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The Geopolitical Compass: AI UnpackedThe Precipice of Transformation: Navigating the Intelligence Explosion and the Imperative of a Human-Centric FutureEpisode Notes:Welcome to The Geopolitical Compass - AI Unpacked! In this episode, we confront the looming intelligence explosion and its profound implications for the future of humanity. Drawing insights from the article, "The Precipice of Transformation: Navigating the Intelligence Explosion and the Imperative of a Human-Centric Future," we'll explore why the advent of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) demands a radical rethinking of our economic and political systems.Part 1: The Precipice and the PromiseWe begin by acknowledging the extraordinary moment we inhabit: the imminence of AGI, a technology with the potential to...
2025-01-2329 min
The Geopolitical Compass: AI UnpackedUncle Sam’s Psychopathy The Dark Side of U.S. PowerWelcome to The Geopolitical Compass: AI Unpacked! This episode delves into the disturbing concept of the U.S. government as a psychopathic entity, exploring its manipulative and remorseless behaviors. This podcast is based on the article, "Uncle Sam's Psychopathy: The Dark Side of U.S. Power". We analyze how traits like grandiosity, deceit, and lack of empathy shape U.S. actions, and discuss potential paths toward healing. Part 1: Introducing the MetaphorUncle Sam: More Than a Symbol: We reimagine Uncle Sam not just as a patriotic figurehead, but as a representation of the U...
2024-12-2914 min
The Gradient: Perspectives on AIAzeem Azhar: The Exponential ViewEpisode 122I spoke with Azeem Azhar about:* The speed of progress in AI* Historical context for some of the terminology we use and how we think about technology* What we might want our future to look likeAzeem is an entrepreneur, investor, and adviser. He is the creator of Exponential View, a global platform for in-depth technology analysis, and the host of the Bloomberg Original series Exponentially.Reach me at editor@thegradient.pub for feedback, ideas, guest suggestions. Subscribe to The Gradient Podcast: Apple Podcasts | Sp...
2024-05-091h 46
How To Achieve Financial PeaceHow to invest in cryptoWelcome back everyone. In this episode I tackle the world of cryptocurrency. I discuss what is cryptocurrency, types of cryptocurrencies, if we should be investing in cryptocurrency and what happened to FTX and the CEO of the company.
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2022-11-2417 min
I See NewsSeason 4 Episode 6: Bashir EmbarrassmentThe BBC's handling of its bombshell interview with Princess Diana back in 1995 brings it under fire, the Indian variant threatens the lifting of lockdown measures in June, the OECD pushes for a new global minimum corporation tax rate and the Labour Party seeks to plot its future after a mixed bag of election results.In this episode Sam tries to keep our royal correspondent Sebastian Forelock at arm's length, enthusiastic news boy David Stanier seeks to make tax law simple for the kids, Tom King joins us in the studio for a discussion about the Indian variant a...
2021-05-2226 min
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Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast170 - The Quickening (4x24) (with Richard Dunham)With only four episodes left of our podcast, the Bashir-naissance comes to a conclusion with this classic season 4 episode. In this one, we spend some time exploring the good doctor's morality, his arrogance, his strengths, and his flaws, through the story of a planet on which all inhabitants are born with a fatal illness. It's a heavy Star Trek episode, and Ghibli Minute's Richard Dunham joins the team for the first time to hash it out. Along the way, they'll also discuss their thoughts on the new trend of live action Disney movies, one of the all-time best Quark...
2019-07-312h 31Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast169 - Our Man Bashir (4x10) (with Eric Ambler and Sean Davis)Here at Reopening the Wormhole, we prefer our podcasts shaken, not stirred. But we sure enjoy going STIR CRAZY as we discuss Julian's big foray into being a super spy in the Holosuite to protect the lives of his pals who are trapped in the pattern buffer. The episode is chock-full of fun, with bad-Russian-accent Kira, eyepatch O'Brien, a surprise Eddington, and, best of all, Avery Brooks as absolutely one of the best James Bond villains ever. Eric Ambler (of What Were We Watching) and Sean Davis (of After the Credits) join us for this super-sized discussion and bring...
2019-07-243h 17Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast167 - Inquisition (6x18) (with Geoff Clarke)Many refer to Deep Space Nine as the darkest Trek, and this episode is one of many prime examples of why. As Bashir is confronted with the possibility that he might be a sleeper agent of the Dominion, Starfleet's own Sloan is forced to reveal his true identity, and that of Section 31, the mysterious section of Starfleet that operates autonomously and reports to no one, taking care of the "dirty work" that Federation citizens would rather not know of. Little did they know, while penning this episode, what Section 31 would become in subsequent Star Trek incarnations. The gang is...
2019-07-033h 01
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast166 - Past Prologue (1x02)What sweet and strange irony it is to have our eighth-to-last episode be the second episode of Deep Space Nine! All the hours of discussing and dissecting Deep Space Nine has given us a very unique perspective on this early episode, and we are so thrilled to be talking about it for all of you! In the DS9's first post-pilot episode, we see an old friend from Bajor coming to the station, and the first big test of Kira's alliances in this new era. We are also introduced to fan favorite Garak in this episode, and he does...
2019-06-262h 59
Human/OrdinaryEpisode 22 - Bashir and the MountainA fatal avalanche in Kashmir sees Human/Ordinary producer, Mic Cavazzini, pursue the truth of what happened and why, as he investigates the social and economic drivers that almost ensure it will happen again.Produced by Mic CavazziniOriginal music by Kent SutherlandAlso featuring previously published songs: Darling Have I Told You and Calico by Ben Carey On The Spot and Backward by David Szesztay African Heartbeat by Gregor Huebner Kas Vanay Yem Setam by Naseem-Ul Haq Beyond the Walls...
2019-05-2541 min
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast158 - Change of Heart (6x16)With Hollow Man and the Winter of Star Trek (& Our Discontent) over, the boys have re-materialized and are ready to talk DS9 yet again, and they're so excited about it. And how could they not be? Worf and Dax are BACK! And they're having one of their best episodes ever here. On a daring rescue mission to save a Cardassian defector, Jadzia gets shot in the jungle of Soukara, and Worf has to make some tough decisions. It's an unforgettable episode with a few bizarre touches you may have forgotten, such as the attitude of the Cardassian defector, Worf's...
2019-04-172h 19Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast157? - The Alliance of Two Nations (8x07)We're dipping our toes into one of our favorite story arcs this week: the season 8 arc! And in this episode, we're right in the middle of all the insanity: two races who have hardly interacted are becoming allies to face the incoming threat of the Terran Empire; meanwhile, Jake & Nog get into some shenanigans that nearly cost Bashir his marriage. The RTW crew has a ball talking about this fantastic episode, as well as its super-sized Trek Check. It's a couple hours of exuberant joy, woe, gushing, analyzing, and GARLIC. SO MUCH GARLIC. So grab your nearest Maquis servant...
2019-04-012h 07
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast156 - Life Support (3x13)The death of a somewhat prominent side character in a show is almost always difficult, and in this week's episode, we see Kira's beloved Bareil go from being on Life Support, to being on Life-less Non-support. It's a struggle that yet again reveals the depths of Winn's selfishness, as well as Bareil's passion for Bajor. Meanwhile, Nog & Jake pop up to add a completely inappropriate b-story. Sam, Jack, and Kevin head to Dr. Bashir's Laboratory to discuss the wide disparity between the two stories, Winn's hate-ability, Nog's shockingly terrible behavior, the real 20th century opera Nixon in China, the...
2019-03-202h 19Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast148 - Doctor Bashir, I Presume (5x16)If you presume to discover why Julian Bashir is so good at everything… you presume correctly by listening to this episode. The RTW crew has a great discussion about Brian George, Seinfeld guest star/Papa Bashir, the ethics of genetic engineering, and whether it's okay to retrofit significant character traits five seasons into a television show. And what, exactly, separates this twist from the many twists of Lost? And OMG, why is Quark such a pig toward Leeta? All this, and much, much more, are lying in wait in this episode of Reopening the Wormhole!
2019-01-022h 25
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast145 - Distant Voices (3x18) (with Alexander Smith)Strap yourselves in and get ready for a ride as we invite faithful listener Alexander Smith to join us for the Bashirtastic season 3 episode, Distant Voices! We've got a lot of ground to cover, as we dig deep into the Emmy-winning make-up effects of rapidly aging Bashir, the origins of this very podcast's intro, a stunningly strong one-time villain, Julian's RTW redemption (courtesy of Alex), Kevin and Sam's encounter with a crew member that worked behind the scenes on this episode, a veritable cornucopia of wonderful Trek Checks and (if you can believe it), so much more! You may...
2018-11-152h 53Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast139 - Chrysalis (7x05) (with Mike Greenan and Kashmir Loveless)To kick off the third, and possibly final Deep Space Wine session, the RTW crew is joined by two very special guests! The ebullient Mike Greenan, childhood friend of Sam/former boss of Kevin/former bullying victim of Jack and his gal pal, the warm and witty wine expert Kashmir Loveless! We're cracking open several bottles of wine that have increasingly less to do with Star Trek as we settle in to discuss season seven's Chrysalis! As the wine flows and spirits loosen, we also find ourselves cracking wise about Bashir's do-ability, the best Adam Sandler movies, gangster Odie, Bor...
2018-09-152h 20
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast137 - Rivals (2x11)Are you feeling lucky? PUNK? Well, the Reopening the Wormhole crew feels damned lucky in that this week they're getting the opportunity to talk about RIVALS, the luckiest episode of all of Star Trek! Yes, it's time for us to dive into Miles O'Brien's descent into infant-like temper tantrums, Bashir's unending search for a full bottle of ketchup and Quark's unlucky run-in with an El-Aurian con man! Along the way, we ramble on about Deadpool 2, luckballs, the science of the laws of probability, and Kevin even hitches the Woke Wagon to the ol' RTW trading post for a debate...
2018-08-092h 36
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast133 - If Wishes Were Horses (1x15)Ahh, If Wishes Were Horses. What is there to say about it? It's got the Dancing Man from Twin Peaks as Rumpelstiltzkin, it's got Buck Bokai, it's got Bashir's sex fantasies, it's got Gunji Jackdaws… that's pretty much everything, so we just decided to waste/enhance everyone's time by talking about Ninja Turtles and how hard/easy they are to differentiate, classic Konami arcade side-scrolling beat-'em-ups, how appropriate or not Bashir's fantasies are, the surprising similarities between Gunji Jackdaws and emus, dumb Trek animal analogies, and, ahhh, BASEBALL. If podcasts were Gunji Jackdaws, ROTWeilers would… listen? Sure, why not, makes as...
2018-06-282h 44
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast113 - Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places (5x03) (with Kregg Castillo) The Deep Space Nine crew may be looking in all the wrong places, but faithful listeners are looking in the right place if they're in the mood for rousing discussions about Worf and his little crush, Jadzia and HER little crush and, of course, Kira and O'Brien and their weird crush... thing... that they have going on. And, joining the RTW crew on this adventure (that really doesn't involve Ferengis all that much) is Ferengi expert and Dabo Boy, Kregg Castillo! You don't have to eavesdrop outside of people's homes like that creep Bashir to g...
2018-02-012h 12
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast106 - Explorers (3x22) Open up your light ship's solar sails and join us as we explore a truly unique Deep Space Nine episode, season 3's Explorers! We're diving deep to discuss two of our favorite relationships in the whole show; Julian and Bashir's friendship and Jake and Ben Sisko's loving familial relationship! We're also bashing Voyager, trying to figure out who the most annoying Star Trek crew members are, chatting about everyone's favorite Mortal Kombat character and, as always, so much more! Grab yourself a Fenalian hot toddy and enjoy, because you'll definitely want to skip the synthale for this...
2017-12-162h 16
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast104 - Hippocratic Oath (4x04) (with Barm) Bashir Central! We're getting into heavy moral quandaries regarding the Jem'Hadar, medical ethics and responsibilities and, of course, Ketracel-white this week as we tackle the season four classic, Hippocratic Oath! And joining us is none other than returning guest, Barm (AKA Tyler Neufeld), to help us also dive deep into garbage inspectors, Predator, Scandinavian nations, Ray Bradbury and mooooore! It's must-hear podcasting, basically.
2017-11-222h 07
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast099 - Return to Grace (4x13) (with Daniel Carrigan and Geoff Clarke) Join us for the "Episode Before the 100th Episode" Special (Special Edition), in which we're rejoined by returning champions Daniel Carrigan and Geoff Clarke to discuss melons, eyeballs, Picard's Konquest and occasionally Deep Space Nine! We'll be getting into our feelings on whether it makes sense for Dukat and Kira to team up, what a grounding presence Bashir is, which of the three Ziyals is the best and more. Plus, Sam spills the beans on George R. R. Martin's insane new TV show that's in development and where exactly you'll be able to watch it when it...
2017-10-122h 27
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast091 - Past Tense, Part II (3x12) (with Bryan Stovold) Leap back to the past (future?) with us as returning guest Bryan Stovold helps us to navigate the murky waters of life in a sanctuary zone in 2024 San Francisco. In addition to airing out our individual grievances about time travel and hearing Sam's pretty convincing theory about how it might just all make sense, the gang talks about all your favorite topics, like ghosts, gimmes, dims, the DMV, the net, 1995 Sandra Bullock vehicle "The Net", the East Coast/West Coast rap feud, Bashir's magical powers, B.C.'s hat, the enchantment of Clint Howard, how social problems are...
2017-08-152h 24
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast082 - Extreme Measures (7x23) (with Daniel Carrigan) This week, we're taking another trip into the Sloan Bone Zone (Act 1) to further discuss the possible homosexual overtones between Sloan and Bashir's relationship that we first explored back in our coverage of Inter Arma Latin Whatever! We may not have Brandon to guide us this time, but we're instead joined by returning champion Daniel Carrigan and first time guest Breanne! Together, we figure out what McDonald's product a dying and gross Odo (Grodo) most closely resembles, we reflect on the 1997 classic, RocketMan and we even take a much deserved cigarette break. Strap yourselves in, b...
2017-06-142h 05Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast075 - Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges (7x16) (with Brandon Seymour) Do you like Section 31? Do you like Romulan intrigue? How about silly Latin episode titles? Well, if the answer was yes, have we got a podcast for you! This week, we're joined by Brandon Seymour who brings his...unique interpretation of the Sloan-Bashir relationship. Meanwhile, we'll also be discussing Eraserhead, grocery store catastrophes, and lots of other wackiness. Carpe diem, yo! (Or diem carpe...?)
2017-04-262h 14
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast064 - Armageddon Game (2x13) This week's episode, Armageddon Game, marks the beginning of a beautiful friendship between Miles O'Brien and Julian Bashir. It also marks the continuing friendship between three DS9 superfans, as they diligently look up info about the 1994 Emmy awards, whether harvestmen are insects or arachnids, and the definition of "derelict". Also up for debate: is Domino's better than Pizza Hut? And what's up with these aliens' weird hair anyway? You won't want to miss this one!
2017-02-071h 36
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast050 - Profit and Loss (2x18) (with Kregg Castillo)This week is our 50TH EPISODE! And what better way to celebrate the historic occasion than by inviting our good friend and resident Ferengi expert, Kregg Castillo, to join us for a lively discussion about Quark's romantic side? We also dive deep into The Twilight Zone, marvel at an unusual role from Brock Peters' past, examine George Kostanza's Cardassian fetish and we debut an episode of our new podcast, Kregg's Crags! Plus, there's a lot of Star Trek talk too. Garak being murderous. Bashir being full of himself. You know the drill. Thanks again for joining us for these...
2016-11-011h 52
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast038 - Facets (3x25)With Kevin seemingly unharmed after the disturbing events that took place in San Francisco during the previous episode, the gang is free to dive headfirst into the Dax-filled party that is Facets! And what a party it is! It's got a nervous and nasally O'Brien, a brassy and pleasure-seeking Bashir, a bizarre and creepy Sisko and the king of partying, Curzodo himself! All that, plus we're getting into the greatest movie never made, Khan Air, the two amazing things that Alvanian cave sloths are most known for and we're desperately struggling to wrap our minds around the idea of...
2016-08-091h 23
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast019 - The Homecoming (2x01) (with Kristina Kephart)As the Cavalcade of Guests nears its conclusion, the gang is joined by Kristina Kephart, and they are just pleased as punch to dive back into the wonderful world that started the whole Reopening the Wormhole experience, way back in The Siege! While we spend plenty of time talking about the episode itself, Sam also reminisces about Klingon hams, Jack tells us who he thinks is not the most non-annoying character in the show, Kristina tells us how to do a spot-on impression of Bashir yelling Quark's name, and Kevin envisions the Ja Rule biopic that we can all...
2016-03-301h 32
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast017 - By Inferno's Light (5x15) (with Byron Diffenderffer)The Cavalcade of Guests goes on! This week, we’re joined by a bona fide, genuine Trek expert and blogger, Byron Diffenderffer! He joins us to talk about his favorite episode, By Inferno’s Light. We figure out which Earth dictator Dukat most closely resembles, we try to determine just how honorable the Jem’Hadar are (or aren’t), we examine Garak’s claustrophobia and finally start to tackle the bombshell that is Bashir’s genetically engineered origins. All that, plus Byron schools us on some things that even we three DS9/Trek-obsessed podcasters aren’t aware of and with all of th...
2016-03-151h 18
Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast015 - The Wire (2x22) [In Which Garak Shatters Bashir's Illusions] (with Jason Majeski)The Cavalcade of Guests continues! This week we’re joined by Jason Majeski and we’re talking about his favorite Cardassian, Garak. Along the way, we also talk about Cardassian literature, we determine what the worst song ever is, we debate whether or not Odo is a fascist, we discuss the horrors of drug addiction and we touch upon Trailer Park Boys and The Great White North in general. All that, plus we even end up talking about the recent Nightmare on Elm Street remake again, despite the fact that we all basically still haven’t seen it yet. Obviou...
2016-03-011h 49