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Trump's Campaign Strategy Gets Slammed, But Should It?
"I do have a lot to talk about today though speaking of the South Trump was in South Carolina and I don't have time but I'm gonna play the audio for you cuz I think the opening segment kind of long folks these been getting beat up a lot about this kind of stuff and I don't understand it I get it I'm not even trying anymore because you know anything I say is always misinterpreted by other candidates so it doesn't matter I'm just gonna say what I want to say but he's getting beat up by a lot of other candidates like our Trump doesn't want to go to individual events and knock on on doors he just wants to show up at stadiums and all this other stuff and listen fine whatever you're running against them and criticize them all you want however ladies and gentlemen he's not every other candidate because every other candidate is not a former president with a big Secret Service detail and Universal name I so suggesting he should run a campaign like a campaign that needs name ID
Crypto Altruism Podcast
Fresh update on "universal" discussed on Crypto Altruism Podcast
"Welcome, welcome and thanks so much for joining. Today is Tuesday, November 28th, which is officially Giving Tuesday. It's one of my favorite days of the year filled with nothing but good vibes and generosity as we go into giving season. One of the main reasons I love Giving Tuesday so much, especially over the last couple of years, is the emergence of the crypto giving movement and the creative use of Web3 technology to reimagine philanthropy. So that will be the focus of today's episode. Our Giving Tuesday special where we welcome five incredible leaders from the crypto giving movement to share how they are leveraging Web3 technology to revolutionize giving. We'll kick it off with Robbie Heger from Endowment, followed by Zoe Neuwar of The Giving Block. Then we'll go to Mitch from Giveth, followed by Steven Aguilar of Givepact. And we'll wrap it up with Chauncey St. John from Better Giving. Now before we dive in, I wanted to take one last moment to share that we are participating in Gitcoin's GD19 grant round, which is live until Wednesday, November 29th at midnight UTC or 7 p.m. EST. So if you're listening to this on Tuesday or Wednesday, there's still time to support amazing projects through Gitcoin and we would be honored to earn your support with a small contribution aka Vohnation. The link to our project is in the show notes or you can head to cryptowaltruism.org slash gg19 and make sure to get those passport scores up so you can get those matching funds. I also want to take a moment to thank all those that have supported us so far through gg19 or who have supported one of many other amazing projects. There's so much great work being done in the space and it's a catalyst for so many amazing public goods projects. So a big thank you to those who have been a part of that community and supported it. So without further ado, let's dive in our Giving Tuesday special and kick it off with Robbie from Endowment. All right, Robbie, it is a pleasure to have you here on the Crypto Altruism podcast for our Giving Tuesday special episode. So thanks so much for being here. Hey, happy Giving Tuesday, Drew. What a time. Yes, indeed. Indeed. And also, you know, I want to before we dive in and say thank you to you, to Endowment for all the support you've given me, Crypto Altruism, you know, over the last several months with the release of our new series and the development of our Web3 Chain Worker Toolkit. So couldn't have done it without you. So thank you. Oh, man. Well, it's such a no brainer for us to support the work that you're doing here. And it's been so cool to watch you grow both through Gitcoin grants and sponsors and audience growth like you guys are doing amazing, amazing work over at Crypto Altruism. And it's just cool to be to have an obvious partner like you guys. It makes it makes our marketing job like really easy. So. Thank you. I'm glad that. Yeah, I'm glad that it's been mutually beneficial. So yeah, let's let's dive in. I'm really excited to. There's been some really cool developments at Endowment. I've had the pleasure of having Day on the podcast twice. I'd talk about the work at Endowment, but even since then, there's been some really cool developments. And one of the big ones was to kick off Giving Season 2023, you recently announced the launch of Endowment for Everyone. Really cool new initiative. Do you mind explaining this to listeners and what the benefits are for donors and nonprofits of this new initiative? I think the biggest thing here is that prior to Endowment for Everyone, you had to have an Ethereum wallet and Ethereum based assets to interact with our application. And after Endowment for Everyone, all you need is a Google or Facebook or Discord account. And you can come to us with any asset that you have, whether that's stocks or cash. You know, you can give via Apple Pay or Google Pay or Cash App now. It's so smooth. It's crazy. You log in with your existing social media account and we're using ZeroDev and Web3Auth to create an account abstracted wallet in the background that actually interacts on the base layer two optimism stack chain. And we subsidize all the gas for interacting with the blockchain. So now it's a 100% end to end abstracted interaction with smart contracts. But what it means for users is you don't have to be somebody who has a degree in crypto to be able to feel the benefits of on-chain giving, to feel what it feels like to transact on-chain and to get that sense of transparency and accountability and auditability, but still preserve your privacy and your anonymity at the same time. It's so cool to be able to realize this more mainstream vision for Endowment because that's how crypto is going to make its next leap. And we wanted to be at the forefront of that. Yeah, totally. Couldn't agree more. I think, you know, there is a lot of emphasis on like, oh, we need to be like pure Web3 in our projects and, you know, abandon, you know, the Web3, Web2 tools or things of the past. But like a lot of nonprofits really rely on those. A lot of donors are very comfortable with that, might not feel comfortable yet engaging with Web3. Maybe they don't really understand the UX, UI side of things. I think this can be a really cool way to ease donors into the space and to help them really understand the value of blockchain and how you're bringing things on chain and tracking that impact on chain. So I think, yeah, definitely a no brainer. I think it's a great way to to really help lead to wide scale adoption in the crypto philanthropy space. So, yeah, we certainly hope so. And it's cool, you know, it's like it requires the most advanced concepts from crypto engineering to build something that actually feels like a Web2 experience and has that familiarity of a Web2 experience. And so in some ways, you actually have to go deeper into the crypto. You have to become more Web3 native. You have to commit to using smart contract based infrastructure as your fund management system and as your sort of like programmatic custodian of sorts. And I think that it's a huge opportunity for us to use giving and to use generosity and to use tax deductible activity as that learning playground for people to start having great first experiences with crypto. And we've been doing that with organizations for three years now. But the ability to now do that with donors, with the sort of supply side of the equation is dramatically increasing the number of people that we can reach while still staying true to our crypto roots. Yeah, definitely. I love that. Great initiative. I was really excited to when I saw the launch announcement, because, yeah, I think you're spot on. I think it'll make a lot of waves and bring more people into the space. And another really cool initiative that you launched relatively recently, maybe a few months back now, was the partnership with Gitcoin, making use of the quadratic funding algorithm for your universal impact pool. Absolutely love this. I think it's a really cool way to help donors see like or have their contributions have more of an impact to really get more bang for their buck of the contributions that they're making. So do you mind telling listeners a bit more about the universal impact pool, how it all works, what the heck quadratic funding is? You know, most nonprofits will use matching or the concept of a match as a mechanism to motivate donations. And that's kind of the principle that Gitcoin was founded on. But like, how do you do more equitable distribution across a wide range of projects and have one central matching pool? And that's incredible. And quadratic funding helps to figure out how to distribute matching funds. And when we've sort of been fanboy, fangirling, fanpersoning over what Gitcoin has been doing and participating in rounds and helping nonprofits to get in as grantees, you know, it was clear that there was something, that there was a there there, that there was some opportunity for innovation for us to apply the concepts of quadratic funding to this very well-known concept of donation matching, which is, you know, you listen to NPR and you get the, you know, NPR dollar for dollar challenge, right? And you've got an hour and you got to call in and give your money and then it will get matched. And that really works. It actually motivates people to give. And we were really inspired by Gitcoin and, you know, went to some of their community meetups and have been participating in their community as much as we can and, you know, kind of came up with the idea to try and apply quadratic funding to nonprofit donation matching. And ultimately what we have with the universal impact pool is a mechanism that monitors all activity across endowment. So if anybody comes, whether they're a DAF holder, they're on base, they're on optimism, they're on main net, they have stocks, they have cash, they have crypto, it doesn't matter what they're giving or where they're giving it, but if they're giving it on endowment, we're factoring that gift into the quadratic matching equation that distributes the universal impact pool. And so basically every piece of activity on endowment is now being counted towards a quadratic funding equation. And what we did is we said, okay, we're going to use all of this activity as the votes for how you distribute the matching pool. And then we stood up a matching pool called the universal impact pool. And it basically, you know, is an end point for big corporations or big DAOs or big protocols or big donors who want to make one gift and have it go to a ton of organizations who want to say, I want the general community to decide how this gets distributed based on their own generosity. That their own generosity is going to guide this sort of intelligence of the crowd or this intelligence of the masses to help decipher what are the right nonprofits to support at what scale. And the universal impact pool is an experiment in that question and really our answer to donation matching. It's like more intentional donation matching and a really amazing end point for people who are large, large, large, large, large donors who don't want to have to make 100 or 1,000 or 2,000 grant making decisions, but that the automation of the quadratic funding mechanism and the usage of our own activity as that voting mechanism for how to distribute the universal impact pool really makes for a new kind of matching experience. And we've been talking about it more about every donation is multiplied to some effect. If your donation is $2, it could make that organization eligible for a match from the universal impact pool of $200. It's possible. If you give a penny to an organization, they're going to receive at least $200 from the universal impact pool this quarter because that's what the minimum threshold is set at. And so for us, it really increases the value or sort of good feeling you get when you make a small donation and minimizes the effect of large donations taking up larger portions of matching dollars. And that's the whole point of quadratic funding is to more equitably distribute matching funds based on the number of people, not just the amount of money. And so this has been super fascinating to see. We've seen a huge explosion in the number of grants that have happened on chain, mostly because we've dropped the cost of donating on chain by being on base and optimism now and being on these layer twos. And so we've gone from about 1,100, 1,200 donation events around the middle of the year lifetime over the three-year history of the protocol to we just crossed 1,700 this week. And so in a quarter, we've seen a huge explosion and just donation activity to influence the universal impact pool. People are giving really small amounts, but that's acting as like this curatorial force for what nonprofits are doing the best work. And sometimes we'll joke and we obviously have civil protections in place, but like we're getting civil attacks for good. And it's like actually more like spraying the love around all the hundreds of organizations in the endowment ecosystem. And that each of them is getting this smaller grant from the UIP, but it's not one person putting up $200, it's a community of people putting up $200 over time based on the activity and the fundraising attention of that org. And so I think it's really like a win-win-win for all sides of us. We're super inspired by like just the kind of creativity that it's sort of spurned. And yeah, I think we'll do more with impact pools in the coming weeks, months, years. Like you can see a future where there are like category specific impact pools, or you have somebody curate a list of orgs and then based on how much donations they get, the matching gets distributed based off just those organizations and the funding that they got. Or you could see like companies or DAOs doing like corporate matching programs where it's powered by impact pools rather than by just like a straight one-to-one match. And it becomes more about like, how do you build a culture of giving? How do you get people to rally their peers to come in and give to causes that you also care about because the match is going to be bigger, right? So I think there's a lot of really phenomenal, just sort of like growth hacking or like user engagement opportunities, thanks to the work that Gitcoins put into GrantStack and Allo, that we were able to just like plug right into our contract ecosystem and become this like really amazing example of composability between protocols as well. So the UIP is super cool. We're like still, we're still getting our head wrapped around the UIP. I think like there's still more to come there. Totally. Well, I like to hear that. That's great. I can't wait to see what comes in the future. And I just think it's so empowering for donors because I think about like, you know, oftentimes I know when I was working in the nonprofit sector as a fundraiser to a nice chat with my friends about, you know, and colleagues and family about donations, a lot of, you know, folks would say, oh, you know, I don't really make enough to make an impact, right? I can donate $20, $50. Was that really going to make an impact versus if I was a wealthier and could donate $1,000? Now when they're making a donation, not only are they donating that money, but then they're putting that vote for, you know, which organizations should get the matching funds, which could be quite high. Like you said, it could be, you know, factors of hundreds really. So really amazing work. And I can't wait to see what comes. Yeah, I mean, there's only like $200,000 in that fund, right? The next distribution is $30,000. You know, we've seen matching pools grow to tens of millions of dollars. And it's just like it takes a percentage of the pool balance, you know, every quarter and distributes it. Our hope is that, especially as we see sort of market forces rebounding or as we see larger DAOs or protocols come in and consider contributing to the UIP, that that will sort of scale the size of the match up over time. And so we're just like, like I said earlier, we're still just really starting to see the impact that the UIP can have. And I think like so much fun. The exact kind of experiment that we started Endowment to do. Yeah, definitely love it. And that's amazing. Thanks so much for sharing that. It totally makes sense the way that you explained it. Love the initiative. And so, you know, this giving season coming up, there's a lot of nonprofits that are participating in the world of crypto philanthropy, but there are many still that are hesitant to engage with crypto philanthropy and, you know, many for some very valid reasons as well. And so I was wondering, you know, if you could, what would you say is the most compelling reason you could give to nonprofits as to why they should consider engaging with philanthropy, you know, either this giving season, crypto philanthropy, either this giving season or in the future? I think the reason for nonprofits to engage with this donor base is super clear, at least to me, which is, are you interested in having a donor base that knows about you for the next 10 years or for the next 30 years? And that the holy grail of nonprofit fundraising is to get the next generation funders committed to you early on and making them a part, you know, making philanthropy, A, a part of their financial life early on in their career, especially like before they're really, really successful. And two, that like they think of your organization as, you know, an organization that they want to evangelize the work that you're doing. And so like this is such a values-driven, impact-driven, you know, we're seeing a huge amount of attention being put on public goods, on, you know, impact attestations, on certifications of the work that's happening. And I think aligning yourself as a nonprofit with this industry really telegraphs your values and puts you ahead of nearly everybody else in the market on getting access to what will likely be the next cohort of philanthropists globally. And I think, you know, the crypto community is basically screaming out loud to the nonprofit community that they feel similarly about the world, that there are people who are undervalued or have less access to infrastructure or, you know, are in some way disadvantaged by the system and that we need to make new institutions that change that power dynamic. And we should use technology to build those institutions. We should use new technologies that actually give us power over those new institutions. And so like the Venn diagram is basically two overlapping circles, but the language is completely different. And so I would really encourage nonprofits to come to the crypto space with a real, like, keen eye for, these are actually philanthropists kind of like in disguise as cyberpunk, you know, technologists. And how can we find the overlap between, or how can we translate the overlap that already exists between these two audiences? And so, yeah, I just think like if you're a nonprofit trying to figure out if you should like the demographics, the sort of values and the growth should be obvious, right? Like, it's like, I want to come here to find new donors because this is going to be my stands for the future, right? And then, you know, for donors, it's like, you should give because it's the best feeling in the world. Giving away what you can to a charity is one of the most incredible feelings in the world. And the goal of Endowment is to make a home for that generosity that you love to use, that's actually crypto native. And I think like trying to build the, we use this term a lot in crypto, but like the shelling point for these two audiences to come together, I think is really the core motivator for what we're doing. And so, that should just add more fuel to the fire for nonprofits about like, oh, okay, like this isn't a sketchy, everybody's corrupt, you know, shadowy super coder community, but it's really a group of young people based all over the world who are having windfall financial moments, you know, almost every four to five years on a clock. And the question is like, are you going to get to know about them? Are you going to learn about them? Are you going to find out what makes them tick and how you could maybe, you know, interpret your own program through those same tools? Yeah, yeah, definitely. Great advice and I couldn't agree more. So, yeah, yeah, definitely. And as someone who's, you know, spent my career working in the nonprofit sector, you know, something I've been trying to say nonprofits as well. It's, you know, time to think about how you can engage those newer demographics and a different donor base, especially with that aging donor population. So, yeah, couldn't agree more. So, thanks so much for sharing that. And to wrap up this call, what would you say is your one call to action for donors this giving season? And I know you mentioned already that it feels good to give and, you know, the power of the community coming together to give and the universal impact pool amplifying those donations. To kind of sum it all up, what would you say is your big call to action to wrap things up on a note of inspiration? I would say my big call to action is for, you know, crypto investors to really try to divorce the decision between where they're giving to and whether they're giving it all. That the decision about whether to give it all is really a personal finance decision.
Crypto Altruism Podcast
A highlight from Episode 129 - Gitcoin - Elevating public goods with decentralization, quadratic funding, and community coordination
"You know, there are so many neat things that people are trying already. You know, like, for example, we ran around for a community group in Oakland, who had funding from their local government, it was basically all community organizations. You know, so really cool to see that play itself out. Even before we went down this road, Milwaukee was already doing some experimentation with quadratic rounds for very sort of niche applications, like helping people in Denver, Colorado, whose restaurants were struggling during the pandemic. We did a support for Ukraine round that was kind of a targeted approach at funding for that particular use case. But, you know, I think then another neat thing that's happening, which you may not even have heard about yet, is we now actually have a direct grants platform, which means it doesn't use quadratic funding. It's basically a way to use Web3 rails and all the existing tools, but just run more of like a traditional grants program. But I think we might start seeing things like people using quadratic voting to make decisions about how to give out the money amongst a smaller group of people internally. And so you might not be harnessing the wisdom of the crowd, but you can still have that transparency, that accountability, you know, all that kind of nifty stuff that comes along with using these tools. And also anybody who's created a grant proposal on builder potentially can apply to an even bigger number of different types of opportunities. So, you know, so I think, you know, we really, you know, are so just lucky to have such an innovative, creative, thoughtful global community. You know, like, we just saw a round run in Latin America where like the majority of the grant proposals were in Spanish, you know, and like we frankly, don't even have the resources internally to like provide support and documents and web pages. They just did it themselves, you know, which is so cool to see. And I think we're going to just see more and more of that. Like there's a Chinese community round that's happening. I've heard there's an African continent round that people are talking about, you know, basically any issue or cause you can think of, you know, there's probably somebody out there thinking about how they could run a grants program to do something about it. You know, and if somebody out there is listening and has some nifty idea, even without a big matching pool, like, you know, just like even a small amount of money that you put into a matching pool, or even just creating the space for people to give to something that matters, like even without a matching pool, I think can just be a really powerful thing. You know, there's something about just kind of creating the container for the conversation to bring the people together. And, you know, the neat thing about these grants programs is like the grantees are the ones who do a lot of that organizing, who bring their community with them, you know, and often do actually do a better job of supporting and onboarding people and creating guides and documentation and all that kind of good stuff in a way that makes sense to their community. So, yeah, I think it's super exciting and I definitely think about it a lot. Yeah, no, totally. I can see the excitement just as you talk about it now. And I think that, you know, what you said around the grantees is spot on too. It's just really cool seeing like how they've all kind of stepped up and contributed to the Gitcoin community in different ways, whether it's creating these educational onboarding materials, setting up one -on -one calls with people to walk them through getting a wallet set up and a passport set up, you know, which is fantastic. It's been really, really powerful. And, you know, obviously we have another Gitcoin granting round coming up November 15th, I believe you said was when it was starting, which is really exciting Gitcoin grant round 19. 56 million plus in funds allocated, really incredible. It's really been a catalyst for thousands of early stage Web3 projects. For those listening that haven't yet participated in a Gitcoin grant round, but are interested in maybe becoming a grantee, they have a really cool public good project, but maybe they're a little nervous. What advice would you give them? Yeah, I love this question. So a lot really depends on sort of what your starting point is, you know, so maybe slightly different advice, depending on like, you know, if you've already got a DAO that you're a part of, you know, you've got friends in the Web3 space, you know, I could definitely give some very specific advice for those folks, you know, versus like somebody who's brand new to the space, doesn't have an existing community. I think there's a place for everybody in Gitcoin grants rounds. And a big part of what we try to do as Gitcoin is like level the playing field, make sure that everybody has an opportunity to get in front of an audience, you know, that grantees can be discovered based on the kind of the quality and interest of what they're building. But yeah, I'd say the universal stuff, you know, it's very much like any community organizing or marketing. Like, you know, think about the picture that you put up as your picture, think about how you summarize the information in your grant proposal, think about the title that you use, good to have the name of your organization, and something to do with your value proposition. So people, maybe they're just looking for you by your name, and they know who you are, and they can find you that way. Maybe they've never heard of your project, but they're interested in your value proposition. So trying to be succinct and having both those things, kind of without needing to click away and go read it, you know, also that like, there's a bit of information that shows up kind of above the fold, as they say, like, you know, kind of in that little preview window, if you have a good little TLDR, that's like, this is what we're trying to do, this is how we intend to do it, this is why we're doing it, whatever you think is important for people to understand, like, I'm trying to raise this money so I can do this, you know, the more that you can be super clear about, like, by next round, or by six months from now, I hope to have accomplished this, and you can follow along and and sort of follow that journey. I think that's really important. Also, if you've been a grantee for more than one round, I know we're talking about new grantees, but updating people is super important, too. They sort of haven't seen that you've done anything with the funding, people start wondering, you know, like, you know, what are you really doing with this money? Should I give again? But I would say for like, people who in particular, who might be nervous, who don't have a web3 community, I would say like, there's a lot of people who are super supportive and helpful in our community. Like, so starting by coming to like our Twitter spaces, the Gitcoin hosts, which you can follow along at the Gitcoin Twitter account, and we're always announcing when the next ones will be. Also, you can usually find there's like a grantee support page, where we have like an event listing, which you can find linked to right off of the main Gitcoin website, gitcoin .co. So I mean, just follow along there, you know, and that can give you a sense of like, just if you just show up, you know, I can tell you that we are super friendly and supportive, you know, and you can just like come and talk about what you're working on, or even just listen for a while and see how other people are doing it and get comfortable, I think people will get a sense that it's a very welcoming and friendly space. You know, but also, like, there's a million, maybe not million, there's definitely tons of these Twitter spaces being hosted by people. If you're not already active on Twitter, I hear you, there's a lot going on in the world. And Twitter is not always my favorite place either these days. But, you know, it happens to be where a lot of the crypto community is, you know, definitely wherever your community is, like, try to bring them on board. But it's a lot easier to get donations from people who are already familiar with crypto, who are already familiar with Gitcoin than it is to like, you know, take somebody from never even having a wallet to like setting up their first wallet funding it, you know, connecting to passport going through all those stages. Definitely great guides out there. You know, I think it's a great idea to like host onboarding sessions or like office hours to help people in your community might want to support you. But definitely the lowest hanging fruit is the existing Gitcoin community that's quite active round after round. And you can find those people on our Twitter spaces, you can find those people, you know, in various discords, but also on the Twitter spaces that other people are hosting. And, you know, and I'd say one other thing I would throw out there is Telegram. All these tools that, you know, if you're from outside the web through space might be a little bit daunting. But you know, if you just join the Gitcoin Telegram group, there's so many people providing peer support, helping each other answering questions. Like if you just jump into that thread, which again, you can find it directly through our homepage, you know, you can from there, like find people who might want to help you with what you're building, or might have a similar project and want to collaborate with you, you know, or, you know, want to attend your Twitter space if you host one and invite other people. So yeah, I would say just like, focus on the people more than the technology. And like, figure out where the low hanging fruit is of like, where those people are that, you know, might be interested in working with you and supporting you. And don't hesitate to reach out and like DM people and, you know, and ask questions. You know, like, I'm always happy to chat if I can find the time. You know, definitely lots of people who are doing their project for the first time reach out. And like, you know, even share what you're thinking about posting in your grant proposal with others like, you know, there's no wrong time to do that. Even if you're listening to this right in the middle of an active grants round, and you missed the opportunity to apply, it's not too late to get involved to start listening to those Twitter spaces to join the Telegram. You can even post your grant proposal and then just apply three months from now in the next round. You know, so can't hurt to like, just moving start things forward, start onboarding your community, start playing with the tools yourself. Really helps to actually go and donate yourself to if you haven't before, because having done it yourself, you can then help other people do it more easily. Yeah, definitely. That's great advice. And you know, I think me personally, I only participated in two rounds, but was really kind of involved more as a community member and like just kind of listening in and being a part of the community before then, right. And it was a great way for me to learn and to kind of get my feet wet a little bit and to see what's going on before diving in headfirst. So great advice. Thank you so much for sharing that. As we near the end of our conversation, there's one thing I want to ask you about. I know that web3 can obviously be very stressful, fast paced, especially, you know, during Gitcoin grant season two, it can be feel like a bit of a sprint, especially for I imagine, the team that's working on the back end. You're also big, I know that you're a big advocate for getting outside for nature for laughter is the best medicine. I know you like to post some videos of you juggling, you know, by the lake is kind of a way to disconnect. Tell me more about how you stay grounded in this busy world of web3. Because I know that there's something that a lot of people struggle with. It's hard, man, honestly. And I can tell you, like, having spent much of my life working on, like, what feels like really life and death issues a lot of the time, like, this is definitely something I've struggled with for a lot of my life. I've definitely gone through cycles of burnout and like, you know, all that, you know, I would say just like, trying to not take everything too seriously, trying to take a step back and see everything in perspective, you know, surrounding yourself with like, friends and family that like, know you and love you and support you. You know, like, getting outside every day really makes a big difference to me. You know, my dogs are a big part of my life. You know, and they're, they're really a gift, because like, they demand that I take them outside. So even if I'm not feeling like going for a walk, they always do. And, you know, I feel like, basically, like, I having like a stressometer, you know, like, if you can sort of like monitor how you're doing, and when you get past like a certain threshold, like, just knowing that it's always okay to just like step away for a bit, you know, even just like, you know, just putting everything on pause and taking three deep breaths can go a really long way. But you know, like, I definitely feel like you really genuinely recharge your batteries by like going to a park or, you know, like the whole touch grass drink water thing like you have to take care of yourself to be able to like, you know, take care of business. You know, so like drinking lots of water or like, I mean, it sounds like, you know, sort of trite or soundbites or whatever, but I think it's really true. You know, and the older I've gotten, like the more just I haven't been able to just continue to like push indefinitely, you know, like that it used to be that I would just burn the candle at both ends and like, you know, it's like, I don't really need to go to bed at a reasonable time. I'll just stay up all night every day working and, you know, operate on zero sleep and not eat enough food and, you know, go for drinks at lunch and you know, like it just like all of that catches up with you after a while for sure. Totally. So I mean, like, as much as everything feels really urgent, like I think if you think back on what felt urgent, like six months ago, three months ago, month ago, even a week ago, sometimes, like a lot of the times things seem a lot more urgent and a lot more stressful in the moment that they really are. You know, so like just trying to have that perspective. And like, yeah, just, you know, take the time that you need to like pace yourself. That's, that's, you know, it's a marathon, not a sprint, that whole thing definitely can feel like a sprint. But, you know, even during the grants round, it honestly, it is a marathon. Like, you know, it's a, it's a couple of weeks with like, at least a week or two on either end of like, preparing and unwinding. And, you know, especially for our team, like, you know, I worry, even when I see like myself or other team members, like pushing a little too hard. And definitely, we see that with grantees too. But yeah, I mean, maybe just get off Twitter. I mean that, you know, the algorithms have a way of like, sort of sucking us back in, keeping us engaged. So, you know, like, you know, spend some time, more time on Farcaster or Lenster. You know, like, there's a lot of good vibes out there too, if you're in the web3 space. And honestly, I think there's a lot of alpha to be had in those social media networks too, that like, because it's a much smaller community, you can really focus on like talking to people who are working on similar things without a lot of the drama and chaos. And, you know, so like, even just making some little adjustments to how you're sort of spending your social media time, I find that pretty helpful for me. I actually hang out on Mastodon a lot recently, because it's an old school decentralized platform with all kinds of interesting people, and definitely different perspectives that I'm not hearing all the time in crypto Twitter. So yeah, I don't know. Everybody's got different things that are going to work different for them. You know, if you were having this conversation with one of my coworkers, you'd say meditation, you know, spend an hour at least every day meditating. You know, another coworker of mine would say, go dancing every night. You know, like, so I mean, you know, just like, I guess, like, figure out what it is that like, brings you joy outside of the space and like, force yourself to do a little bit more of it. And I think the end result is like, you'll actually find that your project is more successful, you're showing up with just like better vibes in general, and, and that resonates out and draws more people in and, you know, so, you know, there's even self -interested reasons beyond just like your health that I think, you know, people will notice if you if you make that little extra bit of effort not to burn yourself out. And if you are burning out, like, take some time away, like it, you know, might feel impossible. Like I definitely can relate to that. It feels like every time I take a week off at Gitcoin, I come back, it's a different organization that I left. But, you know, if you're in the right place with the right people, you need to trust that, you know, things are going to be okay. And, you know, if you're not feeling that way, like, maybe that's an indication that you should be thinking about if you are in the right place. And, you know, maybe there's a lot of different orgs, a lot of different, you know, things that you can get involved in, like, don't feel so trapped in the moment, especially for a lot of the younger people in this space, like, you know, don't have a mortgage or kids that they have to take care of, like, you can take those risks, you can make big changes, you can step away if you need to and experiment, explore other things, like, you know, give yourself that permission when the consequences are not nearly as severe as, you know, it will be like when you're, you know, in your 40s or 50s or whatever. Totally. Yeah. Yeah. That is some great advice. Well, thank you for sharing that, all that. And I can definitely resonate with a lot of that, especially the dog part. I have a very hyperactive black lab who I need to get outside at least for three or four walks a day. So it's been, oh, and there's my cat poking its head in the door right now, just on cue as we talk about pets. That's hilarious. So yeah, great advice. Thank you so much for sharing and so important in this, you know, rapidly growing, fast moving space. So it's been a pleasure just learning from you and hearing everything you've had to say. I've learned so much just from this short conversation. Obviously, we weren't able to cover everything. So for those listening along that want to follow you get in touch, learn more about Gitcoins work, what's the best way for them to do that? I am at Ben West on Twitter, because I was lucky enough to have a friend who registered my account for me in 2008. And I'm the same pretty much everywhere. I think Benjamin West on Telegram. I actually, if you go to my Twitter, I have like one of those link tree type things that you can click on it, I'll show you like a bunch of different places to reach me. But Twitter, Twitter definitely works. And probably most people listening to this are active on Twitter. So yeah, come find me there. That's probably the easiest one. Drew, thank you so much for doing what you're doing. By the way, I think you have crypto altruism is great. And the people the interview are super fascinating. And, you know, so so I'm, it's an honor to be part of your podcast. And thanks for doing what you're doing. Yeah, well, thank you. That means a lot. It really does coming from coming from you to hear that I really appreciate that. So thank you. And thank you for sharing all that information. I'll make sure to include that in the show notes for those listening along. And to wrap things up on this amazing conversation, I'm definitely going to have to take some time to reflect, you know, after after this conversation, because so many really cool things we've talked about. I like to ask everyone the same ending question. If you could name one thing that excites you most about the social impact potential of web three, what would it be and why? Hmm. And that's a tough one, because there's so many things that excite me about it. Truth be told, if I could pick one thing that excites me the most, but the thing that excites me the most is the opportunity for communities to empower themselves and accomplish their goals. Like I, you know, when I see projects come into reality that, you know, may not have otherwise that, like, are possible, because of, you know, whether it's Gitcoin grants, or just web three tools in general, you know, that excites me, there's, there's a lot of specific use cases that really are close to my heart. But like, I think the thing that's underneath all of it, you know, is that sort of cultural shift that, you know, that we talked about earlier, like that, you know, idea that decentralization really matters that, you know, individuals should not just be treated like cogs in a machine. You know, and I think for so many of us, we live in these worlds where like, our work day to day is not fulfilling. And, you know, we feel like we're not treated with respect. And to me, that just really sucks that that's fundamentally where we're at in our world. Like, you know, we've kind of democratized so much of our world. Yet, like, our work is this one place that is fundamentally undemocratic, fundamentally exploitative, often, and extractive. And, you know, and like, I think there's a way to change that, that's outside of these kind of old, like, left right socialism, capitalism paradigms. And like, to me, that's really exciting, because I feel like we've been trapped in this kind of debate that doesn't really go anywhere for a really long time. And like, there's a lot more nuance to be had in terms of like, how markets can be used by communities in positive ways, and how people can empower themselves, you know, by using some nifty tools and kind of working together. And, you know, really, just by all of us believing in this thing that we're doing all kinds of amazing stuff as possible. So yeah, I think that's really at the core of what excites me the most. Yeah, that's such a good one. And I couldn't agree more. I think that, you know, Web3 is such an interesting kind of confluence of so many different people and ideas and, you know, philosophies that it's really cool to just kind of be able to build and without kind of having to go through those same debates over and over again. So that's a great point to end on. Couldn't agree more. Ben, it's been an absolute pleasure. Thank you so much. Really enjoyed this conversation. And thank you for all you're doing to uplift public goods, Gitcoin and yeah, and to inspire so many early stage projects and builders. So thank you work you're doing. It's been an inspiration to me personally, and I know for many others as well. So thanks for being here today. My pleasure. Honestly, it's an honor and a privilege. And hello to your cat there who's joining us for the tail end. Yes, he always likes to make an appearance. Thanks, Ben. A huge thank you to Ben for coming on the crypto altruism podcast. Whenever someone asks me why I love the Web3 community so much, I typically point to Gitcoin grant season. It's a true testament to the power of decentralization and leveraging the wisdom of the crowd to fund what matters. Gitcoin is an incredible catalyst for public goods in Web3. And if you are listening to this between November 15, and November 29, then GG19 is live and you have an opportunity to participate by sending a VONATION to your favorite projects. So make sure to check out the show notes so you can follow along and get involved. And that brings us to the end of today's episode. Thanks so much for joining on the crypto altruism podcast. I had a great time and I hope you did as well. For more great content exploring the intersections of Web3 and social impact, check us out at crypto altruism .org. Also, if you love what you heard, I truly appreciate it if you rate, review, and subscribe to the show. You can also support the show by buying us a coffee or making a small crypto contribution. Crypto altruism runs on the support of community members like yourself and everything helps. Thanks so much for joining us and I hope you'll join us again for our next episode. Until then, let's keep showing the world the good of crypto. 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Bloomberg Markets
Fresh update on "universal" discussed on Bloomberg Markets
"Why t The were five the t economists so -day wrong? in to What are the office economists work getting We're week wrong? is going Isn't effectively this a slam be We're dead. in an -dunk environment not It's time ready with definitely to to higher land buy rates a U this for good .S. economy sign just yet. This is Bloomberg Markets with Paul Sweeney and Matt Miller on Bloomberg Radio All right coming up in this Hour can break down the markets with Abigail Doolittle. She covers all the markets for Bloomberg. She's gonna join us here in studio Jen Flitton head of US government affairs at Invesco. She's gonna join us to discuss all things D .C. policy Israel foreign aid all that type of stuff from the perspective of a big investment manager at Invesco then Ronald Logano Universal Research Director office his outlook for the Markets that's all coming up in this hour first. Let's go to Mr. Charlie Pelicore Bloomberg. Thank you very much Paul Sweeney after yesterday's decline the Dow the S &P Nez deck they're all pushing higher right now we are looking at a 15 -point gain on the S &P 500 index to 4565 up now by just about three -tenths of one percent Dow Jones Industrial Average up 172 higher by five -tenths of one percent while the Nez stack composite index up now by 48 points for Nez stack that is a gain right now of about three -tenths of one percent stocks and bonds extending their November gains after the latest Fed speak bolstered speculation that the central bank
Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts
Day 8 St. Gertrude the Great Novena Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts
"A novena to St. Gertrude the Great Day 8 For the grace of greater devotion to the Sacred Heart St. Gertrude had a great devotion to her beloved patron, St. John the Evangelist. With aid of his gospel and the action of the Holy Spirit, she deeply perceived the unceasing love of Jesus Christ for us, particularly his Sacred Heart, which is an enduring symbol of his divine love and mercy. St. Gertrude's insights laid the groundwork for the devotion that St. Margaret Mary Alicott would later be known for. In the spirit of St. Gertrude, may we present our heartfelt intentions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, embracing his unfailing love. May she also intercede in the intention we bring to the novena. We now join with St. Gertrude the Great with the prayer she composed for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious blood of Thy divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. St. Gertrude the Great pray for us.
Bloomberg Daybreak Europe
Fresh update on "universal" discussed on Bloomberg Daybreak Europe
"Is Alice Atkins and how it's been playing out markets in is also her focus Alice it's really great to have you on air with us how has the investment community reacted to these diverging outlooks well the tables have really turned since the European sovereign debt crisis over a decade ago you know back then parts of Europe's periphery like Greece Portugal Ireland and Spain faced huge debt loads and many required heavy bailouts and now the years of of austerity in the aftermath to those bailouts has seen those countries reform their fiscal situations to the point they where are outshining some of their traditionally safer peers like Germany and France and this is being reflected markets with some global investors opting to buy into parts of the periphery over the traditionally safer from the region's core with the view that these parts of the market will outperform next year and bring better returns so you've got the likes of JP Morgan who's overweight Spanish debt Newberger Berman and also like Spanish debt as well as Portuguese and Greek debt and then Goldman Sachs and Stockton have also been forecasting that these parts of the parts of Europe's periphery will outperform next year Now Alice it's not a universal opinion on the markets either some investors are holding back somewhat from leaning into peripheral debt what's driving their view? So while it is an attractive investment opportunity with with many of these parts of the periphery boasting stronger fiscal positions, less debt issuance next year and stronger growth rates the issue is that there is just much less debt available from some of these smaller European economies because of all the reform and austerity programs that they have been So for example Greece 76 % of its debt is funded by the European stability mechanism. So there's not as much for investors to get their hands on. There is also still quite a lot of concern around Italy and despite Moody scrapping its negative rating on Italian debt there were jitters around potentially it being downgraded to junk and there are fears that if there were to be a deterioration in Italy would that seep through into a wider peripheral sell -off because of the sort of historical risky correlations with that part of the market. But then again some investors are saying that would be a buying opportunity because the fundamentals are so much stronger and it's just a historical correlation not a reflection of where the markets are heading so it certainly seems we're shifting away from looking at Europe through the lens of these country buckets and it's less about the periphery versus the core and much more idiosyncratic. Yeah you had to wonder where there was a little bit of garden froyder when Giorgia Maloney met Olaf Scholz back in Berlin last week but thank you for that analysis. Bloomberg's That's Alice Atkins our FX rates cross asset reporter. Thanks for that. Now it's time for London the London Rush where we carve out time to highlight businesses that are making announcements here in London and joining us is Bloomberg's breaking news editor Leo Kern -Sherpa. Leo let's start with EasyJet. They've had results this morning. Can they ride out the turbulence? Yes so first of all it has to be said that EasyJet flag customers held in recent weeks. Of course that's due to the tensions in the Middle East and Israel and Jordan flights are already paused so they definitely saw an impact there. Nonetheless shares are up as much as 3 .7 % and this is I think mainly due to the strong outlook they gave or for summer bookings. They also said possibly looking at Ryanair here that their rivals struggled get to enough planes to meet demand. So that was an interesting one and they also confirmed their reinstate, get dividend and also increase the payout over time. You know what shareholders definitely like perhaps most annoyingly they also said that their revenue from baggage fees is up significantly. Well it's only annoying if you're paying it of course if you're just packing lightly you're going off the fine. Oh my god my husband won't pay to have a check -in bag. Can I just get that off my chest? I think you just did. It's London the rush and therapy this morning okay easy jet shares up three percent leo let's go to rose the cars. Exactly they holding an investor day today and set out at 7am this morning ambitious medium -term targets of course higher cash flow higher return on capital and they also said they are now looking to sell assets that don't meet their profitability goals and of course this is all part of the CEO to fund acting biggish's plan to turn around the performance and shares are up 4 .8 percent. Meanwhile who'd have thought it drama at saga the over 50s cruise yeah business let's hope this doesn't turn into a bigger saga here. They are an over 50s business that's what they call themselves they they provide cruises package holidays insurance. There was a report yesterday by Sky who said they hired Lazar to the investment bank to evaluate options including a possible sale of their insurance underwriting business and this morning they came up with a very surprising statement CEO that their here in Sutherland is stepping down immediately and he will be replaced by the CFO. The shares are down 1 .4 percent and I think it's definitely one to watch going forward. Okay Leo Ken Shepper thanks so much taking for us through those stories in London this morning for the London rush. You can read more about all these stories on the London rush newsletter on bloomberg .com and of course on the terminal as well so thanks to Leo Ken Shepper markets for you next. This is Bloomberg Daybreak Europe. The story of the UK is an economy that has got real momentum. I feel very positive about the long -term growth outlook for the UK. 2024 is not going to be an easy year we're not doing a recovery in GDP growth. The UK is proving to be very resilient we're not in recession and everyone predicted we be would in recession. The one thing we won't do is any kind of tax cut that fuels inflation. We've done all this hard we're not going to throw that away. Bloomberg Daybreak Europe on Bloomberg Radio. And it's 8 a .30 .m. here in the city of London I'm Lizzie Burden. And I'm Stephen Carroll this is Bloomberg Daybreak Europe. On the markets the stock 600 is half a percent lower. The FTSE 100s down by four tenths. The CAC Caron down by four tenths. The DAX in Frankfurt two tenths of one percent lower as well. Looking at the individual shares that are moving the best performing share the on stock 600 is Rolls Royce Holdings. We were just hearing there from Leo Kouncer but their shares up 6 .6 percent this morning. And it's Argen X that is the worst performing share falling
The Eric Metaxas Show
A highlight from John Di Domenico (Encore)
"Lots of channels. Nothing to watch. Especially if you're searching for the truth. It's time to interrupt your regularly scheduled programs with something actually worth watching. Salem News Channel. Straightforward, unfiltered, with in -depth insight and analysis from the greatest collection of conservative minds. Like Hugh Hewitt, Mike Gallagher, Sebastian Gorka, and more. Find truth. Watch 24 -7 on SNC .TV and on Local Now, Channel 525. Folks, welcome to The Eric Metaxas Show, sponsored by Legacy Precious Metals. There's never been a better time to invest in precious metals. Visit LegacyPMInvestments .com. That's LegacyPMInvestments .com. Welcome to The Eric Metaxas Show. Did you ever see the movie The Blob starring Steve McQueen? The blood curdling threat of The Blob. Well, way back when, Eric had a small part in that film, but they had to cut his seed because The Blob was supposed to eat him. But he kept spitting him out. Oh, the whole thing was just a disaster. Anyway, here's the guy who's not always that easy to digest. Eric Metaxas! Hey there, folks. In case you were not aware, Albin Sadar has written a book and the title is Obvious. No, really, it's obvious. Albin, could you back me up on this? The title is Obvious. Yeah, I'm holding a copy of the book right here, and it says Obvious, so it must be Obvious. Obviously, the title is literally Obvious. Yeah. If you read the book, if you see the cover of the book, the title is Obvious. Who's on first? Literally, who? His name is who? Okay, so in the book, every chapter is super short, and you say these things that are Obvious, but that need to be restated. By the way, you've got blurbs from everybody. You have a forward by the great author, Eric Metaxas. I don't know how you got him. I don't even know. Is he still living? I always confuse him with James Michener. I'm sorry. But anyway, on the back of the book, you have a quote from George Orwell, and it says, We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act. So this book is filled with truth. Every chapter is the statement of some obvious truth, which needs restating. So what which one should we focus on? How about the one the title? What is it? Who made you boss? Yeah. Who died? Who died and made you boss. And by the way, that George Orwell quote, he says, It's obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. I couldn't find any in my sphere of influence, so I just wrote it myself. So there you go. I hear you. I hear you. But the chapter. Yeah, I did want to focus on is is the one called Who Died and Made You Boss. I got to explain that actually the title is supposed to be in quotes, but it's not. The editor left it out, but it's in quote. It would be in quotes is because when we were children in the playground, if you're playing a game, a tag or something, then suddenly somebody changed the rules so that they could win the game. Somebody in our group would always say, Who died and made you boss? And of course, people. Yeah. Yeah. Who did? But we're living in a world nowadays that people say you can't call that woman a woman. She's could be a this or that or they and and and we have to stand there and say, wait a minute, who died and made you boss? Who are you? Who comes up with these things? Why do we have to listen to you? I'm going to listen to, you know, the almighty, because I believe in him. And he said male, female. He didn't say they, them, theirs, whoever. So who died and made you boss? I explain all that and talk about some fun stuff with some fun cartoons. Some of this stuff. What I find funny about it is it is like it's stunningly obvious. And yet we don't see it. I mean, the idea that we would go along when somebody says you can't say this, you can't say that's good. And we go, OK, or oh, oh, yeah, yeah. Simply saying, excuse me, no, no, you don't get to decide five minutes ago that there are 37 genders. I don't know who you think you are, but you don't get to decide that this simple little pushback of that, of stating the obvious that you don't you don't have authority over me. I answer to God and sorry, but I don't I don't need to listen to you. That's a simple truth, but we need to restate it. And obviously you restate it in the book titled Obvious. What do you want to say more about that? Well, I want to mention other things that that are obvious. What I begin with the chapters called Basically God Exists. And I talk about how to me it's obvious that God exists. I get one of my favorite little examples is in there and I end with the stolen election because to me that was so obvious. I'm sitting there saying, doesn't anybody else see this? What I love is that I got a I got a meme in here or a graphic in here from the Babylon Bee. They gave me permission to use it. And the title is it's one of their articles says White House announces all conspiracy theories are true, except for the one about the Biden stealing the 2020 election. And I thought, say, great. They nailed it because I had a couple I had a cartoon that said basically the same thing. But then when I saw it in the Babylon Bee, I said, I think they're going to say it better than I do. Now, I have a bunch of little cartoon characters in there and a lot of the artwork is my own. I must admit. And if you think the cartoon is of me, it's actually not. It's of Simon de Hundert, who is my alter ego that I write with at American Thinker sometimes because I've written an American thing. This stream looks a lot like you, Alvin. I'm just I'm just here to I'm just being honest. I'm just stating the obvious that Simon de Hundert, because there are these cute little cartoons that you have done in here. And it looks like it could be you. I'm just saying it could be. I'm not saying it is. Look, I'm not going to go out on a limb. I'm not going to swear in a Bible or take a polygraph. I'm just saying that's my opinion. It could be you. Yeah. Or not. Too much. Yes. Too much hair. I don't want to offend anybody. And only four fingers. There's a lot of funny stuff in the book. For example, there's a little cartoon here. I want to make sure I read this one because this is I like this one particularly. But it's a little cute, cute. It's it's it's your little drawing of the guy who could be you. But the quote says if Hitler were alive today with the left, call him Trump 2 .0. That's very clever and loaded, loaded with gems like that. It's also loaded with a lot of serious stuff. Oh, oh, my goodness. Yeah. One of my favorite things and one of my favorite chapters is and this is like a little parable. I tell is, is I draw a picture of a guy stealing a television set and the little parables about the stolen TV. A guy comes home. He goes into his living room. Somebody stolen his TV. So he runs next door to his neighbor and he says, hey, did you see anything? Somebody stole my TV. But while he's running over to his neighbor's house, he looks through his neighbor's window and he sees his TV on his neighbor's wall. So he grabs the beat cop. There's a policeman coming down the street. He says to the policeman, look, we have to go in this. My neighbor stole my TV. And the policeman knocks on the door. Did you steal his TV? And the guy says, no, I didn't steal his TV. And I said, policeman, let's go in and look. I'll show it to you. It's right there on the wall. The guy says, no, I'm not going to let you in here because I'm telling you right now, I did not steal that guy's TV. And the policeman looks at the other guy who accused the neighbor and he says to him like, well, that's good enough for me. If he says he didn't do it, then he didn't do it. So when the left tells you they didn't steal the 2020 election, that should be good enough for all of us. They didn't spend four years looking into Trump. You and I know, I mean, this is a horrible thing when you know something is true and people say, oh, no, no, no, no, it's not true. Or even worse when they say, well, you can't even talk about that. When you tell me I can't talk about something, that's when I get mad because patriots have died. Patriots have died so that we could be free and we could speak our minds in this country. You don't even have to be right. So it's one thing to say, oh, you're wrong. It's nothing to say, oh, you can't talk about that. We need to be just to speak the truth, to state the obvious, which you do in every chapter of this book is to be doing spiritual warfare. This is how we fight back by stating the obvious. And the fact that the election was stolen, not only is that true, but it should make everyone in America furious because what could be more despicable than people stealing an election from the American people, not from Donald Trump, from the American people? And so you have the guts in this book to talk about that. It does the crazy thing out. And again, this is the whole point of the book is like, you don't need to be some kind of a genius to figure out that it was stolen like it is obvious. That's why the title of the book is obvious, because everything you talk about is obvious. You're not making some arcane argument that maybe no, you know, for quacks like a duck. I'm sorry, but it's probably a duck. Yeah, yeah, exactly. That example after the book had come out, I said, oh, I wish I would have used the example of the duck, you know, walks like a duck, waddles like a duck, has feathers like the duck, goes to the bathroom like the duck, hangs out with other ducks. It's most likely a duck. Okay. And when the election was stolen, it was the New York Times that had to declare Biden the winner after like three days of a how come all this stuff coming in. Okay. I came up with probably that day. I came up with a dozen things that said this proves it. It was stolen. Yeah. Ladies and gentlemen, the book is obvious. The title of the book is obvious by Albin Saydar. Get a copy. Obvious by Albin Saydar. For 10 years, Patriot Mobile has been America's only Christian conservative wireless provider. And when I say only, trust me, they're the only one. Glenn and the team have been great supporters of this show, which is why I'm proud to partner with them. 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Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts
Day 7 St. Gertrude the Great Novena Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts
"A novena to St. Gertrude the Great. Day 7, For the Grace of a Greater Love of the Holy Eucharist. St. Gertrude embraced the Mass as a profound encounter with Christ's redemptive suffering. Let us reflect on this prayer that she composed. Through this Mass, I offer you in reparation, loving Father, all the sufferings of your son, from his first cry in the manger to his last breath on the cross. In my humble state, I praise and adore your mercy. Amen. Let us ask St. Gertrude to intercede for us as we seek to unite our own joys and sorrows with a Eucharistic sacrifice. May this act of communion inspire us to live out each day in accordance with God's loving plan for our lives. May she also intercede with this intention we bring to this novena. We now join with St. Gertrude the Great with the prayer she composed for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious blood of Thy divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. St. Gertrude the Great pray for us.
Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts
Day 6 St. Gertrude the Great Novena Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts
"A novena to St. Gertrude the Great. Day 6 For the Grace of Holy Recollection St. Gertrude cherished the scene of the shepherds in a quiet awe as they discovered the infant Jesus, cradled in the humble stable by Mary and Joseph. This tender image served as her daily reminder to remain conscious of God's intimate presence and to observe her emotions as carefully as a shepherd tends their flock. Let us ask St. Gertrude to intercede for us that we might receive the grace to keep our hearts attuned to the gentle movements of the Holy Spirit and to the loving encounters we experience throughout our day. May she also intercede in the intention we bring to this novena. We now join with St. Gertrude the Great with the prayer she composed for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious blood of Thy divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. St. Gertrude the Great pray for us.
Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts
Day 5 St. Gertrude the Great Novena Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts
"A novena to St. Gertrude the Great. Day 5. For the grace of compassion, especially for the holy souls in purgatory. St. Gertrude was given a vision by Jesus of a golden table adorned with luminous pearls, each representing a prayer for the holy souls in purgatory. Let us join our prayers to this offering, trusting in God's infinite and divine mercy. May St. Gertrude aid us in lifting our prayers for the holy souls, enveloping them in the love and compassion of Christ. May she also intercede for us for the intention we bring to this novena. We now join with St. Gertrude the Great with the prayer she composed for the holy souls in purgatory. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious blood of Thy divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. St. Gertrude the Great pray for us.
Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts
Day 4 St. Gertrude the Great Novena Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts
"A novena to St. Gertrude the Great. Day Four For the Grace of Right Intention St. Gertrude asked Jesus for fewer distractions in her days to have more time for prayer. The Lord answered her, If I took pleasure only in spiritual exercises, I would have reformed human nature after Adam's fall, so that it would not need food, clothing, or other things. I require only that your will be directed to me with a right intention. St. Gertrude mastered the Benedictine call to balance the active and contemplative life. Her dialogue with the Lord teaches us that sanctity lies not in task, but in intention. We pray for her guidance to discern daily God's will. May she also intercede for the intention we bring to this novena. We now join with St. Gertrude the Great with the prayer she composed for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious blood of Thy divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. St. Gertrude the Great pray for us.
Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts
Day 3 St. Gertrude the Great Novena Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts
"A novena to St. Gertrude the Great Day 3, For the Grace of Holy Council St. Gertrude, at only 30 years old, became the leader of her monastery. For more than 40 years, she guided her community with love and wisdom. May she inspire us to listen deeply to God's voice and discern His will for our lives. May she also intercede for us with our intention for this novena if it be in alignment with the will of the Father. We now join with St. Gertrude the Great with the prayer she composed for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious blood of Thy divine Son, Jesus. In union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. St. Gertrude the Great pray for us.
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"A novena to St. Gertrude the Great Day 3, For the Grace of Holy Council St. Gertrude, at only 30 years old, became the leader of her monastery. For more than 40 years, she guided her community with love and wisdom. May she inspire us to listen deeply to God's voice and discern His will for our lives. May she also intercede for us with our intention for this novena if it be in alignment with the will of the Father. We now join with St. Gertrude the Great with the prayer she composed for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious blood of Thy divine Son, Jesus. In union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. St. Gertrude the Great pray for us.
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"A novena to St. Gertrude the Great. Day 2 For the grace of Holy zeal St. Gertrude the Great is held in the highest regard for her unwavering love for the Sacred Heart of Jesus and her profound compassion for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Esteemed by many of her fellow Saints, including St. Teresa of Avila, St. Gertrude's spiritual insights have long inspired the faithful. With reverence, we invoke her patronage and beseech her to intercede for us that we may receive the graces most suited to our spiritual growth and needs. May she also intercede for the intention we bring to this novena. We now join with St. Gertrude the Great with the prayer she composed for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious blood of Thy divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. St. Gertrude the Great pray for us.
Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts
Day 1 St. Gertrude the Great Novena Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts
"A novena to St. Gertrude the Great. Day One For the Grace of Self -Knowledge and Holy Understanding As we begin our novena this day, we will reflect upon the providential beginnings of St. Gertrude, At the tender age of five, she was entrusted to the care of the Holy Saint Matilde at the Benedictine monastery, which became her lifelong spiritual home. Gertrude herself acknowledged that had she not been nurtured in such sanctity from her youth, she might have strayed far from her spiritual calling. Let us seek the intercession of St. Gertrude that we may have the grace to acknowledge our own sins of commission and omission. Let us pray together for the knowledge to recognize our missteps and the grace to pursue perfect contrition for our sins. May she also intercede for the intention we bring to this novena. We now join with St. Gertrude the Great with the prayer she composed for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious blood of Thy divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the Universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. St. Gertrude the Great, pray for us.
The Defiant - DeFi Podcast
A highlight from The MOST Crypto Friendly Nation In Europe?
"This week's podcast features a number of interviews we conducted in Romania during the X -Day conference hosted by Multiverse X. In this podcast, we will hear from Benjamin Minku, the founder of Multiverse X, Bogdan Ivan, the Romanian Minister of Digitalization, Shiraz Ahmed, Managing Partner at Storm Partners, Sunny Agarwal, co -founder of Osmosis, Sergio Biris, Head of Product at Multiverse X, Grigori Rosu, founder of Runtime Verification, and Danilo Carlucci, founder and CEO of Morningstar Ventures. In this episode, we will discuss the current state of Multiverse X, the transition from Elrond, crypto adoption in Romania, universal ZK rollups and its benefits, upcoming trends and narratives, challenges laying ahead for Multiverse X, and much more. But first, Benjamin will introduce us to X -Day. X -Day is probably one of the largest web3 conferences in Europe, probably one of the largest conferences done at the intersection of web3 or blockchain, AI, and the metaverse. It's definitely one of the most interesting where super high quality people. It's not only focused on Multiverse X. There is a broad focus on the most ambitious builders that are building on our technology, but there are also some very, very important conversations that are meant to build bridges with some of the most important regulators, some of the most important and largest tech companies in the world, and partners for many, many ecosystems. So we want X -Day to be probably one of the most interesting and ambitious platforms in Europe to explore ideas and startups at this frontier. If we look at everything we've achieved, it is through technology that we've achieved it. Technology has enabled us to differentiate ourselves from other species on this planet. And we are at the point where we've achieved a lot of milestones, but there's a tremendous opportunity to improve a lot more. And especially if we look at blockchain, artificial intelligence, and spatial computing as technologies. These are technologies that are right now at almost a tipping point. You can see them taking roots, but the most important part becomes building these bridges. The bridges that take the technologies and put them in the hands of the users. The bridges that are essentially applications that we can use in our day -to -day lives. And so this has been the focus of the conversation where everything that we're doing during these three days is just different bridges. Whether it's applications, whether it's startups, whether it's conversations with three ministers of countries, whether it's conversations with Google, Amazon, Tencent, and telecom, and Axanar, or whether it's conversations with Alex Tabarrok, which is a famous economist from the US, or other builders that will be showcasing everything they've been building in the hackathon. They participate in that. So this is just a very, very exciting concentration of energy that is meant to accelerate whatever we're doing that will, I think, have a very significant impact on the world in a positive sense. Roughly a year ago, Elrond rebranded to Multiverse X. Can you tell us about this transition and how the past year has been since the rebrand? So it was not a rebrand, it was much more a repositioning or a kind of re -founding moment where we looked at what might some of the fundamental technologies be that will be extremely important during the next 10, 20, 30 years. Looking through that lens, we of course looked at blockchain, we looked at AI and spatial computing, and repositioned everything to the point where we said it's not the metaverse, it's the multiverse. So it's this idea of having several worlds and then being at the intersection of worlds where we will explore many ideas, but just one at a time in a way that brings the most value to the people around us. So my name is Danilo and I'm the founder and CEO of Morningstar Ventures, a fund based out of Dubai. If I think about, you know, the number of investments we've made over the last three or four years or so, I can say that the teams are one of the most important data points to actually look at in terms of like the quality of the team, the background of the team, the hunger of the team was something that I've been fascinated by since the very beginning that I met Benjamin, the CEO of Multiverse X. So to this day, we can see the drive and the resilience that the team has and really building out that ecosystem. And also, it's definitely, from an investment point of view, more attractive to build on an underdog than someone who's already successful. So we do think there's a lot of opportunity for Multiverse X to grow. I also think it's one of the most successful European projects ever. Of course, we've had Ethereum, which you can, you know, consider as, you know, European or at least somewhat the early days were heavily tied to Switzerland.
The Eric Metaxas Show
A highlight from John Zmirak
"Folks, welcome to The Eric Metaxas Show, sponsored by Legacy Precious Metals. There's never been a better time to invest in precious metals. Visit LegacyPMInvestments .com. That's LegacyPMInvestments .com. Welcome to The Eric Metaxas Show. Did you ever see the movie The Blob starring Steve McQueen? The blood curdling threat of The Blob. Well, way back when, Eric had a small part in that film, but they had to cut his scene because The Blob was supposed to eat him, but he kept spitting him out. Oh, the whole thing was just a disaster. Anyway, here's the guy who's not always that easy to digest. Eric Metaxas. Hey, folks, in case you were not aware, Albin has Sadar written a book and the title is obvious. No, really, it's obvious. Albin, could you back me up on this? The title is obvious. Yeah, I'm holding a copy of the book right here and it says obvious, so it must be obvious. Obviously, the title is literally obvious. Yeah. If you read the book, if you see the cover of the book, the title is obvious. Who's on first? Literally, who? His name is who? Okay, so in the book, every chapter is super short and you say these things that are obvious, but that need to be restated. On the back of the book, by the way, you've got blurbs from everybody. You a have forward by the great author Eric Metaxas. I don't know how you got him. I don't even know. Is he still living? I always confuse him with James Michener. I'm sorry. Anyway, on the back of the book, you have a quote from George Orwell. It says, we have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear in times of universal deceit. Telling the truth will be a revolutionary act. This book is filled with truth. Every chapter is the statement of some obvious truth which needs restating. Which one should we focus on? How about the title, what is it, Who Made You Boss? Yeah, Who Died and Made You Boss. And by the way, that George Orwell quote, he says, it's obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. I couldn't find any in my sphere of influence, so I just wrote it myself. So there you go. I hear you. I hear you, man. But the chapter, yeah, I did want to focus on is the one called Who Died and Made You Boss. I got to explain that actually the title is supposed to be in quotes, but it's not. The editor left it out. But it would be in quotes because when we were children in the playground, if you're playing a game, a tag or something, and then suddenly somebody changed the rules so that they could win the game, somebody in our group would always say, who died and made you boss? And of course people, yeah, yeah, who did? But we're living in a world nowadays that people say, you can't call that woman a woman. She could be a this or a that or a they. And we have to stand there and say, wait a minute, who died and made you boss? Who are you? Who comes up with these things? Why do we have to listen to you? I'm going to listen to, you know, the almighty because I believe in him. And he said male, female. He didn't say they, them, theirs, whoever. So who died and made you boss? So I explain all that and talk about some fun stuff with some fun cartoons. Some of this stuff, what I find funny about it is it is like it's stunningly obvious. And yet we don't see it. I mean, the idea that we would go along when somebody says, you can't say this, you can't say that again. And we go, OK, or oh, oh, yeah, yeah. Simply saying, excuse me, no, no, you don't get to decide five minutes ago that there are 37 genders. I don't know who you think you are, but you don't get to decide that. The simple little pushback of that, of stating the obvious that you don't you don't have authority over me. I answer to God and sorry, but I don't I don't need to listen to you. That's a simple truth, but we need to restate it. And obviously you restate it in the book titled Obvious. What do you want to say more about that? Well, I want to mention other things that that are obvious. I begin with the chapters called Basically God Exists. And I talk about how to me it's obvious that God exists. I give one of my favorite little examples is in there. And I end with the stolen election, because to me, that was so obvious. I'm sitting there saying, doesn't anybody else see this? What I love is that I got a I got a meme in here or a graphic in here from the Babylon Bee. They gave me permission to use it. And the title is it's one of their articles says White House announces all conspiracy theories are true, except for the one about the Biden stealing the 2020 election. And I thought, say, great. They nailed it because I had a couple. I had a cartoon that said basically the same thing. But then when I saw it in the Babylon Bee, I said, I think they're going to say it better than I do. Now, I have a bunch of little cartoon characters in there. And a lot of the artwork is my own. I must admit. And if you think the cartoon is of me, it's actually not. It's of Simon de Hunderhut, who is my alter ego that I write with at American Thinker sometimes, because I've written an American thing about history. Looks a lot like you, Alvin. I'm just I'm just here to I'm just being honest. I'm just stating the obvious that Simon de Hunderhut, because there are these cute little cartoons that you have done in here. And it looks like it could be you. I'm just saying it could be. I'm not saying it is. Look, I'm not going to go out on a limb. I'm not going to swear in a Bible or take a polygraph. I'm just saying that's my opinion. It could be you. Yeah. Or not. Yes. Too much. Too much hair. I don't want to offend anybody. And only four fingers. I know. But there's a lot of funny stuff in the book. For example, there's a little cartoon here. I want to make sure I read this one, because this is I like this one particularly. But it's a little cute, cute. It's it's it's your little drawing of the guy who could be you. But the quote says, if Hitler were alive today with the left, call him Trump 2 .0.
CoinDesk Podcast Network
A highlight from GEN C: Decentralizing Museums With Tom McLeod of Arkive
"This episode of Gen -C is sponsored by Chainalysis. Gen -C is the generation of the new internet. In Gen -C, the C stands for crypto, but it also stands for creators, the connected consumer and collectibles, both digital and physical with on -chain provenance. It stands for culture and characters, the ones we play in games and the companion ones that AI is building alongside us. It stands for community and digital citizenship and the new set of transparent and trustless tools being built to govern them. These are the people who were raised on a different philosophy on how they look at money, how they look at identity, how they look at privacy and how they look at the hybrid, digital and physical spaces being built all around us. And finally, how they reimagine their relationships with the communities and companies they interact with. We focus on how brands large and small are building for these audiences. Welcome to Gen -C. Avery, great to see you again. I know we're a little pressed for time, so we're going to get to this really quickly in terms of the stories that I think are interesting. I only want to talk about two things. One is, Anthropic is being sued by Universal Music Group and a couple of other music labels. Why? Because if you say, write me a song that features the death of Buddy Holly, it automatically spits out the lyrics of American Pie. That might have been written by someone before. Right, exactly. And so, Universal Music is saying, hey, look, lyrics are all around the internet, but genius pays us a licensing fee. So if you're going to do these things, we have to make a deal. So it's yet another example of people who own IP are coming after the AI companies and the music world knows how to get their money for digital rights. They're very good at that. So what are your thoughts on this? We've been talking about this for a few months now because these stories, they happen every single week. It's like there's constantly these IP owners who are debating, challenging, going to court with these sort of large language models and their owners. So I love Anthropic. Personal note, like everybody go check out Claude. It's the model that I personally like working with the most for sort of personal and non -work stuff. I think this is another example of IP owners finding direct proof that what they own is being used by these AI companies and without the proper credit and without the proper licensing. So it'll be interesting to see how all this comes to a boiling point. I guess that's my prediction is there's so many of these examples. At a certain point, people are willing to be some changes made. Absolutely. All right, Avery, the next hot take I want from you is I moderated a panel at Advertising Week this week. I had the executive producer of Hamilton on. Maggie was telling me that a lot of people come to the musical. They buy the merch because it's limited edition. When you go to see it, first of all, you can get online. She then said they're now making limited edition merch for Roblox for their experience there. And then I read, and we'll put this in the show notes, Macy's is launching a giant digital shopping experience. I know Macy's is the partner of your guys as well. It keeps making me think if immersive worlds are the next e -comm layer we should be paying attention to. And I wanted to get your thoughts on that. My hot take on digital fashion is that it's not coming in the far future. It is here. And I think digital fashion for retailers, for brands, for anyone who has IP makes so much sense. And I feel like virtual items, which is what they're called in Roblox, they're so easy and accessible. And we know that double digit percentages of Roblox users change their avatar's clothes every day. So I think it's such a fun turnkey way to engage authentically, also without breaking the bank. So I am all for virtual items. I think it's not just about virtual. I'm also looking at those being storefronts for physical items. And that I think I'm really excited about. So we're going to get to our guest. Our guest today is Tom McCloud. Tom is someone that Avery and I know really well. We have spent a lot of time with him over the last couple of years. He is an operator, an entrepreneur, a founder. He's someone who just really gets online systems, understands Web3 with a nuance that most people don't get. He is the co -founder of a property called Archive. And Archive is a decentralized physical museum. They acquire physical art pieces. They then lend them out to institutions and entities all around the world and show them. And so the idea really is, ideally, all of their acquisitions are always on display somewhere, just not in one place like the Louvre. So really excited to talk to Tom and hear what they're building and what he gets excited about in building in the Web3 ecosystem. So after the break, we will come back with Tom.
Bankless
A highlight from 193 - Lyn Alden's Masterclass On Money
"The cool part of this story is that we've actually never seen such a transition from money to money, fiat money to crypto money, assuming we're all headed towards crypto money. It's never been such a big transition of wealth up to this point and so we have a bunch of patterns of Bitcoin, there's scarcity that's provable scarcity, there is the communications network that is the Bitcoin network, there's just a lot of things that rhyme, but just what about this crypto future gives you such confidence that this is where we're going? Welcome to Bankless where we explore the frontier of internet money and internet finance. This is how to get started, how to get better, how to front run the opportunity. This is Ryan Sean Adams, I'm here with David Hoffman and we're here to help you become more bankless. What is money? That is the question on today's episode. You can't understand crypto until you understand money. That's why this is a core episode on the bankless journey and this is one for the beginners and the veterans alike. I think you're both going to learn something. Understanding money is the starting point to understanding crypto and that's why this is a canonical episode for bankless. We brought the best person in the world to walk us through this understanding. Lin Alden is on the episode today. Here are a few things we discuss. Number one, what is money? Where did it come from? Number two, commodity versus credit money. Which model of money is correct? Number three, why money is the ultimate game of survival of the fittest. Very Darwinistic. Number four, how the banks came to be. Number five, how those same banks became central bankers and why they keep rugging us, including some of the most recent examples. Number six, the fraying of the current fiat money system and the birth of crypto monies. And number seven, how Lin thinks this will all play out in the future. David, this is a jam packed episode. What was the significance to you? The story arc of money and I consider to be pretty synonymous with the story arc of humanity. Society doesn't talk about what money is nearly enough. Money should be taught in schools. It should be taught in universities. The concept that question what is money has such rich answers that talk to so many other adjacent academic studies like human anthropology, sociology, psychology, economics, finance. If you can answer the question of what is money you answer so many other questions about so many just laws of the way that the world works as well as just being able to understand history and also be a good capital allocator. It's weird that so many capital allocators out there can't answer the question what is money and I think that's one of the big advantages that crypto people have over other capital allocators is because they go one level deeper understanding what capital actually is. What is money? What is the form factors that allows money to emerge? In this episode Lin Alden does a fantastic job of guiding us through history and I think we could just do so many more episodes like this around the subject of money because it's a question with infinite answers. Big confession I didn't understand money before I got into crypto and I think crypto is the best way to actually learn what money is in all of those adjacent areas that David just mentioned. We're gonna talk about this episode of course as we always do David during the debrief episode which if you are a bankless citizen is available for you now right on the bankless premium feed you can upgrade to bankless citizenship and get access to that right now. Okay guys we're gonna get right into our episode with Lin Alden but before we do we want to thank the sponsors that made this possible including our number one place to buy crypto money that is Kraken our recommended exchange for 2023. Kraken Pro has easily become the best crypto trading platform in the industry the place I use to check the charts and the crypto prices even when I'm not looking to place a trade. On Kraken Pro you'll have access to advanced charting tools real -time market data and lightning fast trade execution all inside their spiffy new modular interface. Kraken's new customizable modular layout lets you tailor your trading experience to suit your needs. Pick and choose your favorite modules and place them anywhere you want in your screen. With Kraken Pro you have that power. Whether you are a seasoned pro or just starting out join thousands of traders who trust Kraken Pro for their crypto trading needs visit pro .kraken .com to get started today. Metamask portfolio is your one -stop shop to navigate the world of DeFi and now bridging seamlessly across networks doesn't have to be so daunting anymore. With competitive rates and convenient routes Metamask portfolio's bridge feature lets you easily move your tokens from chain to chain using popular layer one and layer two networks and all you have to do is select the network you want to bridge from and where you want your tokens to go. From there Metamask vets and curates the different bridging platforms to find the most decentralized accessible and reliable bridges for you. To tap into the hottest opportunities in crypto you need to be able to plug into a variety of networks and nobody makes that easier than Metamask portfolio. Instead of searching endlessly through the world of bridge options click the bridge button on your Metamask extension or head over to metamask .io slash portfolio to get started. Arbitrum is accelerating the web3 landscape with a suite of secure Ethereum scaling solutions. Hundreds of NFT ecosystems. Arbitrum Nova is quickly becoming a web3 gaming hub and social dapps like Reddit are also calling Arbitrum home. And now Arbitrum Orbit allows you to use Arbitrum's secure scaling technology to build your own layer 3 giving you access to interoperable customizable permissions with dedicated throughput. Whether you are a developer, enterprise, or user Arbitrum Orbit lets you take your project to new heights. All of these technologies leverage the security and decentralization of Ethereum and provide a builder experience that's intuitive, familiar, and fully EVM compatible. Faster transaction speeds and significantly lower gas fees. So visit arbitrum .io where you can join the community, dive into the developer docs, bridge your assets, and start building your first app with Arbitrum. Experience web3 development the way it was always meant to be. Secure, fast, cheap, and friction -free. Bankless nation today we are honored to have Lynn Alden back on the podcast. Lynn is the best person alive at explaining money, at least that is according to me. What it is, how it came to be, where it's going, and she's done so quite thoroughly in her new book titled Broken Money. Here it is. Got on my desk. It's a big one folks and it's absolutely fantastic. Lynn, welcome to Bankless. How are you doing? Thanks. I'm always happy to come on. Glad you enjoyed the book and it's certainly been a fun journey to write it and research it. Well I think that the reason we are doing this podcast, the reason we wanted to bring you on, is because money is critically important. I think it might be the most used but least understood technology that we have and it's also key for the crypto journey, for the Bankless journey. So before you can invest in crypto with any kind of conviction, I am convinced you absolutely need to understand money. Can you answer the question why is gold valuable, right? Why is the US dollar the world's reserve currency? If you can't answer those questions, I don't know that you're ready to actually invest in crypto with conviction. So this in some ways is the first step on the Bankless journey is understanding money. So we're super excited to walk through that story today and get all of the history and context. So Lynn, I think I want to start with the first question and maybe we could do things the way you did things in your book which is kind of chronological, but the most basic fundamental question in our mind today at the beginning of this episode. What is money? So I think the old -school definition of money remains very appropriate today, which is that it's a medium of exchange, liquid store value, and unit of account. It's basically a signaling mechanism. It's a ledger that we use to communicate value, to store value, to transfer value, and it's generally that useful intermediate state between things we're going to consume or more risky or illiquid assets you might want to own longer term. It is this liquid medium that we use. Like you said, it's very important technology. Another way of kind of framing that is that money is that which solves the need for barter and avoids the double coincidence of wants. And so in a world without money, any form of money, if we wanted to trade with each other, let's say we were in a more primitive context and we want to trade something, we have to find something that I have extra of that you are deficient in and that you have extra of something that I'm deficient in, right? So it's actually kind of a hard combination. There's so many frictions or ways that trade can fail. And so generally there's two main ways to lubricate trade, to basically reduce the frictions there. One would be deferring transactions across time. And so for example, if you need something now but I don't need something from you right now, I'm pretty good and I have some surpluses, I could give it to you either because I'm banking up some social savings or in another context we could formalize it so that you owe me something in the future. So I'm taking on some degree of counterparty risk but I'm basically kind of in my way stockpiling savings and you're getting a need met. And the other way to do it is to have a kind of a super commodity, a liquid, scarce, portable, divisible unit that we never really have too much of. Like how many people complain about having too many gold coins or too many dollars, for example? We can always use more. There's only so much furniture I want. There's only so much, you know, another house would be a burden. There's only so many financial things or consumable things that I want but portable, dense, liquid stores of value I can always use more of. And so in a hunter -gatherer concept or context, generally shell beads were among the earliest types of money which is that if you don't know what else to trade, various types of hard -to -make portable ornamentation served as money. They were kind of the invention of liquid savings, the invention of store value because you could always have more of them. They were wearable which increased their portability, they were small, they were dense, they were divisible. And so basically if you have one commodity that all trades can be denominated in, that makes other trades easier too. So there's really kind of different camps about what money is and they both mainly arise from the two primary ways to solve the double coincidence of wants which is either that time deferment or that universal unit of account. Okay, so we have this double coincidence of wants where I'm a blacksmith, you're an apple farmer, you want my sword, I want some of your apples to feed my family. So what do we do in those cases? Or maybe actually I don't want the apples, maybe I have enough apples would be, you know, more accurate. Well, I could give you the sword and I don't want any of your apples, maybe I have enough apples, I want to buy some wheat. And there's two ways for us to make that transaction. One is an IOU. You could say, hey, Ryan, I owe you one, you know, I'll get you more apples next season when your family really needs it. And that's kind of the idea of credit -based money, IOU -based money. Or the other is we formalize across our society some sort of super commodity, beads, shells, maybe later on a silver or a gold, or something that the entire society recognizes as incredibly valuable, right, some super commodity, and that solves that problem and that completes the transaction. And that's the basis of the two forms of money, right, and the two theories of money, the commodity -based money, which is like a gold or a beads or a shells, and then also the credit -based money, which would be in the form of the IOU. Yeah, they've often been in opposition. Different economists or theorists will have different ideas about what money is, but they're both solving the same general problem, which is making trade easier between parties that don't necessarily want what the other one has and storing value. And what they have in common is that they're both ledgers and there's just different maintainers of that ledger. So if you're relying on a super commodity, you're relying on nature to set the boundaries for that ledger. How hard are the units to make and the ledgers updated with physical possession, right? So there's only so much gold in a region, make it into gold coins. We're bounded by the parameters of nature. Nobody can just print more gold. And so we're kind of relying on nature to set the bounds of that ledger. Or if we're relying on credit, then we're relying on our—depending on what size we're doing, it could be our tribe, could be in Babylon, the temples had this more extensive clay tablet ledger system. Today we have central banks. Whatever scale you're working at, you're relying on humans' ability to control that ledger, to come to an agreement on the ledger. Sometimes there could be competing ledgers. And so money is in many ways an emergent phenomenon in the sense that it's not an accident that we pick gold rather than apples as money. Anyone who tries to pick apples as money is going to have a really bad time and it's going to select itself out. But there's also occasionally, or now more frequently, top -down impositions of money where they get to kind of find local monopolies if they have the power to do so. But then, of course, on an international scale, even those monopolies are competing with other monopolies for money. So money is still a market when you zoom out in the global sense. I really want to drill down into that emergent phenomenon because I think that's one of the reasons why the story of money is so cool. Emergent phenomenons are complex and they're nuanced and they have different parameters based on the variables in which they arise. Talking about just like this idea of credit -based money where like Ryan's got something that I want but I don't have something that he wants, but since him and I have a social relationship, I can just owe him one. And that is something based on trust. And that works because of the relationship that Ryan and I have. And that starts to create some sort of credit -based money. When we talk about the other end of the spectrum, the super commodity money, that credit, that relationship that I have with Ryan, the technology of money can embody that relationship with someone that I don't have that relationship with. So there's this, you know, the barter myth, the meme is that like, okay, we all have these like goods, but there's no money substrate. And so like we all come together and be like, hey, let's just pick up money because it's easier to barter. From understanding like the history of human progression, it's kind of like that, but it's also just a little bit not like that because money has come about in so many different ways based on just like the size of the tribe and the actual money, like what is the thing that is being transacted. Can you talk about just like the different ways that money emerges to facilitate a need? Sure. So there's been different schools of thought on that and we get more evidence over time. And generally the way I would summarize it is that barter is so inefficient that it rarely rises naturally. And when it does arise, it's usually things are not going great and it's usually like a temporary phenomenon. And so money emerged so early because barter was a problem so early. So it's not like we had this long era of barter. And then we invented money. Yeah. So that's kind of the original thought is when you looked at, say, some of the early commodity theorists, they were like imagining like a blacksmith and a bread maker and then being like, yeah, these guys must have had a lot of frictions as they try to figure what to do. But of course, when you go back in history, it was never like that. You never had a society with like blacksmiths and bread makers and no money. And so money is literally the earliest known example might be the Lambos Cave in Africa. It's over 70 ,000 years old. There's evidence of colored shell beads. The people discovering it were saying that might be the earliest case of information stored outside of the brain. And so basically going back a very long time, either proto -collectibles like proto - money or just groups of credit, groups of deferring a gift culture, deferring transactions, banking up social savings, keeping tracks of deeds and debts in a society. These have been the two main ways to do it. And like you said, basically, if you have relationships with the person that you're trading with, that's when credit can be more useful. Whereas commodity money is more useful if you're dealing with strangers. So in this case, it's almost like credit's the closed source version. You need to be like permissioned in this group for it to make sense. Whereas commodity money is like the open source one, like you can go up to a stranger and if you have a gold coin or dollar bill or a useful kind of portable object of some sort, you can trade with them even if you have no relationship with each other. And it's also a way to store value long -term that's not a liability. So if you're holding credit for long -term, you're relying on the social structure to be there, the people that owe those liabilities or remember your deeds to remember them. Your asset is someone else's ongoing liability. Whereas if you have final settlement with something more physical, like a gold coin or a shell bead or something, you have an asset that's an unencumbered asset. It's not someone else's liability. You own it full and clear. It's not reliant on the ongoing memory or liability of someone else. And so what we generally see in complex societies is that you have both types of money working together. So usually a commodity defines the unit of account. So in ancient Babylon, you had small bits of silver, you had a meal worth of grain. For example, these would be kind of the unit of account that people would think in and be defined as. And then you'd either have the physical transfer of the commodities themselves as money or, often to make that easier, you'd have credit built on top of that as well. So it's not like every single time a transaction has to take place, a physical commodity has to change hands. You can simply record it orally or in writing and then settle up at a later time or reciprocate later. And so if you have credit without a commodity money or out of a unit of account, you're kind of just recreating barter. If the Apple farmer is trading around Apple credits and the bread maker is trading around bread credits, you're still kind of stuck in this barter situation. There's no super unit of account to which to make sense of stuff in because you need a specific credit. You need to find someone that wants this Apple credit, someone else that wants this bread credit. That's a mess. And so instead, you tend to see a standardized unit of account or a couple units of account and then credit facilities built on top of that. And that's historically how complex societies seem to have arose. And even going into the modern era, that's still generally how things work on the international scale. And as money has developed, it's kind of developed alongside just the progression of humans. I think one of the important ways that I think we really want to express in this episode that money is a technology and that technology improves over time. And it improves both on the commodity unit of account that we use as well as the technology of the ledger that we used on the credit system. So both can kind of be different technological innovations in parallel along with the rise of other technologies of human civilization and different needs and different eras in human history produce different contexts for different types of money technology to emerge. Ultimately, that technology is about, in my mind, connecting more people in a trustless manner. Because, like you said, that unencumbered asset of a commodity money means that, you know, whereas in credit, it takes two to tango, in a commodity money, it will actually it's a bare asset. It's just like dependent on one single person. Can you talk about the progression of the technology of money throughout human history when we were small in tribe in network where maybe credit kind of dominated because social relationships were known? But then there's a story arc here of as money progresses, as the technology of money progresses, that is alongside the overall scaling of human civilization, correct? Yeah, sure. And I think there's kind of two parallel avenues there of technological development. One is the underlying commodity unit of account itself and then one is the records on how to maintain, you know, lists of who owns what. And so if we look at the commodities themselves, things like shell beads or teeth or grains, things like that, they would be early types of money. But then as societies go through more levels of industrialization, they get better at making more of these kind of lower tech types of money. If you have industrialization, if you have metal tools, if you have hydrocarbons, you can harvest and make a lot more shell beads or things like that. And so you can dilute and devalue those that are in a less technology setting, still relying on those. And so when we think of money as an emergent phenomenon, it's like evolution in the sense that things are you know, someone holds this thing as money and no one else knows how to dilute that. If they pick the wrong thing as money, they get diluted because someone else says, well, I'm gonna go make more of that. Other people seem to like it. And so if we all have a shared delusion and we all pick paper clips as money, it only takes a couple people to realize that we're all idiots and they can just make a ton more paper clips and devalue us. Whereas if we pick gold as money, it's really, really hard for other people to figure out how to just, you know, make more gold. And so as human technology improved, we kind of moved up the scale of hardness from things like shells all the way up to gold. It's a weird combination because the money has to be liquid, saleable, divisible, identifiable. So it's got to be common enough that everybody's seen it, people can access it, it's around, but you can't increase the supply significantly. So super rare things like meteorites or rhodium don't have the liquidity or visibility to serve as money, even though they might be a good store of value or interesting collectible. Whereas something like gold and silver, they've met the characteristics where there's a lot of it in existence, but it's hard to increase the supply more at a fast rate. And so that's been one technological avenue of money. The other one is the ledgers that we used to record that. And so obviously in the early days, it would have been oral ledgers, you know, in your own tribe. And then you had the development of writing, so clay tablets, parchment, things like that, that you could write down lists of transactions, lists of debts, lists of assets, and some sort of central authority like in Babylon, the temple state, they could maintain this. And then over time, when we developed paper, when we developed the printing press, we got increasingly sophisticated technologies for writing down and then transferring information. Obviously now we have the digital age, and with all these things came better and better ways to keep track of who owns assets. And one thing I argue in the book is that the invention of the telegraph, which ushered in the telecommunication era, really kind of broke that old commodity trend because up until then, the harder and harder commodities kept winning till you got the gold. Meaning that basically the commodity with the highest stock to flow ratio, which is different than the stock to flow price model, it's a ratio of how much of that commodity exists compared to how much can be made more in a year. But with the invention of the telegraph, we could now exchange information globally very quickly. By exchanging information, you can exchange transactions, which is a fairly low bandwidth thing to do, but we couldn't settle physical gold that quickly. You have to transport it, verify it, which can be hard to do. And so that actually introduced speed as a new variable, which was not a key variable before. And that's a key reason why these centralized fiat currency ledgers have been able to overtake gold in the modern era, because even though they're a step down from gold in terms of scarcity, they solve a lot of problems that gold was not solving in that telegraph era. So gold has not been strong enough to kind of assert itself, and nation states have been more powerful at defining their ledger and kind of even in an international sense. The United States, for example, there's 160 different fiat currencies in the world. They all have little to no acceptance outside of their own country, kind of a monopoly status in their own country. And then the global reserve currency, either the British pound or now the US dollar, serves as like the global ledger that ties them together, because otherwise you'd ironically have barter on an international scale. Imagine if you had Thai currency and Canadian currency and Indonesian currency and Japanese currency, and they were all trying to trade with each other. People would end up with this assortment of different monies and try to figure out who wants it and who doesn't want it. And you're worried about this one devaluing too quickly, whereas this one seems kind of strong. Instead, money tends to have a network effect of liquidity and acceptance. And so that gravitates towards whatever currency is big and relatively stable, has economic scale, military scale, kind of global recognition, which is the world reserve currency that kind of serves as the super commodity among currencies that serves as the one side of either all transactions or most transactions to help make global trade more efficient. This is so fascinating, Lynn. By the way, I just think that I can nerd out on money all day, like for the rest of my life, and I probably will. That's part of what the crypto journey really is. But we've uncovered a few, I think, principles for money, and this will be helpful in understanding how it will be shaped in moving forward into the future as well. And the one is it's an emergent phenomenon. So there have been ideas of, you know, why don't we just abolish money? Why can't we construct a society without money? And I think the answer to that question, you'd probably agree with this, Lynn, is as soon as we try to do that, boom, somebody comes up with a new form of money, right? So there's no money in prison except what do they use? Cigarettes to trade back and forth. And so, boom, emergent phenomenon. You can't have an absence of money. Something will always take its place. So we've got this emergent phenomenon. We've got this power law winning type mechanism because saleability, another word for saleability is liquidity. That's a huge power law winning network effect type game. But then there's the notion that you and David were just talking about where, well, societies can improve their money technology over time and they improve it in two ways, both on the medium, the kind of the unit technology, like can we make it, can we find a harder money, a more sound money, more scarce money, for instance. And then on the ledger technology itself. And one key component there is transaction speed. And so we have this Darwinistic natural selection game happening at the community level and the society level. So I can imagine that now will take us back again to ancient history. So I can imagine within one society, you know, apples aren't as good as shells. And so within that society, shells become the dominant form of money inside of that society. But then we have this world where multiple societies are meeting other societies. And so we have kind of these independent cloisters that don't really interact, but the world is getting smaller. And what happens, I guess, what's the history of society monetary fights? So if I'm a society that's using shells and then I come up against a society that is using some more advanced technology, at least on the medium side, what happens to my money in that type of an arrangement? And do you have any historical examples here? Yeah, so generally what happens is that the society with less technology finds their money diluted. It's obviously not surprising that in the history of cultures meeting each other, ones with lesser technology tend to have a bad time. Not just money, but multiple warfare, all sorts of things, various types of exploitation, colonization, that sort of stuff. But money is one of the avenues, because if the one side doesn't realize how easy their money is to create by the other side, then they can get tricked into trading very valuable resources for something that the other side can make easy. And so, for example, when people came to North America and found that they were using shells, as they perceive shells as valuable, they could use metal tools and other things to make a lot more shells and be able to purchase things. When people went to the Isle of Yap and saw that they were using these special limestone rings, these stone circles as money, which for them were very hard to make, because they had to go to another island to get the limestone and bring it back, it was a very challenging thing to do. And with modern technology, we could just make way more and devalue them. When Europeans went to West Africa and saw that they liked beads as money, in particular, they would have a lot of trade routes. And glass was not hard for Europeans to make, but it was hard for West Africans to make. And so, when that was realized, that was used as a way to exploit them. And so, in general, we can imagine a world without money, and it's a world filled with frictions, where simple things become a lot harder. And that's why humans are problem solvers. Whenever they encounter frictions, they want to figure out how to reduce those frictions. And so, like you said, even in prison or war camps, things like cigarettes will develop as money, because it's an emergent phenomenon.
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"Well, it's not a good place for us, but maybe it's a good place for the universe. Do you invest in Bitcoin? Do you invest in Bitcoin? I've got some Bitcoin. Okay. So I think, but that's not what I'm thinking about. What's up, Freethinkers, disruptors of the status quo. Today, we're not just going to break through the financial matrix. We're shattering it with a voice that's synonymous with free thought and unfiltered dialogue. Let's enter the realm of the monetary revolution with none other than the podcast legend, the maestro himself, Joe Rogan. That's right, folks. When a heavyweight like Rogan has stepped into the Bitcoin arena, you know, it's more than just a fleeting fancy, Hey, we got a lot to cover. Let's get it. The real fascinating crypto is Bitcoin. To me, I mean, that's the one that I think has the most likely possibility of becoming a universal viable currency. And it's, you know, it's limited in the amount that there can be. It's, you know, people mine it with their own computer. It's like that to me is very fascinating. And I love the fact that it's been implemented and that at least some, like I've had Andreas Antonopoulos on the podcast and he's, when he talks about it, he's living it. He's spending all of his money, everything he has paid is in Bitcoin. He pays his rent in Bitcoin. Everything he does is in Bitcoin. Now, what is it about Bitcoin that magnetizes a podcast titan like Joe Rogan towards the Bitcoin cosmos? It's not just a whimsical dalliance with digital gold. It's a full fledged rally against a financial system that's as outdated as a floppy disk and Bitcoin's decentralized ethos isn't just a tune. It's a symphony and it resonates with the unfiltered, uncensored dialogues that Joe Rogan champions on his platform. It just makes sense. Freedom. Bitcoin. It's a match made in heaven. I think of Bitcoin the same way I think about the early Internet. I think they didn't see it coming and now it's a viable form of currency. You can actually buy things with it. And I think the government is freaking out. I think what they're going to try to do is they tried to, they tried to do some shit with the Internet during the Obama administration where they were going to try to censor the Internet and it fell apart because people were furious in the uproar and they thought the repercussions political of it were not worth it. The juice wasn't worth a squeeze so they backed off of it. But I feel that there's going to come a time where some government, whether it's the United States or another government might try it first, they're going to try to implement, I know they already do it in China, but they're going to try to implement a digital currency, a centralized digital currency that they can control. What's scary about that is they could say, Khalil, we've looked at your behavior online and you have some marks against you and so you're not going to be able to buy this or you can only buy staples. You can't, you know, you can buy food and shelter, but we're not going to allow you to travel because that could be a real thing where they literally limit what you spend your money on. One thousand percent. Pretty awesome to be able to imagine in a way a world where borders are just like quaint relics of the past. Bitcoin is an open Internet of money, a universal frequency where value flows as freely as ideas on the Joe Rogan experience after a DMT trip. And it's a paradigm where your money talks the universal language of autonomy. I'm excited about Bitcoin, too, but I think this idea that we have a global currency that is outside of the control of any government is a super logical and important step on the tech tree. As fiat currencies bloat with the whims of monetary policies, inflating faster than a hot air balloon on a helium binge, Bitcoin stands firm with its cap supply. It's like having a financial rock in a sea of monetary mayhem, a kind of stability that's not just refreshing, it's revolutionary. And for freedom loving folks like Rogan, this isn't just a narrative. It's a clarity on call to financial sovereignty. So why are these guys doing what they're doing? You have all the money in the world. You live in a $100 million house, not you, Larry Fink and some of these guys. I don't know if he lives in a $100 million house, but you got the money to live in a $100 million house. What else do you need? You got nice cars. Jamie Dimon's got a $900 million art collection according to an article. It's a nice art collection, right? You go to all the nice restaurants, you meet prime ministers, you meet presidents, and maybe there comes a time when you're looking at a couple of these guys, they're presidents and prime ministers, and you tell yourself, I'd be a better president than you, bro.
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"Do you sometimes doubt if you're truly hearing God's voice or if it's really your own? Or have you been in a season where it feels like He's completely silent? Have you been praying for a way to learn how to hear His voice more clearly? Hey friends, I'm Rachel, host of the Hearing Jesus podcast. If you are ready to grow in your faith and to confidently step into your identity in Christ, then join me as we dig deep into God's Word so you can learn to live out your faith in your everyday life. Need a new roof for your home? Or even just some repairs? That's a big investment, one that you should take very seriously. And you want the job done right, by professionals and at a great price. You need to call your hometown roofing contractor. Serving Northeast Ohio for over 65 years. Coats Bros Roofing, 440 -322 -1343. How have they been in the roofing business for so long? Quality work at a great price. They keep their promises and communicate with you, the homeowner. 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And if you're just joining us, we are working our way through an introduction to the gospels, where we're going little by little. And we're just talking about the history, the culture, we're gaining an understanding of how Matthew's original audience, which was a Jewish audience, how they would have heard this information. And the hope is that with this understanding, you will recognize the character and nature of God that is revealed through his word. If you are someone that wants to dive a little bit deeper, I just want to make you aware that we have additional resources. You can go to our Patreon page, which is linked in the show notes. And there we have journaling prompts every day. We do journaling prompts that help you process information. And then we also have family discussion guides. So if you have kids, and you're listening to the Hearing Jesus for Kids podcast, it couples that information so that you guys can discuss it maybe at the dinner table or as part of your family devotions. Again, they're just extra resources to help you and your family grow together in your relationship with the Lord. If you have additional questions, you can always schedule some life coaching or spiritual direction with me. You go to she hears .org for more information on that. And so we're in Matthew chapter 10. Starting at verse one today, I'm reading from the New Living Translation. It says, Jesus called his 12 disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness. Here are the names of the 12 apostles. First, Simon, also called Peter, and then Andrew, Peter's brother, James, son of Zebedee, John, James' brother, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, the tax collector, James, son of Alphaeus, Thaddeus, Simon the Zealot, Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed him. Jesus sent out the 12 apostles with these instructions. Don't go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans, but only to the people of Israel, God's lost sheep. Now I'm actually going to stop right there. We're going to continue with this passage tomorrow, but I want to stop right there because there's a lot that's packed in here that I want to make sure that we don't miss. First, I don't know if you're like me, but I always had the question of why 12? Why was there only 12? Or why were there so many? Why not six? But I want to make sure that we understand that that number 12 was intentional on the part of Jesus. See, Jesus was creating more than this rabbi -disciple model that we saw so often in that timeframe. What he was doing is taking this number 12 as a representation of the restoration of Israel, and that was promised in this messianic age. I want to read for you Isaiah 11, verses 11 through 12 from the Old Testament. It says, In that day, the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Kush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath, and from the islands of the Mediterranean. He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel. He will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the fourth quarters of the earth. See, what Jesus was doing was representing the 12 tribes of Israel that had been scattered all over the world, and the representation of the 12 was this idea that the 12 are going to now bring these exiled nations, these exiled remnant of Israel back. And so with the arrival of the kingdom of heaven with Jesus, it is time to gather Israel's lost sheep. In verse 5, it says, Jesus sent out the 12 apostles with these instructions. Don't go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans, but only to the people of Israel, God's lost sheep. Well, that might bring you questions like, hey, I thought this was a message for everybody. It is. But remember, it's first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. What he's doing is he is gathering these scattered people groups from all over the place and bringing them back. And so in Matthew, what we're learning is there is a universal scope of God's mission, and we're going to see that come to fruition after the resurrection. So in the closing words of this gospel, at the very end of the book of Matthew, what we'll learn is where he says, go and make disciples of all nations. And so it's a clear directive for Jesus's followers to go to Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth. But essentially, this is a message that starts with Jews, which are God's chosen people. And again, it reveals God's heart for his people. And so sending these 12 out, again, represents these 12 tribes. And, you know, there were other people groups that also had that same model, the Dead Sea Scroll people that that were in the wilderness there, they did that as well, because they believe that their group was the true obedient remnant of Israel. But it's really this representation of this sorrow that Israel has been carrying of their people groups being scattered everywhere, and now they're going to be unified and brought back because of Jesus. So the ancient sources that list the names of the disciples, I want to make sure that we recognize that sometimes there could be some discrepancies when you look across the other gospel writers. But the reason for that is because a lot of times people were called by more than one name, and sometimes they were called by their title or their job. So when we see it talks about like Simon the Zealot, for instance, well, sometimes he would be called a Canaanian because that's an Aramaic word for zealot. Or sometimes that word zealot is just translated as the zealot one. So sometimes that title might even be left off. But the reason for that is different writers have different interpretations of who that person is. And so if somebody were to talk about me, somebody might say, oh, Rachel, the host of the podcast, the Hearing Jesus podcast, and somebody else might say, oh, Rachel, the author of the She Hears Bible study. And then somebody else might say, oh, Rachel, the missionary. Those are all truth. Somebody might say, Rachel, the wife of Tim or the mother of Georgia. That's all the same thing. It's all describing me. But depending on the person that you're talking to, they might have a different description based on our relationship. And so if you see when we're going through these gospels and you see a slightly different name, that's typically what's happening there. The other thing I want to point out is that while we understand the incredible work that the disciples, the apostles did, we don't want to idealize them. We need to remember that these were men just like any other man or woman that is following Jesus and is used by Jesus. And we find that they're not much different from you or me. Now what the Bible does is it takes a look at ordinary people that were used by an extraordinary God to do extraordinary things, but very much in a similar way to what God calls you and me to do. It's the same thing for them. These were people that kind of came from regular jobs and regular lives and God transformed their lives, which means he can transform our lives as well. I want to go through real quick each of these disciples just to kind of show you that it's not like these people are from some extraordinary line or can't be measured up to because they're every day normal people.
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"An welcome to mass chats and joining me. Hey sharpy s four as going well. It's productive day is a lot of fun stuff holiday stuff from an out on disney. Only oh before. Oh not miss last week. Show you were universal studios. While i was at a conference lisa okay. Let's let's clarify. It was a conference being held at universal studios. Let's not like you can just say stop it. I had long days. I have very long days. I've been to that conference. She's not lying close. Time spent the park. It's gonna make for very long daily. So does no no no i had. Let's see we had. We did have a nice park opportunity after hours. One night and I don't even know. If i wrote anything i did ride Blasio coaster. oh you know what. I do need to tell you guys about this. We're going to do a little trip review real quick. I know it'll be quick. Trust me okay. So i did ride veloce coaster and if that we are already off track each said what the show's about derail to a completely different this. Hey record for we got our friend me alone her after we hear about the usually reason. It's like chuck ropes. Getting us back on matt not this time. This is good stuff. Okay what after my stories. We will be talking about all kinds of things going on in the world of disney including a lot relating food. There's i stop at universal. Okay so i got in and it kind of the the back entrance that we took kind of took a straight to the veloce coaster. And i'm like. I kind of swore this off because it was so rough on me last time but i was with someone else. I was with lisa and I know you can't not likely so. Now she's sweet and she told her agents. She wouldn't do lhasa coaster and she's like let's do it. I said let's do it so we did it and I made her sit in the front row. Oh god and it was amazing. I don't know if it was different. I don't know if they tweaked anything. I don't know if it was because it was at night. Because i do know that going around and around and upside down in loop-the-loop with the sun hen bug me and even closing my eyes. You still see the sun you know where it is but at night it was amazing. And so i am revoking my one and done. I will be doing that at night. Only yes at night only or days. Cloudy days might be okay. But i have to revoke my my ex. Nee and endorse it. I loved it. Okay so question. Yep now you know. May i like it at night. I i'm going to give it a yes knowing what you like. I think you would enjoy this We were screaming our heads off the entire time because it was so much on I can't even so this next part will tell you. We'll give you a little bit of frame of reference so after we did veloce coaster we watched the The projection show on the the castle attack. Yes not it was the dark arts that was. I don't know the proper name. I'm sorry. What's it And that was on the hogwarts castle and then we went to hagerty's had grids Magical creature motorbike adventure yes. I think that's fueled loss. I think that's correct. Yeah haggard and walk on. It was awesome And so we went on that And road that and was awesome. And i was in the sidecar and i don't know why they don't fix that. Little bump in the back with the cushion but universal. Please fix up and we were so excited and we didn't even have to get back in line. They just let us get off. And then you go down the little hallway and we got right back in line so we wrote it again and we switched seats and so then. I was in the driver's seat on the bike. And while we're waiting to get on. I said this was in my opinion. The be all end all roller coaster. And i said blessed poster kinda puts to shame. Now i was a little disappointed with hagrid after doing veloce. Costa was the lesser. Coaster is not the well no. It's not i haven't been on custer costa ended it's more thrill and there's a lot of tugging cheek here in saying that you know puts. It's a shame. But i was thinking it's it's almost a mild ride after doing blas always. It's definitely yeah. I think that's why. I like it. Because i can handle it and has got some surprises. And it's your close to the crack. Mazing scott gray teaming yep it's animatronic and things that happen and it's all it's whole experiences well under civic and i don't throw up it will. I liked it. I liked it. When you're on the bike you're actually holding onto the steering yea bars school and you know like you're riding a bike and the noise and then each car has its Each has its headlight on. Still a fantastic ride. But i kinda think veloce coaster at night and a nudges it out of first place which is completely extreme. It's very opposite to what i said. After writing at the first time it is. that's interesting. I don't know if anything's gonna top aggregates for me. That's literally my favorite ride in all the theme parks. Currently it is amazing. That's that's a big thing 'cause because there are a lot of florida coastline of attractions. My favorite ride. Anyway we i did. I did those three rides. I did Alaska coaster and then hagrid hagrid and it got late and so we love cool Plus we had early hours to deal with so and thing. I did get a cold butter beer and all they did have some food for us and that was good. Got a burger at burger digs was good. If you haven't been to university. You can still hit halloween horror nights it's awesome for a couple of days and Lauren sharpie such up or when it comes out next year. Get it early because you can get expressed pack. Yeah you can get express pass. You can get the rooms. May the rooms sold out this year. So fast on property rooms and the express pass.
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"One of the last four. They closed so It was a fifteen minute. Wait so that was nice. So the last thing. I think we have in this list. Lisa is the beacons yes Beacons of light. Which is what i guess. They're the all four icons at the parks. They're kind of spruce in their lighting them up and they have a little announcement and if something happens so in the magic kingdom of course at cinderella castle and app cod is a pretty easy one asking to be spaceship earth and then animal kingdom sharpie your favorites as gonna be the tree of life and then over at disney hollywood studios. You're gonna have tower of terror. That i i saw very heated internet debate this week to weather The chinese theater should have been the beacon or whether it actually is tower of terror. Well so they do the thing. Because we were at hollywood studios and they do the thing where the they announce the. You know the celebration. And then the tower of terror whites up and it stays lit up in. Its thing and i i think the chinese theater should be the icon. But i'm assuming there's some copyright issue and that's why it never has been the icon for the park. And then they built a giant hat in front of it. And what was the water tower which was stupid And then they got rid of the water tower with the ears and then they built the hat in front of the chinese theater and that was the thing they used and now on marketing materials. You see the tower of terror so there must be some reason they don't use the chinese theater But it's definitely what 'cause you walk in and that's what you see that's the the weenie as well as walt disney would say when you walk in Do you know why that is. Sharp is at some copyright thing or do you know what the deal is. I had heard that for a very long time that it was a it was a copyright issue. But i mean it is like the thing like you said it's it's in in wall speak it is the weenie But yeah but. I don't know i i would assume that they would have to pay royalties to to to be able to use that facility as their hallmark Icon because you always see different marketing. Things have the four parks and hollywood studios is always something different. Like you'll see some pieces that have this is some pieces that have that they used to have this archway with mgm on it and sometimes it would be that You walked over to the right. Yep i mean they've just. That park never had anything and now it's kind of the tower of terror Is kinda used that as their symbol. Well it has a good status or preemptively. After like i don't know i'm gonna say two thousand five two thousand six ish it. It really struggled with an identity. Yeah it did yeah. It's a it's a nice park now. i mean there's still rum for things that i think indiana jones could be a whole thing If another movie comes out in his popular A and there's a lot of space do something with that That whole animation area to the right is of dead I miss the animation courtyards. I mean they used to have an functioning studio there. Now it's just a meet and greet for star wars characters So all of that Could be redone and the the little mermaid Aerial show was closed So a lot of that is and just kind of stuff that could be still redone but everything else with toy story and Star wars and the tower terrier area is all very well done and makes it a full day now so overall. I think fiftieth was great. Two thumbs up. It's definitely worth going back. We went back the next week Just to enjoy last night. Yeah clearly back at one. Am that so so everybody is definitely very late night. it's a long flight and We stayed 'cause we had a ten o'clock flight at night on the way back. So we did animal kingdom on that day and enjoyed it. Well we maximize our time. We had the first flight out. Saturday saturday sunday monday and then the last flight out last night on monday so it was it was definitely a fun and the kids enjoyed it and yet to take the kids to disneyworld again and it was fun so they enjoyed the fiftieth. I still didn't get my fiftieth merchandise. That i wanted to get because we never made it to the magic kingdom with them or to dizzy springs. I still need to go again. Get that partners. Had that i want to get and they. They were really happy to be back because it's been a while for them since they've been in the magic or in disney so they still haven't sweden. We never with them. We didn't make it to the shows. So they still need to see enchantment and harmonious. we have that next eilly or so tired and They haven't done the remmy over at epcot. So there's still there's always something new and with a fiftieth. There's a lot. There's a lot of stuff new So we'll definitely have to go back. Enjoy it again. So we'll do another show we've got coming up we've gotta show on jeanie jeanie plus lightning lane and all the news going on there. We did Halloween horror nights h. N thirty so he can give a quick review on that coming up and just disney universal in general so with that. I'm gonna go ahead and wrap up the show. I would like to thank pixie. Vacations responsive asked if you enjoy listening to the shows do this every time record If you have comments or questions for us please send those to us at men at pat dot net. Thanks for joining us and please join us again. Next time on mouse jet..
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"That's over in the mid and black area. Fear factor live theater. And then we're cinematic celebration happens on the water. That's where nightmare are. Marathon of mayhem pat so joan that show again. I'm not gonna give too much. 'cause there's a lot that happens but you have jack the cloud he's taking you into his kind of factory and all of this year's biggest icons i they're there in that show and the are there to give you the biggest nightmare over life That's kind of the same for this year for the souls You know they're they're. They're ready to scare you and give you a nightmare for your nicely. Becher universal hotel. Which i did stay at ever Toro so i could. Experience nice jacked up experience that happens. Add a cabana bay Quickly run through that this a little experience that having cabana bay they have the the icon bar nykanen bar. That's swizzle lounge. That's as soon as you walk into database. It's also the main bob. They don't want the second or or the bo we're alley is in the convention space. That's where the jacked up experiences. And you have jack the crown there Then his iconic cost humid blenders. There's we can take pitcher in the human blender so they have that option and that's for a universal resort hotel gets. Oh that's cool. Is it included or is it an extra like special ticket included in your hotel space. So if you're your hard i You can go up there and you can experience that though if you're not going to hoard are wanna kinda get a little taste of what it is before you commit to buying the ticket and you are definitely welcome to go Experience that oh that's not good idea. Well let's cool. Yeah this here's even is. This is what people have been waiting for for the last two years and that universal has definitely hit the mark on like say this year is definitely a food festival there so be the option like okay. I'm done. I'm not eddie anymore. Food options are website. It's what people can get it then a day later universal releases more food that's happening is definitely good for us because we have a lot of food to get through. Keep people interested in coming home tonight. Tom so i'll would not have to actually be at hor next to experience. Some of those options of i mentioned the the arpaio and the the chicken kinda public sandwiches. Those two options. They are by passing. Free is you actually don't have to be at horrid stakes. That served joined the day as well as joint hort. If you wanna try those options you don't have to be abhorred. I should have to take you get that throughout the day now. How are the crowd levels when you were there for or is it kind of a standard thing like you're waiting quite a while at the at the houses or Or he waited..
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"Burger. I don't know if i think too old for the doper. I don't know if i could do it. Is it like a full sized donut or like a tiny little donut. It's a slider. So it's a small. If you think you know the mini donuts that you'd be crazy all right it a little bit bigger than the many donut. Okay all right so was not as obnoxious. I could probably do a couple those so the last will. Actually this is not laughing. I'm going to talk about but this is one of the options that If you are vegan gluten If you that begin or intolerance They have what's called pumpkin guts and that's butterscotch in zucchini noodles. That have been thought paid when he's on concedes in Brown butter and served Over a roasted squash That is if you're not like squash person you you probably don't wanna try that but if you are absolutely amazing a great dish. I didn't know how to feel about that. But i absolutely love it. And that's over by the call them the The fear factor live restroom or or the. Yeah the kind of over by fear factor live. There's those restrooms right there over there in that area and also they have in the pumkin If terrorists and this is definitely option for you is the to the lychee field trout. That's covered in pumpkin spice. Sugar tell life. I with my starbucks yesterday. And they ran out of all of their pumpkin spice options in iowa. So sad by do i. Yeah i knew. I was going to. At least get the pumpkin spice cheryl okay now..
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"Good. They have those Brownies and they have the the gummy but they also have the cake in the jars. They have a red velvet cake jar. They have each taken ajar to taste better. And you did not have the door no. So what's the what's the draw with the jar. Just because yeah so the jar. It has a picture of chance the clown and then i guess just are both icon or they also says thirty years thirty years on you know they have a nice collectibles are that you. Can you feel then the cake the cake. And then the icing. That's it's really good Well that's what i've been told by The rest of the team that tried it. I didn't say i didn't try because i had a whole other of snacks. I wanted to try it. And i was like taking a jar. I'll let you guys try that. 'cause my my thing that day was i did not want to take anything home so i was like. Yeah you guys. Could they get home there. You go the getting the jars like the icing on the cake is what sharpie would say. If was here but yes so are you in. Are you local to orlando. I am i am local orlando. I am about twenty minutes. Away from both disney universal. I'm right in. The middle of the action is awesome. I'll go where just a couple more tweets. That's in the store. 'cause they have literally a list of almost thirty snack that you can get in the store they have this frankenstein cage. Staffer consigned cake. Is really good is what i'm looking at it on your instagram. It looks like a giant Kind of like the frankenstein ahead Shower hookah ought to ask about this other one later. So the frankenstein cake that frankenstein take. It's a allocate that manila take have a buttercream prophet That covers the top of it. And then it's encased in life this show chocolate and it is that is amazing. That really good. Like i didn't know what it was when i bought it was like i don't know what this is but i eat again. Nobody can have idiot. So how many snacks did you eat when you were there. How many snacks did you guys go through. Do you think in the last time we went.
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"I'm gonna backtrack on this. But i think last year. They allowed children to dress in full costumes and allen to enter which. They've never done before because they have strict costume rules. Because of how only hornets could be. Yeah i like that i remember. They did an h. H n in islands one year and it just the well of the i universal biggest strength and biggest weaknesses. They don't own their own intellectual property's they don't mean. Half of them are owned by dizzy. I've written a lot about that one. Okay and if you'd like to know that we could make an entire podcast. Since i'm scheduled to other people to do that for those you missing the joke. A movie rights and tv rights are not the same as theme park rights. Because i left on my list as marvel comic book fan orval will most of marco can only appear universal because they bought it when moral was going bankrupt. Some of us can't remember. Marvel was going bankrupt beckstead but so but they don't they don't control the erland. They don't control seuss landing. Ip they don't control Any of the wizard world ip They don't technically control the calling. I ip As there's like three or four really prominent ones. They don't really control which is why they've made an effort to only create things. They control the ip a toy. Got born sta tackler. We suffer through fast and furious. And so i've gotten those kind of things. The fast and furious is in top notch. World class attraction. I'm not saying that however since already mentioned this document. Apparently i'm trying to get a writing gig. I keep mentioning but the unofficial guide to university orlando has a rating system of attractions and the lowest rating ever.
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"Nine thirty in the morning till if halloween goes till two m This allows soda soda of drugs. That much having formerly been do not very good athlete. But a good enough athlete to be sponsored and had mcdonald's and coke on your sleeve get free. Mcdonald's and free coq good way to encourage athlete. By the way we some of us have addictions. We just had to convert to diet soda. As i drink out of my endless summer resort mug. Auburn is monk. We'll see. Yeah because disney only has the mugs and the resorts correct an assist works really well in and universal has that system. Also um i kind of think sorry now. Doing doing work for everyone's podcast. Camouflage the resort mugs and the freestyle Needs to be an article because it's really gotten complicated because each eight a universal has different policies. Gonna know your own resort mug policy. I got i got burned on that helping out ceska burski the writer of the unofficial guide a universal because the policy was changing while i was staying at dockside in it endless summer but but most of the time You can get a length of stay free stop cup at resort for eighteen or nineteen dollars for the entire time could do so but you cannot use sorry. I'm hijacking this. You cannot use your freestyle cup for the park and resort and you cannot use your resort when in the park to separate operations. Yes that makes sense some What's another good one now. The tip. I think we're just gonna go with this one. Universal has done a great job trying to just admit compete with disney with their nighttime operations. they've really upgraded their lagoon. Show their cinematic spectacular studios for the half. Every night was some fireworks now. In orlando is inside or like the orlando property. They have limited. Fireworks can do legally because of noise. Orders says but they've added that they've created this incredible Lagoon projection saying. That's really really good and best part of your potter person. But you better get ready to wait and you better enjoy feeling.
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"Is not magic kingdom. Please take this takes us to someone who is a baptist minister with all of the glory. I may be a moderate baptist minister. However i want you to take this fall to earth. There's something it's really hard to acquire it magic kingdom for adults the you can find everywhere. University orlando. it's called adult beverages and many people are smart enough to know that they can walk back to the hard rock hotel and not have a problem is they perhaps had two beverages. You know perhaps two or three. I'm i'm just saying i'm not making a judgment here. Don't take that the wrong way. I'm happy to make judgments in other settings but if you know you're gonna walk back to your hotel and you're not leaving the resort you've been is responsible as you can be but yet that would not be the same phenomenon. That's why use the magic kingdom analogy is if universal is i know we're digressing from the. It's like the horror the horror makeup show which is one of their original attractions. One of the standard lines from the script of the horror makeup show which is kind of a comedy show. If you're familiar with it. Is that they modified through the years. We're not disney. We don't have to be nice to the children. And then the in the current script the other actor will say. We have harry potter. Now don't say that anymore. Okay but universal decided a long time ago that they were going to target teenagers and adults. And if you're gonna target adults that does mean adult beverages and so you should factor that in because the dull beverages will cost you less than they do a disney property. And you'll probably drink more of them than you think you will. And they serve some pretty awesome. Drinks spoken spoken to someone. Who's a non drinker. I know when. I go with people. You just can't understand john. I'm like i know you just you just happily spent such such money on this bubba bit endless summer this gigantic thing for thirty dollars in. It's all the beverages you're going to need for the rest of your life and nice or you know and till you go back to your room. Well the rest of your stay. Let's put it that way. But the big difference before i get fried aside in this whole list because i you guys didn't hardly beginning of mine. is universal is much cheaper than going to disneyworld. That's not arguable. Let's be fair. Universal has two parks. While disneyworld has four and universal's parks are even smaller than disneyworld park so bud if you wanted to buy a season to call a season patou.
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"Pricing the further out. You book And that that that. And i can say this pun intended universally going to universal book early Your last minute stays are going to be your most expensive stays because they do capacity based pricing for their resorts. So you want to book as far in advance as possible. So those are my tips. And i think that i think highlights some of the biggest difference between a traditional disney way of thanking where universal in my opinion universal does a little bit more to respond to trends in the market. Then what disney does disney has decades of travel industry experience. They're to track things with the disney method but universal response a lot more to market pricing and market trends. And i think that's a big reason. Why universal has come on very strong over especially in my opinion over the last five years is because they are keeping up with trends a lot better and they are really focusing in on guest experience. Which in my opinion. That's something that universal wasn't necessarily doing ten years ago. So but yeah. That's that's my assessment. So that's sharpies opinion. Take it has spoken sharply showcase sharpie. Yep i'm i couldn't agree with you more and everything you just said and i on my list of things as a person who in the last fifteen months universal almost sixty days at disney one day. I didn't even think about the locker and didn't even think about the longterm pricing. So you're absolutely correct. Yup that's why you book with a pixie. That's why you book was sharpie. That's why you book with warren. Because we're going to give you the in fight that you need to know to make your vacation successful by as a as a mouse chat podcast listener to make fun of you. Advertently now has always says stuff. And i'm like. I know what you mean but if your guest if someone does what you say and they do it later. It's going to cost a fortune because you always say if you're going go universal if you book your cabana book your premium seating. Book your express. Pass if you're going to do that you need to do that. As soon as you possibly know. Think think the disney model about the old dining plan. Once you know where you're going to go you need to pick it because it may not be there tomorrow. Yup express passes just one park limited express. Pass those unfamiliar with that. That is like a fast pass for one attraction in one of the parks either universal or island adventure. They're running three hundred.
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"I don't know how can you ever say no. It's very possible. Yeah so that is a tough call. Because i think and we've thought about that because once in a while we'll Wanna do something really special for a client and sometimes that involves a wand. But then you're taking away the experience of alexander's you're taking away the choice. You know it's great to do that. So you know gift cards. Come in quite handy. It's that's a good question because there are two sides to that coin right. I trust me on my first time. All and i'm not trying to trick you when i ask you a question. I really wanted to know so because we hear conflicting stories. And i'm like well. We went the first time. And and my little blonde haired blue eyed son was chosen. Which by the way if you want your child chosen when you go into the shop while of intershop moved to the far right and try to move your your child between the ages of eight and thirteen direct close she can to the front on the right and your chance of getting selected are dramatically improved right So yeah interactive wand and you can use it throughout both lands And just kind of connecting to this whole harry potter theme. You're gonna notice when you get there. The these two lands that we speak of oz. Mead and die allie. They're connected by the hogwarts express. And the only way you're gonna get on that train is if you have a park to park pass so yeah you either. You can buy it right there at the train station before you board but You know you may have wasted some park to park opportunities if you wait to purchase it then if you know that you've got harry potter potter heads And you're gonna wanna ride that hog hogwarts express. It is different both ways going into london and from london..
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"I have to find photos. And then that'll be up and then there was another to obey artists. Okay that's right so we got. We got a few coming up. I just have to get going on photos. I have to find photos then. Those will be hopefully here soon. were today. lisa. What are we got it. So we're going to be sticking with the universal orlando resort theme. And we're going to be talking about. Maybe some insider tips some obvious some not so obvious. I will be probably presenting the obvious. And i'm hoping that john's got some not so obvious. And we're gonna talk about what you may not know about you. Oh are universal orlando resort and and enhance your experience. That's what we're doing cool so starting okay. So i think i think i'm a little afraid of john and that he's going to show us all up so john's gonna go last just suggest because in his reversing we were talking about disney that five percent of writing. I remember disney. The three of you would scare me to death. If you want me to do my three last we could do that. Okay we could do that. Why don't we. We're going to start with steve. I'm gonna really mix this up all three. We're going to do that. I'm going to completely change the plan. And steve's gonna give three and then sorry sharpie. I'm gonna give three because we're the more obvious answers here. And then go to sharpen unto john. My sharp meet a chat some to you. If you run out can come up with a few is faith in you. I've listened to you can handle it all right so here. We go so this my personal tips universal studios the things i love and my first insider tip for me is to stay on property because a lot of people they'll we we'll get we'll book disney vacations and they'll just want a day trip over to universal studios which which a long time ago was okay because they had one park now. They say they have three because they have volcano bay. Which is the ara park on yet. Have to a really cool water park. Yes so they so so the hey come on. Not fall for that marketing. Yes so they have those so they have the the two and the waterpark. So it's definitely you can go more than a day and then we hadn't stayed on property it's now we have. It's been years but So we we started originally doing the day trip many many years ago but now we stand property so we wouldn't not. Yeah so we will. Every time we go we stand property. Emily advantage yes. So the advantage for me of staying on property is similar to disneyland in california. Where can get to everything by just walking. It's like that small property and they do have buses and boats and walking trails and things like that so there's a a multitude of ways to get around but like will. Last time we were there. We were stayed at the hard rock. And we were in the universal studios park in a matter of less than ten minutes through security and everything and on a ride in less than ten minutes. It was crazy. I don't think it was quite ten minutes but it was we went to. We went to the Yes the stunt show. Is universal family vacations. Article tells you it's a five minute walk from our see pretty close yet again..
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"I am. I'm lisa joining me. I've got sharpie and steve hand. Wait for it. We've got john self with us. Welcome everyone going. It's going you know. John just made to measure. Howdy john just to the camera you have to be. Oh john's good day with with my stuff. i'm john self. I my industry. We talk over people lot. I'm a minister so we try to be respectful. So you said you were from illinois where where in illinois mccomb illinois western illinois university is. Okay i know it. I went to northern illinois. I think i stephen. I have chatted about this because i was in. Dekalb before this i was first baptist. Dekalb before a just two three years ago okay. So you know ollie's i do know ollie's home. That is technically in sycamore. Mooring the audience. Now now they love this kind of banter. yes that isn't sycamore. And it is really good and sadly it's only seasonal but that's a whole different discussion. Okay so so. John who are you. Tell us. you are in context for this. As i've already mentioned i'm an american baptist minister also very part-time do a lot of theme park writing been doing a behind the scenes but now molo morality opened. I'm writing for touring plans for universal food. Blog and for universal family vacations. Which might be an important. You might want to click that site. I think they have some travel agents. That my cue that. I've even stay in october through them. Yes there you go. So that's one of the extensions of pixie vacations universal family vacations. And i can't keep up with everything so it was like john. Can you help right. I could take care of that. And so so some of the blogs a done there and so you can feel free to look at up. yes and ironically. We can talk about that. He liked to. Because i'm still bitter..
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"Go on this but i don't know this. These numbers are aren't looking good help. We'd never deal with anything like that again. I know positive thinking. i know. i'm so excited to go. Go see the caribbean. Lisa was in jamaica. So she's done some international travel me too. Yeah oh there you go and got next month i've got mexico. Oh nice so. We're slowly getting out there as travel professionals and checking out how the world looks. I being hawaii. A month from Now perfect yep. Everything's getting back to normal. So if you need to book a trip in touch a sharpie or lauren pretty much anywhere anywhere you wanna go now figure it out. Inclusive 's weddings honeymoons groups. Family trip to orlando we. Don't talk enough about groups and lauren. You've done quite a few groups And sharpy i know you've done weddings and such yep. So they know how to do these things whether you're doing it on a cruise ship or all inclusive resort or even disney or universal. They can help you and when you do it at length is near. Universal may be some some group discounts that are available may be maybe if got traveling yeah corporate events if your company does an incentive trip or anything like that. They can help with that as well. We try to do adventures by disney. You're european River cruise Anything over to mexico to one of the resorts there any of the islands. So let let us know. Lisa wrap up. I think that wraps us up once again. So i'd like to think pixie vacations or sponsoring the podcast. If you enjoy our shows darn it. I did it again. Don't listen to that part you Have comments or questions for his. Leave me alone. You can write to us at comments at most jet dot net. Thanks so much for listening. Please join us again. Next time i'm mousetrap..
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"And there were cheerleaders everywhere. Of course there were wordless cheerleader. Season down there right now. they're everywhere you can't swing a dead cat without hitting one. And i think doing a competition there. Aren't they right now. There's a cover on disney. And there's a couple of universal. They were in full garb. Full hair makeup sparkle the good old days yeah And they would go through the parks in plain clothes but they keep their hair and makeup and he looked funny little place but anyway. That's what i've got to report. That's good so perfect countries down there for the summer and i hope the podcast ends up all right because i have not done this remotely without everyone else. We've done remote shows but i'm ramon you guys are normal. You sound good to me and you know what it's funny because i'm just lying on a bed talking to a computer and i feel so much more comfortable this way i am just chatting with you guys were gonna do all do our than future shows from a bed. Yeah i like it. Here's the problem. I'll be asleep in ten minutes. I've had and i'm a little worried because i'm lying on my stomach and so my back is gonna kill me when i get up. It's not going to be good. Wendy you come back tomorrow morning. Goodness us so dedicated to bring you the latest and greatest. You seriously are not have sureau. And i did not have anti ends and i did not have a normal pretzel. Didn't starbucks in the park. So i'm saving money and calories and nastiness I'm certainly missing out on the yummy. Nece Oh i almost gave in at cold stone creamery because i was passing by go into the parking lot and last time i was here a couple of months ago i really wanted just a good hot fudge sundae and they were closed by the time i got there and they were open and i could hear them calling me saying we're open. I kept walking. So yeah i was being very good. Oh and then. Cinnabon came up on my left. I'm like all gonna could smell it. What i said no and i do a little bit more news collie required. I know i'm sorry So you know when you walk from the parking lot and you turn right to go to universal studios versus left to go to islands of adventure. There's a bunch of little shops that we're on the right side in city. I'm talking about instead. You walk and you'll or the water is to the left because you're walking toward universal studios. Correct the shots on the right. And eventually you're going to come to the nba experience and it's probably the nfl are the no it's is maybe you're right and it's something is new at universal so you're probably right i forget yes okay so anyway. They were a bunch of little stores that used to be there I think one of them wasn't the pie. Was like an office shirt place and they had a p q a pick p a posture era exclamation. Point you for now. There may have been flip-flop store there. But this what had like cutesy stuff but anyway all those stores are gone and that entire strip is now the universal universal studios store. Yes so that's what they were building remember. We were were you there with us. We're we're like what are they building the assets. Yes and no new. No one would tell so. It is I did a video on this as well. I didn't post it. But i was just sharing with some of the agents so they would know what we have in the store but i winning on the far left. And there's just this huge room of harry potter stuff and then you go to another section and it's urine springfield with simpson's stuff and then they had generic cartoons and then they have It looks huge huge. It is huge. And so i wondered about the other universal store that they had that was further by big fire. What is still there but that one. They call legacy universal legacy jane. Yeah and. I don't know if it's a different store or if it's going to carry different merchant is like i'm thinking it might carry stuff like jaws and i love lucy and you know some of the retired type themes 'bout that makes sense for what else Twister i dunno Nap i did get to go through the store really upset that i never got a twister shot glass. See where i can see where you got. But but i do love retro. Now if it's retro. I like i like that Cabana bay vibe. Where it's got that irish sprint. Or what is it. Is it irish spring. I don't even remember anymore. Zest says so been. It's got that fifties look then. Got that really cool art work. I i like that kind of retro. Feel so hopefully it. Has that kind of stuff brady bunch type of Designs witness anyways so sounds good so if they wanted to get with sharpie and Your setup with that. I'm going to wrap up the show. I'd like to thank the vacations. Sponsoring the podcast. If you have comments or questions for us you can send those to us at comments at most chat dot net. Thanks so much for listening and please join us again. Next time on those show..
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"We've done this a few times on our vacations which is vacationing at walt. Disney world. without going to the parks So i i know i enjoy it because we go so often. People always say like. Oh my gosh you know. Five days at disney. I'm just so tired because you know you get up early. Go to the park. Go to bed late and you kind of get burned out that way so this this is a good way to do disney just like any other resort so sharpie you wanna you wanna go with your first Tipper tidbit on vacationing disneyworld. Without going to the parks my first suggestion would be in the way you pack. I know that sounds crazy but always remember that. If you're if you're not going to the park you're you're gonna be dressing in mica resort in resort casual you. Can you can dress up a little bit more. If you're not going to the parks 'cause you know you need to be a little bit more comfortable but also you can take in some of the nicer restaurants and enjoy enjoy. The meal without being rushed so so think ahead to the type of things that you want to do while you're on vacation and pack more resort vacation instead of arcs vacation. That's my first gesture. This is definitely good advice. So you had to to expand on your point of taking this like a resort vacation. And that's how i kind of think of disney world. It's like a resort that you would go like a beach vacation where you go to resort Same thing that. Walt disney world. Where you go to a really nice resort but you just have the added benefit if you wanna go to a park for a little bit Or go to apcoa for dinner or something you could do that But just staying at your resort I i like the idea that where you can take it a more relaxed approach. Because i always feel like all right we gotta get dinner. We gotta get outta dinner. We gotta go see the fireworks over. We gotta be here So there's none of that you're just taking it
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"Or attractions. So this is a hard one so for those who missed it get to make them feel bad about some writing. Get to back in my back in the day. They had these really cool rides. That are no longer there you lawrence you have yours. I do okay. Go for So my my number one it. My number one is jaws. As if there's a number two there is more but yeah jaws. I mean that. I mean it was according to ride but it was fantastic. I mean that. That is an understatement. It was it was like part of old universal. It was really you know it was corny but it was cute. But i like that one and back to the future what before it was simpson's and trivia. What was it before that. Oh i don't now anyone hannah bar yes bureau but it was only that for a brief moment right that or was it millions. It was hanna barbera. I thought it was thought it was in santa barbara. Oh it was Jimmy neutron vera was minions see jimmy neutron. I think jimmy neutron and hanna-barbera were the same ride. Now you're talking now. I think we've done this before. I'm gonna look it up. And then steve. So my jimmy. Neutron opened in two thousand and three the simulator later ride replaced hanna-barbera that makes sense quickest ride turnaround in park. Kissel so i never saw hanna barbera. I miss jimmy neutron and then it went to minions yeah early on. Yeah.
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"What we're going to be doing is talking about the two thousand twenty one taste of epcot international flower and garden festival. Talk food from the flower and garden festival. And there's a lover once-favourite four-letter f word. Yes yes lord did find out who tidbit nonfood related. That is pretty exciting. In the in the press release can we start without lauren. Oh i think steve found it. We're gonna have music so they're actually going to have music at the live music at the American pavilion friday through monday evenings is called city beautiful. So it'll be bands that take the stage at the american garden theater and they perform popular songs from yesterday and today. So they're kind of local local bands but That's a good sign. That's a definitely a positive sign for the to the concert. Type things coming back hundred percent super excited about that. I feel so hopeful. Like did you see they. Brought the next phase of that. Big circular thing out for harmonious sharpies got to be just going crazy their permit. Yeah those are permanently moored. So i mean they're they're not just show elements like they're they're and they're really noon nine. Yeah currently during the day like if fountains on they'll be pretty but as of right now. They're big huge metal things in the middle of this. I know but that's gotta be so hopefully that'll come. Maybe this year feeling hope. I'm feeling hope all over the place ask all right. So tomorrow is the official opening date. Which by the time you guys here this it'll be open so it opens a march third and it runs through july fifth and lots and lots of food opportunities. And we're going favorite thing in the world and we're gonna talk about flower gardens and topiary reason cool stuff but the food offerings the keep growing every year. It's like never ending a food and wine type of thing so it's the first group okay. You wanna hit here. Well if we just take this in order we've got At bent health which is in future world west. And it's called flavorful kitchen. Not flavorful labor full kitchen and over here. You're gonna get your grilled baby vegetables with hamas scream and red pepper coolest. You've got seared for lonzo. Salmon with farro rosado and micro herbs and then a strawberry mousse with chocolate crisp pearls. That sounds pretty good about the last one to me and then they have some averages as well the second beverage. Looks like something you would love i. I don't know about that. These are both non alcoholic blood orange or gula racer brusca frasca. Luda me. well. I know what a fresca is. Scott this is you know what grew is. I have no idea. Maybe sharpie knows. I was just looking at that word and thanking means And then a cookie butter worms and dirt all lisa. Yes it's agua so bad. It is and then the minute i look back at all. I'm looking at it too. Hard or with really sleepy is do we. We did watch dora the explorer now. Well they don't put the words on the screen. They lied orange. Agua rosca this kind of there ago. It is agua free and it's a funny because you know. Lauren always says agua and i'm looking and i'm like it doesn't say agua agoura my god. I can't funny. I international lower and guard vessel. Sounds along exotic him or exotic.