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Unstable Fluid Podcast

Kat Phillips & Thomas Rintoul

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A mathematician and an astrophysicist walk into a bar... Join Kat and Thomas from the Sci-Comm Collective as they break down (and break down) physics, maths, and their experiences navigating academia.
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“Lessons From Sweet Valley” is a podcast where we re-examine the Sweet Valley High series one book at a time and determine what lessons, if any, we can learn from them. Former SVH book nerd Kat Thomas will be joined by guests as they discuss the lives of twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield and all of Sweet Valley’s cast of characters through a modern lens. Episodes released every other Wednesday.
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Gender Spiral

Ally Beardsley & Babette Thomas

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Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Each episode of the podcast explores important topics and questions about navigating expectations of gender and presentation in our society through conversations with the foremost experts on the topic: trans and queer people. You'll hear firsthand accounts of gender variant folks of all stripes and walks of life, to highlight the liberation of questio ...
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Come join me, on the second Sunday and last Sunday of each month, as I talk to people who discuss their paranormal experiences. If you‘d like to be on the show, or have questions or comments, drop me an email at paranormalheart13@gmail.com.
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Hang with Mo while she talks to bar folk about music & booze. (Sound quality depends on the bar!) Find our playlists here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo And there's this too: https://www.facebook.com/MoHerms/
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Clearer Thinking is a podcast about ideas that truly matter. If you enjoy learning about powerful, practical concepts and frameworks, wish you had more deep, intellectual conversations in your life, or are looking for non-BS self-improvement, then we think you'll love this podcast! Each week we invite a brilliant guest to bring four important ideas to discuss for an in-depth conversation. Topics include psychology, society, behavior change, philosophy, science, artificial intelligence, math, ...
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Every Day's A Business School Day

James Marriott and Nicky Thomas

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Neither James nor Nicky went to Business School. They've both learned as they have gone - mainly from the people they've met along the way, particularly on the networking circuit. Now they want to share some of that expertise to help you drive your business forward. We'll welcome a guest to each episode to bring their wisdom and knowledge on a key topic. You'll get some practical tips - and some optional homework should you want to continue the learning afterwards. Don't worry, you won't get ...
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The Demented1 podcast is a thought-provoking show that explores various topics from a unique third-side perspective, delving into true crime cases, the occult, conspiracy theories and all things Demented. Host Blake conducts interviews with some of the most intriguing people around the globe to offer fresh insights on these fascinating subjects.
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Kat & Lester are two diehard New York Knicks fans who attempt to break down and analyze the NBA as objectively as possible which isn't very objective at all. If you're not a fan of Ron Baker then you're either listening to the wrong show or you're about to become a fan of Ron Baker.
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This podcast gives you a front row seat to inside conversations between Ramin Karimloo and his guests. In the world of theatrical performers, Ramin Karimloo is known as one of the most formidable talents in the industry. Heralded for his portrayal of leading roles Jean Valjean in Les Miserables and the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera, Karimloo is a musical force unlike any other. In fact, it was his unbridled reputation that led to his performance in the recent Oscar tribute to Les Misérable ...
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Read the full transcript here. How much energy is needed for GDP growth? Would our civilization have developed at the same rate without fossil fuels? Could we potentially do the same things we're currently doing but with significantly less energy? How different would the world look if we'd developed nuclear energy much earlier? Why can't anything g…
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Astrologer and writer Alice Sparkly Kat tells us about coming out to their Chinese family, how gender manifests in the planets, and why queer people like astrology so much. Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Check out Alice's writing and othe…
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Austin Forshee was a booze slinger in Kalamazoo and then found himself in Grand Rapids, Michigan as part of the opening crew of the celebrated tiki palace, Max's South Seas Hideaway. He went from muddled old fashioneds to training with the legendary Martin Cate, and now balances out all of that exotica with metal (which actually isn't all that unco…
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Welcome, my friends, to Paranormal Heart Podcast, a safe place to talk about your paranormal encounters. I’m your host, Kat Ward. Folks in episode 123, is ex-naval cryptologist, Wib. Wib talks a bit about what his job was like back in the 80s, an unbelievable chatter he picked up in the late 80s, of an alleged UFO landing and three eyed extra-terre…
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Read the full transcript here. How hard is it to construct a toaster from scratch? Do we in modern times individually have more knowledge than individuals living 100 or 1,000 years ago? Should corporations be thought of as a kind of emergent artificial intelligence? To what extent are corporations — and more broadly, whole economies — aligned with …
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode I talk with the distinguished historian of the crusades Dr. Steven Tibble about the motivations of crusaders and of those Europeans who settled in the Crusader states of Outremer. Steve is the author of five books dealing with the crusades, the most recent of which is Crusader Criminals: The Knights Who Went …
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Read the full transcript here. What is "apocaloptimism"? Is there a middle ground between apocalypticism and optimism? What are the various camps in the AI safety and ethics debates? What's the difference between "working on AI safety" and "building safe AIs"? Can our social and technological coordination problems be solved only by AI? What is "qua…
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DJ Daria Lourd (Bored Lord) tells us about her musical background growing up in Memphis, how rave culture helped her explore her gender, and what lesbian signaling looks like as a trans woman (hint: caribeaners help). Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gende…
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Welcome, my friends, to Paranormal Heart Podcast, a safe place to talk about your paranormal encounters. I’m your host, Kat Ward. In episode 122, my special guests are Carol and Crystal from Ghost Hunting Housewives. Carol and Crystal talk about how they started out in the paranormal, some of the interesting cases they’ve investigated, and their ne…
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Read the full transcript here. How much should we trust social science papers in top journals? How do we know a paper is trustworthy? Do large datasets mitigate p-hacking? Why doesn't psychology as a field seem to be working towards a grand unified theory? Why aren't more psychological theories written in math? Or are other scientific fields mathem…
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Kat Bailey, one of the general managers of the Tonga Hut (LA's oldest tiki bar), started mixing tropical drinks there in 2018 after years of slinging martinis alongside wanna be actors and crafting menus for karaoke bars. A lifelong Angeleno, Kat was going to the Tonga Hut years before she actually worked there, and was a huge fan of LA's 90s alt r…
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What are "WEIRD" cultures? What percentage of the world's population is WEIRD? Why do WEIRD cultures tend to use analytic thinking (as opposed to the wholistic thinking used in non-WEIRD cultures)? Does school make you more intelligent or merely more knowledgeable? Do individualistic cultures tend to innovate more than collectivistic cultures? How …
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Multi-talented artist and hilarious human River Ramirez joins us for a chat about their journey to androgyny, the intersection of activism and self-care, and the Christian rock band "Underoath." Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Check out Ri…
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Joe is rejoined by Rick Claypool to talk about his new book Skull Slime Tentacle Witch War, the difference between fungi and slime molds, absurd books, and so much more. Contact for Rick Claypool Website Twitter Skull Slime Tentacle Witch War Contact for Joe bielecki Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoe Website One time donation Patreon …
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Welcome, my friends, to Paranormal Heart Podcast, a safe place to talk about your paranormal encounters. I’m your host, Kat Ward. Well, it’s been a rough couple of months here. I have to apologize for not having any episodes in June. Life just got in the way, and I was unable to get anything done with the show. But I’m back with new episodes for yo…
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Read the full transcript here. NOTE: Spencer appeared as a guest on The 80,000 Hours Podcast back in March, and this episode is our release of that recording. Thanks to the folks at The 80,000 Hours Podcast for sharing both their audio and transcript with us! Does money make people happy? What's the difference between life satisfaction and wellbein…
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Nick Elam was deep into the world of tiki long before he was even old enough to drink - carving, painting, and even designing bar menus waiting for the day he could get behind the stick himself. He also learned to play several instruments, even becoming a pretty good surf guitarist on the way. Now he can be found at Huli Huli Tiki Lounge in Powell,…
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Why should we consider slowing AI development? Could we slow down AI development even if we wanted to? What is a "minimum viable x-risk"? What are some of the more plausible, less Hollywood-esque risks from AI? Even if an AI could destroy us all, why would it want to do so? What are some analogous cases where we slowed the development of a specific…
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Writer Thomas Page McBee shares about his personal and professional journey examining and reimagining masculinity. Content warning for gun violence at timecodes 28:48 to 31:36. Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Check out Thomas' work at his …
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Joe is joined by Derek Fisher to talk about his book Night Life, his forthcoming collection Container, exerting one's will onto art, cityscapes, and so much more. Contact for Derek Fisher Website Twitter Instagram Contact for Joe bielecki Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoe Website One time donation Patreon Tired Art photo by Arielle Ti…
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Joe is rejoined by Persephone Erin Hudson to talk about the first two acts of Aprostate Crater, tender transgression, serialized fiction, comic books, and so much more. Contact for Persephone Erin Hudson Twitter Itchio Contact for Joe bielecki Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoe Website One time donation Patreon Tired Art photo by Ariel…
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Read the full transcript here. What does effective altruism look like from a leftist / socialist perspective? Are the far left and EA the only groups that take radical egalitarianism seriously? What are some of the points of agreement and disagreement between EA & socialism? Socialists frequently critique the excesses, harms, and failures of capita…
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Maria Cabrero actually started bartending as a little girl... for her family! Now she is a co-owner of Cocomama Tiki Room in Cozumel, Mexico, one of several spots she currently or previously owned, including a beach front music venue. Coming from a house full of hosts and entertainers, you could say that bartending is in her blood, as was managing …
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Read the full transcript here. How easy is it to shift our baseline level of happiness? What sorts of things can most effectively shift that baseline? And are they highly specific to each individual or generalizable to most people? What are the differences between conceptual and phenomenal self-love? Why might it be useful to view shame as a kink? …
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