Top Podcasts of the Week

Justin and Avril are joined by guest host Melissa for a conversation that covers everything from tap dancing disasters and unexpected friendships to OnlyFans, cereal after sex and what they’d do if they won the EuroMillions.They also read some of the funniest comments from Sound Hun listeners, expose the truth behind Avril’s cereal addiction and debate who would actually get put on the payroll if they suddenly became millionaires.Plus, there’s Paris, the Maldives, personal shoppers and a little thing we’re calling Kravegate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talking about drama that happened to me on social media and more

Not everything is as it seems… and that’s the problem. 👀 Episode 14 gets complicated.

When was the last time you felt the kind of joy that made you feel like you might burst?The big, electric, childlike joy - the kind that gives you goosebumps, makes you cry-laugh, and fills your chest to the brim. Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to tone that joy down. To be quieter. Smaller. More palatable.In this episode, Erin explores the things that light us up, why we stop letting ourselves feel excited out loud, and how joy gets dimmed when we’re made to feel like we’re “too much.” She reflects on awe, laughter, magic, memes, and the moments that make us feel fully alive - while reminding us that the right people will never ask us to be less.

Mike's guest today is his chess co-worker Jason Ward.  They talk about chess, being tall men (Jason is 7 foot tall), geek culture, celebrities, and the fact he was (until recently) neighbors with some dude named Travis.  Must listen for the Swifties.

In this episode of Inside Commercial Banking, I sit down with Karen Kimel, Licensed Insolvency Trustee and Partner at Richter, who has over 25 years of experience in insolvency, restructuring, and the sale of more than 100 distressed businesses.We explore the Canadian insolvency process, including receiverships, bankruptcies, CCAA proceedings, and Notices of Intention (NOIs), and discuss how distressed M&A differs from a traditional business sale. Karen explains stalking horse bids, reverse vesting orders, accelerated sale processes, buyer dynamics, and the key factors courts consider when approving a transaction.Whether you're a commercial banker, lender, business owner, investor, or M&

Can a digital copy of a human mind truly be alive, or is it only a powerful illusion? In this episode our guests debate on algorithmic ghosts, griefbots, consciousness, identity, and digital death rights. They explore whether AI replicas of the dead are memorial tools, emotional traps, or something entirely new. We talk about personhood, continuity, suffering, legal rights, corporate control, and the chilling future of copied minds that can be owned, monetized, duplicated, or erased.