Best Cool Kids Club Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 93: The Ghoul Kids Club Halloween Special - Haunted Attractions 57:30

3d ago57:30

57:30

Aimee and Justin chat about their favorites memories of haunted houses, haunted nursing homes, corn mazes, and murder forests in THE GHOUL KIDS CLUB HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS!!By Aimee Murray & Justin White

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Is Technology Good? (ft. Mark Di Stefano) 45:18

31m ago45:18

45:18

We are joined once again, for our sins, by the Australian Financial Review's Rear Window columnist Mark Di Stefano. A freewheeling episode on everything from smartphones to AI girlfriends, where we all perform some ruthless self-critique and ultimately come out happier, more self assured and about 10 IQ points dumber. See omnystudio.com/listener fo…

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Coins, But On The Computer 4:12

2h ago4:12

4:12

This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. We're putting on our hazmat suits and going back into the world of crypto. Or, at least, one promising part of it. Stripe recently bought Bridge, a startup which built a stablecoin issuance and settlements API. That sounds boring, and perhaps …

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The Halloween Spooktacular 46:03

6d ago46:03

46:03

It's Halloween this week, and we've got an appropriately spooky episode for you. We're looking back at a random selection of some of our favourite dead and/or zombified companies, platforms and products of the past couple of decades. From instant delivery and Google Reader to Adobe Flash and the Microsoft Zune, prepare to be utterly terrified by th…

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The StarCraft Losers Club 51:20

7d ago51:20

51:20

Today's ep is the first and last edition of the Down Round Book club. We're talking about Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future Of Blizzard Entertainment, by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier. It documents the story of Blizzard Entertainment, the developer behind WarCraft, Diablo and StarCraft which is as of last year a subsidiary of Microsoft. Jam…

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Fail Fast, Learn Faster: The Social Media Playbook with Ken Baden 53:48

7d ago53:48

53:48

In this episode, we discuss the journey from creating content as a teenager to building a massive social media following across multiple platforms. The conversation dives into why failing fast and learning quickly is essential for mastering social media, along with insights on avoiding common pitfalls and the importance of a no-BS approach to perso…

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BONUS: Arming The Rebels (feat. James Chin Moody) 40:12

14d ago40:12

40:12

We're lauching a bonus episode this week to officially welcome in the silly season (commences mid October). We're joined by James Chin Moody, CEO of Sendle, a virtual courier service who is quite likely responsible for some proportion of the treats you receive via mail. We discuss the Australia Post monopoly, the funding environment and the future …

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Building a Brand, Breaking the Mold: From Zero to Mastery 1:30:34

9d ago1:30:34

1:30:34

This episode dives into the journey from humble beginnings to building a content empire. It covers the importance of personal branding, authentic engagement, and the hard realities of growing an online presence. Packed with actionable insights, this episode explores the mindset, sacrifices, and strategies needed to thrive in today's competitive dig…

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From Zero to Millions: Mastering Social Media Growth - Thomas Geib 23:18

12d ago23:18

23:18

This episode offers a clear blueprint for mastering social media growth, from building a following to creating engaging content. Learn practical strategies for grabbing attention, networking online, and staying consistent to grow your influence and turn your social media presence into success.By Danny Seliger

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Episode 92: The Halloween Tape Volume 4 - Sitcom Spooks 1:16:13

12d ago1:16:13

1:16:13

Fire up the VCR and join us for the fourth installment of our series The Halloween Tape! This year we are highlighting the spookiest episodes from two of the greatest 90s sitcoms: Roseanne and Home Improvement!By Aimee Murray & Justin White

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Becoming your own Superhero With Laban Ditchburn 1:05:01

15d ago1:05:01

1:05:01

In this episode, I sit down with Laban Ditchburn, to dive deep into what becoming our own superhero truly means. Laban shares his inspiring journey of overcoming personal adversity, transforming his life, and helping others unlock their full potential. Throughout the conversation, we touch on topics like resilience, finding purpose, and the importa…

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Unpacking Tesla's Robotaxi Fantasy 52:16

20d ago52:16

52:16

It's another Tesla event, folks. At the tail end of last week, Elon Musk got up on stage and showed off the CyberCab, the company's attempt at a robotaxi. He also gave us some updates on Tesla's humanoid robot, Optimus, and even had some of these evil computer men walking around the event and serving beers. But there was some digital trickery afoot…

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Competition Breeds Success 9:13

15d ago9:13

9:13

I still believe the same thing I believed in 6th grade about this topic. In this episode we'll cover: How to harness sporting competitiveness in business, why competition is so important, and tactical ways you can do this today.By Danny Seliger

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It took me too long to learn this about social media 4:28

19d ago4:28

4:28

Quality over quantity, that will prevent you from needing a cleanup later.By Danny Seliger

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Episode 91: Fear Street 46:49

25d ago46:49

46:49

The Ghoul Kids Club returns!! In our first spooky episode of the season we revisit the spine-chilling world of R.L. Stine's iconic teen horror series Fear Street!By Aimee Murray & Justin White

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Talking About The Computer While Talking About The Computer (PREVIEW) 3:29

27d ago3:29

3:29

This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. Fun times create happy people, happy people create lovely times, lovely times create fun people. It's another loose, shot from the hip premium ep, folks. ChatGPT’s voice mode is finally here, while OpenAI itself s going through more weird pala…

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The Society of the Spectacles 45:28

1M ago45:28

45:28

In last week's premium episode, we sounded off about the state of VR and smart glasses. In true Down Round fashion, Meta had already announced its concept product, a pair of AR-enabled smart glasses named Orion, by the time the ep aired. We will never admit we were wrong. Instead, we press forward. In this ep, we talk about Orion, Meta's plans, and…

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Social media God mode | Ep 22 28:02

1M ago28:02

28:02

Today, we're diving deep into the ultimate social media success blueprint. This episode is a special collaboration between my personal brand and BrandSharks.com, where I’m sharing our four-step, copy-and-paste strategy to dominate social media, even if you’ve never posted before! We’ll break down everything you need to know, from setting up your pr…

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Intel Outside 47:29

1M ago47:29

47:29

Intel may have more or less invented modern digital computing, but it hasn't been going so crash hot lately. Following decades of strategic missteps and blunders, it's now experiencing weakening earnings and stock price declines as it attempts to engage in the mother of all turnaround jobs with a little help from the US government. Now, the sharks …

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Episode 90: American Girl 1:02:54

1M ago1:02:54

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In this episode, we take a dive into the world of American Girl - the dolls, books, and accessories that shaped a generation's understanding of history and culture!By Aimee Murray & Justin White

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How Many Rs Are There In Strawberry? (PREVIEW) 4:36

1M ago4:36

4:36

This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. After 2 months of cringe-posting references to strawberries, OpenAI have released their latest model: o1. And AI heads are losing their minds. Ostensibly, it's intended for the kind of thorny math and reasoning problems that LLMs tend to strug…

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Accelerating The iPhone Supercycle 36:15

1M ago36:15

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We didn't cover the Apple iPhone keynote last week because it wasn't particularly exciting and there were virtually no surprises. But, having been given a week to ruminate on it, we have thoughts. In this ep, we talk about why analysts have been obsessed with an AI-driven iPhone supercycle, why Apple has backed itself into a corner by overcharging …

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Them Kids Ain't Right (PREVIEW) 6:48

2M ago6:48

6:48

This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. Social media. Is it too dank for the malleable and developing mind? The Australian government seems to think so. Labor has joined the ranks of a number parties and bodies in various jurisdictions in attempting to set a lower age limit for soci…

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Humanoid Robots: Just Another Guy In Your House 41:47

2M ago41:47

41:47

For decades, technologists have fantasised about the ultimate prize: a humanoid robot, available to consumers and industry, which can perform a range of humanlike tasks. The recent AI moment has reignited those aspirations, with everyone from Tesla to Apple – and a handful of ambitious startups – either openly or secretly working on humanoid robot …

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Episode 89: Can't Hardly Wait 1:05:35

2M ago1:05:35

1:05:35

Yesterday's history. Tomorrow's the future. Tonight's the party! Movie Club is back and we are revisiting one of the defining movies of our junior high and high school years, 1998's Can't Hardly Wait! And make sure you listen all the way til the end for a very special musical treat from our good buddy Brian!…

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Mothering In A Corporate World 1:00:17

2M ago1:00:17

1:00:17

On this second to last (!!) episode of Parent Tell, Kaila talks with Jaymie Marocco; Jaymie is a professional powerhouse and mom to two kiddos. Kaila and Jaymie discuss Jaymie's experiences being pregnant in the corporate world, which is often not a super friendly environment for pregnant folks and parents of young children in general. The two moms…

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The Boys Go Founder Mode (PREVIEW) 5:29

2M ago5:29

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This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. The tech world has been ablaze over the past week or so, both ironically and unironically, about the concept of Founder Mode. Inspired by a short essay by Paul Graham, 'founder mode' vaguely posits that there's a natural point in a startup's e…

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X vs Brazil 40:56

2M ago40:56

40:56

Brazil has slapped a ban on X, as the culmination of a dispute between the platform and the country’s judiciary over censorship. It’s weird, because Elon Musk’s platform has complied with government requests from other countries, like Turkey and India. So what’s the deal? In this ep, we talk about Musk's free speech crusade, the Brazilification of …

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Telegram: Oh, So Posting Is ILLEGAL Now? 44:55

2M ago44:55

44:55

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested over the weekend in France, with prosecutors accusing him of violations discovered as part of an investigation into child exploitation material, drug trafficking and fraudulent transactions on the platform. It’s more than plausible that stuff like that is happening on Telegram. But there’s certainly something u…

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Episode 88: Hanson 50:47

2M ago50:47

50:47

Join us as we revisit the midwest brothers that had an absolute stranglehold on teen and pre-teen girls everywhere in the late 90s with their catchy jams and girl hair: Hanson!By Ai

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Turning Your Child's Pain Into Power 45:47

2M ago45:47

45:47

On this episode of Parent Tell, Kaila talks with Fionna Wright, a mom and children's book author who worked with her young daughter to create and publish a story based on her daughter's difficult experience accepting and appreciating her own skin color. Kaila and Fionna talk about what it's like to be biracial and how important it is that we have c…

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Google's Apparently Illegal Monopoly 41:25

3M ago41:25

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Apple's profit from "Services" is set to surpass profits from iPhones within a couple of years, which is pretty crazy, really. Of the ~$80-90b Apple make a year in "Services", around 25% of that comes from Google handing over north of $20 billion per year to be the default search engine in Safari. For years, Google has been freaked out by the prosp…

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BEYOND THE BEAM 1:10:46

3M ago1:10:46

1:10:46

Send us a text Episode 213: BEYOND THE BEAM BEYOND THE BEAM | The "Most Entertaining" radiology podcast in the world discuss their life outside of their career. Our special guest Dave Hardwick, President of SRPE (Society of Radiology Physician Extenders), joins the Jockeys as they chat about how they nurture their mental health to offset medical bu…

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Episode 87: Unsolved Mysteries 1:04:19

3M ago1:04:19

1:04:19

Our special guest April returns to the podcast for a discussion about the show that gave us all nightmares about ghosts, UFOs, murders, and all kinds of other creepy stuff - Unsolved Mysteries!!By Aimee Murray & Justin White

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Nike: Barefoot is Illegal (PREVIEW) 8:00

3M ago8:00

8:00

Nike: The brand of brands. When it comes to brands, they're top dog. When it comes to returning money to shareholders, less so. At least this year. As Nike have pursued the quest to become as close as an apparel company can be to a tech business, their share price has tanked – this year by over 30%. A former executive's LinkedIn post went about as …

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You Gotta Spend Money To Make Money 44:17

3M ago44:17

44:17

It's quarterly earnings season, and some of our favourite tech companies are looking a bit shaky. Not because they're not making money – they are – but because they're spending it on new data centres and AI research. In this episode, we take stock of the current earnings reports, and touch on a few interesting tidbits like Amazon's softness in e-co…

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Llama-ma-mazing! 35:30

3M ago35:30

35:30

Meta this week released the latest update to their LLM, Llama 3.1. It is ostensibly a "frontier model" on par with its OpenAI, Anthropic and Google rivals. The difference i: anyone can download the model and the weights and run it, and build on it wherever and however they want, without paying Meta a cent. Why? Glowed up Mark Zuckerberg wrote an ar…

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Episode 86: Snack Attack! Carbonation Celebration 55:30

3M ago55:30

55:30

It's the dog days of summer, so cool off with our most bubbly and refreshing episode ever!! In this ediion of Snack Attack! we revisit four sodas that quenched our thirst in the 80s, 90s, and 00s: New Coke, Crystal Pepsi, Surge, and Pepsi Blue!By Aimee Murray & Justin White

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Into The Goldilocks Zone (PREVIEW) 4:27

3M ago4:27

4:27

Recently, the eponymous founders of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz went public in announcing their support for Trump in order to protect what they called "little tech" – as opposed to "big tech" To them, little tech basically means startups, which they believe are under threat from "bad government policies". While big tech is trying to en…

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CrowdStruck 28:29

3M ago28:29

28:29

You are no doubt aware that the world suffered a fairly significant IT outage at the end of last week, affecting everything from TV broadcasts to supermarkets and airports. Turns out it was because of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike releasing a thoroughly bung update to Windows machines. In this ep, we talk about the incident, how susceptible the…

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The Tech Trump Turn (PREVIEW) 6:40

4M ago6:40

6:40

A recent political incident involving the former president provide a stress test of X under Elon Musk. It also provides us with an opportunity to do a side-by-side comparison of how it was reported on the various post-twitter clones: Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon. Additionally, the several loud noises at the Trump rally led to a cascade of Silicon …

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Exploring The Mother-Daughter Relationship 44:30

4M ago44:30

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This week's episode is all about the mother-daughter relationship! And it's totally okay if you just immediately yelled "YIKES." in your head. Kaila talks with mother-daughter relationship expert Hilary Truong about the roller coaster that can be a mother's relationship with her daughter and vice versa. The two moms look into the similarities betwe…

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Investigating Real Estate Agent Drip 31:34

4M ago31:34

31:34

Real estate tech is an underrated part of the broader tech ecosystem. From listing and buying platforms to property management apps and everything in-between, there's a suite of tech solutions for selling, buying, renting, investing and just having a squiz at property. In this ep, we take a little tour through real estate tech, which mostly ends up…

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Episode 85: WCW Part 2 1:30:55

4M ago1:30:55

1:30:55

In part twooooooo of our WCW retrospective, we explore how WCW became the biggest wrestling company in the world at the height of the Monday Night War with acts like the NWO, Goldberg, Sting, and DDP - and how within a few short years they ceased to exist.By Aimee Murray & Justin White

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Who Made This? (PREVIEW) 3:21

4M ago3:21

3:21

This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. While the northern hemisphere is on summer holiday, we grind. Given there's not much tech news floating around as a result, we continued the discussion of AI from last episode – this time getting wildly philosophical about legal rights and the…

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You're Spending How Much On Graphics Cards? 36:00

4M ago36:00

36:00

Over the past few weeks, several equity reports – from the likes of Goldman Sachs and Barclays – have sounded the alarm on the amount of capital expenditure currently being spent by the tech industry on building out AI capacity. Analysts and investors are asking: how are you going to pay for all this? And how long do we have to wait for that? In th…

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Overstimulated Moms Club 42:21

4M ago42:21

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This episode's guest is Heidi Fielder, a fellow overstimulated mom, who talks with Kaila about the challenges and joys of mothering a son who is autistic, as well as what it looks and feels like when we get overstimulated and how to try to prevent that from happening as a 21st Century parent. Please take 30 seconds and rate, review, and subscribing…

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Gimme Money! Media Edition 43:03

4M ago43:03

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Australia's experiment with forcing big tech to pay media companies like Nine and News Corp for content is running into choppy waters, as Meta refuses to play ball and Google seems less keen on news than it once was. In this episode, we catch up with the media and how it's handling today's dynamics of the internet and – especially – the new era of …

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Why People Secretly Love The 9 To 5 | Ep 16 8:57

4M ago8:57

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What is the real reason so many people fail in entrepreneurship? Why do people love jobs so much? What can we do to stay on track? This is all stuff that we go over in this episode, hope you enjoy.By Danny Seliger

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Social Media Secrets & My Origin Story (on the What if it Did Work? Podcast with Omar Medrano) | Ep 14 57:53

4M ago57:53

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This was the first podcast I ever agreed to go on, recorded back in January 2024 with good friend of mine and client Omar Medrano. Speaker note: Since this podcast was released, I am no longer VP of the company that is mentioned in the episode. In February 2024 I left and officially launched my portfolio of media companies that has grown month over…

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