I talk all things in the heavy/desert/stoner rock genre. From interviews, recommendations, and concert reviews. Discover a whole new world of rock music with me, your host, Dan Sierras. And remember, keep digging and you’ll find the underground!
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A podcast about finding or remembering yourself along the path of life. No matter the cause of pain, recovery is possible. These are stories that illustrate hope and resilience on the journey back to our true selves. Recovery is possible. You deserve it. www.SpeakWithSierra.com/ Creative Producer: Sierra Frost [email protected] Audio/Sound Production Autumn Jeremiah: [email protected] Original Music by Daniel Charles Donovan II: [email protected]
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As a business owner Dan Seider has an interest in meeting other smart business owners and fascinating entrepreneurs in the Sierra. When he started to reach out to these people, and started talking to them, he realized others needed to hear their stories too. These were experts in their respective fields, smart and intelligent, not to mention, many had discovered unique ways to impact the lives of their customers, clients, and patients. So he asked, “Why not share these stories? Why not inter ...
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Independent Americans is a weekly news show hosted by Paul Rieckhoff. He’s a fighter, a patriot, and an independent political and media force to be reckoned with. After serving as a soldier in Iraq in 2004, Rieckhoff emerged as one of the most dynamic political and social leaders in America. In every episode, he breaks down the most important issues facing our country. And he interviews the most influential and compelling people. He’s taking on Republicans, Democrats—and everyone in between. ...
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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) interviews the world's greatest venture capitalists with prior guests including Sequoia's Doug Leone and Benchmark's Bill Gurley. Once per week, 20VC Host, Harry Stebbings is also joined by one of the great founders of our time with prior founder episodes from Spotify's Daniel Ek, Linkedin's Reid Hoffman, and Snowflake's Frank Slootman. If you would like to see more of The Twenty Minute VC (20VC), head to www.20vc.com for more information on the podcast, show note ...
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Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.
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Sunday Sermons from San Francisco's Grace Cathedral, home to a community where the best of Episcopal tradition courageously embraces innovation and open-minded conversation. At Grace Cathedral, inclusion is expected and people of all faiths are welcomed. The cathedral itself, a renowned San Francisco landmark, serves as a magnet where diverse people gather to worship, celebrate, seek solace, converse and learn.
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Hey there, it’s Bubba, AKA Olivia, your friendly bookworm buddy! Join me on a super-duper adventure to discover the coolest, most awesome stories ever in my magical book world. Each week is a new journey filled with fantastic tales. And don’t miss the special treat at the end of each story – my awesome brother Daniel shares a fun fact that’s sure to amaze and delight. Tune in to our family podcast and let your imagination soar! 📚🌟
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A podcast on all things Latin America and the Caribbean featuring leading scholars, researchers, and intellectuals.
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The Historias podcast is a weekly program featuring scholars, journalists, and activists discussing cutting edge research and offering perceptive observations on current events associated with Latin American and Caribbean societies. If you are looking for smart and inviting conversation on a wide variety of issues and more, this show is for you. Historias is a digital media project from the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies (SECOLAS).
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Conversations with friends (sometimes in english and sometimes in spanish) to learn about their world, their careers, their stories, current projects and future plans. I include myself in the group of people that want to do so much in live but many times don't even know where to start or how world works. Follow on social media @JavierEastman.Conversaciones con amigos (algunas veces en espanol y otras en ingles) para aprender acerca de sus mundos, sus carreras, sus historias, sus proyectos ac ...
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Welcome to the "Speaking of Wealth" podcast showcasing profit strategies for speakers, publishers, authors, consultants, and info-marketers. Learn valuable skills to make your business more successful, more passive, more automated, and more scalable. Your host, Jason Hartman interviews top-tier guests, bestselling authors and experts including; Dan Poynter (The Self-Publishing Manual), Harvey Mackay (Swim With The Sharks & Get Your Foot in the Door), Dan Millman (Way of the Peaceful Warrior) ...
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20Growth: How to Use Influencers to Scale Growth Insanely Fast | How to Optimise User Onboaring for Growth | How the Best Growth Teams Create Organic Growth and Community | Why LTV/CAC Models are BS with ...
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1:00:32Ketty Slonimsky is Chief Growth Officer at Palta, the platform behind apps like Flo (the #1 female health app with 77M+ MAU), Simple, and Zing AI, where she leads a centralized growth function across the portfolio. She was previously first VP Product & Growth at HeliosX (£900M+ ARR, bootstrapped D2C healthtech), has advised companies like SonderMin…
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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Stephen, Christian and Uli of the band Black Charger, who will be releasing their debut album, Small Town on October 31st. We talk all about that, their influences, some of their upcoming shows and much more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!By Daniel Sierras
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The good, the bad, and the future of AI agents
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46:35This is Hayden Field, senior AI reporter at The Verge and your Thursday episode guest host. Today, I’m talking with David Hershey, who leads the applied AI team at Anthropic. I wanted to have David on because earlier this week, Anthropic released a brand-new AI model called Claude Sonnet 4.5 that’s been making waves. So I wanted to sit down with Da…
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20VC: Are Burn Multiples BS in an AI World | Sam Altman Needs $1TRN of Energy | Klarna, Figma, Stubhub, all Down: Are Public Markets Turning? | FiveTran and DBT: Is the Wave of Consolidation About to Begin ...
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1:16:32AGENDA: 03:58 Understanding Burn Multiples and Capital Efficiency in an AI World 11:54 What Metrics Founders Need to Focus on in a World of AI 19:31 The Role of Kingmakers in Venture Capital: Harvey, Abridge, Profound 33:42 Klarna, Figma, Stubhub, all Down: Are Public Markets Turning? 36:35 OpenAI Needs the Same Energy as Japan… WTF! 41:09 How Can …
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354. Ken Burns. America at an Inflection Point. Playoff Baseball with Ken. The American Revolution. Hegseth and Trump’s Big Generals Meeting Spectacle. The Shutdown is Here.
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46:16The summer has come to a close in a crescendo of chaos. Political violence, confusion and anger are the defining features of the American vibe. And the American vibe, it ain’t good. Tension everywhere as new cities are added to the target list seemingly daily. Memphis, LA, New York, Chicago. And now a government shutdown when things couldn’t get an…
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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I talk with Zach, Sebastian and Adrian of Howling Giant, who will be releasing their new album, Crucible & Ruin on October 31 via Magnetic Eye Records. We dive into the album, the bands backstory, their influences, and they even give some great advice for any young and up & coming bands out there! So make sure to c…
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SoCal Heavy Jam - Jason Busiek, Kip Page & Nacho Maldonado
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34:40Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I talk with Jason Busiek, Kip Page and Nacho Maldonado, organizers of the SoCal Heavy Jam, that is taking place on October 18, 2025, in San Diego at Winston’s OB. We dive into the history of the event, as this will be the fourth year doing this show for the guys. We talk about who’s performing, where you can get ti…
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Ford CEO Jim Farley on China, tariffs, and the quest for a $30,000 EV
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1:03:22This is Joanna Stern, senior personal technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal. I’m the last Monday guest host filling in for Nilay here on Decoder while he’s out on parental leave with his adorable new son, and I’m very excited to be talking today to Ford CEO Jim Farley. I’m a longtime Decoder listener and my favorite episodes are car episo…
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20VC: OpenAI and Anthropic Will Build Their Own Chips | NVIDIA Will Be Worth $10TRN | How to Solve the Energy Required for AI... Nuclear | Why China is Behind the US in the Race for AGI with Jonathan Ross ...
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1:21:29Jonathan Ross is the Founder & CEO of Groq, the AI chip company redefining inference at scale. Under his leadership, Groq has raised over $3B from top investors. The company has reached a valuation of nearly $7B, positioning itself as one of NVIDIA’s most formidable challengers. Previously at Google, Jonathan led the team that built the first Tenso…
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The Rev. Canon J. Sierra Reyes Canon to the Ordinary, The Diocese of California The Feast of St. Michael and All Angels 11 am Eucharist Sunday 28 September 2025 Genesis 28:10-17 Psalm 103:19-22 Revelation 12:7-12 John 1:47-51
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20Product: Revolut Business $1BN Revenue: Five of the Biggest Product Lessons | How Revolut Structures Product and Design Teams | How Revolut Experiments and Invests in New Product Bets | How Revolut Ships ...
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54:15James Gibson is Head of Revolut Business. Under his leadership, Revolut Business now processes over $33 billion in monthly transaction volume and generates more than $1BN in annualised revenue. AGENDA: 04:10 Is Consulting the Worst Background for Aspiring PMs 07:09 How Revolut Hires for it’s Product Team 17:21 How Revolut Sets Goals: What Works, Wh…
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Ripplefest 2025 - Talking With Fans & My Personal Recap
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29:31Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I talk with fans at Ripplefest 2025 on Day Four of the festival to get their reactions to the weekends event. I also give my recap to what was an amazing event. Tune in and subscribe!By Daniel Sierras
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How AI safety took a backseat to military money
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42:56This is Hayden Field, senior AI reporter at The Verge — and your Thursday episode guest host. I have another couple of shows for you while Nilay is out on parental leave, and we’re going to be spending more time diving into some of the unforeseen consequences of the generative AI boom. Today, I’m talking with Heidy Khlaaf, who is chief AI scientist…
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20VC: NVIDIA Invests $100BN Into OpenAI | Is Triple, Triple, Double, Double Dead | Navan Files to go Public & Notion Hits $500M ARR | The Impact of H1B Visas on Startups in the US
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1:19:34AGENDA: 00:00 Why I am 100% Equities and 0% Cash 04:35 Nvidia's Massive $100BN Investment in OpenAI 08:39 Is Anthropic Negatively Positioned by OpenAI Gaining NVIDIA Investment 27:30 Is Triple, Triple, Double, Double Dead 44:00 Navan Files to Go Public at $8BN 49:31 Lockup Periods and Liquidity 50:35 Impact of H-1B Visa Changes on Startups 01:02:42…
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353. Ethan Penner. Independent for Governor of California. The Golden State in Crisis. Can He Really Win? Standing Up For The Center. A Bold Vision For Reforming The Tax System. Independents As a Source ...
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58:14This continues to be THE podcast for independent and unaffiliated Americans. No other show is focused on independents and independent elected leaders and candidates like we are. Why do America’s biggest states leave us with so few choices? Independent candidate for California Governor, businessman and author Ethan Penner, joins our Paul Rieckhoff (…
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Caitlin Schroering talks with us about water rights and global social movements.
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54:49Carmen Soliz and Edward Brudney interview sociologist and activist Caitlin Schroering about their new book: Global Solidarities Against Water Grabbing.By SECOLAS
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Caitlin Schroering talks with us about water rights and global social movements.
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54:49Carmen Soliz and Edward Brudney interview sociologist and activist Caitlin Schroering about their new book: Global Solidarities Against Water Grabbing.By SECOLAS
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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Brandon, Luke and Derek of the band Good Spirits out of Shreveport, Louisiana. They dropped their new album The Greenseer on August 1st and is a great dose of some psych/stoner rock. We talk about their latest album, their influences, some of the bands they’re digging right now and much more. Tune in and …
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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome back to the show Wayne, Joey and Preston of Fuzz Evil. They have been quite busy the past several months, releasing a new album, going on tour and contributing the upcoming Kyuss tribute album. We talk about all that, and even dig into some horror movie talk. So make sure to tune in and subscribe!…
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Dropout CEO Sam Reich on business, comedy, and keeping culture weird
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1:06:00Guest host Hank Green talks with his friend Dropout CEO Sam Reich about keeping a business simple, trying to run a company the “right way,” and why the internet should be full of as many weird little projects as possible. Read the full transcript on The Verge. Links: How CollegeHumor reinvented itself for the new internet age | People CollegeHumor …
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20VC: General Catalyst CEO Hemant Taneja on The Future of Venture Capital: Chanel vs Walmart | Lessons Scaling GC to $40BN in AUM | Investing $5BN+ Into Stripe Over 14 Rounds | Investing Hundreds of Millions ...
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1:27:19Hemant Taneja is the CEO and leader of General Catalyst, the firm he has scaled over the last decade into one of the largest with over $40BN in AUM. He has been one of the most influential investors of the past two decades, leading early bets in Stripe, Snap, Gusto, Samsara, Grammarly, and Canva. He also played a pivotal role in Livongo’s $18.5B me…
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20VC: Why 90% of Founders Build Startups Wrong | Why AI Growth Rates are Sustainable & Remote Work is BS and the AI Talent War | Competing with Brett Taylor and Sierra: Who Wins the Customer Service War ...
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59:19Jesse Zhang is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Decagon, the conversational AI platform for customer experience. As one of the fastest growing companies in the valley, they have raised over $230M at a last round price of $1.5BN. Prior to Decagon, Jesse founded Lowkey (acquired by Niantic), studied CS at Harvard, and worked at places like Google, HRT, Citad…
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Ryan Garney of High Desert Queen - Road To Ripplefest Texas
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51:57Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Road to Ripplefest Texas continues as I welcome Ryan Garney, lead singer of High Desert Queen, to the show. We dig into the background of the band, their recent European tour, who has the best beer the U.S. or Europe and much more! It’s the last Road To Ripplefest episode before the event, so make sure to tune …
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How chatbots — and their makers — are enabling AI psychosis
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50:11Verge senior AI reporter Hayden Field and New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill discuss the significant mental health impact AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, can have on users — both people in crisis, and also people who seemed stable. This episode contains non-detailed discussions of suicide and mental illness. If you or someone you know is in crisis,…
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20VC: Opendoor's CEO on The Greatest Turnaround in Tech | OpenAI and Oracle: How Can Either Afford to Do This | How Anthropic Could Lose 50% of Their Revenue Overnight | Replit Raises at $3BN | Figure ...
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1:24:20AGENDA: 00:00 Opendoor's Potential and Market Valuation 03:32 Why Did Kaz Leave $300M on the Table to Join Opendoor 04:44 Why Does Kaz Believe OPEN Can Be a Good Business When the Market Doesn’t 06:34 How does Kaz Feel About OPEN Becoming a Meme Stock? 17:25 Kaz’s $0 Salary but $1BN Stock Based Compensation 23:41 Oracle and OpenAI Partnership: WTF …
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352. State Senator Rick Bennett. Independent for Governor of Maine. Why He Left the GOP. Vacationland as a Bellwether for the Independent Movement. The Massive Drop in Canadian Tourism. Trump vs Governors ...
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40:09Fall is just around the corner, kids are back in school, football has kicked off and your host Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) is here to continue to tear into the future of independent politics. And American politics. This week, we’ve got a great conversation with Maine State Senator Rick Bennett, a lifelong Republican and former state party Chair…
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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Road to Ripplefest Texas continues as I welcome Van Bassman, lead singer and guitarist for the band Insomniac, who will be performing at this year’s fest. We chat about the backstory of the band, the tragic loss of their band mate Mike Morris, their debut album, Om Moksha Ritam, that came out on September 5 via…
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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Road to Ripplefest Texas continues as I welcome Matt, Jeff and Bo of the band Shun who will be performing at this year’s event. We chat about their influences, their latest album Dismantle that came out in July of 2024 and was a smash hit, their search for a new drummer and much more! Tune in and subscribe!…
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Valley of the Sun - Road To Ripplefest Texas
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24:38Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Road To Ripplefest Texas continues as I welcome Ryan, Chris and Johnny of the band Valley of the Sun to the show. They will be performing at this year’s fest and they took the time out of their busy schedule to chat with the show. We talked about their influences, their recent European tour, their latest album …
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How brands and creators are fighting for your attention — and your money
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1:01:07This is Hank Green, the cofounder of Complexly. I’m back for my second guest hosting spot here on Decoder while Nilay is out on parental leave. Today, I’m talking with Digitas CEO Amy Lanzi, who runs a major marketing and ad agency. You might remember Amy; Nilay interviewed her for Decoder live at an event in New York City almost a year ago. But Ni…
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20VC: Mercor: From $1M to $500M in 17 Months: The Fastest Growing Company in the World | How to Think About Margins and Revenue Sustainability in AI | Why Evaluation Benchmarks in AI are BS Today with ...
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1:01:16Brendan Foody is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Mercor, the fastest growing company in history. The company solves talent allocation in the AI economy and they have scaled from $1M to $500M in revenue in just 17 months. With a rumoured new funding round pricing the company at a whopping $10BN, the company has the likes of Benchmark, Felicis, Emergence, a…
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The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F29 14 Pentecost (Proper 19C) 11 a.m. Eucharist Sunday 14 September 2025 | Congregation Sunday Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 Psalm 14 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10
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20VC: Why AI SDRs are BS and Do Not Work | How to Use AI in Your Sales Team and Process to Win Today | What Skills Do All New Reps Need to Have in an AI First World with Amit Bendov, CEO @ Gong
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1:06:20Amit Bendov is Co-Founder & CEO of Gong, the leading AI-sales platform. The company has raised over $600 million from some of the best in the world including Sequoia, Thrive, Salesforce and more. Gong has surpassed $300M in ARR, serves thousands of customers (including multiple Fortune 10s), and is valued at over $7BN. AGENDA: 00:00 – Why CRM Was A…
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Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F28 Evensong 60 5:30 p.m. Choral Evensong Thursday 11 September 2025 | Chorister Investiture 1 Chron. 15:16, 19-25, 28 Psalm 146 2 Cor. 3:1-3
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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome a young and up & coming band from Canada, Ever Age, to the show. Aiden, Neil & Eli released their self-titled debut in August and we talk all about that, their influences, playing live and more! So make sure to tune in and subscribe!By Daniel Sierras
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Sierra CEO Bret Taylor on why the AI bubble feels like the dotcom boom
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51:14This is Alex Heath. For my final episode as your Thursday episode guest host, I recently sat down with Bret Taylor, the CEO of AI startup Sierra and the chairman of OpenAI, for a live event in San Francisco hosted by Alix Partners. Bret has worked at Google, Facebook, and Salesforce in high-level, executive roles, and he led Twitter’s board during …
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20VC: Musk's $TRN Pay Package Broken Down | Ramp Hits $1BN ARR and Brex Hits $700M: Who Wins | OpenAI's $10BN Secondary Sale | Atlassian Buys The Browser Company for $610M | ASML Lead Roun into Mistral ...
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1:27:56AGENDA: [00:05] Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package: The Breakdown? [00:15] Scale, Windsurf: Are Founders Just Mercenaries Chasing Cash Today? [00:21] Ramp at $1B ARR, Brex at $700M — Is AI Causing All Boats To Rise? [00:26] Sierra at $100M ARR Worth $10B — Bubble or Brilliant Bet? [00:30] Kleiner Perkins Invests $100M into Anthropic at $183BN… WTF? [00…
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Episode 351. Rob Serra, FDNY (Ret.). The Annual 9/11 Show. 2025: Has American Forgotten? The Stories, The Heroes, The Controversies, The Politicization, The Never Ending Fight For Healthcare, And The Mission ...
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49:10If you’ve listened to this show over the years, chances are that you’ve heard our guest. If you haven’t, get ready for a solid dose of the straight up good stuff. Rob Serra (@SerraRob) is back for the annual 9/11 episode and this one hits hard. Host and founder Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) was there at Ground Zero on 9/11. So was Rob. It was fam…
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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Mike Chavez, Ricardo Sanchez and Steve Schmidlapp, three-quarters of the band Blue Heron, to the show. We cover all sorts of stuff from their influences, to an upcoming European tour, to a new release coming out in October, their involvement in the upcoming Nine Inch Nails Redux album and much more! They …
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