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Social Media Insights

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Social Media Insights is the platform for conversations with the professionals behind social media accounts of organizations, governments, and executives. SoMe Insights is co-hosted by Dante Licona, a social media strategist based in Geneva, and Matthias Lüfkens, founder of DigiTips.
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How do I grow my brand on social media? How do I come up with content to post? Can I become an influencer? Is it possible to make money online? Welcome to Social Media Decoded a podcast dedicated to helping creatives, influencers, business owners and entrepreneurs simplify social media and thrive online. Hosted by Michelle Thames a social media strategist, influencer, and owner of Thames Media Solutions. Michelle brings you all the best tips to help you understand social media better. Sharin ...
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Welcome to my podcast! Some of you know me as a social media strategist, speaker, author or entrepreneur, but, like so many of us, I wear multiple other hats. In this podcast, I plan to share with you more about what makes me tick, my backstory, how I think about business, parenting and so much more. Of course this wouldn't be a Katie Lance podcast if we didn't talk about social media from time to time!
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Social Media Secrets with Rachel Pedersen - The Queen of Social Media

Rachel Pedersen: Social Media Strategist, Marketing Consultant, Viral Entre

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Join Rachel Pedersen as she goes on a journey to help social media managers, digital marketers, and entrepreneurs to leverage social media to grow their businesses from 0-$100k per year and from $100k to $500k - all while leveraging the secrets of social media.
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Attention Recession

Attention Recession

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Attention Recession is a cultural commentary podcast hosted by writer Nicola Fumo and social media strategist Jaz Melody. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/attention-recession/support attentionrecession.substack.com
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Hosted by MeidasTouch founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas, national trial lawyer strategist, Michael Popok, and former Chief Assistant District Attorney of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Legal AF (Legal Analysis Friends) is a hard-hitting, thought-provoking look at this week’s most compelling developments at the intersection of law and politics. Executive Produced by Meidas Media Network. Enjoy new full-length episodes every Wednesday and Sunday ...
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How do I grow my business on social media? What’s the best type of content to post on Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn? How frequently do I post on social media and how do I even know if what I’m doing is working? Welcome to "Stop The Scroll” a podcast dedicated to helping business owners, entrepreneurs and creatives thrive online. Hosted by Heidi Schmidt, a social media strategist and owner of Heidi Schmidt Creative, a social media and content marketing agency. Heidi shares all the best tips ...
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On the Online Marketing Alchemist podcast, online business owner, marketing alchemist, social media content strategist, former social media agency owner, and somatic & energetic coach, Jess Angelini shares her best strategies for how entrepreneurs can use their social media to bring in clients. Whether you’re growing a coaching business, a spiritual business, or somewhere in between, this podcast will help you learn how to market your magic in a way that has your ideal client raising their h ...
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In “Marketing #Unfiltered," you don’t just learn awesome stuff to help you figure out marketing, you get the BTS scoop of building a business — the hilarious, the traumatic, and the “omg thank god I’m not the only one.” Hi! ✋🏻 I’m Sophia Parra and I’m a social media strategist for coaches. For years I ran an agency where I helped multiple six figure and seven figure coaches create content and strategies that build their following and drive traffic to their offers. My guests and I swap biz ho ...
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The Business Of Being A Virtual Assistant

Tiffany Parson: Virtual Assistant Coach | Virtual Assistant Trainer | TheWebinarVA | ThePodcastVA | Podcaster | Speaker | Trainer | Coach | Digital Media Strategist

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This podcast is about owning a virtual assistant business. We take on the challenges that come when you provide a service while also needing to facilitate the same service in your own business. Additionally, we discuss how to get started as a virtual assistant, pitfalls, come backs, tips and more all related to owning a virtual service provider business.
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Really Political

Really American Media

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Really Political is a show by Really American media hosted by comedian and movie star Tom Arnold, legendary radio host Chip Franklin, Political Strategist Justin Horwitz, and Internet Personality Tea Pain USA. It is unique and novel blend of political news and comedy, featuring second to none interviews and commentary.
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Eddie Garrison is the Founder of Clover Media and the Digital Media Creator Academy, a Digital Content Creator, Social Media Strategist, Live Streamer and Speaker. On this Pod Cast, you will learn what it takes for your brand to become stronger and go further in the Digital World.
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Jennifer Herndon

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Passionate work at home mom of 3 fabulous kids. Online business coach, blogger, social media strategist, entrepreneur, podcaster. Love helping people develop the best mindset and methods to building their dream life and business.
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Surviving in the blogging and entrepreneur world is not an easy task. Jenny teaches you how to build a stronger business with blogging and social media tips that are up to date and proven. She teaches social media marketing and content marketing strategies that helped her build her influence and sell her lifestyle blog for over six figures in 2019. As a former inner city school district teacher she understands the importance of breaking strategies into bite size pieces of information all wit ...
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Welcome to Plantscendence, a new podcast hosted by filmmaker Jon Reiss. Join us on a transformative journey as we explore the world of plant medicine and its profound impact on healing, personal growth, and artistic expression. Within each episode, Jon engages in insightful conversations with a diverse array of experts, practitioners, artists, grief counselors and everyday people who have harnessed the power of plant medicine to heal trauma, navigate loss, unlock creativity, and become more ...
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The Social Launch

Leslie McDermid: Social Media Strategist, Online Marketing, Blogger

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Are you frustrated with social media marketing? Or maybe you don't understand how to use some of the social media platforms? Social media takes work but implementing quick tips daily can help launch your social media into success. Leslie McDermid with The Social Launch brings social media tips, tools and strategies to implement into your marketing strategy and improve your online presence. Leslie discusses Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, as well as visual marketi ...
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The beauty industry has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. The days of hoping your good reputation and referrals was enough to grow or maintain your clientele died out and successful stylists today need a real marketing strategy. It's actually never been easier to grow a clientele as a hair stylist or a business as a salon owner, yet stylists are giving up or struggling more often than they are thriving in this incredible industry. When I was first building my clientele, I realized i ...
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Positivitea

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Sometimes big things are started in small places Welcome to Positivitea, the podcast where you can find discussions on everything Business, Entrepreneurship, Self-development and Marketing. Join Crystal Mars a Social Media Strategist and her guests, you can learn from experts on how to start and get the work done. Let’s Go!
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Indie Game Movement

Andrew Pappas, Game Marketing Strategist and Consultant

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Andrew Pappas, founder of RenGen Marketing helps take indie devs and their games to a whole new level by discussing business best practices and sharing marketing strategies and tips to better navigate the world of indie game marketing. Regardless if you’re an indie dev starting out or a veteran small team, the topic discussions apply to anyone wanting to better understand the online environment and stand out in a saturated market. A marketer since 2011, Andrew has found a passion for applyin ...
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The Social Strategist is your marketing podcast to keep you up to date with all of the changes, trends, and best marketing strategy for social media. If you are using Instagram, blogging, TikTok, email marketing, Pinterest, or other social platforms, then this is the podcast for you.
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Filminist Pod is an intersectional film podcast and community uplifting feminists in film and TV. It’s created and hosted by New York City-based journalist and social media strategist, Alyssa Klein. All episodes are transcribed for greater accessibility!
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Advance Your Art is the podcast I wish I had when I was in art school. The goal is simple - empower artist and creatives to create their own opportunities and paths by learning the best strategies from others who have done it. Each week we speak with a successful creative entrepreneur and find out what they did to get there and what takeaways every artist and creative can learn from them. I interview singer/songwriters, Grammy award-winning musicians, painters, dancers, writers, actors, glas ...
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The Social Media Files

Wholistic Media Agency

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The Social Media Files is a live weekly discussion about all things social media and Metaverse. The team consists of Angie Lile, owner of Wholistic Media Agency and Social Media Consultant/Strategist, Haley Chaffin, Creative Director and Content Creator Extraordinaire, and Ashley Young, TikTok expert and Voice Over talent. They will be inviting viewers to ask them questions and have them answered live, along with special guests. Whether you are a beginner in social media marketing or work at ...
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Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Colossus | Investing & Business Podcasts

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Conversations with the best investors and business leaders in the world. We explore their ideas, methods, and stories to help you better invest your time and money. Hear stock market and boardroom insights you can't find anywhere else. If you're a professional investor, CEO, entrepreneur, or business strategist, this is for you. Explore all our episodes and learn more at https://www.joincolossus.com
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This is a podcast by social media marketing strategist ( audience building expert ) Brandie Peters. Since 2012, Brandie has been making money online marketing products and services to her social media followers. In 2019, Brandie lost access to her entire personal Facebook account where she had built the majority of her business. In this cast, she talks about rebuilding her audience from scratch, social media audience growth strategies, the big mean evil algorithm, and the step by step proces ...
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NFT Ninjas

Katie Brinkley and Vince Warnock

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Welcome to the NFT Ninjas Podcast. The daily podcast that brings you the latest in NFT news, how-to guides and Ninja level inspiration. Brought to you by the dynamic ninjas themselves, Katie Brinkley a former broadcaster, social media strategist guru, and NFT addict and Vince Warnock, best-selling author, award-winning marketer and the founder of the Kanji Club NFTs, ATG Publishing and more. Join them as they guide you on your journey to become a blackbelt in NFTs.
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House of Wealth

444 Media Podcasts

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Hosted by holistic wealth strategist and thought leader Leah Steele, the House of Wealth podcast is for people ready to deconstruct their wealth programming and reclaim their financial destinies. Leah shares her cutting-edge wealth repatterning strategies to help those ready to create the abundantly wealthy lives and businesses they deeply desire. This podcast is full of insight, advice, and practical tools to help people achieve their divine birthright: BEING WEALTHY in all areas of their l ...
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I am a 15-year-old product designer, software developer, and social media strategist specializing in visual design, digital development, and branding. With over 32,000 followers on Instagram, I have worked with numerous brands and companies to help generate sales, leads, and create brand awareness. I currently work as a freelancing consulting for multiple companies. Along with that, I am a partner in Codelonger and a brand ambassador of Civistant.
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The Engage Video Marketing Podcast is a weekly show with a mission to grow confident Video Strategists. Each week your host, leading video strategist Ben Amos will share world-class guest interviews, video strategy training, latest social video trends, case studies tips and tactics to help develop in confidence as a Video Strategist to better serve your clients and grow businesses. Learn more and take the next steps to become a confident video strategist at https://www.engagevideomarketing.com
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Andrew Pappas, founder of RenGen Marketing helps take indie devs and their games to a whole new level by discussing business best practices and sharing marketing strategies and tips to better navigate the world of indie game marketing. Regardless if you’re an indie dev starting out or a veteran small team, the topic discussions apply to anyone wanting to better understand the online environment and stand out in a saturated market. A marketer since 2011, Andrew has found a passion for applyin ...
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Weekly interviews with authors of new marketing and sales books. Named by LinkedIn and Forbes as one of the top marketing and sales podcasts. Hosted by Douglas Burdett, a marketing strategist, former artillery officer, Madison Avenue ad man, and stand-up comedian.
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Social Eyes

Jeannine O'Neil

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Jeannine O'Neil, owner of JO Social Branding, is a digital media strategist who empowers and educates marketing professionals on how to make the best use of their social media and email marketing. Jeannine takes her Marketing Communications knowledge and educates professionals on social media and email marketing tools and platforms. Those who work with Jeannine learn to strategize their digital marketing as well as understand the tools, knowledge and skills to be successful with their digita ...
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Where The Party At is a bipartisan political platform created to engage inactive voters and provoke action. We do this by educating our audience weekly on the current state of politics, introducing elected officials, breaking down legislation, and advocating for change. Hosted by Saba Long, an Atlanta-based political strategist, community organizer, media, and communication consultant, this podcast is poised to spark a paradigm shift in people who have traditionally ignored the political pro ...
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Discovering how our generation can better ourselves and the world around us in a time where positivity is needed more than ever - from finding motivation and purpose to practising self-care in today's day and age. Hosted by motivational speaker and pilot, Daniel (@danielspilotlife) and social media strategist and content creator, Juliana (@julianachow). They're both in their early 20s, navigating life and documenting tips, challenges and lessons along the way. Daniel's Instagram: https://www ...
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Brand Naming: The Complete Guide to Creating a Name for Your Company, Product, or Service by Rob Meyerson ABOUT THE BOOK: You don't have a brand—whether it's for a company or a product—until you have a name. The name is one of the first, longest-lasting, and most important decisions in defining the identity of a company, product, or service. But se…
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The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail. Alright, you Herle Burly-ites. A pretty cool show we’ve got for you today. We’re doing a bit of pod crossover, and here’s the reason: Naheed Nenshi became leader of Alberta’s NDP, just 2 weeks ago. Not just by a large margin. Or an ex…
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Welcome to a brand new season of House of Wealth! In this episode, I’m getting real with you about the wild ride I’ve been on for the past two years. It’s been a time of breaking down old beliefs, growing in ways I never expected, and completely transforming my life.I’ll be sharing: • Why I decided to rebrand from the Wealth Witch to House of Wealt…
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Michael Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo are back for the midweek edition of the top-rated Legal AF podcast. On this episode, the anchors vigorously debate: (1) the impact of SCOTUS’ recent immunity decision on all of Trump’s current prosecutions; (2) Judge Chutkan’s next steps in the coming weeks now that SCOTUS has returned the Trump election in…
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Trump MAGA world just lost again in another defamation court case as Trump’s CEO of his Truth Social media company just had his defamation case against the Washington Post dismissed on summary judgment by a Trump-appointed federal judge no less. Michael Popok explains how MAGA world is about 0-80 in lawsuits at the trial and appeal level starting i…
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The DOJ will push for a mini-trial THIS SUMMER to allow them to present to the American People BEFORE NOVEMBER ALL of the evidence against Trump that renders his indicted criminal acts in the DC election interference case UNOFFICIAL AND PROSECUTABLE CRIMES. Michael Popok of Legal AF walks through how Judge Chutkan step by step will get the case aga…
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Michael Popok of Legal AF explains why ALL THE OTHER Trump CRIMINAL COCONSPIRATORS will NOT be able to use the new Supreme Court immunity decision to have their charges dismissed or convictions vacated. Popok explains that immunity is like a pardon and is only enjoyed by the person receiving it and that it's not like “executive privilege” which can…
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In the spirit of the holiday, I felt called to reshare this episode. This story STILL gives me chills one year later. —-- Jessica Buchanan is an American woman from Ohio who was kidnapped on October 25th, 2011. She was abducted by Somali parities and held for ransom for 93 days before Seal Team 6 rescued her on January 5th, 2012. This is a story ab…
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My guest today is Modest Proposal, joining me for our third conversation and the first in a few years. Modest is anonymous online, but one of the more thoughtful investors I know, overseeing a large pool of capital in public and private markets. He offers insight into many different corners of today’s landscape, covering AI’s frontier models versus…
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Any indie studio starting out has to overcome a variety of daunting tasks, but when your working with a micro team, the process can be overwhelming. But, it doesn't have to be. So today, we're going to discover the key to turning small-scale efforts into big-time results, as we delve into navigating the development process, crafting effective marke…
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Any indie studio starting out has to overcome a variety of daunting tasks, but when your working with a micro team, the process can be overwhelming. But, it doesn't have to be. So today, we're going to discover the key to turning small-scale efforts into big-time results, as we delve into navigating the development process, crafting effective marke…
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In this episode, Michelle Thames discusses a game-changing strategy for planning and organizing content. She emphasizes the importance of being intentional with content and aligning it with business goals. Michelle introduces AI tools like ChatGPT and Canva that can streamline the content creation process. She then outlines a one-hour content plann…
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Michael Popok of Legal AF takes on Trump’s daughter-in-law and RNC chairperson Lara Trump and her claims that IN TREASONOUS FASHION TRUMP IS ALREADY LEADING THE COUNTRY, in a call to violate Article 2 of the Constitution. Head to https://ProlonLife.com/LEGALAF to get 15% off their 5-day nutrition program. Visit https://meidastouch.com for more! Rem…
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Learn how to navigate the competitive digital environment and elevate your website's visibility for increased traffic and engagement. You have to take certain actions to be able to move forward in order to be able to continue to be seen. Read more HERE. Join Insiders at 40% off!By Jenny Melrose: Business Strategist
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Today I want to talk about a good friend of mine, Mel Abraham, a CPA and financial advisor to many, as I go through the key lessons that I got from reading Mel’s new book, Building Your Money Machine: How to Get Your Money to Work Harder for You Than You Did for It! If you are looking to have your money work for you or get a little sharper on inves…
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Are you creating content for your website? If you want to rank online, you need to be. This week, we’re talking with Barb Davids about the importance of creating optimized, high-quality content for your website. Barb has a background in photography, which led her to digital marketing and now, an SEO expert. She has a unique approach that debunks th…
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Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok are back for the weekend edition of the top-rated Legal AF podcast. On this episode, the anchors discuss and debate: (1) whether Judge Cannon will give another win to Trump in the Mar a Lago prosecution and throw out and “suppress” the incriminating testimony and evidence against him by his former attorney Evan Corcor…
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In this episode of the #SoMeInsights Podcast, Dante Licona and Matthias Lüfkens talk to Laurens Soenen, the Communications Coordinator for the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU @EU2024BE, and a Communication Strategist for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium.He shared insights about how a team of young professionals carried on the …
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Michael Popok explains how the DOJ will be able to CONTINUE TO USE OBSTRUCTION criminal charges against Current and FUTURE insurrectionists, and the blueprint for it is in Supreme Court Justice Jackson’s concurring opinion focused on the “integrity” and “impairment” of Congressional proceedings like the electoral vote count. Try Mosh today and use …
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Legal AF’s Michael Popok reports on Steve Bannon being dragged kicking and screaming to prison this week, as the United States Supreme Court REJECTS any argument that the Jan6 Committee is “illegitimate” or that Bannon and Trump and the Jan6 insurrectionists are “political prisoners” and that the Jan6 Committee is illegitimate. Upgrade your sleep w…
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Michael Popok explains that in twin decisions by the MAGA Justices on the Supreme Court against the Securities and Exchange Commission’s powers and throwing out 50 years of agency deference precedent, the Court may have accidentally put the brakes on Trump’s 2025 Project to use the power of agencies headed by his lackeys to implement his policies o…
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The US Supreme Court may have just signaled that DC indictment against Trump for in part CREATING FALSE ELECTOR CERTIFICATES is saved and will include his “criminal interference with an official proceeding” counts at any future trial. Michael Popok does a deep analysis of the new Fischer v US ruling and its decision to keep the crime in place for a…
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The DOJ just fired at Cannon, judge Cannom that is, and to support their motion to gag Trump, gave her real time examples of Trump and his MAGA ecosystem of podcasters, fundraisers, advisers, PAC spokespeople, members of Congress, elected officials, and lawyers, FALSELY claiming that President Biden and the Attorney General operate assassination hi…
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In this episode, Michelle Thames discusses the benefits and process of starting a family-run business. She emphasizes the importance of trust, mutual respect, and clear communication when working with family members. Michelle shares several family business ideas, such as a plant nursery, holistic pet care, interior design, experiential learning pro…
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The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail. Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! An interesting topic on the pod today (one that really doesn’t get enough media coverage)… The Pursuit of Happiness. Dr. Peter Nicholson is making his second appearance here on …
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Trump lackey and Jan6 coordinator Steve Bannon has been effectively ordered to report in July to federal prison to serve his sentence for two counts of Obstruction of Congress. Michael Popok explains that Bannon couldn’t find more than 2-3 votes even among the MAGA justices to support his appeal let alone stay the sentence. Head to https://TryFum.c…
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The Road To Hell: How Purposeful Business Leads To Bad Marketing And A Worse World And How Human Creativity Is The Way Out by Nick Asbury ABOUT THE BOOK: The road to hell is paved with good intentions, says the proverb. Never has that been truer than in the case of corporate purpose, the movement that took over the business and advertising world fo…
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In this episode, Jess Angelini discusses the three biggest mistakes people make with their content during launches. She emphasizes the importance of creating urgency and focusing on one offer at a time. She also highlights the need for energy management and context in content. Additionally, she discusses the lack of strategy and storytelling in con…
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Michael Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo are back for the midweek edition of the top-rated Legal AF podcast. On this episode, the anchors discuss and debate: (1) Judge Merchan’s decision concerning Trump’s gag order in the NY Criminal case against Trump in advance of the upcoming debate, and whether he is likely to impose jail time on Trump on 7/1…
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Grab a notebook, ‘cause you’ll want to take notes. Ashley is a launch strategist for some of the biggest coaching brands on the internet. We discussed things like: ➡️Why are launch conversions taking such a dip in 2024 and what should we do about it? ➡️What are the 7 + 8 figure brands that are killing it doing differently? ➡️With all her experience…
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Summary: In this episode of the Engage Video Marketing Podcast, we delve into the world of User-Generated Content (UGC) and its growing importance in video marketing strategies. Our guest, Melissa Laurie, founder of Oysterly—a leading social video agency—shares her expertise in creating impactful UGC for renowned brands like UPS, 3M, RMIT Universit…
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Michael Popok reports on the MAGA HOUSE up to its old, dirty tricks again, trying to pass a house resolution to encourage the United States Supreme Court and its mega right wing to overturn its own initiative the 34-count New York State criminal conviction of Trump. Head to https://Lumen.me/legalaf and use code: LEGALAF to get 15% off your lumen to…
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It’s the First Amendment v. the Second Amendment on full display during the upcoming Republican Convention in Milwaukee to nominate Trump, with Wisconsin’s “open carry” gun laws and the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment permission slip potentially coming together in the “First Amendment protest zone” in a park directly across from the site’s convent…
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Have you ever wanted to get your BURNING questions about Instagram answered? In this episode, you'll get a SNEAK PEEK into what you get when you join us in Insta Social Society: a Q&A session! Join Insta Social Society for $1 for your first month! You'll get 10-12 trending audios a week along with monthly content planning outlines, Canva templates,…
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