A miscellany of inspiration, tools, tips, prompts and talks with experts, for writers, community leaders and others working in the spiritual field. Brought to you by Lucía Moreno-Velo and Gwyneth Box of the Grounded Spirit Project.Join us each week as we choose a text to read – as writers – and discuss it, paying attention not just to the content, but to the techniques and tools the author has used. Every fourth week, we’ll invite a guest writer to talk to us about their experience, successe ...
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Brendan O'Connor has all you need for the weekend with time to pause and reflect on the week just gone. Featuring a selection of human interest, consumer and lifestyle stories, as well as keeping you up to date on the news stories that matter. Listen live Saturday and Sunday at 11am - 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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Technology's daily show (formerly the Technology Brothers Podcast). Streaming live on X and YouTube from 11 - 2 PM PST Monday - Friday. Available on X, Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.
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Apple Unleashes $100B Buyback, Palantir Crushes Earnings, OpenAI's New Open Source Model | Alex Albert, Scott Kupor, Kyle Harrison, Brielle Terry, Sean Henry, Andi Duro, Gabe Pereyra, Kareem Amin
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3:23:01(00:31) - Timeline (02:06) - What Apple Should Do with $100B Share Buyback (22:29) - Palantir Blows Past Earnings Expectations (34:57) - OpenAI Releases Open Source Model (50:25) - Google Deepmind Genie 3 Reactions (56:01) - Timeline (01:02:02) - Jet Blue First Class Review (01:07:58) - Timeline (01:30:23) - ElevenMusic Reactions (01:32:07) - Timel…
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Microsoft Cloud Outpaces AI, Disney’s AI Dilemma | Samir Chaudry, Dan Wright, Flo Crivello, David Tuttle, Will Ahmed, Aneesh Dhawan
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3:26:48(03:34) - Microsoft Cloud Outpaces AI (33:41) - AI Coming For Consultants (01:03:35) - Disney’s AI Dilemma (01:17:52) - Timeline (01:42:09) - Dan Wright, Co-Founder and CEO of Armada, discusses the company's mission to build hyperscale data centers for edge computing, targeting the 70% of the world lacking AI infrastructure. He highlights their wor…
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Writer Henrietta McKervey and Brian Lloyd, Freelance Entertainment Journalist, give Brendan their recommendations for the best T.V. and films to watch for the week ahead.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Icon or mean girl – who is the real Gwyneth Paltrow?
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10:12Writer, Edel Coffey joins Brendan to reveal what’s in the newly released life story of Hollywood A-lister Gwyneth Paltrow. The unauthorised biography includes how she had to teach an unworldly Brad Pitt about caviar, her nepo baby status,the multi-million-dollar wellness empire she built and her evolution as the marmite figure of her generation.…
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Professor Luke O’ Neill on medicine in the age of A.I.
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28:45Prof. Luke O’Neill takes Brendan through the brave new world of A.I., the speed of innovation, how we as a society will adapt, how it will affect the future of diagnostics, medical research and immunology.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Joining Brendan to discuss the Sunday papers this week are Hary McGee, Political Correspondent with the Irish Times, Lisa Chambers, Former Fianna Fáil TD now with business advisory firm Consello, Niamh Hourigan, Sociologist with Mary Immaculate College, Scott Lucas, Professor of U.S. and International Politics at the Clinton Institute, UCD.…
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Weekly Recap: Figma’s IPO, Ramp Reaches $22.5B, Gwyneth Paltrow Saves Astronomer, Top AI Researchers Ranked
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1:22:21(00:00) - Intro (00:03) - Gwyneth Paltrow Saves Astronomer (19:25) - The Metis List of Top AI Researchers (24:16) - Eric Glyman (Ramp) (50:31) - Figma IPO (01:03:58) - Andrew Reed (Sequoia Capital) (01:18:43) - Timeline Reactions To Figma IPO TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.com Figma - https://figma.com Vanta - https://vanta.com L…
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Mary Coughlan - “Help is hard to ask for...you might get it!”
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32:09Irish music icon Mary Coughlan draws on all her life experience and the wisdom that comes from getting through the hard times to give Brendan some lessons she lives by.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Podcaster Kelly Earley talks to Brendan about why Gen Z are choosing to shop on Tik Tok, being scam-aware and what the trend means for traditional online shopping.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Jason Donovan - “Neighbours introduced the real Australia to the world”
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30:47Pop idol Jason Donovan takes Brendan through his life in five songs, the soundtrack to his days in the Stock Aitken and Waterman ‘Hit Factory’ and his second act as a musical theatre star. He talks about the impact early fame in Neighbours had on his life, his struggles with addiction and finding refuge and revelation on the stage.…
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With inspiration for the even the most reluctant cook, award winning chef, Brian Ó Domhnaill from Danny Minnie’s in Anagaire in Co. Donegal gives Brendan recipes for salmon, cod, sea bass, prawns and black sole; each one with only four ingredients,By RTÉ Radio 1
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“Pat Ingoldsby’s mind was like a box of fireworks”
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14:16Vivienne Bailey paints a picture of her relationship with the late poet Pat Ingoldsby, appreciating his observant nature, living with the irascible artistic temperament and her goal to have Pat’s final book published.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Figma IPO Recap, TBPN Market Recap, Ray Dalio Steps Down From Bridgewater, Coinbase Earnings Update, Reviewing The Mansion Section
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1:14:54(00:17) - Figma IPO Recap (03:28) - TBPN Market Recap (27:14) - Ray Dalio Steps Down From Bridgewater (34:52) - Coinbase Earnings Update (40:57) - Figma IPO Timeline Reactions (01:03:04) - Reviewing The Mansion Section TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.com Figma - https://figma.com Vanta - https://vanta.com Linear - https://linear.a…
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LIVE FROM NYSE FOR $FIG | Dylan Field, Lynn Martin, Kris Rasmussen, Andrew Reed, Danny Rimer, Mamoon Hamid
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1:59:12(38:35) - Andrew Reed, a partner at Sequoia Capital, reflects on Figma's journey from its early days to its successful IPO. He highlights the company's meticulous attention to detail, evident in their product development and the recent New York Stock Exchange debut. Reed also discusses the evolving role of creative technologists and the impact of A…
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LIVE FROM NEW YORK: Ramp's Valuation Reaches $22.5B, Figma Going Public, The Personal Superintelligence Debate | Eric Glyman, Avi Schiffmann
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1:47:33(00:34) - Zuck and Personal Superintelligence (32:00) - Figma Going Public (45:40) - Eric Glyman, co-founder and CEO of Ramp, a financial operations platform, announced a $500 million Series E-2 funding round, elevating the company's valuation to $22.5 billion. He discussed the rapid growth of Ramp, highlighting the launch of autonomous AI agents d…
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The Metis List of Top AI Researchers, High Schoolers Beat AI At Math Olympiad, Apple Might Ditch Camera Bump, GPT-5 Rumors Heating Up | Ryan Petersen, Ty Haney, Antonio García Martínez, Ian Webster, Ori ...
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2:19:25(00:24) - The Metis List of Top AI Researchers (06:19) - High-Schoolers Beat Top AI Models (34:47) - New iPhone Spotted in the Wild (45:18) - GPT-5 Might Arrive Next Week (50:14) - Ryan Petersen, founder and CEO of Flexport, discusses the company's acquisition of Convoy's technology in November 2023, its subsequent revitalization, and the recent sa…
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Astronomer Makes a Comeback, Massive Data Leak at Tea, AI-Powered Ads Spark Controversy | Anton Troynikov, Rahul Sonwalkar, Nico Christie
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2:56:46(00:21) - Astronomer Makes a Comeback (20:20) - Massive Data Leak at Tea (59:38) - AI Powered Ads Sparks Controversy (01:23:12) - Trump Wins the Hulkmania Tariffs Brawl (01:28:24) - Anton Troynikov, co-founder of Chroma, a company specializing in AI-native open-source embedding databases, discusses the phenomenon of "LLM psychosis," where individua…
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Joining Brendan to digest the Sunday papers are; Political Correspondent, Sarah McGuinness, Chief Economist with Deloitte Ireland, Kate English, Former Irish Ambassador to the UK and the EU, Bobby McDonagh, and Sunday Independent Columnist and Former Head of the Housing Agency, Conor Skehan.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Fionnuala Jones, Podcaster and Presenter Donald Clarke, Chief film Correspondent for The Irish Times join Brendan to give some of their recommendations for what to watch on the big and small screen this week.By RTÉ Radio 1
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In light of the cancellation of Late Night with Stephen Colbert on CBS in the US, Dave Hanratty, Host of the No Encore podcast, brings us through some of the most memorable American late night television shows, and the reasons why audiences just aren’t watching anymore.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Dementia care: "Remember that the living, loving person is still in there"
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27:25Dr Sabina Brennan talks to Brendan about caring for her mother when she was diagnosed with dementia, and how it might help others in understanding loved ones with a diagnosis of a similar condition. She charts her experience in her new book, ‘Still Me: A neuroscientist's guide to caring for someone with dementia'.…
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Weekly Recap: Casey Neistat, OpenAI Cracks Math, The Future of ChatGPT, Apple x F1, Intel Layoffs
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2:20:49(00:00) - Intro (00:04) - OpenAI Achieves IMO Gold (26:07) - OpenAI Product Roadmap (53:20) - Apple Goes Full Throttle on F1 (01:07:36) - Google Doubles Down on Cloud AI (01:31:36) - Intel Lays Off 15% of Workers (01:48:24) - Casey Neistat (ModRetro) TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.com Figma - https://figma.com Vanta - https://van…
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Recipes: Healthy alternatives for breakfast, dessert and snacks
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7:06Chef and Instagrammer Alannah Sheehan gives us some healthy alternatives to sweet meals and treats including some easy recipes for protein balls, chia pudding, granola, and more.By RTÉ Radio 1
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How not to be broke in the summer break with John Lowe
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9:30Summer can be an expensive time for people with holidays, back to school costs, and entertainment costs such as festivals and day trips, not to mention the increase in grocery and hospitality costs across the country. The Money Doctor John Lowe gives Brendan some tips on how to manage summer finances and how not to get overwhelmed by rising costs.…
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Psychotherapist Richard Hogan on why there is a loneliness epidemic in a world that has never been more connected; why the World Health Organisation has said teenage girls are the loneliest group in the world; how loneliness can harm and what we can do to combat it.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Podcaster and author David McWilliams joins Brendan to discuss how factors such as a rising population, smaller family sizes, and out of date accommodation are contributing to the housing crisis.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Alison Spittle: “Weight has been a constant war in my life”
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37:31Comedian Alison Spittle has a new show, ‘Big’, that she’s bringing to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and is based on her own weight loss journey using prescription injections. She explores her relationship with her body going back to childhood and how she navigates people’s reactions to her weight.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Intel Lays Off 15% of Workers, Trump's $550B Japan Investment, Hulk Hogan's Legacy | Live TBPN Taste Test with Saif Khawaja
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2:27:17(00:30) - Intel Lays Off 15% of Workers (17:45) - Timeline (25:42) - Trump's $550B Japan Investment (39:41) - Timeline (42:45) - Hulk Hogan's Legacy (01:00:57) - Bay Area Gets Tesla Robotaxis (01:08:27) - LVMH Lobbies for U.S. Trade Deal (01:21:57) - Timeline (01:34:13) - Vitamin Shoppe Owner Lists Hamptons Mansion (01:39:41) - Timeline (01:50:48) …
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Google Doubles Down on Cloud AI, Hulk Hogan Passes Away at 71, Hill and Valley Forum Reactions | Casey Neistat, Chris Samra, Zak Kukoff, Vineeta Agarwala, Micky Malka, Alex Hawkinson
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3:29:29(00:14) - Timeline (05:16) - Google Doubles Down on Cloud AI (38:10) - Hulk Hogan Passes Away at 71 (49:49) - Timeline (57:44) - Zak Kukoff is a venture capitalist with over a decade of experience in the technology and venture capital sectors, focusing on early-stage investments and entrepreneurship. He currently serves as the Chair of the Tech and…
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Apple Goes Full Throttle on F1, Meme Stocks Make a Comeback, Amazon's New Wearable AI Device | Christina Cacioppo, Deena Shakir, Davide Asnaghi, Ylan Richard
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2:42:40(01:34) - Apple Goes Full Throttle on F1 (18:43) - Meme Stocks Are Back (37:27) - Amazon's New Wearable AI Device (56:53) - Timeline (01:19:54) - Christina Cacioppo is the founder and CEO of Vanta, a trust management platform that automates security and compliance processes for businesses. She discusses Vanta's recent $150 million Series D funding …
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OpenAI's New CEO of Applications Shares Optimistic Memo, Stargate Hits Early Struggles, P&G Pays Unilever $10M in Spying Case | Anatoly Yakovenko, Aaron Levie, Neil Parikh & Daniel Cahn, Jan Sramek, Nathaniel ...
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3:06:14(00:26) - OpenAI Product Roadmap (35:47) - OpenAI to Pay Oracle $30B Per Year (39:41) - Stargate Hits Early Struggles (46:53) - Musk Allies to Raise $12B for xAI (56:23) - Intern Cam Live from Tesla Diner (01:05:50) - Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder and CEO of Solana Labs, discusses the inception and evolution of Solana, emphasizing its design for hi…
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OpenAI and Gemini Achieve IMO Gold, CBS Cancels Colbert's Late Night, McLaren's Mansour Ojjeh Collection | Chris Black, Chris Buskirk, Turner Caldwell, Jamin Ball, Harper Carroll, Nikita Singareddy
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3:18:39(00:45) - OpenAI Achieves IMO Gold (37:38) - Timeline (50:29) - CBS Cancels Colbert's Late Night (01:10:57) - McLaren's Mansour Ojjeh Collection (01:24:49) - Timeline (01:29:04) - Chris Black is a New York-based writer, producer, and editor, known for his creative consultancy, Done to Death Projects, and as co-host of the podcast "How Long Gone." I…
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Brendan gets a crash course in the competitive sport of road bowling from the secretary of Ból Chumann na hÉireann, Séamus Ó Tuama and enthusiast Michelle Smith who is the founder of the popular Road Bowls in Ireland Facebook and TikTok accounts.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Tom Vaughan- Lawlor - “I think actors are natural anarchists”
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31:47Actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor talks to Brendan about five songs that shaped his world, from the golden age of ‘80s blockbusters like the Goonies with Cyndi Lauper to how he relieves homesickness with The Tulla Ceili Band. He chats about how he coped with the whirlwind of fame with Love/Hate and the buzz he gets from being on stage again.…
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Joining Brendan to digest the Sunday papers are; Political Correspondent, Louise Burne, Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway, Brenda Power, Columnist with the Sunday Times & The Irish Daily Mail and Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Primary School Teacher and Former Green Party TD for Waterford.…
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RTÉ Guide Movie Editor Michael Doherty and Culture Commentator Senita Appiakorang give Brendan their recommendations for the best T.V. and films to watch for the week ahead.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Weekly Recap: CEO Affair at Coldplay Concert, Elon Musk's AI Girlfriend, Cognition Acquires Windsurf
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2:33:25(00:00) - Intro (00:03) - Astronomer CEO Affair at Coldplay Concert (11:11) - The Steelman for Grok's Vulgar Anime Mode (29:31) - Cognition Acquires Windsurf (01:20:14) - Jeff Wang (Windsurf) & Scott Wu (Cognition) (01:32:19) - Windsurf Chaos Aftermath Breakdown (01:41:27) - Martin Shkreli (DL Software) TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://…
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“My open marriage gave my husband a transformative experience”
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26:53Writer Deepa Paul joins Brendan to discuss her memoir Ask Me How It Works which charts her experiences after she made the decision to have an open marriage. She talks about the effects it had on her relationship with her husband, navigating jealousy, the freedom she found in other partners and how it has altered her ideas around commitment.…
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“Freeze your pillowcase!” - how to survive the summer heat
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8:45Summertime brings its own unique set of challenges from hot pillows, overheating rooms, to spoiling food and sunscreen stains, Life Hacks expert for the Irish Examiner, Denise O'Donoghue, gives Brendan her top tips on how to survive the little annoyances of the seasonBy RTÉ Radio 1
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Michael Flatley: “I’m seriously considering running for President”
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10:46Rugby fan, Michael Flatley, joined Brendan to give live analysis of the first Lions v. Australia rugby test match in Brisbane. Happily, the matched finished Lions 27 - Australia 19. But when conversation turned to the imminent Irish Presidential race, Michael confessed he has been approached by many serious people asking him to consider a run.…
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Neuroscientist and Clinical Psychologist Professor Ian Robertson gives advice about habits, what it takes to make new ones, how to break bad ones and what you can do to keep good habits in your daily routine.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Sarah Slattery of The Travel Expert.ie offers alternative holiday locations for last minute bookers who want to escape the crowds of the popular destination spots and where to find the best deals to bag that special trip.By RTÉ Radio 1
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One of the big viral food trends this summer is sweet sandwiches. Caryna Camerino of Camerino Bakery joins Brendan.By RTÉ Radio 1
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Surprise Visit From Martin Shkreli, Range Rover Launches New Logo, Timeline Reactions | Martin Shkreli, Joe Weisenthal, Joseph Krause, Nirav Tolia, Mike Knoop, Kyle Samani
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3:17:46(01:19) - Timeline (20:53) - Range Rover Launches New Logo (29:07) - Martin Shkreli. Martin is an American entrepreneur and former pharmaceutical executive known for his work in biotechnology and hedge fund management. He co-founded the hedge funds Elea Capital, MSMB Capital Management, and the biopharmaceutical companies Retrophin and Turing Pharm…
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Astronomer CEO Affair at Coldplay Concert, JUUL Approved by the FDA, Is AI Causing Historic Crashouts? | Chris Power, Jeremie Eliahou, Chris Best, Alex Mashrabov, Jesse Pollak, Billy Thalheimer, Jonathan ...
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3:53:42(00:09) - Astronomer CEO Affair at Coldplay Concert (11:31) - New Tesla Model Y L Breakdown (16:18) - JUUL Approved by the FDA (01:02:49) - Is AI Causing Historic Crashouts? (01:29:16) - Chris Power, founder and CEO of Hadrian, discusses the company's recent $260 million funding round led by Founders Fund and Lux Capital, which will support the exp…
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The Steelman for Grok's Vulgar Anime Mode, AWS Launches Competitor to Browserbase, What AI Product Will Zuck Launch Next? | Delian Asparouhov, Lucas Swisher, Ravi Gupta, Adam Warmoth, Misha Laskin
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3:07:24(01:01) - The Steelman for Grok's Vulgar Anime Mode (20:50) - AWS Launches Competitor to Browserbase (31:16) - Timeline (31:49) - What AI Product will Zuck Launch Next? (01:01:21) - Delian Asparouhov. Delian is a Partner at Founders Fund and the Co-founder & President of Varda Space Industries, which is building the first commercial manufacturing f…
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Windsurf Chaos Aftermath, NVIDIA Back in China, Richard Mille Deep Dive, Apple Buying $500M in Rare Earth Magnets | Zak Kukoff, Brian Venturo, Tyler Cowen, Austin Hughes, Kris Fredrickson, Dick Lucas
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3:18:28(00:27) - Windsurf Chaos Aftermath Breakdown (15:17) - Dwarkesh Patel Article Breakdown (27:17) - NVIDIA Back in China After Trump Meeting (30:20) - Zak Kukoff, a recurring guest on the show, discusses the U.S. government's recent decision to allow Nvidia to resume exports of its H20 AI chips to China, following previous restrictions that had signi…
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Windsurf's Wild Weekend, SpaceX Invests $2B into xAI, Zuck's AI Data Supercluster | Jeff Huber, Scott Wu & Jeff Wang, Carl Pei, Garrett McCurrach
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2:59:22(00:36) - Windsurf's Wild Weekend (04:50) - Cognition to Acquire Windsurf (13:06) - Timeline Reactions to Windsurf Deal Collapse (26:43) - Windsurf Timeline of Events Breakdown (57:40) - Zuck's New AI Data Supercluster (01:10:53) - Space X Invests $2B into xAI (01:19:39) - Casey Neistat Joins ModRetro (01:21:10) - Timeline (01:30:01) - Jeff Huber, …
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“Marianne was my grandmother and best friend”
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8:18Oscar Dunbar, grandson of singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, talks about their grandmother-grandson bond, her finding sanctuary by living in Ireland and the pair of them writing and recording a song together, ‘Love Is’, in the months before her death last January.By RTÉ Radio 1
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“The only way to know the cosmic is through nature”
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29:09Tom Inglis, sociologist and author, on his new book ‘Unbecoming Catholic’ which details his own personal experiences with religion, with Catholicism and what being ‘religious’ in contemporary Ireland means and how faith and our beliefs should develop.By RTÉ Radio 1
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