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Bubble Trouble features conversations between economist and author Will Page and independent analyst Richard Kramer that lay out some inconvenient truths about how financial markets really work. Like the “boy who cried wolf,” financial markets have a peculiar tendency to repeat past mistakes and get themselves into “bubble trouble.” They party hard, drink too much of the Kool Aid, and wake up with a pounding hangover...only to do the same thing the next day. With tech dominating daily headli ...
This podcast is focused on technology that supports people who are blind and visually impaired. Our panel of IT Trainers & guest panelists discuss all the latest in mainstream and inclusive technology innovations in a fun and informative manner. NCBI Labs is the technology function within NCBI (National Council for the Blind Ireland)NCBI is the national sight loss agency in Ireland. NCBI Labs provide technology assessments and training for all our service users. We are a not for profit chari ...
Come for the cringe, stay for the connection. Follow four modern daters as they trade the swiping, the small talk, and the fumbled first kiss for a curated virtual date with a team of fairy godmothers behind the scenes. You might have eavesdropped on a first date before, but never like this. From the producers of Where Should We Begin, This is Dating, a series of recorded first dates. If you would like to get new episodes a week or so in advance in addition to ad-free listening subscribe to ...
Together Apart is part guide, part reminder of the resiliency of the human spirit to still creatively meaningfully gather, even while we have to be apart. The show is hosted by Priya Parker, a conflict facilitator whose expertise is in how we gather. Together Apart is produced by Magnificent Noise, in partnership with The New York Times.
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Talking Technology with NCBI Labs Episode 13 – Exploring the rise of voice-activation technology with Cation Consulting and Introducing NCBI Live Online Radio
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In this week’s episode of Talking Technology we speak to Alan Kiernan, the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cation Consulting. Based in Dublin, Cation develops software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Alan tells us about the work Cation did to develop the myNCBI SmartHub, their work with other organisations, and how voice-activatio…
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Newspaper Subscriptions Versus Music Subscriptions
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This week we talk about subscriptions, specifically how the subscription business model in newspapers struggles, while half a billion people are willing to pay subscription fees for music.By Magnificent Noise
This week we're gonna blow the halftime whistle on our travels into the metaverse on Bubble Trouble. Today Will quizes Richard: Is the metaverse the next big thing? Or are we back in bubble trouble? What's the perception and where's the reality. If Richard was at a casino sitting behind Zuckerberg, watching him put all his chips on metaverse, would…
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Metaverse...Curb Your Enthusiasm with Eric Kress
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This week we continue to deconstruct the metaverse with our brilliant Eric Kress of Gossamer Consulting Group, an independent research boutique that provides investors and industry clients with primary research on console mobile and other related technology companies.By Magnificent Noise
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Talking Technology with NCBI Labs Episode 12 - Envision AI Smart Glasses, BlindShell Classic 2 updates, Siri improvements in iOS16
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In the latest episode of Talking Technology with NCBI Labs we explore the Envision AI Smart Glasses, a smart wearable device designed to assist blind and visually impaired people with performing a huge variety of tasks independently. Lightweight and designed to be worn all day, Envision Glasses provide access all kinds of visual information around …
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The Metaverse and Virtual Experiences with AmazeVR's Ernest Lee
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We’re going to keep this deep dive on the Metaverse going with a doer, not a thinker - someone with skin in the game, bacon not eggs! AmazeVR had longer queues at SXSW than any live band and there’s a reason for that: they are the real deal. We have the founder and CEO Ernest Lee.By Magnificent Noise
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Hyper-competition in Advertising with Mike Follett
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On this episode, we're in conversation with our third special guest, the source of truth and the mad men and women of advertising, Mr. Mike Follett. The point where quantity goes up and quality goes down, we call that hyper competition, and certainly there's a lot of advertising competing for our time. (Repeat)…
This week, and in coming weeks, the Bubble Trouble team will turn our attention to the phase dejour, the bait of all click baits, the mother of all bubbles--the Metaverse. We’re going to begin this deep dive at the beginning and invite Yoshio Osaki, founder of the respected IDG Consulting group.By Magnificent Noise
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This Year's Vanilla: Our Conversation with the FT's Brooke Masters Part Two
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We're back with more of our conversation with Brooke Masters, the Chief Business Commentator and Associate Editor of the Financial Times. (Repeat.)By Magnificent Noise
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Talking Technology with NCBI Labs Episode 11 – WWDC Highlights, New Security Measures from Google, Magnetic Charging Cables (are they worth it?)
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Apple recently revealed exciting news at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC 2022, giving us a glimpse at the highly-anticipated iOS 16, the M2 chip, a new MacBook Air, and much more. There was even talk of the popular Eloquence voice in JAWS coming to Apple devices. On Talking Technology this week we are joined by Dave Nason from the …
This week we salvage what's left of the crypto bubble and delve into the recent dollar devaluations of stable coins with our guest Kenny Estes, founder of Diffuse Digital.By Magnificent Noise
Even though our season has come to an end, we’re still thinking about where all of our daters ended up after their dates. This week, Hiwote called Ani to find out whatever happened with her and Khan. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode.By Magnificent Noise
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The World is Full of Pyramids: Our Conversation with the FT's Brooke Masters Part One
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Today we have our first of two episodes featuring Brooke Masters, the Chief Business Commentator and Associate Editor of the Financial Times. (Repeat)By Magnificent Noise
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Talking Technology with NCBI Labs Episode 10 – Digital Inclusion and Accessibility with Microsoft
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“There are no limits to what people can achieve when technology reflects the diversity of everyone who uses it” ~ Microsoft Asia Pacific chief partner officer Vivek Puthucode In Episode 10 of Talking Technology with NCBI Labs we are joined by Microsoft Accessibility Evangelist for Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hector Minto and Jeremy Curry who is…
Today we will not be powdering your nose, but be sprinkling our conversation with a little dry powder. That's cash or marketable securities that look like it's low risk and highly liquid and convertible to cash, but needs to be put to work.By Magnificent Noise
This week we're going to be jumping the shark. That is we're going to be looking at why tech companies and their success, their growth, their user numbers often resemble a shark fin: how they scale up really fast, then taper off then fall really, really fast in a straight line all the way down. (Repeat)…
Today, we're treading deep in some chicken sh*t with Propublica investigative journalist Jesse Eisenger. Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode.By Magnificent Noise
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Talking Technology with NCBI Labs Episode 9 – Introducing the myNCBI SmartHub
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On the show today we are delighted to introduce listeners to the myNCBI SmartHub. Launching today on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the myNCBI SmartHub is an Alexa Skill and Google Action that facilitates direct communications with NCBI, bringing NCBI services and content into the homes of people with sight loss through an affordable smart spe…
Recently, in the most European city of Brussels, there was mingling with the finest folks in competition law and economics. They were all trying to figure out if, and how, tech should be regulated. Will and Richard discuss. Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode.…
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Analyst Notes, The Black Art of Price Targeting, and Twitter with guest Aman Verjee
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Today, we target those analysts notes that tell us what they think the price should be and how much faith we should put in that moving target. We have Aman Verjee who served as a VP of Paypal from 2002 to 2010 and was first to call out the price target fiasco behind Twitter's defense of Elon's hostile takeover. Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcas…
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Talking Technology with NCBI Labs Episode 8 - IA Labs, Digital Inclusion, The Digital Accessibility Index
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We have entered an age of a professionalised internet with high expectations for accessible websites and mobile applications. On the show this week we are delighted to introduce listeners to Inclusion and Accessibility Labs, a spin-out company from the NCBI. IA Labs Co-Founder Kyran O’Mahoney, and Adele Buliman, QA and Customer Success Lead, tell u…
It's awkward to end a relationship that hasn't really began. This week, Hiwote takes a turn in the daters seat and rethinks how much she owes someone she's just met. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode.By Magnificent Noise
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Passing the Tech Ethics "Hot Potato" with Stephanie Hare
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Today we wrestle with ethics and technology. Stephanie Hare's wonderful new book. Technology Is Not Neutral, gives us a much needed framework for thinking about how the technologies we interact with every day affect our moral lives more. Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode.…
Every March music, film and tech converge on this blue liberal island of Austin in a red Republican sea of Texas for the South By Southwest conference. This week, we'll get Will Page’s impressions of the bubbles gathering around that island and what tsunami warning horns ought to be blaring when we talk about NFTs. Visit https://www.bubbletroublepo…
It's very easy for a date to feel like a performance. So how do you flirt without pretending to be someone you're not? This week, Khan delivers a master class in flirting virtually. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode.By Magnificent Noise
Maybe you only date one person at a time. Maybe you don’t. Whether you’re raising a family with your polycule or considering opening up your monogamous twosome, “Polysecure” author Jessica Fern talks about how to build healthy, secure relationships. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode.…
This week we explore the current craze in the mergers and acquisitions going on just now. And asking, do they actually create additional value? Or is it the case that two plus two does equal two? (Repeat) Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode.By Magnificent Noise
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Talking Technology with NCBI Labs Episode 7 – Learning Braille and Braille Music
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In the modern inclusive teaching space, Braille is key to a vision impaired student’s reading and writing skills, enabling them to master the rules of spelling, punctuation, grammar in a script created for them to access text, mathematics, music, and other information. On the show this week we speak with several guests about their experience learni…
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What I Hear Is Fear: Virginia's Session with Esther Perel
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Loyal to the pattern. Every time I love a guy, I love them more. And when I get attached, it's harder to say goodbye. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode.By Magnificent Noise
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The World Is Addicted to Easy Money with Chris Leonard
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We've made quantitative easing easy-ish to understand, now we need to infiltrate the institutions that do that easing: the central banks with the award-winning New York Times journalist and author of the aptly titled best-selling book, Lords of Easy Money, Christopher Leonard. Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this …
This week we welcome our friends at Love Letters from PRX and The Boston Globe. Meredith Goldstein is an advice columnist and host of the podcast Love Letters. We set her up for a check-in a year later with Manny (Aziz's second date) for a chat about breaking the rules when it comes to love. For more episodes of Love Letters go to: loveletters.show…
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Finding Out What's Really Going On with guest Martin Peers
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A lot of financial journalism about companies and markets lives and dies based on access. But what are other ways of finding out what's really going on? Joining us this week is Martin Peers, Senior Writer for The Information. Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode.…
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Talking Technology with NCBI Labs Episode 6 – Silentium Active Noise Cancellation Technology, Commentary Screen Reader, iPhone Subscription Service
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On the show this week we are joined by Amir Slapak, Senior Business Development Manager with Israeli-based company Silentium, to find out about pioneering Active Noise Cancellation technology being developed to enhance sound quality and cut out distraction in all sorts of environments. We are joined by Samsung Galaxy user Kerie Doyle who shares wit…
Vulnerability is the closest we can get to intimacy with our clothes on. And the only way to go there is to push through the sports talk. This week, Amanda and her date try to go a little deeper. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode.By Magnificent Noise
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Where Does Money Come From? with Michael McMahon
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Today we bring on the sexy topics of fractional reserve lending and quantitative easing with Michael McMahon from the Bank of England and Oxford University. Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode.By Magnificent Noise
There is no dearth of relationship quizzes out there that will help you determine how you attach. But does how you were loved as a child shape how you love as an adult? Is this all bullshit? And if not, can your attachment style be changed? Eleanor takes these questions out for a spin with a few people who have thought a lot about how we attach. Vi…
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History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes: with guest Kurt Andersen
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Joining us this week is writer Kurt Andersen discussing his books Fantasyland and Evil Geniuses. Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode.By Magnificent Noise
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Talking Technology with NCBI Labs Episode 5 - Apple March Event Recap, Cheap vs Steep Bluetooth Speakers, iOS vs Android
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This week on the show we check out key highlights from Apple's recent Peek Performance Event that introduced us to several new products including a new iPhone SE with A15 Bionic Chip, a new iPad Air with M1 Chip, a powerful new Mac desktop called Mac Studio, and a new professional monitor called the Mac Studio Display. Clearly Apple’s first major m…
Available shouldn't mean unsexy, right? Sadly, it does for many of us. This week, Virginia questions what really turns her on. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode.By Magnificent Noise
Before we ever set them up on dates, we sat them down all together. Listen in as Amanda, Aziz, Khan and Virginia talk through their expectations on love, relationships and this podcast. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode.By Magnificent Noise
