Best Justin Yang Podcasts (2025)

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A concrete plan for sustainable cement | Ryan Gilliam 10:43

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Cement is one of the most-consumed materials on Earth — second only to water — and it accounts for a whopping eight percent of the world's carbon pollution. What if we could turn this climate villain into a hero? Clean tech innovator and serial entrepreneur Ryan Gilliam reveals his company's surprisingly simple process for transforming waste from t…

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MacroVoices #495 Louis-Vincent Gave: Understanding China's Structural Growth Drivers 1:02:00

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Louis-Vincent Gave. They'll discuss his long-term perspective on China’s role in the global economy, highlighting both its extraordinary infrastructure ambitions and the challenges of securing foreign capital amid shifting geopolitical realities. https://bit.ly/4mBZRAV ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day …

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Alien: Earth & Love Island USA with Matt Smith and Ben Mandelker 1:31:48

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This week Louis Virtel and guest co-host Ben Mandelker dive into Taylor Swift’s engagement, the Love Island USA reunion, Alien: Earth, legendary albums, Snoop Dogg’s reaction to Lightyear, and Project Runway. Matt Smith also joins to discuss his new role in Caught Stealing. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclusive content, …

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A survival guide for musicians in the age of AI | Harvey Mason jr. 15:36

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Artificial intelligence can write a song in seconds, but does that mean human songwriters will become obsolete? Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. doesn’t think so. A songwriter himself, he offers a four-step “survival guide” for human creators to endure the age of AI, urging musicians to embrace technology while preserving the emotional essenc…

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MacroVoices #494 Micheal Every: Markets, Policy, Russia & More 1:04:49

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Michael Every. They'll discuss Markets, policy, Russia-US summit and much more. https://bit.ly/3JpAnYU 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/3UBs7aD ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://bit.ly/4d1fcag 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https…

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Highest 2 Lowest, And Just Like That, & Clue with Charlie Day & Taylor Hale 1:25:40

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This week, Louis and Big Brother 24 winner Taylor Hale discuss And Just Like That, The Amazing Race, Highest 2 Lowest, the 40th anniversary of Clue, reality TV friendships, and the recent blows to film criticism. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclusive content, and other community events. Find us there at YouTube.com/@Keep…

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Why your phone battery gets worse over time | George Zaidan 9:47

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Almost all batteries, even single-use batteries, are theoretically rechargeable. That's because the metals and other chemicals are still there in the battery. So chemically speaking, a dead battery is actually not that different from a fresh one. Then why do batteries die in the first place? And what should you do with them once they're spent? Geor…

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MacroVoices #493 Ole Hansen: Commodities Are Heating Up! 1:02:34

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Ole Hansen. They’ll discuss all things commodities from tariffs to energy to precious metals and much more. https://bit.ly/3Uu4vog 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/47rWXKf ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://bit.ly/4d1fcag 🔴 Subscribe to Patr…

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South Park, Queer Travel and Weapons with Margaret Cho 1:14:57

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This week, comedy legend Margaret Cho joins Louis to discuss Weapons, South Park, The Ultimatum: Queer Love, Project Runway and the summer's hottest queer travel destinations from Princetown to Chicago. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclusive content, and other community events. Find us there at YouTube.com/@KeepItPodcast…

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Will AI make humans extinct? | Yoshua Bengio 15:42

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Yoshua Bengio — the world's most-cited computer scientist and a "godfather" of artificial intelligence — is deadly concerned about the current trajectory of the technology. As AI models race toward full-blown agency, Bengio warns that they've already learned to deceive, cheat, self-preserve and slip out of our control. Drawing on his groundbreaking…

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MacroVoices #492 Daniel Lacalle: The End of American Exceptionalism? 1:07:48

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Daniel Lacalle. They’ll discuss tariffs, recession risks, the European perspective on U.S. geopolitics and markets, the future of the EU’s relationship with the United States, precious metals, energy, and much more. https://bit.ly/4llKZ8z 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly…

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The Naked Gun & Funniest Women with Jenny Slate & Caroline Goldfarb 1:30:00

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This week, Sex Lives of College Girls writer and tinned fish mogul Caroline Goldfarb joins Louis to discuss the Mayhem Ball, The Naked Gun, funny women, Rod Stewart, and the VMA nominations. They also chat with Jenny Slate about her Emmy-nominated performance in Hulu’s Dying for Sex. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclusive…

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Is AI your next hire? | Fixable 30:45

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What do you do when there’s too much work but not enough people to do it? Bring in some support! This week, Anne and Frances talk to a listener whose expert sales team can no longer keep up with everything the company offers. Together, Anne and Frances outline ways to simplify work for a stressed out team—including the use of AI to reduce complexit…

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MacroVoices #491 Rick Rule: Oil, Uranium & Precious Metals 1:12:32

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Rick Rule. They’ll discuss oil, uranium, gold and silver, and much more. https://bit.ly/40McC34 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4lUZ7qj ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://bit.ly/4d1fcag 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.…

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The End of an Ira 1:28:36

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Ira and Louis answer listener questions and revisit your favorite moments, interviews, and takes from the podcast for Ira’s final episode. Plus, one final Keep It… to Beyoncé?? Coded Justice by Stacey Abrams: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697037/coded-justice-by-stacey-abrams/ Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclu…

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Why AI is our ultimate test and greatest invitation | Tristan Harris 18:40

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Technologist Tristan Harris has an urgent question: What if the way we’re deploying the world’s most powerful technology — artificial intelligence — isn’t inevitable, but a choice? In this eye-opening talk, he calls on us to learn from the mistakes of social media’s catastrophic rollout and confront the predictable dangers of reckless AI developmen…

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MacroVoices #490 Dr. Pippa Malmgren: Bessent, Stablecoin & JFK 1:23:03

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Dr Pippa Malmgren. They discuss everything from the future of Stablecoins and the fate of the U.S. dollar as reserve currency to America's possible transition into a 7th party political system and even some shocking revelations about Jeffrey Epstein that go far beyond the usual headlines. https:/…

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Colbert & Leo Season Movies with Billy Porter 1:31:58

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Ira and Louis discuss Nicki Minaj versus SZA, CBS canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Drag Race All Stars 10, Building the Band, and movies with Leo Energy. Billy Porter joins to discuss playing the Emcee in Cabaret, his dream roles, and more. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclusive content, and other community e…

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Are we cooked? How social media shapes your language | Adam Aleksic 16:18

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Gen Z slang is rife with new words like "unalive," "skibidi" and "rizz." Where do these words come from — and how do they get popular so fast? Linguist Adam Aleksic explores how the forces of social media algorithms are reshaping the way people talk and view their very own identities. For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search…

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MacroVoices #489 Darius Dale: Are You Positioned For The Melt-Up? 1:07:55

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Darius Dale. They discuss why Darius is bullish on U.S. equities, echoing Lyn Alden's recent views, as the U.S. pivots to a pro-growth fiscal policy aimed at "growing our way out" of its national debt crisis. But Darius also warns that if this strategy fails, the likely fallback will be monetary …

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Superman, Emmy Nominations, & Justin Bieber with Ari Aster 1:26:33

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Ira and Louis discuss Superman, Too Much, Emmy noms, new albums from Justin Bieber and Kesha, Jet2holidays, and the continued search for a song of the summer. Ari Aster joins to discuss his new film Eddington, his fave paranoid thrillers, and more. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclusive content, and other community events…

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The best way to lower Earth’s temperature — fast | Daniel Zavala-Araiza 13:04

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There's an invisible super-pollutant heating up the planet — but it's surprisingly easy to reduce, if we try. Revealing how methane contributes (way) more in the short term to global warming than carbon dioxide, chemical engineer Daniel Zavala-Araiza highlights the emerging technologies and bold new policies that are part of a worldwide effort to h…

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MacroVoices #488 Lyn Alden: Run It Hot! 1:15:59

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Lyn Alden. They discuss why Lyn believes investors should run their portfolios hot in today’s environment. With fiscal policy now driving market outcomes more than monetary, Lyn argues this backdrop supports further upside for equity markets. https://bit.ly/4lFuowO 🔻Download Big Picture Trading C…

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Jurassic World Rebirth & The Best 100 Movies of the 21st Century with Ty Burrell and Kyle Buchanan 1:22:24

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Louis Virtel and guest co-host Kyle Buchanan discuss Jurassic World Rebirth, Scarlett Johansson's box-office record, The New York Times' Best 100 Movies of the 21st Century list, Survivor season 50, and Jojo Siwa's cover of Bette Davis Eyes. They also chat with Ty Burrell about his new audiobook The Good Life, Modern Family, and Salt Lake City bars…

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Shamans and Physicians: Justin Penoyer 51:13

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Are we still human if robots help raise our babies? | Sarah Blaffer Hrdy (Kelly Corrigan takeover) 24:43

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AI is transforming the way we work — could it also reshape what makes us human? In this quick and insightful talk, evolutionary anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy explores how the human brain was shaped by millions of years of shared childcare and mutually supportive communities, asking a provocative question: If robots help raise the next generatio…

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MacroVoices #487 Larry McDonald: The Great Migration To Hard Assets 1:08:20

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Larry McDonald. They’ll discuss everything from copper to the dollar to precious metals. https://bit.ly/3Gqe0Bt 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/3TVQ1gu ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://bit.ly/4d1fcag 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Chann…

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Fight Study 164 – UFC 317 1:03:17

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Jason and Sam analyze some notable fights from UFC 317. Fight Study is essential listening for thoughtful martial arts fans. Find more: southpawpod.com

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Can AI companions help heal loneliness? | Eugenia Kuyda 14:48

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AI companions could either be the cure to our loneliness epidemic … or humanity’s final downfall, says Eugenia Kuyda, creator of Replika — an app that allows you to create AI friends. She explores the potential of this technology to either exacerbate isolation or encourage connection, advocating for an AI whose success is driven not by clicks and s…

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MacroVoices #486 David Rosenberg: Navigating Choppy Waters 1:07:31

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, David Rosenberg. They discuss the equity market outlook, inflation, precious metals, the U.S. Dollar, and much more. https://bit.ly/3TJ6MLO 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/3ZRPY90 ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://bit.ly/4d1fcag 🔴 Subscrib…

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Best R&B Artists & Brokeback Mountain with Allison Williams and Charleton Lamb 1:29:26

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On this week’s Keep It, Ira says hello from Fire Island, then Louis and guest co-host Charleton Lamb discuss Billboard’s 75 Best R&B Artists list, Brokeback Mountain’s 20th Anniversary, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s break-up, novelty popcorn buckets, and the continuing hunt for a song of the summer. Ira and Louis are also joined by Allison William…

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Why are we sending critical metals to the dump? | Jeff More 8:35

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The world is heading toward a massive copper shortage that could derail the clean energy transition, says mining expert Jeff More. He shows how advanced sensing technology could get us back on the right track, drastically cutting down on the wasted materials from traditional mining and helping meet the growing demand for essential metals. For a cha…

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MacroVoices #485 Jeff Currie: The Joule Order 1:09:58

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Jeff Currie. They’ll discuss what Jeff calls the “New Joule Order” and why Jeff says there’s really no limit to how much higher the price of Gold can go given the current macro backdrop. https://bit.ly/4na3hvu 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/44lfjdT ✅Sign up for a FREE …

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The Beach Boys & Materialists with Danielle Deadwyler 1:36:49

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Ira and Louis discuss Celine Song’s new romantic film Materialists, the best protest films, rude Emmy rules, new Grammys country music categories, Ryan Tedder’s tribute to the U.S. Army, and the passings of Brian Wilson, Sly Stone, and Ananda Lewis. Danielle Deadwyler joins to discuss her new film 40 Acres and the art that inspires her creative pro…

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Information Inoculation: Defending Against Medical Myths: Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines | TED Health 45:01

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Ethan Lindenberger never got vaccinated as a kid. So one day, he went on Reddit and asked a simple question: "Where do I go to get vaccinated?" The post went viral, landing Lindenberger in the middle of a heated debate about vaccination and, ultimately, in front of a US Senate committee. Less than a year later, the high school senior reports back o…

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What a wolf’s howl can tell us about the future of AI | Jeffrey T. Reed 22:37

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“Everybody likes nature, even though we’re watching it slowly degrade away. And that’s the big challenge of our time,” says linguist software engineer Jeffrey T. Reed, a research affiliate with the Cry Wolf Project. Following his talk at TED2025, Reed sits down for a conversation with host Sherrell Dorsey on how listening to sounds like bird chirps…

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MacroVoices #484 Rory Johnston: Crude Oil Forward Curve Conundrum 1:09:39

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Rory Johnston. They’ll discuss Rory’s view that the WTI forward curve has taken an unprecedented and bizarre shape, and much more. https://bit.ly/4jSlHOz 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4kWdMk2 ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://bit.ly/4d1f…

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The Tonys, BET Awards and New Pop Releases with Benito Skinner 1:36:24

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Ira and Louis discuss the Tony Awards, BET Awards, J Lo at World Pride, Gen Z trend pieces, and new music from Addison Rae, Mariah Carey, Sabrina Carpenter, and Madonna. Benito Skinner joins to discuss Overcompensating, translating millennial life to television, and more.By Keep It!

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The best invention since sliced bread? | Rachel Yang 6:48

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Industrial manufacturers spend a huge amount of energy generating heat to make everyday materials and objects, like cement, steel, and paper. And since most companies use fossil fuels to reach these high temperatures, industrial heat accounts for 20% of our annual global carbon pollution. Thankfully, this is where a century-old technology comes in.…

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MacroVoices #483 Vincent Deluard: MAGA vs. Corporate America 58:42

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Vincent Deluard. They’ll discuss why Vincent says recessions have been cancelled by monetary policy, and what he sees on the horizon for asset markets. https://bit.ly/43OuZVM 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/3HtO1Jx ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading…

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Mission: Impossible & Miley Cyrus with Owen Thiele 1:33:23

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Ira and Louis discuss the final Mission: Impossible, And Just Like That’s new season, Patti LuPone’s New Yorker profile and apology, WeHo Pride, Miley’s new album, Wear Whatever the F You Want, and Tennis’ farewell tour. Owen Thiele joins to discuss his pair of new shows Adults and Overcompensating, podcasting in the middle of the night, and more. …

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How AI models steal creative work — and what to do about it | Ed Newton-Rex 20:05

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Generative AI is built on three key resources: people, compute and data. While companies invest heavily in the first two, they often use unlicensed creative work as training data without permission or payment — a practice that pits AI against the very creators it relies on. AI expert Ed Newton-Rex has a solution: licensing. He unpacks the dark side…

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MacroVoices #482 Mike Green: What The Market Is Not Discounting 1:00:41

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Mike Green. They’ll discuss the tariffs, what they’re really being used for, and why Mike says the President is contradicting himself every time he talks about them. https://bit.ly/4kINH8c 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4khdGDN ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big P…

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How Substack is breaking down traditional media gatekeepers | Hamish McKenzie 22:36

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“The whole Substack ecosystem is about more power because it’s based on those relationships between the publisher and their subscribers, or the video maker and their viewers,” says journalist and Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie. Following his talk at TED2025, McKenzie is in conversation with Sherrell Dorsey to discuss how the media landscape ha…

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MacroVoices #481 Jim Bianco: This is The End of The Beginning 1:06:07

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Jim Bianco. They’ll discuss why Jim believes we’re at the “end of the beginning” — a phrase he uses to describe the evolution of Trump-era economic policies. While the initial phase, dominated by tariff strategies, may be winding down, Jim warns that this is just the opening act. https://bit.ly/3…

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Overcompensating & Cannes with Jake Shane 1:43:14

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Ira and Louis discuss the Cannes Film Festival, Eurovision's winner, Overcompensating, Morgan Wallen, and internet cookbooks. Jake Shane joins to discuss his new tour, LA versus NY, and more. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclusive content, and other community events. Find us there at YouTube.com/@KeepItPodcast…

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Whitney Houston Hologram: The Zombification of an Icon | There Are No Girls on the Internet 39:36

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This episode is part of a feed swap with our friend podcast There Are No Girls On The Internet, hosted by Bridget Todd. She is an expert on tech culture, and on her show she has fun, thought provoking conversations about the ways technology shapes our lives. If you enjoy this episode, you can listen to There Are No Girls On The Internet wherever yo…

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MacroVoices #480 Louis-Vincent Gave: What Comes Next After The Trade War Dust Settles 1:12:04

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Louis-Vincent Gave. They will discuss the Trump tariffs, what they mean for markets, China, precious metals, and more. https://bit.ly/43nwN7Z 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4miq87u ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://bit.ly/4d1fcag 🔴 Subscr…

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Daoyin Therapeutic Exercise - Dolly Yang 30:57

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Dao Yin or “Guiding and Pulling” has a long history in China stretching back thousands of years to the occult shamanic traditions of ancient times, and its influence is still very much present in modern Qigong practices. The Zhu Bing Yuan Hou Lun, or the “Treatise on the Origins and Symptoms of Medical Disorders” was a Sui dynasty Chinese medical t…