Best Sovereign Engineering Podcasts (2025)

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The Search Engine Shake-up 44:18

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Eric Seufert, general partner Heracles Capital and proprietor of Mobile Dev Memo, joins Double Take for a deep dive on the evolution of the search market, focusing on the impact of AI and changing consumer behavior on major tech companies.By Newton Investment Management North America LLC

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#818: John Arnold with Dr. Peter Attia — The Greatest Energy Trader of All Time on Lessons Learned, Walking Away from Wall Street, and Reinventing Philanthropy 2:36:09

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In this special episode, my friend—and fan-favorite guest—Dr. Peter Attia takes the mic as guest host. Peter sits down with legendary trader John Arnold, widely considered the greatest energy trader of all time. Today, through his foundation Arnold Ventures, John applies the same rigorous thinking to some of America’s toughest social challenges—cri…

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#817: 4-Hour Workweek Success Stories — Charlie Houpert on Building “Charisma on Command” to 10M+ Subscribers, From Charging $10 for Seminars to Making Millions, Living in Brazil, Critical Early Decisions ... 2:14:36

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Charlie Houpert is the co-founder of Charisma on Command, a company that helps people develop confidence, charisma, and strong social skills. Originally launched as a 4-Hour Workweek-inspired “muse,” it has since grown into one of the largest platforms for social skills and confidence training, with more than 10 million YouTube subscribers worldwid…

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The AI Robotic Revolution 48:35

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Christopher Savoia, head of ecosystem success – Americas at Universal Robots, joins Double Take to discuss the collaborative future of robots and AI technology, driving innovation and efficiency in various industries.By Newton Investment Management North America LLC

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#816: Nsima Inyang, Mutant and Movement Coach — True Athleticism at Any Age, Microdosing Movement, “Rope Flow” as a Key Unlock, Why Sleds and Sandbags Matter, and Much More 3:18:31

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Nsima Inyang (@nsimainyang) is a strength athlete, movement coach, and co-host of Mark Bell’s Power Project, one of the top fitness podcasts in the world. He is also one of the most freakishly athletic humans I’ve ever met. He’s a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a professional natural bodybuilder (placed top five in the world), and an elite-leve…

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After Liberation Day: gold, rates and currency shifts 27:52

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Max Castelli, head of strategy for sovereign institutions at UBS Asset Management, joins Yara Aziz, economist at OMFIF, to unpack the global reserve response after 2 April – a date proclaimed by President Donald Trump as Liberation Day. They dive into US policy shifts, the dollar’s evolving role, rising demand for gold and whether Europe is finally…

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#815: Chris Hutchins, Deal Master — Helping Tim Burn 15M+ Miles and Points, Flipping Costco Gold Into Five-Star Trips, Flying to Japan for $222, Tech Tools and Tricks, and Avoiding The Optimizer’s Curse ... 2:39:25

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Chris Hutchins is the creator and host of All the Hacks, a podcast that helps people upgrade their life, money, and travel. He previously founded Grove (acquired by Wealthfront) and Milk (acquired by Google), led New Product Strategy at Wealthfront, and was a Partner at Google Ventures. Most importantly, he is the person Kevin Rose and I call if we…

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The importance of privacy in capital markets 21:43

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Zain Saidin, chief executive officer of Tassat, joins editor of OMFIF's Digital Monetary Institute, Lewis McLellan, to discuss the value of private blockchain networks for regulated finance. The discussion covers how the transparency typical of public blockchains may present trade-offs where counterparties want to know each other but cannot know ea…

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Driving ocean sustainability through finance 32:42

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Ahead of the Blue Economy and Finance Forum taking place on 7-8 June 2025, Louise Heaps, Global Lead Sustainable Blue Economy, and Maud Abdelli, Greening Financial Regulation Initiative Lead at the Worldwide Fund for Nature, join OMFIF's Isabella Frymoyer to explore how financial institutions can advance ocean sustainability. The conversation highl…

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A US Sovereign Wealth Fund? 41:01

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Pat Schena, economics professor at Tufts University, joins Double Take to provide a comprehensive overview of the proposed American Sovereign Wealth Fund, discussing its potential implications for investors, market stability and national economic strategy.By Newton Investment Management North America LLC

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#814: Chatri Sityodtong, CEO of ONE Championship — From Dirt Poor to Top-10 Sports-Media Franchise, The $100M Breakfast, Dominating Social Media (30B+ Views/Year), Key Strategic Decisions, and The Moneyball ... 2:38:37

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Chatri Sityodtong (@yodchatri) is the founder and CEO of ONE Championship, one of the top-10 biggest sports-media properties in the world in terms of viewership and engagement (alongside the NBA, Formula One, Champions League, and Premier League), with a global broadcast reach to 195 countries. Sponsors: AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: Drink…

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#813: Q&A with Tim — Three Life Commandments, 4-Hour Workweek Exercises I Still Use, The Art and Joy of Inefficiency, Stoicism Revisited, and Much More 1:19:14

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Welcome back to another in-between-isode, with one of my favorite formats: the good old-fashioned Q&A. Sponsors: Monarch Money track, budget, plan, and do more with your money: MonarchMoney.com/Tim (50% off your first year at monarchmoney.com with code TIM) Eight Sleep Pod Cover 5 sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: EightSleep.com/Ti…

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Navigating long-term investments amid short term volatility 37:11

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Jonathan Griffiths, senior investment specialist at Capital Group, joins Arunima Sharan, senior economist at OMFIF’s Economic and Monetary Policy Institute, to unpack Capital Group’s 2025 Capital Market Assumptions and explore perspectives for institutional investors navigating an increasingly complex global investment landscape. They discuss theme…

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#812: The Random Show — New Health Gadgets, Tim’s Latest Adventures, How to Drink Less, Zen Retreats, AI + Your Genome, and Colonoscopy Confessions 2:08:38

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Welcome to another wide-ranging "Random Show" episode I recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose (digg.com)! We cover dozens of topics: from the cutting edge of health tech to pro-tips for colonoscopies; AI; adventures in Japan and Taiwan seeking out perfect coffee and tea; tips for drinking less alcohol; powerful documentaries like 32 Sounds and b…

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Pulse Check: Data Centers 36:07

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Double Take hosts Rafe Lewis and Jack Encarnacao are joined by industry experts to discuss insights from the Data Center World trade show in Washington, DC, focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and data center infrastructure.By Newton Investment Management North America LLC

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#811: 2x Olympic Archery Medalist Jake Kaminski — Lessons Learned and Mantras Used After 1,000,000 Arrows 2:50:06

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Jake Kaminski is a two-time Olympic silver medalist in archery and a longtime member of the US Archery Team. He runs a successful YouTube channel, writes training guides, and develops high-performance gear under the Kaminski Archery brand. Sign up for the Kaminski Archery Backyard Championship here. Sponsors: Helix Sleep premium mattresses: https:/…

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How Product Leaders Can Use Sovereign Cloud to Help Customers Navigate Geopolitical Uncertainty 22:04

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Time to Value podcast host Craig Lowery and guest René Büst explore how product leaders can leverage sovereign cloud solutions to navigate geopolitical uncertainties. The discussion delves into the complexities of digital sovereignty, emphasizing the importance of control over software and hardware infrastructure, and the challenges posed by geopol…

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#810: Terry Real — The Therapist Who Breaks All The Rules 1:55:08

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Terry Real is a nationally recognized family therapist, author, and teacher. His book I Don't Want To Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression, the first book ever written on the topic of male depression, is a national bestseller. His new book, Us: Getting Past You & Me to Build a More Loving Relationship is a New York Times b…

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Combatting fraud in instant payments systems 31:39

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Instant payments systems are proliferating rapidly, and many central banks are working hard on interlinking them to enable quick, efficient cross-border payments. However, while IPS can provide extremely rapid, low-cost payments, they are not immune to fraud and erroneous payments. Given the speed of settlement, these problems can be even more diff…

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#809: The 4-Hour Workweek Tools That Still Work — The Art of Refusal and The Low-Information Diet 1:20:31

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This time around, we have a bit of a different format, featuring the book that started it all for me, The 4-Hour Workweek. Readers and listeners often ask me what I would change or update, but an equally interesting question is: what wouldn’t I change? What stands the test of time and hasn’t lost any potency? This episode features two of the most i…

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Lobbying in the Trump Era 34:56

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Bruce Mehlman, an experienced Washington lobbyist, joins Double Take to discuss the complexities of corporate lobbying in the current political environment, including how businesses are navigating uncertainties and the implications for investors.By Newton Investment Management North America LLC

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Tokenisation: an engine for convergence 40:37

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Real-world asset tokenisation is accelerating, particularly within private distributed ledger technology platforms like R3's Corda. But Richard Brown, R3’s chief technology officer, believes that the future of financial market infrastructure lies in the convergence of private networks like Corda and public networks like Ethereum and Solana. He join…

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#808: Stephen West — From High School Dropout to Hit Podcast, and from Stocking Groceries to Reading Philosophy for a Living 1:44:59

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Stephen West is a father, husband, and host of the Philosophize This! podcast. Sponsors: Gusto simple and easy payroll, HR, and benefits platform used by 400,000+ businesses: https://gusto.com/tim (three months free) Momentous high-quality supplements: https://livemomentous.com/tim (code TIM for up to 35% off) Eight Sleep’s Pod 4 Ultra sleeping sol…

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#807: In Case You Missed It: March 2025 Recap of "The Tim Ferriss Show" 45:53

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This is a special inbetweenisode, which serves as a recap of the episodes from last month. It features a short clip from each conversation in one place so you can easily jump around to get a feel for the episode and guest. Based on your feedback, this format has been tweaked and improved since the first recap episode. For instance, listeners sugges…

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#10 - Walking with Jesus 1:36:12

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"It's gonna be permissionless or hell." Gigi and gzuuus are vibing towards dystopia. Books & articles mentioned: AI 2027 DVMs were a mistake Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams Takedown by Laila michelwait The Ultimate Resource by Julian L. Simon Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Momo by Michael Ende In this dialogue: Pablo's Roo Setup Tech Hype Cycl…

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Will the dollar remain king? 26:55

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Paul Blustein, author of King Dollar: The Past and Future of the World's Dominant Currency, joins OMFIF to discuss his latest book and thoughts on why the dollar has been, continues to be and will remain the world's dominant currency. He discusses why the euro and renminbi are not viable alternatives, whether there is a role for cryptocurrencies an…

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Make Your Homepage a Growth Engine 27:32

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The 2025 Gartner Tech Marketing Benchmarks Survey showed web (direct/referral traffic) is the top-performing marketing channel for companies with $100 million or more in annual revenue. In fact, web-based direct or referral-based traffic moved up four ranks and overtook search engine optimization’s (SEO’s) No. 1 slot from 2024. In this episode, we …

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#09 - No Strudelutions 1:55:05

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"It isn’t obvious that the world had to work this way. But somehow the universe smiles on encryption." hzrd149 & Gigi take a stroll along the shore of cryptographic identities. This dialogue explores how cryptographic signatures fundamentally shift power dynamics in social networks, moving control from servers to key holders. We discuss the concept…

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#806: How Rich Barton Built Expedia and Zillow from $0 to $35B — Audacious Goals, Provocation Marketing, Scrabble for Naming, and Powerful Daily Rituals 2:25:01

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Rich Barton is the co-founder and co-executive chairman of Zillow, a company transforming how people buy, sell, rent, and finance homes. Before Zillow, Rich founded Expedia within Microsoft in 1994 and successfully spun the company off as a public company in 1999. He served as president, CEO, and board director of Expedia and later co-founded and s…

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#805: Philip Goff — Exploring Consciousness and Non-Ordinary Religion, Galileo's Error, Panpsychism, Heretical Ideas, and Therapeutic Belief 2:16:13

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Philip Goff is a professor of philosophy at Durham University. His main research focus is consciousness, but he is interested in many questions about the nature of reality. He is most known for defending panpsychism, the view that consciousness is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of the physical world. He is the author of Galileo's Error: Found…

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CBDC plans energised by stablecoin momentum 28:29

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OMFIF’s 2024 survey of central banks found that, while three-quarters of respondents are continuing their plans to issue central bank digital currencies, one-third have delayed their timelines. However, this was before the change in US government and the decision not to pursue CBDCs, instead prioritising digital assets. A follow-up OMFIF survey rev…

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Trade, investment and their impact on sustainability 31:41

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Amelia Santos-Paulino, chief of investment research at the United Nations Trade and Development's investment and enterprise division, joins OMFIF to discuss some of the key priorities in sustainability for UNTAD in 2025. She considers the space for trade and investment flows in international climate discussions, particularly in the face of recent e…

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#08 - Navigating the Vibe 1:35:28

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"With the shift towards this multi-agent collaboration and orchestration world, you need a neutral substrate that has money, identity, cryptography, and web-of-trust baked in, to make everything work." Pablo & Gigi are getting high on glue nostr. Books and articles mentioned: Saving beauty by Byung-Chul Han LLMs as a tool for thought by Amelia Watt…

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Innovating US Defense 26:52

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Kirsten Bartok Touw, a defense investor and thought leader, joins Double Take to dig into the trenches of US defense spending. She illuminates the need for faster innovation, more autonomous systems and incorporation of commercial technologies.By Newton Investment Management North America LLC

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#804: Robert Rodriguez, The Wizard of Cinema Returns — The "Fear-Forward" Way of Life, How to Overcome Self-Doubt, Learning to Love Limitations, and Counter-Intuitive Parenting That Works 1:44:15

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Robert Rodriguez is a film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, and composer. Rodriguez has written, produced, directed, and edited a series of successful films including El Mariachi, Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, the Spy Kids franchise, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Frank Miller’s Sin City, and many more. Robert recently laun…

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#07 - Zig Multiplatform 2:46:43

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“The age of the idea guys has begun.” Justin & Gigi vibe about Zig. Articles mentioned: LLMs as a tool for thought by Amelia Wattenberger Micropayments and Mental Transaction Costs by Nick Szabo How our interfaces have lost their senses by Amelia Wattenberger Talks mentioned: The Art of Bitcoin Rhetoric by Bitstein Books mentioned: Human Action by …

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#803: Craig Mod Returns — Epic Walks in Japan, The Art of Slowness, Digital Detox, Publishing “Impossible” Books, and Choosing Beauty Over Scale 2:28:54

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Craig Mod Returns! Craig is a writer, photographer, and walker living in Tokyo and Kamakura, Japan. He is the author of Things Become Other Things and Kissa by Kissa. He also writes the newsletters Roden and Ridgeline and has contributed to The New York Times, The Atlantic, Wired, and more. Sponsors: Shopify global commerce platform, providing tool…

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#06 - The Winds of AI 1:39:15

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“The human spirit should remain in charge.” Pablo & Gigi talk about the wind. In this dialogue: Wind More Wind Information Calories, and how to measure them Digital Wellbeing Rescue Time Teleology of Technology Platforms get users Hooked (book) Feeds are slot machines Movie Walls Tweetdeck and Notedeck IRC vs the modern feed 37Signals: “Hey , let’s…

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Small Caps, Big Ideas 40:32

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Joe Corrado, a veteran small-cap investor who recently retired from Newton Investment Management, joins Double Take to share his extensive insights on the evolution of small-cap investing and strategies for navigating current market challenges.By Newton Investment Management North America LLC

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#802: Craig Mod — The Real Japan, Cheap Apartments in Tokyo, Productive Side Quests, Creative Retreats, Buying Future Freedom, and Being Possessed by Spirits 2:15:49

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Craig Mod is a writer, photographer, and walker living in Tokyo and Kamakura, Japan. He is the author of Things Become Other Things and Kissa by Kissa. He also writes the newsletters Roden and Ridgeline and has contributed to The New York Times, The Atlantic, Wired, and more. Sponsors: David Protein Bars 28g of protein, 150 calories, and 0g of suga…

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#801: In Case You Missed It: February 2025 Recap of "The Tim Ferriss Show" 44:40

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This is a special inbetweenisode, which serves as a recap of the episodes from last month. It features a short clip from each conversation in one place so you can easily jump around to get a feel for the episode and guest. Based on your feedback, this format has been tweaked and improved since the first recap episode. For instance, listeners sugges…

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#800: Ev Williams — The Art of Pivoting (e.g., Odeo to Twitter), Strategic Quitting, The Dangers of Premature Scaling, Must-Read Books, and More 1:03:37

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Ev Williams is the co-founder of Mozi, a new social network that helps you connect in person with the people you care about. Over the past 25 years, Ev has co-founded several companies that have helped shape the modern internet—including Blogger, Medium, and Twitter. This episode was recorded live at Diggnation, where digg.com was relaunched. Go to…

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#05 - Prompt & Pray 1:48:18

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"What should the next iteration of the internet look like?" In this dialogue: Paul and his awesome nostr t-shirt Are we all just nostalgic? Where did the optimism of computing and the information superhighway go? We went from interop to pay-to-unlock. Do we have to live in the digital gulags forever? Homecooked meals and homecooked apps Paper straw…

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#04 - Ecash Fixes 402 1:37:22

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“I don’t believe in Utopia anymore. I’m too old for that.” In this dialogue: Where is the Utopia that the internet promised? “Neither nostalgia nor utopia” Net Neutrality is a moral stance Where did the internet go wrong? Tech as a tool; is tech always neutral? Technology that increases agency VS tech that enslaves Competition vs Symbiosis “Who wil…

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Insights From Gartner's Annual Product Management Survey 25:19

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Time to Value: The Gartner Marketing and Product Management Podcast host Cliff Gilley and guest analyst Chris Meering discuss the results of the 2024 Gartner Product Management Branded Survey. They explore the various titles and roles of product management, the impact of generative AI (GenAI) on the profession and how product managers can better ba…

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#799: Richard Taylor and Greg Broadmore, Wētā Workshop — Untapping Creativity, Stories from The Lord of the Rings, The Magic of New Zealand, Four Tenets to Live By, and The Only Sentence of Self-Help You ... 2:23:16

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Richard Taylor is the co-founder and creative lead at Wētā Workshop, which he runs with his wife and co-founder Tania Rodger. Wētā Workshop is a concept design studio and manufacturing facility that services the world’s creative and entertainment industries. Their practical and special effects have helped define the visual identities of some of the…

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The Quantum Leap 26:50

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Paul Stimers, partner at Holland & Knight and founder of the Quantum Industry Coalition, joins Double Take to jump into the quantum advantage, cybersecurity implications and the future of this groundbreaking technology.By Newton Investment Management North America LLC

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How political shifts are reshaping sovereign investment strategies 37:20

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Max Castelli, head of strategy for sovereign institutions, and Philipp Salman, director of strategy for sovereign institutions at UBS Asset Management, join Yara Aziz, economist at OMFIF, to discuss how sovereign investors are adapting their strategies for 2025. They explore US President Trump’s policies, the outlook for the dollar and the impact o…

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#798: Terry Real — Breaking the Rules of Traditional Couples Therapy for Superior Results, A Few Frameworks That Work 40:59

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For this episode, I’m doing something a bit different. I’m featuring five chapters from the audiobook Fierce Intimacy by Terry Real. What you will hear in this episode will help you identify both your and your partner’s losing strategies in relationships, and help you move from disharmony to repair. Terry is the creator of Relational Life Therapy, …

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The AI Kitchen 29:10

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Richard Eisenbarth, President Emeritus of Cini-Little International, Inc., joins Double Take to stew over the increasing role of AI and automation in the food-service industry, marinating on how these technologies are transforming kitchen operations and impacting the industry.By Newton Investment Management North America LLC