Best The Utility Player Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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Season 4 | Episode 7 - Tutita Casa, Anna Strauss, Jenna Waggoner & Mhret Wondmagegne, Developing Student Agency: The Strategy Showcase 34:27

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Tutita Casa, Anna Strauss, Jenna Waggoner & Mhret Wondmagegne, Developing Student Agency: The Strategy Showcase ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 7 When students aren't sure how to approach a problem, many of them default to asking the teacher for help. This tendency is one of the central challenges of teaching: walking the fine line between offering…

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🚨 LIVE 🚨 Which Universes Beyond Sets Fit MTG… and Which Are Cash 💸 Grabs? - #403 2:00:56

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Episode 403: 🎙️ This Week on the CommanderSmiths Podcast! 🎙️ We’re breaking down EVERY Universes Beyond set and asking the real question: 🔥 Which ones actually fit the Magic: The Gathering lore… and which ones are just cash grabs? 💸 From Warhammer 40k and Lord of the Rings… to Fallout, Marvel, Doctor Who, Jurassic World and everything in between — …

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AI Powered Customer Intelligence To Grow Your Business | Varun Sharma 55:48

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Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #273, we welcomed Varun Sharma, Co-Founder & CEO of Enterpret based in New York, NY. Enterpret provides custom AI to transform how you understand customers – from feedback chaos into clear, confident action. Harness superintelligence that feels like intuition, so your product and CX …

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Under Utilized Cards | PQ Season Prep | Fun Decks Pt 2 1:48:06

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This week we are joined by Rain from Stone Rain Productions to talk about how to prep for PQs. We also discuss a few new interesting decks we have been playing with trying to find something off meta to take to locals. And we also cover some under utilized cards that we feel you should get some love. Timestamps! 00:00 Intro! 09:20 PQ Prep 43:00 Unde…

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How are key renewable energies faring at the end of 2025? Guest host and energy analyst Bridget van Dorsten talks through developments in geothermal, hydrogen and wind. 37:11

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At the start of the year things were looking uncertain for nascent renewables like hydrogen and geothermal. With policy support from the previous US administration they had boomed with the IRA, then came July 2025 and the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which tore up tax credits and removed incentives for those renewable technologies…

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🌊🔥🪨🌪️ Avatar: The Last Airbender MTG Set Review — BEST Commanders + BEST Cards! - #402 1:56:14

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Episode 402: 🎙️ This Week on the CommanderSmiths Podcast! 🎙️ The new Avatar: The Last Airbender MTG set drops this weekend, and we’re breaking it all down! 🌊🔥🌪️🪨 This episode we’re doing our classic Fav 5 Lists — which is absolutely just our version of a “Top 10,” but we’re sticking with the branding 😆. We each pick: ✨ Our Fav 5 Legendary Creatures…

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Season 4 | Episode 6 - Christy Pettis & Terry Wyberg, The Case for Choral Counting with Fractions 37:00

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Christy Pettis & Terry Wyberg, The Case for Choral Counting with Fractions ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 6 How can educators help students recognize similarities in the way whole numbers and fractions behave? And are there ways educators can build on students' understanding of whole numbers to support their understanding of fractions? The answer …

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💰💸 Monster Hunter 🐲 Secret Lair Spoilers — Are These Drops Worth It? 💸💰 - #401 1:02:43

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Episode 401: 🎙️ This Week on the CommanderSmiths Podcast! 🎙️ It’s Episode 401! 🎉 And we’re diving straight into the freshly spoiled Secret Lair: Monster Hunter Superdrop! 🐲⚔️🛡️ We’re breaking down every drop — the must-buys, the duds, the surprises, the value plays, and which ones will actually make it into your Commander decks. Whether you're a Mo…

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One Click Bug Reports Devs Love | Matt Rubright 54:11

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Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #272, we welcomed Matt Rubright, Chief Customer Officer at Jam.dev based in Seattle, WA. Jam powers the complete software development lifecycle, with AI that eliminates 84% of bug reproduction tasks, so your engineers can ship clean code faster. Jam AI adds the relevant logs and step…

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Energy policy, technology, and utility challenges: How industry leaders are overcoming barriers 37:32

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Utility-scale clean energy projects in development are still facing connection queues and regulatory barriers. RE+ may be done for 2025, but the debate is still going. Host Sylvia Leyva Martinez, Research Director at Wood Mackenzie, sits down with three leaders who are driving progress from different corners of the energy transition, from utility-s…

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BIATL Analysis and First Look at Lists | Does Planning Phase Know SWU Trivia | PPS | Star Wars Unlimited 1:59:33

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With the first major tournament of Secrets of Power wrapping up, we decided to cover some of the lists that came out of the BIATL this weekend. We talk about the top 8, review the lists from it and then talk about some of the innovations we saw. We will also cover 5 cool lists that came out of this weekend that we are excited to try. And if that wa…

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Empower Your Business Through Salesforce Utilization | Marcus Smith 38:39

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Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #271, we welcomed Marcus Smith, CEO at Cloud Trailz based in Atlanta, GA. Cloud Trailz offers their customers Saleforce help without all of the hassle by providing professional, expert users that come with the playbooks required to achieve utilization & success with the world's large…

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EPISODE 400! 💰💸 Secret Lair: Avatar — Worth It or Wallet Bender? | Is Avatar Worth It? 💸💰 56:36

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Episode 400: 🎙️ This Week on the CommanderSmiths Podcast! 🎙️ It’s our 400th episode! 🥳 And we’re celebrating with something special — diving into the brand-new Secret Lair: Avatar: The Last Airbender Superdrop! 🌊🔥🌪️🪨 We’re breaking down every drop — which ones are worth it, which are cash grabs, and which ones you’ll actually want for your Commande…

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CXWeekly Update | Make Happiness A Habit 10:01

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Hey CX Nation, In this week's CXWeekly Update episode I walk through some ideas, goals & CTAs that me & the team at CXC have been focused on. Full candor, we're in a full blown sales sprint to the end of the year to close 2025 with a bang & tee up the best year yet in 2026. We're also working on a ton of new customer focused business content -- inc…

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New SEC Decks To Test | Analyzing Plot Cards | Podcast Update | PPS | Star Wars Unlimited 1:44:41

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Plot cards are the main focus for this new set so the team deep dives into each of the plot cards to determine if they are playable or not. They talk about which leaders they think would like them and which cards just do not make the cut. Then they release 5 new decks they have been testing with Set 6 to try and get a new meta deck to break in for …

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Season 4 | Episode 5 - Ramsey Merritt, Improving Students' Turn & Talk Experience 28:25

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Ramsey Merritt, Improving Students' Turn & Talk Experience ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 5 Most educators know what a turn and talk is—but are your students excited to do them? In this episode, we put turn and talks under a microscope. We'll talk with Ramsey Merritt from the Harvard Graduate School of Education about ways to revamp and better sca…

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🚨 LIVE 🚨 TOP 100 UTILITY LANDS! 💥 + Rhystic Study vs The One Ring FINALS 🏆 - #399 2:44:20

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Episode 399: 🎙️ This Week on the CommanderSmiths Podcast! 🎙️ We’re breaking down the Top 100 Utility Lands in Commander! 🌋 From Command Tower to Field of the Dead to Maze of Ith — we’re diving into what’s truly great, what’s overrated, and what might just be garbage in EDH land bases. But that’s not all... it’s FINALS TIME for our Best Draw in Comm…

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Pre-Release Weekend Recap | Predicting What We Will See at PQ Tournaments 54:39

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With pre-release weekend wrapping up and the ramp up to store showdowns and PQ season, Tanner looks at some of the leaders that will be played at these events. He covers the recent PQ and Sector announcements and talks through what he will be prepping for. He also covers his pre-release weekend runs and what cards he thinks made the day better. Tim…

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Will energy storage save the grid? How batteries and the software behind them are reshaping reliability in the age of AI demand 47:45

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Electrification is surging, AI data centres are multiplying, and volatility is rising on both sides of the meter. Can storage step in as the flexible backbone the US grid now needs? Host Sylvia Leyva Martinez is joined by Joanna Martin Ziegenfuss, General Manager for Strategic Market Development (North America), and Ruchira Shah, General Manager of…

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🚨 LIVE 🚨 Blueprint for Land Bases in Commander | 1–5 Color Mana Bases + Utility Lands! #398 1:42:22

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Episode 398: 🎙️ This Week on the CommanderSmiths Podcast! 🎙️ We’re breaking down one of the most important parts of deckbuilding — your land base! 🌋 This week we’re laying out The Blueprint for Building Land Bases across 1 to 5-color Commander decks. We’ll talk about how we decide which lands make the cut, how to balance fixing vs. utility, and whi…

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Set 6 PreRelease Guide | New Decks | Cards Where Excited For | PPS | Star Wars Unlimited 2:01:50

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With Secrets of Power set to release next weekend, we decided to look at a few new lists that we think are hot. We also talk about our top 4 favorite cards from Set 6. And if that was not enough we also decided to do a prerelease guide for the cards we believe you should play this weekend. Timestamps! 00:00 Intro! 06:00 Our Favorite Set 6 Cards 39:…

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Season 4 | Episode 4 - Pam Harris, Exploring the Power & Purpose of Number Strings 43:48

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Pam Harris, Exploring the Power & Purpose of Number Strings ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 4 I've struggled when I have a new strategy I want my students to consider and despite my best efforts, it just doesn't surface organically. While I didn't want to just tell my students what to do, I wasn't sure how to move forward. Then I discovered number …

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🚨 LIVE 🚨 😱 The Boogeymen of Commander! | Top 10 Most FEARED Commanders in EDH 👻 - #397 1:38:07

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Episode 397: 🎙️ This Week on the CommanderSmiths Podcast! 🎙️ This week we’re diving into the Boogeymen of Commander 👻 — those commanders that make the whole table groan the second they hit the playmat. You know the ones… the scary generals that strike fear before the game even begins. 😨 Adam and Lowery each break down their Top 5 most intimidating …

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From capture to storage: inside the full CCUS value chain | Recorded live at CCUS in Houston 47:10

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This special wrap-up episode of Interchange Recharged takes listeners on a fast tour of the entire carbon capture value chain, from industrial emitters and LNG developers to UK transport and storage pioneers. Host Sylvia Leyva Martinez, Research Director at Wood Mackenzie, brings together three leaders shaping how CCUS moves from theory to reality.…

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Secrets of Power Leader Tier Rankings | Leaders That Get a Bump with Set 6 1:58:34

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With all the cards released for set 6, we dive into which leaders from set 1 to 5 we think will get enhancements. We also provide our Tier Rankings for how powerful the Leaders will be this set. The team hash it out to decide which leaders they should start building with first. Links --------- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX-7c7R0_FlT…

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🚨 LIVE 🚨 BEST DRAW TOURNAMENT! The State of Secret Lairs – Time for a Change? - #396 1:23:18

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Episode 396: 🎙️ This Week on the CommanderSmiths Podcast! 🎙️ We’re talking about two big topics in the world of Magic! First up… we break down the best card draw in Commander — the engines, spells, and sneaky cards that keep your hand full and your opponents jealous. Then we dive into the current state of Secret Lairs… what’s working, what’s not, a…

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Talzin Wins Big | Leader Sabe Analysis | New Casual Format Review | PPS | Star Wars Unlimited 2:17:42

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Spain Regional Qualifier is over and we have the results and some thoughts on the decks that made the Top 8. We also cover last week's SEC spoilers with a new leader that Sam is excited for and has been building decks for all week. We also will cover a new casual format that you can to locals which is fun and has made a splash recently. Timestamps!…

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From policy to possibility: How CCUS is moving from talk to action 58:02

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Recorded live on day two of Wood Mackenzie’s CCUS Conference in Houston, this episode of Interchange Recharged explores how carbon capture is advancing from state-level regulation to real-world innovation and global market trends. Host Sylvia Leyva Martinez begins with Lily Barkau, Groundwater Section Manager at the Wyoming Department of Environmen…

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Season 4 | Episode 3 - Kim Montague—I Have, You Need: The Utility Player of Instructional Routines 31:05

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Kim Montague, I Have, You Need: The Utility Player of Instructional Routines ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 3 In sports, a utility player is someone who can play multiple positions competently, providing flexibility and adaptability. From my perspective, the routine I have, you need may just be the utility player of classroom routines. Today we're…

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💰💸 Breaking Down the PLAYSTATION Secret Lair Crossover! | What’s Worth It? 💸💰 - #395 2:25:52

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Episode 395: 🎙️ This Week on the CommanderSmiths Podcast! 🎙️ We’re back... and it’s another Malört-fueled adventure! 🥃💀 We hit our raffle goal last week, so buckle up — things might get a little wild. This week we’re diving deep into the Secret Lair Superdrop coming at the end of October, plus giving an early look at the upcoming PlayStation crosso…

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Can finance and policy unlock the carbon capture boom? | Recorded live at CCUS in Houston 53:29

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This special episode of Interchange Recharged brings together finance, law, and technology leaders shaping the path to commercial carbon capture. Host Sylvia Leyva Martinez explores how capital, regulation, and innovation are converging to turn early-stage CCUS projects into bankable reality. The conversation opens with Omer Farooq, Head of Sustain…

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Build & Deploy AI Support Agents In Minutes | Valerie Li 49:39

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DJ Makes A Comeback | Palp Takes Down Portland | PPS | Star Wars Unlimited 2:17:42

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This week's episode is a little less diverse than normal but still jam packed with statistics and spoilers. We decided to cover the Portland Top 8 and look at the decks that made it, plus our thoughts on how the meta shaped up. We also cover a bunch of spoilers that have come out including a new Leader that has Tanner’s interest peaked. Links -----…

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CXWeekly Update | Lessons From 5 Years Building CXChronicles 19:08

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Hey CX Nation, Here's the first CXWeekly Update from CXC in a long time! This week's episode I walk through some ideas, goals & CTAs that I've learned from the 5 years of building CXC. Don't worry we have a ton of amazing guest interviews coming down the pipeline over the next couple of weeks. Part of our goal at CXC is to create more customer focu…

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💰💸 Breaking Down the Secret Scare Superdrop 👻 | What’s Worth It? 💸💰 - #394 1:59:46

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Episode 394: 🎙️ This Week on the CommanderSmiths Podcast! 🎙️ We’re diving into the spooky side of Magic this week with a full breakdown of the Secret Scare Superdrop 👻🕷️ From creepy new art, to wild crossovers (Jaws, Iron Maiden, The Office mashups, and more), to value adds like the rainbow foil Cryptic Command bonus — we’re covering it all. We’ll …

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Planning Phase Wins Another PQ | Leader Pryce Spoilers | New Meta Analysis 2:39:18

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What a weekend it has been with 3 of the 4 Planning Phase Hosts making a Top 8 appearance at the Michigan PQ. We talk about our runs, what got us to the Top 8 and Alex’s Championship win. We also cover where the meta is at, and what has shown up for the first weekend after the force throw ban. Lastly we cover the new leader spoilers from the week b…

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Delivering Premium CX At Every Stage Of The Customer Journey | Michele Shane 53:43

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Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #267, we welcomed Michele Shane, SVP Business Development at UJet.CX based in San Francisco, CA. UJET is a next-generation cloud contact center platform that leverages AI to modernize the customer experience. The UJet.CX platform & services embed intelligent automation at every touch…

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🚨 LIVE 🚨 Is Universes Beyond Good for Magic? What We Want Next? - #393 1:35:16

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Episode 393: 🎙️ This Week on the CommanderSmiths Podcast! 🎙️ It’s time to talk Universes Beyond! 🌌 This week we’re diving into how UB is going so far — do we like it, what’s worked, what hasn’t, and how Wizards could improve going forward. We’ll also share the franchises and crossovers we’d love to see next. If you’ve had strong opinions about Secr…

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Secrets of Power & a Droid Leader | Which Han Solo SOR is the Best Version | Kevin Wilson Interview 2:22:01

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With Force Throw Banned, we decided to deep dive into Han Solo SOR to talk about which color best suits him and if we can make force decks viable in this new meta. We also cover a few of the spoilers that came out this week talking about a new leader Tanner predicted last set. Lastly we kick off our Designer Interview series with Kevin Wison as we …

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What to do now clean energy subsidies are going? Analysis and insights from clean energy’s biggest North American event 29:29

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As RE+ 2025 wrapped up in Las Vegas, the mood across the show floor was one of contradiction: anxiety, anger, optimism, and opportunity all rolled into one. In this episode, Sylvia Leyva Martinez – Research Director and analyst covering global solar markets - sits down with Chris Seiple, Vice Chair of Power & Renewables, and Kasim Khan, Senior Anal…

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Season 4 | Episode 2 - Dr. Sue Looney - Same but Different: Encouraging Students to Think Flexibly 28:09

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Sue Looney, Same but Different: Encouraging Students to Think Flexibly ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 2 Sometimes students struggle in math because they fail to make connections. For too many students, every concept feels like its own entity without any connection to the larger network of mathematical ideas. On the podcast today, we're talking wit…

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🚨 LIVE 🚨 TOP 10 Spider-Man 🕷️ Commanders and Commander Cards! 🕸️ - #392 1:47:51

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Episode 392: 🎙️ This Week on the CommanderSmiths Podcast! 🎙️ We’re going full Spidey this week! 🕷️🕸️ We’re counting down our Top 10 Commanders from the brand-new Spider-Man set AND our Top 10 Cards overall for Commander! Expect some spicy picks, a few debates, and of course... plenty of laughs as we each pick our Fav 5 in classic CommanderSmiths st…

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Secrets of Power Amazing Reveal | Force Throw Ban and the new Meta | PPS | Star Wars Unlimited 2:02:48

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Secrets of Power has started to provide some reveals and we are here to talk about which ones are our favorites. We cover all the current leader reveals as well as the cards that we feel could be meta changing. We also cover this the force throw ban that FFG stated in their last live stream and talk about what decks could be coming back. Links ----…

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Charting Your Path To Success | Adam Coffey 50:56

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Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #266, we welcomed Adam Coffey, Founding Partner of The Chairman Group based in Dallas, TX. The Chairman Group™ is a consulting firm founded by Adam Coffey. Adam spent 21 years building 3 national companies for 9 private equity firms. During his career Adam completed 58 acquisitions a…

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Navigating the world after OB3: implications for innovation and local manufacturing | Sponsored content from Hithium - Recorded Live at the PowerUp Stage at RE+ 24:29

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Recorded live at RE+, Sylvia Leyva Martinez, Research Director at Wood Mackenzie, hosts Ryan Chen and Neil Bradshaw from Hithium to unpack the true costs of OB3, the constraints on innovation and fire safety as result of the bill, and the future possibilities for AIDC. Neil Bradshaw is Director of Global Applications Engineering, and takes the view…

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Gas prices are rising and the demand for renewable energy is growing. How are big players in the green tech industry preparing for the evolving policy around solar energy credits? (Recorded live at RE ... 39:46

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Despite the US adding 4.3 gigawatts of solar manufacturing capacity in Q2, there were no additions to the upstream components of polysilicon wafer and cell manufacturing. As gas prices continue to rise and the demand for alternative power supplies grows, get a detailed look at what big names in energy are doing to get over the hurdles. On her secon…

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🚨 LIVE 🚨 Is the Spider-Man 🕷️ Superdrop Secret Lair Worth It? 🕸️- #391 1:03:33

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Episode 391: 🎙️ This Week on the CommanderSmiths Podcast! 🎙️ We’re swinging into the Spider-Verse Secret Lair Superdrop! 🕷️💥 Wizards dropped a whole batch of Spidey-themed goodies and we’re breaking down every single drop. Not only are we looking at the art and reprints... but we’re also adding a brand-new feature—grading each drop overall. Don’t w…

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OB3 and market uncertainty has put more pressure than ever on clean energy assets. How are owners and operators getting the most out of their wind, solar and storage? (Recorded Live at RE+ in Las Vegas ... 56:58

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In a year defined by uncertainty, this RE+ special episode of Interchange Recharged flips the script from “build more” to “get more from what you’ve got.” Sylvia Leyva Martinez, Research Director at Wood Mackenzie, is joined by Alex Bamberger, VP of Digital Solutions at RES, to look at how owners are squeezing extra megawatt-hours from operating wi…

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Forget Net Zero. Everyone’s talking about energy dominance, but is a rebrand really the best thing for climate action? Recorded at RE+ in Las Vegas as the energy industry’s biggest event gets underway ... 15:36

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The policy environment in the US at the moment is challenging, but developers, utilities, and investors are still moving forward with decarbonisation goals and climate action; they’re just talking about it and approaching it in a different way. As RE+ (North America’s biggest clean energy event) kicks off, Sylvia Leyva Martinez talks to veteran cli…

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Creating Human Delivered, Digitally Enabled Services | Mario Baddour 56:38

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Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #265, we welcomed Mario Baddour, President & CEO of InteLogix, based in Park City, UT. InteLogix provides customer experience (CX) solutions and accounts receivable management (ARM) operations that enhance customer loyalty and revenue for their clients. They combine human engagement …