Best Lin Energy Podcasts (2026)

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Aligned career pivots in 2026 (Embrace the fire energy) 36:45

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🧿Discover your archetype here🧿 Happy 2026! ✨ In this episode, I'm breaking down the powerful energetic themes shaping 2026—and more importantly, showing you exactly how to harness them for rapid, meaningful change in your life. In this episode, we'll chat about: The key themes and energetic shifts defining 2026 Which specific qualities to embody to…

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Stephen Colbert: A Gift from the Comedy Gods 51:12

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Best of WIO: Stephen Colbert (Recorded January 2025) This week the legendary Stephen Colbert returns to the podcast. Mike and Stephen discuss the behind-the-scenes of Stephen’s Late Night job as well as his Chicago improv days. Stephen talks wisdom passed down to him by David Letterman, Del Close, and Mike Nichols, and shares what makes him cry mos…

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Amitav Acharya, "Tragic Nation: Burma--Why and How Democracy Failed" (Penguin Random House, 2023) 35:07

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What went wrong with Burma’s democratic experiment? How are we to understand the country’s turbulent politics in the wake of the 2021 coup? In this conversation with Duncan McCargo, Amitav Acharya talks about his new book on Burma, which draws extensively on communications with young activists he refers to as “thought warriors”. He also discusses t…

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Josh Johnson: Reinventing the Modern Comedy Special 52:32

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Best of WIO: Josh Johsnon (Recorded March 2025) Comedian Josh Johnson is a writer and correspondent for The Daily Show and his stand-up sets have millions of views on YouTube. Josh talks with Mike about cultivating a fan base via the YouTube videos, why he thinks chasing success in the comedy industry is sometimes antithetical to the art form, and …

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Lin Hongxuan, "Ummah Yet Proletariat: Islam, Marxism, and the Making of the Indonesian Republic" (Oxford UP, 2023) 46:44

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In contemporary Indonesia the idea that Islam and Marxism are inherently incompatible has become deeply entrenched. However, as Lin Hongxuan's work Ummah Yet Proletariat: Islam, Marxism, and the Making of the Indonesian Republic (Oxford University Press, 2023) shows, the relationship between them in Indonesian history is deeply intertwined. Based o…

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197. Natalie Palamides: Wisdom from a Modern Clown 59:01

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Natalie Palamides is a writer and performer best known for her avant-garde comedy shows Laid, Nate, and WEER. She’s eaten raw eggs on stage, fondled audience members (with their consent), and played both halves of a feuding couple in a way that has to be seen to be believed. Mike and Natalie discuss how Natalie’s formal training in clowning informs…

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Joanna Siekiera, "International Law and Security in Indo-Pacific: Strategic Design for the Region" (Routledge, 2025) 1:05:11

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International Law and Security in Indo-Pacific: Strategic Design for the Region (Routledge, 2025) edited by Dr. Joanna Siekiera uses an interdisciplinary approach to discuss international law and conflict in the Indo-Pacific region, covering topics such as maritime security, climate change and international relations. Detailing how international re…

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DeepMind Gemini 3 Lead: What Comes After "Infinite Data" 54:56

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Gemini 3 was a landmark frontier model launch in AI this year — but the story behind its performance isn’t just about adding more compute. In this episode, I sit down with Sebastian Bourgeaud, a pre-training lead for Gemini 3 at Google DeepMind and co-author of the seminal RETRO paper. In his first-ever podcast interview, Sebastian takes us inside …

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Building Aligned Communities with Maris Kohv 59:12

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Discover your archetype here What does it actually take to build a thriving mindful community? Maris Kohv, founder of MINOMA (Mindful Nomads), shares her journey from architect to retreat organizer—and the real behind-the-scenes of hosting 36 retreats over 6 years. We dive into: ✨ How to trust intuitive downloads and actually act on them ✨ Starting…

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196. Michael Che: An Amateur Therapy Session 1:12:26

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Mike started this podcast so that one day Michael Che would come on. Today is that day. In this all-timer episode, Mike and Che work out tons of jokes and discuss the advice Lorne Michaels gave to Che that he’ll never forget, how Che went from designing and selling t-shirts on the street to being a stand-up comic, and what keeps him coming back to …

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Kathryn Chelminski, "Governing Energy Transitions: A Study of Regime Complex Effectiveness on Geothermal Development in Indonesia and the Philippines" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 55:30

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As the world moves with increasing urgency to mitigate climate change and catalyze energy transitions to net zero, understanding the governance mechanisms that will unlock barriers to energy transitions is of critical importance. Governing Energy Transitions: A Study of Regime Complex Effectiveness on Geothermal Development in Indonesia and the Phi…

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TKR052 | Gold’s Next Big Jolt: Legendary Gold Analyst John Doody on The Kinvestor Report 25:47

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In this episode, Arlen is joined by John Doody, editor of John Doody’s Fave 5 Gold Stocks. John and Arlen dive into why political uncertainty, tariff risks, Fed policy shifts, and unpredictable decision-making are creating the perfect storm for higher gold prices, and more. 🔎 Inside this Episode: 🔹 The macro driver behind the surge in gold prices 🔹…

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195. Arthur Brooks: The Science of Happiness and Humor 45:25

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Arthur Brooks might be the only Working It Out guest who's crossed paths with Jerry Seinfeld, Oprah Winfrey, and the Dalai Lama. He’s a professor and bestselling author, whose books include The Happiness Files, From Strength to Strength, and Build the Life You Want, which he co-authored with Oprah. Mike sits down with Arthur, whose speciality is th…

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Charles Higham, "Early Southeast Asia: From First Humans to First Civilizations" (NUS Press, 2024) 1:03:15

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In September 2025 the Dutch government announced that it would return to Indonesia the fossilized remains of the famous ‘Java Man’, the first known example of an early species of human, homo erectus. The remains had been uncovered by a Dutch archaeologist in 1891-2 during the colonial period and taken to the Netherlands. In fact, Southeast Asia has…

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Stephen Murphy, "Buddhist Landscapes: Art and Archaeology of the Khorat Plateau, 7th to 11th Centuries (NUS Press, 2024) 55:48

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This important new work, Buddhist Landscapes: Art and Archaeology of the Khorat Plateau, 7th to 11th Centuries (NUS Press, 2023) by Stephen Murphy, build on extensive fieldwork and archaeological surveys to reveal the Khorat Plateau as having a distinctive Buddhist culture, including new forms of art and architecture, and a characteristic aesthetic…

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How I'd Do My Career Change Differently 36:53

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Discover your healer archetype here In this episode, I get real about what I'd do differently if I started my career change today—no polish, just honest truth. What we cover: The Tuesday I quit my government job with no plan (and the terror that followed) Why endless research and "one more course" keeps you stuck The 6-month roadmap I wish I'd had …

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194. Pete Holmes Returns: Vulnerability is Everything 1:03:29

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This week, Pete Holmes returns to the studio for one of Working It Out’s most joke-dense episodes ever. Mike and Pete work out jokes about strangers in hot tubs, why Jerry Seinfeld sounds like his own name, and how cool guys in movies swallow their pills without water. Plus, the comedy advice Pete wishes he knew when he was starting out. Want more …

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Nayanjot Lahiri, "Searching for Ashoka: Questing for a Buddhist King from India to Thailand" (SUNY Press, 2023) 47:40

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Blending travelogue, history, and archaeology, Searching for Ashoka: Questing for a Buddhist King from India to Thailand (SUNY Press, 2023) unravels the various avatars of India's most famous emperor, revealing how he came to be remembered—and forgotten—in distinctive ways at particular points in time and in specific locations. Through personal jou…

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What’s Next for AI? OpenAI’s Łukasz Kaiser (Transformer Co-Author) 1:05:25

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We’re told that AI progress is slowing down, that pre-training has hit a wall, that scaling laws are running out of road. Yet we’re releasing this episode in the middle of a wild couple of weeks that saw GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1 Codex Max, fresh reasoning modes and long-running agents ship from OpenAI — on top of a flood of new frontier models elsewhere. T…

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193. Vir Das Returns: How to Find Your Voice, Literally 54:07

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The last time comedian Vir Das was on Working It Out, he and Mike discussed the intense reaction to a piece he performed called “Two Indias.” Now Vir returns to share how he moved on from the controversy, and all the ups and downs he’s experienced since then, including: literally losing his voice just weeks before sold out shows in Mumbai, writing …

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TKR051 | Gold Companies are GUSHING CASH: Garrett Goggin on The Kinvestor Report 28:37

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In this episode, Arlen is joined by Garrett Goggin, the Chief Analyst and Founder of The Golden Portfolio, to discuss gold companies who are gushing cash flow in the current gold market, which ones are undervalued, potential risks, and a look at what’s coming in 2026. 🔎 Inside this Episode: 🔹 Why major gold producers are reporting record free cash …

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Open Source AI Strikes Back — Inside Ai2’s OLMo 3 ‘Thinking" 1:28:10

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In this special release episode, Matt sits down with Nathan Lambert and Luca Soldaini from Ai2 (the Allen Institute for AI) to break down one of the biggest open-source AI drops of the year: OLMo 3. At a moment when most labs are offering “open weights” and calling it a day, AI2 is doing the opposite — publishing the models, the data, the recipes, …

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Ivan Franceschini et al., "Scam: Inside Southeast Asia's Cybercrime Compounds" (Verso Books, 2025) 50:32

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“If I had been enslaved for a year or two, I might not be able to believe in humanity any more.” “I am a victim of modern slavery.” These chilling words come from a Taiwanese female lured by a fake job offer, only to be sold into a scam compound in Cambodia. She is not alone. She is one of thousands deceived into this industry—people who left home …

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192. Leanne Morgan: In The Presence of a Comedy Angel 42:56

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On the heels of her new special “Unspeakable Things,” Leanne Morgan joins the podcast this week to talk Southern beauty shop gossip, getting started in comedy selling jewelry door to door, and in what way Mike is “her Elvis.” Plus, the time Leanne may or may not have been picked up in an SUV by President George W. Bush. Please consider donating to …

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Voice Alchemy with Lidia Lins 1:13:57

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Discover your archetype here Welcome to our new Lightworker Archetype Series! In this first episode, we're exploring what it looks like when the Alchemist, Performer, and Mystic archetypes come together in one person's work and business. Lidia Lins spent 15 years building a successful career in environmental science—studying deep-sea organisms at 1…

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Sonia Faleiro, "The Robe and the Sword: How Buddhist Extremism Is Shaping Modern Asia" (Columbia UP, 2025) 41:40

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When the robe becomes a weapon, who can stop the violence? We think of Buddhism as a faith of peace—rooted in compassion, patience, and nonviolence. But across South and Southeast Asia today, the robe is being turned into a weapon, as radical monks and nationalist movements unleash hatred and war. In The Robe and the Sword: How Buddhist Extremism i…

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191. Todd Glass: The Ultimate Comic's Comic 59:14

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Todd Glass was one of the first comics Mike opened for. It’s easy to see how, since then, Todd has become one of the most beloved comic of his generation, revered by comics including Nikki Glaser, Judd Apatow, and Rory Scovel. Now Mike and Todd sit down for a discussion about how coming out changed Todd’s life and his comedy, Todd’s heart attack ba…

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TKR050 | Market Liquidity and Longevity with Chen Lin on The Kinvestor Report 35:48

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In this episode, Arlen is joined by Chen Lin, editor & publisher of What is Chen Buying? What is Chen Selling? to discuss gold, silver, and critical minerals and how the U.S. government shutdown is affecting commodities and mining stocks. Chen also discusses some of his silver picks and talks about what it takes to survive in the market in the long…

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Intelligence Isn’t Enough: Why Energy & Compute Decide the AGI Race – Eiso Kant 1:06:28

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Frontier AI is colliding with real-world infrastructure. Eiso Kant (Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Poolside) joins the MAD Podcast to unpack Project Horizon— a multi-gigawatt West Texas build—and why frontier labs must own energy, compute, and intelligence to compete. We map token economics, cloud-style margins, and the staged 250 MW rollout using 2.5 MW mod…

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Archetypes in our DNA 43:16

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Discover your archetype here. Not all healers are the same. Artists, Earth Guardians, Revolutionaries, Architects - there are 10 distinct Lightworker Archetypes, each with their own medicine and business model. In this episode, I’m sharing how this system came through me, why it feels like deep ancestral remembrance, and why it’s emerging RIGHT NOW…

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190. J. Hope Stein: Eavesdropping on the Eavesdropper 58:13

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This week poet J. Hope Stein & Mike’s wife ‘Clo’ returns to the podcast. Jen reads original poetry that Mike uses as inspiration for his bits—and the two dispute whose side of the story is being told in each. Mike and Jen discuss helpful vs. unhelpful artistic feedback, the difference between Mike in real life and Mike on the podcast, and Mike has …

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Stephen Huard, "Calibrated Engagement: Chronicles of Local Politics in the Heartland of Myanmar" (‎Berghahn Books, 2024) 52:03

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This episode of New Books in Southeast Asian Studies features Stéphen Huard talking about Calibrated Engagement: Chronicles of Local Politics in the Heartland of Myanmar (‎Berghahn Books, 2024), in which he takes a deep dive into the history and anthropology of village leadership in Myanmar’s central dry zone, or anya. In it, Stéphen develops “cali…

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State of AI 2025 with Nathan Benaich: Power Deals, Reasoning Breakthroughs, Real Revenue 1:03:15

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Power is the new bottleneck, reasoning got real, and the business finally caught up. In this wide-ranging conversation, I sit down with Nathan Benaich, Founder and General Partner at Air Street Capital, to discuss the newly published 2025 State of AI report—what’s actually working, what’s hype, and where the next edge will come from. We start at th…

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189. Nick Offerman: The Man Behind the Mustache 57:08

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Mike met Nick Offerman years ago at the Sasquatch! Music Festival in Washington state, which is fitting because Nick is a man of nature, almost as well known for his woodworking as he is for his acting. After examining the Working It Out studio table, Nick tells Mike about what it was like to act as the straight man to Amy Poehler on Parks and Rec,…

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Jeff Neilson, "Fortress Farming: Agrarian Transitions, Livelihoods, and Coffee Value Chains in Indonesia" (Cornell UP, 2025) 44:31

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Over the last several decades, sources of income derived away from farms have come to play a much bigger role in rural Indonesian households. How do rural people in Indonesia engage with farming and social and economic spheres beyond their villages? What do their changing forms of engagement mean for land relations, sustainability, and the future o…

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Are We Misreading the AI Exponential? Julian Schrittwieser on Move 37 & Scaling RL (Anthropic) 1:09:56

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Are we failing to understand the exponential, again? My guest is Julian Schrittwieser (top AI researcher at Anthropic; previously Google DeepMind on AlphaGo Zero & MuZero). We unpack his viral post (“Failing to Understand the Exponential, again”) and what it looks like when task length doubles every 3–4 months—pointing to AI agents that can work a …

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Caleb Hearon: Improv Saved His Life 1:00:06

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Comedian Caleb Hearon just turned 30 and he’s already got an hour-long HBO special, hosts a hit podcast (So True with Caleb Hearon), and was named one of the top social media influencers of 2025 by Rolling Stone. But it hasn’t been an easy road. Caleb talks with Mike about his battles with suicidal ideation, how improv comedy saved his life, and ho…

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How GPT-5 Thinks — OpenAI VP of Research Jerry Tworek 1:16:04

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What does it really mean when GPT-5 “thinks”? In this conversation, OpenAI’s VP of Research Jerry Tworek explains how modern reasoning models work in practice—why pretraining and reinforcement learning (RL/RLHF) are both essential, what that on-screen “thinking” actually does, and when extra test-time compute helps (or doesn’t). We trace the evolut…

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187. Jenny Slate: Unafraid of Sadness 1:10:02

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The great Jenny Slate joins Mike this week for a wide-ranging conversation about getting hypnotized after being fired from SNL, a graduation speech Jenny gave to a class of one person, and making art to feel less lonely. Plus, jokes and stories about seeing your friends naked, improv classes for the elderly, and the time Jenny’s faked case of appen…

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TKR049 | $4,000 Gold and the Coming Fear Trade with Don Durrett on The Kinvestor Report 29:52

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🚀 If you're enjoying The Kinvestor Report, why not join our FREE virtual conference, Kinvestor Day 2025 on October 23, 2025. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7817495040989/WN_TzgjuGbhQ4CleIWd_xXRBA In this episode, Arlen is joined by Kinvestor favourite, Don Durrett, website owner and author, where he shares his outlook on go…

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Questlove: The Art of Self-Sabotage 57:24

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Best of WIO: Questlove (Recorded April 2025) The legendary Ahmir Thompson (aka Questlove) sits down for his first appearance on Working It Out. Mike and Questlove discuss touring with his father’s band as a kid, every DJ’s worst nightmare, and how jealousy and self-sabotage can affect even a member of a band as iconic as The Roots. Plus, what it wa…

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Vincent Pak, "Queer Correctives: Discursive Neo-homophobia, Sexuality and Christianity in Singapore" (Bloomsbury, 2025) 53:28

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Queer Correctives: Discursive Neo-homophobia, Sexuality and Christianity in Singapore (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025) explores Christian discourses of sex and sexuality in Singapore to argue that metanoia, the theological concept of spiritual transformation, can be read as a form of neo-homophobia that coaxes change in the queer individual. In Singapor…

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Sonnet 4.5 & the AI Plateau Myth — Sholto Douglas (Anthropic) 1:10:03

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Sholto Douglas, a top AI researcher at Anthropic, discusses the breakthroughs behind Claude Sonnet 4.5—the world's leading coding model—and why we might be just 2-3 years from AI matching human-level performance on most computer-facing tasks. You'll discover why RL on language models suddenly started working in 2024, how agents maintain coherency a…

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Kathryn Dyt, "The Nature of Kingship: The Weather-World in Nineteenth-Century Vietnam" (U Hawaii Press, 2025) 40:30

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When we think about the way that Southeast Asian rulers governed their kingdoms, we usually think of the relationship between the rulers and the people. But as Katheryn Dyt shows in her new book, The Nature of Kingship: The Weather-World in Nineteenth-Century Vietnam (University of Hawaii Press, 2025), royal governance in the Kingdom of Vietnam dep…

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186. Sebastian Maniscalco: What Is He Even Doing Here? 53:51

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This week the one and only Sebastian Maniscalco sits down with Mike for a wide ranging conversation on their parenting strengths and weaknesses, the difference in what makes them cry, and Sebastian’s early days waiting on his future co-star Robert DeNiro. Plus, Sebastian reveals if he ever acts like Sebastian offstage. Please Consider Donating To: …

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Timothy Williams, "Memory Politics After Mass Violence: Attributing Roles in the Memoryscape" (Bristol UP, 2025) 1:00:08

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Memory Politics After Mass Violence: Attributing Roles in the Memoryscape (Bristol UP, 2025) explores how political actors draw on memories of violent pasts to generate political power and legitimacy in the present. Drawing on fieldwork in post-violence Cambodia, Rwanda and Indonesia, the book demonstrates in what way power is derived from how role…

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TKR048 | Finding Value: Adrian Day’s Outlook on Today’s Gold Bull Market on The Kinvestor Report 32:44

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In this episode, Arlen is joined by Kinvestor favourite, Adrian Day, CEO of Adrian Day Asset Management, where he shares insights on portfolio positioning, why quality gold stocks remain undervalued, and the risks and opportunities investors face as the cycle unfolds. 🔎 Inside this Episode: 🔹 Why Adrian believes we’re still in the early innings of …

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185. Julio Torres: Off-Broadway, SNL, and Why Barbie Isn’t Pink 47:04

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This week Mike sits down with Julio Torres to talk comedy writing and color theories. Based on ideas posited in Julio’s new Off-Broadway solo show, Color Theories, the two of them get to the bottom of what color Barbie the Movie, Martha Stewart, and Jeremy Strong are. They also discuss the behind-the-scenes story of Julio’s viral SNL sketch, “Papyr…

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Announcing Working It Out Premium 0:57

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Mike announces Working It Out Premium Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.By Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast

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184. KC Shornima: Get Comfortable With This Darkness 1:04:52

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Comedian and SNL writer KC Shornima might be the only Working It Out guest who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. KC and Mike get to the bottom of why she thrives in stressful situations like mountain climbing, camping on a glacier, and writing for Weekend Update. Mike asks KC some questions from her bosses, Michael Che and Colin Jost, and KC explains …