Best Token For Your Thoughts Podcasts (2025)

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Beyond Likes: Andrew Berkowitz on ValuesCo, Meme Coins, and a Purpose-Driven Social Network 49:58

7d ago49:58

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🎙️ Guest: Andrew Berkowitz, Founder of ValuesCo 🕒 Duration: ~45 minutes Episode Overview In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts, host Lindsey McConaghy speaks with Andrew Berkowitz, Cofounder and CEO of ValuesCo, about rethinking social media, incentivizing impact, and why meme coins might just be the fuel for purpose-driven economies. They cov…

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The Creativity Diary Entry 11: Sharing a life through art, little houses of Mérida, and designing a career 24:08

1h ago24:08

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Covered in this week's instalment of 'The Creativity Diary': Designing a career Little houses in Mérida, Mexico My love of teaching creativity Sharing a life through art As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational coaching session now at https://thecreativecondit…

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

7h ago56:18

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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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S5E15 Tokens get spent, Stephen a Smith, RHOBH 22:32

1d ago22:32

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Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways Support the showBy Black Opinionated Woman

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Brew Brain Dump 2: Creative self efficacy and personal enrichment 10:43

1d ago10:43

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A moment with The Creative Condition founder Ben Tallon as he shares creativity-led thoughts, insights, lessons, feelings, and observations for the duration of one brew (hot beverage). Today, creative self-efficacy and enrichment for sustainable creativity. As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Work with me through the 'PIT …

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How AI & Web3 are Shaping the Global Work Force 50:02

2d ago50:02

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In this powerful episode of Digital Transformers, from the Emerging GovTech livestream series, sponsored by GBA and National DigiFoundry, hosts Kevin L. Jackson and Gerard Dache dive into emerging government technology and the future of the workforce. Topics include: How Web3 is reshaping jobs with decentralized workforces, smart contracts, and tok…

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Brew Brain Dump 1: Is the Steven Bartlett Deepfake the beginning of the end of the internet? Tala Schlossberg's rest, Wilding and the local council 16:00

4d ago16:00

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A moment with The Creative Condition founder Ben Tallon as he shares creativity-led thoughts, insights, lessons, feelings, and observations for the duration of one brew (hot beverage). Today, deepfake Steveb Bartlett and the beginning of the end of the internet, Tala Rae Schlossberg, local wilding, council emails, and getting back to tribal enrichm…

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Generative Benchmarking with Kelly Hong - #728 54:17

6d ago54:17

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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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Ep 262: These changing times! Jennifer Murtell, VP of Innovation and Strategy at Marks gets deep 1:20:40

6d ago1:20:40

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Our cultures and societies are changing at a rate we were not designed to adapt to or comprehend. Our minds can rage from wild optimism to pessimism and nihilism 100s of times a day. What does this mean for creativity, art, and design? I'm joined by the VP of Innovation and Strategy at Marks, Jennifer Murtell, fresh off the fantastic work with fema…

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S5E14 That Kanye is nasty work 14:24

8d ago14:24

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Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways Support the showBy Black Opinionated Woman

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Episode 59: Peeling Layers 7:45

9d ago7:45

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Episode 59: Peeling Layers At the federal level, the tables are turning faster than at a vintage Tiesto performance: it’s honestly hard to keep up with how quickly the federal government has done a total 180 on crypto. Key Points From This Episode: What was the now-disbanded National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team? How is the United States similar…

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Ep 261: DESIGNING A CAREER! Taking charge of your creativity 26:22

14d ago26:22

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Simon Dixon, co-founder of DixonBaxi posted about the importance of designing your own career to avoid someone shaping it in an ill-fitting way. It blew my mind, succinctly capturing so many universal creativity truths and bringing about a personal revelation that through my coaching, this is exactly what I'm helping my clients to do. But what does…

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Roman Cyganov of Antix: Build an AI Twin That Works 24/7 - in 30 Languages 45:33

15d ago45:33

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🎙️ Guest: Roman Cyganov, Founder of Antix 🕒 Duration: ~46 minutes Episode Overview What if you could clone yourself - digitally - and keep working (and earning) around the clock? In this week’s episode of Token for Your Thoughts, host Lindsey McConaghy chats with Roman Cyganov, founder of Antix, a platform that lets you build your own AI twin. This…

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S5E13 Planning, Beyoncé, Domincan hair salon, etc 11:15

15d ago11:15

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Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways Support the showBy Black Opinionated Woman

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

15d ago1:34:06

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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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Paul Giordano: How MARA Is Using Bitcoin Mining to Build Global Infrastructure 34:55

20d ago34:55

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🎙️ Guest: Paul Giordano, VP of Digital Asset Management at MARA 🕒 Duration: ~34 minutes Episode Overview In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts, host Lindsey McConaghy sits down with Paul Giordano, VP of Digital Asset Management at MARA, one of the largest Bitcoin mining operations in the world. Paul’s not just talking hash rates. From Wall Str…

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Ep 260: A conversation with a video game art director. Oddbug Studio's Martin Reimann 1:25:30

21d ago1:25:30

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I don't know much about video games, but the medium intrigues me, so I'm joined by Oddbug Studio's art director and environment artist Martin Reimann fresh off the hugely successful launch of Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter. I throw a lot of naive questions Martin's way about the role of a video game art director, the origins of both Oddbug and…

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

22d ago51:45

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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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S5E12 Is Jack and Jill good for the community? 23:00

22d ago23:00

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Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways Support the showBy Black Opinionated Woman

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The Creativity Diary Entry 10: AI Rage, loss of balance, and Tala Schlossberg's comment on beauty 29:07

28d ago29:07

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Covered in this week's instalment of 'The Creativity Diary': AI rage A loss of mental balance Tala Schlossberg's wonderful comment on beauty in the dark The need for jeopardy remembered As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational coaching session now at https://t…

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How The ZAO Is Helping Artists Keep Their Music, Data, and Dollars 47:53

29d ago47:53

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🎙️ Guest: Zaal, Founder of The ZAO 🕒 Duration: ~47 minutes Episode Overview In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts, host Lindsey McConaghy sits down with Zaal, the founder of The ZAO - a Web3 music collective helping artists reclaim their ownership, data, and creative freedom. Zaal shares how supporting a friend’s music career turned into a mis…

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S5E11 Sources Matter—Control What Feeds Your Mind & Body 11:53

29d ago11:53

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Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways Support the showBy Black Opinionated Woman

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

29d ago1:09:07

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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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Blockchain for Critical Businesses 42:42

1M ago42:42

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In this episode of Digital Transformers, host Kevin L. Jackson sits down with Mark Rakhmilevich, Senior Director of Blockchain Product Management at Oracle, to explore the evolving landscape of blockchain, digital assets, and fintech. Mark shares insights from his career journey—from early days at IBM and BEA Systems to leading Oracle’s initiatives…

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Ep 259: Discussing deep listening and creativity with doctor, researcher, and author, Rageshri Dhairyawan 50:04

1M ago50:04

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In our 1000mph lives, it's so hard to listen and be heard, but deep listening is a critical part of the creative process. Being heard makes for unity, healthy relationships, and human value. I'm joined by the author of the brilliant Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing, Rageshri Dhairyawan. Rageshri felt unheard while suffering extreme endome…

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Episode 58: Yet Another CTA Update (Yawn) 4:26

1M ago4:26

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Episode 58: Yet Another CTA Update (Yawn) Last time I spoke to you about the CTA, I said I wanted to discuss it about as much as I wanted a hole in the head. A little over a month later, nothing has changed. In my mood that is. But alas, much has changed in the world of required BO reporting, so here I am standing in front my mic and talking about …

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Episode 57: Fixing the Hole in Your Net (And More!) 12:37

1M ago12:37

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Episode 57: Fixing the Hole in Your Net (And More!) If you thought the kinder, gentler SEC was only going to be kinder and gentler to the crypto community, you thought wrong. Today I’m going to briefly summarize two recent SEC actions that relaxed marketing-related rules: clarifying requirements for marketing materials and elements of 506(c). Key P…

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Ermin Sharich of Aegis: Creating Transparency and Yield with Bitcoin-Backed YUSD 43:15

1M ago43:15

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🎙️ Guest: Ermin Sharich, Co-Founder of Aegis 🕒 Duration: ~45 minutes Episode Overview In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts, host Lindsey McConaghy sits down with Ermin Sharich, co-founder of Aegis, the company behind YUSD - a Bitcoin-backed stablecoin designed to minimize risk and maximize transparency. Ermin takes us through his journey from…

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S5E10 America is crashing out over Tesla 21:05

1M ago21:05

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Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways Support the showBy Black Opinionated Woman

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

1M ago50:32

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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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Banking and Financial Services: Putting Government Budgets on Blockchain 52:57

1M ago52:57

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In this episode of Digital Transformers, hosts Kevin L. Jackson and Gerard Dache explore the role of blockchain in government operations in this recent Emerging GovTech livestream, produced in partnership with the Government Blockchain Association and the National DigiFoundry. They welcome Amelia Powers Gardner, a pioneer in digital government serv…

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The Creativity Diary Entry 9: Paradiso Festival, cenotes swim meets, a found book, and the joy of being lost 15:37

1M ago15:37

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Covered in this week's instalment of 'The Creativity Diary': The joy of being lost The inaugural Paradiso Festival The Burrills at breakfast A found book impact As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Get your 1/3 off 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational audit now at https://thecreativecondition.com Help the Ukrainian I…

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From Burning Banksy to Building XION: How 'Burnt Banksy' is Making Crypto Invisible 44:44

1M ago44:44

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🎙️ Guest: Anthony Anzalone (aka Burnt Banksy), Founder of XION 🕒 Duration: ~45 minutes Episode Overview In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts, host Lindsey McConaghy sits down with Anthony Anzalone, aka Burnt Banksy, the founder of XION, a blockchain built to make crypto so seamless, it practically disappears. Anthony takes us on a wild ride f…

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S5E9 IGO - It's Ghetto Outside... but Are We Ready? 17:22

1M ago17:22

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Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways Support the showBy Black Opinionated Woman

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

1M ago58:38

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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…

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The Creativity Diary Entry 8: The insurmountables, Looney Tunes villains, humour, and managing our 'heels'. 21:44

2M ago21:44

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Covered in this week's instalment of 'The Creativity Diary': Managing our 'insurmountables' The joy of childish humour and Looney Tunes villains 'The heels': common creativity villains World book day – magic or consumerist tosh? As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Get your 1/3 off 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundationa…

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S5E8 LeBron hate is so weird 15:33

2M ago15:33

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Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways Support the showBy Black Opinionated Woman

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Imagine while Reasoning in Space: Multimodal Visualization-of-Thought with Chengzu Li - #722 42:11

2M ago42:11

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Today, we're joined by Chengzu Li, PhD student at the University of Cambridge to discuss his recent paper, “Imagine while Reasoning in Space: Multimodal Visualization-of-Thought.” We explore the motivations behind MVoT, its connection to prior work like TopViewRS, and its relation to cognitive science principles such as dual coding theory. We dig i…

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