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Human CenteredCES 2026: Designing for Humanity in the Age of AgentsOn this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker welcomes back VML Chief Innovation Officer Brian Yamada for their annual post-CES download. This year, the conversation moves past the initial hype of AI to explore its practical evolution into "Agentic AI" -- technology that doesn't just generate content, but executes tasks and negotiates purchases on your behalf. Nick and Brian discuss the shift toward ambient computing (where tech disappears into the background), the transition from companion robots to functional "butler" bots, and the exploding trend of longevity health tech. They also dive into the complex future of c...
2026-02-0249 min
Unpacking the Digital ShelfRiding the Waves of AI Innovation, with Brian Yamada, Chief Innovation Officer at VMLBrian Yamada, Chief Innovation Officer at VML, says this era of AI innovation could be best described using the title of the Oscar Winner for Best Picture at the 2023: Everything, Everywhere All at Once. So Brian joined the podcast to take some of the craziness out of it all by digging into the 3 waves of AI innovation - content, experience, and agents. How you should think about them and how to work through them within your organization and with your partners.
2025-03-0327 min
Human CenteredSmart Tech Gets Smarter: Innovation Insights from CES 2025On this episode of Human Centered, VML Chief Innovation Officer Brian Yamada joins host Nick Brunker fresh from CES 2025 to discuss the latest technological innovations shaping our future. From AI's evolution into the experience era to emotionally intelligent robots and breakthrough developments in health and accessibility, Brian unpacks how artificial intelligence is moving beyond content creation to fundamentally reshape how we interact with technology in our daily lives. The conversation explores how brands can leverage these emerging technologies, the rise of local AI models, and what these developments mean for marketers and brands looking to create more m...
2025-01-1835 min
Absorb Your Day With A Next-Level Full Audiobook.The Gateless Gate by Koun YamadaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/151728to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Gateless Gate
Author: Koun Yamada
Narrator: Brian Nishii
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
Release date: 11-12-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 5 ratings
Genres: Asian
Publisher's Summary:
In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism’s uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen’s greatest collections of teaching stories. This translation was compiled with the Western listener in mind, and includes Koan Yamada’s clear and penetrating comments on each case. Yamada played a seminal role in bringing Zen Buddhism to the West f...
2024-11-129h 42
So Very Wrong About Games#331: Our Favourite FactionsIt is October, the month of Fat Bear Week, Decorative Gourd Season, Halloween, and Arkhipov Day! Sure, it has less candy than some of those other celebrations, but I'll wager neither a corpulent bear nor a kid dressed as a pirate has ever saved the entire human race. 01:00 AYURIS: IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2015)Games Played Last Week:03:38 -Valka (Brooke Penrose, Terrible Games, 2024)07:16 -Bus (Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga, Capstone Games, 2019)09:47 -Warpgate: Beyond (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)12:33 -Dinosaur World (B...
2024-10-081h 16
BGMania: A Video Game Music PodcastBaseball GamesEpisode #328 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera grab their gloves and head out onto the field for Opening Day of MLB with a highlight of some classic baseball games. Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Gameplay Theme from Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball [Brian Howarth, 1992]
Who's on Base -Field Theme 2- from Tecmo Baseball [Keiji Yamagishi, 1989]
Parts Shop from Base Wars...
2024-03-241h 36
Nerd Noise Radio[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E82: Run and/or Gun”Today’s broadcast is C1E82 for Theme Thursday, March 21st, 2024. Today’s theme is music from Run and Gun games (as best as I can define them), on a program we're quite hedgingly calling "Run and/or Gun"!
Tracklist!
Track# - Track Name – Game – System(s) - Composer(s) - Timestamp
A1) Intro – 00:00:00
01) Dice Dance Days – Gunstar Heroes – Genesis – Norio Hanzawa – 00:03:45
02) Garden – Die Hard – PC Engine – Kenji Yoshida – 00:05:55
03) Stage Theme 1 – Rush'n Attack – NES – Kiyohiro Sada – 00:07:51
2024-03-171h 39
Gruesome Magazine - Horror Movie Reviews and InterviewsGODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023, TOHO) Best Godzilla Movie, Top Movie of 2023The Grue-Crew review GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023, TOHO) on Gruesome Magazine episode 497. Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6Dead6irl from Decades of Horror: 1980s, award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore, lead news writer Dave Dreher, and Doc Rotten share their thoughts about this week's frightening addition to streaming horror films. Special Guest Hosts: Brian W. Smith, Vanessa The Cosplay Queen, and The Slattman! Warning: possible spoilers after the initial impressions! GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023, TOHO) An undocumented Filipina immigrant lands a job as a care-worker for a ter...
2023-12-131h 09
Bargain Issue Comics: A PodcastThe "Damnation! The Batman Way" IssueAnother trip to Gotham! Yes yes we know, but come on it's The Bat and we're biased. Any who, how about a trip to Gotham that's more supernatural? How about a little bit of John Constantine? Well we've got that and more as we chat about Batman: Damned. Batman: Damned - Brian Azzarello (writer) / Lee Bermejo (artist) Batman Dark Knight, Dark City - Peter Milligan (writer) / Kieron Dwyer (artist) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End - Kanehito Yamada (writer) / Tsukasa Abe (artist) The Books of Magic - Neil Gaiman / John Bolton Demon - Jaso...
2023-11-1136 min
Kaboom: An Audio Adventure PodcastThe Bully and the Bulldog (A Time Travel Adventure)When Elliott runs into trouble with a bully he turns to some unusual sources for help: a magic book and a legendary world leader.
The Bully and the Bulldog was written by Kenny Baldwin and directed by Sam Payne. The cast included Ben Butters as Elliott, Kenny Baldwin as Winston Churchill, Ian Parker as Brax, Theresa Raymond as Miss Spellman, Mikilani Yamada as Mom, and Kyle Renlund as Mr Gunderson.
The sound team for this episode was led by Dan Carlisle and Clarke Jackman, with audio engineering by Daniel Davis and Kyra Brewer; sound design and music editing by Daniel...
2023-11-0320 min
Tucker Goodrich: Debugging LifeEp. 10: Dalton Graham: How to Induce Fatty Liver—with Dr. Brian KerleyDr. Kerley and I are joined by Dalton Graham, a student who found himself in a liver pathology lab at Tulane. He had the interesting idea to test if a high-linoleic acid diet could be shown to produce fatty liver disease at the same time it was causing obesity. The scientists in the lab required a little convincing that this was a worthy experiment, but one day he arrived to find all the materials he need waiting for him. Be careful what you wish for! Find out how it turned out. Graham, D. S., Liu, G., Arasteh...
2023-10-261h 03
True Crime BreweryThe Case of Gabby PetitoPerhaps no case more than that of 22-year-old Gabby Petito demonstrates that the images we see on social media do not accurately show us the reality of a person’s life. On July 2, 2021, Gabby enthusiastically set out on a “van life” journey with her fiancé Brian Laundrie. The two had quit their jobs and renovated a van, planning a four-month trip across the country. Along the way, Gabby documented their adventures on social media. But behind the scenes, Brian was abusive and manipulative, controlling Gabby.
Join us at the quiet end for The Case of Gabby Petito. During h...
2023-10-091h 21So Very Wrong About Games#268: Undaunted: Battle of BritainIt is a well-known fact, observed by Infinity: the Game, Across the Spider-Verse, and Undaunted: Battle of Britain, that a Sikh man in uniform is always a good look. So here's to pilot Singh in his Hurricane! Not to mention Sergeant Singh in his power armour, and Captain Singh in his Spider-Man movie (in my heart, it is his film).Games Played Last Week:01:01 -The Defence of Procyon III (Dávid Turczi, PSC Games, 2021)11:02 -That's Not a Hat (Kasper Lapp, Ravensburger, 2023)14:49 -Beyond the Sun: Leaders o...
2023-06-271h 13
The Drum PodcastWill web3 really bring a sea change for marketers and consumers? Under the rubric of web3 we've been promised a lot: immersive entertainment, widespread decentralization, new ownership models, and countless other goodies. Are any of these things really round the corner? If they are, what does that mean for marketers? And if not, what should they be looking forward to instead?Senior reporter Chris Sutcliffe is joined by Lottie West, global head of PR, Fox Agency; Russell Nuzzo, head of new media measurement, Gain Theory; Linda Xiao, Head of Digital Experience & Innovation, Mekanism; and Brian Yamada, chief innovation officer, VMLY&R, to discuss:Ane...
2023-03-3034 min
Human CenteredBreaking down CES 2023 - How AI is impacting the future of CXEpisode 23: Breaking down CES 2023 - How AI is impacting the future of CXOn this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with VMLY&R's Chief Innovation Officer, Brian Yamada -- who recently returned from CES 2023 in Las Vegas. The two discuss the big themes and takeaways from this year's conference and how advancements in AI are unlocking new ways to build and deliver amazing experiences. Plus, they chat about how improvements in immersive technologies (like mixed reality and 3D modeling) could change the way we engage with people in the years ahead.Host: Group...
2023-02-0928 min
The Campaign Podcast116. EssenceMediacomX and VMLY&R on how AI (or ChatGPT) can transform advertising | Adland's diversity barriersSue Unerman, chief transformation officer at EssenceMediacomX, and Brian Yamada, chief innovation officer at VMLY&R, join the Campaign podcast to discuss the latest artificial intelligence breakthroughs, and how adland is captitalising on the growing trend.In addition, Campaign creativity and culture editor Gurjit Degun and reporter Charlotte Rawlings discuss the UK government’s decision to resist legal changes that could protect the rights of people experiencing menopause and what people in adland can do about it.The podcast also breaks down a recent VCCP study, which identified six barriers to young people from dive...
2023-02-0239 min
Adapt or PerishA Christmas Carol, Part 3 (Ep. 121)Seasons greetings from Adapt or Perish! In Episode 121, we're taking our third look at Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol, and 10 more adaptations from the big and (mostly) small screen. In this episode, we discuss: Scrooge (aka Old Scrooge), the 1913 movie, directed by Leedham Bantock, and starring Seymour Hicks The Stingiest Man in Town, the 1956 musical episode of The Alcoa Hour, directed by Daniel Petrie, book and lyrics by Janice Torrie, music by Fred Spielman, and starring Basil Rathbone, The Four Lads, and Vic Damone A Christmas Carol, the 1977 BBC special, directed by Moira Armstrong, written...
2022-12-062h 24
Unlock: This Thrilling Full Audiobook For Busy Professionals.Bridge to the Sun by Bruce Henderson, Gerald YamadaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/28345to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Bridge to the Sun
Author: Bruce Henderson, Gerald Yamada
Narrator: Brian Nishii
Format: mp3
Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
Release date: 09-27-22
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 31 ratings
Genres: Modern
Publisher's Summary:
After Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military was desperate to find Americans who spoke Japanese to serve in the Pacific war. They soon turned to the Nisei—first-generation U.S. citizens whose parents were immigrants from Japan. Eager to prove their loyalty to America, several thousand Nisei—many of them volunteering from behind barbed wire...
2022-09-2712h 49
All things GOOD for you!Ep. 30 Traditional Chinese Medicine & Women's HealthGuest Tess Yamada is an Acupuncturist with a focus on Women's Health. Join Amy and Brian as they chat with Tess on ways traditional Chinese medicine and Acupuncture can help women manage their bodies and health through various stages of life.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/all-things-good-for-you--4972263/support.
2022-07-2849 min
Comics Deserve BetterEpisode 81: Prince of Cats by Ronald Wimberly, Jared K Fletcher, and Jorden HaleyCome down to the Malt Shop and hang out with Brian, Richard and Carrie! Listen to them discuss Brian's choice: Prince of Cats by Ronald Wimberly, Jared K Fletcher, and Jorden Haley (Image) as well as the comment section of Pornhub, the benevolence of humanity, and of course, indie comics. Other books discussed in the episode:Talk to my Back by Yamada Murasaki - Translated by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly) Disney’s Stitch: Stitch & the Samurai vol 1 by Hiroto Wada (TokyoPop)Public Domain #1 by Chip Zdarsky (Image)DIY Corner: Fas...
2022-07-281h 26
Nakama Culture PodcastA Silent Voice - movie reviewViv (JustCosplaysings) and I review the movie "A Silent Voice" by Naoko Yamada. We get into all the themes and the main point of the movie which is about forgiveness.
2022-07-271h 46
22 Panels - A Comic Book Podcast22 Panels Comic Book Podcast Episode 35 Asadora vol. 1Send us a text
Episode 35 July 10, 2022
Asadora Vol 1
News of NoteHighland Park
Jerry Craft returns with SCHOOL TRIP in April 2023
SQUIRREL GIRL creators reunite for DANGER AND OTHER UNKNOWN RISKS
3 Amazing New BooksTyler:Saga #60, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Image Comics
Batman #125, Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez, DC
There’s Something Wrong with Patrick Todd #1, Ed Brisson, Gavin Guidry, Aftershock
The Closet #2, James Tynion IV...
2022-07-1157 min
Bill Kelly ShowCanada dropping vaxx mandates, Ontario NDP to recommend an interim leader & Crypto crash exposes lies!The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:
The Canadian government is dropping the requirement that domestic and outbound international travelers be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, effective June 20. However, all re-entry requirements will remain in effect, and all passengers will continue to have to wear face masks.
Is it time to move on from the pandemic?
GUEST: Dr. Brian D. Lichty, Associate Professor in Pathology and Molecular Medicine with the McMaster Immunology Research Centre
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For the first time in more than a decade, Ontario’s NDP will have a new face le...
2022-06-1552 min
So Very Wrong About Games#206: Not ApplicableLet us not, as the saying goes, hold the perfect in opposition to the good. We here at SVWAG always encourage the lowering of standards, which the hosts tend to do by their very presences--dragging down the average of any group of which they are a part. We offer but a portion of an episode, but let us be optimists and observe that that allows us to be less wrong.01:34 AYURIS: Versailles 1919 (Geoff Engelstein & Mark Herman, GMT Games, 2020)Games Played Last Week:05:42 -Creature Comforts (Roberta Taylor, Kids Table BG, 2022)10:18 -IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We...
2022-03-2958 min
In Viaggio col TèIn viaggio col tè Q&A: rispondiamo alle vostre domande - Parte 2Continuiamo a rispondere alle vostre domande in questa seconda parte che ci accompagna alla chiusura della prima stagione. È stato un viaggio inaspettato, interessante, ricco di informazioni e chiacchiere, che ci ha portati a scoprire tanti posti e gusti molto diversi.Le domande di questa puntata:00:06 - Se è fatto con le gemme è un tè bianco?00:44 - Tutti i tè bianchi hanno le gemme?02:38 - I tè giapponesi vengono prodotti in Cina?07:38 - Tutti i tè compressi e/o invecchiati sono degli Heicha/Pu'er?11:06 - Consigli di libri in italiano che parlano del tè16:32 - Perché...
2021-11-2444 min
Retro VGM Revival HourSTAGE 74: Halloween 8Far before the first leaf falls each autumn, everyone is already counting down the days to Halloween by devouring anything and everything pumpkin spice related, marathoning some of their favorite scary films, AND more importantly; curling up on the couch clutching their controller from their PC or console of choice and eating the candy they have collected through various neighborhoods.
And since The month of chills is upon us, it's time to listen to some great video game music from various horror themed games that are sure to get you in the mood for some hauntingly good scares On the...
2021-10-303h 30
Debut BuddiesRats with Brian Robey & Jeremy YamadaListener, the two of us need look no more. We both found what we were looking for... an episode about RATS. This week, Brian Robey takes on Jeremy Yamada to discuss topics like Pizza Rat, Ben, Sergeant Colin Sullivan, and Rat Race (2001). Plus, would you live in a giant rat's mouth if it included room and board, and you only had to split the Wifi?Take care of yourselves and each other! That's a plug you can take to the LIFE BANK.Also, please rate and review this show! And check out our o...
2021-06-201h 03
Le Guess Who? presents The Big PlaybackThe Big Playback: Is Music A Religion?The Big Playback is a podcast about all things music.Episode 1 of ‘The Big Playback’ is titled Is Music A Religion? This first episode investigates how music and spirituality are inextricably intertwined and takes a closer look at the transcendent experience of live music, the re-enactment of its rituals, connection and belonging. It examines what it means to be a part of the music community, from the maker to the listener – the spectrum of ways music affects us, from the individual to the collective, which can be both a social glue and a vehicle for transc...
2021-04-0545 min
Clean Comedy TimeKyle YamadaKyle Yamada was born in California, raised in South Dakota, and lives in Minnesota. Kyle is a nationally touring comedian who just shot his first DryBar Comedy Special. Brian and Aaron talk with him about growing up half-Japanese, the worst sushi, and an unexpected experience at a steakhouse.
You can find Kyle Yamada on his website: https://www.kyleyamadacomedy.com
2020-12-2145 min
Wrestling RodeoStampede Wrestling: July & September 1987In this episode of the Wrestling Rodeo podcast, Paul and Mitch talk about July and September 1987 of Stampede Wrestling. Featured in this month are Makhan Singh, Owen Hart, Keiishi Yamada (Jushin Thunder Liger), Hiroshi Hase, Brian Pillman, Gama Singh and many more.
These shows had some of the best wrestling that we've seen thus far in Stampede Wrestling and were an absolute treat to watch!
2020-05-141h 03
Wrestling RodeoStampede Wrestling: May & June 1987In the third episode of the Wrestling Rodeo podcast, Paul and Mitch look back to May and June 1987 and check out some classic Stampede Wrestling from Calgary, Alberta.
These shows had so much talent on display. North American Heavyweight Champion Owen Hart was featured heavily throughout the programming in these months, the returning Bad News Allen (Bad News Brown in the WWF) was fierce and aggressive, and the team of Bad Company (Brian Pillman and Bruce Hart) were fighting champions as the International Tag Team champions.
International wrestling stars like Viet Cong Express 1 (Hiroshi Hase), Viet Kong Express 2 (Fumihiro Niikura...
2020-05-0759 min
Discover A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Addictive.Mangaka’s Life Transformed after Son’s Birth by Emi YamadaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/168186to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Mangaka’s Life Transformed after Son’s Birth
Author: Emi Yamada
Narrator: Brian Holsopple
Format: mp3
Length: 4 mins
Release date: 09-13-17
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Privacy & Surveillance
Publisher's Summary:
2017-09-1304 min
Retro VGM Revival HourBonus Stage 4It's that time again here at the Retro VGM Revival hour, where you, the fellow listener, have entered another BONUS STAGE.
Time to take a little break from the action and distract yourself with something to reward your progress thus far.
These are just a selection of random tracks of the past and present as a reward for showing much love and respect to the art of Video Game Music.
So sit back and Listen to some amazing tracks to get you excited to take on whatever lies a head.
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2017-02-281h 28
WaveBack Music PodcastWaveBack Episode 24: One Hit Wonders Vol. 1Usually, Kris and Vicky take on whole (or at least big chunks of) soundtracks at a time. But what about those games that just don't have enough music to justify an entire episode? That's where this episode comes in. Kris takes Vicky on a tour of odds and ends in their first One Hit Wonders special. A very special thanks to Sean Guglar for the exclusive version of the D/Generation theme.
Show Notes
Useful Links
D/Generation composer Sean GuglarPac-Pix composer Yoshinori KawamotoUfouria composer Naoki KodakaIkachan composer Daisuke AmayaPipe Dream NES composers Kris Hatleli...
2016-05-141h 18
Don’t Miss This Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook — Perfect This Weekend.Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter by Richard ParksPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/137873to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter
Series: Yamada Monogatari, Book 1
Author: Richard Parks
Narrator: Brian Nishii
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
Release date: 08-27-14
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 1,162 ratings
Genres: Fantasy
Publisher's Summary:
2014-08-2710h 09
The SoundCastFar East Faves! with Steve Burke (Ep. 35)Episode 35 - Far East Faves with composer Steve Burke
Composer Steve Burke (Kameo: Elements of Power) joins and Helen San returns to talk Far East favorites from the last decade. Additionally, Steve talks about writing music and recording soundeffects for the Xbox Live avatar menu, the crew hits on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 VS Battlefield 3, Contagion and, yes, Hanna.
Episode Highlights
00:31 — Intros and Welcomes
02:22 — Menus, Avatars, and Burps
10:11 — Fusion Genesis soundtrack in the wild
13:08 — WHYBLT? (What Have You Been Listening To?)
16:20 — WHYBLT? - Modern Warfare 3 VS Battlefield 3
25:33 — WHYBLT? - Uncharted 3 verus its predecessors
30:33 — WHYBLT? - Cliff's Contagion and Hanna's back
39:15 — M...
2011-11-181h 11