Best Eric Byron Podcasts (2025)

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Julian and CJ Lewis | The Head of the Serpent? 45:11

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In 2002, a home invasion left two people dead but the plot quickly unraveled. The only question–one that would last beyond the deaths of two of the co-conspirators–is who was the mastermind. This case is solved. (Episode correction: Matthew Shallenberger's name is mispronounced as Shallenberg twice in the episode. I am out of town and cannot re-rec…

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SPECIAL REPORT: Israeli Strikes Pushing Iran Regime to Brink of COLLAPSE 1:26:42

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Continued coverage of the Israel-Iran conflict with Erick Stakelbeck as he is joined by TBN-Israel Correspondent, Yair Pinto, General Michael Flynn, Johnnie Moore, Pastor Samuel Rodriguez, and others. Don't miss this LIVE TBN Special Report. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WATCH Stakelbeck Tonight episodes for free on TBN+ here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Stakscast with Erick Stakelbeck…

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Listen Now: The Rise & Fall of Diddy: The Federal Trial 10:05

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Episode 1: The United States vs. Sean Combs Opening statements rock the courtroom as federal prosecutors accuse Sean “Diddy” Combs of running a decades-long criminal enterprise built on violence, sex trafficking, and power. The defense hits back hard, painting it all as a toxic relationship, not a RICO case. Then Cassie Ventura takes the stand, and…

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LLMs for Equities Feature Forecasting at Two Sigma with Ben Wellington - #736 59:31

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Today, we're joined by Ben Wellington, deputy head of feature forecasting at Two Sigma. We dig into the team’s end-to-end approach to leveraging AI in equities feature forecasting, covering how they identify and create features, collect and quantify historical data, and build predictive models to forecast market behavior and asset prices for tradin…

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Amir Tsarfati: Israel Won’t Wait — Iran Strike & Prophecy Explained 25:36

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As war rages with Hamas, antisemitism explodes across the West, and Iran inches closer to a nuclear bomb, Israel is once again at the center of world events—just as Scripture foretold. But many are still asking: Does God’s covenant with Israel still stand? On this episode of The Stakscast, bestselling author and Behold Israel founder Amir Tsarfati …

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Sonia Tiwari: AI Characters - Friend or Foe? 51:55

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AI Characters – Friend or Foe? In this episode I talk with Sonia Tiwari who has a unique expertise in the design and development of characters that enhance learning experiences. Sonia Tiwari holds a PhD in Learning, Design, and Technology from Penn State University where she also was an Adjunct Professor of Learning Experience Design. She has been …

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Sylvia Browne | America's Favorite Psychic 1:10:59

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Sylvia Browne made a name for herself in the true crime world on talk shows, giving psychic readings to the families of the missing and the murdered. But an evaluation of her success rate shows that she was probably just guessing and she wasn’t that good of a guesser. Skeptical Inquirer articles: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2020/03/psychic-defect…

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Zero-Shot Auto-Labeling: The End of Annotation for Computer Vision with Jason Corso - #735 56:45

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Today, we're joined by Jason Corso, co-founder of Voxel51 and professor at the University of Michigan, to explore automated labeling in computer vision. Jason introduces FiftyOne, an open-source platform for visualizing datasets, analyzing models, and improving data quality. We focus on Voxel51’s recent research report, “Zero-shot auto-labeling riv…

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Doron Spielman Shares the Archeological Evidence Israel’s Enemies Don’t Want You to See 28:00

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In the wake of the October 7th attacks and the ensuing war in Gaza, there have been renewed claims that Israel has always been the Palestinian homeland and that Jewish people have never had a viable claim to the land. But is that the case? In his new book, When the Stones Speak, author, spokesman, and Israel Defense Forces Reservist at the rank of …

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Grokking, Generalization Collapse, and the Dynamics of Training Deep Neural Networks with Charles Martin - #734 1:25:21

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Today, we're joined by Charles Martin, founder of Calculation Consulting, to discuss Weight Watcher, an open-source tool for analyzing and improving Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) based on principles from theoretical physics. We explore the foundations of the Heavy-Tailed Self-Regularization (HTSR) theory that underpins it, which combines random matri…

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Is America on a Collision Course? Rabbi Jonathan Cahn Reveals the Harbinger Warnings 27:05

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A terrifying moment in history. A single event that shocked a nation. But is there more to the story of September 11 than we realize? Could a seminal Biblical Event reveal a stark warning for America, and is there still time to turn the time before the ultimate fulfillment of this ancient mystery comes to pass? Rabbi Jonathan Cahn shares insight in…

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Google I/O 2025 Special Edition - #733 26:21

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Today, I’m excited to share a special crossover edition of the podcast recorded live from Google I/O 2025! In this episode, I join Shawn Wang aka Swyx from the Latent Space Podcast, to interview Logan Kilpatrick and Shrestha Basu Mallick, PMs at Google DeepMind working on AI Studio and the Gemini API, along with Kwindla Kramer, CEO of Daily and cre…

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Danyese LaClair | Holdback Information 25:06

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When a woman’s body was found in a field, the police found a potential piece of evidence in the grass. But they decided to hold that information back, leading some to wonder if that is what stalled the investigation. If you have any information, call the Burton Police Department at (810) 742-2542 or the Crimestoppers at 1-800-422-JAIL. This case is…

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Dinesh D’Souza Exposes the Elites’ War on Freedom and Your Future 24:30

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Is there a secret war being waged inside the United States? And why are there so many fighting to preserve fraud, corruption, and lawlessness? As insane, wasteful spending and radical abuse of the system are increasingly exposed, we’ve seen rogue Leftist judges block President Trump’s initiatives and Democrat politicians push to halt the important …

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 131: Eric Milnes 22:20

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Eric Milnes is a professional instrumentalist and conductor who is also deeply committed to teaching and to fostering amateur talent. Along with instrumentalist Mélisande Corriveau, Milnes is co-director of Quebec's critically acclaimed period instrument orchestra and vocal ensemble, L'Harmonie des Saisons. They're the ensemble-in-residence for BUR…

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Emmett Corrigan | Crossroads 47:57

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When a confrontation between a husband and the man his wife was having an affair with erupted in violence, two families were left to grapple with what led to that moment and how to move forward. Read Ashlee’s book: Silence Breaks: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22873779-silence-breaks See me at the True Crime Podcast Festival! https://www.true…

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RAG Risks: Why Retrieval-Augmented LLMs are Not Safer with Sebastian Gehrmann - #732 57:09

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Today, we're joined by Sebastian Gehrmann, head of responsible AI in the Office of the CTO at Bloomberg, to discuss AI safety in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems and generative AI in high-stakes domains like financial services. We explore how RAG, contrary to some expectations, can inadvertently degrade model safety. We cover examples o…

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Jon Stewart - Beyond AI: Student Centric Education 1:00:09

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Beyond AI: Student Centric Education This episode is a follow up to my solo episode about the Alpha School, “A School with no Teachers”. My guest is here to cut through the hype and tell us the real story. Jon Stewart is a creative strategist and leader in the education technology space, currently serving as Head of Engagement at Alpha School in Au…

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Restoring the American Dream: Congressman Byron Donalds Exclusive 27:59

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After President Trump’s historic election victory, America faces a potentially hopeful horizon. But with all the setbacks and obstacles left by the previous administration, what will it take for the U.S. to move forward into a new golden age for the nation? Congressman Byron Donalds reveals the strategies and policies being implemented at home and …

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Becky Bliefnick | Images in the Dark 42:02

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Becky Bliefnick was ready to have her divorce settled so she could move on. She and her estranged husband fought almost every issue but none more than whether his father should be around their children unsupervised. Were any of those conflicts enough to end in murder? Becky Bliefnick Memorial Fund: https://gofund.me/cf34b08e This case is solved. Th…

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From Prompts to Policies: How RL Builds Better AI Agents with Mahesh Sathiamoorthy - #731 1:01:25

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Today, we're joined by Mahesh Sathiamoorthy, co-founder and CEO of Bespoke Labs, to discuss how reinforcement learning (RL) is reshaping the way we build custom agents on top of foundation models. Mahesh highlights the crucial role of data curation, evaluation, and error analysis in model performance, and explains why RL offers a more robust altern…

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Eric Trump Exclusive: America First and the New Golden Age for the United States 28:42

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It’s a new day in America. After years of bad deals and broken promises, the America First movement is restoring strength, faith, and freedom to our nation. Eric Trump joins us with an inside look at President Trump’s vision for the road ahead—reviving the economy, defending religious liberty, and standing boldly for faith, family, and freedom. ⁠⁠⁠…

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Karina Holmer | The Boston Au Pair Murder 45:29

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Karina Holmer knew within two months that being an au pair was not the job for her. She began to make plans to go home to Sweden, but she was killed after a night out with friends. With conflicting witness statements and no clear answers, the police are still waiting on the one tip that could bring this case together. Anyone with information is ask…

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How OpenAI Builds AI Agents That Think and Act with Josh Tobin - #730 1:07:27

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Today, we're joined by Josh Tobin, member of technical staff at OpenAI, to discuss the company’s approach to building AI agents. We cover OpenAI's three agentic offerings—Deep Research for comprehensive web research, Operator for website navigation, and Codex CLI for local code execution. We explore OpenAI’s shift from simple LLM workflows to reaso…

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Roger Gerard - Lead with Purpose 1:04:16

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Lead with Purpose Dr. Roger A. Gerard is the owner of Sloan & Gerard Consulting, a private consulting practice serving executives and boards in strategic planning, operational planning, executive coaching, and management development. He also specializes in process improvement, and the use of lean methodologies in bringing about significant and meas…

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Larry Huch: From Violent Drug Trafficker to Bold Champion for Jesus and Israel 29:53

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A childhood of abuse led to a life on a volatile path, and soon Pastor Larry Huch found himself surrounded by drugs and worse. Diving headfirst into a life of crime, he went from using drugs, to selling them, to smuggling them. Yet, as his life spun more and more out of control, he had no idea he was on a collision course with the truth of The Gosp…

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The First 100 Days: President Trump’s Impact on America and the World 28:15

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During his historic first 100 days back in office, President Trump has hit the ground running with a flurry of executive orders addressing immigration, gender, protecting women’s sports, and more, and we’ve also seen the implementation of tariffs and renegotiation of trade deals that have reset the global playing field. America is back—and Pastor S…

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Crystal Girard | The Conviction of Lynn DeJac (Patreon Archive) 1:07:33

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On February 13, 1993, Lynn Dejac called 911 to tell the police that her boyfriend was in her home and refused to leave. He left before the police arrived and then so did Lynn, leaving her two children home alone overnight. What happened that night would take 13 years to untangle though the official answer remains in dispute. This case is unsolved. …

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CTIBench: Evaluating LLMs in Cyber Threat Intelligence with Nidhi Rastogi - #729 56:18

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Today, we're joined by Nidhi Rastogi, assistant professor at Rochester Institute of Technology to discuss Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), focusing on her recent project CTIBench—a benchmark for evaluating LLMs on real-world CTI tasks. Nidhi explains the evolution of AI in cybersecurity, from rule-based systems to LLMs that accelerate analysis by p…

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Red Flags – Abuse Survivor Jenna Quinn EXPOSES Child Predators 34:52

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An unsuspecting family, a false sense of security, and an evil act of abuse that left a young girl traumatized. This story has become all too common. In the U.S. alone, one in four girls and one in thirteen boys experience child sexual abuse. Perhaps even more shocking are the extensive schemes grooming predators use to gain access to a child’s lif…

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Generative Benchmarking with Kelly Hong - #728 54:17

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In this episode, Kelly Hong, a researcher at Chroma, joins us to discuss "Generative Benchmarking," a novel approach to evaluating retrieval systems, like RAG applications, using synthetic data. Kelly explains how traditional benchmarks like MTEB fail to represent real-world query patterns and how embedding models that perform well on public benchm…

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Manuela Silverio | The Wig Shop Murder 56:09

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In 1998, a young man committed a random attack in a Houston wig shop. A suspect was identified and while the victims and their families say they have the right person, he has maintained his innocence for over 25 years. This case is solved. Support the show! Get the exclusive show Beyond the Files plus Crimelines episodes ad free on Supercast: https…

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Emmy-Winning Actress Patricia Heaton: Standing on Faith and Fighting for Truth 30:12

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How do we live out our faith in today’s chaotic world? And what can happen when you actually surrender your will and plans to God? For Emmy Award-winning actress Patricia Heaton, star of iconic shows like Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle, the answers to these questions have led to a bold walk of faith, fierce advocacy on behalf of the unborn …

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Jennifer Wathall - AI-Powered Pedagogy 1:03:04

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AI-Powered Pedagogy Dr. Jennifer Chang-Wathall is an independent educational consultant, author, and part-time instructor at the University of Hong Kong. With a rich background spanning over 30 years in international education, she has worked at various international schools, such as South Island School and Island School in Hong Kong, and The Unite…

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Pearl Pinson | Missing from Vallejo CA 24:04

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Pearl Pinson left for school one morning and, in full view of witnesses, was kidnapped as she walked. A shoot out with the prime suspect changed the course of this investigation, but the answer to “where is Pearl?” is something the right tip can bring in. If you know anything, please call the Solano County Sheriff's Office 707-421-7090 or NCMEC at …

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Rick Renner Reveals the TRUE Story of Easter Sunday 27:53

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Most Christians know the traditional Easter story, but is there more to it than we realize? Author and pastor Rick Renner takes a closer look at the deeper details of what happened on Resurrection Sunday to uncover what we might be missing and why it’s important for every believer. WATCH Stakelbeck Tonight episodes for free on TBN+ here. The Staksc…

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Exploring the Biology of LLMs with Circuit Tracing with Emmanuel Ameisen - #727 1:34:06

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In this episode, Emmanuel Ameisen, a research engineer at Anthropic, returns to discuss two recent papers: "Circuit Tracing: Revealing Language Model Computational Graphs" and "On the Biology of a Large Language Model." Emmanuel explains how his team developed mechanistic interpretability methods to understand the internal workings of Claude by rep…

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The Shafia Family Part 2 50:39

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In June of 2009, a Nissan Sentra with four bodies in it was pulled from a canal near Kingston, Ontario. In part 1, we discussed the backstory of the family at the center of this case and now, in part 2, we’ll discuss the crime scene, the timeline, the changing stories, and the final resolution. This case is solved Support Right To Learn Afghanistan…

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The Shafia Family Part 1 56:27

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When the bodies of four women and girls were pulled from a car in a canal, the community rallied around the grieving family who suffered an inexplicable accident. But the police, from the very start, believed they could explain what happened and it was no accident. This case is solved Thank you to this week's sponsor Spot & Tango! For a limited tim…

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Teaching LLMs to Self-Reflect with Reinforcement Learning with Maohao Shen - #726 51:45

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Today, we're joined by Maohao Shen, PhD student at MIT to discuss his paper, “Satori: Reinforcement Learning with Chain-of-Action-Thought Enhances LLM Reasoning via Autoregressive Search.” We dig into how Satori leverages reinforcement learning to improve language model reasoning—enabling model self-reflection, self-correction, and exploration of a…

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Glenn Beck EXPOSES AI. Rogue Judges and the Left’s NEW Strategy 30:06

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With activist judges run amok, a bold political agenda in the White House, the exposure of decades of government corruption and the rise of A.I., we’re seeing a perfect storm converge, leaving many with questions about what will happen next. Glenn Beck reveals what we should be paying attention to, the impact of AI and its possible consequences, an…

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Dr. Alveda King : America’s Next Great Awakening & The Downfall of D.E.I. 27:55

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Are we on the precipice of a new great awakening, and what does that mean for the future of America? Over the last four years, we’ve seen the rise of radical, far-left ideas like transgenderism, gender re-assignment surgeries for children, unrestricted abortion and D.E.I. initiatives. Yet, Americans responded loudly, culminating in a landslide elec…

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Waymo's Foundation Model for Autonomous Driving with Drago Anguelov - #725 1:09:07

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Today, we're joined by Drago Anguelov, head of AI foundations at Waymo, for a deep dive into the role of foundation models in autonomous driving. Drago shares how Waymo is leveraging large-scale machine learning, including vision-language models and generative AI techniques to improve perception, planning, and simulation for its self-driving vehicl…

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Bonus: Interview with Truer Crime! 27:39

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Find Truer Crime wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you to our March sponsors! For a limited time go to SpotandTango.com/crimelines and use code crimelines to get 50% off your first order! Use code Crimelines at newspapers.com for an exclusive 20% discount on your subscription! Ready to help your kids learn the value of money? Just head to acor…

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Hollywood Icon Gary Sinise: Standing with America’s Soldiers and First Responders 34:48

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For years, through the Gary Sinise Foundation, iconic actor Gary Sinise, known for his dramatic portrayal of Lt. Dan in the hit film “Forrest Gump,” has been working to transform the lives of those who’ve already given so much. From war-torn battlefields half a world away to dealing with major disasters that destroy lives, they are the men and wome…

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Dynamic Token Merging for Efficient Byte-level Language Models with Julie Kallini - #724 50:32

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Today, we're joined by Julie Kallini, PhD student at Stanford University to discuss her recent papers, “MrT5: Dynamic Token Merging for Efficient Byte-level Language Models” and “Mission: Impossible Language Models.” For the MrT5 paper, we explore the importance and failings of tokenization in large language models—including inefficient compression…

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Presenting: KILLER MINDS 10:43

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Formerly known as Mind of A Serial Killer, Killer Minds takes you deep into the psychology of history’s most chilling murderers—from infamous serial killers to ruthless cult leaders, deadly exes, and terrifying spree killers. Every Monday and Thursday, hosts Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels, a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, blend grip…

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Jay Orbin | A Twist of Circumstance 1:05:31

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Jay Orbin left on a business trip and never came home. Or at least that’s what his wife initially told the police. But changing stories made it unclear what really happened in this case. This case is (mostly) solved Thank you to our sponsors! For a limited time go to SpotandTango.com/crimelines and use code crimelines to get 50% off your first orde…

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Nate Buzolic: Why Hollywood Actor Nate Buzolic Risked EVERYTHING to Stand with Israel 40:47

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From activist journalists to terrorist propaganda, the world has been swept up in a horrific wave of antisemitism in the wake of the October 7th massacre. The mainstream media has framed Israel as the aggressor in its war with Hamas and it’s now common to see open hatred of the Jewish people posted across social media. Actor Nate Buzolic, star of h…

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Scaling Up Test-Time Compute with Latent Reasoning with Jonas Geiping - #723 58:38

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Today, we're joined by Jonas Geiping, research group leader at Ellis Institute and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems to discuss his recent paper, “Scaling up Test-Time Compute with Latent Reasoning: A Recurrent Depth Approach.” This paper proposes a novel language model architecture which uses recurrent depth to enable “thinking in l…