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We have been fans of  @RickBeato for a while now so this was great! We went all in on his creative process, the influence of AI, and what it all means for the future of musicians.

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00:00 - Intro to Rick 

01:01 - Who is Rick Beato? 

01:23 - How Rick got into the music industry

01:57 - Rick’s childhood influences

03:19  - What defines a quality song?
 
05:13 - First time encountering computers in music

06:17 - Thoughts on tech in music

08:30 - Logic vs. Pro Tools 

10:23  - Recalling when Rick first heard about AI in music

12:50 - Are governments prepared?

15:25 - Suno and Udio Takeover

18:30 - Is using AI different to using other tech in music? Will people care?

20:26 - Does the tech scare Rick as a music teacher?

25:03 - Standing out as a musician in an AI world

26:46: - AI Musicians and Artists

28:21 - Will AI HELP the industry? 


31:30 - Streaming platforms vs. AI

37:29 - Is there anything exciting about this at all? 

39:08 - Will eventually completely replace humans in music?

40:03 - Will becoming a professional musician be harder?

43:27 - Billboard Number 1 AI Song

46:17 - The latest Beatle track

47:00 - Advice for the new musicians in an AI World

47:59 - Generative AI vs. Live Music

49:05 - Outro

Bringing the old format back for a bit! 

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00:00 - Intro
00:37 - What we've been up to
06:41 - Humane AI Pin
19:14 - Rabbit R1
30:20 - MKBHD's Review
39:15 - AI Deception
47:45 - Netflix
50:15 - ChatGPT of Music 
1:07:23 - Outro

In this episode we speak to  @MentourPilot about the aviation history, the problems with Boeing and the future. 

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00:00 - Who is Mentour Pilot
02:03 - Why he decided to be a pilot
03:43 - His YouTube Career
08:19 - Misconceptions about the aviation industry
11:42 - 2023 the lowest year of plane accidents?
12:42 - Airlines want to use a single pilot
16:43 - Do different planes feel different to fly?
17:36 - How accurate are flight simulators?
19:45 - The Boeing Situation
25:42 - MCAS System
35:34 - Reasons air travel is safe
38:07 - Innovation in the industry
40:47 - Electric planes
43:01 - Plane ticket prices will rise
44:19 - Outro

We are back - but only for a bit.

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00:00 - Intro
00:23 - The Future of Through The Web
02:17 - Opening thoughts on Sora
09:17 - Will OpenAI Replace Existing Video Tools? 
11:47 - Memes
12:56 - Implications
14:13 - Why aren't some people impressed?  
22:24 - Testing Runway vs Sora
28:25 - Sora's Announcement
33:23 - AI's Next Five Years 
37:54 - Outro

An in depth and casual conversation with Coffeezilla himself where we break down his career, his motivation for exposing frauds and scammers and everything else in between. 

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00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Who is Coffezilla? 
01:27 - Are Coffeezilla and Stephen two different people?
02:47 - Coffezilla’s downtime activities
04:23 - Getting recognized in public
06:06 - YouTubers that he loves watching 
09:57 - Coffee Break
12:44 - From Chemical Engineering to YouTuber
15:30 - Ridiculousness of scams
19:15 - Motivation of scammers 
20:50 - Coffeezilla's rise in 2023
23:13 - Rolling Stone for grandparents
31:06 - Facing potential threats when investigating 
33:11 - Drive behind uncovering scams
33:32 - Does crypto really have any value to society?
49:24 - Working for the government?!
52:05 - Is fraud at an all time high?
54:50 - Spotting signs of scams and frauds
01:01:10 - Logan Paul
01:02:26 - Outro

As we draw a close to 2023, we look back at the predictions we made for this year at the end of 2022. We got some right, a few semi-right and a few totally wrong!

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Chapters: 

00:00 Intro
01:23 Reaction to Prediction 1
10:24 Reaction to Prediction 2
16:54 Reaction to Prediction 3
20:02 Reaction to Prediction 4 
24:35 Reaction to Prediction 5
30:33 Reaction to Prediction 6
35:20 Reaction to Prediction 7
44:00 Outro