Join these success-starved wordwranglers as they stumble towards their shared ambition: to become proper writers! Learning from guests like bestselling authors and BAFTA-winning writers. Setting themselves writing tasks and trying to improve their craft. Discussing how to get past all the things that stop us writing. And hopefully taking you on a journey with them to become successful writers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dave Baird Podcasts
Pre-game and post-game shows with Dave "Softy" Mahler, Hugh Millen & Dick Baird
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Jim Baird chats with other well-known outdoors people, entrepreneurs and inspiring individuals in his new podcast Baird Country.
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Weekly interrogations of the nation's best comedians and rising stars. On "Let's Be Frank with Dave FranK Tell us what your favorite shows , or comedian comments are!!!!!
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The podcast where heavy industrial industries meet the venture capital ecosystem. Interviewing thought-leading investors and founders to better understand the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for digital industrial innovation.
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Husky Honks on Apple Cup Win, Ohio State: Softy & Dick 9-23 Hour 2
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32:38In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler is joined by Mario Bailey and Greg Lewis for the Husky Honks as the guys react to UW’s blowout win over WSU in the Apple Cup, how the offense continues to roll, plus look ahead to Saturday’s game against #1 Ohio State. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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S5 Ep15: Small Publishers Pt2 (From the brilliant BlueMoose Books - to those nasty scammers)
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1:01:20Aaaaand PART 2: This week we're looking at the extremes of the indie publishing industry. From the fantastic BlueMoose Books... https://bluemoosebooks.com Where we speak to founder, Kevin Duffy about the highs and... well... mostly highs to be honest... of being a very successful indie publisher. Right over to the very opposite end of the spectrum,…
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S5 Ep14: Small Independent Publishers Pt1
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59:54PART 1… it’s double-bill time! It suddenly occurred to us that we didn’t know much about independent publishers. And that doesn’t sit well with us - Not knowing stuff about the world of writing. So we reached out to our lovely online writer friends, and found a few people happy to talk about their experience of being published by a small press. And…
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Husky Honks Postgame from UW Blowout Apple Cup Win
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55:46Dave Softy Mahler, Mario Bailey, and Greg Lewis - The Husky Honks - broadcast from Pullman after UW's blowout win over WSU in the 2025 Apple Cup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR (KJR-AM)
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Husky Honks on Apple Cup, and looking ahead to Ohio State
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35:54Husky Honks with Greg Lewis and Mario Bailey: It's Apple Cup week...is there any worry about the cougs on Saturday? Are the huskies morphing into a run-first football team? The Honks are getting cocky: they take the final last segment to look ahead to...Ohio State. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Husky Honks on UC Davis Win and Apple Cup: Softy & Dick 9-9 Hour 2
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35:36In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler, Greg Lewis, and Mario Bailey, the Husky Honks, talk about Washington’s 70-10 win over UC Davis and the big performances in the win, then discuss the Apple Cup ahead after a bye week and motivation tools of Jedd Fisch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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S5 Ep13: Doug Naylor on Red Dwarf & Writing for Children
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1:10:2410, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Bbbrrbuummmbbbb....Lift off...fffwwoooooooooshhhhhhh. This week we launch into a good ole' natter with the brilliant Doug Naylor, co-creator & writer of Red Dwarf. We talk about his excellent new children's book, and its space-ship based iterations. We talk more generally about writing children's stories. We talk about…
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Honks Postgame from Huskies 70-10 win over UC Davis
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24:59See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR (KJR-AM)
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Husky Honks 9-2: Colorado State recap, Jonah Coleman or Demond Williams, UC Davis preview
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40:30Husky Honks on Tuesday returns! Greg Lewis and Mario Bailey join Softy to talk about the 38-21 victory over Colorado State. Should the offense run through Demond Williams, or Jonah Coleman? The Honks preview the game vs UC Davis over the weekend, is there any worry going into Saturday? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Husky Honks Post Game 8-30 vs. Colorado State
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24:05Dave Softy Mahler, Greg Lewis and Mario Bailey are on Husky Honks Postgame breaking down UW's game versus Colorado State! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR (KJR-AM)
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Husky Honks w/ Lewis + Castricone: Softy & Dick 8-26 Hour 2
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31:33In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler is joined by Greg Lewis and Tony Castricone for the 2025 debut of the Husky Honks as the guys preview the season, Demond Williams, the areas of improvement, UW in the NIL and transfer portal, plus the Big Ten schedule. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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We've got Ben Aaronovitch on the pod this week. I mean, what else do you need to know? That's the important bit. Just that. Ben Aaronovitch. On this podcast. Oh, apart from to say THANK YOU to our amazing sponsor Scrivener. Which you can get right now.. with 20% off - as long as you use our special code FAILING. Just pop along to https://www.litera…
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110. Aaron Toppston, GS Futures - Building the Future of the Built Environment
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43:53Aaron shares the back story on why one of Korea’s largest conglomerates stood up GS Futures and its associated Built Environment fund, how they balance objectives between financial returns and strategic impact, details why the construction industry is “allergic to overhead” and where that presents opportunity ahead for innovation, and finally discu…
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S5 Ep11: Hamilton Nolan - Publishing laid bare
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43:37For many, the idea of having their book published is an actual dream. A beautiful, glorious, waking dream. But for others, perhaps even most writers, the dream isn't quite as dreamy as people might imagine. So let's draw back the curtain and have a little peek at the actual, unfiltered, no-bull realities of giving birth to a beautiful baby book, wi…
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109. Jake Brown, NFI - Innovating Supply Chain & Logistics since 1932
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48:40Jake outlines why a company like NFI (that has been innovating supply chain & logisitcs since 1932!) decided to stand up a ventures effort in NFI Ventures, how NFI approaches build, buy, partner decisions, what their ventures team lessons learned are when vetting deal flow, ensuring succesful pilot launches, and engaing successful firm-wide deploym…
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S5 Ep10: A natter with Knappett - Jessica Knappett interview
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1:00:31Well oh my gosh, haven’t we got a right proper banger for you today? I know. We spoil you. But it’s only cos you’ve been so good recently. Yeah. Don’t be coy. You have. So we thought. Oh heck, why not… Let’s do an episode with the lovely Jessica Knappett. She of Inbetweeners / Drifters / Avoidance / Ghosts / Travel Man / Taskmaster and countless ot…
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108. Thai Nguyen, Hensel Phelps - Diverge's Mission to Build the Future of the AEC Industryuture
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34:39Thai shares the backstory on why one of the world’s premier GCs decided to launch innovation and investment platform Diverge, details how Diverge has developed a systematic process to discover, evaluate, operationally mobilize, and invest in AEC innovators, gives a pulse check on where the industry is at balancing the critical human element with ad…
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S5 Ep9: Putting on an Edinburgh festival show - with Samia Rida
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54:14OK, first things first, before you read any more of this, go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com and get yaself 20% off Scrivener right now with the code: FAILING Done that? Brilliant. First step towards becoming a proper writer - DONE. Perfect. Now... it’s time to settle the score, turn the tables, slip the shoe onto the other foot. Tom sets up …
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Hello Children, welcome to another lovely wuvvly episode of The Failing Writers Podcast in association with Scrivener, a podcast for people who love to write and want to move ever closer to the elusive realm of success. In this episode we’re looking at writing done especially for you. Yes you, my Kiddiewinklepops. All the younger humans upon this l…
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107. Dan Renouard + Rodd Langenhagen, Baird - Intersection of Industrial Innovation and Capital Markets
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48:46We kickoff with a macro capital markets 1H’25 lookback and 2H’25 look ahead, dig in on how industrial software has gone from “relative obscurity” +15 years ago to now one of the biggest sectors in software today, discuss how the exit environment for industrial innovation is shaping up going into the fall and which sectors are showing the most green…
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Poetry, as Percy Bysshe Shelley once said, lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar. And so, off we go, to try and defamiliarise the things which stare us in the face every blummin’ day. Relationships. Words. Coffee. Social Media. Prejudice. Siblings. Aging. Home. Industrial Esta…
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S5 Ep6: Libbie Hawker: 10 years of Taking Off Your Pants
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1:09:36Right. This week you're in for a treat. Cos, this week on the Failing Writers Podcast in association with Scrivener.... we've got a fantastic guest.... Pardon? Scrivener? You know! The brilliant writing app? Yeah. What's that? you've been thinking about buying a copy for a while? Well... you're in luck! Just use our code "FAILING" and you can get 2…
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Jonathan Ontario of Lost Lakes YouTube Channel Talks Canoe Trips & Fishing on Baird Country Ep. 23
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2:34:54#bairdcountrypodcast #lostlakes #podcast Jonathan Ontario of Lost Lakes YouTube Channel Talks Canoe Trips & Fishing on Baird Country Ep. 23 In this episode, I sit down with Jon of the Lost Lakes YouTube channel. It was awesome to connect with him after watching his canoeing and winter camping videos for so many years. Check out his channel here and…
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S5 Ep5: Mur Lafferty - Facing Down the Demons
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51:03Welcome back to the Failing Writers Podcast - Sponsored by the brilliant and indispensable writing software: Scrivener. Get 20% off Scrivener right now, by using the code FAILING at https://www.literatureandlatte.com/ OK. Now, People… buckle up. You’re about to enter the Murverse. Cos our guest this week is the lovely Mur Lafferty. A scifi / fantas…
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106. Troy Ryley, Echo Global Logistics - The Road Ahead for US/Mexico Cross-Border
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38:39Troy narrates through his three decades of US/Mexico cross-border experience that led him to now standing up yet another cross-border operation, Echo Mexico, shares his outlook where he believes US trade with Mexico is headed coming out of the tariff negotiations, details what the opportunities and challenges are for anyone considering expanding fr…
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S5 Ep4: Adam Buxton: The ups and downs of memoir writing
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57:45First of all, thank you SCRIVENER for sponsoring Season 5! You can try Scrivener free for 30 days. And if you love it, (which you will) you can use the code FAILING and get 20% off, you lucky, lucky duckies. https://www.literatureandlatte.com/ OK... This week, be prepared to have your beautiful, unsullied little brain absolutely stuffed to the brim…
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105. Ian Kinne, Hillwood - Building a "Mobility Innovation Zone"
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45:27Ian shares the back story on how the 27,000-acre, master-planned development by Hillwood turned into Alliance, TX (a global logistics hub that has generated more than 66,000 jobs and an estimated $130B in regional economic impact!), why the Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ) was stood up within Alliance to connect, “people, places, and ideas that push …
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S5 Ep3: Lyrical Waxings With Paul Armfield
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59:17We nattered and we caterwauled 'bout lyrics, punk and bands, and we shed a little light upon how melody can expand, and we talked of books and words and how they sometimes change a man, and by the end, our mate Paul Armfield had another couple o' fans. Lyrics. Are they different to poems? Are they an art form all of their very own? Is it best to wr…
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Hello. Come here. A little closer. Closer. Don’t be afraid. There. That’s it. I’m going to tell you a story. A story about an author called C.J. Tudor. Who many years ago, waaay way back in season 1, episode 13, joined the Failing Writers Podcast for a harmless little natter. Back when they were just podcasting children, playing down in the basemen…
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Dave Marrone From Lure of the North Talks Traditional Winter Camping Adventures
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1:49:37#jimbairdadventurer #bairdcountrypodcast #outdoors Dave Marrone From Lure of the North Talks Traditional Winter Camping Adventures It was great to sit down with Dave Marrone for episode 22 of my podcast. Dave and his wife Kie run Lure of the North through which they lead traditional-style winter camping adventures and offer classes and workshops. T…
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Aaaaaaand we're back. Bet you missed us. Ah come on. Just a little bit? Oh. Well we're here now, so let's make the best of it. Now... let's look at the menu. What's for starters? A delicious breakfast at Bettys Tea Rooms - a proper Yorkshire institution. Then... the very antithesis of failing... Jennie Godfrey and her bestselling debut book: A List…
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104. Dave Anderson, Supply Chain Ventures - Where Supply Chain VC Began
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43:37Dave shares his 20+ year journey launching and scaling Supply Chain Ventures where supply chain VC all began, details a historical look back on major supply chain events and innovation inflection points that have shaped where we are at today (hint: supply chain is an incredibly enduring investment sector), outlines what he thinks is investable vs. …
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Hello Worldwrights, The Failing Writers are now on a little sabbatical, plotting, (or possibly pantsing) the next season of the podcast and maybe... maybe... even writing some stuff? I'd like to think so anyway. In absentia, they've decided to bring you all 6 episodes of Anything 4 U, which some of you may remember being occasionally mentioned on t…
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The band is back together after the 2025 supply chain conference blitz and we cover how we tactically approach conference season, where the macro supply chain winds are blowing this year (tariffs, DOGE, regulatory changes, etc.), what role the latest AI into supply chain push is playing (tip: watch out for 'Annual Curiosity Revenue'), and how we th…
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Hello Worldwrights, The Failing Writers are now on a little sabbatical, plotting, (or possibly pantsing) the next season of the podcast and maybe... maybe... even writing some stuff? I'd like to think so anyway. In absentia, they've decided to bring you all 6 episodes of Anything 4 U, which some of you may remember being occasionally mentioned on t…
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Hello Worldwrights, The Failing Writers are now on a little sabbatical, plotting, (or possibly pantsing) the next season of the podcast and maybe... maybe... even writing some stuff? I'd like to think so anyway. In absentia, they've decided to bring you all 6 episodes of Anything 4 U, which some of you may remember being occasionally mentioned on t…
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102. Dave Katzman, PTC - Onshape to PTC, a Manuf. Innovation Journey
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32:52Dave shares his story of building up the Go-to-Market (GTM) engine at Onshape before it was acquired by PTC in 2019, what functional and leadership lessons he learned within that Onshape experience (venture-backed) that has translated to PTC (premier incumbent), how his team at the Velocity Group operates within the broader PTC organization, what l…
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Hello Worldwrights, The Failing Writers are now on a little sabbatical, plotting, (or possibly pantsing) the next season of the podcast and maybe... maybe... even writing some stuff? I'd like to think so anyway. In absentia, they've decided to bring you all 6 episodes of Anything 4 U, which some of you may remember being occasionally mentioned on t…
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101. Kristina Nilsson, J.P. Morgan - Applied Technology in 2025
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33:53Kristina outlines what macro trends she sees ahead in 2025from both the public and private markets and zooms in how those trends will play into her Applied Technology focus areas, shares the evolution she has witnessed within the industrial innovation ecosystem over the past two decades (both investors and innovators), details why she believes rece…
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Hello Worldwrights, The Failing Writers are now on a little sabbatical, plotting, (or possibly pantsing) the next season of the podcast and maybe... maybe... even writing some stuff? I'd like to think so anyway. In absentia, they've decided to bring you all 6 episodes of Anything 4 U, which some of you may remember being occasionally mentioned on t…
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100. Peter J. Holt, HOLT Group - Ironspring Ventures 5 Year Lookback + Lookahead
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51:11On the turn of Ironspring Ventures 5 year anniversary (!), Peter shares the story of the Holt family background and his own journey to now leading HOLT Group, details the various industrial businesses and associated sectors that HOLT Group operates within (hint: “Dynamic” is a core value),outlines how those efforts are clearly complementary to the …
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Hello Worldwrights, The Failing Writers are now on a little sabbatical, plotting, (or possibly pantsing) the next season of the podcast and maybe... maybe... even writing some stuff? I'd like to think so anyway. In absentia, they've decided to bring you all 6 episodes of Anything 4 U, which some of you may remember being occasionally mentioned on t…
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Hello and happy new year, you lovely lot. Please allow us a moment of self indulgence now, as all three of us bring you a bonus episode looking back on where we were 4 years ago, when we first began this lovely little writing / podcasting project. Because for some inexplicable reason, we've decided to take our first ever episode and provide a kind …
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Mushroom Expert & Ice Fishing Guide Steve Lukacic Talks Everything from Trout to Terraforming
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1:43:22Stay up to date by subscribing to Muskoka Brewery’s YT channel here 🍻 @muskokabrewery1241 and give them a follow on 📸 Instagram: / muskokabrewery Mushrooms, Ice Fishing, and Terraforming Tales - A Deep Conversations with Steve Lukacic - Episode #21 Watch an engaging conversation with Steve Lukacic, a mushroom expert, outdoor writer, and ice fishing…
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Honks Postgame: UW Falls in Sun Bowl, Demond Shines
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43:56Dave Softy Mahler, Greg Lewis and Mario Bailey are on Husky Honks Postgame breaking down UW's loss to Louisville in the Sun Bowl but Demond Williams shining and giving lots of excitement for the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR (KJR-AM)
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S4 Ep26 Flash Fiction Competition Runners Up 2024
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35:44This week we have a look at the rest of our festive flash fiction competition shortlist. Warning: They’re upsettingly good. Any one of them, frankly, could have won. Which must rankle somewhat. Thankfully though, this is the moment they can shine. Here were the winners (Announced last week): Katie Holloway: https://loseyourselfbooks.wordpress.com/ …
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99. Josh Kanner, Oracle - The Impact of AI in Construction
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36:19Josh shares a then and now look back on his 20-year journey building multiple Builtworld startups and what key evolution points he has seen in the ecosystem, details how Oracle Construction and Engineering is leveraging AI to help customers and their skilled workforce do their jobs better and more safely, outlines how responsibly applying AI in con…
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Winners winners, turkey dinners! Thanks to the absolute legends at SCRIVENER - https://www.literatureandlatte.com/ You can get 20% off a copy by using the code 'failing' until the end of 2024. ORRRR maybe... just maybe... you've already won a copy, and you don’t know it? Well there's only one way to find out isn't there? by listening to this episod…
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98. Nick Kim, Upfront Ventures - SoCal's Industrial Innovation Resurgence
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38:38Nick walks us through how he and Upfront went about furthering development of their national infrastructure and hard tech focus areas, shares his outlook on the LA and SoCal industrial resurgence that is underway, discusses the rich SoCal industrial history underpinning this resurgence (“primes” and associated talent have been there for decades!), …
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Frank Wolf Shares Thrilling Wilderness Tales on Baird Country Podcast - EPISODE #20
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1:58:55#BLUETTI #Jimbairdadventurer #Outdoors #Podcast #FrankWolf 🔋 Check the Portable Power Device Bluetti AC7OP I Talk about in video: https://bit.ly/414AAY2 🛍️ BLUETTI Christmas SALE: https://bit.ly/4gqubel 🎁 SAVE up to 50%, Using CODE: JIM5OFF for 5% off sitewide. ⏰ 09:57 BLUETTI Makes Portable Power Devices for Adventure Trips 🧐🔍Watch MY REVIEW on "T…
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