Best Machine Learning Street Talk Podcasts (2025)

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The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Kenneth Stanley, Akarsh Kumar) 2:16:22

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Are the AI models you use today imposters? Please watch the intro video we did before this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1q6Hhz0MAg In this episode, hosts Dr. Tim Scarfe and Dr. Duggar are joined by AI researcher Prof. Kenneth Stanley and MIT PhD student Akash Kumar to discuss their fascinating paper, "Questioning Representational Optimism in D…

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🏫 Describe your first day at school that you remember (Part 2) + Transcript 21:45

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Get our premium episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs You should say: where the school was, how you went there, what happened that day, and how you felt on that day Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://successwithielts.com/rory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://successwithielts.co…

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🎤 Singing (Part 1 ) + Transcript 16:13

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Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs Do you like singing? Have you ever learnt how to sing? Can singing bring happiness to people? Who do you want to sing for?Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://successwithielts.com/rory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://succes…

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Quant Community - Season 8 Intro 3:34

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Welcome to Season 8 of Talking Tuesdays with Fancy Quant! This season I will bring in more guest speakers from the quantitative finance community to talk about data, business, math, stats, and their journey's through life. OVVO Labs is a proud sponsor of Talking Tuesday with Fancy Quant! www.OVVOLabs.com Support the show…

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📚 Novels and reading (Part 3) + Transcript 23:04

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Get our premium episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs What kinds of novels are suitable for a film adaptation? Do most people prefer to read e-books or printed books? Why do some people prefer reading novels to playing computer games in this digital world? Is there any difference between the popular novels now and those in the past? Why…

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The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Intro) 15:45

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What if today's incredible AI is just a brilliant "impostor"? This episode features host Dr. Tim Scarfe in conversation with guests Prof. Kenneth Stanley (ex-OpenAI), Dr. Keith Duggar (MIT), and Arkash Kumar (MIT).While AI today produces amazing results on the surface, its internal understanding is a complete mess, described as "total spaghetti" [0…

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📖 Describe a story or novel you have read that you found interesting (Part 2) + Transcript 23:31

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Get our premium episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs You should say: when you read it, what the story or novel was about, who wrote it, and explain why it was interesting. Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://successwithielts.com/rory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://successwithie…

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✍️ Making lists (Part 1 ) + Transcript 17:14

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Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs Do you make a list when you shop? Do you prefer to make a list on paper or your phone? Do you make a list for your work? Why don't some people like making lists?Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://successwithielts.com/rory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our co…

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♻️ Plastic use and environmental impact (Part 3) + Transcript 32:14

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Get our premium episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs How can we reduce our use of plastic? Do you think we should use plastic products? Why do people like to use plastic products? What kinds of plastic waste are often seen in your country? Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://successwithielts.c…

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🚯 Describe a time when you saw a lot of plastic waste (Part 2) + Transcript 21:01

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Get our premium episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs You should say: where and when you saw the plastic waste, why there was a lot of plastic waste, what you did after you saw it, and explain what your thoughts were about this. Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://successwithielts.com/rory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Closing the Gender Investing Gap – Meet Dr. Sylvia Kwan CEO & CIO at Ellevest 27:24

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Title Closing the Gender Investing Gap – Meet Dr. Sylvia Kwan CEO & CIO at Ellevest Guest Dr. Sylvia Kwan, CFA®, CAIA® CEO & CIO Ellevest Website www.ellevest.com About Dr. Kwan Dr. Sylvia Kwan, CFA®, CAIA® is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at Ellevest. Dr. Kwan is a Chartered Financial Analyst with more than 30 years of i…

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Three Red Lines We're About to Cross Toward AGI (Daniel Kokotajlo, Gary Marcus, Dan Hendrycks) 2:07:07

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What if the most powerful technology in human history is being built by people who openly admit they don't trust each other? In this explosive 2-hour debate, three AI experts pull back the curtain on the shocking psychology driving the race to Artificial General Intelligence—and why the people building it might be the biggest threat of all. Kokotaj…

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🙏 Praise and encouragement (Part 1 ) + Transcript 15:43

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Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfsHow do you feel when you are praised? When was the last time you praised someone? Have you ever been praised or encouraged by your teacher? Have you had any achievements recently?Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://successwithielts.com/rory⁠…

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🪐 Astronomy and space exploration (Part 3) + Transcript 23:48

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Get our premium episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs Do people like observing the stars? Why? Why is it important to explore space? Should children know more about stars and planets? Is high technology helpful for star watching? What kind of people are interested in stars? How does knowledge about space affect our daily life? Is it pos…

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🌌 Describe a beautiful sky you enjoyed seeing (Part 2) + Transcript 17:26

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Get our premium episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs You should say: where you saw it, who you saw it with, what you saw, and how you felt about it. Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://successwithielts.com/rory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://successwithielts.com/podcourses Transcri…

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This $450M Money Manager Uses Stocks & Options To Gain An Edge In The Market - Meet Paul S. Stanley 23:29

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This $450M Money Manager Uses Stocks & Options To Gain An Edge In The Market - Meet Paul S. Stanley Managing Partner At Granite Bay Wealth Management Guest: Paul S. Stanley, CFP®, CPM® Managing Partner At Granite Bay Wealth Management $450M AUM Website: https://granitebaywm.com/ Bio: Paul graduated from Bentley College with a Bachelor’s in Economic…

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How AI Learned to Talk and What It Means - Prof. Christopher Summerfield 1:08:28

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We interview Professor Christopher Summerfield from Oxford University about his new book "These Strange New Minds: How AI Learned to Talk and What It". AI learned to understand the world just by reading text - something scientists thought was impossible. You don't need to see a cat to know what one is; you can learn everything from words alone. Thi…

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Managing Tough Client Talks: Lessons from a $20 Billion AUM Firm 27:49

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Description: In this episode, Johnson Investment Counsel’s managing director Chad Maggard joins Adam in a conversation about getting started in wealth management, a snapshot of the industry today and strategies for navigating tough client conversations. Chad shares his perspective on building trust, addressing client concerns and delivering value —…

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🙏🏻 Saying thank you (Part 1 ) + Transcript 19:06

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Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfsWhy do people need to say 'thank you'? On what occasions do you say 'thank you'? Do people in your country often say 'thank you'? Have you ever sent a thank-you card to others?Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://successwithielts.com/rory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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👚 Clothing (Part 3) + Transcript 25:14

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Get our premium episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs Why do some people care so much about their clothing? What are the differences between cheap and expensive clothes? Why do many people prefer to buy rather expensive clothes? Do you think people would use clothing to show their identity? Do you think young people know more about fash…

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👗 Describe a friend who is well-dressed and is good at dressing up (Part 2) + Transcript 23:22

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Get our premium episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs You should say: who he/she is, how you knew him/her, what his/her dressing style is, and explain why he/she dresses this way. Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://successwithielts.com/rory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://successwithi…

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⏳ Patience (Part 1 ) + Transcript 23:29

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Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfsAre you a patient person? Are you more patient now than when you were a child? Does your job require you to be patient? How do you feel when you have to do something for a long time? What is it that makes you feel impatient?Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here…

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Bitcoin Depot COO $BTM Discusses Building Teams and Navigating the Crypto Boom 11:24

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Guest Name: Scott Buchanan, COO, of Bitcoin Depot $BTM Website: https://bitcoindepot.com/ Ticker: NASDAQ: BTM Bio: Scott Buchanan serves as the COO of Bitcoin Depot, where he oversees the day-to-day operations of the business as well as long-term strategic planning. In his role, Scott applies his long-standing passion for solving complex problems a…

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This CEO Wants To Make Banking Easy – Meet Heath Fountain, CEO of Colony Bankcorp $CBAN 30:06

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Guest: Heath Fountain CEO of Colony Bankcorp Website: https://colony.bank/ Ticker: CBAN Bio: T. Heath Fountain is the Chief Executive Officer of Colony Bankcorp, Inc., a leading community bank headquartered in Fitzgerald, Georgia. Fountain joined Colony Bank on July 30, 2018, as President and CEO, and also serves on the company’s Board of Directors…

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🤖 Machines (Part 1 ) + Transcript 21:12

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Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfsWhat is your favourite machine in your home? Do you read the instructions before using a machine? Is it important to read the instructions? Do you think washing machines and sweeping machines are important?Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://su…

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"Blurring Reality" - Chai's Social AI Platform (SPONSORED) 50:59

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"Blurring Reality" - Chai's Social AI Platform - sponsored This episode of MLST explores the groundbreaking work of Chai, a social AI platform that quietly built one of the world's largest AI companion ecosystems before ChatGPT's mainstream adoption. With over 10 million active users and just 13 engineers serving 2 trillion tokens per day, Chai dis…

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The Power of the Patch: Serguei Melnik Shares How Nutriband Is Disrupting The Drug Delivery Business $NTRB 22:17

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The Power of the Patch: Serguei Melnik Shares How Nutriband Is Disrupting The Drug Delivery Business Guest Serguei Melnik Founder & President Nutriband Ticker: NTRB Website: https://www.nutriband.com/ Bio: Mr. Melnik has been involved in general business consulting for companies in the U.S. financial markets and setting up legal and financial frame…

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📚 Books (Part 1 ) + Transcript 22:37

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Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfsDo you often buy books? Do you often read books? When? Do you prefer reading books or watching movies? Have you ever read a novel that has been adapted into a film? Are your reading habits now different from before?Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ht…

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Don’t Mistake Risk For Stress: Direxion’s CEO Douglas Yones on Risk, Reward, and Leveraged ETFs 1:00:19

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Don’t Mistake Risk For Stress: Direxion’s CEO Douglas Yoneson Risk, Reward, and Leveraged ETFs Guest: Douglas Yones CEO of Direxion Company: Direxion ETF Website: https://www.direxion.com/ AUM: $50 Billion Bio: As CEO of Direxion, Douglas Yones spearheads the company's strategic growth, overseeing innovative ETF solutions for retail and institution…

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Fighter Pilot to CEO: Brandon Robinson on Leading Horizon Aircraft’s eVTOL Revolution (HOVR) 30:29

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Fighter Pilot to CEO: Brandon Robinson on Leading Horizon Aircraft’s eVTOL Revolution (HOVR) Guest E. Brandon Robinson, Co-Founder & CEO, Horizon Aircraft $HOVR Ticker: HOVR Website: https://www.horizonaircraft.com/ Bio Brandon flew CF-18s in the Royal Canadian Air Force for two decades and managed capital projects up to $4B, including the F-35 acq…

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Aaron Day’s Amaze.co: Empowering Creators to Earn More Money - $AMZE 33:27

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Aaron Day’s Amaze.co: Empowering Creators to Earn More Money - $AMZE Guest Aaron Day Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Stock Ticker: AMZE Website: https://www.amaze.co/ Bio Aaron Day brings over two decades of executive leadership experience to Amaze, with a track record of successfully scaling companies across multiple industries, including tec…

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🍟 Advertisements (Part 1 ) + Transcript 19:54

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Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfsWhat kind of advertising do you like? Do you like advertisements? Do you see many ads on trains or other transport? Is there an advertisement that made an impression on you when you were a child?Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://successwithielt…

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Building a Better Quant Community 1:15:52

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This is the presentation I gave at the Quaint Quant Conference 2025. The goal of the conference is to bring together more people to share ideas and collaborate. I touch on some of the main groups of people in the quantitative finance community and what each group can do to build a better community. The four groups are outsiders, academics, students…

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This Scientologist & Best Selling Author Wants To Help You Look & Feel 10 Years Younger 37:54

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Guest: Craig Brockie – Best Selling Author & Founder Ultimate Health Solutions Bio Craig Brockie is a best-selling author and founder of the Ultimate Health movement. After losing his health as a young man, he spent the next three decades and 7 figures researching advanced health and performance-enhancing technologies. Links to Resources Mentioned:…

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Google AlphaEvolve - Discovering new science (exclusive interview) 1:13:58

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Today GoogleDeepMind released AlphaEvolve: a Gemini coding agent for algorithm discovery. It beat the famous Strassen algorithm for matrix multiplication set 56 years ago. Google has been killing it recently. We had early access to the paper and interviewed the researchers behind the work. AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing ad…

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What’s The Value Of Life? Jay Jackson CEO of Abacus Global Mgmt Wants To Help You Find Out $ABL 27:01

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What’s The Value Of Your Life? Jay Jackson Chairman & CEO of Abacus Global Management - $ABL Wants To Help You Find Out Guest: Jay Jackson Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Abacus Global Management Ticker: $ABL Website: https://abacusgm.com/ Bio Jay Jackson is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Abacus Global Management (Nasdaq: ABL). He …

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Grant Cardone Shares The #1 Most Important Thing He's Learned About Money & Other Timeless Lessons 53:53

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About The SMC Show We interview the "Smart Money" - money managers and CEO's of publicly traded companies for timeless advice. Visit SmartMoneyCircle.com To Learn More Grant Cardone Shares The #1 Most Important Thing He's Learned About Money & Other Timeless Lessons Website: https://cardonecapital.com/ Guest Grant Cardone CEO Cardone Capital Cardon…

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📜 History (Part 1 ) + Transcript 20:03

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Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs Do you like history? Did you like history when you were young? When was the last time you read about history? Have you ever been to historical museums?Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠⁠https://successwithielts.com/rory⁠⁠⁠ Our course on Phrasal Verbs: h…

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Everyone Should Have Someone To Talk To About Their Money & Other Important Lessons From A $3B Firm 34:47

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Everyone Should Have Someone To Talk To About Their Money & Other Important Lessons From A $3B Firm Ernest Csak CFP Main Street Financial Solutions with over $3B in AUM Guest: Ernest M. Csak, CFP® Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC Website: www.msfsolutions.com Bio Ernest Csak, CFP®, CRPS®, CPFA® worked in the financial services field since 1995.…

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💬 Text messages (Part 1 ) + Transcript 20:27

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Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs How often do you send text messages? Do you reply to messages as soon as you receive them? Did you send more messages when you were younger? Is sending messages popular in your country?Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠⁠https://successwithielts.com/rory⁠…

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Disrupting Children’s Health: Adam Gillman on Raising Healthier Kids 22:17

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Guest Adam Gillman | Co-Founder and President of Hiya Health- Children’s Wellness Company Website: https://hiyahealth.com/ Bio Adam Gillman is a seasoned entrepreneur and business executive with a track record of launching and scaling consumer-focused companies. As the Co-Founder and President of Hiya Health, he has built one of the leading childre…

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🧹 Housework (Part 1 ) + Transcript 20:35

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Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs Is your home clean? Do you like housework? What housework do you dislike? How often do you do housework? Will you do more housework in the future? Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: ⁠https://successwithielts.com/rory⁠ Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://s…

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This 9-Figure CEO's #1 Longevity Secret & Why Your True Age Helps You Live Longer and Happier 35:54

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This 9-Figure CEO's #1 Longevity Secret & Why Your True Age Helps You Live Longer and Happier Guest: Matthew Dawson, MD Website: https://www.trudiagnostic.com/ Bio: Dr. Matthew Dawson is the founder of Wild Health, a genomics based precision medicine company, and the CEO of TruDiagnostic, an epigenetics testing lab. He has authored two textbooks, p…

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Prof. Randall Balestriero - LLMs without pretraining and SSL 34:30

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Randall Balestriero joins the show to discuss some counterintuitive findings in AI. He shares research showing that huge language models, even when started from scratch (randomly initialized) without massive pre-training, can learn specific tasks like sentiment analysis surprisingly well, train stably, and avoid severe overfitting, sometimes matchi…

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🛍️ Street markets (Part 1 ) + Transcript 21:10

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Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs Are there many street markets in your country? When was the last time you went to a street market? Do you prefer shopping in a shopping mall or at the street market? What do you usually buy at a street market? Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: https://suc…

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This CEO Built a $7B Money Management Firm By Building Relationships with Ultra High Net Worth Investors $50M And Above 27:29

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This CEO Built a $7B Money Management Firm By Building Relationships with Ultra High Net Worth Investors $50M And Above Guest Jack Ginter, Chief Executive Officer, Partner Callan Family Office (AUM: $7B) Website: https://callanfamilyoffice.com/ Bio: Having extensive experience that extends across ultra-high-net-worth wealth management and corporate…

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The Visionary CEO Who Created Billions in Shareholder Value Returns: The Dakota Gold Ambition 19:34

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The Visionary CEO Who Created Billions in Shareholder Value Returns: The Dakota Gold Ambition Guest: Robert Bob Quartermain – CEO President and Vice Chairman of Dakota Gold Corp DC Website: https://dakotagoldcorp.com/ Ticker: DC Bio Robert Quartermain Co-Chairman, Director, President and CEO Dr. Quartermain currently serves as Co-Chairman, Director…

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This CEO Runs A $5.5B Money Management Firm By Putting The Client First & Having Great Ethics… 39:32

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This CEO Runs A $5.5B Money Management Firm By Putting The Client First & Having Great Ethics… Guest: Ed Cofrancesco, Chief Executive Officer of International Assets Advisor With $5.5B AUM Website: https://www.iaac.com/ Bio: For the two years before joining International Assets, Ed was engaged in various entrepreneurial and consulting activities. D…

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🎷 Music (Part 1) + Transcript 24:40

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Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs What kind of music do you like? What musical instruments do you enjoy listening to the most? Do schools in your country have music lessons? Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument? Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here: https://successwithielts.com/…

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This CEO Manages $1B & Owns 9 Restaurants By Empowering People 28:28

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This CEO Manages $1B & Owns 9 Restaurants By Empowering People David Steele, Founder & CEO Of One Wealth Advisors -Independent Advisory Firm over $1B And founder -Flour + Water restaurant company with 9 restaurants and a consumer packaging business. Website: https://davidsteele.xyz/ About David My primary role is as the co-founder and CEO of One We…