Best Alex Aubrey Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 91: Seafloor, Icecap, Moon ft. Tyler Bernstein of Zeno Power 41:58

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Zeno Power, a cutting edge nuclear company, is making batteries powered with Strontium 90 for niche deployment cases: the moon, the arctic, and the seafloor. I got to pick Zeno cofounder and CEO Tyler Bernstein’s brain about their exciting new technology, why Zeno’s work is critical in our increasingly multipolar world, and the upsides of competing…

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Ann Burroughs, the museum director who stood up to Trump, Giambologna 1:03:50

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Episode No. 722 features museum director and human rights activist Ann Burroughs, and curator Cory Korkow. Burroughs is the director of the Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, which has led the museum sector in resisting Trumpism and the rise of fascism in the United States. Even as many US institutions capitulated when the Trump admini…

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Tokenizing GLXY with Robert Leshner 1:05:25

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Alex Thorn talks with Superstate founder and CEO Robert Leshner about tokenizing Galaxy’s Class A Common Stock on Solana. Alex and Robert also discuss the archaic tech stack of traditional capital markets, how blockchains can simplify and improve capital flows, and what the future of tokenization will look like. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (…

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Event Horizon (1997): Gothic Sci-Fi Space-Hell Never Felt So Good 1:00:44

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Ben and Rob board the Event Horizon this week, diving into Paul W.S. Anderson’s genre-bending science fiction horror that flopped hard at the box office; only to rise like a cosmic demon into cult classic territory. Featuring powerhouse performances from Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill, Event Horizon remixes haunted‑house tropes, cosmic dread, and…

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Episode 90: Tickling the Dragon ft. Matt Loszak of Aalo Atomics 44:34

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Matt Loszak, the cofounder and CEO of Aalo Atomics, joined me to talk about Aalo’s progress rolling SMRs off the factory line. We get into Aalo’s test reactors at Idaho National Labs, a DOE path toward approving nuclear designs, how Trump’s nuclear executive orders have helped the industry, “zero power criticality,” and more. Since we recorded this…

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Summer clips: Saif Azzuz 41:26

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Episode No. 721 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a holiday weekend clips episode featuring artist Saif Azzuz. The Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston, is presenting "Saif Azzuz: Keet Hegehlpa' (the water is rising)," which interrogates the privatization of land, water, and natural resources within settler-colonial systems. Across the exhibi…

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State of the Bitcoin Bull Market with James Check 51:46

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Alex Thorn talks with James Check (CheckOnChain) about the state of the bitcoin market, what onchain data tells us about the latest market dip, and where we are in terms of the ongoing bull market. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about bitcoin and ether markets, broad market moves, and the Fed’s adjusted approach to monetary pol…

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Together (2025): Why We Couldn't Tear Our Eyes Off The Screen 1:02:03

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This week, Ben and Rob dive into Together (2025), a tangled, self-aware horror-drama that asks big questions about love, identity, and whether two people can ever really exist as individuals or if they’re doomed to dissolve into one another. It’s part relationship study, part metatextual puzzle, and part… something else entirely. Is Together a sens…

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Summer clips: Tidawhitney Lek 52:57

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Episode No. 720 is a summer clips episode featuring artist Tidawhitney Lek. Lek is among the 30+ artists featured in "Spirit House" at the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington. The exhibition considers how 33 contemporary artists of Asian descent challenge the boundary between life and death through art, including how the spiritual rel…

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War Of The Worlds (2025): It's So Much Worse Than You Think 1:02:54

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This week, Ben and Rob suffer through War of the Worlds (2025), a baffling “screen life” style disaster starring Ice Cube and directed by Rich Lee. It’s a modern retelling of the classic H.G. Wells War Of The Worlds; except instead of tension, thrills, or coherence, we get glitchy video calls, insane leaps of logic, and a lead performance that sugg…

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Episode 89: TRISO Serious ft. Kurt Terrani of Standard Nuclear 45:17

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There are so many exciting developments in the nuclear space, I can hardly keep up. And not just in the realm of reactors. Kurt Terrani, the CEO of Standard Nuclear, joined me to talk about his new company and its ambitions for TRISO fuel. For me, this was a major download on nuclear fuel types. Kurt’s a very knowledgable dude working with a highly…

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Ben Shahn 52:58

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Episode No. 719 features curator Laura Katzman. Katzman is the curator of "Ben Shahn, On Nonconformity" at the Jewish Museum, New York. Shahn's first US retrospective in nearly 50 years. The exhibition examines Shahn's progressive commitment to the major issues between the Great Depression and the Vietnam War, as well as his exploration of spiritua…

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Nothing Stops This Train with Lyn Alden 1:12:10

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In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn welcomes Lyn Alden, Founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, to discuss fiscal dominance, the Fed’s policy constraints, and Bitcoin’s role in a world of structural deficits and rising inflation. They cover macroeconomic risks, central bank independence, and why Lyn believes Bitcoin’s long-term upside re…

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Black Bear (2020): Aubrey Plaza And The Chambe(a)r of Secrets 59:55

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Ben and Rob head deep into the woods with Black Bear (2020), Lawrence Michael Levine’s tense, layered meta-drama starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, and Sarah Gadon. It’s part relationship breakdown, part filmmaking fever dream and maybe part psychological horror told in a way that proves three might actually be the magic number. What does t…

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Masako Miki, Katherine Simóne Reynolds 1:25:15

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Episode No. 718 features artist Masako Miki and artist/curator Katherine Simóne Reynolds. The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco is presenting "Midnight March," a far-ranging presentation of Miki's two-dimensional and three-dimensional practice. The Japanese-born Miki's paintings, sculptures, and installations live between the sacred and t…

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Crypto PR is Hard w/ Aubrey Strobel 1:07:47

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Alex Thorn talks with Aubrey Strobel from Halcyon, a Communications and PR agency that focus on companies working in bitcoin, AI, and stablecoins, about all the Coinbase faux pas and other screw ups in crypto. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading, about markets, employment, the Fed, and the national debt. This episode was recorded on …

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Warfare (2025): This Is Not A War Film, Let Us Tell You Why 57:28

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Ben and Rob lock and load for Warfare (2025), the haunting, hyper-realistic war film co-directed by Alex Garland and former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza. Known for cerebral sci-fi like Ex Machina and Annihilation, Alex Garland shifts gears into combat territory—while quietly stepping back to share authorship in a way that feels as radical as the film itse…

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Episode 88: Nuclear for Seven Generations ft. Scott Lathrop of Native Nuclear 44:19

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On today’s episode, I spoke with Scott Lathrop, the Founder and Chief Executive Director of Native Nuclear. Like me, Scott sees nuclear power as a multi-generational infrastructure investment that serves as a sheet anchor for healthy communities and healthy economies. But he brings a distinctly native perspective to nuclear that subverts stereotype…

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Erin Shirreff, Artemisia Gentileschi 1:26:30

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Episode No. 717 features artist Erin Shirreff, curator Davide Gasparotto, and conservator Ulrich Birkmaier. The Milwaukee Art Museum is presenting "Erin Shirreff: Permanent Drafts" through September 1. Across 40 recent collages, photographs, sculptures, and videos, the exhibition reveals Shirreff's interest in the space between images and the objec…

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Bitcoin Will Retire Your Bloodline with Udi Wertheimer 59:02

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Alex Thorn talks to Udi Wertheimer (Taproot Wizards) about the state of the bitcoin bull market, predictions of bitcoin price, treasury companies, bitcoin development, and much more. Alex also talks to Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the FOMC meeting, Fed independence, and predictions on crypto markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, …

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Titane (2021): What Is This Insane Movie Actually About?! 58:39

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Ben and Rob strap in for Titane (2021), the brutal, brilliant body horror from writer-director Julia Ducournau. Following her breakout debut Raw, Ducournau returns with Titane, a genre-defying mix of horror, surrealism, and melodrama that left one host completely wrecked—in the best way, the other in the worst. Is Titane about love, loneliness, or …

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Noah Davis, Francesca Fuchs 1:09:42

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Episode No. 716 features curator Eleanor Nairne and artist Francesca Fuchs. With Wells Fray-Smith, Nairne is the co-curator of "Noah Davis," an eponymous retrospective at the Hammer Museum, University of California, Los Angeles. Davis, who passed away from a rare cancer in 2015 at age 32, was a painter whose work addressed current affairs, every da…

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Stablecoins are Narrow Banks with Nic Carter 1:19:40

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In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn sits down with Nic Carter, General Partner at Castle Island Ventures, for a wide-ranging conversation on the rise of crypto data companies, the future of stablecoins and their implications for the U.S. banking system, and whether artificial intelligence will erode critical thinking skills. They also expl…

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Civil War (2024): What Does The Most Timely Film Alex Garland Has Ever Made Really Mean? 1:01:34

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Ben and Rob head to the frontlines with Alex Garland’s Civil War (2024), the film that he intended to be his last in the directors chair. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, and Nick Offerman, Civil War isn’t your typical dystopian epic. Instead, Alex Garland delivers a chilling, ground-level road movie where journalists race throu…

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Kandis Williams 53:42

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Episode No. 715 features artist Kandis Williams. The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis is presenting "Kandis Williams: A Surface," the first survey of Williams' career. The exhibition spotlights how Williams has used collage as a tool of Black feminist resistance, to dismantle entrenched histories and power structures, and to rebuild dominant narrativ…

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Bitcoin Flows at River with Alex Leishman 49:43

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Alex Thorn talks with Alex Leishman (River) about building a bitcoin-only brokerage, how stablecoins interact with bitcoin, why small businesses are beginning to own BTC, the importance of Proof of Reserves, building with Bitcoin Core, and much more. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve’s inde…

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Episode 87: Sounding the Depths ft. Ari Brown of Bellwether LLC 46:26

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Former navy nuke Ari Brown joined me to talk about his experience in the service. For me, his story offers profound insight into what it takes to institutionalize excellence. Then we talk about his new company, Bellwether LLC, and how Ari is using his programming background and acoustic analysis skills to figure out how to fix machines in an innova…

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Raw (2016): Why Shouldn't We Call This A Feminist Horror?! 1:01:50

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Ben and Rob bite into Raw (2016), the feature debut of writer-director Julia Ducournau. This French body horror classic follows Justine, a lifelong vegetarian who develops a craving for human flesh during her first year at veterinary school. With visceral imagery, unflinching performances, and gallons of fake blood, Raw made Ducournau one of the mo…

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"The First Homosexuals," June Leaf 1:14:20

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Episode No. 714 features curator and art historian Jonathan D. Katz and curators Allison Kemmerer and Gordon Wilkins. With Johnny Willis, Katz is the co-curator of "The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869-1939" at Wrightwood 659, Chicago. The exhibition details the emergence of a significant change in how societies around the world…

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Bitcoin Treasury Companies with Jason Urban 45:58

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Alex Thorn is joined by Jason Urban, Global Head of Trading at Galaxy, to break down the rise of crypto treasury companies and the evolving institutional crypto landscape. They discuss the explosion of publicly traded firms holding crypto assets, questions around systemic risk, and what sets these new vehicles apart from legacy players like MicroSt…

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Men (2022): The Secret Meanings Behind Alex Garland's Strangest Film To Date 1:07:16

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Ben and Rob summon ‘Men’ (2022), written and directed by visionary director Alex Garland. This surreal, unsettling folk horror stars Jessie Buckley as a grieving woman plagued by a series of near-identical men—all played by Rory Kinnear—in a remote English village. As Alex Garland leaves behind the structured sci-fi of Ex Machina and Annihilation, …

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Holiday clips: Carmen Winant 32:43

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Episode No. 713 is a Fourth of July weekend clips episode featuring artist Carmen Winant. This episode was taped in 2023 on the occasion of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's presentation of Winant’s “The last safe abortion” through December 31. It features Winant’s assemblages of historical photographs gathered from across the Midwest that detail …

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Love & Mercy (2025): Is This The Best Music Biopic Ever Made? 1:01:33

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Ben and Rob wade into the beautiful mind of Brian Wilson’s mind waters with ‘Love & Mercy’ the biopic that, much like the man, is split right in two. With Paul Dano as the young Brian Wilson crafting Pet Sounds and battling hallucinations, and John Cusack as the older Brian Wilson trapped under the thumb of a manipulative therapist, ‘Love & Mercy’ …

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Future of Blockchain Infrastructure with Zane Glauber and Harry Austin 44:08

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Alex Thorn is joined by Zane Glauber and Harry Austin from Galaxy’s Strategic Opportunities team to explore the future of blockchain infrastructure. They discuss recent regulatory shifts around staking, the evolution of institutional staking, and the growing role of blockchain infrastructure in capital markets. The conversation covers validator ope…

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Episode 86: No Sleep Til Fleetscale ft. Joe Klecha of The Nuclear Company 47:15

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For this episode, Joe Klecha, the Chief Nuclear Officer at The Nuclear Company, joined me to talk about his background as a navy nuke, his time working on the Vogtle build, and what it takes to pull off megaprojects. Then we discuss how TNC’s recent deal with Palantir is going to unleash fleets of new nuclear power plants. I learned so much from th…

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The Assessment (2025): Why This Is The Best Debut Film Of The Year 1:02:17

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Ben and Rob take the test this week with The Assessment (2024), a stark, unsettling sci-fi drama that might just be the strongest directorial debut we’ve seen in years. With Elizabeth Olsen delivering what could be one of the best performances of the year, The Assessment throws us into a chilling future where personal worth is measured, judged, and…

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Julian Hoeber, Aubrey Williams & Frank Bowling 1:32:15

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Episode No. 712 features artist Julian Hoeber and curator María Elena Ortiz. Hoeber is included in "Generations: 150 Years of Sculpture" at the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas. The exhibition offers a new selection of works from the Nasher collection that offers conversations between works from the past and present. Hoeber's practice centers percep…

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Bitcoin Policy Summit Takes Over DC with Matthew Pines 24:35

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In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn records live from Washington, D.C., where he’s attending the third annual Bitcoin Policy Summit, hosted by the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI). He welcomes BPI Executive Director Matthew Pines to discuss the growth of the summit, Bitcoin’s evolving role in U.S. policy conversations, and key legislative ef…

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Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom Split, Jeff Bezos Wedding Details, & Will Diddy Testify at Trial? 42:48

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Katy Perry has reportedly called it quits with Orlando Bloom. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez take over Italy for their lavish wedding. Plus, Tom Sandoval performs on AGT, Scott Wolf battles estranged wife Kelly amid mental breakdown, and Diddy makes a surprising comment to the judge in his racketeering trial. Hosted and Produced by Zack Peter and An…

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Annihilation (2018): Breakdowns, Biology and Bears That Scream With Anguish 1:01:08

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Ben and Rob welcome Annihilation, Alex Garland’s 2018 cosmic horror that proved too complex for the box office despite critical adoration. Starring Natalie Portman as a biologist on a grief-fuelled mission into a zone where DNA scrambles and metaphors get literal, Annihilation is part horror, part elegy, and part existential crisis. Alex Garland’s …

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Wendy Williams Update, University Speaks Out Against Alex Cooper, Taylor's Texts, & Karen Read Freed 52:13

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Wendy Williams's ex has just issued a new lawsuit! Plus, BU and university alumni issue a statement countering Alex Cooper's allegations against her former soccer coach. Karen Read has been found Not Guilty by a jury. And the judge orders Blake Lively to turnover Taylor Swift's text messages! Hosted and Produced by Zack Peter and Andy Lalwani - Fin…

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Politics of Crypto Legislation with Austin Campbell 1:01:17

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Alex Thorn talks to Austin Campbell, NYU professor and founder of Zero Knowledge Consulting, about the passage of the GENIUS Act, prospects for market structure in the House, and what a tie-up between crypto and traditional finance means for both. Alex also talks to Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the Federal Reserve’s latest FOMC meeting, geo…

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Tyler Perry Sued for $260M, Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom Breakup Rumors, & Inside World Pride in DC! 57:05

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Tyler Perry faces new allegations from an actor of the set of The Oval! Plus, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom fuel break-up rumors after their 6 year engagement, Traitors US announce cast members for Season 4, and Hugh Jackman confirms romans with Sutton Foster. Plus, Andy takes us inside World Pride in DC and behind the scenes of the Squid Games pres…

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Thiebaud's art from art, Tony Lewis 1:23:51

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Episode No. 710 features curator Timothy Anglin Burgard and artist Tony Lewis. Burgard is the curator of "Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes from Art" at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. The exhibition details how Thiebaud drew ideas from and reimagined European and US artworks both old and new. It is on view through August 17. A superb catalogue was p…

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Life After Bitcoin with Peter McCormack 1:23:05

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On this week’s episode of Galaxy Brains, Peter McCormack, Chairman of Real Bedford FC, joins Alex Thorn to reflect on his journey after What Bitcoin Did from local activism in Bedford to building a grassroots economic revival using Bitcoin. Peter discusses his legal battle with Craig Wright, the potential for Real Bedford to adopt a Bitcoin treasur…

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Ex Machina (2017): A Film That's About Everything Except AI 57:37

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Ben and Rob test ‘Ex Machina’, Alex Garland’s sleek, sterile sci-fi thriller where tech anxiety gets seductive and sinister. Domhnall Gleeson plays Caleb, a wide-eyed coder sent to play assistant to Oscar Isaac’s Natan, a tech genius channeling Elon Musk if he ever got off the bad stuff; but the star of ‘Ex Machina’ is Ava—Alicia Vikander’s uncanny…

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The Fall of Alex Cooper, Wicked For Good Trailer Recap, & Gay Pride Overkill 50:58

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Call Her Daddy's Alex Cooper has a new documentary coming to Hulu! But is it worth the watch? Plus, a recap of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's Wicked for Good trailer, the Labubu trend, and gay pride rainbow overkill. Hosted and Produced by Zack Peter and Andy Lalwani - Find us online: https://instagram.com/justplainzackhttps://instagram.com/andy…

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Ornamental Blackness, Monstrous Beauty 1:28:01

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Episode No. 709 features author Adrienne L. Childs and curator Iris Moon. Childs is the author of "Ornamental Blackness: The Black Figure in European Decorative Arts." The book, which was published by Yale University Press, examines the role decorative arts played in the representation of Black people within European visual and material culture. Am…

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Should MicroStrategy Do Proof of Reserves? with Sam Abbassi 41:28

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Alex Thorn talks with Sam Abbassi, founder of Bitcoin Proof of Reserves company Hoseki, about Michael Saylor’s comments on proof of reserve, the strategic bitcoin reserve, and bitcoin’s auditability. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe about economic data, inflation, the Federal Reserve, and markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, June 4, 2…

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Episode 85: Lone Star Nuclear ft. Andrew Kirima 48:17

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On this episode, Andrew Kirima of the Texas Nuclear Alliance stops by to talk about his origins as a nuclear advocate, what’s been going on with nuclear in Texas, and how the TNA fits into the American nuclear scene. Register for the TNA Summit this October! Check out Andrew on X and LinkedIn. And also check out the other nuclear project Andrew is …