Search a title or topic

Over 20 million podcasts, powered by 

Player FM logo

Searching For A Thread Podcasts

show episodes
 
Artwork

1
Threading The Needle

Threading The Needle

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly+
 
A diverse trip through music new and old with a heavily reliance on left of center artists. Expect focused listening and new discoveries with guests regularly featured. Broadcasting on WRFI Community Radio for Ithaca 88.1 FM. wrfi.org
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
a16z Podcast

Andreessen Horowitz

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Daily
 
The a16z Podcast discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future – especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This podcast is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!
  continue reading
 
Ever wonder where the internet stops and IRL begins? Close All Tabs breaks down how digital culture shapes our world through thoughtful insights and irreverent humor. From internet trends to AI slop to the politics of memes, Close All Tabs covers it all. How will AI change our jobs and lives? Is the government watching what I post? Is there life beyond TikTok? Host Morgan Sung pulls from experts, the audience, and history to add context to the trends and depth to the memes. And she’ll wrestl ...
  continue reading
 
You’ve done everything “right.” The degrees. The deadlines. The never-ending to-do list. From the outside, you look like you’ve got it all together. Inside? You’re exhausted, anxious, and quietly wondering if this is all there is. Through science-meets-soul insights, powerful tools, and real-world stories, you’ll discover how to: Recognize, Surrender, Rewire, Manifest This is not another “push harder” pep talk. It’s a reclamation. A remembering. A radical return to yourself. If you’re ready ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork
 
Welcome to Awakening Alchemy, a sacred space for soul-healing, energetic insight, and spiritual remembrance. I'm Anna Merkaba — channeler, healer, and guide for the awakening journey. Each episode invites you into a deeper connection with your own inner knowing, offering transmissions, healing stories, and guidance to help you release old patterns, reclaim your light, and remember why you’re here. Whether you’re navigating chronic illness, emotional heaviness, energetic sensitivity, or simpl ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

751
NotGreatRPG - Jon

NotGreatEntertainment

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly
 
The City of Oshuamp is the first weekly live-play Dungeons & Dragons series from NotGreatRPG, brought to life by a ragtag group of friends and guided by DM Jon. Broadcast live on our Twitch channel and available wherever you get your podcasts, this campaign dives headfirst into dark fantasy horror, blending tense roleplay, creeping dread, and high-stakes storytelling in a world fraying at the edges. Set in a frostbitten city at the end of the world, Oshuamp is a place of broken faith and des ...
  continue reading
 
Insights into the world of school marketing and communications, presented by Charlie Maughan, Rita Kilroy and the imageseven team. The education industry is an increasingly competitive one - a school is a business, and a marketing strategy can no longer be an afterthought.
  continue reading
 
Makhana, also known as Fox Nuts or Lotus Seeds, has become a favorite snack across India due to its numerous health benefits. These crispy, nutrient-packed seeds are rich in proteins, fiber, and essential minerals, making them an ideal snack for those who are conscious about their health. Makhana is not only a healthy snack but also a versatile ingredient used in various dishes, from traditional sweets to savory snacks. If you're searching for the best quality Makhana in Darbhanga, look no f ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Kind World

WBUR

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly
 
Kind World is a show about how a single act of kindness can change someone's life. In each episode, hosts and reporters Yasmin Amer and Andrea Asuaje search the world for good news stories that will restore your faith in humanity. A production of WBUR.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

4
Pictures Out There!

Dave Fogleman and Lee Stuart

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly+
 
Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg, Cesar Chavez, John Lennon and Yoko Ono... Why do we remember their words so well? And why do they resonate with many of us over long periods of time? A common thread is that they each effectively have ‘painted’ bold and audacious Pictures of a future of possibilities and hope, of a promising tomorrow that inspires each of us to take action. “Pictures Out There!” explores the opportunities we all have every day to amb ...
  continue reading
 
Listen in to conversations with women of the South China Sea in search of one common thread -- life purpose... Podcast host Jasmine Low speaks with women of this region, shares their stories and narrates articles from yesteryear and delves into her 10-year research into sound frequencies and how that got her to "Listen by Heart" in finding her own purpose. Were all of the women before her in search of the same goal? It's telling in the daily greeting by Nanyang migrants in their own dialects ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Threads of Truth

Threads of Truth

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Daily+
 
In the age of viral controversies and digital drama, Threads of Truth is your guide to understanding the stories that shape our online world. We go beyond the surface, weaving together the facts, perspectives, and underlying motives behind the latest internet spectacles. Each week, we take a balanced, thoughtful approach to dissect trending stories, helping listeners untangle the web of opinions and uncover the essence of the truth. If you're searching for clarity, context, and a deeper look ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Extruding America

Gerard Armbruster and Stetson Tudd

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly
 
Won't you join me, Gerard Armbruster, as every week we take a wrong turn off life's interstate, and discover the straight story about the bend in the road, where nestle the small towns with big characters, to tug on the common thread that unravels the hand-me-down sweater of our national zeitgeist, and extrudes the truths of our lives. Perennial favorite: Postcard from Battersea, with Stetson Tudd.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Sense Memory

Brion J. Humphrey on Podiobooks.com

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly
 
If our memory is the thing that shapes and defines us, that informs who we are at our very core, then God help us all...for memory, is a wicked and deceitful wretch. Thrust into a search for his own sister's killer, Benjamin Cady flees Colorado and the only world he understands to scour the streets of Los Angeles, plagued by headaches and memories of murder. He quickly discovers that L.A. is not unknown to him, and as his memories of his sister's death become clearer, so does the possibility ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Social Media Marketing Podcast

Michael Stelzner, Social Media Examiner

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Weekly
 
Publishing weekly since 2012, this show helps marketers navigate the ever changing marketing jungle with expert interviews from leading marketing pros. Join Social Media Examiner’s founder Michael Stelzner as he helps you discover new strategies and actionable tips to improve your marketing. Show notes at Socialmediaexaminer.com/podcast/
  continue reading
 
Let's think of Marketing like learning to play an instrument - mastering the piano is great, but beginners can attract an audience too. Each week Marketing 101 will break down the barriers of a particular marketing activity and give you simple, practical advice and ideas to put into action today. Small business owners and the self employed can’t always be marketers too, you’ve got your customers and your product to focus on. But, if you have a website or social media presence for your busine ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Romance Club

Romance Club

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly
 
Stella Stefano writes the kind of stories she loves to read—dark, thrilling romance novels with unexpected twists and turns and endings you won’t see coming. She’s hoping to surprise and delight her readers with tantalizing tales of love, lust, and incredible odds. Don’t expect tired, bland watered-down retellings of the same stories over and over, she’s bringing sizzle and steam, fresh new perspectives, and reversals that will keep readers guessing up to the final pages. Stella reads everyt ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

901
Chrysalism

Christine Alwyn

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly
 
About: Candid conversations about creating tranquility in a thunderstorm. The world today, being as loud and opinionated as ever, drives us to self isolation as the only known method that satisfying the basic human requirement to function properly. Switching to survival mode barely holding on by a thread, because of which most of us are unable to even think about thriving. As our challenges evolve so must we and we will do so by going back to the basics, to level up each time we are faced wi ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1701
The Out House

Matt Newton

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly
 
The Out House Podcast shares ‘Coming Out’ stories of the LGBT+. In sharing our stories of one of the most difficult and emotional moments of our lives, we provide light to those in the darkness of the closet. This podcast is for you if you have come out, thinking about coming out, or just curious about a person's experience. We want to foster a safe place to be yourself, find inspiration and community, and to feel loved. The Out House is the right place for you to just be you! Find our Faceb ...
  continue reading
 
Loading …
show series
 
TwitchCon, Twitch’s annual convention in San Diego for all things streaming and gaming, is facing heightened scrutiny after streamer Emiru was assaulted there during a meet-and-greet. The incident occurred after a series of streamers pulled out of the event over safety concerns and the growing specter of political violence. All of this has highligh…
  continue reading
 
AI isn’t just changing software, it’s causing the biggest buildout of physical infrastructure in modern history. In this episode, Raghu Raghuram (a16z) speaks with Amin Vahdat, VP and GM of AI and Infrastructure at Google, and Jeetu Patel, President and Chief Product Officer at Cisco, about the unprecedented scale of what’s being built — from chips…
  continue reading
 
Google DeepMind’s new image model Nano Banana took the internet by storm. In this episode, we sit down with Principal Scientist Oliver Wang and Group Product Manager Nicole Brichtova to discuss how Nano Banana was created, why it’s so viral, and the future of image and video editing. Resources: Follow Oliver on X: https://x.com/oliver_wang2 Follow …
  continue reading
 
From Netscape to VMware, Raghu Raghuram has been at the center of nearly every major inflection point in enterprise technology. In this episode, Raghu joins Ben Horowitz, Martin Casado and David George to reflect on the early internet wars with Microsoft, how Netscape’s browser battles shaped a generation of founders, and the inside story of one of…
  continue reading
 
When your job title evaporates, who are you...really? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Kristy Taylor (founder of WORxK Solutions, “the prescription for career success”) and I get real about layoffs, identity loss, and the mindset medicine it takes to pivot with power. We talk military grit, LinkedIn branding that actually works, and how to move f…
  continue reading
 
In this episode of Monitoring the Situation, Marc Andreessen, Katherine Boyle, and Erik Torenberg dive into the movies that best explain America, from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to Tropic Thunder to Fight Club. They explore how Tarantino’s revisionist masterpiece reimagines 1969 and the end of America’s cultural innocence, why Tropic Thunder was…
  continue reading
 
Amjad Masad, founder and CEO of Replit, joins a16z’s Marc Andreessen and Erik Torenberg to discuss the new world of AI agents, the future of programming, and how software itself is beginning to build software. They trace the history of computing to the rise of AI agents that can now plan, reason, and code for hours without breaking, and explore how…
  continue reading
 
Struggling to convert interested prospects into paying customers? Wondering why your perfectly logical marketing messages aren't driving the results you expect? To discover how to apply behavioral science principles to improve your pricing strategy, enhance quality perception, and increase conversions, I interview Richard Shotton. Guest: Richard Sh…
  continue reading
 
In this episode, a16z's Anish Acharya joins Kevin Rose for an in-depth, fast-paced conversation on the rebirth of consumer technology, and how AI is reshaping what it means to build, invest, and create. They talk about why AI has reignited the consumer renaissance, what it means to build “weird and working” products, and how the next wave of apps w…
  continue reading
 
What do colorful and plush Labubu dolls have in common with Mesopotamian mythology? If you believe some viral TikToks, everything. Recent conspiracy theories have linked the toys to everything from ancient demonic spirits to Satan worship. But behind those ideas flooding online feeds is something older and darker: the return of moral panic. In this…
  continue reading
 
Augusto Marietti, CEO and cofounder of Kong, has one of the most remarkable founder stories in Silicon Valley history. In this conversation with Martin Casado, Aghi shares how he went from a garage in Milan to building one of the world’s leading API infrastructure companies, surviving years of rejection, living in the U.S. on $1,000 a month, and ra…
  continue reading
 
Reid Hoffman has been at the center of every major tech shift, from co-founding LinkedIn and helping build PayPal to investing early in OpenAI. In this conversation, he looks ahead to the next transformation: how artificial intelligence will reshape work, science, and what it means to be human. In this episode, Reid joins Erik Torenberg and Alex Ra…
  continue reading
 
For so many of us, the fear of loss runs our lives. Not justthe fear of heartbreak, but the fear of being truly on our own. Who will help if the car breaks down? If the bills pile up? If the diagnosis isn’t what we hoped for? In this solo teaching episode, I explore how fear of lossshapes our stories and keeps us searching for wholeness outside our…
  continue reading
 
Hollywood is going through a major cultural and creative reset, and Marc Andreessen thinks it’s long overdue. In this episode of Monitoring the Situation, Marc joins Erik Torenberg and Katherine Boyle to dissect the past decade of filmmaking, from the rise of “the message” in every movie to the return of genuine comedy and art. They cover the post-…
  continue reading
 
From politics to technology to real estate, Keith Rabois has bold predictions for America’s next decade. In this conversation with Erik Torenberg, Keith breaks down why he believes the U.S. is entering a new economic expansion driven by AI, productivity, and sovereign technology. They discuss how AI could lift GDP growth to 5%, why sovereign AI pro…
  continue reading
 
Are you struggling to move beyond basic email broadcasts? Wondering how to turn your email marketing into a revenue-generating machine that works around the clock? To discover how to leverage three levels of email automation to deliver the right message at the exact right moment for each recipient, creating a system that saves you time and drives c…
  continue reading
 
Here’s Season 5 Podcast #4 of the Pictures Out There podcast series, “Empathy and Action in the Face of Violence…When will we choose being fully human?” We humans have had a tendency to choose violence with each other. What is the real truth about our level of violence? How would aliens and sentient AI objectively assess us? Will we ever choose ful…
  continue reading
 
When ChatGPT launched in 2022, it kicked off what some have called the “AI hype machine” — a frenzy of promotion and investment that has sent some tech companies’ valuations soaring to record heights. Meanwhile, computational linguist Emily M. Bender and AI researcher and sociologist Alex Hanna have proudly worn the titles of “AI hype busters,” cri…
  continue reading
 
Nathan Labenz is one of the clearest voices analyzing where AI is headed, pairing sharp technical analysis with his years of work on The Cognitive Revolution. In this episode, Nathan joins a16z’s Erik Torenberg to ask a pressing question: is AI progress actually slowing down, or are we just getting used to the breakthroughs? They discuss the debate…
  continue reading
 
I’ve been noticing something in my own body the past few days. A kind of low-grade internal buzzing, especially in the circulatory system. Some moments I feel completely wired, other moments I feel completely drained. Sleep has been light and interrupted, and my nervous system doesn’t feel quite like it’s “landing.” I thought it was just me… but th…
  continue reading
 
From GPT-1 to GPT-5, LLMs have made tremendous progress in modeling human language. But can they go beyond that to make new discoveries and move the needle on scientific progress? We sat down with distinguished Columbia CS professor Vishal Misra to discuss this, plus why chain-of-thought reasoning works so well, what real AGI would look like, and w…
  continue reading
 
What happens when you achieve everything you thought you wanted, career, house, financial security and still wake up with dread? In this week’s episode of Mindset Medicine, I sit down with Anik Malenfant, founder of Mastering Ascension and Ascension Academy, to explore the moment success on paper no longer feels like success in your soul. Together,…
  continue reading
 
Zach Dell is founder and CEO of Base Power, an energy tech company that builds affordable, reliable power via home batteries. In this episode of Monitoring the Situation, a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg, Katherine Boyle, and Erin Price-Wright sit down with Zach to discuss the current state of home power generation, what’s misunderstood about t…
  continue reading
 
A groundbreaking new study just revealed that 60% of marketers are now using AI every single day. But here's what's really interesting—the insights aren’t just about the tools we’re using, they’re about what we’re using them for. What you'll discover in this special episode: The surprising truth about AI and job displacement (it's not what the head…
  continue reading
 
Are you struggling with scattershot marketing strategies? Wondering how to build sustainable growth that doesn't rely on constant guessing and experimentation? To discover how to implement customer-led growth to drive predictable recurring revenue and eliminate strategic confusion, I interview Georgiana Laudi. Guest: Georgiana Laudi | Show Notes: s…
  continue reading
 
What happens to dating when every misstep has the potential to go viral? That’s what happened in 2022, when social media posts warning about a few bad dates with a man named “West Elm Caleb” blew up on TikTok in 2022, and became a cautionary tale on the culture of public shaming. In this episode, Morgan speaks with tech journalist Tanya Chen and cu…
  continue reading
 
Sam Altman has led OpenAI from its founding as a research nonprofit in 2015 to becoming the most valuable startup in the world ten years later. In this episode, a16z Cofounder Ben Horowitz and General Partner Erik Torenberg sit down with Sam to discuss the core thesis behind OpenAI’s disparate bets, why they released Sora, how they use models inter…
  continue reading
 
From high-speed rail to electric cars to batteries to AI, it’s clear that China can operate with incredible speed at massive scale. Can the US still compete? We sat down with Dan Wang, a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the author of “Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future” to discuss. Timecodes: 0:00 Introduction 1:36 Lawyers…
  continue reading
 
This month on Mindset Medicine with Dr. Tanya B, we’re guided by a powerful tarot spread—Three of Swords, Queen of Cups, Nine of Pentacles, and Justice. Together, they tell a story of heartbreak, emotional wisdom, sovereignty, and balance. In this meditation episode, I’ll walk you through thejourney from fear of loss to freedom, from self-doubt to …
  continue reading
 
Two trends in media have been abundantly clear since 2020: legacy media is dying, and independent media is rising. a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Katherine Boyle sit down with Tablet founder and editor-in-chief Alana Newhouse to discuss the great media realignment, why real institutions will outlast the new “internet pirates", Alana’s dee…
  continue reading
 
Software has fundamentally changed the way we record, store, and share information. Its next act is to fundamentally change the nature of our economy, capturing trillions of dollars of value in the process. In this talk from the 2025 a16z LP Summit, a16z General Partner Alex Rampell discusses the history of filing cabinets and databases, how SaaS p…
  continue reading
 
Ben, Marc, and Erik Torenberg are joined by Brian Schimpf, Co-Founder & CEO of Anduril, and Chris Power, Founder & CEO of Hadrian. Together, they dig into America’s defense production gap: why the U.S. can out-innovate but not out-produce—and what it will take to turn that around. They discuss why U.S. war games show we run out of munitions in a we…
  continue reading
 
Are you struggling to generate qualified leads from your LinkedIn content? Wondering how to transform your social media presence into a revenue-driving machine? To learn how to create strategic LinkedIn content that converts prospects into qualified leads using a proven formula that generated $10K in pipeline in just eight days, I interview Mandy M…
  continue reading
 
School marketing and communications with Charlie Maughan, Rita Kilroy and Harrison Shearn In this episode, Charlie is joined by Rita and Digital Marketing Specialist, Harrison, to explore some eye-opening stats from the marketing world. From job-switching in the industry, to the surprisingly low awareness of brand purpose, and even why ads perform …
  continue reading
 
“Clacky,” “Poppy,” and "Thocky" may sound like the latest cereal elves, but they’re actually terms to describe the sounds of typing on a mechanical keyboard. What started as a niche hobby blew up during the pandemic, with a huge influx of creators posting tutorials, reviews, and soothing ASMR videos on social media. Many hobbyists are so enthusiast…
  continue reading
 
Today we’re sharing a feed drop from Cheeky Pint, where Stripe cofounder and president John Collison chats with legends in technology over a pint of Guinness. In this episode, John is joined by a16z cofounder Marc Andreessen and tech investor Charlie Songhurst for a candid conversation about bubbles, downturns, and the psychology of markets. They d…
  continue reading
 
Scaling laws took us from GPT-1 to GPT-5 Pro. But in order to crack physics, we’ll need a different approach. In this episode, a16z General Partner Anjney Midha talks to Liam Fedus, former VP of post-training research and co-creator of ChatGPT at OpenAI, and Ekin Dogus Cubuk, former head of materials science and chemistry research at Google DeepMin…
  continue reading
 
Here’s Season 5 podcast #3 of the Pictures Out There podcast series. We call this episode “Science and Our Search for Truth!” Science in our current culture is in a fragile state. We seem to be deeply divided and conflicted about its place in our lives. Does it provide truth or not? What is science’s value to us? Let’s talk about it! Please join us…
  continue reading
 
Ads pay for the internet—and they’re about to change again. a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg, entrepreneur and author Antonio García Martínez, and Meta CMO Alex Schultz dive into growth and performance marketing, privacy myths, retail media, and the AI future of “audience-of-one” advertising—plus Instagram what-ifs, WhatsApp as a super-app, and …
  continue reading
 
This week I’m joined by Jennifer Rodriguez, a licensedclinical social worker, Q'ero-trained medicine woman, and founder of Amor Latino Counseling. Together we talk about healing that goes beyond the therapy chair, EMDR, somatics, shamanic practices, and what it means to bring soul pieces back home to yourself. We also share stories of motherhood, p…
  continue reading
 
Announcing our new show, Monitoring the Situation, hosted by a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Katherine Boyle, with guest Eddie Lazzarin, CTO of a16z crypto. In this first episode, we ask how American Dynamism, consumer, games, and crypto all fit together, from Palmer/Oculus to Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimist Manifesto, while also explori…
  continue reading
 
What comes after vibe coding? Maybe vibe researching. OpenAI’s Chief Scientist, Jakub Pachocki, and Chief Research Officer, Mark Chen, join a16z general partners Anjney Midha and Sarah Wang to go deep on GPT-5—how they fused fast replies with long-horizon reasoning, how they measure progress once benchmarks saturate, and why reinforcement learning …
  continue reading
 
Loading …
Copyright 2025 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | | Copyright
Listen to this show while you explore
Play