Best Signals From Mars Podcasts (2025)

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Remember Ace Frehley 1:17:59

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🎸 Signals From Mars – Episode 427: Remembering Ace Frehley In this emotional episode of Signals From Mars, we celebrate the life and legacy of Ace Frehley — the original Space Ace whose sound, style, and spirit helped define generations of rock fans. From the very first riff that drew us in as kids, Ace became part of the soundtrack of our lives. H…

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Introducing: Health Stuff 2:21

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Hi, TechStuff listeners! We're excited to share with you a sneak peek at iHeartPodcasts' latest release, Health Stuff! Health Stuff: On Health Stuff, hosts Dr. Priyanka Wali and comedian Hari Kondabolu tackle all the health questions that keep you up at night with hilarity and humanity. Together, they demystify the flashy trends, and keep you infor…

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The Story: Is Your Pregnancy App Actually Helping? 27:47

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Ever feel like tech is actually fueling your worries? This week, we explore the murky world of parenting tech and pregnancy apps with Amanda Hess, who is the author of “Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age” and a writer-at-large for the New York Times covering technology and internet culture. Amanda shares with Karah how pregnancy changed…

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$12bn of debt: How First Brands Group collapsed 26:37

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Some of the world’s biggest financial institutions are reeling after the collapse of a little-known car parts supplier: First Brands Group. The company filed for bankruptcy last month, and since then, FT reporters have shone a spotlight on billions of dollars of hidden debt and a secretive founder whose borrowing habits left creditors exposed. The …

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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna: Creating Smarter Business with AI and Quantum 53:04

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Malcolm Gladwell sits down with IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna in a special live episode of Smart Talks with IBM. They discuss the groundbreaking potential of quantum computing, the transformative impact of AI on business, and how Krishna’s visionary predictions from the 90s continue to guide IBM’s innovations. This is a paid advertisement fro…

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The Gateway to Hell Is Closing | Astrum Earth 31:54

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The “Gateway to Hell” has been burning for 50 years, and it’s finally closing. Journey to the most hellish places on Earth. We're exploring our planet's terrifying "hell holes" - from a relentlessly burning crater, to a pit teeming with spiders, and a gigantic chasm that won't stop growing. Discover the dark forces behind these nightmare portals, f…

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Week in Tech: To Catch a Cheater 32:03

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Should facial recognition be available to everybody? This week, Oz shows off his new swag from the company of the moment, Colossal Biosciences, and tells us about his visit to the labs’ responsible for Woolly Mice and Dire Wolves. Then, Oz and Karah unpack how facial recognition is being used by viral sites like Cheaterbuster AI and investigate the…

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MacroVoices #503 Adam Rozencwajg: Gold, Oil & Uranium 1:22:24

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Adam Rozencwajg. They discuss all things commodities from gold to oil to uranium. https://bit.ly/4oFcfAZ 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/3L28R4t ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://bit.ly/4d1fcag 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: htt…

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Have We Really Found Life on Mars? 21:10

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You’ve seen the headlines: NASA has discovered the first signs of life on Mars. But what’s really going on? Those bizarre, leopard-spotted rocks from NASA's Perseverance rover are making global headlines. Could this truly be the greatest discovery in history? Join us as we cut through the speculation, diving deep into the definitive science of this…

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The Story: What China Tariffs Really Signal 28:02

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This week, we’re joined by tech analyst and researcher, Dan Wang, to help analyze the evolving relationship between the US and China. In Dan’s new book, Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future, he introduces a new framework, comparing and contrasting China's “engineering state” to the US’s “lawyerly society”. We also hear Dan’s take on Chin…

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Can the world’s largest listed hedge fund rebound? 19:10

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The world’s largest listed hedge fund manager, Man Group, is at a crossroads. After years of high flying thanks to its innovative quant trading strategies, the company’s hedge fund unit has been faltering. Recently, the performance of Man Group’s core business has been lacklustre, and some institutional investors have pulled their money. The FT’s h…

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The UFO Evidence I'm Taking Seriously 1:06:53

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In this Astrum episode, we're examining UFO (or UAP) sightings. How do we separate fact from fiction when it comes to UFOs? Do scientists really think alien life is out there, and could it have already visited our planet? We're combing through the evidence, and investigating what exactly the government is hiding from the public. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum's new…

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Vinyl Haul US 2025 55:06

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🎸 Signals From Mars – Episode 426: US Vinyl Hall 🎸 In this episode, I take you through my latest vinyl haul — featuring albums, CDs, cassettes, and signed posters I picked up during my trip to the U.S. and a few classics rediscovered in my parents’ home. I also share some of the vinyl I’ve added to my collection here in Spain throughout the year. T…

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Week in Tech: The Antichrist, the Billionaire and God in the Machine 31:30

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Is it no longer ‘borderline illegal’ to be Christian in Silicon Valley? This week, Oz and Karah are diving deep into Peter Thiel’s 4-part lecture series on the Antichrist and they unpack why the tech industry might be getting more religious. Plus, Oz spills the tea on the Dutch-China microchip drama. Space junk is falling from the sky. The cops are…

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MacroVoices #502 Tian Yang: A Whiff of Reflation? 52:52

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Tian Yang. They’ll discuss the leading indicators Variant Perception uses to guide their macro strategy, what they say about growth and inflation, and how that translates to trading opportunities. https://bit.ly/3KUt5Np Variant Perception: https://variantperception.com/macro-pack/ 🔻Download Big P…

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The Mystery at the Most Dangerous Place on the Moon | Astrum Sleep Space 1:00:23

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Click the following link to get your Manta Sleep mask and support the channel: https://bit.ly/4ibgC3s. You can also get 10% off with code ASTRUM. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum's newsletter has launched! Want to know what's happening in space? Sign up here: ⁠https://astrumspace.kit.com⁠ A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here…

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Introducing Untold: Toxic Legacy 2:16

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Introducing Toxic Legacy, a new season of Untold from the Financial Times. Host Laura Hughes uncovers a lead poisoning epidemic across the UK. You might be living with lead and not know it: the toxin is often invisible to the human eye, but wreaks havoc on our bodies once we’re exposed. The first episode of Untold: Toxic Legacy launches October 22.…

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TechSupport: Pixel Peeping - How to Spot AI Video 29:57

15d ago29:57

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This week, it’s all about Sora. OpenAI’s updated video generator and the invite-only social media app. AI Video just got so much easier to make, and harder to detect… Karah and her guest, Jeremy Carrasco, who runs the social media accounts showtoolsAI, demo how Sora works and how you can determine if a short video you’re watching was created with A…

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The meltdown at Nestlé 20:21

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From KitKat candy bars to Perrier mineral water, Nestlé owns thousands of brands. But recently the world’s largest food and beverage company has severely underperformed its rivals in the wider consumer goods sector. The business is also emerging from a scandal involving its most recent chief executive. The FT’s consumer industries reporter Madelein…

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These Comets Are Changing Our View of the Solar System 1:07:17

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This episode explores the violent, icy, and explosive world of comets. We dive into giant impacts, volcanic eruptions, and mysterious trajectories as we explore the tiny frozen rocks that swarm throughout our solar system. Astrum's newsletter has launched! Want to know what's happening in space? Sign up here: ⁠https://astrumspace.kit.com⁠ A huge th…

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Signals From Mars - Episode 425 - September 2025 Albums Review 1:17:21

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🎸 Signals From Mars – Episode 425 (Livestream Recording) 🎸 Join me live on October 3rd with Jeremy and Ed as we dig into the new hard rock and metal releases from September 2025. 🤘 We’ll be sharing our reactions, favorite tracks, and hot takes on the latest albums — from the big names to the hidden gems. Expect debate, surprises, and plenty of musi…

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Week in Tech: Did Social Media Just Change Forever? 33:14

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Are you ready to bond over AI videos? This week in tech news, OpenAI dominates the game. Their new social media app is the talk of the internet, they signed a massive chip deal that rocked the industry, and they just released tech that gets ChatGPT one step closer to becoming the 'everything app'. Then, Oz answers the question, “Have we passed peak…

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MacroVoices #501 Matt Barrie: AI Caramba? 1:09:02

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Matt Barrie. They discuss all things AI in this week’s feature interview. Is it a bubble about to burst, or a new secular trend that will soon be bigger than the Internet itself? https://bit.ly/4h3y1f3 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: http://bit.ly/435x6ot ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day tr…

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What the USA's Most Powerful AI Can See from Space | Astrum Sleep Space 33:25

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This video delves into Sentient, the top-secret AI utilising satellites to make predictions about our world. Astrum's newsletter has launched! Want to know what's happening in space? Sign up here: ⁠https://astrumspace.kit.com⁠ A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here: ⁠https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF…

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The Story: Spies vs. AIs 24:40

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This week, we check in on the CIA and how it’s faring in the age of AI. Oz sits down with David Ignatius, a foreign affairs columnist for The Washington Post to discuss his article, “A Band of Innovators Reimagines the Spy Game for a World with No Cover.” Ignatius has been covering US foreign policy and the CIA for almost four decades and he recent…

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Elon Musk and the end of a telecom tycoon’s dream 23:40

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We've Been Receiving Another WTF Radio Signal From an Object 1,000,000 LY Wide 26:58

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Coming soon from Tech Tonic: Mission to Mars 1:40

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US President Donald Trump has pledged to “plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars”, China could send its first crewed mission to Mars within a decade, and Elon Musk wants people to actually settle on Mars, transforming the human race into an interplanetary species. In a new series of Tech Tonic, the FT’s Peggy Hollinger asks if we’re really …

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Week in Tech: Does 'Workslop' Affect Your Workplace? 32:33

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Do you know the definition of a friend? This week in tech news, workplaces may not be getting a good return on their AI investments and a new wearable goes all in on advertisements, but they are getting defaced. Then, Italy has a new AI regulation law and there’s a buzzy new “actress” in Hollywood. On Chat and Me, how one listener is personalizing …

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MacroVoices #500 Lyn Alden: What Will Stop This Train? 1:15:44

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Lyn Alden. Lyn picks up where Luke Gromen left off last week, sharing her views on what it would take to actually stop this train. http://bit.ly/48djn2y 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4pSOuGU ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://bit.ly/4d1fc…

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The Star Explosion So Powerful, We Felt It 2 Billion Light Years Away | Astrum Sleep Space 32:08

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The Brightest Explosion of All Time (B.O.A.T) could explain how the universe's heavy elements are formed. Astrum's newsletter has launched! Want to know what's happening in space? Sign up here: ⁠https://astrumspace.kit.com⁠ A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here: ⁠https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF…

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The Story: Everyone in Hollywood Already Uses AI 25:38

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This week, we explore Hollywood’s open secret — that everyone is using AI, they just aren’t talking about it. Karah sits down with Lila Shapiro, a features writer for New York Magazine, about what Hollywood, itself, thinks of AI. She shares what she’s learned from her extensive interviews with studio executives, directors, writers, vfx artists, act…

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The unsustainable boom in India’s Silicon Valley 22:45

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India’s tech hub Bangalore has experienced huge growth of companies and employees in the past two decades. But the city’s infrastructure is not keeping up with such rapid growth. With the tech sector contributing more than $300bn to the nation’s economy, what happens to the country’s growth if Bangalore can’t solve its issues? The FT’s Mumbai burea…

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You've Never Seen Volcanoes Like This Before 44:22

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This Astrum compilation dives into the explosive secrets of cosmic volcanoes, exploring a journey of fire and ice that spans the entire solar system. Learn about the most extreme geological forces in the solar system, from sulphurous magma outbursts on Io, to the devastating underwater eruption of Tonga on Earth, and the shocking cryovolcanic plume…

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Week in Tech: Cast Your Ballot On Discord 32:49

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Who are the teens debugging in the bathroom? This week in tech news, there’s a Gen Z-led revolution in Nepal and Discord made it possible. Early 2000s hustle culture is so back in Silicon Valley — at least for teen tech founders. Then, there’s a new AI-generated political satire show airing on Russian state TV. And Albania gets an AI-avatar to seek…

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Vote for Behind the Money in the Signal Awards! 0:35

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Behind the Money has been nominated for a Signal Award in the Money & Finance category! It's a Listener Choice award, which means we need your help. Vote for us to win here. We appreciate your support! And while you're at it, vote for some other FT podcasts that have also been nominated. The FT News Briefing podcast was nominated for best daily pod…

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MacroVoices #499 Has The Luke Gromen Moment Arrived? 1:32:18

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Luke Gromen. They’ll discuss gold to bitcoin to stocks. And of course no Luke Gromen interview would be complete without an update on Luke’s outlook for the U.S. Dollar. https://bit.ly/4nn8U9t 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/46B94Tk ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at B…

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This Is the Most Extreme Planet in the Solar System 1:47:59

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Ready to explore the most extreme planet in our solar system? This Astrum video dives into the incredible secrets of Mercury, a world of scorching heat and freezing cold. Learn why a day on this tiny planet lasts longer than a year, and the other surprising discoveries uncovered on this secretive world. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum's newsletter has launched! Want…

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The Story: ON CRISPR: The Story of Jennifer Doudna with Walter Isaacson 27:44

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This week, we’re bringing you the first episode of Season 3 of the podcast ON CRISPR. Walter Isaacson — the bestselling biographer behind Musk, Einstein and Steve Jobs – and journalist Evan Ratliff (Shell Game, Mastermind, Longform) take a behind-the-scenes look at the story of Jennifer Doudna, one of the scientific pioneers behind the gene editing…

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A subprime auto lender collapsed. Wall Street has questions 19:55

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The recent collapse of Tricolor Holdings, a subprime auto lender in Texas, has left a trail of losses and questions from Wall Street to low-income immigrant communities throughout the American south-west. The FT’s US banking correspondent Akila Quinio, and Amelia Pollard, US investment correspondent, explain what they’ve found. Clip from Fifth Thir…

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Dune Is One of the Most Scientifically Inaccurate Sci-fis of All Time | Astrum Sleep Space 32:07

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Astrum explores the scientific truth behind Dune. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Click the following link to get your Manta Sleep mask and support the channel: https://bit.ly/4ibgC3s. You can also get 10% off with code ASTRUM. ▀▀▀▀▀▀Astrum's newsletter has launched! Want to know what's happening in space? Sign up here: ⁠https://astrumspace.kit.com⁠ A huge thanks to our Pa…

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Signals From Mars - Episode 424 - July And August 2025 Albums Review 1:21:04

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In this episode of Signals From Mars, Victor is joined by Jeremy and Ed to review the new hard rock and metal album releases from July and August 2025. Together, they dive into standout records, hidden gems, and surprising letdowns across a wide spectrum of styles — from thrash and power metal to gothic and progressive sounds. This is the first liv…

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Week in Tech: Why the Charlie Kirk Video is Everywhere 30:12

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What does the viral video of Charlie Kirk’s assassination say about the state of content moderation on social media? This week, Oz and Karah unpack the complexities of moderating graphic-but-newsworthy content, and why tech companies commitment to moderation has waned in recent years. Then, Karah talks to a student in New York about how they’re adj…

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MacroVoices #498 Louis-Vincent Gave: Which Megatrend Will Reshape The World? 1:04:57

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Louis-Vincent Gave. They discuss deflation, precious metals, equities, China, energy markets, and much more. https://bit.ly/3VqJY4t 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/3KsOX25 ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://bit.ly/4d1fcag 🔴 Subscribe to Pat…

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We Finally Have Evidence of Ancient Oceans on Mars 19:01

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China’s Zhurong rover has found evidence of ancient oceans on Mars. Mars might once have had the most beautiful beaches in our solar system. For decades, the idea of ancient Martian oceans has been a theory, but now, a stunning new discovery has changed everything. The Zhurong rover has uncovered the first definitive proof of a long-lost ocean on M…

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The Story: Social Media is Ruining Our Sex Lives 29:43

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This week, we take a deep dive into why Gen Z isn’t having sex. Karah talks with Carter Sherman, a reproductive health and justice reporter for The Guardian, and author of the book The Second Coming: Sex and the Next Generation's Fight Over Its Future. They unpack how tech factors into the “Sex Recession,” sex as a proxy measure for empathy and hum…

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Is there a future for the ‘Amazon of Africa’? 24:04

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Ecommerce start-up Jumia was supposed to become the “Amazon of Africa”. Its prospects seemed promising after raising close to $800mn prior to its IPO in 2019 — more than any African start-up. But in the years since, things haven’t gone the way investors probably hoped. The FT’s west and central Africa correspondent Aanu Adeoye explains Jumia’s plan…

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The Giant Waves Scientists Refused to Admit Exist | Astrum Earth 26:16

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The ocean holds a secret more terrifying than any monster. Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 100 people to join Planet Wild with my code ASTRUM9 will get the first month for free at: https://planetwild.com/r/astrumearth/... If you want to get to know them better first, check out their project c…

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Week in Tech: Turning China's Surveillance Against Itself 30:41

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What does getting older actually feel like? This week, Oz and Karah discuss MIT Researchers who are using technology to simulate aging. Then, Oz tells the story of an activist who used China’s surveillance state as a form of protest. Karah dives deep into the weird world of humans quietly training chatbots. And finally, on Chat and Me, is replacing…

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MacroVoices #497 Dr. Anas Alhajji: The Impact of Trump Polices on Russia, China, India & OPEX+ 1:01:04

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Dr. Anas Alhajji. They discuss all things energy, from this past Sunday’s Group of 8 meeting to secondary sanctions strategy on India to the reincarnated Power of Siberia 2 pipeline project. https://bit.ly/4gkBeGI Trade Dr. Anas Alhajji's Oil View Live! (Members-Only Guest Pass) Register For A Fr…