Welcome to the Fellowship of the Geeks! We love to talk about pop culture, comics, and whatever else. Join Thomas, Mike, Les and Liz for some interesting (we think) conversations and a chuckle or two. And "Geek on, my friends."
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Podcast about local economic development and placemaking. Co-hosted by Mike Spicer of PolicyDepartment and David Marlow of Third Life Economics. Mike, David and guests address the divisive, often unspoken issues facing economic development professionals in 2020s Britain. Website: www.ledconfidential.co.uk
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Charles Wefso joins comedians, actors and writers to discuss a book in the "Hardy Boys Mystery Series" while sipping a custom cocktail from a local bar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This is the Haskell Interlude, where the five co-hosts (Wouter Swierstra, Andres Löh, Alejandro Serrano, Niki Vazou, and Joachim Breitner) chat with Haskell guests!
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Better for America covers the issues mainstream media tries to suppress! The woman behind the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), CEO Rebecca Weber dives into the top issues of the week with insight and candor. Subscribe, listen, and visit us at www.amac.us.
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Judicial Watch Director of Investigations & Research Chris Farrell takes you on a deep dive into topics and issues relating government waste, fraud, abuse, & corruption--things you need to know as an informed, concerned citizen. Judicial Watch, Inc. is a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation, which promotes transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law. Through its educational endeavors, Judicial Watch advocates high standards of ethics and morali ...
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Game of Your life is a video game based podcast where every two weeks host, Jordan Ducharme invites a different guest on to have an in depth discussion about a video game that impacted their life. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gameofyourlife/support
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Subscribe here: https://anchor.fm/sherringfordstabletalk/subscribe Your podcast about crime fiction's finest leading characters. In each episode, I present you the story of one fictional detective. I talk about interesting side information concerning names, authors, and the influence of the character on the concept of the fictional detective, and thereby will lead you through the character's fictional biography and maybe make you curious enough to read about the one or the other on your own.
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Get ready to discover how to reclaim your health, your power and your womanly magic with host and best selling author Samantha Gladish. The Wellness Witch Podcast takes you on a journey, helping you reconnect to your body, your hormones, your passion and all the areas of life that make up who we are and what we long for. From conversations about nutrition, wellness, plant medicine, intuition, wealth consciousness and personal growth, get ready to live a more powerful, purpose driven life. Th ...
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The Under Simplified Podcast is on a mission to have deep conversations about the most crucial and consequential issues facing society. We will do this by way of myriad topics like technology, philosophy, health, history, and science, all at the crossroads of culture, society, the present and our future. We will take great risks to have provoking and meaningful discussions that push listeners beyond their comfort zones and to new heights of understanding, empathy, moderatism, skepticism and ...
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The Politicization of the CIA with John A. Gentry
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Dr. John A. Gentry served as an intelligence analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Dr. Gentry is currently an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Dr. Gentry received his Ph.D. in political science from the George Washington University. Order Dr. Gentry's Book "Neutering the CIA": https://www.amazon.com/Neutering-CIA-Intelligence…
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Hokey Pokey On The TV Screen - Week of 5/1/24
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the Batman classic story A Lonely Place of Dying (1989). This is the introduction of Tim Drake, and yet another shift in the Batman mystique. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Space Ghost on YouTube in various forms, tech issues, more Fallout, Rebe…
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What does the evidence say about poverty in the UK?
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David and Mike discuss the March 2024 Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) publication of ‘Householdsbelow average income’ (HBAI) statistics (often referred to as ‘poverty statistics’) and what they tell us about the state of poverty and inequality in the UK today.
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Alex Marlow Re: Breitbart News and Censorship
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Alex Marlow is the Editor-in-Chief of Breitbart News. Marlow is a two-time New York Times bestselling author. Follow Alex Marlow on X: @AlexMarlow Order Alex Marlow's Latest Book "Breaking Biden": https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Breaking-Biden/Alex-Marlow/9781668023006?utm_source=author_po SUPPORT OUR WORK https://www.judicialwatch.org/donat…
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Infrastructure, FISA, and Government Overreach | Rep. Jeff Van Drew | EP 280
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"FISA and Government Overreach Rebecca Weber and Congressman Jeff Van Drew address the controversies surrounding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), discussing its perceived lack of transparency and the potential for abuse. They highlight the significant concern among citizens about government overreach and the need for stricter overs…
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He Would Never Go Down To Georgia - Week of 4/24/24
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of comics team-ups. Why don’t they do them anymore? What are the benefits? Who would we team up? Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: The rest of Lucifer on Netflix, starting Fallout on Prime, Henry Cavill’s baby news, It Came From Outer Space (1953) on …
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What are Labour’s proposals for local economic development?
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David and Mike unpack what is currently known about the Labour Party’s planned approach to local economic development and placemaking should it form the nextUK Government. In March 2024, the Labour Party published Powerand Partnership: Labour’s Plan to Power up Britain, and Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor, gave the MAISlecture.…
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The Establishment Hates Trump, Because He Loves America | Dr. Sebastian Gorka | EP 280
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"Trump's Political Challenges and Support Base Dr. Sebastian Gorka discusses the intense opposition Donald Trump faces, attributing it to his independence from major institutional influences such as unions, Big Pharma, and the oil industry. Dr. Gorka emphasizes Trump's disruption to the "swamp interests" in Washington, D.C., highlighting his threat…
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Avi Press is interviewed by Joachim Breitner and Andres Löh. Avi is the founder of Scarf, which uses Haskell to analyze how open source software is used. We’ll hear about the kind of shitstorm telemetry can cause, when correctness matters less than fearless refactoring and how that can lead to statically typed Stockholm syndrome.…
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Advocating for Victims of Illegal Alien Crimes with Don Rosenberg
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Don Rosenberg is the President and Treasurer of Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime (AVIAC). In 2010, Don's 25-year-old son, Drew, was run over and killed by an illegal alien driving without a license. Prior to founding AVIAC, Don Rosenberg worked as an entertainment and publishing executive. Visit AVIAC's Website: https://www.aviac.us/ SU…
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Interview with David Pepose/Space Ghost #1 - Week of 4/17/24
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our conversation with David Pepose, writer of a ton of stuff lately including the upcoming Space Ghost series from Dynamite Entertainment. We had a lot of catching up to do with David, to say the least. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: The eclipse, the rest of Invi…
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Will PAC's latest report fix Levelling Up funding?
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David and Mike dissect the findings and recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee's report into the UK Government's three showcase 'Levelling Up' funds.
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Immigration, Assimilation, The Wall, and the Election| Art Arthur | EP 278
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"The Complexity of Immigration Policies Low Immigration, Pro Immigrant: Art Arthur and Rebecca Weber discuss the Center for Immigration Studies' stance, emphasizing that advocating for low levels of immigration while being pro-immigrant is not contradictory. Arthur highlights historical perspectives, including President Clinton's 1996 address and B…
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K.T. McFarland Discusses Biden Foreign Policy; Ukraine; Israel; China & Reagan's "Star Wars"
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K.T. McFarland served as Deputy National Security Advisor under President Trump. McFarland also held national security posts in the Nixon, Ford and Reagan administrations. McFarland also served as an aide to Henry Kissinger. Visit K.T. McFarland’s Website: https://ktmcfarland.com Follow K.T. McFarland on X: @realKTMcFarland SUPPORT OUR WORK https:/…
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Dr. Eithan Haim - Targeted by Biden DoJ/HHS for Whistleblowing Re: Pediatric Transgender Program
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Dr. Eithan Haim is a general surgeon who became an anonymous whistleblower when he exposed that Texas Children’s Hospital was lying to the public about the existence of their transgender program. Dr. Haim was visited by two federal agents who delivered a target letter stating Dr. Haim was being criminally investigated for a case regarding “medical …
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#AllTheHorror in April 2024 Edition - Week of 4/10/24
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the movie Love At First Bite (1979) with our friend Amelia from Pitney & Amelia’s Bitchen Boutique. This is our ATH in April episode, and hilarity might just ensue. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Nothing to see here - we’re just focusing on the …
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China Fueling U.S. Government Corruption | Peter Schweizer | EP 277
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"China's Role in American Issues China's Direct Involvement in Fentanyl Crisis: Peter Schweizer discusses China's significant role in the fentanyl crisis, highlighting how the Chinese government and companies are deeply involved in the supply chain of fentanyl precursors to Mexico, aiding drug cartels. This involvement makes China a senior partner …
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Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn: Deliver the Truth, Whatever the Cost
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General Mike Flynn (Retired) served as the National Security Advisor under President Donald J. Trump. General Flynn served for more than 33 years in the United States military. General Flynn is currently the Chairman of “America’s Future” and is also a bestselling author. Visit the Website for General Flynn’s new documentary, “Flynn: Deliver the Tr…
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Bill Walton Re: Sovereignty; Cultural Marxism; Climate Hoax; National Debt; & Trump ‘24
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Bill Walton has an extensive background in multiple leadership roles as an executive, investor, and entrepreneur. He has been involved in launching, leading and financing a wide variety of organizations. This includes established businesses, start-ups, art, music, education, and theater organizations, as well as policy and political action groups a…
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Empowering Law Enforcement through Faith in God | Mike Gallagher & Joey Hudson | EP 276
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"Supporting Law Enforcement and First Responders Joey Hudson and Mike Gallagher dedicate significant efforts towards supporting law enforcement and first responders through Gallagher's Heroes, a foundation initiated in honor of Mike Gallagher's late wife, Denise. This initiative offers financial assistance and spiritual support to families of falle…
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The puzzles and priorities of place: in conversation with Professor Philip McCann
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David and Mike are joined by leading spatial economistProfessor Philip McCann for a wide-ranging discussion on the UK's growing regional economic inequalities. Philip draws on his decades of cutting-edge research and experience from around the world to analyse what's gone wrong - and how we can put it right. Tune in to hear his insights on regional…
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Roman, known better online as effectfully, is interviewed by Wouter and Joachim. On his path to becoming a Plutus language developer at IOG, he learned English to read Software Foundations, has encountered many spaceleaks, and used Haskell to prevent robots from killing people.
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our Casting Call for a 1989 Forbidden Planet remake. We don’t usually dig movie remakes, but this has been around a while and could use an update. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Still getting over being sick, Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (2024) on Disco…
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Biden's Honesty, National Security, & Jan 6 | Robert Charles | EP 275
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"Concerns Over Administration's Honesty Rebecca Weber and Bobby Charles discuss a growing concern among the American public regarding what they perceive as dishonesty emanating from the Biden administration. They cite examples such as the president's statements about the border being closed, despite widespread perception to the contrary, and accusa…
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Fighting for Truth, Breaking Biden | Alex Marlow | EP 274
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"I found that his corruption was much deeper than I anticipated. The international deals the Biden family cuts are so extensive it's beyond belief. He's also a particularly ruthless individual and a BAD person, and I don't say that lightly." Alex Marlow, the editor-in-chief at Breitbart News pulls zero punches in assessing Joe Biden. His new book, …
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Robert Greenway on U.S. Military Strength and Readiness
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Robert Greenway is the Director of the Allison Center for National Security at The Heritage Foundation. Robert Greenway has more than 30 years experience in public service culminating as the senior U.S. government official responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing U.S. government policy for all the Middle East and North Africa on th…
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Will the UK Government’s Local Transport Fund announcements put the North and Midlands back on the fast track to growth?
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David and Mike discuss how far the UK Government’s£4.7bn announcement of transport investment for the North and Midlands mitigates cancellation of HS2 beyond Birmingham.
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National Security Threats: TikTok and the Border | Senator Marsha Blackburn | EP 273
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"TikTok is owned by ByteDance, which is owned in large part by the Chinese Communist Party. That allows them access to the data of everyone that is on TikTok. That data is not stored in the United States. That data is stored in Beijing, China." Senator Marsha Blackburn is firmly behind requiring TikTok to separate from the CCP. Blackburn insists th…
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Long-term plan for housing or a muddled hotchpotch?
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On February 13th, the UK Government announced a further elaboration of their 2023 Long-Term Plan for Housing. “Every council in England will be told that they will need to prioritise brownfield developments and instructed to be less bureaucratic and more flexible in applying policies that halt housebuilding on brownfield land. “ David and Mike disc…
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In this episode, András Kovács is being interviewed by Andres Löh and Matthias Pall Gissurarson. We learn how to go from economics to functional programming, how GHC's runtime system is superior to Rust's, the importance of looking at GHC's Core for spotting stray closures, and why staging might be the answer to all your optimisation problems.…
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Boston Metaphysical Society Volume 1 Hardcover - Week of 3/20/24
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our conversation with Madeleine Holly-Rosing. Her new Kickstarter campaign for the hardcover edition of the Boston Metaphysical Society graphic novel opens on March 19. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Getting over being sick, reality courtroom stuff on YouTube (an…
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Is ‘Total Place’ a concept whose time has finally come?
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With think tank New Local publishing a paper calling for 'Total Place 2.0', David and Mike revisit their recollections of ‘Total Place 1.0' – the place based budgeting pilots of the Blair-Brown government. They consider why it remains a compelling idea, albeit with some very practical challenges. New Local paper: https://www.newlocal.org.uk/article…
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"The idea started with a budget. I'm a big believer some secrets being necessary. But if you want to know what the government is up to, you need to follow the money." That's according to Mike Baker, a former CIA covert operations officer, and current host of the President's Daily Brief Podcast and Black Files Declassified on Discovery. He sat down …
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How to embed the UN Sustainable Development Goals into local economic strategies
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In this episode David and Mike are joined by Alex Hiniker, Director of the Sustainability Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University and facilitator of the first ever Voluntary Local Review (VLR) of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), completed for New York City. Learn more about how the SDGs and the mechanism of the VLR can be an important …
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Biden is Breaking the Law | Senator Roger "Doc" Marshall | EP 271
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"The only thing we can do is elect a new president. There are not enough laws in this land that would make Joe Biden secure the border. If he wanted to secure the border, he could have done it yesterday, last year, three years ago, instead he chose to do just the opposite. We need a new president, that's the bottom line" Senator Roger "Doc" Marshal…
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Rep. Scott Perry on Biden Border Crisis and Gov't Overreach
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Congressman Scott Perry represents Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District. Perry serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, and the Committee on Oversight. Perry is also a member of the House Freedom Caucus. Prior to becoming a member of Congress, Perry served in the United States Army as a Brigadier G…
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Interview with Jaleigh Johnson - Week of 3/6/24
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our conversation with author Jaleigh Johnson. Her new book Dungeons & Dragons: The Fallbacks: Bound For Ruin releases March 5, 2024. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Reading the comments, the new Avatar: The Last Airbender series, Bride of the Monster (1955) stream…
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Wouter and Niki interview Jose Calderon, the new Executive Director of the Haskell Foundation. Jose tells why he applied for the job, how he sees the foundation developing over the coming years, and how you can get involved in the Haskell community.By Haskell Podcast
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A Political Power Play | Roger Severino | EP 270
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""This is politics on steroids. They want to prevent Trump physically, by putting him in jail, from becoming the President of the United States," says Roger Severino, the Vice President of Domestic Policy at the Heritage Foundation who previouslyserved in the Trump administration. He joined AMAC CEO Rebecca Weber to discuss the friviliousness of th…
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If we were Chancellor for a day...LEDC’s Budget 2024
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LEDC's final Espresso Shot for February...David and Mike pitch their Budget for local economic development
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Pres. Javier Milei’s Triumph over Socialist Corruption w/ Juana de los Santos
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Juana de los Santos is a foreign policy and geopolitics contributor at The David Hume Institute Foundation in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Juana de los Santos is also a weekly international affairs contributor for the "Libre Opinion" radio program. WATCH NOW! SUPPORT OUR WORK https://www.judicialwatch.org/donate/thank-youtube/ VISIT OUR WEBSITE http://…
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Cities Outlook 2024 and how to use think tank research better
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LEDC's second Espresso Shot for February 2024...With the publication of Cities Outlook 2024 by the Centre for Cities, David and Mike ask: do think tank reports contribute to ‘analysis paralysis’, or can they be made operationally relevant?
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What’s going on with the Public Works Loan Board?
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In their first Espresso Shot episode of February 24, Mike and David explore the under-appreciated role of the Public Works Loan Board in the recent financial difficulties of English councils
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Foosball Is Of The Devil - Week of 2/21/24
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of Gotham By Gaslight (1989) and Arkham Asylum (introduced in 1974). Bat-Month is in full swing now, and there’s a lot going on with both of these. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Sorry about missing last week, the Sleepaway Camp movies, The Black S…
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Weaponization of Empathy | Brandon Tatum | EP 269
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"We let the school know: Our daughter was confused, we were not affirming the identity at home, that I thought it was directly related to her friend group, and that we were seeking counselling to help us navigate this issue as a family." January Littlejohn joined AMAC CEO Rebecca Weber on the Better For America podcast to discuss her family's perso…
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In this episode, Wouter and Andres interview Ivan Perez, a senior research scientist at NASA. Ivan tells us about how NASA uses Haskell to develop the Copilot embedded domain specific language for runtime verification, together with some of the obstacles he encounters getting to end users to learn Haskell and adopt such an EDSL.…
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Stand Up for Biological Reality | January Littlejohn | EP 268
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"We let the school know: Our daughter was confused, we were not affirming the identity at home, that I thought it was directly related to her friend group, and that we were seeking counselling to help us navigate this issue as a family." January Littlejohn joined AMAC CEO Rebecca Weber on the Better For America podcast to discuss her family's perso…
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Jan 6 "Pipe Bomb" Truth with Darren Beattie
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Darren Beattie is the founder of Revolver News and a former Trump White House speechwriter. Follow Darren Beattie on X: @DarrenJBeattie Visit Revolver News: https://revolver.news SUPPORT OUR WORK https://www.judicialwatch.org/donate/thank-youtube/ VISIT OUR WEBSITE http://www.judicialwatch.org COPYRIGHT: FAIR USE…
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An Unprecedented Global Environment | Bobby Charles | EP 267
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"This is politics on steroids. They want to prevent Trump physically, by putting him in jail, from becoming the President of the United States," says Roger Severino, the Vice President of Domestic Policy at the Heritage Foundation who previously served in the Trump administration. He joined AMAC CEO Rebecca Weber to discuss the frivolousness of the…
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Mayor Paul Dennett shares the 'Salford Way' of city transformation
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David, Mike, and Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett discuss the 'Salford Way' in this special episode. They talk inclusive economic growth, the mayoral model, and collaboration across Greater Manchester. Discover how Salford embraces its heritage as a cultural and industrial pioneer.
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