Best Val Head Podcasts (2024)

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20Growth: How Revolut Acquired Their First 10M Users: Tips, Tactics and Strategies From the Revolut Product & Growth Playbook with Val Scholz, Former Head of Growth @ Revolut 53:33

13d ago53:33

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Val Scholz is the former Head of Growth @ Revolut, where he led the company to their first 10M users. Post Revolut, Val played a crucial role in scaling several high-growth companies including VEED, Simple & Busuu (exited for $400M). Today, Val is the Head of Growth at Kittl, an intuitive design platform empowering graphic designers. In Today’s Epi…

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20VC: The Sequoia Investment Process | Investing Lessons from Doug Leone, Roelof Botha & Alfred Lin | Sequoia's Framework for Analysing Founders | The True Benefit of Having Sequoia on a Cap Table & Sequoia ... 1:08:59

34m ago1:08:59

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Pat Grady is one of the most successful growth investors of the last decade. As the Head of Sequoia's growth investing practice, Pat has invested in companies with a combined market cap exceeding $250BN. Among Pat's immense portfolio is Hubspot, Snowflake, ServiceNow, Okta, Amplitude, Zoom and Qualtrics. Pat is also one of the best acquirers of tal…

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Nichushkin News. Teams We Wouldn't Want to Be Traded To. Towes & Wood Season Grades 36:56

10h ago36:56

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Any new involving Val Nichushkin will immediately become big news in Avalanche circles these days, and that holds true when part two of a Russian series involving the Colorado Avalanche forward was released over the weekend. Evan Rawal from Colorado Hockey Now had part of it translated in which Val talks about the injury and hotel incident during t…

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Ruby Roseman-Gannon heads to the Olympics and the village (Brunswick CC) that got her there.

4h ago

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Faith and Val are joined in the studio today by Andrew Gannon, father of Ruby Roseman-Gannon, one of the Australian cyclists selected for the road racing at the Paris Olympics. First we all share our bike moments, wherein Melburn Roobaix featured, before moving on to some news. We are thrilled to announce that thanks to so many wonderful listeners …

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Maine Black Bears Head Coach Ben Barr Talks About Coaching the Makar Boys 47:06

3d ago47:06

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#137 - A Total S***show!! 1:08:14

12h ago1:08:14

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On the 137th episode of the SKIDS PODCAST; We discuss the disastrous Presidential Debate, MTV's glory years of animation, Internet trends, the dwindling of attention spans, How Portland, OR used to be a great city, and has now become a total disgrace, Elden Ring DLC, Kevin FINALLY gets Red Dead Redemption 2, and much more!! Coffee Brand Coffee - ht…

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7-3-24 - Altitude Summer Scramble with Brett Kane, Andy Lindahl, and Kim Becker 46:42

15h ago46:42

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We're having some fun for the (almost) 4th of July holiday! Check out our A.S.S. 0:00 - Brett, Andy, and Kim discuss some of the gnarliest injuries they suffered in their various sports over the years. 15:37 - What are reasonable expectations for the Broncos next season? 36:13 - Which half of the year is better: the first half or the second half?…

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20VC: Turning a $15M Investment in Monday into $1.5BN in Cash | The Strategy Behind a 37x DPI $45M Fund | The Three Step Process to Selling Positions that has Netted Top Percentile Returns with Avi Eyal ... 58:34

5d ago58:34

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Avi Eyal is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Entrée Capital, an early-stage VC fund with a portfolio including the likes of Monday.com, Stripe, Coupang, PillPack, and Snap. From their $15M investment into Monday, Entrée distributed a whopping $1.5BN, one of their $45M funds is a whopping 37x DPI. Avi is one of the greatest venture investors you m…

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Avs Sign Senators D-Man Brannstrom. Can He Follow the Drouin in Turning Things Around in Denver? 34:00

5d ago34:00

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The Colorado Avalanche made another signing on day 2 of free agency, this time bringing in defenseman Erik Brannstrom from the Ottawa Senators. Brannstrom hasn't panned out the way many thought he would when he was drafted #15 overall. But the Avs have done a pretty good job in bringing in players who have struggled and turned them into producers. …

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7-2-24 Hour 3 - No Weddings during CFB season/Answering two questions at once/Drunk Takes 45:37

1d ago45:37

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0:00 - Getting married on a college football Saturday should be illegal. Period. 14:17 - Today we learned that it's impossible to answer two questions at once while googling stats. One thing at a time, please. 35:58 - Because of the Altitude Summer Scramble tomorrow followed by the long holiday weekend, we're doing the rarest of DRUNK TAKES ON A TU…

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7-2-24 Hour 2 - Nuggets need to make some moves/Next moves for Avs/Vic's top 4 Broncos QB in history 45:04

1d ago45:04

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0:00 - What's next for the Nuggets? Do you want to see them snag Russell Westbrook? 17:21 - The Avalanche re-signed Jonathan Drouin. What's the next move? 31:46 - Vic ranked his top 4 QBs in Broncos history. It's his list and he's right and there's no room for dissent.By KSE Radio Ventures

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7-2-24 Hour 1 - No Nuggets moves yet/Drouin back with the Avs/USA Soccer lets us down yet again 49:23

1d ago49:23

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0:00 - The Nuggets haven't made any flashy moves in free agency yet, and Vic isn't surprised. We knew this would happen. 20:18 - Jonathan Drouin re-signed with the Avs and took a team friendly deal. What's his real value? 36:45 - USA Soccer let us down yet again after promising us things would change. Conor McGahey made a surprise guest appearance …

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Wellness and Entrepreneurship | Tracy Holland 1:00:48

1d ago1:00:48

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Tracy Holland is a founder, investor, and executive chairman who has made a significant impact in the beauty and wellness industry. She co-founded Hatch Beauty and has grown it into a global leader with 120 employees and 20 retail partnerships. She also founded Goodwill Brands LLC, which focuses on accelerating consumer brand growth through talent …

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Avalanche Active in Day 1 of Free Agency. Questions Still Remain With Their Cap Situation. 35:07

6d ago35:07

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The Colorado Avalanche were one of the more active teams on day 1 of free agency, but you might not know it since all their signings were more of the depth variety, save for one.The Avs started their day announcing their biggest free agent signing, Jonathan Drouin, to a 1 year $2.5 million deal. A very team friendly deal which will have the Avalanc…

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7-1-24 Hour 3 - Pickup sports etiquette/Yakov Trenin heads to Minnesota/1st half of the year vs 2nd half 46:03

3d ago46:03

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0:00 - Vic and his wife played in a mixed doubles tennis match this weekend and encountered some questionable sports etiquette. 12:52 - The Minnesota Wild have snatched up Yakov Trenin. He's a valuable player, but not at the price that Minny could pay. 33:04 - 2024 is halfway done. So the boys posed a question. Which half of the year is better: the…

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7-1-24 Hour 2 - Avs and Nugs similar cap situations/Jokic wants Westbrook/Sports are the unifier 47:04

3d ago47:04

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0:00 - The Avalanche and the Nuggets are both strapped against the Cap with massive contracts and no wiggle room. But they both ended up in that scenario the same way. They're being punished for building the right way. 15:14 - Word on the street is that Jokic wants to add Russell Westbrook to the Nuggets. Would you take him here in Denver? 32:36 - …

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7-1-24 Hour 1 - Happy trails, KCP/Next Nuggets moves/Avs FA signings depend on Val's future 49:54

3d ago49:54

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0:00 - KCP left the Denver Nuggets and signed a nice lucrative deal with the Orlando Magic. What do the Nuggets do next? 17:27 - The fellas dig deeper into the next moves the Nuggets can make/should make/need to make. 36:59 - The Avalanche need a definitive answer about Val Nichushkin now. Whether or not his contract is still on the books will sign…

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20VC: LLMs Are Reaching a Stage of Diminishing Returns: What is the Next S Curve | The Bull & Bear Case for China's Ability to Challenge the US' AI Capabilities | How AI Changes the Future of War & How ... 1:02:42

7d ago1:02:42

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Matt Clifford is the Co-Founder of Entrepreneur First (EF), the leading global talent investor and incubator. EF has incubated startups worth over $10bn, including Cleo, Tractable and Aztec Protocol. Matt is also Chair of ARIA, the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency, and advises the UK government on AI and in 2023 served as the Prime Minis…

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S2 Ep23: Dog-headed monk or a monk-headed dog? 35:49

3d ago35:49

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Today’s podcast is the NFS’s own version of the General Election and, as such, we get to the heart of a very pressing issue: whether a dog-headed monk or a monk-headed dog would be more terrifying to meet down a dark alley? For many years, the dog-headed monk/monk-headed dog conundrum has been our very own personal litmus test…but for the first tim…

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Avs Stock Up on Goalies at NHL Draft. No Drouin Deal as Free Agency Begins. Mikko Season Grade. 36:32

7d ago36:32

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The Colorado Avalanche traded out of the first round in the NHL draft, and then went goalie hunting.The Avs made a pretty smart trade in getting out of the first round and picking up some desperately needed draft picks in this year and next year's draft. When all was said and done the Avs added nine new prospects to their pool. Three of them goalie…

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What is Equity in Transport + active transport news

7d ago

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On this weeks program Chris introduces another segment from Step Away From The Car 2.0 and discusses local news including Made Australia show at DISC (see bikes of naarm), Melburn Roobaix - Hell of the Northcote, Tour de France 2024, and some good news for a change, including Darebin Council voting for a modal filter trial on South Crescent, Northc…

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6-28-24 Hour 3 - Which award is better: Hart or Ted Linsday?/Nuggets starting SIX is important/Drunk Takes 46:26

6d ago46:26

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0:00 - Nathan MacKinnon won both the Hart Trophy and the Ted Linsday award. One is the MVP chosen by the media, and the other is chosed by the players. Which one of those is better? 18:20 - Vic says the Nuggets starting 5 is important, but the starting SIX will really make or break the team. Who's the first guy off the bench? Who will be their Bruc…

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6-28-24 Hour 2 - Nuggets and the CBA confuses us again/NFL Sunday Ticket lawsuit/Jake Coyne 47:41

6d ago47:41

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0:00 - We try to make sense of the Nuggets and how they can navigate the CBA, and we fail miserably again 19:52 - A jury has ruled that the NFL violated anti-trust laws with their Sunday Ticket package, and may have to pay out billions of dollars in a class action suit. 34:49 - Jake Coyne, our NBA CBA guru, makes an emergency appearance on the show…

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6-28-24 Hour 1 - MacKinnon wins the Hart/Lakers draft Bronny James/Don't question a man's golf game 46:44

6d ago46:44

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0:00 - Nathan MacKinnon is finally a Hart Trophy Winner! Better late than never. 16:41 - Bronny James is officially a Los Angeles Laker and he gets to play with his dad. Setting aside our pure Lakers hatred, this is pretty cool. 37:37 - Out of all the topics in last night's presidential debate, things got the most heated once golf got involved.…

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20VC: Raising $126M Across 3 Rounds in Just 6 Months, Being the Youngest Founder of a Unicorn Company | But Everything Was Not as it Seemed: The Real Story of Vise: The Regrets, Mistakes and Mis-Hires ... 59:16

10d ago59:16

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Samir Vasavada is the Co-Founder & CEO of Vise, a technology-powered asset manager. Samir and his co-founder, Runik founded Vise from the Midwest at 16 years old. They bootstrapped the company before dropping out of high school and raising $128M in just 6 months from some of the best including Sequoia Capital and Founders Fund. The company achieved…

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#136 - Steven Seagal Running, Elden Ring DLC, Dr. Disrespect Controversy, Shifty Shellshock, Cognify AI Prisons, A Fan Gives Us Cookies! 1:13:53

6d ago1:13:53

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On the 136th episode of the SKIDS PODCAST; We discuss the embodiment of being full of oneself; Steven Seagal, Silly martial arts, Video Game Logic, the new Elden Ring DLC, The Boys, House of the Dragon, Introducing Tim to Terminator Salvation, the Golden Girls (Yeah, you heard me.), a fan gives us cookies from Hawaii - but NOT for Shane, and much m…

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Nathan MacKinnon Crowned Leagues Best Player As He Takes the Ted Lindsay AND Hart Trophy 31:45

6d ago31:45

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Take a bow Nathan MacKinnon. You're the best player in the National Hockey League.MacKinnon ran away with the Hart Trophy as the league MVP and won the Ted Lindsay Award, the award given to the most outstanding player as voted on by the players.It's a long overdue award for MacKinnon and the writers finally righted a wrong in giving him his first H…

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6-27-24 Hour 3 - Strongman competition, Japan beats USA in football/If you lose KCP, then.../Al Michael Olympics AI 45:07

9d ago45:07

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0:00 - Those strongman competitions are insane. Also, Japan actually beat USA in an American Football game. Uh oh. 13:13 - What moves can the Nuggets make if they lose KCP? What moves should they make? 31:14 - NBC will feature an AI version of Al Michaels that will provide personalized recaps of the Olympics sports you choose to follow. Have we gon…

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Jim Clibanoff, Nuggets Director of Scouting, joins us to break down Denver's 1st round draft pick 15:57

7d ago15:57

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The Nuggets selected DaRon Holmes 22nd overall in the 1st round of the NBA Draft last night. We caught up with Director of Scouting Jim Clibanoff to get his thoughts on the lastest Nugget.By KSE Radio Ventures

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6-27-24 Hour 2 - Jeff Legwold/Stop spoiling the NBA Draft/Jim Clibanoff, Director of Nuggets Scouting 47:14

7d ago47:14

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0:00 - Our ESPN Broncos Insider Jeff Legwold makes his weekly appearance on the show. 12:47 - Can guys like Shams and Woj stop tweeting the draft picks before they happen?? You're ruining the show! 30:52 - Jim Clibanoff, Director of Scouting for the Nuggets, joined us to wax poetic about DaRon Holmes II.…

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6-27-24 Hour 1 - Welcome to Denver, DaRon Holmes II/Holmes need to play, Booth on KCP/Which is more Patriotic? 48:25

7d ago48:25

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0:00 - DaRon Holmes II is the newest Nugget! Denver snagged him at 22nd overall in the draft last night, and the fellas are pleased. 17:44 - If you're gonna draft your guy, he needs to start. Period. Also, Calvin Booth addressed the possibility that KCP might not return. 36:14 - What's more patriotic: watching the Presidential Debate tonight or Ame…

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Fanatics Take Over NHL Uniforms. Should We Give Them a Chance? The Draft-Chelor Finale Rose Ceremony 37:49

11d ago37:49

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As the 2023-2024 NHL season came to an end, so did it's contract with Adidas as the exclusive maker of NHL uniforms. That title now belongs to Fanatics and some people are worried. There was a concerted effort to get ahead of the concern on Wednesday through social media and videos. Did it work? Should we at least give Fanatics a shot?We also have …

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Clinton Portis joins the show to discuss the modern NFL, Broncos, and his son being recruited by CU 15:50

8d ago15:50

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By KSE Radio Ventures

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6-26-24 Hour 3 - Clinton Portis/JJ Redick lied to us, Texas A&M's baseball coach did too/Fact Checker 43:58

8d ago43:58

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0:00 - After some speedbumps, we finally get the chance to chat with former Broncos running back Clinton Portis. 24:34 - JJ Redick is a liar, and so is A&M's baseball coach. They certainly aren't truthers. 34:17 - Final NBA Draft predictions, and a loud fact checker.By KSE Radio Ventures

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Casey Mittelstadt joins the show to discuss his contract extension with the Avalanche 14:00

8d ago14:00

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By KSE Radio Ventures

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6-26-24 Hour 2 - Top 3 offseason storylines/Casey Mittelstadt/Golf for Dummies 45:24

8d ago45:24

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0:00 - Brett gives us his top 3 storylines as we navigate the Colorado/Denver sports offseason. 11:06 - Casey Mittelstadt joins the show fresh off his shiny new contract extension with the Colorado Avalanche. 28:53 - Nelly asks the fellas a "dumb" question about golf related to something Casey Mittelstadt said.…

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6-26-24 Hour 1 - Who are these NBA Draft prospects?/Malone & Booth need to align, Biggest Sports Liar/KD on the Nuggets? 50:06

8d ago50:06

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0:00 - The Avalanche won the Stanely Cup 2 years ago today. Also, the NBA Draft kicks off tonight, and Vic has no idea who any of these dudes are. 17:50 - With the NBA Draft tonight, Calvin Booth and Michael Malone need to align. Is the plan to draft and develop? Or is it to win now? Plus, we dig into the Biggest Liar in All of Sports. 37:44 - Woul…

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20VC: Klaviyo's Andrew Bialecki on Going Public in an IPO Winter, Is Klaviyo Under-Priced in Public Markets and Why, Why Every VC Turned Klaviyo Down in the Early Days & How Shopify's Partnership Changed ... 51:26

12d ago51:26

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Andrew Bialecki is the Co-Founder and CEO of Klaviyo, the platform that powers smarter digital relationships for businesses and their data. To date, Klaviyo has raised over $778M from the likes of Accel, Summit Partners, Sands Capital, and Shopify, and raised an additional $700M after its IPO in September 2023. In Today’s Episode with Andrew Bialec…

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Avalanche Sign Casey Mittelstadt to a 3 Year Deal. Logan O'Connor's Season Grade 36:18

12d ago36:18

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There were two names at the top of the Colorado Avalanche list for players they needed to get contracts done. Now there is one. The lone RFA, Casey Mittelstadt and the Avs agreed on a 3 year, $5.75 AAV deal Tuesday shoring up the Avs 2nd line center for at least the next three years. But should it have been more?We also give Logan O'Connor his seas…

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6-25-24 Hour 3 - JJ Redick lied to us, Mittelstadt re-signs/ Moser's problem with Italians/More on Mittelstadt 49:08

9d ago49:08

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0:00 - JJ Redick flat out lied to us in his Lakers introductory press conference. Don't insult our intelligence, JJ. Also, the news broke during our segment that the Avs have re-signed Casey Mittelstadt. 21:42 - Moser has a problem with Italians, and he's gonna let us know about it. Also, the fellas come up with a good business idea. 34:43 - More o…

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6-25-24 Hour 2 - Lifting the Stanley Cup in unmatched/Reggie picks up his option/No Conn Smythe for McDavid 42:29

9d ago42:29

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0:00 - Lifting the Stanley Cup over your head is the coolest championship tradition in all of sports. There's no other trophy or cup that even comes close. 16:23 - Reggie Jackson picked up his player option and he'll return to the Nuggets. 32:36 - Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe. That doesn't feel right, man. He had one heck of a postseason, but…

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6-25-24 Hour 1 - Florida Panthers are champions!/Big service dog rinkside/JJ Redick's F-bomb intro presser 49:51

9d ago49:51

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0:00 - Kick rocks, Canada. The Cup is staying south of the border. Paul Maurice had a perfect on-ice postgame intervew after finally reaching the peak. 16:59 - There was a HUGE service dog sitting rinkside at Game 7 last night. That thing was massive. 36:09 - JJ Redick, known Podcaster, addressed the media for the first time as head coach of the La…

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6-24-24 Hour 3 - Moser learns how to find emails/How many bacons is too many?/Final Game 7 thoughts, predictions 45:36

10d ago45:36

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0:00 - Moser was invited to a golf event, except he wasn't, because he doesn't know how to read his own emails. 15:23 - How many bacons is too many bacons? Plus, JJ Redick has officially been hired by the LA Lakers. It's wild they plucked a podcaster with no coaching experience for one of the most "prestigious" coaching jobs in the NBA world. 32:47…

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6-24-24 Hour 2 - New segment: Hard To Find/Deion's legacy at CU/Are you rooting for Russ? 47:06

10d ago47:06

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0:00 - We're debuting a new daily segment called "Hard To Find." We'll air the segment until Deion Sanders does an interview on our show. 15:08 - What will Deion's legacy be at CU even if he leaves at the end of this season? 35:05 - Are you rooting for Russell Wilson's success in Pittsburgh? What's at stake for Russ? If he balls out in Pittsburgh, …

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6-24-24 Hour 1 - Edmonton forces Game 7/Heartbreaking vs Embarrassing/Nuggets need to be bold 49:07

10d ago49:07

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0:00 - Best 2 words in sports: GAME. 7. A lifetime of sadness and suffering hangs in the balance for the Florida Panthers if they lose tonight. 13:18 - What are some of the most soul-crushing losses in sports history? It's important to make a distinction between Heartbreaking and Embarrassing. 34:30 - The Nuggets need to be bold. They can't sit on …

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20VC: Why Foundation Model Performance is Not Diminishing But Models Are Commoditising, Why Nvidia Will Enter the Model Space and Models Will Enter the Chip Space & The Right Business Model for AI Software ... 56:06

14d ago56:06

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David Luan is the CEO and Co-Founder at Adept, a company building AI agents for knowledge workers. To date, David has raised over $400M for the company from Greylock, Andrej Karpathy, Scott Belsky, Nvidia, ServiceNow and WorkDay. Previously, he was VP of Engineering at OpenAI, overseeing research on language, supercomputing, RL, safety, and policy …

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Andrew Cogliano Hangs 'Em Up. Val Nichushkin Season Grade. 37:25

10d ago37:25

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Andrew Cogliano knows what it takes to put in a full season in the NHL, and he decided 17 years of blood, sweat and tears was enough to call it quits. An iron man, workhorse of a player decided to retire on his own terms and accept a position in the front office with the Colorado Avalanche. So while he will be missed on the ice, he begins a new rol…

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Radiothon news & a Quest for Dirty Valda

10d ago

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Val and Faith are joined in the stuio on a stunning winter's morning by April Drage of Curve Cycling. We share our bike moments before taking a brief look at some news including; Swanston St closure affecting bike riders, consultation on the Route 86 accessible tram stops as well as new handy bike tool stands spotted around the City of Yarra. In Ra…

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#135 - Terrance Howard Is A Madman, Greyzone Warfare, Cannibal of Rottenberg, Stonehenge Gets Vandalized, Vancouver Police Shootings, Critically Panned Movies We Love. 1:20:45

12d ago1:20:45

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On the 135th episode of the SKIDS PODCAST; We discuss Shane's inability to stick to the subject, Terrance Howard being a complete nut job, The Amazing James Randi and Houdini himself catching fake psychics and other con artists, Greyzone Warfare - Shane's new obsession, the upcoming Elden Ring DLC, the Cannibal of Rottenberg, the attack on Stonehen…

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Is Ross Colton on the Trading Block? Josh Manson Season Grade. ESPN Still Won't Talk Hockey 36:46

17d ago36:46

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We know the Colorado Avalanche will have to play some cap gymnastics this off-season and possibly move a player they don't want to move. We have discussed a couple of them on prior episodes. One name we haven't brought up was Ross Colton. Frank Seravalli did in a recent article and it has us wondering and concerned it could happen.We also give Josh…

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