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Join Klassen and Miller as they explore the world of digital marketing and social media growth strategies. Each episode dives into innovative ways to enhance your online presence, featuring insights from industry experts and practical advice for creators and businesses alike.
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"Keep Talking" exists to have conversations that might help to make a better society and a better culture. I believe that each guest has important information and stories to make public. And it's something that I want to share.
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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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A podcast dedicated to Long Covid. Noreen Jameel and Emily Kate Stephens talk to fellow sufferers, doctors and experts searching for answers about this new, debilitating post-viral condition. So if you are one of the millions suffering from, or interested in, this new condition - tune in to our weekly podcast.
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Ready to delve deeper into the “great conversation” of Western Civilisation? Join us as we hear from prominent international and local speakers from all walks of life, including the arts, politics, academia, and business.
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My Favorite Theorem

Kevin Knudson & Evelyn Lamb

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Join us as we spend each episode talking with a mathematical professional about their favorite result. And since the best things in life come in pairs, find out what our guest thinks pairs best with their theorem.
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Welcome to "Mighty Finsights," the podcast where finance meets formidable insights and spirited storytelling. Hosted by fintech and financial services agency CSTMR, this show delves into the stories that shape the world of finance and fintech, brought to you straight from the minds of those who know it best—the innovators, the disruptors, and the trailblazers. Each episode of "Mighty Finsights" is a journey into the heart of financial innovation and personal achievement. We sit down with fin ...
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Think Dangerously. Channel link: https://lbry.tv/@unsafe:f Unsafe Space is committed to creating a culture that: * fully respects the freedom of speech; * viscerally understands the distinction between the initiation of speech and the initiation of force; and * upholds reason as the only valid tool of cognition, rejecting arguments based on feelings, faith, or force. Those interested in learning why we’ve made it our mission to create such a culture will find an overview of the philosophy be ...
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When Sven Henrich of NorthmanTrader.com was last on this program, he admitted he was a reluctant bull.He just wasn't seeing any material barriers that stood in the way of the ongoing bully rally in stocks at that time.At the end of our conversation, I asked him to come back on this program when his technical analysis tells him conditions have chang…
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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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Joe Henrich is a professor and the author of multiple best-selling books, including The Secret of Our Success and The WEIRDest People in the World. During our conversation, Joe talks about the interplay of genes and culture in human evolution, the importance of our "collective brains," what we misunderstand about human nature, what he's learned fro…
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Orna Donath is a professor at Tel Aviv University and is the author of the landmark book "Regretting Motherhood." During our conversation, Orna talks about the lessons from her research, her own "silent knowing" that she didn't want to be a mom, the importance of knowing oneself, and her new research of elderly, childless women in Israel. Orna also…
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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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In this video, fund manager & Federal Reserve watcher Axel Merk delivers his real-time reaction to yesterday's FOMC guidance & subsqent press conference by Jerome Powell.The Fed is strongly signaling that it will start cutting interest rates starting in September. Is that wise?WORRIED ABOUT THE MARKET? SCHEDULE YOUR FREE PORTFOLIO REVIEW with Thoug…
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What is Russian exceptionalism? How can we best understand the mindset of Russians and Russian President Vladimir Putin to ensure the most effective response to the war on Ukraine? Is there a path forward to ‘getting Russia right’? For our fourth Ramsay Lecture for 2024, the Centre is pleased to present an exploration of this topic – a recorded con…
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When we talk about the "markets", most people immediately think of publicly traded financial assets: the S&P and Nasdaq indices, stocks of popular companies like Microsoft & Nvidia, their corporate bonds, etc.We can see the prices of these assets, and how they change minute-by-minute, on the public exchanges.We receive audited financial statements …
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Interview with Emily Cisek: Digital Legacy - Why SMBs Need a Succession Plan Host - Rory Holland Interviewed - Emily Cisek This Episode Emily Cisek, Co-Founder and CEO of The Postage, discusses her journey from a small town on the East Coast to starting her own fintech business in Texas. The Postage is a digital legacy and small business succession…
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Yesterday I had a private conversation with housing analyst Melody Wright. In it, she revealed how shocked she is by the latest stats that show how the housing market is starting to unravel.Record-low transactions during what is normally the business time of the year for home sales. Inventory up nearly 30% year over year nationally.And of ever grea…
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While it looks like stocks could continue bouncing higher in the immediate term, portfolio manager Lance Roberts isn't convinced the sell-off is done yet. He and his firm aren't back to buying yet, as they expect a better chance to enter at lower prices in coming weeks.We discuss that, as well as the recent upwards surprise in GDP, Fed rate cut odd…
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Roy Baumeister is a professor and a prolific author of many books, including "Willpower" and "Is There Anything Good About Men?" During our conversation, Roy talks about men as nature's "play things," his thinking on how homosexuality persevered through evolution, the truth about men in society, lessons from the book "Self-Made Man" by Norah Vincen…
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When today's expert was last on this program back in March, he predicted we'll see sub-2% inflation AND a recession by the end of this year.Since then, headline CPI has remained stubbornly "sticky" above 3%So, is 2% (or less) inflation by December still his forecast?Or have conditions changed?To find out, we have the good fortune to sit down and ge…
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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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I often emphasize that the most useful people to interview are asset managers.Because they don't have the luxury of merely having an opinion on the road ahead -- they have to commit capital to their convictions, and be judged upon the results.Today we have the great fortune of being joined by one of the most respected capital allocators in the busi…
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Well, portfolio manager Lance Roberts has been warning for a while now that stocks were materially overbought and due for a 5%+ correction. And it looks like that started this week, with the S&P selling off 3% over the past 3 trading days.Interestingly, it began with a massive flow of capital into small cap stocks, though that moderated a bit as th…
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Ian Marcus Corbin is an essayist and a philosopher at Harvard Medical School who works on loneliness in society. During our conversation, Ian defines loneliness, discusses Robert Putnam's book Bowling Alone, the importance of close social relationships, the decline in civic participation in America, the risk of isolation to human beings and society…
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There is a mechanical force that pushes asset prices higher as capital flows passively into the market every month.As more money flows in, it must be used to purchase assets, at whatever current price they're trading at. That valuation-insensitive purchasing results in higher and higher prices.Today's guest refers to this current system as the "gia…
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History is full of examples where nations resorted to taking on ever-increasing amounts of debt to maintain a positive economic growth rate.But it never works out well for those who do. Most often, they end up sacrificing the purchasing power of their currencies in the process.Many analysts are now raising such concerns about the fast growing natio…
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Dr Benjamin Krishna and the Virology & Immunology team at Cambridge University have identified a protein, elevated in the blood of Long Covid patients, that could act as a potential biomarker for the condition. This week, we spoke to Dr Krishna about their study, published in Science, which sampled the blood of Long Covid patients across several ye…
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Interview with Justin Fischer: Financial Crimes – Securing Banks and Credit Unions Host - Rory Holland Interviewed - Justin Fischer This Episode In this conversation, Justin Fischer, Co-Founder and CEO of RiskScout, highlights how his company provides financial crime software solutions for community banks and credit unions. He details how they aim …
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified in front of Congress this week to defend his current monetary policy.While we don't have the results of that testimony as of the time of this recording, Powell has recently stated that he is now seeing the kind of disinflationary path for the US economy that he's wanted to. This of course has Wall Stree…
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Yes, Federal Reserve Jerome Powell is hoping he can cut rates soon.But it's less because he's proud he's won the inflation battle. It's more because he's afraid the Lag Effect from his "higher for longer" interest rates are starting to visibly damage the economy.Portfolio manager Michael Lebowitz stands in for Lance Roberts this week to talk about …
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The US economy appears to be slowing down. Final Q1 GDP growth came in at just 1.4% and, as of this recording, Q2 GDP is currently estimated to be little better, at 1.5%.Retail sales for May, the most recent data we have, only grew at 0.1%.And unemployment is starting to tick up, too, rising last week to 4.1%.Now, none of these stats are particular…
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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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Former Vice President Dick Cheney famously said "Reagan proved that deficits don't matter"True or not, running greater and greater federal budget deficits has become standard operating procedure for Washington DC.When Cheney uttered those words, the annual deficit was in the low hundreds of billions. It's projected to be $2 trillion this year.At th…
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When I graduated from Stanford Business School 25 years ago, a classmate announced he was going to work for a hedge fund and the rest of us asked "What's that?"Fast forward two and a half decades and the financial markets are practically overrun by hedge funds collectively managing over $5 trillion dollars.And while certain hedge fund managers have…
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There is a massive deviation between stock valuations and earnings growth: growth in the former is far outpacing the latter.This is unsustainable warns portfolio manager Lance Roberts.And unless economic growth suddenly surges (and no catalyst for that is on the radar), then asset prices will need to come down in order to bring the ratio back into …
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Today's guest wrote the book "Inflated: How Money & Debt Built The American Dream"In it, he wrote: "The first rule of any fiat system is no fiscal deficit"Well, the US -- and virtually every other G7 country -- is breaking that rule six ways to Sunday given the unprecedented record levels of deficit spending currently underway.Does that mean we're …
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David Blankenhorn is an author, an activist, a community organizer, and the co-founder and President of Braver Angels. During our conversation, David talks about polarization in the United States, the workshops that Braver Angels puts together to bring together politically opposed Americans for conversation and common ground, the threat of division…
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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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In this episode, Klassen and Miller discuss the controversial yet popular practice of buying YouTube views and other social media metrics. Featuring an in-depth look at https://buyyoutubviews.com, they explore the services offered, the potential benefits, and the ethical considerations of boosting your online visibility through paid engagement.…
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With so many recent interview guests on this channel expressing concern about the near-record levels of overvaluation AND narrow trading breadth in stocks, about slowing economic growth, a weakening consumer and rising recession risk, many of you viewers have been asking for a instructional video on how to protect your portfolios from market downsi…
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Interview with Colton Pond: Lending Platforms – Innovation and Embedded Lending Host - Rory Holland Interviewed - Colton Pond This Episode In this chat, Colton Pond, CMO at LoanPro, discusses his company's journey and the market they serve. Colton explains that LoanPro is a lending and credit platform that helps financial organizations launch, serv…
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I find myself frequently repeating the advice that in today's highly bifurcated economy, it's critical to understand the difference between the mean and the median in order to get a true picture of what's going on.And the housing market is no different.On the mean, or average, level, US home prices are at a record high.But in a growing number of ma…
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