Best Professor Elliots Podcasts (2024)

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This Week In XR August 9th, 2024 ft. Val Vacante, VP Solutions Innovation, Dentsu 53:42

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Google's guilty of monopoly practices, but the result will be unclear for some time. Elon Musk continues to go bonkers while raking in trillions, nonetheless, he is suing people who don't like him, like former advertisers and others unhappy with the lack of moderation on their platform. Meta shuttered Echo Arena, and now they're shuttering the stud…

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A Conversation with Lara Harik, MD, Department of Pathology, Emory University & Chair, CAP Cancer Committee 14:55

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This episode of "Cancer Registry World" features Dr. Lara Harik, Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Harik also serves as the current Chair of the Cancer Committee for the College of American Pathologists. In this episode, she discusses the crucial role of cancer reg…

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Music History Monday: The First Professional Composer 22:32

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Easy Times! We’ve been having a good time, an easy time here at Music History Monday these last few weeks. Five of our last six MHM posts have featured fairly recent musical events from the “popular” side of the musical aisle. Music History Monday for June 24 focused on Disco; on July 1, the invention and marketing of Sony’s Walkman; on July 8, the…

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This Week In XR August 2nd, 2024 ft. Kerestell Smith, Creator of Gorilla Tag, CEO Another Axiom 51:36

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This week our guest is Kerestell Smith, creator of Gorilla Tag VR and founder of Another Axiom. Rony is on a farm with no Internet. In the news Canva surprises no one with its acquisition of Gen-AI startup Leonardo.ai. Congrats to Hedra AI text-to-voice, which produces lip-synced short video; they raised $10M. Meta reported earnings Weds. Revenue i…

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Music History Monday: Cass Elliot and the Making of an Urban Legend 18:10

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We mark the death of Cass Elliot on July 29, 1974 – 50 years ago today – in an apartment at No. 9 Curzon Street in London’s Mayfair District. Born on September 19, 1941, she was just 32 years old at the time of her death. Cass Elliot (born Ellen Naomi Cohen); 1941-1974 Brief Biography Cass Elliot was born Ellen Naomi Cohen in Baltimore, Maryland. A…

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This Week In XR July 26th, 2024 ft. Dr. Cody Rall, Founder of Techforpsych and neuroscientist 45:45

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This week our guest is neuroscientist Dr. Cody Rall. Rony's working his super-secret day job (an AI startup). Top of the news is OpenAI's Search GPT, which is now a close beta (you can sign up); AI start-up Cohere valued at $5.5 B in their latest round. There are more than 20 AI unicorns - startups valued at more than $1B. Elon Musk has a supercomp…

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Interview with Professor Paul Seabright on religion and the divine economy 42:08

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Paul Seabright about his book 'The divine economy' and how religions operate as successful businesses in order to make profit and demonstrate power. Paul explains why we must carefully consider the question of secularisation, how religions can gain power in both positive and negative ways and how the stor…

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Episode 113 - Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot

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These two successful authors collaborated to write a new thriller, Echo Road, where they bring together two of their iconic characters FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick and Sheriff Bree Taggert to stop a ruthless serial killer. Melinda Leigh Kendra Elliot Show Host: Toni Ann Marcolini PodcastBy Toni Ann Marcolini

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Music History Monday: Shake, Rattle, and Roll 10:49

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Taylor Swift (born 1989) Only July 22, 2023 – one year ago today – Taylor Swift (born 1989; she has, according to Forbes, a present net worth of $1.3 billion) literally “shook up” Seattle: her concerts in that city shook the ground with such violence that it registered as a magnitude 2.3 earthquake. (As if to prove that the “Swiftquake” at her firs…

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This Week In XR July 19th, 2024 ft. Sarah Nagy, founder and CEO of Seek AI 47:14

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Charlie and Rony go Tedless this week with Sarah Nagy, founder and CEO of Seek AI, which brings AI to datasets that can be queried with natural language processing and other AI applications. This week's news includes funding for 3D company Jigspace, whose demos are bundled with Apple Vision Pro and tablets. Artificial Agency raised $16M for AI NPCs…

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Music History Monday: An Indispensable Person 24:01

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Indispensability The title of this blog – “An Indispensable Person” – might be considered controversial. That’s because any number of very smart people would argue that there is, in fact, so such thing as an “indispensable person.” According to both Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt: “There is no indispensable man.” Said President Jo…

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This Week In XR July 12th, 2024 ft. Chandra Devam, CEO Aris MD 48:23

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Another big news week finds AMD snapping up Silo AI for $655M. Captions lip dub co raises $60M. Odyssey AI out of stealth with hi-res gen-AI. Infinite Reality Raises $350M, Acquires LandVault in stock deal. Apple is launching the Iphone 16 with AI this fall, but Siri won't be out until Spring 2025. Samsung includes Bixby in its new launch. Our gues…

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Music History Monday: What’s in a Name? 17:41

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We mark the birth on July 8, 1935 – 89 years ago today – of the American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning singer, actor, and comedian Steve Lawrence, in Brooklyn, New York. He died just four months ago, on March 7, 2024, in Los Angeles. Steve Lawrence (1935-2024) Steve Lawrence, one might ask? Have potential topics for Music History Monday become so d…

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Woman of Honour: Board recruitment specialist Bernadette Uzelac AM 43:44

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‘If the door is closed, climb through the window’. That’s the message from board recruitment specialist and director, Bernadette Uzelac, who has been made a member of the Order of Australia (AM), for significant service to the community of the Barwon Southwest region in Victoria. Growing up in Geelong, Bernadette was married with a baby and selling…

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Episode 112 - Jonathan Sheldon

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Jonathan Sheldon has worked professionally in film and television for over 15 years. Starting in film development, Sheldon produced several well-regarded independent films and co-authored a seminal book on filmmaking titled “The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking”. As post production entrepreneur, Mr. Sheldon boot-strapped a post production comp…

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Quickfire: 4 Petty Letters Of The Ancient World 22:02

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Join us for a lively journey into the ancient world as co-host Alexander Gates and I delve into the most scandalous and petty letters of antiquity. From expletive-laden tirades to guilt-tripping manipulations, we uncover the outrageous communications of everyday people. Listen in as we explore the fiery exchanges between an Ottoman Sultan and his i…

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A Conversation with Roshan Prabhu, MD, Director of Proton Therapy Center, Atrium Health 18:30

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This segment of “Cancer Registry World” features Dr. Roshan Prabhu, MD, the Director of the Proton Therapy Center at the Atrium Health - Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Prabhu discusses the application and importance of collecting registry information for patients treated with the relatively new radiation oncology technique of proton …

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Music History Monday: The Sony Walkman: A Triumph and a Tragedy! 17:57

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The original Sony Walkman, model TPS-L2 We mark the introduction on July 1, 1979 – 45 years ago today – of the Sony Walkman. The Walkman was the first entirely portable, high-fidelity (or at least fairly high-fidelity) audio cassette player, a revolutionary device that allowed a user to listen to entire albums anywhere, anytime. Introduced initiall…

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This Week In XR June 20th, 2024 ft. Tony Parisi, AWE XR Hall of Fame Inductee, author, executive, entrepreneur 58:50

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This week the news was all about AI, music labels sue AI music generators Suno and Udio. Etched raises $120M to make AI Chips. Emergence AI scores $97.2M to make AI agents for white-collar work. We share our hot takes on Augmented World Expo, which wrapped last week. Tony, a true XR OG and an old friend, joined Rony in the AWE Hall of Fame last wee…

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Music History Monday: Boogie Fever 11:58

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One sort of Boogie Fever: Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) cuttin’ the rug at New York’s Studio 54, circa 1978 On June 24, 1374 – 650 years ago today – the men, women, and children of the Rhineland city of Aachen began to dash out of their houses and into the streets, where – inexplicably, compulsively, and uncontrollably – they began to twist and twi…

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Julie Adams OAM: Dad’s legacy brightens future for cancer patients 26:59

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Warning: This podcast discusses suicide A curious child who grew up with an older brother, Julie Adams OAM started challenging gender stereotypes at an early age. “I felt empowered to speak up if I thought I was being treated differently because I was a girl,” said Julie. It was this curiosity, she says, that led to her success as an entrepreneur a…

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Episode 111 - Author and Screenwriter Lee Goldberg

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Best selling author Lee Goldberg put himself through UCLA as a freelance journalist, writing for such publications as American Film, Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times Syndicate, The Washington Post and The San Francisco Chronicle. He's written the novels Lost Hills, True Fiction, My Gun Has Bullets, The Walk, King City, and Watch Me Die, which was no…

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This Week In XR June 20th, 2024 Episode 200, live from AWE 54:58

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This 200th episode of "This Week in XR" is recorded with a live audience on AWE's Expo Stage on June 20, 2024. This is the 15th edition of the largest XR conference and expo in the world. We invited five guests who have never been on our show, AWE Program director Sonya Haskins, developer and blogger, Tony Vitillo, Cosmo Scharf, founder of VRLA, an…

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The Battle of Manzikert 1071 | Part Three: Emperor's Folly 50:40

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“The most decisive disaster in Byzantine history” - Steven Runciman In the epic conclusion to our series, we delve into the monumental Battle of Manzikert in 1071. Through the perspectives of Alp Arslan and Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes, we explore the motivations and strategies of these two pivotal leaders leading up to this climactic confrontation.…

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Music History Monday: Unsung Heroes

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John Taylor McClure (1929-2014; bottom left) with Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971; bottom right”) in the recording studio on July 20, 1964 We mark the death on June 17, 2014 – an even 10 years ago today – of the Grammy Award winning American record producer and Director of Columbia Masterworks Recordings John Taylor McClure. McClure was born in Rahway, …

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This Week In XR June 14th, 2024 ft. Jeri Ellsworth, CEO and Co-Founder of Tilt Five 55:58

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This week is show #199. Our guest is Jeri Ellsworth, CEO and Co-Founder of Tilt Five. Next week we'll record show #200 in front of a live audience at AWE in Long Beach, CA. This week we review Apple AI (Apple Intelligence), their cross-platform AI implementation. Also in the news, Mistral raises $600 M to compete with OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Anth…

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This Week In XR June 10th, 2024 ft. Ori Inbar, Exec Dir and co-founder, AWE 45:35

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Ted and Charlie welcome Ori Inbar, who is celebrating AWE's 15th anniversary by moving the June 18 - 20 show from Silicon Valley to Long Beach. In the news, big raises for Pika Labs ($80M) and Twelve Labs ($50M) that can understand video. Wevr, maker of the seminal VR experience The Blu, raises $3.5M. The CEO of Sony Pictures says he is "all in" on…

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Music History Monday: Let Us Quaff from the Cup: Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde

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The real-life married couple Ludwig and Malvina Schnorr von Carolsfeld as Tristan and Isolde at the first performance of Tristan und Isolde on June 10, 1865 On June 10, 1865 – 159 years ago today – Richard Wagner’s magnificent and groundbreaking music drama Tristan und Isolde received its premiere in Munich under the baton of Hans von Bülow (whose …

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Episode 110 - Author Caroline Cleveland

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Caroline Cleveland's stunning debut novel, When Cicadas Cry, is about a high-profile murder case in a small South Carolina town rife with racial tension. Her character's are these interesting and flawed people intersecting at a pivotal moment in all of their lives. Website Buy the Book Show Host - Toni Ann Marcolini Instagram Podcast Facebook Page…

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Interview with Anton Roberts on homelessness and masculinity 41:19

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Anton Roberts about his research on homelessness and masculinity. Anton is a researcher at the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) at Manchester Metropolitan University, within the disciplines of Sociology and Criminology. His specific research areas of focus are homelessness and exaggerated 'hyper' forms of…

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The Battle of Manzikert 1071 | Part Two: Alp Arslan and The Seljuk Onslaught 55:15

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In this episode we'll explore the rise of the Seljuk Turks and the crises within the Byzantine Empire leading up to the pivotal Battle of Manzikert in 1071. We delve into the transformation of the Seljuk Turks from a steppe horde into a powerful empire under the leadership of Alp Arslan. His strategic brilliance and conquests have cemented his stat…

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A Conversation with Melissa Pearson, ODS-C, NC State Cancer Registry 27:42

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This segment of Cancer Registry World features Melissa Pearson, ODS-C and Manager of Evaluation and Quality at the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry. She discusses the unique role that state cancer registries play in oncology data collection and assessment of the epidemiology of cancer. Please enjoy listening and learning!…

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Music History Monday: Ludwig von Köchel and the Seemingly Impossible Task

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Ludwig Alois Friedrich Ritter (“Ritter” meaning “Knight”) von Köchel” (18900-1877) We mark the death on June 3, 1877 – 147 years ago today – of the Austrian lawyer, botanist, geologist, teacher, writer, publisher, composer, and “musicologist” Ludwig Alois Friedrich Ritter (“Ritter” meaning “Knight”) von Köchel, of cancer, in Vienna. Born on January…

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Episode 109 - NYPL Branch Manager Frank Collerius

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New York Public Library, Jefferson Market Branch Manager Frank Collerius joined the podcast to discuss the importance of the library to the community, his podcast, The Librarian is In, and the latest books on his radar. Webpage Jefferson Market Branch The Librarian is In Podcast FaceBook PageBy Toni Ann Marcolini

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Avril Henry AM - Levelling the playing field - Women of Honour Series 45:22

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Avril Henry in her own words, is a perfect example of what you can do when you’re willing to work hard and have someone who believes in you. Growing up in social housing in a low income family in a mining town in South Africa, at the height of apartheid, Avril was an “English speaking girl who was not expected to amount to anything”. In 2024 Avril …

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This Week In XR May 31st, 2024 ft. Amy Peck, CEO EndeavorXR 46:19

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Our guest is XR consultant and thought leader, Amy Peck, CEO of EndeavorXR, but first, it's Ted's birthday, and yes, we sing (sorry). After a brief celebration, we talked about Elon's monumental $6B raise for xAI, and Google's new partnership with Magic Leap, renewing a love affair that began in 2014, when Google made a whopping $500M bet on the na…

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Music History Monday: “Inappropriate”

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There Must Be Something in the Air Have any of you done – or anticipate doing – anything particularly foolish today, anything particularly inappropriate? If you do, know that you will be in good company. Perhaps it’s the angle of the sun; perhaps it’s something in the air or water, because as dates go, May 27 is ripe with musical stories and action…

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This Week In XR May 24th, 2024 ft. Jon Vlassopulos, CEO of Napster 50:48

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This week our guest is Jon Vlassopulos, CEO of Napster, which is now a streaming platform with 170 M + tracks. In the news Scarjo v. OpenAI, data-tagging Scale AI snared another Billion dollar round, Series F, at a 13B valuation. Suno, the text-to-music generator, raised $125 M. A dying man is trying to clone himself in AI. Jon brings a wealth of e…

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The Battle of Manzikert 1071 | Part One: Wolves At The Door 50:31

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“Our Empire is withering!” - Empress Eudokia Today, we'll explore the events leading up to the 1071 Battle of Manzikert through the reign of Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX. During Constantine IX's reign, the Byzantine Empire faces threats from all sides. We meet the Seljuk Turks, whose ambitions and determination set the stage for future conquest…

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Music History Monday: A Difficult Life 20:22

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Before we get to the principal topic of today’s post, we must note an operatic disaster that had nothing to do with singers or the opera being performed on stage. Rather, it was a disaster that inspired Gaston Leroux to write the novel The Phantom of the Opera, which was published in 1909. On May 20, 1896 – 128 years ago today – a counterweight hel…

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Architect Helen Lochhead AO - Building a career with purpose - Women on Honour series 36:55

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Make every day count. That’s the advice from architect and urbanist Professor Helen Lochhead, who was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2024 Australia Day Honours for distinguished service to architecture and urban design, to building regulation reform, to tertiary education, and to professional organisations. A graduate of…

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Episode 108 - Myriad Pictures President Kirk D'Amico

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Award-winning producer Kirk D’Amico founded Myriad Pictures in 1998 and has positioned the company as a leading sales and distribution home for diverse films and emerging talent. D’Amico has produced or executive produced over 60 films and Myriad has distributed hundreds of films worldwide. The current release slate includes Walter Hill’s DEAD FOR …

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This Week In XR May 17th, 2024 ft. Matthew Celia, Creative Director of Lightsail VR. 43:06

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This week Ted and Charlie celebrate episode 195 without Rony. Our guest is Matthew Celia, of Lightsail VR, who produced Eli Roth's "Faceless Lady," which is now on Meta Quest TV for those with VR headsets. It's the first stereoscopic piece of it's six-episode series. In the news, Google IO drops its Sora competitor, Veo, and using Google Maps to "p…

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Guest Episode: General Sherman's March to the Sea (History Daily) 18:58

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Bonus episode from the podcast 'History Daily'. November 15, 1864. During the American Civil War, Union General William T. Sherman begins his devastating March to the Sea. History Daily can be found on all podcasting platforms, with more information on their website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Music History Monday: What Day is Today? 20:39

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We recognize May 13th as being, among other “days” here in the United States, National Frog Jumping Day, Leprechaun Day, International Hummus Day, National Crouton Day, and – wait for it – World Cocktail Day! National Days, Weeks, and Months! Who creates these damned things? We’ll get to that in a moment. But first, let’s distinguish between a nati…

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