Best David Deutsch Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 91: The Critical Rationalist Case For Induction!? 1:45:46

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Forgive the clickbait title. The episode should probably actually be called "The (Lack of) Problem of Induction" because we primarily cover Popper's refutation of induction in C&R Chapter 8. This episode starts our deep dive into answering the question "What is the difference between a good philosophical explanation and a bad explanation?" To answe…

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Robert Boyd & Peter Richerson — How Culture Drove Human Brain Size, Enabled Us To Dominate Earth, And Is Leading Us Astray 2:23:59

21h ago2:23:59

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Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson are anthropologists based in America. Their partnership was central to the development of Dual-Inheritance Theory, a framework that applies Darwinian evolution to culture and explains how genes and culture have intertwined to shape our species. This is their first ever joint interview. Full transcript available at: j…

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Episode 90: Bayesianism for Critical Rationalists!? 2:55:47

14d ago2:55:47

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Today our guest Ivan Phillips methodically explains what Bayesianism is and is not. Along the way we discuss the validity of critiques made by critical rationalists of the worldview that is derived from Thomas Bayes’s 1763 theorem. Ivan is a Bayesian that is very familiar with Karl Popper's writings and even admires Popper's epistemology. Ivan make…

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Ep 214: Resources, Wealth, Technology, Error Correction and Knowledge Creation 1:26:49

26d ago1:26:49

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The title is long enough so you look for more here? ;) This one is largely, in truth about energy and what it can do for us. Across the almost 90 minutes I cover how the concepts in the title logically cohere and depend one upon the other and we take a look at "the universal constructor" and compare the possibilities for an optimistic distant futur…

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Season 4 - 005 - DFS and its technical aspects - Friedrich-Wilhelm Menge - DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung 46:46

24d ago46:46

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In this episode, Vincent speaks with the CTO of DFS Friedrich-Wilhelm Menge. Today we will get to know Friedrich-Wilhelm's story of joining DFS, what he does to keep the employees up to date, his opinion about advantages and disadvantages of being such a large European ANSP, how far is the ATM industry today in terms of leading edge technologies, h…

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Ep 213: ToKCast in Auckland - live 1:08:53

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This is a recording (with a brief introduction first) of a keynote address I gave to open the 2024 "Naturalistic Decision Making Association" conference. People from business, government and academia came together for 3 days to talk about how to make better decisions under pressure. It was an opportunity for me to share the work of David Deutsch an…

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Unlocking the Full Potential of Freelance Copywriting With Kevin Rogers 36:54

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Kevin Rogers is the Founder of Copy Chief, a world-class copywriting training center and community that offers proven methods and frameworks for writing better copy faster. He is a best-selling author, speaker, and direct response copywriter who has generated over $100 million in sales and helped over 4,367 business owners and copywriters exceed th…

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Episode 89: Tradition as a Source of Knowledge: Popper vs. Chesterton 1:26:19

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This week we discuss the book Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton (1908), perhaps the most famous defense of the Christian tradition. We contrast this with Karl Popper’s talk, “Towards a Rational Theory of Tradition” (1948), from his collection of essays, Conjectures and Refutations. We consider: What is the role of tradition in science and knowledge? Is …

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84. Should we ban social media for kids? Mentioning Jon Haidt, Seymour Skinner, Marc Andreessen... 1:03:51

1M ago1:03:51

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Jon Haidt's main points:- No smartphones before high school. Parents should delay children’s entry into round-the-clock internet access by giving only basic phones (phones with limited apps and no internet browser) before ninth grade (roughly age 14). - No social media before 16. Let kids get through the most vulnerable period of brain development …

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Mastering Marketing Metrics and Analytics With Chris Mercer 25:49

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Chris Mercer is the Co-founder of MeasurementMarketing.io, a company that provides tools and training to help businesses measure their marketing efforts. With over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and training, Chris is renowned for his expertise in measurement marketing, making him a sought-after speaker at conferences and masterminds a…

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Ep 212: Livestream 3, June 28 2024 2:24:52

2M ago2:24:52

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More questions, more lengthy and more verbose than ever. Enjoy, or drift of to sleep with me ;)By Brett Hall

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Unlocking the Craft of Persuasive Copywriting With David Deutsch 29:57

2M ago29:57

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David Deutsch is an internationally renowned direct response copywriter and marketing strategist, boasting decades of experience crafting and overseeing successful direct mail and online campaigns for top-tier clients like Procter & Gamble, Agora, and Boardroom Inc. (now Bottom Line Publications). He also dedicates his expertise to training, coachi…

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Ep 211: Livestream 2, June 26 2024 1:17:41

2M ago1:17:41

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Fear not! ToKCast is not becoming a pure Q&A "show". This is literally a kind of "break" for me that I find easy and I note the listeners find fun. Today's a little shorter and - here's some of the topics covered! 00:00: David Deutsch mentioned on Lex Fridman 04:15: Dennis Noble debates Richard Dawkins on the selfish gene 16:47: The goal driven lif…

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Episode 88: The Myth of the Objective 1:25:37

2M ago1:25:37

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Here Bruce reflects on AI researcher Kenneth Stanley’s assertion that setting specific, measurable goals may actually hinder discovery and innovation, which he writes about in his book, Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective. How does Stanley’s insight relate to critical rationalism, education, and life in general? We cover topi…

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Ep 210: Livestream - Question, Answer and repeat for 2+ hours 2:15:05

2M ago2:15:05

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I put out a call on Twitter/@X for questions and got a deluge. Between those and more from YouTube itself - this is the result ranging over predicting the future, through to theories of learning, AGI and AI, optimism and epistemology - many of the major hits and more.By Brett Hall

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Guide to Outsmarting Imposter Syndrome in Marketing With Jule Kim 29:12

2M ago29:12

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Jule Kim is the Founder of Advice Actually and an executive coach specializing in overcoming imposter syndrome, particularly among high-performing individuals such as CEOs and aspiring executives. With her career starting in photography and transitioning after a self-realization journey, Jule offers an empathetic perspective shaped by her experienc…

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Ep 209: Rational Decision Making 1:03:03

2M ago1:03:03

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Riffing on Karl Popper and David Deutsch (especially). A broad overview, covering lots of the basics of "social" or "rational" choice theory, Bayesianism (again!), misconceptions, good ideas and bad. Errors my own as always.By Brett Hall

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Leveraging Emotional Intelligence and Direct Response Mastery in Entrepreneurship With Robin Robins 28:44

2M ago28:44

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Robin Robins is the Founder and CEO of Technology Marketing Toolkit, a leading marketing consultancy firm dedicated to VARs, MSPs, MSSPs, and IT service companies. She has significantly impacted the IT industry by serving over 7,000 clients, facilitating the largest MSP peer group with over 1,200 active members, and founding MSP Success Magazine, w…

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Episode 87: Is the Universal Explainer Hypothesis Falsifiable? 2:06:33

2M ago2:06:33

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Is the universal explainer hypothesis falsifiable? How does the concept of universality relate to human minds? Is anything truly beyond human comprehension? And how would you frame universality as an interesting topic at a party? This week we also feature a guest, Dan Gish, a fellow traveler Bruce has connected with on Twitter. Dan (on Twitter) had…

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Behind the Scenes of High-Converting Copywriting With Carline Anglade-Cole 30:12

2M ago30:12

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Carline Anglade-Cole is a 3X award-winning direct-response copywriter, author, and consultant. With over 30 years of experience in direct marketing and a track record of crafting compelling direct mail packages and web pages, she has secured a 100% success rate on projects for major companies, such as NatureCity. Carline's exceptional skills in sto…

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507: Unlocking Business Succession: The Power of ESOPs with Keith Butcher 24:48

3M ago24:48

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In an interview with Jason Hartman, Keith Butcher, founder of Butcher Joseph, discusses business succession and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). With many business owners approaching retirement, ESOPs offer a tax-efficient way to transition ownership to employees. This model enhances employee retention and loyalty, providing long-term retire…

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Ep 208: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 11 ”Time: The First Quantum Concept” Part 3 39:00

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Here we explore the distinction between classical notions of time (including spacetime physics) as approximations to how time is understood in the multiverse. How perfectly deterministic laws lead to subjective unpredictability. Consequences for free will, questions about what happened before time began (or after it ends), new discoveries since the…

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Lucy Turnbull — Urbanism, YIMBYism, and Solutions to Australia's Housing Crisis (Bonus Live Episode) 46:43

2M ago46:43

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Lucy Turnbull is an urbanist, businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the first female Lord Mayor of Sydney, from 2003-4. From 2015-20, she was the inaugural Chief Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission, tasked with delivering strategic planning for the whole of metropolitan Sydney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Unlocking the Secrets to Dangerously Good Copywriting With Kim Krause Schwalm 23:35

3M ago23:35

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Kim Krause Schwalm is the Founder of "Get Dangerously Good," a training and mentorship hub designed to elevate the skills of copywriters. She is an A-list copywriter and copy mentor with over 20 years of freelancing experience. With a remarkable track record in producing high-converting copy that has generated an estimated 1 billion in sales revenu…

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Episode 86: Fuzzy Categories, Essentialism, and Epistemology (Hofstadter Part 2) 1:42:39

3M ago1:42:39

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How do humans form 'fuzzy categories'? How does this all relate to essentialism? Is essentialism false? Or is it partially true? And how does this all relate to Critical Rationalism? Picking up where we left off last week, Bruce getsdeeper into Douglas Hofstadter’s ideas on language and the mind and his assertion that “analogy-making lies at the he…

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83. Do humans need meaning? Are wokeness and Trumpism new age religions? Mentioning Yuval Harari... 1:00:58

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http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/andrew-sullivan-americas-new-religions.html“Religion is an attempt to find meaning in events, not a theory that tries to explain the universe.” It exists because we humans are the only species, so far as we can know, who have evolved to know explicitly that, one day in the future, we will die. And this existen…

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Unlocking the Secrets of a $57 Million Launch With Jason Fladlien 32:43

3M ago32:43

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Jason Fladlien is the Co-founder of Rapid Crush, Inc., a company renowned for its groundbreaking marketing strategies and expertise in webinars. He has driven over $250 million in sales, reaching over 150,000 customers across 131 countries, making him a pivotal figure in the online marketing arena. Known for his unique journey from a Hare Krishna m…

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Ep 207: Variations on a Conjecture 26:47

3M ago26:47

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If you are distracted by, or simply prefer a version without, the background music - you can find that here: https://youtu.be/xSbqTTs1nl0 My preferred version is here: https://youtu.be/2IneL4VpShE as there are some helpful (though not essential) visuals. This is about knowledge creation and the the commonalities between the two forms known (evoluti…

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Season 4 - 004 - Headsets in ATC - Benjamin Baier - Imtradex 38:21

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The guest of today's episode is Benjamin Baier - the CEO of Imtradex - provider of communication solutions for ATC and other industries from Germany. In this episode we learn more about Benjamin and the company, what is the reason of having the manufacturing process in Germany, what are the advantages of having so specialised products, what are the…

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Revolutionizing Your Sales Strategy With Rich Schefren 29:02

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Rich Schefren is the Owner of Strategic Profits, a company situated in Delray Beach that focuses on providing entrepreneurs with the insights and solutions they need to generate more money, expand their businesses, and enjoy more time off. He is celebrated for his pioneering work in the marketing and advertising industry since 2002, with notable ac…

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Episode 85: Critical Rationalism and Douglas Hofstadter (Part 1) 1:49:52

3M ago1:49:52

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This is the first of our two part series (that may or may not be released back-to-back) where Bruce delves into the work Douglas Hofstadter, specifically the book Surfaces and Essences. We consider what is the relationship—if there is any—between critical rationalism and Hofstadter's idea that analogy is a core mechanism of human cognition. Is it f…

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Bryan Caplan — The Economics of Housing Abundance 1:50:14

3M ago1:50:14

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Bryan Caplan is Professor of Economics at George Mason University. A bestselling author, his books include The Case Against Education, Open Borders, and Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Deregulation. Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/bryan-caplan-155 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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The Quiz Master's Guide to Explosive Business Growth With Ryan Levesque 30:02

4M ago30:02

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Ryan Levesque, the CEO of The ASK Method Company and a seven-time honoree on the Inc. 5000 list, is an entrepreneur and the #1 national best-selling author of the books Choose and Ask. His expertise has been showcased in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and Forbes, as well as on NBC News and Fox. Moreover, Ryan…

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The Five Masteries To Transform Your Copywriting Into Wealth With Ray Edwards 26:11

4M ago26:11

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Ray Edwards is a renowned copywriter with a storied career, possessing a wealth of experience ranging from direct mail to digital launches. His expertise is not confined to writing alone; it encompasses business strategies, judicious use of AI tools, and advocating for personal development as the cornerstone of professional success. Ray is the auth…

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Episode 84: Are Video Games Harmful to Children? 1:27:46

4M ago1:27:46

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Here we discuss a 1992 interview with David Deutsch where he makes the case that video games are inherently educational, not addictive, and that children should not be stopped from playing as much as they want. We contrast the view of humans, science, and knowledge promoted there by David Deutsch with the more pessimistic view of thinkers such as J…

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Building a Thriving Copywriting Business: Lessons Learned With Chris Haddad 27:22

4M ago27:22

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Chris Haddad is the Founder and CEO of Digital Romance, Inc., a leading provider of digital solutions and services for relationships. He is a renowned direct-response copywriter and entrepreneur. He has created several top-selling programs on ClickBank, such as "Text The Romance Back," "Text Your Ex Back," and "The Language of Desire," leveraging h…

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Season 4 - 003 - On Surface Movement Radars (SMRs) - Jannik Breum - Terma 25:35

4M ago25:35

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Vincent's guest in this episode is Jannik Breum - Product Manager at Terma. In today's conversation Jannik talks about his career path and what is a typical day of a product manager. We learn about what Terma does apart from SMRs, what products does it offer in other industries and what are the benefits of operating in various industries and applic…

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Monetizing Untapped Opportunities: The Entrepreneur’s Journey With Mike Koenigs 26:16

4M ago26:16

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Mike Koenigs is the Founder of Superpower Accelerator, a program that helps business owners identify and monetize untapped opportunities in their business. Committed to transforming business owners into influential thought leaders, he has helped over 61,000 clients get attention and multiply revenue. Mike is a 13-time #1 bestselling author, markete…

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Episode 83: Popper's Second Axis (aka Bruce's Epistemology?) 2:01:24

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Bruce summarizes his (unique?) understanding of Karl Popper’s epistemology that (possibly?) straddles the line between orthodox and unorthodox and is Influenced both by Deutsch, more old school Popperians, and his own unique interpretation of critical rationalism. Bruce claims that the key difference between regular "folk epistemology" (i.e. how hu…

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Ep 206: Sam Kuypers (Time: The First Quantum Concept Part 3 - and more). 1:45:42

4M ago1:45:42

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Sam Kuypers is a theoretical physicist who specialises in the physics of time. If you have the time, Sam can take up as much of it as you like telling you about how our ideas of time have changed…over time. As Sam will reveals: times, they are not a-changing. But there is change! Newtonian physics has a notion of time (or at least Newton himself di…

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The Ultimate Guide to Survival in a Rapidly Shifting Market With Perry Marshall 28:37

4M ago28:37

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Perry Marshall is a renowned business strategist and author, recognized for his expertise in the fields of online marketing, Google AdWords, and sales strategies. His works include best-selling books for entrepreneurs and marketing professionals. With a career spanning over two decades, Perry has established himself as a thought leader, constantly …

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The Power of Giving in Networking With Joe Polish 26:12

5M ago26:12

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Joe Polish is the Founder of Genius Network, an exclusive group of renowned and successful entrepreneurs. He is an established marketer and has helped thousands of businesses, from large corporations to small family-owned companies, generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. Additionally, Joe is the Founder and President of Piranha Market…

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Episode 82: Popper's Ratchet 1:53:02

5M ago1:53:02

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In an episode that may (or may not) be his magnum opus, Bruce introduces his term for Karl Popper’s idea that you are only allowed to solve problems with your (scientific) theory by making it more empirical, not less empirical. Bruce makes the case that this is one of Karl Popper’s least appreciated ideas, as all of us are tempted by ad hoc saves t…

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Masterclass on Cutting-Edge AI Tactics for Direct Response Marketing With Liana Ling 28:35

5M ago28:35

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Liana Ling is the CEO of AdSkills, a premier platform providing media buying training for marketers. She has a diversified professional background, starting as legal counsel for approximately a decade before venturing into the world of digital marketing. Known for her rigorous approach to marketing, she has become a reliable source for innovative s…

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