Best Erik Martinez Podcasts (2025)

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One Podcast After Another (w/ Jesse Brenneman) 1:04:43

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Given the not-terribly-uplifting streak of episodes we've had lately, we thought it was time for a Know Your Enemy movie night, and were joined by the podcast's intrepid producer, Jesse Brenneman, for a conversation about Paul Thomas Anderson's 2025 film, One Battle After Another. Its tagline—"When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a grou…

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Why People Skills Matter More Than Dashboards in FinOps ft. Zach Johnson, Splunk | Ep #46 44:26

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How do you turn FinOps from a reporting function into part of the company’s operating system? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Zach Johnson, Head of FinOps & Cloud Platforms at Splunk to unpack why world-class FinOps isn’t about dashboards or reports, it’s about business value, executive alignment, and proactive decision-making.…

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Episode 98: AI, Authenticity, and Trust: Breaking Down the 2025 AI Consumer Survey Results with Jen Neumann 31:39

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In Episode 98 of the Digital Velocity Podcast, Erik Martinez sits down with Jen Neumann, CEO and owner of deNovo Marketing, to break down the findings from the 2025 AI Consumer Survey—a study her team launched to understand how real people feel about AI showing up in ads, emails, and digital content. The results reveal a mix of curiosity, confusion…

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On Friendship (w/ Andy Elrick) 1:30

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Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. Should you try to improve your friends or leave them be? Do friendship and politics mix? Is friendship about virtue or delight? In 2023, we were interviewed by Andrew Elrick, now a professor at Marist University, for a documentary podcast he was making about men…

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VALERIO SANNICANDRO - Instrumental & Vocal Works

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Programme de VALERIO SANNICANDRO pour webSYNradio : Instrumental & Vocal Works. Les deux playlists élaborées pour webSYNradio — Instrumental Work et Vocal Work — rassemblent un ensemble d'œuvres composées au fil des dernières années pour des formations variées, allant de la musique de chambre au grand orchestre, avec ou sans dispositifs électroniqu…

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Stop Treating FinOps Like a One-Time Project ft. Borja Martínez, NTT DATA Inc. | Ep #45 27:48

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Are you treating FinOps like a one-time project instead of an ongoing value engine? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Borja Martínez, EMEA FinOps Lead at NTT DATA Inc, to explore why successful FinOps starts with understanding your company’s business context, not just its cloud bill. Borja shared how his unconventional path from …

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The Furious Minds of MAGA (w/ Laura Field) 1:09:36

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Laura K. Field's Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right, published earlier this month, is a book we simply had to discuss. Listeners to this podcast will recognize its cast of characters—conservative intellectuals like Patrick Deneen, Michael Anton, John Eastman, Adrian Vermeule, and Harry Jaffa, among others—whose ideas and influence Fiel…

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FELIX BLUME - Rituels funeraires

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Programme de FELIX BLUME pour webSYNradio : Rituels funeraires . Le compagnonnage de Websynradio avec Felix Blume se poursuit en empruntant les routes de l'au delà et se pose à Haiti, au Congo, au Chili, en Equateur. Grâce à l'écoute attentive que Félix développe dans son travail de documentariste et d'artiste sonore, nous sommes invités dans des r…

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Why Cost Optimization Isn’t the Goal – Value Is ft. Erik Norman, British Airways | Ep #44 44:11

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Is “cost optimization” the wrong goal for FinOps? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Erik Norman, FinOps Lead at British Airways, to unpack why true FinOps maturity isn’t about cutting costs, it’s about creating value. Erik shared how a disastrous “do not delete” incident early in his FinOps career shaped his philosophy: that unde…

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Episode 97: Curiosity in the Age of AI — How Carla Johnson Redefines Innovation for the Modern Business 33:01

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In Episode 97 of the Digital Velocity Podcast, Erik Martinez welcomes back Carla Johnson, globally recognized innovation architect, keynote speaker, and author of Rethink Innovation. Together, they explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping creativity, collaboration, and business innovation — and why human curiosity remains the ultimate compe…

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Trump's Big, Beautiful Ballroom (w/ Kate Wagner) [Teaser] 4:27

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Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. If there's a Trump-era topic that manages to fascinate without being entirely depressing, it's probably the ongoing arguments about architecture that his ascension has occasioned. Proponents of a RETVRN to the architectural ideals of ancient Greece and Rome are …

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How to Win Buy-In for FinOps: From Resistance to Results ft. Tammy Burnitt, UiPath | Ep #43 38:26

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Can empathy, sales skills, and gamification be the secret to driving FinOps success? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Tammy Burnitt, Director of FinOps at UiPath. Tammy discussed her 25 years of experience in IT and capacity management and how she founded the FinOps program during her time at Shell. Tammy shared how she transfor…

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Zohran, the Jews, and Reckoning with Gaza (w/ Peter Beinart) 1:14:27

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This episode isn't focused on a single topic or text, but rather just wanting to have a wide-ranging conversation with our guest, Peter Beinart, editor-at-large of Jewish Currents and author of the recent book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning. We start by discussing the appalling wave of Islamophobic attacks against Zohran M…

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FinOps Made Fun: Leaderboards, Badges, & Cloud Savings ft. Amy Race, Citizens Bank | Ep 42 33:43

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Can enforcing a simple tagging strategy transform your entire FinOps program? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Amy Race, Head of Infrastructure, Cost Management, and Cloud FinOps at Citizens Bank, to dive into how her company moved 99% to the cloud. Amy shared how her team went from inconsistent tagging and cloud chaos to a stru…

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LanD ExcapE (Gavino GANAU / Giovanni DIBELTULU) - Ogni cosa è un segnale

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Programme de LanD ExcapE (Gavino GANAU / Giovanni DIBELTULU) pour webSYNradio : Ogni cosa è un segnale. L’intention de cette playlist inédite et originale élaborée pour webSYNradio est donc de proposer des suggestions sonores, en utilisant des langages qui stimulent la réflexion sur le monde d’aujourd’hui, sur ce qui se passe, et sur la manière don…

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Episode 96: From Processes to Progress — How Agentic AI Helps Businesses Scale Smarter with Alane Boyd 32:24

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In Episode 96 of the Digital Velocity Podcast, Erik Martinez welcomes Alane Boyd, co-founder of BiggestGoal.ai, to explore how "agentic AI" is transforming the way businesses automate, scale, and innovate. As a serial entrepreneur and automation expert who has built and sold companies across marketing and technology, Alane has a clear mission: to m…

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Break Glass in Case of Emergency 1:31:51

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This is a different kind of episode than is typical; there's no book, no central text, not even a single, central event that guides the conversation. Instead, we begin with a few recent news items—speculation about Trump 2028, Speaker Mike Johnson's refusal to swear in a Democratic congresswoman, the stunning abdication of Congress as the shutdown …

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Building FinOps into the DNA of AI & Data Platforms ft. Emily Cornock, Suncorp | Ep 41 42:52

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How do you balance cost optimization, business value, and innovation in the age of AI? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Emily Cornock, Executive Manager of Core Data Platforms and Cloud FinOps at Suncorp Group, to explore how her team is embedding FinOps principles into everything they build — from data platforms to AI systems. …

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Command + F + Hitler [Teaser] 3:53

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Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. The theme of this rank punditry episode is Getting in Trouble on the Internet, and we begin with the frankly unsurprising story of the Young Republican Hitler group chats, then move on to a longer discussion about Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Main…

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How FinOps Training Builds Stronger Cloud Teams ft. Idaliz Baez, RealOps | Ep 40 28:24

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What does good FinOps look like inside a large engineering organization? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Idaliz Baez, Founder and Director of RealOps, who has one of the most fascinating journeys into FinOps — from contamination engineer at NASA to FinOps instructor and leader. Idaliz has trained more than 200 FinOps practition…

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Episode 95: How Social Media Marketers Can Harness AI Without Losing Authenticity with Kristin Chambers 40:54

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In Episode 95 of the Digital Velocity Podcast, Erik Martinez sits down with Kristin Chambers — social media strategist, agency owner, and founder of Meerkat Media Group — to explore artificial intelligence and its role in social media marketing. With over a decade of experience helping brands navigate the rapidly evolving digital marketing landscap…

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How to Drive FinOps Awareness Without Slowing Teams Down ft. Tom Cross, Aer Lingus | Ep 39 31:52

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What does good FinOps look like inside a large engineering organization? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Tom Cross, FinOps Lead at Aer Lingus and a member of the FinOps Foundation Technical Advisory Council, to talk about building FinOps culture, engaging engineers, and shaping the global FinOps framework. Tom shared how he tra…

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How Charles Murray (Almost) Predicted the Trump Era 1:32:56

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This episode is the second in our occasional series on important, controversial, or unusually relevant conservative texts from the recent past. Here we take up Charles Murray's 2012 book, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010. With its focus on the ascendence of a new "cognitive elite," cultural divides, and the pathologies afflicting…

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Build vs. Buy: Choosing the Right FinOps Tools ft. Peter Crenshaw, IEM | Ep 38 32:10

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Should you build your own FinOps tool or buy one? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Peter Crenshaw, Manager of FinOps and M&A at IEM, to unpack one of the biggest questions I hear from FinOps leaders everywhere: when does it make sense to build, and when should you buy? Peter shared his journey leading FinOps at UKG and IEM, incl…

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Behind the Scenes of FinOps in Action for National Podcast Day ft. Alon Arvatz | BONUS EPISODE 19:38

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Episode 94: Authenticity Over Algorithms: Rethinking Video Marketing in the Age of AI with Brady Skye 38:21

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In Episode 94 of the Digital Velocity Podcast, Erik Martinez sits down with Brady Skye—award-winning filmmaker, creative director at Meerkat Media Group, and producer of the Amazon documentary 'Beyond the Ruins'—to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming video storytelling, brand authenticity, and the future of marketing creativity. Bra…

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How To Give A Damn [Teaser] 3:56

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Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. Before embarking on a spirited bout of rank punditry, we take a step back and talk about the Staple Singers, Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism, Tocqueville's Democracy in America, Zohran, and giving a damn about both your "fellow man" and democracy. The…

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Managing Commitments, Anomalies & Regulations in FinOps ft. Gordon Douglass, SAP NS2 | Ep 37 27:17

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What does FinOps look like in highly regulated industries — and why is speed so critical when managing commitments and anomalies? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Gordon Douglass, VP of Cloud Assets & Risk Management at SAP NS2, to talk about the real-world challenges of running FinOps in government and enterprise-scale environm…

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Death, Power, and the Charlie Kirk Memorial (w/ Pat Blanchfield) 1:26:21

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To try to understand both the power and strangeness of the Charlie Kirk memorial—one part evangelical worship service, one part MAGA rally—we turned, of course, to our friend Pat Blanchfield. All three of us stewed in the event's footage, which runs to over four and a half hours, then convened to discuss it. After laying out for listeners what happ…

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FinOps Negotiation, Procurement & Tagging Compliance ft. Tim Nolan, DataRobot | Ep 36 33:12

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Is FinOps only about cloud usage optimization or does it go deeper? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I was joined by Tim Nolan, Senior FinOps Engineer at DataRobot, who saved over $1M in AWS costs in just four months and achieved 99% tagging compliance. Tim shares his journey from engineering to IT finance to FinOps, and why negotiation skills,…

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The Assassination of Charlie Kirk [Teaser] 3:37

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Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. The assassination of Turning Points USA founder Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, seemed to change the landscape of American politics in an instant, inspiring a startlingly unanimous battlecry of vengeance from the conservative movement, the GOP, and the Trump…

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FinOps vs TBM: Governance, Shadow IT & Enterprise Cloud Costs ft. Peter Brauer, T-Mobile | Ep 35 31:11

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Is cloud always the right move? And what happens when governance is missing? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Peter Brauer, Senior Enterprise Architect at T-Mobile, who has led FinOps governance frameworks responsible for over $150M in savings. Peter shares lessons from his transition from TBM (Technology Business Management) to…

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Episode 93: Strategic Data Analysis in the Age of AI with Ginger Grant 49:02

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In Episode 93 of the Digital Velocity Podcast, Erik Martinez sits down with Ginger Grant, a seasoned data strategist, to explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping the fundamentals of business analysis and decision-making. Ginger shares her unique perspective on the crucial distinctions between generative AI and machine …

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The Case for Democracy (w/ Osita Nwanevu) 1:20:27

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Since the start of the Trump Era over a decade ago, few words have been deployed as often as "democracy": how it's become imperiled, who threatens it, and what to do to defend it. In The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding, Osita Nwanevu sets out to understand the true meaning of democracy and defend it from its …

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Measuring Business Value in FinOps & Getting Engineers Onboard ft. Swapna Samuel, BMO | Ep 34 34:05

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How do you build a FinOps practice that actually engages engineers, delivers business value, and grows with the help of the community? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Swapna Samuel, Head of FinOps and Clarity Business Management at BMO and FinOps Foundation Ambassador, to explore how culture, collaboration, and community have b…

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DEAN ROSENTHAL - Field Recordings & électroacoustique

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Programme de Dean Rosenthal pour webSYNradio : Field Recordings & électroacoustique. Le travail présenté ici s’étend sur près d’un quart de siècle et comprend des pièces emblématiques de Dean Rosenthal entre field recordings et musique electroacoustique. https://synradio.fr/dean-rosenthal-field-recordings-et-electroacoustique/…

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Episode 92: Leading with AI — Strategy, Trust & Governance with Timothy Peterson 51:04

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In Episode 92 of the Digital Velocity Podcast, Erik Martinez talks with Timothy Peterson—an executive leader with 25+ years across retail, e‑commerce, data, and operations—about how to integrate artificial intelligence thoughtfully and profitably. Drawing on roles from Bloomingdale's and Pottery Barn to CPG business intelligence and today's fractio…

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An Officer and a Spy (w/ John Ganz) [Teaser] 3:48

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Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. Roman Polanski's 2019 film about the Dreyfus affair, An Officer and a Spy, only recently made it's U.S. "premier," running for a few weeks in August at Film Forum in New York City. When it originally was released, it couldn't find an American distributor (and li…

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Why FinOps Fails Without Governance & Culture ft. Ben de Mora, Former GitLab | Ep 33 39:41

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Is FinOps really just about dashboards and tools, or is it more about people, culture, and governance? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Ben de Mora, former FinOps Lead at GitLab, to explore how FinOps needs to evolve beyond tooling into governance, collaboration, and product management thinking. Ben shares his unique journey fro…

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Frank Meyer, Inventor of Conservatism (w/ Daniel J. Flynn) 1:45:13

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Devoted Know Your Enemy listeners will recall that, in November 2021, we released a fairly dense, theory-driven episode on Frank Meyer, the Communist from New Jersey whose exploits on behalf of the Party in the UK got him kicked out of the country and back to the United States, where he eventually turned right and became a key figure in the post-wa…

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There Are More FinOps Career Paths Than You Think ft. Taylor Houck, PointFive | Ep 32 33:55

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Where can a FinOps career take you? And how do the roles differ between small companies, global enterprises, and vendors? In this special episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Taylor Houck, FinOps Specialist and co-creator of the Cloud Efficiency Hub at PointFive, to trace his career journey across the FinOps landscape: starting as a practit…

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Episode 91: Using AI for Sustainability and Building Profits for Businesses with Sheryl Barbosa 41:33

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In Episode 91 of the Digital Velocity Podcast, Erik Martinez sits down with environmental scientist and sustainability expert Sheryl Barbosa to uncover how artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the next wave of sustainability for direct-to-consumer (DTC) businesses. Sheryl brings more than 20 years of experience across industries and business siz…

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The Christian Right's "Wild Faith" (w/ Talia Lavin) [Unlocked] 1:00:48

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This episode was first published in October 2024, and has been un-paywalled following the death this week, on August 21, of Focus on the Family founder and influential figure on the religious right, James Dobson, at age 89. Subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon to hear more episodes just for subscribers. In this episode, Matt is joined by journal…

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How Global Companies Engage Engineers & Build FinOps Culture | Compilation | Ep 31 27:49

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How do leading global companies engage engineers in FinOps and build a sustainable culture of cloud efficiency? In this special compilation episode of FinOps in Action, we bring together insights from FinOps leaders at Choice Hotels International, Sysco, Under Armour, and Carlsberg Group. Featuring: Mike Routier - Choice Hotels International Sonal …

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The Minority Voters Moving Right (w/ Daniel Martinez HoSang) 1:27:05

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A major topic following Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election has been his gains with racial and ethnic minorities, a trend that's scrambled many people's assumptions about American politics, not least those of anti-racist liberals. Why have minority voters drifted toward Trump, despite his many comments and campaign pledges that…

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Episode #90 - Integrating AI for Business Growth and Innovation with Lucas Petty 44:11

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In Episode 90 of the Digital Velocity Podcast, Erik Martinez speaks with Lucas Petty, founder and CEO of AI Daddy, about how companies can strategically integrate artificial intelligence in their business and marketing processes to drive growth, innovation, and long-term success. Lucas shares his personal journey from having his own startup disrupt…

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FinOps Isn’t a Solo Job & Why Partnerships Matter ft. TJ Johnson, MGM Resorts International | Ep 30 37:04

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How do you build a FinOps practice that balances cloud cost optimization, sustainability, and deep cross-functional engagement? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I am joined by TJ Johnson, Lead Architect for Platform Economics at MGM Resorts International. With over 25 years in IT and 15 years focused on public cloud and optimization, TJ shares …

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From Armageddon to Zionism — More Listener Questions [Teaser] 4:59

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Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. Our mailbag runneth over! Unsurprisingly, we received so many excellent questions from subscribers for our most recent episode that we decided to answer even more of them. Once again religion seemed to be on the minds of listeners, and we take up charismatic Chr…

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Episode #89: Breaking Through the Ceiling: How EOS Helps Businesses Align, Grow, and Thrive - Evan Blumenthal 47:49

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In Episode 89 of the Digital Velocity Podcast, Erik Martinez welcomes Evan Blumenthal, certified EOS Implementer and business revenue growth consultant, to unpack how the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) empowers businesses to overcome stagnation, clarify leadership roles, and drive meaningful, measurable progress. Evan shares his personal jo…

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Why Urban Centers Outlast Empires | Samo Burja 51:44

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Today on Moment of Zen, Erik Torenberg and Samo Burja explore cities as civilization's most enduring institutions, examining their political dynamics, technological evolution, and role as interfaces between competing social forces and power structures. Make sure to subscribe to Samo Burja's Bismarck Brief and the Live Players podcast to read analys…