Best Sub Optimal Podcasts (2025)

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Duality Bites! Ep 4: One Hand Tied (Playing Sub-Optimally, for the Fiction) 16:27

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Carmela and Jay Ben return to discuss playing half a season using only one of their two domains. What's it like to be a spellcaster who won't cast spells? (Yes, both of them.) Featuring Carmela Smith and Jay Ben Markson Edited by AsteriaBy Hag Deal Gaming

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SPOILER-FREE BONUS Duality Bites! Ep 6.5: Improv is Scary, RPGs Are Great 13:09

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The second half of our most recent chat episode, for those who haven't yet listened to episodes 6 and 7 of Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire. In this section, Asteria and Jay Ben discuss the pre-campaign groundwork that went into creating the Elegists, and into building comfort with group worldbuilding and storytelling as a whole. Featuring Asteria a…

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The Life-Changing Ancient Path | Salima Adelstein | S7 - E8 46:32

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Duality Bites! Ep 6: Back to the Future (Backstory Collab & Dramatic RP) 30:31

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Asteria and Jay Ben share the collaboration and pre-campaign discussions that led to Lemma's flashback scenes and backstory reveals. Looking back on the vignette of Lemma's kindling, we discuss how we've been able to set each other up for dramatic improvisation and build off each other's storytelling--while still, ideally, ruining each other's live…

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Super Ultra Podcast Arcade Episode 499.5: We're Back (Sort of)

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After a brief hiatus the boys are back to talk about all the past gaming news we missed.By Super Ultra Podcast Arcade

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Value-Driven Growth: LinkedIn's Billion-Dollar Subscription Strategy — Ora Levit, LinkedIn 47:07

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On the podcast we talk with Ora about LinkedIn’s value-driven growth philosophy, how they personalize experiences and plan offerings based on user intent, and the complexity of running over a thousand experiments a year. Top Takeaways: 🌱 Growth follows value The surest path to long-term growth is adding features and benefits that genuinely help peo…

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Episode 7: Touched by Fire 2:13:59

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As night falls on the Shadowjack camp, our heroes are drawn apart--by their pasts, by their fates, and by curiosity. Though they call themselves allies, each mysterious figure here sings a different siren song. What will our young Poets discover about themselves in the shadows? They may have changed the world, but they're now learning how strange i…

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CRPS Surgical Success Story | Eric H. Williams, MD & Dr. Lee Dellon | S7 - E7 1:09:00

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Duality Bites! Ep 5: Prologue Dice! (Homebrew Mechanics & Collaborative Storytelling) 31:03

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Asteria and Carmela visit Katie in Chicago for our first ever in-person coven meeting! In this portion, we talk about the homebrew mechanics of Season 1, our biggest collaborative storytelling moments, and the inherent Daggerheart-iness of fitting your method to your madness. Featuring Katie McLean Hainsworth, Carmela Smith, and Asteria (aka Liz Th…

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Understanding POTS Syndrome | Dr. Emily Rowe | S7 - E6 55:47

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Sports Dietetics, RED-S and Optimal Nutrition Following Injury

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In this episode of the How I Rehab podcast we chat with Rebecca McConville MS, RD, LDN, CSSD, CEDRD-S, a board certified sports specialist and […] The post Sports Dietetics, RED-S and Optimal Nutrition Following Injury first appeared on The Sports MAP Network.By The Sports Map Network | Nick Kane

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The Post-Attribution Playbook for Growth — Eric Seufert, Mobile Dev Memo 54:40

21d ago54:40

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On the podcast I talk with Eric about how measurement dysfunction paralyzes growth, why diversifying channels for the sake of diversification actually hurts performance, and the futility of trying to interpret why ads win. Top Takeaways: 📊 Broken measurement kills growth The biggest pitfall isn’t creative or channel choice—it’s disorganized measure…

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Vagus Nerve Device for Rheumatoid Arthritis | Dr. Kevin Tracey | S7 - E5 1:13:57

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After 18 years of research and hundreds of millions invested, the FDA has just approved the first bioelectronic device to treat rheumatoid arthritis — without dangerous immunosuppressive drugs. In this week’s episode of Pod of Inquiry, I sit down with Dr. Kevin Tracey, the “father of bioelectronic medicine,” to explore a breakthrough that could res…

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Reduce Stress Instantly — 40% in Minutes! (Science-Backed) | Karen Maloney | S7 - E4 56:39

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Navicular Bone Stress Injuries

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In this episode of the How I Rehab podcast we chat with Dr. Rich Willy, an Associate Professor at the School of Physical Therapy, University […] The post Navicular Bone Stress Injuries first appeared on The Sports MAP Network.By The Sports Map Network | Nick Kane

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Signal Engineering: Strategic Data Filtering for Better Ad Performance — Thomas Petit, Independent Consultant 1:33:02

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On the podcast I talk with Thomas about using signal engineering to optimize ad spend, how AI is changing creative testing, and why most people should avoid app2web… for now. Top Takeaways: 🧠 The biggest AI opportunity in ads is smarter analysis, not faster production AI is now good enough to produce ad-quality video and variants at scale — but tha…

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How To Actually Use Your PEMF Device? | Bob Dennis, PhD | S7 - E3 1:11:12

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Most PEMF content explains the science (important, but not immediately helpful). This episode with Dr. Bob Dennis—the brilliant PhD engineer behind Flux Health—is pure implementation gold. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: ✅ The counterintuitive intensity secret that solves 95% of “it’s not working” issues ✅ Exact coil placements for spine, digits, an…

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Episode 6: A Road Diverged 2:05:50

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A jam-packed episode! Our Poets are caught in the thick of a shadowy ambush. In the aftermath, they'll learn things about Lacuna--and themselves--they never imagined. The beginning of a big second arc. Who (and what) are the Shadowjacks? Where is the Sallow Ring, and why are generations of Poets drawn there? How many accents will Asteria attempt in…

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Means of Transportation: The Mean Value Theorem and Average Speed Zones 34:25

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A family visit to the Netherlands introduces Pete to the idea of average speed zones, which illustrate a particularly interesting mathematical theorem. Join our hosts as they really go off on a tangent about the mean value theorem, and how it just might get you a speeding ticket. Leave us a voice message Find us on Twitter Send us an email…

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Running Biomechanics and the Injury Risk Relationship

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In this episode of the How I Rehab podcast by Sports MAP we chat with Bryan Heiderscheit, a physical therapist with a doctorate in biomechanics. […] The post Running Biomechanics and the Injury Risk Relationship first appeared on The Sports MAP Network.By The Sports Map Network | Nick Kane

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Invisible Danger That's Hiding In Plain Sight? (Part-2) | Dan Stachofsky | S7 - E2 54:25

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In this week’s Pod of Inquiry episode, I sit down with Dan Stachofsky—founder of Essential Energy Solutions—for the continuation of one of the most eye-opening conversations on EMFs and health I’ve had in over 5 years. Here’s What You'll Learn: 🔬 A Shocking Discovery Dan presents a graph of EMF frequency exposure over the last century—and when over…

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Duality Bites! Ep 3: A Clank By Any Other Name (Customizing Heritage) 25:13

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Carmela Smith (producer, editor, and hag-about-town) chats with her fellow player Jay Ben Markson about his PC's custom ancestry, and about how both Ginny and Lemma (their Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire PCs) use the Orderborne community. A great discussion for anyone intereted in the mesh of mechanics and flavor/backstory in the Daggerheart system…

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Optimizing Funnels, Pricing, and Retention at Zumba — Nicole Page & Lucy Levy, Zumba 48:23

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On the podcast I talk with Lucy and Nicole about how customer-driven iteration led Zumba from VHS tapes in 2001 to launching an app in 2024, their app2web experiments that boosted LTV by 17%, and how they are able to charge for content when countless Zumba classes are available for free on YouTube. Top Takeaways: 🗣️ Listening has driven 24 years of…

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Episode 499: Pokemon Go To The Battlefield

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On this week pod( I know I'm late again. Shit happens), we're talking Pokemon direct, Battlefield 6 trailer, Microsoft walking back 80 buck games , and more.By Super Ultra Podcast Arcade

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Invisible Danger That's Hiding In Plain Sight? | Dan Stachofsky | S7 - E1 52:10

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In today's explosive new episode of Pod of Inquiry, I sit down with Dan Stachofsky - founder of Essential Energy Solutions - for what I'm calling the most important health conversation of 2025. Here's What Dan Reveals: ✅ Why your current EMF exposure is MILLION BILLION BILLION times higher than natural levels ✅ The shocking thermography images show…

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Episode 5: The Heretics of Lacuna 1:07:43

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Our Poets hit the road, and the books. Will unraveling Lacuna's past help them decide its future? And while they're choosing the realm's path, they'd better keep an eye on their own... STARRING Jay Ben Markson as Lemma Katie McLean Hainsworth as Evelyn David Skeist as OrLeon Carmela Smith as Ginny and Asteria the Hag as Game Master Produced by Aste…

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Duality Bites! Ep 2: The Only Thing We Have To Fear (A GM Self-Review) 17:28

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GM Asteria, in a solo episode, considers a hallmark of the Daggerheart system: Making GM Moves. A nerve-wracking prospect--especially when your players roll with Fear! Eight months after the Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire campaign began, what has Asteria learned the hard way? What might she do differently? Our Episode 2 look back at our other Epis…

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How High Uric Acid Levels Harms Your Heart | Dr. John Cozzarelli | S6 - E25 1:04:16

2M ago1:04:16

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In our latest episode, I sit down with Dr. John Cozzarelli, a brilliant podiatric surgeon who's spent years unraveling the shocking truth about hyperuricemia. His research will completely change how you think about this "waste product." 🔥 Here's What Will Blow Your Mind: ✓ 71 million Americans have dangerously high uric acid levels right now - and …

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Episode 498: Family Matters

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On this week's pod we're talking new Ubisoft subsidiary CEOs, THPS 3+4, Donkey Kong Bananza, and more.By Super Ultra Podcast Arcade

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Duality Bites! Ep 1: "How Do I Optimize?" (Domains, Experiences, & the New Three Pillars) 27:27

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GM Asteria chats Daggerheart mechanics! Joined by Katie McLean Hainsworth and Jay Ben Markson after the debut episode of Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire, and the Daggerheart system itself. Just three theater folk who love spreadsheets, trying not to get hit.By Hag Deal Gaming

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The Past, Present, and Future of Building on Apple — John Gruber, Daring Fireball 2:17:11

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On the podcast I talk with John about the fascinating 40-year history of Apple’s developer relations, how almost going bankrupt in the 1990s shaped today’s control-focused approach, and why we might need an ‘App Store 3.0’ reset. Top Takeaways: 🕹️ The 1980s: Apple’s developer DNA was born Apple’s earliest wins came from nurturing third-party develo…

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An Athlete Who Predicted The Seed Oil Crisis | Jim Pfeiffer | S6 - E24 59:04

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What happens when a nationally-ranked triathlete becomes obsessed with human optimization and applies ancient winemaking techniques backed by modern science? You get one of the most fascinating conversations I’ve had in years. Meet Jim Pfeiffer — owner of Turtle Run Winery, former elite triathlete, and a health pioneer who was warning about seed oi…

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Mini-sode! The Poets Level Up 12:21

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After Episode 4, Asteria and the players pause to talk through their level-up decisions. Almost NO SPOILERS or campaign familiarity required--just good clean system talk. (Plus some hard-hitting nostalgia around backpacks.) Though Season 1 used the Daggerheart playtest, almost everything we discuss here is applicable to the official release rules! …

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Episode 497: Sub optimal Development

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On this week's pod we're talking Subnautica 2 issues, Ghost of Yotei extended gameplay showcase, Tony Hawk and more. Happy 10th Anniversary to Rocket LeagueBy Super Ultra Podcast Arcade

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The Untold Truth About Back-Surgery | Dr. Jim Marino | S6 - E23 55:36

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Retired spine surgeon Dr. Jim Marino reveals the real reasons behind back pain—and why most treatments (and even MRIs) could be leading you down the wrong path. 🎯 In This Episode, You’ll Discover: ➡️The MRI Lie: Why 30% of people with zero symptoms still show “surgical problems” on scans ➡️The Muscle Strain Myth: Dr. Marino never saw a single back …

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Episode 496: They Come For Us All

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On this week pod we're talking Microsoft layoffs, EA is teasing an NCAA basketball, Ironheart, and more.By Super Ultra Podcast Arcade

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Turning a Side Project into a Six-Figure Subscription Business – Eric Duffett, Shot Pattern 45:26

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On the podcast we talk with Eric about his journey from a failed first app to success with his second, the advantage of building for problems people are already talking about, and why he turned down a lucrative acquisition offer to keep building. Top Takeaways: 🔍 Demand-first discipline wins Testing for willingness to pay before writing a line of c…

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Episode 495: Not an Xbox

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On this week pod we're talking Capcom Spotlight, Resident Evil9, Pragmata, Little Nightmares 3, Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition, and more.By Super Ultra Podcast Arcade

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The Life Changing Arthritis Solution | Dr. Grant Pagdin | S6 - E22 55:35

2M ago55:35

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In this week’s episode, I sit down with Dr. Grant Pagdin, a regenerative medicine leader running a groundbreaking Health Canada-approved study on osteoarthritis. Using stem cells derived from the patient’s own body, this non-surgical treatment is showing real, lasting results: ✅ 2 out of 3 patients see meaningful improvement ✅ Relief lasts 3–5+ yea…

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Ultrasound for Hamstring Injury Diagnosis & T Junction Sub Classification.

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In this episode of the How I Rehab podcast by Sports MAP we chat with Dr. Kevin Cronin, Assistant Professor & Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging […] The post Ultrasound for Hamstring Injury Diagnosis & T Junction Sub Classification. first appeared on The Sports MAP Network.By The Sports Map Network | Nick Kane

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Episode 4: What's in a Name? 1:46:58

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Everyone loves a carnival! Our heroes aren't exactly in the mood, but then they don't exactly have a choice, as the Rain Queen's court has blown into town as it always does--unexpectedly. If only they truly thought this was all a coincidence... Games of chance, mob unrest, and trying to figure out what it means for a person to be made out of your f…

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The Science Changing Chronic Disease | Dr. Bernard Straile | S6 - E21 49:51

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What if I told you that the chronic fatigue, autoimmune symptoms, and mysterious health issues plaguing millions of people all stem from the same overlooked cause? And what if there was a technology that could identify and address this root cause using nothing but frequencies? This week's Pod of Inquiry guest will blow your mind! Dr. Bernard Strail…

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Episode 494: Not a Sprint

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On this week pod we're talking Marathon the game cancelling it's release date, Donkey Kong Bananza, and more. Happy 10th anniversary to Batman Arkham Knight and 20th to Battlefield 2.By Super Ultra Podcast Arcade

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Q.E.D.: The Proving of Fermat's Last Theorem 50:30

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It’s finally here! Part Three of the Fermat Trilogy! In this exciting conclusion, Pete and Noah talk about the mathematicians who ultimately proved (or thought they’d proven) Fermat’s Last Theorem. Join us for the final chapter of this riveting 350 year journey! The Proof - Nova Documentary on Andrew Wiles's proof Leave us a voice message Find us o…

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Low Testosterone Epidemic in Young Men | Dr. Christopher Estes | S6 - E20 59:41

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Dr. Christopher Estes just dropped some serious knowledge bombs in our latest episode that will change how you think about testosterone – and it's not what you expect. This isn't your typical "just inject testosterone" conversation. Something alarming is happening to young men's health, and most doctors are completely missing it. Dr. Estes sees 30-…

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Episode 3: Upon a Zephyr 1:24:28

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As strange music heralds the arrival of the Rain Queen's court, our heroes find themselves separated. Soren shows OrLeon what it's like to live amidst chaos; Ginny discovers yet another Duality; Evelyn is abandoned, but not alone; Lemma is faced at last with a choice he cannot ignore...but will he? An RP-heavy episode, with some major players revea…