Best Refin It Up Podcasts (2025)

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The Vampire Of Wrestling 1:49:15

6d ago1:49:15

1:49:15

Shelly Martinez joins us this week; as she talks about everything about her time in WWE and TNA. She also goes into detail on some of the ups and downs she encountered during her wrestling career. She got into wrestling at a very critical time in her life when wrestling gave more to her then she ever thought shed get from it. You will have to liste…

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Tinder and Visa to bring ID-verifying tech to more places and Airbnb rolled out an AI customer service bot in the US 4:27

1h ago4:27

4:27

World, the biometric ID company best known for its eyeball-scanning Orb devices, at an event late on Wednesday announced several partnerships aimed at driving sign-ups and demonstrating the applications of its tech. World is partnering with Match Group, the dating app conglomerate, to verify the IDs of Tinder users in Japan. Also, Airbnb started ro…

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Paid Search Playbook - Google Ads in 2025 56:45

8h ago56:45

56:45

Megan Bowen and Evan Hughes host Ciara Hopkins and Dale Harper to discuss the 2025 playbook for Paid Search ads. The discussion starts by centering on the current state of paid search in 2025, focusing on it as an intent channel or demand capture channel. Megan emphasizes the need for B2B companies to adopt an optimal budget allocation strategy tha…

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OpenAI pledges to make changes to prevent future ChatGPT sycophancy 3:56

1h ago3:56

3:56

OpenAI says it’ll make changes to the way it updates the AI models that power ChatGPT, following an incident that caused the platform to become overly sycophantic for many users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Meta forecasted it would make $1.4T in revenue from generative AI by 2035 3:06

10h ago3:06

3:06

Meta made a prediction last year its generative AI products would rake in $2 billion to $3 billion in revenue in 2025, and between $460 billion and $1.4 trillion by 2035, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Ep 223 - Become more Confident: The Most Underrated Hacks 54:48

6h ago54:48

54:48

In this conversation, we dive into the many layers of confidence: How it’s built, what shapes it and why it matters in both life and work. We talk about the influence of upbringing, the difference between true confidence and insecurity, and how challenges help us grow. We also explore the role of environment, role models, and reframing failure, whi…

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Amazon launches Nova Premier, its largest AI model yet 3:11

1h ago3:11

3:11

Amazon on Thursday released what it claims is the largest, most capable AI model in its Nova family, Nova Premier. Nova Premier, which can process text, images, and videos (but not audio), is available in Amazon Bedrock, the company’s AI model development platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Cast AI raises $108M to get the max out of AI, Kubernetes and other workloads 5:46

13h ago5:46

5:46

The crush of traffic going into training and running AI has quickly turned into a major cost and resource headache for organizations. Cast AI is a startup building tools to ease and optimize AI and other workloads with automation — is raising a major round of funding on the back of its strong growth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch…

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JetBrains releases Mellum, an ‘open’ AI coding model 3:13

21h ago3:13

3:13

JetBrains, the company behind a range of popular app development tools, has released its first “open” AI model for coding. On Wednesday, JetBrains made Mellum, a code-generating model the company released for its various software development suites last year, openly available on the AI dev platform Hugging Face. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…

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Feeling Stuck in Your Career? Here's How to Pivot with Purpose 30:28

5d ago30:28

30:28

Is your business slowing down or has your job search hit a dead end? You're not alone. In this episode, I sit down with career strategist Anne Genduso to unpack what’s really happening when the things that used to work… just don’t anymore. Whether you’re trying to pivot in your business or land your next role, this conversation is a must-listen. A …

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Start a Short Form Video Strategy in 3 Steps | 1 May Newsletter Companion 9:55

1d ago9:55

9:55

Welcome to a weekly check-in where I (⁠⁠⁠⁠Steph Crugnola⁠⁠⁠⁠) take the tips we drop in the Refine Labs weekly newsletter and apply it for our own brand marketing team - stacking them up for our continued evolution and growth. This week we describe (and show in real time) a 3 step short form video strategy to dip your toes into the content pool!…

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Yelp debuts AI voice agents for restaurants and service providers 2:24

1d ago2:24

2:24

Yelp said on Tuesday that it’s working on deploying AI-powered “voice agents” to help service providers and restaurants handle calls, answer basic questions, and accomplish tasks like adding a customer to a restaurant waitlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Spotify adds 5M premium users and hits record operating income 2:22

2d ago2:22

2:22

Spotify reported on Tuesday that its premium subscriber base grew by 5 million in the first quarter, representing a 12% increase year-over-year. This brings the total to 268 million, marking the second-highest total ever and the highest net addition of paid subs for a first quarter since 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.…

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Lightrun grabs $70M using AI to debug code in production 5:53

2d ago5:53

5:53

AI-based coding has exploded in popularity on the promise that it will make developers’ jobs faster and easier. But it’s also resulted in something else: a vast increase in lines of code, and thus the likelihood of bugs resulting in crashes or other mishaps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Amazon-backed Glacier gets $16M to expand its robot recycling fleet 4:06

3d ago4:06

4:06

The world has a trash problem. The amount of stuff we throw away is expected to nearly double, to 3.8 billion metric tons, by 2050. Reducing what we use would go a long way to addressing the issue, but let’s face it, we’re not very good at buying less either. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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April 2025 HMO Property Market Update: House Prices, Rentals, Mortgages & More! 32:08

7d ago32:08

32:08

In this episode, we’re breaking down the headlines and taking a deep dive into the data to uncover what’s really happening in the UK property and rental market. This is your April HMO Property Market Update—covering everything from house prices and mortgage rates to changes in tenant behaviour, the rental market, and new regulations. We’re covering…

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Anthropic CEO wants to open the black box of AI models by 2027 5:16

3d ago5:16

5:16

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay Thursday highlighting how little researchers understand about the inner workings of the world’s leading AI models. To address that, Amodei set an ambitious goal for Anthropic to reliably detect most AI model problems by 2027. Amodei acknowledges the challenge ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…

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Building an Effective Video First Content Strategy | Erik Jacobson 39:31

4d ago39:31

39:31

Erik Jacobson, CEO of Hatch, joins Evan and Steph to talk about building an effective video first content strategy. As a pioneer in video-first content strategies, Erik shares his insights on the evolving landscape of B2B marketing, emphasizing the importance of adapting to changing consumer behaviors. He brings over a decade worth of actionable st…

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Chess.com reaches 200 million members 3:41

4d ago3:41

3:41

Chess.com reaches a new membership milestone as it nears its 20th birthday. Chess.com, the online chess platform that was founded in 2005 and launched in 2007, has surpassed 200 million members. Of those 200 million members, 1.5 million are paying users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Adobe wants to create a robots.txt styled indicator for images used in AI training 5:05

4d ago5:05

5:05

For years, websites included information about what kind of crawlers were not allowed on their site with a robots.txt file. Adobe, which wants to create a similar standard for images, has added a tool to content credentials with an intention to give them a bit more control over what is used to train AI models. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…

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Ep 222 - Why We Need More Emotionally Available Men, and What Women Can Do to Support That Shift. 50:52

6d ago50:52

50:52

In this conversation, we explore the need for emotionally available men and how women can support that shift. We talk about toxic masculinity, the impact of media influence and the mental health struggles many men face. We also touch on the fears women experience, generational differences in emotional expression, and the importance of emotional int…

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Uber, Volkswagen pair up to launch robotaxi service in US with self-driving, electric microbuses 3:37

5d ago3:37

3:37

Volkswagen of America and Uber on Thursday unveiled an ambitious plan to launch a commercial robotaxi service — using autonomous electric VW ID. BUZZ vehicles — in multiple U.S. cities over the next decade. The companies expect to launch a commercial service in Los Angeles, the first city on the list, by late 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. …

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Government censorship comes to Bluesky, but not its third-party apps … yet 5:50

7d ago5:50

5:50

Government censorship has found its way to Bluesky, but there’s currently a loophole thanks to how the social network is structured. Earlier this month, Bluesky restricted access to 72 accounts in Turkey at the request of Turkish governmental authorities, according to a recent report by the Freedom of Expression Association. Learn more about your a…

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What Are Your Burning Marketing Questions? | 25 April Newsletter Companion 3:59

8d ago3:59

3:59

Welcome to a weekly check-in where I (⁠⁠⁠Steph Crugnola⁠⁠⁠) take the tips we drop in the Refine Labs weekly newsletter and apply it for our own brand marketing team - stacking them up for our continued evolution and growth. This week we ask: what are your pressing marketing questions that we can answer, and who do you go to when you need an expert?…

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Linktree rolls out a suite of monetization features for creators 4:09

8d ago4:09

4:09

Linktree is launching a set of new features aimed at helping creators earn more money directly from its platform. The new tools include the ability to sell courses and digital products, earn from brand-sponsored links, and build shoppable storefronts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Behind the Scenes: A Client Shares Her Coaching Experience with Sri Mahabir 29:18

12d ago29:18

29:18

Is social media keeping you invisible—even when you know your stuff? When executive coach Poonum Desai wanted to build her brand on LinkedIn, she reached out to me to help her find her voice and refine her message. In this behind-the-scenes episode, Poonum opens up about what it’s really like to work with myself—especially when you're starting from…

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The U.S. doesn’t refine cobalt. This startup wants to change that. 3:08

9d ago3:08

3:08

Xerion says it has a new technique to produce highly refined cobalt in a single step. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Crowdsourced AI benchmarks have serious flaws, some experts say 5:29

9d ago5:29

5:29

AI labs are increasingly relying on crowdsourced benchmarking platforms such as Chatbot Arena to probe the strengths and weaknesses of their latest models. But some experts say that there are serious problems with this approach from an ethical and academic perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Tariff turmoil may have killed the tech M&A market’s comeback 6:41

10d ago6:41

6:41

The tech market doesn’t need to be soaring up and to the right to foster healthy M&A activity. Deals can get done even in down markets. But can M&A thrive in an uncertain market? That’s a harder question. The venture market soured in 2022 as fundraising and exits largely dried up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Refin Rewatch: The Streak vs Mr Wrestle Mania 1:47:05

13d ago1:47:05

1:47:05

We bring back Refin rewatch this week when we watch Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker from Wrestle Mania 25. However, before that we talk about the busy Wrestle Mania weekend and some of the stories that were told and continue to be told going forward. All this and our Refin Review this week. Match YouTube Link https://youtu.be/xjZkxVYBVjY?si=g1FGxFPSU6…

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Florida draft law mandating encryption backdoors for social media accounts billed ‘dangerous and dumb’ 3:34

10d ago3:34

3:34

A digital rights group blasted the Florida bill, but lawmakers voted to advanced the draft law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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What It Takes to Build a Multi-Million Pound Property Business With Jack Jiggens 41:16

12d ago41:16

41:16

In today’s episode, I’m really excited to be joined by Jack Jiggens of XP Property, a very experienced property investor and developer. Jack has learned a lot over the years, and today he’s sharing what it really takes to build a successful property business. Jack shares tips on finding deals, working with partners, and getting funding. We also tal…

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ChatGPT is referring to users by their names unprompted, and some find it ‘creepy’ 3:38

11d ago3:38

3:38

Some ChatGPT users have noticed a strange phenomenon recently: occasionally, the chatbot refers to them by name as it reasons through problems. That wasn’t the default behavior previously, and several users claim ChatGPT is mentioning their names despite never having been told what to call them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice…

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Growing Into A Demand Gen Role | Steve Voith 44:32

11d ago44:32

44:32

Steve Voith, VP of Revenue Marketing at Kyriba, joins Evan and Steph to talk about his career journey in Demand Generation. Steve discusses his journey from a novice marketer to a seasoned professional, sharing critical insights into the evolution of demand generation and the significant impacts of various learning experiences throughout his profes…

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Robots run a half marathon, slowly 2:59

11d ago2:59

2:59

It looks like humanoid robots have a long way to go before catching up with human runners. Beijing’s E-Town tech hub hosted what it described as the first world’s first humanoid half-marathon on Saturday, with 21 humanoid robots competing alongside thousands of humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Bluesky feed builder Graze raises $1M, rolls out ads 5:34

12d ago5:34

5:34

Graze, a startup that lets people build and monetize custom feeds for Bluesky’s social network, has attracted new capital. Pre-seed investors, led by Betaworks and Salesforce Ventures, have invested $1 million in the company’s small team, which is working to give users control over their algorithms and social media experiences. Learn more about you…

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Ep 221 - Fitness in Your 20s vs. 30s: How to Stay Ahead of the Game 44:25

15d ago44:25

44:25

In this conversation, we talk about how our approach to fitness and health has evolved from our 20s to our 30s. We reflect on mindset shifts, adapting to how the body changes with age and why rest and recovery matter more than ever. We also dive into how lifestyle impacts aging, the confusion in the fitness industry and the importance of emotional …

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Archer Aviation wants to help New Yorkers skip airport traffic with electric air taxis 4:43

12d ago4:43

4:43

New York City — where you can get a dollar slice at 2am or a McDonald’s delivery in under 30 minutes, but still spend two hours crawling down the highway to catch a flight. Archer Aviation wants to change that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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TikTok takes on Google Maps by surfacing reviews in the comments tab 2:41

15d ago2:41

2:41

As TikTok continues to build out its search experience, the social network is now surfacing reviews for select places right within the comments tab of a video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Who's Got Your Back? | 17 April Newsletter Companion 3:59

15d ago3:59

3:59

Welcome to a weekly check-in where I (⁠⁠Steph Crugnola⁠⁠) take the tips we drop in the Refine Labs weekly newsletter and apply it for our own brand marketing team - stacking them up for our continued evolution and growth. This week we ask: What communities are you part of as a marketer that help you connect and get support in this chaos landscape?…

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Stop doomscrolling and watch the ‘Great Moose Migration’ livestream 3:11

15d ago3:11

3:11

You could say that TikTok is ruining our attention spans, and yet, viewers around the world are tuning in to watch a monotonous livestream from a Swedish TV station that they’ve probably never heard of. It’s time for the Great Moose Migration. For thousands of years, moose have crossed the Ångerman River each spring. Learn more about your ad choice…

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5 Brutal Truths I've Learned After 5 Years Of Podcasting 34:22

19d ago34:22

34:22

What happens when you stick with a podcast and live show for 5 years—through fear, rejection, zero downloads, and personal grief? In this special anniversary episode of The Adventure of an Entrepreneur, I’m pulling back the curtain on what it’s really like to show up week after week, when no one’s watching... yet. If you’ve ever thought: 🎙 “Is anyo…

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Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani spills business tea with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex 5:29

16d ago5:29

5:29

Reshma Saujani, founder of the non-profit Girls Who Code, got straight to the point. “If I had applied to be the CEO of Girls Who Code, I wouldn’t have gotten the job,” she told Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on the latest episode of the duchess’ podcast, “Confessions of a Female Founder.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch…

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Why Consulting Procurement Leaders Need to Brush Up their Change Management Skills? 3:26

16d ago3:26

3:26

Change management might not be in your procurement job description, but it should be. In this Quick Takes on Smart Consulting Sourcing episode, Hélène Lafitte explains why procurement professionals play a critical role in setting consulting projects up for success. From spotting misalignment early to designing collaboration into the process, Hélène…

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Phantom Neuro grabs $19M to help amputees put their phantom limbs to use 6:54

16d ago6:54

6:54

The science fiction trope of humans superpowered by computer and bionic implants is fast becoming a reality, and today, a startup hoping for a role in how that plays out is announcing some funding. Phantom Neuro, which is developing a wristband-like device that gets implanted under the skin to let a person control prosthetic limbs. Learn more about…

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Nvidia says it plans to manufacture some AI chips in the U.S. 3:30

17d ago3:30

3:30

Nvidia says it has commissioned more than a million square feet of manufacturing space to build and test AI chips in Arizona and Texas as part of an effort to move a portion of production to the U.S. The chipmaker says that Nvidia Blackwell chips have started production at TSMC’s chip plants in Phoenix, Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…

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The Quite Storm 1:35:37

20d ago1:35:37

1:35:37

A storm is brewing this week as we welcome in former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm to the show. Tim takes time to sit down with us to talk about winning the NWA Title from Jax Dane and then ultimately tagging with Jax until his sudden passing. Tim goes into depth on what went into being the face of the NWA as its champion and working wit…

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Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges 6:06

17d ago6:06

6:06

Demand for solar energy in power-starved Nigeria has soared in the last decade thanks to worsening grid reliability and rising fuel costs. That’s drawn investor interest to Arnergy, a cleantech startup meeting that need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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The Playbook Behind Jake & Lucy's Multi-Award-Winning HMO Property Business 41:34

21d ago41:34

41:34

They’ve won awards, they’ve grown their portfolio steadily and strategically, and they’ve done it all while raising a young family. Jake and Lucy of Innova Property—mentors at the HMO Roadmap and recently crowned HMO Property Investors of the Year at the Property Investors Awards—are back on the podcast! In this episode, we’re pulling back the curt…

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How Chef Robotics found success by turning away its original customers 6:32

18d ago6:32

6:32

A few years ago, Chef Robotics was hurting. But founder Rajat Bhageria turned it around by doing something that early-stage founders fear to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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