As soon as i saw the image i recognize. Exactly what seen on edu. How was it working on rogue one because again film here about production issues blah blah. Did you your way of any of those post. What is it like working on that particular We didn't really get involved in any of the Issues going on film but Scenes it was very cold here. I'm waves pouring of ice cold water. We were being shot in it but yes it was a. It's a good thing to be paul They treated very well and try to keep us warm. But it was freezing. Especially when you when you get shot and you you're laying on the floor while the rest of the dialogues going overseas dead bodies and you're sitting there freezing but Yeah it was a good film to work on really enjoyed watching it which is is is a a few times in star wars again. Not many people can say that. I think i shut myself. I was one of the toes on the Bajaj an i shut myself on the skiff really up on skift. Say what are you saying. Lucasfilm have against people what is on. I headed for a long time. Yeah yeah i've been. You've been in other non star wars projects as my senseless aliens or semi boys superman one two and three doubling for losses to kill. You were selling fire. Yes yes. I mean that's again nas white to die. I'm seeing a theme here. What's going on boy. It's been over the years in november. I've been i've cube myself. A few times The mentioned a cover from from the seventies onwards up until now what was this is gonna sound. They were obvious differences. But working on return of the jedi. Then go into rogue one. How would things change. Just from an actress. Point of view from those areas Not a great deal in terms of being stuntman man You'll treat you so it be always treated okay It's just that the process o of making like a an superman making the mind fly. We had no. Cgi the same as In There was no cgi so everything you had to do for real And that's a change has happened to the industry. But i see the guys now working more than i ever did. So when we thought when i did Raises lostock and i was driving the truck that went over the cliff and when i saw the film there was these little figures falling out of the out of the jeep. I told they can do that. Then what can they do in twenty. Thirty years time yachts they're still using stump men and why work they do these days. It's nominal i would love. You know superman reduced arizona eighteen gauge piano while flying superman one piano while on each and in fact was broke on Superman the movie. And i fell on my head and broke my cheekbone to what yes co voice going on why. She's not married. So paul what you have done for tv and film what you've done the sacrifices china's you've made with this has been great. Thank you so much token to us. Poll show so. Thank you Freestyle in this. But you've just listened to load load of absolute filth from elche recon or my voice giving it we still in the car. It's the best. Paul kasey mike kiss credit with no. The people haven't heard the whole rap in a long time will remedy that era the great. We'll get our suited for you but now it's been a good speaker phone. Hope you enjoyed the interviews. There we love interview in the character actors from the films. Because i've always got but some interesting stories. You may not hear from other no. The list is for example. The these guys have always. They're always a good laugh at as well off off mike is is always today for drops in particular today so thanks to everyone who took the time out to speak that i so after the convention we Went to the pub with sean. Oh gesture and little baby alfie. And a few others and we went to a pub. At upon logger lager solder sometimes lago jessop.
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"star" Discussed on Star Wars Sessions
"You've don't well. I've played seven different characters Across the Prequel trilogy in fact. Seventeen phantom menace and some of them stuck around for the often shows you know and Attack of the clones and revenge fifth yup yup mass amita vice-chancellor galactic senate ruin holco Number attorney Old free tar Senator gregg so kelvin horse ride senators jet i- counselor while and recently named because originally when we filmed this guy. He was another numidian code. Locked assistant but about four years ago. It was five years ago. They actually gave them a name. Which is mick greg rap. Wow really told is an anagram gentleman named kim power. Who on the movies a while. Yeah holidays reason by all of them. There is do top was named by nick. Dutchman who was creature effects supervisor and he's naming. that character is a thank you to make. Office called stuart. Freeborn gave him his first job. Impact on empire strikes back and so on free taw started out as own free so free boom backwoods tar as thank you so knicks in a wildly of shoot. Free bone. Helping him get started. But you know the pilots should be thought an extra a on to make it. Look a little more like you always. Es so there you go. That is fantastic. So like you said you've worked on the films a sale of fundamental here. How was it. What can on the fundamental because i almost feel slow. I remember it like yesterday. The build up to fundamentally the same time at the same time that was now more than twenty twenty. Two years ago she started work on it almost twenty five years ago. Of course i mean how was that because a lot of people i think forget they associate the prequel trilogy with cgi bachelor. Defense minister had law practical effective right and over the course of the prequels it was. It was noticeable. How much more reliant on. Cgi they studio became because as you rightly pointed out on phantom many not only was full grand action real but they will real sets as well whereas by the time got to revenge the safe zone almost old green screen. Yeah you know. We've all the people we speak spoken to this convention. A recent one. We went to an essex. They will very much from the original trilogy. Firstly is incredible. Twenty speak to someone in the frequency. Because we don't we don't really we haven't had enough prequel boys out because i saw the original before the frequence but these are the first ones i saw in the cinema yet. So it's fantastic foreign. These beat someone who's worked so depth billion number one overall on them now because there was a time when it was cool to say how bad they were now they're getting a gunnery evaluation. But what are your thoughts from. I'm behind the scenes on them From day one Coach lucas was on a hiding to nothing. Because after seventeen years expectation With something as popular as star was was by then even if he had made something that would be ranked alongside godfather to in space That still wouldn't be good enough for everyone right he he they would have been hate mail nomad regardless Benefit of hindsight At the time strange. I was talking about earlier on today at the time. It conventions when people still vhs cassettes. There was a cassette that you could buy at conventions phantom edit and they were really there were rooms time. Brian depalma directed done this in just got the movie and chopped older pregnant. Pauses silent kept older diallo. But just tighten holding as it turns out. It wasn't brian but it was a much more effective movie just for tightening up. And truthfully i think you say the same thing about attack of the clones and for vendors as well Is this good stuff in there. But all of them were too long. basically now. Last time i did a show in america guy came to me and said what's the final minutes the other day he subjective film in. I remember it. Yeah and i think. I think there is a kind of general feeling now that they were never mind hiding to nothing georgia's on in the first place. It was you know like you said it was fashionable to slate. Yes you know this. Always this and the differences is now. Let people on me i. I grew up with this stuff as a kid. Yup on now an adult. I can spend money. You're not today on the stores. I didn't buy an original trilogy thing. I bought a prequel thing right right because now that's valuable to me right now. There's this generation that has a voice right.
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"star" Discussed on Beam Me Up: A Star Trek Podcast
"Where have you been. that's all i need. No just give me a little bone and a happy. Yep let's move on so anyway just an origin We're gonna move that to. I'll put that extra viewing. I don't mind that. I don't mind that when there but not a watcher at all right displaced the crew begins disappearing one by one being replaced with aliens. Who don't know what's going on until oh yeah we do. It's an invasion. Yeah this is an easy now again. It's a good episode if it's on yeah i'm watching it. And the and the way they get out of it is great again. Another species never see him again. The story continues. Yeah it's i mean there's some some tomba lana stuff in this episode. But it's not enough again. Yeah this is a laundry episode to me. So i i'm i'm gonna keep this one on skip all right. Let's round this out. We only got two episodes of left To one we'll have to talk about one we don't have to talk about. Let's talk about the one we have to talk about. I because it's the next one. Worst case scenario the crew gets enamored with a hollow novel that depicts a mutiny by the marquee onboard. Voyager and turns out it's a trojan horse by ceska been deaden gone but turns out. She's still interfering with what's going on around the crew. No i. I love this episode. This is a super fund episode high percent. But is it a watch like we've already we've already said bida ceska. She's dead gone. We've moved on. I love this episode. It would kill me to not watch this episode. But is i put it. I take an extra viewing on nine because it's one of those. There's not enough stuff there that drives the story. The episode itself is a great. This is one of the best episodes like to sit down and watch odds great everytime faked. It doesn't get Just all premise. Behind it the way it goes down ceska being conniving till the end It's a great episode. it's a no for our. I should say it's an extra so you wanna watch a fun episode kind of gives a little bit of thought about. Hey what would happen if if things were so copacetic in the monkey related try to take a voyager this has helped might go down already might act stuff is really interesting and good episode but for me it's a it's an extra viewing us sure. Yeah i i'm with you on that. I think i just have to be like i said I i have to be mature about this. I would love this this one. There's an episode in deep space nine called civil defense. Which is i. don't know if you if you know that one off top of your head. That's the one where Chief o'brien goes in. And he activates. Activates this latent program inside the station's computer where the the computer thinks that. There's like a majority uprising. Uprising revolt going on taste. Lock them down and he's like look if you don't turn control over back to your card s and they input their code. Which of course they're not there to do. Then we're gonna gash. You're all going to die. And then golden cot like shows up to link but then it gets like. It's a great super fun episode. Can't put it in a limited run us but it's a fun on this one is like that to me. So yeah i'm gonna. I'm gonna have to move it tax reviewing and leave it there much to my choice to wash chief. O'brien loses mind because he cancelled a problem. It is absolutely absolutely all right. Well we have. Now come to these season finale of the show episode titled scorpion. It's not actually scorpion part. One it's scorpion and then we have to You know in in the next season. Obviously we'll put this together. I there's no question whatsoever that this episode is going to be in the run. But i do have a question for you about this because i've i've already done my my preview for the next season as well and what my question is. Should i put this set of episodes together. The scorpion one. The score read you. This obvious this is where we being seventy nine. But we don't actually even meet seven of nine until the second episode right like i. It's not like this. This doesn't end with all. Here's seven of nine and then like we move on but we at the episode the gift which is the one where we lose casts. But that's the episode. Where seven of nine deborrah defies like they take the whole episode to let her d. borge fi and then like i said casco's should should this be a three parter that we roll into one and do scorpion one to end the gift and roll all that together as one episode. I know this is a little bit of season five but it matters because of what. I'm going to tell matt for the for the season finale of season three. I'm going to go with. Yes because the gift is. It's basically scorpion Three anyways it is. He's got the transition from seven. You've got the other blah of casts and her transitioning leaving a yeah. I would have no problem with rolling them altogether. 'cause that's basically what's going to happen anyway. So it's gonna be a yes for sure and you're talking about probably one of the major events in the series Happening with cash transitioning and seven coming on so like because frankly watching these three episodes. The real cliff-hanger is not between scorpion. One into the real cliff-hanger is at the end of scorpion to when it goes. Yeah like because. I think i think scorpion to just ends with seven being disconnected. Like that you sort of where it is and it's like oh well what happens next so i think this together really makes up all so i'm gonna. I'm gonna smush all that together. I'm gonna make a three parter For an episode which has been a while since we've done that so with that though fill that is going to bring us to the end of voyager season. Three let me recap what we decided. And i'll give you a chance if you wanna make any final calls and he final pleads to move one up down or another. Here's what we've got in our watchlist. Inner watchlist we have basics one into we have futures end one into. We'll watch the movie. I contact although it's not really part of season three. We'll do the q and the gray fair trade blood fever and unity together as an episode before and after real life and then we'll do the scorpion one to and the gift as one episode together. An extra viewing. We've got flashback. We've got the swarm. We've got false. Prophets macrocosm rise distant origin and worst case scenario and our skip column or not even a mention the shoot remember sacred ground warlord coda darling favorite sign and displaced phil. Does that sound right to you. Is that a.
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"One is slightly longer than our usual ones. But it's worth it when you get to the end of it. Hello losses and ladies everywhere or as we say. Australia sales to model safety boom. Here's yet another pet drink christian beware. It's a chew on this time. It's about the inspirations. The dune saga had judge lucas as he was developing the script for the star wars lucas obviously structured. The first drafts. After the hidden fortress by akira kurosawa adair. Some undeniable inferences from the university had found a way into the galaxy far far away nonetheless. The amount of similarities between stars into junior universe a staggering only within the obvious parallels. Of course you'll have to have edessa planet and this was the first planet. We seize June we have iraqis tattoo in. Is the home of the solid and recently as mandatory decreased dragons on june the roads the mighty send them also known as the child and then we have even more intricate perils. We have the figure of the chosen respectively entertaining. Luke whereas in june this the quiz rock being pulled The second next. I'll protagonists To willin lukin leah are the children of thousand rada june the mother of poetry. This is the dog of the evil baron. Harken one of them are fascinating. Paras is Mind trick also known as force patients for you are pitches out there versus in the dune universe. We have the voice which is basically an ability. Used by the bennett just rid of to influence and control of paper. The next one is a biggie. Chedda bandhu verses up into cheddar bendall was basically the name of the cheddar or the drafts and are described as the most feared boras in the universe itself research. I recently installed rebels will know and on the inside. We have partnered been do. Which is a bennett. Jesuit method of training at least to complete control one's nerves and muscles. This is also used with deadly effect in the junior's been do is sanskrit and means dot but also has the meaning of the point at which creation begins and become to unity so these are but a small collection of the more obvious paris. Now it's your turn. What are your thoughts on this. Yuma fire win ready. Okay okay so there's a lot to get through in that. Obviously but basically. We're looking at the comparisons between june and star wars. Which i think's seems really appropriate or now. There's a june film coming out. The maybe lights. This year is january january next in romans. one of baba's call might not mind on that one well fair enough. Well okay boy. You have read the june books right. Have you watch the films. There's one film david lynch film which got pretended in happen. Obviously this new adaptation of denise is big big budget adaptation. This is going to do justice to the stories and evil news. A wonderful filmmaker do worry is gonna go the bladerunner twenty forty nine route. Being excellent specially stunning. But make no money. Because it's still a very nice thing and we'll put his saying that look. There are clearly similarities. Between dune a star wars star wars nick a few things and having read the books and with a level of knowledge about the source material is far and above on our about it. It's fairly very clear that there that george thought this is doing things right for picking. If you mentioned tattooing and iraqis both both sand planets and both of them are extremely crucial to the hero's journey. Hero story the sand crawlers called sand colours in in both stories in star wars. You've got spice. On star wars sessions you've got spice and indunas called yes spice milan's which is a which annoy substance which does things to the moines similar to what spice does in in star wars decide lack in the sand worms again. You could easily draw. Comparisons a jew collectors are basically exactly the same as the most as the moisture farmers even things like the the imperium which is ever shnell. The empire is very the empire is based on that the characters the characters themselves you've got you've mentioned a chosen of anneke in verses polar these. They love to say too much because as i say. There's a big adaptation coming out soon. People know about it these these parallels at burn his mentioned. They're no these on spoiling such that. There are similarities. Layer lay token nima the there there are huge similarities. The way that the villain is layered. Shall i say is very similar to one of the villains within within star wars so which is again over jewish pig. That won't be you can't. It's very hard not to endure. Something called the voice. Which is the power which you know you the power of the mind which you can use to control the mind of another person. And it's very similar to how the force works as well and but also mentioned. But duncan idaho han solo by roguish the slug creatures. That is. there's a lot there. There's an awful lot of parallels within itself influenced so much of an alien is influenced by and prometheus bladerunner north dakota valley's different tremors overseas. It has improved so much stuff and star. Wars has absolutely been influenced. It's an amarjeet and influence is been next. Would if you all is no different to what deluca soup. Of course our or the flash gordon serials of also is not hard to believe that george lucas tune which was released in the mid sixties. Frank herbert wrote it in his. It's not beyond value of doubt that george lucas read. This was highly influenced because some of the perils are extremely similar again. If you can take a parallel and run with iran and chris just is even more conic of course then that's fine if if the parallels with the same throughout the journeys were ended up being the same or things were used in executive same manner than is almost as a rip off but hasn't ripped off dune but he's being dune is ripe for the the the scope of storytelling. Is there for people to read and be inspired by we know giorgis. He's happily inspired by so many of the great works of fiction out there so yes burn. Firstly congrats on a wonderful question. Depth that you went into clear that you'd love dune as well and at the parallels are there. I think when people see dune comes out starring timothy shallow mine. Everybody else in the world are think though see as well. I think you'll be parrot. But i think anyone could be justified. Parsing star wars ripped all this off so for me. Wonderful question absolutely there are parallels but i'll just think of the more amarjeet and hat tips and george being george liberty taking and recreating as i'm out. Okay right so. I've no sane june of not read dune had to do some a wee bit of research on this psalm. Coming from the perspective really locker. Aroon newbie okay. So i've i've read a few things of looked a few things. I'll be honest of you. First and foremost june strikes me as way more science fiction. That's the first thing is very easy to look at these things. That do actually seem very face. Value very literal and make the comparisons wire whereas i think deepak star wars. Maybe just screams more fancy term me right to me bear in mind. Read or watch this. So i'm just being completely transparent and honest heavier soy in comparison. Yeah and he seems like that to me right so i'm going to go on to my next. Point is the effectively when we think about it though. There does seem to be some similarities. Here is seems to me like that. Just effectively the hero's journey. Hey that's basically set in a science fiction any more of a future galaxy slash world you know. And that's you know san planet some blahdy blah blah. Yeah okay now. Let's compare that to the next few characters. Luke skywalker neo from the matrix. Pete's polka simba from lion king frodo from the hallway. Harry potter airport right archive that. Oh from luke's from data wayne harry's from the middle of nowhere middle england everyday person lying king simba's a lion in the plains. Frodo is in hobbiton in a really light reluctance life. They get the coats their adventure. Then i kind of struggle with the kutu to adventure than they meet their mentor. Right and then. I go and deal with that fast. Few challenges a fussy problems. And i get that tests and then a approach by a wise possum. You know someone who comes to them with solution and it all ends up with some sort of resurrection or return on the return of the king. It's crazy yeah so i see. This is just more of the fact that it's all the hero's journey the end of the day when you strip it down to its core. It's the it's the same story but it's walk. Fleshes out the bones. The makes the difference what people fall in love with you know. That's why some people crazy about one franchise and not so crazy about the other and deras similarity with da as many references. The do say that george. Lucas was indeed inspired by june. But you know everyone's inspired by everything he liked the film's georgia's clearly inspired by those. But you look back at the cursor films and they were inspired by american cinema and american cinemas then inspired by shakespeare yang. Then shakespeare was inspired by many other things some biblical right it goes it goes on forever and ever and ever. I suppose what i'm trying to say is that you can make comparisons if you wanna make the comparisons you can. You could probably create them and see them. There are some very face value. Literal ones with star wars in june. Because i think they're set in in simla context. Yes kind of context. July's light realities so they're both like kind of futuristic are no star. Wars is a long time ago but just bear with me. That's important to us. Yeah exactly so. That's kind of that's kind of coming from. That's what i got a kind of a good unsung by eight thousand interesting question. I think without a question like this ever before so seeing the film my boy i know there are people that really right june but also our say this because we're pretty on. There's lots of people that dun-rite june. And i say dun bova with effectively. They watch yeah they just say watch lord of the rings instead or read lord of the rings instead or watch star. Wars that you know. And that's that's what it comes down to. Yeah that's what it comes. Down to taste. Dune is is is a lot heavier. S-o-f-i didn't who is a perfect matadors that since it hero's journey home automative bat is been around for centuries reference. Every story has been influenced by the hero's journey. Not the ones you mentioned even go back to august homers. Obviously that is the hero's journey and how long ago that was right so everything is influenced by visually though yeah regionally the e undeniable that there are links and even in the sand crawlers and things and the how spicer me and that's to the voice thing that's clearly in multiple yes visually. They're all of life spur. I think the way that this. I think the way those stories go by themselves. You know pretty different than the blue boy mentioned the overall arc of the hero's journey but my that a filthy question dirty question. I'll tell i'll tell you one thing i'm gonna do is i'm going to go. Why am research more about it. Because i've done research this question but maybe it doesn't quite justify the theme in topic of the questions. 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"Ri- is the spiciest part of the container or dare say the show. My boy is the patron questions or this week. Shila say question because his co. spicy that it basically warrants. its own. that's right people. We got crazy. Good question in from our. Big boy sean. Cla shouldn't shouldn't be cla. Absolute legend from australia king of austria. He sent us in this audio message. So we listen to it and then give our answers my boy yes we should do and this is a heads up to everyone listening. This one is slightly longer than our usual ones. But it's worth it when you get to the end of it. Hello losses and ladies everywhere or as we say. Australia sales to model safety boom. Here's yet another pet drink christian beware. It's a chew on this time. It's about the inspirations. The dune saga had judge lucas as he was developing the script for the star wars lucas obviously structured. The first drafts. After the hidden fortress by akira kurosawa adair. Some undeniable inferences from the university had found a way into the galaxy far far away nonetheless. The amount of similarities between stars into junior universe a staggering only within the obvious parallels. Of course you'll have to have edessa planet and this was the first planet. We seize June we have iraqis tattoo in. Is the home of the solid and recently as mandatory decreased dragons on june the roads the mighty send them also known as the child and then we have even more intricate perils. We have the figure of the chosen respectively entertaining. Luke whereas in june this the quiz rock being pulled The second next. I'll protagonists To willin lukin leah are the children of thousand rada june the mother of poetry. This is the dog of the evil baron. Harken one of them are fascinating. Paras is Mind trick also known as force patients for you are pitches out there versus in the dune universe. We have the voice which is basically an ability. Used by the bennett just rid of to influence and control of paper. The next one is a biggie. Chedda bandhu verses up into cheddar bendall was basically the name of the cheddar or the drafts and are described as the most feared boras in the universe itself research. I recently installed rebels will know and on the inside. We have partnered been do. Which is a bennett. Jesuit method of training at least to complete control one's nerves and muscles. This is also used with deadly effect in the junior's been do is sanskrit and means dot but also has the meaning of the point at which creation begins and become to unity so these are but a small collection of the more obvious paris. Now it's your turn. What are your thoughts on this..
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"Quality. Might joining snapped a picture of me. Picking up the black series figuring no other figures are going to pick up their mindless rose. Did you did you buy that. In the end i didn't get any end but i'm gonna go back and get it because we're going to go back in again because law so long as it was so popular i would have had to wait x. Amount of time just to go in a comeback and get it. Yeah that was. That was one point where we basically took a break from the shop to go to the pub. We did the halfway during the day is this is the most anyone with massive pub cost nine. I basically was really good. I was amazing man. It was so much fun so much fun but yeah the purchases that will wicked man and honestly i think one of my favorites was the empire strikes. By comic that lewke boy somerville it was so continuous kit to the comic book section which is in the first floor is up says so i came here and i didn't even see that section which is where i usually go but because it was so busy also preoccupied and because i've attention span of a gnat. I was going from that that to that to that. Is this whole connecting hype. Mabel as my boy said you could probably him me a mile off so people did he often. I'll have to light rail in a little bit. I just let loose my oz. Love use such good fund. And that's the whole point was we we we. We have just as much fun as everybody else was and getting involved here in order stuff that everyone was buying in our east griping. I people turn up. We we say is a good shock and we certainly hope people believe is when the summerfield jessop turn up. Were in wonderland. Then i heard faked four note base because we we do champion those guys and go to shout in fact they add jessop. Bought my brother sean. Abend him figure. My brother couldn't make it a couldn't make you on the day for reasons so we just wanted to make sure his presence was honored by game a benham so i hope you enjoyed your bentham toy from jesse bonuses to sears. Clinical staff that people that the latter point. Maybe we get that right. Because i thought to see a martial next time next time we'll be back we will be back next month. Man was to come back next month. Volpi there at some point. Yeah absolutely right absolutely. So i began this mind section by saying you know this whole experience was so good and quite frankly my boy. I think there's no other way to end it by saying that. Saturday was very special. And dare i say it was just so good And for the let's note by s- congrats on a wicked wicked very successful when we hosted any hope we do another one soon because we'd love to be there and we'd love to bring even more people along and you guys are consuming ninety one way execution. Oh yeah this is brennan wayne from the mandalorian and you're listening to star wars sessions probably britain's greatest star wars podcast roy. We had a couple of days when we were at nerd base and battles bridge. And it's exactly what we're going to do now turns out the ethics falconers plopped yourself outside of the greatest dusty drinking hole in the galaxy. The pants inner luke. Show we get justice as we do each week in the pantene we sit down with greatest listeners in the galaxy you guys. We have a couple of kef biz. Are we get your thoughts on our main discussion now. This week we were chatting about the in digs happening at nerd base. So the state we wanted to touch upon the news hours picked up from the brennan interview about mandalorian in jarring. And we wanted to know. Is he going to appear in the book of buffet and we were swamped. I mean it's kind of crazy. I mean on twitter alone responses to this of being kind of ridiculous archways goliath like literally hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of interactions. Why is it. Let me let me click on it quickly. Yeah we're on lot. Seven hundred likes forty two comments to tweets and their opinions but for the most part seems to be going in one direction star. Are i come in comes from doth woida who said i think only in flashbacks. I don't think he won't have much of a row of course talking about mandalorian din in bukoba doff. Spicy take from the get-go chose hadley said hope. So but i hope that if he does. It's an organic quite a not shoehorn in if it benefits the story then gripe to i love it. i think. That's one of my favorite takes. Greg levy said this. He said doubtful but maybe interesting. So we go a few different types damn boy but all in all judo. I'll man you leaning toward by the way. Just quickly greg brexit that food but he said maybe along the lines of chose hatley if he does great. If he doesn't. I don't want it to be as we have any narrative i wanted to be shoehorned in just to appease has to ask to be for reason e. r. May i want how i want to accommodate using the boy haydn back in kanobi but i want to watch shows episodes and after i think that was done to appease to fans are the one that in needs to be there for reasons of if dinh's in it offer me personally. There has to be a very good reason for then. Well we've got got pedro slash burned into a contract. We thought we do. You expect him to turn up. I am i am. I'm embarrassed i think. Even after our interview with brendan. I think maybe it was neely. Owed the s. The he's an app. You know. And i know i know i know a few people have been claiming bits and bobs and we've had comments saying this was confirmed i've gone one was concerned. They would never confirm they will award dunno. Somebody's leaked or confirmed. But somebody did you say so. That's good enough someone who said it. But it's not confirmed i did. I was in my other artists spicy reply lined up because the keys are basically backtracked and like well there you go then. It's not kogo conformed then. Obviously we never said we never said. We didn't run the story so asper we. We never said it was confirmed. None of the. Nobody's saying easy for necessarily it's a scheme they were they were. There's the would our about them would pay but it seems like an obvious rumors. Well book vibe. That was in the mandalorian. They announced book of by the end of season. Two only sastre reason that this prominent bounty hunter in jar in call smart show up. it's An educated prediction coin. But it's.
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"The the ones in his own green screen stuff. You see a picture of an original tragedy hip we might see a hundred still triggers lined up and there was one hundred one hundred paper that believable unbelievable. Lisette have tried to go back to that. Because i've realized that i was maybe a little bit missing. I think was it in the prequel guy they Munson ninety s declined. The critics say no no not really did like him and also saw up you. what's on. Yeah i it's funny because we we grew up with those ones. I think we see it through rose tinted glasses a little bit. But it's it's great to see. I don't know just the the the stall was family. Expanded said going back to those products because it's a papal authority forgotten. Because he looked so good especially the modern here. I think people forget how much craftsmanship goes into labor. And watch those lukas show over because we got the best technicians in the world to so when when back in ninety seventy seven to do you have an eighty charts ceo even chat not seventy six seventy six when as food industry basis same minded seventy six releases seventy seven. Did you get to speak to georgia tool onset or was he just not even because it's to stunt stop work on it and It was action. The action sees right. She pa second unit director by the second unit. Alright yeah. I wasn't ever getting lucy. Shelf not always say about an essay but it wasn't the only on always that here's chemicals the gentlemen. Yeah it was. I was like mowing. No nizing chris. Thank you some honesty. You're you're gonna be watching. The england game layer of culture Is it coming on. No duffy winston are poked. Does he get process if run now pasco person tear each new storms. Chris thank you for your time. We know you busy. Thank you thank you. Thank you so we are here. We've raw som- bridge who is a very small gentleman mushrooms. I'm usually a really short them. People and really short compared to how many ross one seven four one o'clock not not far off about five six. I remember i remember. Those days is fine so rush. You've been in star wars episode the lost in solo story. And you really known for playing smoke right in the last jedi. Yeah inside any circus Is actually the motion caption voices. Snow can always read like it to be the body. The body screen the want someone sold in to portray snow making beat sort of creepy and i'm great convey louima Con rain and we and rise well and so a very lucky in that role and the actual goal ropes. I'll moving much of the character themselves. So really told the person the roads who moved differently the new what a shoulder person would. But i'm gonna sign coach should spine I grew the rest of my buddy. Did and and i remember the talk said ryan johnston and saying that russia catch and ryan his own. No no because russia's coach who gives so changed the actual body shape with carrying when you think about the swinson selects the ways. Yeah wow thank you. You have changed the lot. Yeah it was like an idea. Harry would look over the coast of the production. And you know i would actually work out the movements together and mixed together so he would look at how i will out how he would walk. Leader will be coming to one commercial together so it was like body for me. Invoice in motion catch him and will be brave the character and yeah it was an all suman wholesome experience and happened to on the phone and you know to be gone on. Gosh i'm on a star wars film you you have to try and train him yourself to think okay yes. He's always exceeds stars. Flying anyway did reputation. United on film. Just trying to ground you somewhat. You're little bit yes But and i mean any circus himself is absolutely lovely guy All they're all the guys at him drive. It was fantastic working with adam and daisy really. She's really she's really daniela. And yes yes So she's Yeah we had a great buy insurance finally say and Just to like one of the things we did. We've we've with with the nine froze around the room. Sorry just to get out and two for the motions. And why the setpiece. We're gonna pay in the angles and everything i was. This is a lovely lady says jack to and data. No adams rate can lobby to to do in that particular part. When i'm aim was we was walking down the slide with affirmative to berate him to say the energy john in the mouth and or boy mountin.
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"I tell you can spend hours or maybe even a whole day that ease like that because it feels unlucky. Boys some of that. I said they lose a lot more like a museum than shop. Because you're going certain as all these things to stalwart section alone you've got modern era as you can on the left and then you have loads of more vinci stuff. Widow phantom menace attacking to clone. You pray stuff which is now. Kind of vintage eighty. You've got power of the force one and two or all of the lines of power of the fall. It's amazing it's incredible behind cabinets. They got original vintage honestly a irradiates a special shopping astra's star wars. I mean they do everything. But i think one of the highlights of the most impressive things boy. So we've not been to a convention in ages now loss on. We went sam. Mcm comic con london which is called white guy bots more conventions. Bombay did feel like a many comments. Come and i think a huge that was the guests base. This this independent geek shop collect to shop toy. Show whatever you wanna call it. They got some wicked guests in for this stall was gazed in exactly my eight cerny scratched the each that we've been experiencing since have missing or mccombs. Well see like all of you have as well. We wanted to go to combs game rifle in the fun in the pop culture. Goodness oh star wars celebration pun intended. We've wanted to be part of. This was a great way to get involved again aunts. Yeah the guests. They had across the we can spend the star wars saga from the very first film People who were there. When as recorded in seventy six before even released to actors who appeared in later films in the skywalker soccer in the sequel trilogy and we were lucky enough to have access to a cost. Them put a microphone in their face. A talk about some star wars and luke. He wasn't off by it. They were all right. My boy they were all right and we got we just chat simony legends. But i think this was just such a highlight and it was so cool that we're able to speak to guys from different eras of star wars right. I think we were saying before the show while way Again that was a huge highlight to be honest. But we start off by speaking to nick. Joseph family and we also spoke to after sunday mohana. Sandy i'm chris bond the original the first term trooper and you'll find he's coined himself. That and raw sam bridges will you might not recognize the names. That's that's fine but you. You may recognize the stories when you hear their minium recognized the council they tell you who they are and even so there are some great stories be heard and were so pumped to speak to people who were they on set for the first days of star wars up into these lighter films and it was a blossoming of really mason because great stories. Our themselves paucity joni thing we can do without a leash them to world might. Let's do it. Let's listen to on nut by star wars weekend in of us. So we've we've been having a look around note base and i'll shoes found a man could nick. Joseph in the original star wars not new hope star wars. Like talking to new hyper. So we're standing here now with a with a man who seen history him so nick how are you. Yeah good good. Glad okay man. I now now the rain yeah avoid. All of that is being good many fans today. Nick quite great number of funds come in and a few of always met before as well. Yeah i that. I'm very good. Nice in in star wars. By in today. Nick played. Major are who hoekstra fun. I certainly hope i've Says correctly thank you my friend and you say you're in the metro many. Yes that's the one and the metal that guy he was the one forehand sirloin while storage. So that was well. Imagine that some The major and his family were captured by the slave and embedded embedded imprisoned on their slave ship. And one day there was a big explosion and the two guys who came maiden was chewbacca and han cerlo rescued a move on. That's why hans solo was given the first medal. No why history there was this. I love these stories. That some mazen. That is amazing. And how does it feel. Because we're still we're here in two thousand twenty one and we're in a shop with celebrate and that's effectively what we're doing. We're celebrating a huge pall of pop culture history. What's be part. is it just like every day at the office. Well when you first got a job is just like any other. Gop same star. Wars mino- has two days to star wars. Yeah in the end turned up. Fifteen days while you know because off of a The true days which was taken for the The entrance for the guards to come down because as the door opened they walked down. Trouble was then somebody faulted. And it's one you could say. What a beauty. No nobody owned up. Do you have any theories on. Well one sally will date yet. But i know who did know you go back. No i know we don't nobody owned up but anyway we got to do that same five times while we finish that we'll be over because of that little bodily movement show that was going to say you you appeared with carrie fisher mark hamill harrison ford. One say how would they. Did you have an interaction with them. How were they onset. Well we used us. In good offs carry was one of the goes. You never turn your back on. I was talking to mock and he looks at me and he smiled offer. Was he smart on it. And the next thing. I knew carry thrown kemba walker. Live on me so cetera. I'll get you for that. But i'm falsely or didn't The story i mean when you watch star wars today. It's totally different. Oh what was being an. You know what i'm gonna say it's totally different. So probably what you guys turn up to work and a lot of the especially the british crew so this is a bit weird in. This is a little bit odd honestly when you turned up. Did you think war on earth is going on. This is so odd. I mean now we look at especially matt now we brought up in the ninety s. It's a given. Yeah we look at it as well it stalls since own genera wars. If you never know stall was being part of that was it weird well obviously as you say is totally different today. Because when i did it. We're actor's name. We got to sit. But the not simon's what we had to do in then dies sort of fifty years ago. When i left drama school eighteen draw. When was it sixty. yeah You had to work when you're in dramas going And then the society will. If you're not gonna do that. Roy what you here for range book. Yeah one year. Ronald say you had to work same thing on doctor who on like seven and james bond even then while still act chain. You know we wrote. You're more on that but today you you've got a lot of saints way you'll action against nothing wrong or green screen agreeing scratching. The famous thing is tennis ball. Some people said that tennessee state gift backing. Donate our no. No no but you just got to adapt yourself to what goes on today now. Yes but in special was an absolutely special. Did you know that when you were there. Did you realize no no. It was just another couple of aisles. A couple of days job yellow and white for the check to roy and society two weeks later or thereabouts. My agent sesame. They're calling your bank. Let's see what four she still don't know what you need to go back fifteen days though. I finished to two weeks on the of because again luke's at now looking back we kind of see as it must be this big thing but of course he was just enough of independent production. At the time. We've talked. I mean if this was seventy seven more talking about when our twenty twenty one. What what has what impact being because you spend fifteen days and they say but we're now how many decades later what's the impact of being in that film was it had on your life again. You say you go on the set and that say but what this was gonna be right. I don't think anyone did. I don't even think. George george didn't lucas. Never knew a thing. You know coupla million dollars especially toward the end for us. I think people are very skeptical about it. Very it was in. Hawaii was named he. He ran away snowball. This is home content with it. Maybe if i was going to invite you to the Primary london and we were down the front area crowds black and it was unbelievable. The crowns were cheering all the film afterwards. And when we went out so it was so many people waiting on it really was revolutionary. Hit them straightaway unto. So you pull that mic. That is is great. I did the premium. I on the premier for the last one of. Yeah cry amazing rosenstein. Thank you so much for your time with us. It's been so good. Thank you paul. This amazing like say thank you thank you so we are here now with sunday. Mahan and what nine for. Install sunday for people at home case. Strange one Have done four film so far by suppose. The force awakens for me was by the real big highlight of my starting greer in star wars whereabouts. Lots of stormtrooper characters. So all the ranks from the officer catch and lieutenant squad leader. Analytically the note troopers to classic Had ever seen in the film so got lot film and it was just amazing is an any votes have been in rogue one which is not boys. Favorites style was moved mall. And you've been have you been in so you've been in wonder woman harry potter scott full. You're a busy guy on sunday. It's been a few years has been up beneath sort of doing this. About fourteen years so into mirsky was Eastenders but i just got a flavor literally went for the dishes. Eastenders didn't think too much to it and probably not looked back since. But it's been it's been great. Met some great people as well. But i enjoy this iranian joe wider. So you may force awakens for fans fee. Sofa was a massive deal for me is my favorite cinematic experience because of the high. What was it like working on the settlers because this is the this bringing it home now for the first star wars a decade and the sequel to return to the what was it. What was that like on with addo more data and whatever. I think i think he can appreciate for. You can spend a big gap between the last one was film. So there was a lot of anticipation for this film And for me. When i want to go from the agent that there is actually filming stalwarts in the uk. Would you like to. would i lie to. And i said if you can just get in for free. I'll do for free. I see the sad but it was. It was quite a long lengthy period in terms of the audition process. And i thought it'd be very straightforward had some military experience in the past but it was intense so the story goes I think i think nine hundred people applied Ninety got through the audition and then they will put it down to ten on. I was lucky enough to be one of those ten. But the state experienced to c. j. j. abrams in person for him to come on over. Have a chat with me. A dose of. Why are you just came straight to meet to talk to me On the first night of filming To me we are. I can't or the guys who brought up with because my age give it away now. Ten years see the initial film at the cinema sets come full circle to be part of something that has been a dream. Come true for me. But a carrie fisher. Before we did the troops she came up. She missed around. We couldn't quite get it right. Please leave for while did. The scene and came back is carried on little snippets. That really made to to our experience. Your great great some amazing in because we look around and we see obviously The gentleman from the original trilogy. There are people at the conventions in the pre cousteau. That people love nick sunday. Sorry you'll very much. In the sequel era the disney era. How you found being fat and your relationship with the fans has been empty. Think it's any different. It boot up with the initial films. empire strikes back for me is still printed in my mind is just blew me away like he did for lots of other people but You know we. We've been welcomed over with open arms. We are the so canoe order So the you know the the uniform change quite a bit Still quite uncomfortable in terms of what we've gotta do but you take that pain on because you love what you do but we have really been It's been a non of embraced by the fans and to do scenes like the note trooper seen And which i've been told become iconic list we we're blessed. We are paul by on set himself and david santana We just got called out. We did not know what that was about. It was not meant to be part of the movie but jiji had no idea he made it happen and the rest versus history. So yeah it's it's been great. That's incredible you've been on and also your your power generation whether practical sets saudis physical things. And you know there are people in the pre. Actually take can't say that. So how cool is it to see those physical sets. Do you look lows in the phones. Go off our remember. It does it. How does that feel utah. Speed cigars you Like nick joseph. For instance do the initial original films The budget ver-very taught. No one is going to be a success. In fact through the star was first film was going to be a flop. it blew. everyone's mind then. This budgets that come about money comes about and i did. Induce lucas. Admitted did not know how this is going to go at all and it's been it's been a complete like a big todd wave and still to this day my kids being a good example there will continue on the star wars theme. When truly moved on so for me. it's an endless. Is is a timeless experiences. But yet i think we've been privileged enough to be you know into japan two states now in been to various conventions and everyone around the world embraces. What we do but as being big fans. I love sharing. Some of the some the alzheimer's. I suppose been doing Decry guys Which is formed family amongst ourselves so we can relate to different experiences so obviously with budgets being all technology being what it is things are very different now than they were back in the seventies and eighties. So that's where. Cpr special effects is a major part of any movie making experience and style was his no. He's no different so yes. Things have changed budgets being so much bigger. You can see things now. The big scale so shiny flaws. See the millennium falcon. Yeah i it. It blows kathleen. It just went that he that in that moment sunday was that the child is celebrate their things screaming song body thinking. I cannot believe you archie looking at something used to watch on. Tv play there and we were allowed. Go and touch. Just look consider this already because security ties anything you know. I know death troopers go Sit in a cockpit makeshift but look so real which which just neatly also days Any footage but we're not allowed to it was it was just just a great experience directly. Who mentioned roquan one. My favorite stores from overseas cinema. Hackley over say well import. It will be honest. Never be surpassed by tailing the best film however multiple production issues. Now i'm going to ask you what. What was your experience working on. Rogue one because in the maldives and young jimmy. It's like everything That they are. There are things that happen on but i i'm one of those. You know what happens. Stays stays on say These big budgets and And some days doesn't go as well as other days yet. But this happens every film into I cosby harley of harris made For me as a gritty dark Warfield it was fantastic to be politics reporter again a privilege And also for mayan sort of playing with the stormtrooper outfits on. I had no chafing no server within scout troop so your body. Thank you for that really did. I've got one more question. Okay going to join me sangram. I'm jamie stangroom on a thank you thank you feel time. We paid shorting through nerve base again and we just happened to find. Another person was in our favor. Spice opera my friend could introduce yourself to our listeners. Please monitors chris boden. I was originally tree. Install stall wasn't new hope The reasonable divisional miss. Because i was the first one on say oh the first want to ever set foot on that star will say i one of set for on star wars studios just to be pa. That legacy is amazing at the time though because we look at especially we grew up in the ninety s we looked back at star wars. It's a given that it's huge. We've grown up with their services cultural huge time. Did you think this is a bit worried in it. What what did you think. Time assigned we. We were watching when he was part of it because any story the only guy know that it was this cowboys spicer so it was a when he was just telling up in the morning we get pike cashing in diet and that was it. We had no idea whatsoever. Big wisconsin by and. What are your thoughts on. That will is progress. Now through we had the empire strikes back return to the then. We are low bright. Can we have the an and because a new films. What do you think of the trajectory of the franchise which you know you would be. One of the first appeared to three in the nineties. I wanna say to gracefully rubbish with a k. S and the ones. After that i stopped to the original fulmer does lucas used in the seventies. And i say yeah. And that's an actor onset you're going to sell you. It's much easier to work with him to be copy in that environment. Rather than out on grease grease grease stuff since china's bonds and stuff that.
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"On a on a on a what like they notice realize that now they're not thinking in those terms. Yeah but they'll look back ten years and say i remember when my dad used to read me stories right and maybe the differences because that is a new core memory for me stat that experiences a new member. It is something that it will. It will be the racist. it's it's been created for both of you. Yeah but you're actively realizing it. Because i'm adult. I can do that now. I have those mental processes in my head right I can think like that whereas the kids that's still developing but anyway like it does it starts out comes back and resits but it's such an important point of death is what gives life meaning which is so weird to think about you know now i gotta be honest. I'd love to live for a couple of hundred years at some point. It needs to be just just the phrasing you put their i. I i've always said you know without light. There isn't dark without black. there isn't white. What you just said basically was without death there is no life. Yeah yeah. I i think that sums it up beautifully. I think that's great. I said all right. We're done with this up. Because i know i mean. Yeah you're right with without that. That i think is the point right Now that being said and i think we have to address the suicide. I am always going to bed people to choose life. Yes you know however we talked about this back when we did the episode half life there is something to allowing people to have to have some modicum of control over how their life ins if death is what gives life. Meaning i like i. There's a great line from was it to. I think to vooc said it to cue. Who said something to the effect of. There's a great hypocrisy in a culture that criminal law criminalizes suicide but has capital punishment. Yes you we'll kill you but you can't kill yourself you know and again i'm always gonna choose side of life and and i would beg you if this is a thing that you struggle with. I beg you choose life. I really do choose to live long. I'm right there with you. And i don't know how to talk about this 'cause i just i don't know because i'm always going to err on the side of life i really am. I think i mean. I like how they kind of brought that up like there is an argument to be made for it in the episode. They did not like jane. Fallon that one record and said you know. Well if it's to relieve suffering. I mean that that that kind of made me think. Along the lines of like almost euthanasia or something like that sure Because we do it with animals. Yeah but it's not. It's quite the same because that's usually you know letting someone die instead of keeping them alive longer. Yah animals definitely yes. Euthanize them so i mean but as they kind of explored here like did that even apply to the situation. Yeah yeah. I i really. I thought i thought this was gonna be. I thought this episode was really going to find the best of the middle ground in the situation which was allow him to become mortal but live out your life and then when it comes time for you to die you'll die like and that's what the agreed to like like chooses left because this like she has the speech right where she talks about. This life has so much to offer explore that. I thought this was a great janeway leadership. Episode yeah this. This is where we see her. Best picard imitation. It's like here's a here's option b. Pick the best one like option c. Please and she did her best. I honestly think like wh when when you came down to. I mean when you're talking about. I might be too early to ask the question yet. But what would i do. I think i would have done what jane we did because she she. She took me for a ride. That i i didn't think was their bike. She made the decision. But then it's like okay like it almost felt like she. She laid a trap. It's kind of weird to say it's a trap because it was a good thing but But she gave him his way. Made moral okay. You got what you wanted. But we don't do it just yet. And i think she had the perfect solution and that speech. Yeah it was great and that was her option. C. e. was the best of both worlds basically. Yeah not the star trek best of both worlds but very best both worlds. Yes and i thought it was a brilliant solution. And then when they named him. Quinn awesome descartes another crew member. This is exactly what we needed. And then when where we can work it with limit and then the doctor calls like oh he's going to be a medical guy cool or not. I was not ready for that ending. I i thought they had all figured out I thought i thought they had solved. And then he goes. Does it anyway with poison provided by the q. Prime that we know and love Which i mean on the one hand like his reasoning i. His reasoning was sound if not shortsighted because honestly thought for whatever remained of life. He had so much to offer to everyone else. They're saying when they were trying to figure out where to place him. It's like his knowledge. We can go anywhere. Yeah blow it out of the water. Yeah exactly he had so much to offer and the fact that he only had a limited amount of time to offer him now made it valuable and he super naturally share it either exactly. He didn't have his powers. exactly he he. He would honestly only be able to share a limited amount of it and how much of it could he have really utilized like you can have the knowledge but can utilize it without the powers like you know. There's all those questions but my point. Being his life now mattered because it had an end coming and he chose to short circuit. That and i get it because his whole point was just wanting to die like he wanted. That's where he wanted to get to. But you know we talk about. How life is the journey not the destination. That's not you and me. That's not star. Trek. that's aerosmith. They had that song everybody. It's the journey not the destination like he short circuited that journey and i really sad for him because you know he had the opportunity to now have something that was meaningful. That still mattered. Because he he wasn't you know it's not like he was sick. It's not like he had other issues that that made him wanna do something. It's not like there was a ritual to the suicide. yeah he just. That's what he wanted to do and now he's just going to do it like honestly when the doctor. I called down there. I thought it was going to be some weird. Oh he's lived for so long already like it just finally caught up with his now his body's aging to catch up with something and it's okay but then when they like oh he poisoned. Think really. yeah yeah. That's that's voyager that's the way voyager gets written But he says this line he goes. You know he was right. I had what. I should have written it down. And didn't he says they continue on scared him in line like this used to be. You're a rule breaker like he used to. He used to go out and do stuff and be somebody and he sort of got scared in line with being accused. The.
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"Afternoon or evening. Or if you are in the galaxy and welcome to star wars sessions the bad batch. Recap my name. Is matt hudson aka. Jabba the hutt joining me as ever in the copy of essex falcon were not today as most applaud walker s is being sent on a mission. He's been a mission to fix a few things so in state. I'm joined by a man. Who will we often hear on sections of the weekend. So let's talk the gay kennedy jamie steingrim. How are you my friend. And i i'm doing good thanks I am honored to be like. I don't know what you can give me. What can i can give me here. I can't take a manager for the the dissensions though cojluk here which is probably a bit strong. You don't want me in charge of things. It doesn't sound flippant caretaker. It's still purpose. It's good to be back. Nope no we as longtime listeners. Know we'll up me on this show when i love you do too. If you're new to show is jamie he's great he. He often content on his youtube shadow. Mainly star wars focused some great interviews with guests which you have seen or you may not have sinkers behind a joy or job title. But we'll give it with alexa jamie's social was at the end. But today we're here to talk about episode to from season. One of the bad batch which was called cut and run as per this recap and every other recap we do is full spoilers. So if you haven't seen the episode which dropped today comeback watch it thirty minutes later. See if you agree with. What jamie myself after. Say-so last-chance spoilers. Now that's either way jamie watch this might be you would have done potentially so what did you think about this one. Yeah i enjoyed and yeah. I did watch earlier man. I intended to Just for you just for you. My however also i watched it a lot quicker van. I watched the clone was. Because i literally what chicago moments for the first time this year. I remember you saying you hadn't gone before. I saw the film a long time ago. And i think not off aso. I never got into any of the series to be honest and people are channel people from the community of youtube channel. Sort of persuaded me. Let's say to check out the clone wars and just give it another try and and i did. I started to actually late last year and then had a bit of a break. If you like and really last couple of months of being plowing through as much as possible in in anticipation all about botch and i got up to season seven and was running very short on time because it was like monday out. Die before the Started and i just watched the four episodes offseason About batch introduced iraq. I guess have to come back to the client was after about. She's finished. But yes so..
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"There was definitely at least one moment. Yanez episode. where what do you do what what do you do. Michael piller your guy. Michael piller says that. He was particularly intrigued. By the idea of a civilized alien culture who was forced to do uncivilized alien uncivilized things for survival. Yeah you know. And that's face to face with you. Now have janeway her crew. Who are going to be fighting for. Survival what are they gonna do in the face of that. Are they going to stay true to the principles that they say they are or are they going to go this. This other routes and i think davidian shows a little bit of the route of the other way of what happens when you when you give into that. But i mean it's a horrible awful position the put in. Yeah because by all accounts it's it's there. There are great culture architecture literature and music and all of these things and they're rabbi. You was the sculptor. Yeah exactly and they're being ravaged by this disease that forces them to steal organs and they did they don't always have to steal organs timpson. Get off the dead people and repurpose them. But they're still stealing them as just people don't care so much larry right right now. I will say before we get into a whole lot. There are some things. I want to go through about this episode. The original pitch of this episode was one of those open submission type things that star trek was famous for doing and that story. It actually had tom perez getting his heart blown out of his body and the doctor had to use the hologram to replace his heart now at the same time. The submission came in the writing team was beginning to work on. Developing a new alien bad guy that harvested organs. That's what they knew it was. It was an alien they harvest organs. That's what makes them really really bad. And it took them really long time a lot of conversation okay. Well why are they harvesting organs. Why are they getting out. And do this are they are they. Are they specialists. Like they're presented to us here or there. You know high and equipment and stuff or are they. Are they just like routing amount of people or you know. Why are they doing this and it took them a long time to come to the idea that this is actually a disease that has that has caused this to happen. Brannon braga says that the idea of the phase was what would europeans be like. If we never got rid of the plague those kind of their their driving force. I like how how would you be. They eventually went in and they. They saw this original pitch with tom. Paris getting blown out and went. Hey there's kind of a match here. Let's them together..
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"They did not stick to that now. The new nobody aca that regretted throwing that number out there. Like no we need torpedoes. We're we're doing this. Yeah yeah it's it's it's a rather funny. It's funny when you just sort of tv it. It is what it is. Whatever the internet do yourself apart just exactly exactly at. That's good that's good but yeah man that's that's it this is this is the show the show at least for now and i'm not going to answer a single question that you asked i know home and then do other stuff. What's going on with the my key as they're going into it. Yeah yeah. I liked that. It's unexpected from what you thought going into it. It's an unexpected. I can live with at least fair enough. Like i'm excited to see where this goes. And and what what they end up doing with it. It's just if anyone had asked me before. What is the main plot of star trek. Voyager you immunizations asked like season one or whether it's like i don't know how long this last i i would not have been to tell you any this sure at. They are stranded away from the adamy of way from the federation. I knew zero this. It's great from a production standpoint though right in a story standpoint. Because you're free of everything else like you to greeley truly create everything you're doing. I do want to say this though you did ask this question. Why stay with starfleet rules. Yeah okay. I think this was something that even kirk talked about. Back when we did corp might maneuver maybe balance of terror. One of those wow. I've mentioned both those episodes twice in this episode. But basically kerr. I i wanna say it was corporate maneuver kirk. Basically says it some ways like we now get a chance to see if whether our high-sounding words mean anything. The idea of starfleet starfleet principles is not just a set of rules of how you live doing. don't it is an ideal live yet is a philosophy. You're not mean and get but my point being in particular when you don't have a pure starfleet crew anymore right. That's gonna be the challenge and ause problems. Yes it is and then like you said when you start encountering other cultures do your words mean anything. Yes that is going to be the question. But i mean might you would think more than anyone it. Meanwhile janeway would try to pull that captain bright. That's that's our job. that's what that's how. She made it that far. She believes in the system But i'd say anybody below her. She doesn't have her original first officer. No like paris like screw things up before he even graduated right but got kicked out of the cabinet me. Yeah so i mean i. I wouldn't even expect him to fully be on board with everything that's going on..
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"As my star trek so here's the story. Here's the story behind it. I was living overseas at the time. Never watched star trek at all. I was a full grown adult graduated. College right Met a girl. While i was over there was living jewish. She do what she was grand. I did. I did she. She was pretty pretty pretty nifty. I liked her a lot at the time but we were in the country that did not speak english as its first language really didn't even speak it as a second language. It just didn't speak english so the only way that i could watch any. Tv was basically to at the time. Rent these new things called. Dvd's your age brands where they were just starting to put them out as as seasons. Dvd's of we had movies for a while but you could suddenly start doing tv shows right. And she was a big fan of star trek star trek. Now there was military base american military so we could get the the american show and they are the american channels from that they had some some star trek on that and voyager was one of the ones. That was airing at the time. And she's and she she's. I'm not getting into star trek. How does john get star trek home and do that. They should listen. Listen here's what you should do watch. Voyager because voyager is the only one of the ones that had been out because voyager was airing at this time to like it was in the tail end of its era of. Its airing okay. Voyager was the only one that had like a continual story thread the episode. Stand on their own for the most part but there is going and you know it now matt. It's the journey home get flung to the other side. There's the thread carry have got that talk. We'll talk about that. But that carries through and wash that so i said okay fine. I started watching it. I got into it wound up watching deep space nine. And then i watched and i went backwards through the series and i'll watch t. and g. and at that point enterprise. It started coming on television. So i started watching enterprise when it was fresh on tv had finished watching voyager while it was while it was still airing yeah and then went back s and got hooked in all these years later. That girl is gone and out of my life. I have since another girl. We fell in love and we got married. She was not a trekkie matt. Yeah and i really wanted her to start watching star trek and she said no. Don't wanna watch star trek. And i said you know what you should do. You should start with voyager..
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"Congratulations on route. One year star wars film. Is that still a little bit. Surreal to thank fully. Believe that's may guard. My name's out there. And i would i need is never your film like star wars. I can't take. I think legally disney or the world owns it. Now let you give it. You sorta borrow star wars and then you give back and i think honestly if someone if one individuals to take credit for any style was filming joyously kiss and my my only real try light through this whole thing was just trying to trying to get it to be as good as the films. I grew up with because to me. They're masterpieces and the idea of doing a dirty connects. The original was like okay if we do this. We've got to shoot for the moon. Congratulations you up being rescued. i'm k. To annoy that rule one has been added to the star. Wars canon will have recommended view in order for all of the films. Tricky doesn't it. I mean if you've never seen any of them or if you're a fan if you've never seen any of them then overstated thing you start with this one right and then you then you go into an empire and i think any kind of works intercept imperial transmission. Mom that was on. I need to stick. That maradas returned to ship. He's going to fight me. I watched the original star wars every day in a before school as a kid. And going to filmmaking. Because they're still at the idea of actually. Doing the thick film connect connects directly to. It's just a bit surreal amidst cheek. George the recent security breaches laid bare. Your inadequacies is a military connector. Preach there obviously so many people around the world. Here's c. In the villain for the first time this week and you know make sure of relief front holy moly but is there one person to you that you want to see somebody specialty new like i hope they it and i hope that they really love it. You know that that makes it all worthwhile for you personally. There was yeah his name was george. Lucas shortly. kits was yeah name was george lynn. Constituents george was george league. It's pretty surreal. If i wasn't on the stage that'd be paying money to be in. The crowd is a massive silos fan. I thought was originally show in london and You know folks awakens london. Wayland so harmless. 'cause i'm cassandra. Silos me as a kid like forty years from now. You're going to get to make movies about over. I think i guess what means the style was. Just starting i would have believed that. I would have been at least this. All very surreal everyday..
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"I want my change. My mind i've right. It's true but that's go. That writers trying to drive that point home. Yeah yes. I understand. And i agree with you. That he's changed over the years and yes which he he does want a family he does want these things but even so like we always here in this episode. We hear him When we meet we already flew by that. Actually sues daughter. Oh yeah damara. Yeah and he's like sue time for a family like that is kind of a foreign concept to him. It's like how can you work on a starship and have a family and you'd like to him. It's either one or the other. And that's why i mean where he is where he is Even though like i said i i do believe he wants family in his mind. It's one or the other. And i think that's a part of when you live your life for so long saying i don't want kids at only kids. I don't want kids. I'm married to the service married to the service and that begins to change over a long time. It can take you as a person along time to be able to voice that as well absolutely now tell you the number of years that i was a huge star trek fan before. I embraced the moniker of being a trekkie. Like it took me a law a much longer. Time to come to terms with being a trekkie or trekker. Or whatever. I i'll take on both. I don't care to be whatever it took me a long time to start embracing that phrase then. I actually was one and i. I don't know this is. I always feel one of the toughest things in any fandom or not even just phantom just liking or disliking things is kind of the world. We live in to as soon as you say. I don't like this thing. People are like okay. He doesn't like this thing and it will be that way forever and as soon as you say. Oh i do like this things like well. You can't flip flop you can't waffle right you can't change your mind really can ever change your mind and i. I don't like going into politics too much. But this is what. I feel where you know. Politics are ed matt. How dare you bring politics into star. Trek sturgeon was never be political. Sorry go this is what i believe and then the opposite party spends the entire time trying to say no..
Beam Me Up: A Star Trek Podcast
"star" Discussed on Beam Me Up: A Star Trek Podcast
"They even mentioned a third one. Earlier that i didn't really play a part in. This episode was vanik. Lena mike i i write down these name just in case they come up again. But it's like i there's plenty of addicts around man just because it was sealed by doesn't mean it was your guy. It just wants you to think that anyway. Like i said i knew all the evidence was going to point towards him. I knew it was gonna pointing that. Yeah browse your guy too bad but wait for the twist. Wait for the twist. it's coming. And yes i love. The classic monk vetted confidentiality agreement like that. That's a new one. i mean. obviously you can compare to anything we want. We most often hear it in the medical field. Like doctor. patient confidentiality lawyer. Client confidentiality now. Yeah confidentiality like. It's going to be the closest comparison narrates. They're using their made upward. As far as i know because made up right. Yes yes that's not an actual position in some religion that i don't know To my knowledge okay. It's possible but not to my knowledge. No i if i were writing star trek. I'd make something up as well so you don't. You're not like specifically pointing someone out and saying hey we're writing about you know. I will always love seeing oto doing his job. Sh okay. whatever it is. You're you're oto fan. You're not a big fan of cure. But you like oto fair enough. I like oh do i like his job. Hit like his personality. I think and the way he. He tends to be a little more abrupt with people and just straight to the point. I mean like he does he read at the end right he. He's like you humanoids. He he claims to basically know everything before humans catch on right. I appreciate that about him. When the the line here that i really caught onto the was curious like he says he's not guilty. I know he's not guilty and then odor chimes in your freight he's guilty that that's good right in there. Yeah i like that. Yeah so they had a moment to moment broom talking. Yeah it was a moment. Talk to me about it. Matt about what i don't know what did you see. What did you catch. What did you tell me talked me..