Best David Lindner Podcasts (2025)

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David Duguid - From Offshore to Westminster 1:31:33

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In this episode of Wind, Waves and Wells, I sit down with David Duguid to trace his journey from working offshore to representing people in Westminster. With his offshore background, David brings a rare perspective to the political debate on energy. We talk about the extremes, from the drill baby drill mindset to Just Stop Oil protests, and why nei…

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Recovering Pessimist 010: Small Wins 25:56

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In this episode of The Recovering Pessimist, we dive headfirst into the often-overlooked yet incredibly powerful world of small wins! Discover how celebrating your tiny daily accomplishments isn't just good for your mood, but actually rewires your brain through the magic of dopamine and neuroplasticity. We'll explore humorous, practical strategies …

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Kathryn Porter - Cutting Through the Noise on Energy Policy 1:16:44

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In this episode, I am joined by Kathryn Porter, energy consultant, Telegraph writer, and widely respected voice on energy markets and policy. With years of experience advising on power, gas, and the wider energy sector, Kathryn brings a wealth of insight into the complex world of UK and global energy. We speak the realities behind the headlines fro…

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Recovering Pessimist 009: When Expectations Destroy Us 30:22

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In this episode of "The Recovering Pessimist," we tackle the hilarious and frustrating reality of expectations. We'll explore why our brains are hardwired to set us up for disappointment, using neuroscience to explain the "dopamine crash" that occurs when reality doesn't meet our predictions. We’ll then arm you with practical, brain-backed strategi…

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Matty - From offshore to the office 46:22

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Dive into the world of offshore and now onshore life with Matty as he share's captivating stories from his travels. From unexpected conditions in Nigeria to the camaraderie on the rigs, this episode offers a glimpse into the highs and lows of working offshore. Matty tried his best the whole episode to not say who he worked for but slipped up, hence…

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James - Dirty day raters.. 52:28

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Join Me and James as we dive into the highs and lows of offshore work, sharing candid stories from our time in the industry. From the challenges of working in remote locations to the camaraderie and unique experiences that come with the job, this episode offers a raw and insightful look into the life of offshore and contracting. Whether you're in t…

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Recovering Pessimist 008: Changing the Story We Tell Ourselves 24:03

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Change the narrative of your life! In this episode of the Recovering Pessimist, we dive into the fascinating world of neuroscience to understand why our brains are hardwired for negativity and how we can override that programming. We explore the concept of the "narrative self" and how the stories we tell ourselves can become self-fulfilling prophec…

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Nayrim Buchan - Engineering Resilience and Overcoming Challenges 53:07

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This week we delve into the extraordinary journey of Nayrim Buchan, a pioneering engineer who navigated the male-dominated oil and gas industry. From her early days in Venezuela to working on international projects, Nayrim shares her experiences of overcoming challenges, embracing diversity, and the importance of adaptability in a rapidly changing …

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Recovering Pessimist 007: Inside The Mind Of A Pessimist 25:36

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This episode, "Inside the Mind of a Pessimist," explores what pessimism is, distinguishing it from realism by examining its psychological and neuroscientific roots. It delves into the pessimistic worldview, highlighting both the downsides—such as its link to mental health issues and relationship strain—and the surprising upsides, like defensive pla…

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46 - Tom Davidson on AI-enabled Coups 2:05:26

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Could AI enable a small group to gain power over a large country, and lock in their power permanently? Often, people worried about catastrophic risks from AI have been concerned with misalignment risks. In this episode, Tom Davidson talks about a risk that could be comparably important: that of AI-enabled coups. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/axr…

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20th Episode - Thanks for sticking around. 46:19

1M ago46:19

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For the 20th episode, I brought back the man who helped kick all this off. Chris Akehurst was the first guest on the podcast, the original guinea pig when none of this was really figured out. We look back on how far things have come since that first recording and dig into everything from how the wind industry has changed to what life offshore reall…

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Recovering Pessimist, Episode 006: Algorithmic Pessimism 35:49

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In this episode, "Social Media Algorithms and Negativity Bias," we delve into how social media platforms are designed to exploit our inherent psychological tendency to focus on negative information. We explore how algorithms prioritize emotionally charged content, leading to addictive engagement loops, and highlight how internal documents (like the…

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George Highmoor – Part 3 32:58

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In this final part of the trilogy, Joe Leather sits down with George Highmoor to reflect on the highs and lows of a life spent in the oil industry. From close calls and hard lessons to the unlikely road to writing a memoir, George shares what really stuck with him after decades offshore. It is a conversation about instinct, survival, and the kind o…

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Recovering Pessimist - 005: Optimism in the Sea of Pessimism 23:22

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In this episode, we're tackling the overwhelming negativity of the modern world. We'll explore why pessimism feels like our default setting, debunk what true optimism actually is (it's not just smiling all the time, thankfully), and arm you with practical, doable strategies to cultivate a more hopeful mindset. Join us as we try to find the light, e…

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What is Career Conversations with Chris? 0:43

2M ago0:43

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Click this first before listening to an episode. Happy listening!!By Christopher Wachuta

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Leo Lindner - Deepwater Horizon Part 2 47:59

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In this second part of my conversation with Leo Lindner, we go deeper into the night that changed offshore forever. Leo was there on the Deepwater Horizon when the unthinkable happened. In this episode, he shares more of what it was really like in the hours after the blowout the chaos, the impossible decisions, and the moments that still stay with …

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Recovering Pessimist - 004: Gratitude: Shifting Your Lens 25:45

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Hey everyone, welcome back to Recovering Pessimist! If you've ever felt like your brain is hardwired for the worst-case scenario, or that genuine joy is just a fleeting illusion, then this episode is for you. We're diving into the surprising power of gratitude—not the "forced smiles and thank-you notes" kind, but a profound practice that can genuin…

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Titanic Dives and Offshore Experiences with Dik Barton 35:44

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In this episode, I sit down with Dik Barton a man whose career has taken him to the very edge of human exploration and the heart of offshore safety. Dik has made an astonishing 22 dives down to the wreck of the Titanic, seen first-hand what most of us only glimpse in documentaries, and led safety operations in some of the most unforgiving environme…

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37 years since Piper Alpha Part 2 48:32

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Part 2 of the Joe Meanen re-release, marking 37 years since Piper Alpha. Joe talks us through the more of the night of the disaster. What happened. How he got out. And what stayed with him after. This episode is for the 167 men who never made it home.By joeleather92

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45 - Samuel Albanie on DeepMind's AGI Safety Approach 1:15:42

2M ago1:15:42

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In this episode, I chat with Samuel Albanie about the Google DeepMind paper he co-authored called "An Approach to Technical AGI Safety and Security". It covers the assumptions made by the approach, as well as the types of mitigations it outlines. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/axrpodcast Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/axrpodcast Transcript: https://axr…

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37 years since Piper Alpha Part 1 48:47

2M ago48:47

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This episode is being re-released to mark 37 years since the Piper Alpha disaster. Joe Meanen was one of the 61 men who survived. In Part 1, he talks about life before Piper. The work The culture And the things that were already going wrong.By joeleather92

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Leo Lindner - Deepwater Horizon survivor Part 1 52:45

2M ago52:45

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Leo Lindner was on Deepwater Horizon That alone should tell you enough about what this episode is about In Part 1 of this conversation, Leo walks us through his life offshore A man who escaped the rig on that fateful night We talk about the job The pressure the rig was under And some of the things that were not right Including the cracks that were …

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44 - Peter Salib on AI Rights for Human Safety 3:21:33

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In this episode, I talk with Peter Salib about his paper "AI Rights for Human Safety", arguing that giving AIs the right to contract, hold property, and sue people will reduce the risk of their trying to attack humanity and take over. He also tells me how law reviews work, in the face of my incredulity. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/axrpodcast K…

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Steve Beedie – Open the bleed off 1:00:21

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This one was a real highlight for me. Steve has been through a lot and come out the other side with a mindset that is hard to ignore. We spoke about offshore life, mental health, the pressure men face, and how he is using his own story to help others. I have got a lot of respect for the way he looks at things. No ego, just honesty. And to be honest…

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George Highmoor – More Oil, Clowns and a Pig Part 2 32:46

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Back for round two with George Highmoor. This time we get into some of the difficult bits. More offshore moments and more scenarios you just couldn’t make up. Some of the stories in this episode are tough to hear. It’s just two people talking about what really goes on out there the graft, the madness, and everything in between. If you’ve been offsh…

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43 - David Lindner on Myopic Optimization with Non-myopic Approval 1:40:59

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In this episode, I talk with David Lindner about Myopic Optimization with Non-myopic Approval, or MONA, which attempts to address (multi-step) reward hacking by myopically optimizing actions against a human's sense of whether those actions are generally good. Does this work? Can we get smarter-than-human AI this way? How does this compare to approa…

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Pete - Offshore stories and the realities of it all 57:13

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This week I’m joined by my good mate Pete an offshore regular with a great sense of humour and enough stories to fill a series. We first met back in 2017 and since then Pete has worked all over the world bringing energy grit and a good laugh to every job. In this episode we talk about how he's got on in the industry what life offshore has really be…

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42 - Owain Evans on LLM Psychology 2:14:26

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Earlier this year, the paper "Emergent Misalignment" made the rounds on AI x-risk social media for seemingly showing LLMs generalizing from 'misaligned' training data of insecure code to acting comically evil in response to innocuous questions. In this episode, I chat with one of the authors of that paper, Owain Evans, about that research as well a…

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Sidney Huval - From Deepwater Days to Global Insight 1:19:47

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This week I’m joined by Sidney Huval, a man who started out with a big service company in the States and ended up shaping crews abroad. We talked about his time running MWD tools on deepwater projects, the lessons he learned offshore, and how that experience carried over into years of international sales, training and development. What stood out mo…

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41 - Lee Sharkey on Attribution-based Parameter Decomposition 2:16:11

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What's the next step forward in interpretability? In this episode, I chat with Lee Sharkey about his proposal for detecting computational mechanisms within neural networks: Attribution-based Parameter Decomposition, or APD for short. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/axrpodcast Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/axrpodcast Transcript: https://axrp.net/episode…

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George Highmoor: Oil, Clowns and a Pig on a Motorcycle – Part One 41:06

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In this first episode of a three-part series, I sit down with George Highmoor, former oilfield worker and author of Oil, Clowns and a Pig on a Motorcycle. George’s stories are raw, unbelievable but real. We cover everything from life on the rigs to the inspiration behind the book, with plenty of moments that’ll have you shaking your head in disbeli…

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From Football Pitches to Offshore Platforms – Nick's Story 51:36

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In this episode Joe sits down with Nick to explore a journey that spans continents, careers and a whole lot of lessons. From chasing football dreams to leading training and competence offshore Nick opens up about life on the rigs, moving through the ranks and finding purpose beyond the job title. They dive into the highs the lows and the moments th…

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Joe Meanen - Escaping Piper Alpha and remembering the 167. 1:35:11

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In this powerful episode of Wind, Waves & Wells with Joe Meanen, we take a hard and honest look at the night that changed everything in the offshore world. Piper Alpha. Two words that still echo through every rig briefing and safety meeting. On 6 July 1988, 167 lives were lost in the worst offshore disaster the world has ever seen. It was not just …

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Mike Scotland - Mental Health ManUP and Making Safety Human Again 52:27

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In this episode I sit down with Mike Scotland Safety Officer mental health advocate and the man behind manUP speakUP and Community cleanUP. Recognised as one of the Top 10 Health and Safety Influencers by HSE People Mike brings a powerful voice to the offshore world one that is raw honest and impossible to ignore. We dive into what it really means …

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Dr. Mike Davis: Head of School at Colorado Academy 48:59

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In this episode of Career Conversations with Chris, we step into the world of independent education with Dr. Mike Davis, Head of School at Colorado Academy. Key themes in this educational odyssey include: Running a school like a startup: Why being Head of School is equal parts educator, CEO, and crisis manager Teaching in the age of AI: Reflections…

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Reece Mosey - Offshore and Online 51:50

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In this episode of Wind, Waves & Wells with Joe, I sit down with Reece Mosey, offshore worker, content creator and the lad who’s put a fresh face on what life really looks like out at sea. Reece has built a following by showing the raw, unfiltered day to day offshore, from dinners to Christmas shifts. We get into: The good, the bad and the strange …

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Justin Forrest - Offshore through a Lens 1:00:27

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In this episode, I’m joined by Justin Forrest, dad, offshore worker, photographer, and all-round brilliant lad. We dive into his time offshore, from the bottom of the pile to the head of the drill floor, and with it the pictures of the moments of the real stories behind life on the rigs. Justin opens up about the people, the pressures, and the pers…

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John Snelson: Director of Creative Services for CU Boulder Football 47:04

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In this Primetime episode of Career Conversations with Chris, we dive into the fast-paced, content-saturated world of college football media with John Snelson, Director of Creative Services for CU Boulder Football. Key moments from our creative journey include: The rise of "The Rise": How John pitched and produced a six-part docuseries for the Pac-…

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Ali P - Rig Life to Real Estate 42:23

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In this episode of Wind, Waves & Wells with Joe, I’m joined by Ali P a man who’s worn the boots of both onshore and offshore life. Ali started out in the energy industry after completing his apprenticeship, diving headfirst into the world of oil & gas and renewables. With stories from the offices to the offshore rigs, he gives us a front-row seat t…

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Richie Brown - From "destroying" the world, to saving it 1:09:28

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In this episode of Wind Waves and Wells, I catch up with Richie Brown as he steps into a new role in the electric vehicle world. We chat about where it all started for him, getting offshore at a young age, and what it took to build a career from there. There are plenty of laughs, a few stories we probably should not be sharing, and some solid advic…

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Zach Pashel: Investment Advisor with Special Co-Host Francis Akomeah 40:52

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In this episode of Career Conversations, we dive deep into the world of finance with Zach Pashel, a versatile professional whose career has taken him from the pages of English literature to the heart of Wall Street and beyond. Key milestones in our conversation with Zach include: Firsthand experience in the heart of the 2008 Market Crisis at Lumine…

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Chris Lemons - Last Breath 1:41:17

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What actually goes through your head when you're 100 metres below the surface, alone, out of air, and the lights go out? In this episode, I sit down with commercial saturation diver Chris Lemons – whose story became the Netflix documentary Last Breath. We talk about what really happened that night in the North Sea when his umbilical was severed, ho…

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Chris Akehurst 30:21

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In this episode of Wind, Waves & Wells with Joe, I’m joined by Chris Akhurst, someone who has been around the block in the offshore wind industry. We talk about his journey through the industry, the jobs he’s been in, and the lessons he has picked up from years of getting stuck in. Chris gives his take on what the industry is doing well and where i…

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Opening Episode 21:48

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Right, here we go. In this first episode, I’m setting the scene. Why I started this podcast, what you can expect, and a bit about who I am a lad who’s spent years working offshore in renewables, oil and gas, and seen a fair bit along the way. This podcast isn’t about polished PR stories or industry buzzwords. It’s about the real stuff the people, t…

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40 - Jason Gross on Compact Proofs and Interpretability 2:36:05

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How do we figure out whether interpretability is doing its job? One way is to see if it helps us prove things about models that we care about knowing. In this episode, I speak with Jason Gross about his agenda to benchmark interpretability in this way, and his exploration of the intersection of proofs and modern machine learning. Patreon: https://w…

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David Armitage: Serial Entrepreneur with Co-Host Henry Lewinsohn 1:07:45

6M ago1:07:45

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In this visionary episode of Career Conversations with Chris, host Chris Wachuta and co-host Henry Lewinsohn sit down with David Armitage, a visionary entrepreneur who has spent decades at the forefront of technology. Key highlights from our conversation with David: Learning FORTRAN at IBM labs as a child and coding alongside a young Bill Gates Inv…

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Wind, Waves & Wells with Joe Trailer 0:53

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New Podcast. Great Stories. This April.The advert to the new podcast coming to a platform near you.By joeleather92

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Matthew Lindner: Co-founder of Crafthouse Cocktails 53:30

6M ago53:30

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In this episode of Career Conversations with Chris, host Chris sits down with Matthew Lindner, CEO and co-founder of Crafthouse Cocktails. Key highlights from our conversation with Matt: How Matt launched his first bar on a shoestring budget and grew it into a local favorite Scaling and managing 13 restaurants before founding Crafthouse Cocktails H…

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38.8 - David Duvenaud on Sabotage Evaluations and the Post-AGI Future 20:42

6M ago20:42

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In this episode, I chat with David Duvenaud about two topics he's been thinking about: firstly, a paper he wrote about evaluating whether or not frontier models can sabotage human decision-making or monitoring of the same models; and secondly, the difficult situation humans find themselves in in a post-AGI future, even if AI is aligned with human i…

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Ivette Dominguez Drawe: Automotive Dealership CEO 42:08

7M ago42:08

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In this episode of Career Conversations with Chris, we sit down with Ivette Dominguez Drawe the CEO of Alpine Automotive Group. Key highlights from our conversation with Ivette: Her rise from top-ranked BMW saleswoman to CEO of a $400M automotive group Lessons learned from turning around underperforming dealerships and navigating competitive market…