Best Deciding By Data Podcasts (2025)

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DeepSeek's cheap GPT-5 rival, Antigravity fails, and your LLM likes it when you're rude 41:23

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In episode 80 of The AI Fix, your hosts look at DeepSeek 3.2 “Speciale”, the bargain-basement model that claims GPT-5-level brains at 10% of the price, Jensen Huang’s reassuring vision of a robot fashion industry, and a 75kg T-800 style humanoid that can do flying kicks because robot-marketing departments have clearly learned nothing from Terminato…

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How to un-duck the grid

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The “duck curve” has become one of the most recognizable symbols in modern energy as an illustration of both the promise and the challenge of solar power. But what if the very technologies creating the problem could also solve it? In this episode of Power Perspectives, host Kinsey Grant Baker welcomes Craig Lewis, Founder and Executive Director of …

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Our Fantasy Playoff Hopes Are On The Brink 45:17

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Can we sneak into the fantasy football playoffs? Shawn Siegele and Colm Kelly analyze NFL Week 14 through the lens of their FFPC RotoViz Triflex listener league and discuss what needs to happen for them to qualify. Listen as the guys share their top takeaways from this week's NFL action. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Will we make the Fantasy Football…

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A Little Happier: Have You Ever Felt Like an Employee of Your Former Self? 4:11

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Do You Feel Like an Employee of Your Former Self? Renowned novelist Ian McEwan makes a funny observation about book tours that’s applicable to many familiar situations. Resources & links related to this episode: Get in touch: [email protected] Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happ…

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More Happier: Your Guide to Stress-Free Holiday Hosting [Revisited] 26:01

4d ago26:01

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Make entertaining easier. These simple hacks take the stress out of hosting and help you focus on what really matters: enjoying the people you’re with. Resources & links related to this episode: Get in touch: [email protected] Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Col…

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Judith Curry: We’re wrong about climate change

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How can we engage with an energy transition without massive swings in power reliability? Is climate change really just a big cop-out for utility leaders? Or is it a larger predicament that we need to strategize around? What’s the best means of reducing vulnerability and increasing resilience for an energy industry in flux? Today on The Watt & Why, …

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Will The Chiefs Miss The NFC Playoff Cut? 25:47

5d ago25:47

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The Kansas City Chiefs are not dominant in the ways they have been in the Patrick Mahomes Dynasty, but will they have what it takes to make the cut and secure a late spot in the AFC playoff picture? Shawn Siegele and Colm Kelly analyze the top contenders in the AFC, examining each team's strengths and weaknesses, and predict which teams are most li…

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The BEST NFC Playoff Field Ever? 34:48

2d ago34:48

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The NFL playoff race is heating up, but which teams will reach the NFC playoffs this year? Shawn Siegele and Colm Kelly analyze the top contenders in the National Football Conference, examine each team's strengths and weaknesses, and predict which teams are most likely to make the postseason. Can the Dallas Cowboys sneak in as a Wildcard? Who will …

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Ep. 563: Need a One-Word Theme for Next Year? We Review and Reveal Our Words 38:35

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We talk about why choosing a one-word theme for the year can be such a creative, constructive, and satisfying exercise. We review our words for 2025 and reveal our words for 2026. Plus we share an original and fun reason to have a party. Resources & links related to this episode: Amazing scene in Mad Men Work through my new Gift Idea Generator work…

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AI at Scale, People at Heart: Lessons in Building an AI-First Financial Services Organization 23:53

7d ago23:53

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In this episode, Nilesh Dange, CHRO at L&T Finance, breaks down how a traditional NBFC is reinventing itself as a “FinTech at scale” by putting AI at the core of credit decisioning, home loan journeys, and day-to-day operations—while keeping people and culture firmly at the center. He shares how L&T Finance now runs largely agentic, AI-led underwri…

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Gemini 3, poetry jailbreaks, and do we even need safe robots? 37:31

7d ago37:31

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In episode 79 of The AI Fix, Gemini 3 roasts the competition, scares Nvidia, and can’t remember what year it is. Meanwhile, Graham investigates a fight between a fridge and robot, and Mark discovers that poetry could be a universal jailbreak for LLMs. Also in this episode, our hosts ponder whether Mark Zuckerberg’s underground bunker will be keepin…

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SPP's plan to power 18 million futures—straight from the CEO

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The grid of tomorrow is being built today—and the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is at the center of that transformation. That transformation is being spearheaded by Lanny Nickell, President and CEO of SPP, and host Kinsey Grant Baker welcomes him to this week’s episode of Power Perspectives. This conversation features an exploration of how one of the …

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Our 5 Key Takeaways from NFL Week 13 46:33

4d ago46:33

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Shawn Siegele and Colm Kelly dive into why this week was pivotal for the NFL playoff picture. Shawn reveals the team he is falling in Love With as the guys share their top takeaways from NFL Week 13 and what it will mean for the rest of the fantasy football season. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 4:00 The Packers down the Lions in the NFC North Battle of 4t…

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A Little Happier: Do You Suffer from “Paris Syndrome?” 5:00

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The gap between expectations and reality determines whether we feel happy or disappointed. From empty-nest parents hoping for daily texts to tourists experiencing "Paris syndrome," our expectations shape our emotions. Sometimes adjusting expectations—rather than changing reality—is the key to happiness. Resources & links related to this episode: Ge…

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Bonus: Hacks to Make the Holidays Happier [Revisited] 29:52

9d ago29:52

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We revisit our long list of hacks to make the holidays a happier time. Resources & links related to this episode: Get in touch: [email protected] Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode…

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ICYMI: Sporting Backgrounds, Quotes and Must Avoid TV Shows 42:17

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Originally posted 31st October 2021. Getting to know the Guys! Shawn and Colm answer a variety of listener questions about their lives outside of Fantasy Football. Topics covered include favorite quotes, sports the guys played competitively, and more. HOSTS Colm Kelly (@OvertimeIreland) – Executive Producer of RotoViz Radio Shawn Siegele (@FF_Cont…

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More Happier: Do You Specifically Recollect Yourself at Different Ages? 25:06

10d ago25:06

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We discuss a know-yourself-better question related to how we conceive of ourselves at different ages. Plus we talk about a way to find excellent book recommendations. Resources & links related to this episode: Join the The Happiness Project: Revisited course Since You Asked advice podcast Shop the biggest journal sale of the year! Substack Live wit…

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Is Partisan Gerrymandering As Bad As You Think? 55:42

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There is no political topic that can get people’s blood boiling quite like partisan gerrymandering. But what do we know about how effective it is and what the data shows about its outcomes? This week, we're re-releasing our conversation with Princeton political scientist Kosuke Imai about his paper, "Widespread Partisan Gerrymandering Mostly Cancel…

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What’s Next for AI? OpenAI’s Łukasz Kaiser (Transformer Co-Author) 1:05:25

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We’re told that AI progress is slowing down, that pre-training has hit a wall, that scaling laws are running out of road. Yet we’re releasing this episode in the middle of a wild couple of weeks that saw GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1 Codex Max, fresh reasoning modes and long-running agents ship from OpenAI — on top of a flood of new frontier models elsewhere. T…

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4th Down Decision Making + NFL Play Calling Errors 44:14

10d ago44:14

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Shawn Siegele and Colm Kelly discuss the critical mistakes NFL coaches make on 4th down and how these errors hurt their chances of winning. From poorly timed punts to unsuccessful 4th Down conversion attempts, they analyze the play-calling errors that have cost teams in NFL Week 12 and what lessons can be learned to improve decision-making going fo…

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Ep. 562: Do You Hesitate to Raise Your Hand to Make Something Happen? Plus a Medication Hack 29:22

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We talk about why it’s such a happiness-booster to raise your hand to organize an event or undertaking—to realize that if you don’t do it, no one will. We also share a hack for making it easier to take medication, and why it’s a good idea to “suffer fools gladly.” Resources & links related to this episode: Shop the Black Friday Sale in the Happines…

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The big AI bubble, and robot Grandma in the cloud 37:20

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In episode 78 of The AI Fix, alien robot spiders invade Antarctica (or Facebook says they do), Mark prepares humanity for AI-powered fighter jets with loyalty issues, and Graham tries to work out why his AI-generated country music career hasn't yet paid for even a Tesco Meal Deal. Anthropic claims it has caught the first autonomous AI cyber-spy... …

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How capacity markets broke—and what it takes to fix them

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For years, capacity markets quietly operated in the background: reliable, technical, and rarely in the headlines. Not anymore! In today’s episode of Power Perspectives, host Kinsey Grant Baker sits down with Christoph Graf, Senior Economist and Research Scholar at NYU’s Institute for Policy Integrity, to unpack why capacity markets are suddenly at …

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JSN Is the Best WR in Fantasy and It’s Not Even Close 1:00:01

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Shawn Siegele and Colm Kelly dive into why Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the best wide receiver in the NFL and how he is on the verge of a historic season! They also share their top takeaways from NFL Week 12 and what it will mean for the rest of the fantasy football season. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Shawn's Undeafeated FFPC Team 4:00 The biggest challen…

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A Little Happier: A True Story of Redeeming a Loss Through Sacrifice 3:01

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The awe-inspiring true story of “Mountain Man” Dashrath Manjhi is an example of how we can transform pain into action that can help others. After his wife died for lack of medical care, Dashrath Manjhi spent more than twenty years single-handedly carving out a path to make his remote village more accessible. Get in touch: [email protected] …

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Bonus Episode: Who Am I Without Kids at Home? (Gretchen Rubin on “Laugh Lines”) 44:18

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I joined Kim and Penn Holderness on their podcast "Laugh Lines" for a funny, thoughtful talk about parenting after the kids move out—a great listen as families come back together for the holidays. Get in touch: [email protected] Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project C…

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More Happier: Do Holidays Leave You Exhausted, Not Restored? Priya Parker, Francis Lam & Kate Bowler on Celebration 36:38

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It’s easy to get swept up in a cycle of holidays that feels more like a relentless to-do list than a source of joy. In this Celebration Roundtable, we talk about how to embrace the holidays as opportunities for intentional connection and meaning. Resources & links related to this episode: Francis Lam Priya Parker Kate Bowler The Happiness Project b…

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The grid tech solving the visibility gap

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With risks flying at utility leaders from every angle—extreme weather, outages, wildfires, and many more—knowing what’s happening on the grid at any moment isn’t just nice. It’s mission critical. So how is next-gen sensing tech helping power pros get better visibility into real-time grid realities? This week on Piloting the Future, Kim and Lee expl…

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Open Source AI Strikes Back — Inside Ai2’s OLMo 3 ‘Thinking" 1:28:10

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In this special release episode, Matt sits down with Nathan Lambert and Luca Soldaini from Ai2 (the Allen Institute for AI) to break down one of the biggest open-source AI drops of the year: OLMo 3. At a moment when most labs are offering “open weights” and calling it a day, AI2 is doing the opposite — publishing the models, the data, the recipes, …

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The Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules That Will Decide Championships 42:27

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Which players are set up to dominate in the fantasy football playoffs, and whose schedules might hinder them? Shawn Siegele and Colm Kelly discuss the rest of the season schedules and how they will determine fantasy championships. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Can you believe it's NFL Week 12 already? 3:00 RB Rest of Season Strength of schedule 13:00…

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Ep. 561: Need Some Fresh Ideas for Gift-Giving? Here Are Many Great Suggestions 32:25

21d ago32:25

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It can be a real challenge to find new, useful ideas for gifts. We suggest many of our own recommendations, plus we include dozens of ideas from listeners. Resources & links related to this episode: Request bookplates now to get them in time for the holidays! Sign up for The Happiness Project Revisited and get 40% off enrollment Florist Wire Electr…

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Genome LLM makes a super-virus, and should AI decide if you live? 36:34

21d ago36:34

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In episode 77 of The AI Fix, a language model trained on genomes that creates a super-virus, Graham wonders whether AI should be allowed to decide if we live or die, and a woman marries ChatGPT (and calls it “Klaus”). Also in this episode: In Russia a robot staggers, falls over, and breaks; MIT quietly withdraws a ludicrously bad cybersecurity pape…

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Is 100% clean energy really possible?

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The global energy transition isn’t theoretical anymore—it’s happening right now. But how fast can we go, and how far can renewables really take us? In this episode of Power Perspectives, hosts Kinsey Grant Baker sits down with Mark Jacobson, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program at Stanford U…

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True Breakout Performances or a Mirage? 47:51

22d ago47:51

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Shawn Siegele and Colm Kelly discuss their top takeaways from NFL Week 11 and attempt to identify what is real and what is an illusion for fantasy football managers. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:00 What does Week 11 mean for Bryce Young, Tetairoa McMillan, and Bijan Robinson moving forward? 17:00 What happened to Jared Goff and the Lions on SNF? 15:00 …

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A Little Happier: A Beautiful Ending & the Final Passage of Queen Victoria 5:03

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As a writer, I'm particularly drawn to great endings, and I read the extraordinary closing paragraphs of Lytton Strachey’s biography Queen Victoria. Strachey imagines Victoria's fading mind retracing the vanished visions of her long history—passing back through decades of memories in a poignant, poetic cascade that captures both the end of a life a…

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More Happier: Is It Always a Bad Idea to Gossip? Plus: Choosing a One-Word Theme for the Year 25:01

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We talk about the challenge of choosing a one-word theme for the upcoming year, as well as the surprising value of gossip. Plus we talk about a fun reason to have a party. Resources & links related to this episode: Send recommendations for your favorite books to give for the holidays Get in touch: [email protected] Visit Gretchen's website …

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Do Donors Punish Extremist Primary Nominees? 59:29

25d ago59:29

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What happens when a political party nominates a candidate in its primary who is ideologically extreme? Do donors, especially those outside the party’s base, react — and if so, how? That question is explored in a new paper by Andy Christopher Wayne Myers, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at Stanford University. He uncovers how donors respond whe…

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3 Keys To Evaluating Your Fantasy Football Roster In Season 29:21

26d ago29:21

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Are you missing what's really happening with your fantasy football team? What’s going wrong, what’s going right, what happened in the draft, and so on? Colm Kelly shares an update on his FFPC Main Event with Shawn Siegele. Was their draft strategy flawed? Did they make the wrong draft picks? Considering all that, can they still sneak into the playo…

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Why should your next business strategy start with compliance? In conversation with Alexander Byrne 17:35

22d ago17:35

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In this episode of Trust.ID Talk: The Digital Certificate and Identity Security Podcast, host Michelle Davidson is joined by Alexander Byrne, Director of Compliance at Thrive, to discuss how organizations can leverage compliance as a competitive advantage rather than viewing it simply as a regulatory burden to enhance their tech stack and accelerat…

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How to turn AI into a power plant with Arushi Sharma Frank

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AI is transforming everything, but what happens when it starts transforming the grid itself? As data centers explode in scale and AI workloads surge, utility leaders are wondering when the power system might reach a a breaking point. But what if the next generation of compute didn’t just consume energy? What if it instead helped stabilize the grid?…

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3 Contrarian Fantasy Football Trade Strategies 41:14

25d ago41:14

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Is selling your stars at the right time the key to perpetually reloading your roster and keeping your Championship window wide open? Shawn Siegele and Colm Kelly discuss whether there is any offer that would make them trade Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Brock Bowers, when to make your moves, and how to negotiate with other owners to get the best value for …

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Ep. 560: Very Special Episode: What Secrets Does Your Therapist Wish They Could Tell You? 38:50

28d ago38:50

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We talk to Lori Gottlieb—psychotherapist, bestselling author, and co-host of the “Since You Asked” advice podcast—about what she wishes she could tell her patients. We discuss questions like why patients lie to their therapists, how to know if you’re the toxic friend, how to handle a challenging holiday gathering, and how to end rumination. Resourc…

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AI self-awareness, and the death of comedy 40:08

27d ago40:08

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In episode 76 of The AI Fix, two US federal judges blame AI for imaginary case law, a Chinese "humanoid" dramatically sheds its skin onstage, Toyota unveils a crabby walking chair creeps us out, Google plans AI chips in orbit, robot dogs get jobs at Sellafield, and AI writes cruise-ship gags from the 1950s (but a little less racist.) Plus: Graham g…

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The Big Play Running Backs Dominated Week 10 52:03

29d ago52:03

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What a week for Big Play RBs! Shawn Siegele and Colm Kelly analyze the outstanding running back performances and share their insights on the 49ers @ Rams and the rest of NFL Week 10. What does it mean for your fantasy football hopes moving forward? Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:00 NFL Week 10 Overview 4:00 Rams look dominant vs 49ers - George Kittle, Ky…

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A Little Happier: A Teaching Story So Good That It Should Be True 3:00

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Sometimes a teaching story has such a great lesson that it doesn’t even matter if it’s not true. While the famous story of the sardines and the catfish turns out to be apocryphal, it illustrates a useful truth: Being in an environment where we need to show hustle can be better for us than quiet, stagnant surroundings. Get in touch: podcast@gretchen…