Bring Me the Axe is a comedy podcast celebrating the best (and worst) horror from a time when the video store ruled the night. Every other week, brothers Bryan and Dave White (and the occasional guest) heed the call of nostalgia and evaluate the classic 70s and 80s horror movies they loved in their childhood to determine whether the movies are still relevant today or should be allowed to fade into obscurity.
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Talking Success: Igniting the Global FinTech Revolution is a riveting podcast powered by titc.io (formally TalentintheCloud) with a laser focus on FinTech. Your host, Darren Franks, takes you on an exhilarating journey, engaging with titans of the industry – the visionaries who are CEOs, Founders, Investors, and Leaders shaping the FinTech landscape - with a special nod to FinTechs in Africa. Immerse yourself in the pulsating heart of the FinTech sector as we unravel its secrets, complexitie ...
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Our First Drink: Conversations w/ Interesting Couples on Marriage, Relationships, Dating, Business & Social Media + Advice
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Hosted by Josh Haroldson and Stasia Haroldson, each weekly episode of the Our First Drink Podcast shares the story behind an interesting, creative, or entrepreneurial couple doing great things together in business, blogging, design, entrepreneurship, social media and more. Always starting with one simple question, “What was your first drink together?”, you’ll get a deep dive into where they were in their lives when their relationship started. Then, through the unique questions of the Our Fir ...
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(Unlocked) Do You Think I'm Spooky? S1E1: Pilot
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Here's a taste of our Patreon-exclusive podcast, Do You Think I'm Spooky, an X-Files Rewatch. Bi-weekly episodes (plus more goodies) are available to subscribers at the $5 tier. Subscribe today at: https://www.patreon.com/bringmetheaxepod Our inaugural episode looks at the spark that started a wildfire. The X-Files is among a treasured few TV shows…
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58: Halloween III: Season of the Witch w/guests Aileen Clark & Jonny Atkinson
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Bryan and Dave are joined by their friends Jonny and Aileen from the Uy Que Horror podcast to cap off their month-long October spooky season rundown with a look at the utterly baffling horror movie misstep, Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. It's what happens when a nobody really wants to make a movie but they have to anyway. John Carpenter and Debr…
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57: Poltergeist w/guest Sean Abley
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This week Bryan and Dave are joined by author and queer horror historian, Sean Abley for a look at a stone-cold classic of 80's horror, Poltergeist. It's out second Tobe Hooper movie in October, alone, and our third overall for 2024. Bryan talks about how this movie was a pivotal moment in his horror movie adolescence. Dave maps the paranormal inve…
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The BNPL Revolution - Empowering Consumers and Retailers with Mark McChlery
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Mark McChlery, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at PayJustNow. Mark provides us with a unique insight into the company’s early challenges, evolution, and its key role in today’s economy. Highlights: 🤯 Understanding the Female Consumer 💫 Staying Relevant in a Competitive Market 🤝 Building Trust Through…
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This week Bryan and Dave get real weird with it as they take a deep dive into a movie that defined not only Wes Craven's career but Heather Langenkamp and Robert Englund's. Just when everyone thought that the slasher movie was dead on arrival, along comes Freddy Krueger to give it a powerful shot in the arm. Where slashers of the past felt like han…
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55: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
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This week Bryan and Dave kick off their Spooky Season '24 series with a look at one of the all-time greatest horror movie heavy hitters, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre from director Tobe Hooper. Dave counts the human cost of making movies on a tiny budget, going over the notoriously rancid production history of a movie made in the dog days of a Texas…
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Take a trip to Italy with Bryan and Dave this week as they put a little garlic on it and talk about Michele Soavi's ambitious, absolutely mesmerizing but ultimately frustrating, Cemetery Man (also known as Dellamorte Dellamore). Adapted from the novel by weirdo Italiano extraordinaire, Tiziano Sclavi, Cemetery Man is also a backdoor adaptation of t…
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Bryan and Dave take a trip back to Japan for their Toho 3-in-a-ro-ho, looking at 1977's psychedelic haunted house freakout by Nobuhiko Obayashi, House (Hausu if you're nasty). You'll see a young woman be eaten by a piano, a grown man get turned into a pile of bananas, a flying severed head biting girls on the butt. This movie has everything! It's r…
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53: Dracula (1931, Spanish Language Version) w/guest Michael Varrati
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Bryan and Dave are joined this week for their episode celebrating Latin American History Month by Dracula enthusiast, Michael Varrati! Long thought of as a lost movie, the fully restored version of Dracula, produced in tandem with Tod Browning's version with Spanish-speaking actors, the movie is practically the same film with some key differences w…
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52: Friday the 13th Part 2 (Bonus)
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It's Friday the 13th so here's a bonus episode about Friday the 13th... Part 2. In this episode Bryan struggles with his conflicted opinions on this movie and Dave turns him to the dark side with his position that Friday Part 2 just isn't a very good movie. It IS the movie that gave us Jason despite that part of the story making any sense and it al…
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99CR 19: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
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We close out our two part examination of the Godzilla/King Ghidorah beef with a close look at the Heisei era movie where Americans from the future presume to travel back in time and destroy Japan with a monstrous weapon and then force what's left over to conform to their political and economic interests. This time around the America/Japan relations…
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Transforming Financial Inclusion with Deon Nobrega and Bryan Habana
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Deon Nobrega and Bryan Habana from Paymenow. In an era where financial inclusion has become a buzzword, few companies truly walk the talk. PayMeNow, a South African startup, is setting a benchmark by offering a platform that brings together technology, empathy, and social impact, reshaping how emplo…
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51: Scream w/guests Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart
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We are joined once again by our friends Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from Morbid to break down and diagram the greatest slasher movie of the 90's, one of the greatest horror movies of all time, Scream. It's a rare treat when a director comes along and changes the direction of an entire genre but to do it once a decade starting in the 1970's? Unhe…
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99CR 18: Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster
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Join us this week as we take a trip to Japan to talk Godzilla. This is the movie that introduced the world to Godzilla's arch-nemesis, Ghidorah, the floppiest golden dragon the world has ever seen. We also get short changed on Mothra, are delighted by those little fairy ladies who summon her, and can't help but talk shit about Rodan, one of the lea…
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Celebrate 50 episodes of scares, questionable taste, and Simpsons references with us as we put the lotion in the basket for a giant-sized analysis of one of the most titanic horror movies of the 1990's or maybe even of all time as we break down Jonathan Demme's iconic The Silence of the Lambs. We're all about Ted Levine's Buffalo Bill, Jodie Foster…
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99CR 17: Masters of the Universe w/guest Jonny Atkinson
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This week, Bryan and Dave are joined by Jonny Atkinson of Uy Que Horror to talk He-Man as they take a real deep dive into the movie that drove the final nail into the Cannon Group's coffin, Masters of the Universe. We discuss the movie's enduring status as a cult film against all odds, the intense nostalgia high of a movie that seems to have gotten…
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The Transformation of a Crypto Startup with Maxim Galash
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Maxim Galash, CEO at Coinchange. Max's venture has seen significant transformations since its inception, evolving from a retail-focused DeFi platform to providing sophisticated enterprise solutions. He shares his journey, lessons and insights. Highlights: 🤯 Understanding DeFi and Staking 💫 The Enter…
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49: I Know What You Did Last Summer
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This week, Bryan and Dave face down the blandest notions of the 1990's with I Know What You Did Last Summer, ostensibly the first of the craven 90's Scream cash-ins, written and produced by Scream's very own Kevin Williamson. It's a movie that really takes its sweet time getting around to the mystery where four beautiful 90's young people, Jennifer…
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99CR 16: Assault on Precinct 13
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Bryan and Dave conclude their John Carpenter double feature with a look at his first proper feature, Assault on Precinct 13 a movie so egregiously ripped off by other action movies that it hardly matters that Carpenter ripped it off of other action movies. Seeking to make a proper western in the style of his favorite Howard Hawks movies but pressed…
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This week Bryan and Dave go long on one of their shared favorites, John Carpenter's first fertile footsteps into the 1980's, the decade that would come to define his entire career and he couldn't have made a bolder announcement of his arrival than with this subdued ghost story, told in the old campfire tales. It's equal parts gothic spooks and EC C…
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This week we're getting sloppy and erotic as we break down David Cronenberg's 1996 antithesis to the 90's erotic thriller, Crash, a movie about how people can't get off unless they're about to die horribly in a car accident. Adapted from J.G. Ballard's 1973 novel of the same name, which was an extension of his short story in the collection The Atro…
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This week, Bryan and Dave ask the question that's on everyone's mind: Do you wanna party? Return of the Living Dead, the movie that changed the rules of the zombie movie game is a perfect time capsule of America in the 80's and it has a killer soundtrack to glue it all together. It's one part EC horror comic and one part paranoid Libertarian fantas…
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This week, Bryan and Dave get real sleazy with it and take a good long look at Angel, from 1984. Starring Donna Wilkes and a cast of wild character actors, including Susan Tyrrell in her second appearance on their podcast, Angel sets out to be a grimy exploitation movie that casts the seedy underbelly of the Hollywood Boulevard nightlife against th…
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46: Bride of Frankenstein w/guest Tyler Hyde
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Bryan and Dave are joined by Tyler Hyde, co-host of the That's Spooky podcast to close out their 2024 Pride series and talk about James Whale's 1935 Magnum Opus, Bride of Frankenstein. It's an absolutely gonzo gothic horror from the dawn of the talkies featuring more thrills and excitement in one of the earliest sequels that somehow manages to end …
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99CR 13: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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It's astounding! Time is fleeting! For the third week of their Pride 2024 series, Bryan and Dave take a look at the notoriously queer-as-hell midnight movie sensation, perhaps the greatest midnight movie of all time, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It's an episode packed with everything you could ever want to know about the phenomenon, the audience …
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Pioneering Shared Value in Digital Banking with Hylton Kallner
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank. Hylton provides an insightful overview of the bank’s journey and offerings, which have transformed the financial landscape in South Africa and garnered attention from international markets. Highlights: 💸 Forex Transactions Simplified 🤝 Innovative Customer Servi…
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Pride 2024 continues apace as Bryan and Dave take a real deep dive into Robert Wise's unimpeachable horror movie classic, The Haunting. It's a foundational piece of horror and one of the finest haunted house movies ever made with a thousand ways to interpret it including a very particular queer read which places it firmly in the queer horror canon.…
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How a human trafficking incident spurred Gur Geva to form iiDENTIFii
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Gur Geva, Founder and CEO of iiDENTIFii. Gur shares how the future of digital identity and payments is one of collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity. By harnessing advanced biometric technologies and working closely with regulators and industry partners, companies can drive significant advanceme…
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Bryan and Dave kick off their 2024 Pride series by settling in for some QUEER VENGEANCE, Canada style! Siege is a by-the-numbers riff on Assault on Precinct 13 which makes one wonder, did Siege director Paul Donovan also watch Cruising at the same time? The movie pits a desperate struggle to survive the night against the 1981 Halifax police strike …
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The Round-the-Clock World of Crypto Trading with Peter Curk
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Peter Curk, CEO at Iconomi. We explore the psychological and strategic aspects of taking profits in cryptocurrency trading, emphasizing the importance of discipline, automation, and thorough research. We also delve into B2B crypto solutions, offering insights for fintech companies looking to integra…
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44: The Blair Witch Project w/guests Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart
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This week Dave and Bryan take their first steps into the 1990's and go deep with a real hard look at The Blair Witch Project. Joining them on this trek through the forest is Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the Morbid Podcast. Though, not the first found-footage horror movie, Blair Witch is definitely the one that convinced budding indie horror …
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Fighting Wildlife and Human Trafficking with Jonny Bell
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Jonny Bell, Senior Director, Head of EMEA & UKI Market Planning at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. We uncover a striking revelation from Bell’s discussion about LexisNexis’s involvement in combating wildlife trafficking. Join us on this insightful journey as we uncover the dynamics of fraud in today's co…
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43: Roger Corman Retrospective!
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This Week, Bryan and Dave put the brakes on to talk about Roger Corman, one of the most important filmmakers in the history of pop cinema and the genres, most notably horror and science fiction. He died at age 98 on May 9, 2024 and left behind a legacy of nearly 500 films which bear his name in one way or another. Bring Me The Axe picks 4 movies of…
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This week Bryan and Dave take a look at John Carl Buechler's swing-and-a-miss for the Charles Band dynasty, Troll. It's supposed to be filled with whimsy, adventure, and high-fantasy but is instead filled with crappy rubber monsters and cringe-inducing performances by actors tenured enough to know better by this point. Noah Hathaway casually throws…
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Looking to the Future of Fraud Prevention with Jason Lane-Sellers
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Jason Lane-Sellers, Director, Fraud & Identity EMEA at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. We delve into the realm of fraud, risk, and money laundering with industry an industry expert. In this special edition, we had the privilege of sitting down to unravel the mysteries of fraud detection and prevention. J…
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99CR 11: 10 To Midnight w/guest Jeff Nelson
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This week, Dave and Bryan are joined by Jeffrey Nelson, co-creator of the Scream Factory label for Shout Factory, to talk about the utterly unhinged Charles Bronson detective movie, 10 To Midnight. It's the tale of a cop, a father, his bleeding heart liberal, college-educated partner, and a serial killer whose nude and on the loose. Bronson could c…
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This week, Bryan and Dave take a trip back to 1986 for the Rutger Hauer/C. Thomas Howell horror movie road trip, The Hitcher, from the murderous, deeply troubled writer, Eric Red. Dave struggles with modern re-evaluations that attempt to claim The Hitcher as some sort of queer horror hidden gem and Bryan has to do a lot of heavy lifting to fill in …
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Hidden Threats: The Underworld of Modern Fraud with Vincent Gaudel
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Vincent Gaudel, Financial Crime Compliance Expert at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. From money laundering to fraud, the complexities of regulatory controls and compliance measures require constant vigilance and adaptation. In a recent podcast, financial crime expert Vincent sheds light on the intricate …
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99CR 10: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles w/guest Aileen Clark
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This week Bryan and Dave are joined by Aileen Clark of the Uy Que Horror podcast to take a trip back in time to 1990 when Turtlemania ruled the preteen scene. We explore the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles phenomenon through the lens of Steve Barron's bizarre adaptation that struck closer to the dark indie turtles comics of the mid-80's than the color…
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How Luno Obtained the First Ever Crypto License in South Africa
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Christo de Wit, Country Manager at Luno. In a world of digital currencies and evolving financial landscapes, cryptocurrencies have emerged as a revolutionary force. Darren and Christo dive into the heart of this transformation. Join us as we explore the shifting dynamics, changing demographics, and …
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This week, Dave and Bryan take a good long look at the gory 80's horror comedy classic, Re-Animator from director Stuart Gordon and producer, Brian Yuzna. What they find is, unfortunately, not much more to talk about than what's right there on the surface and the unfortunately troubling sexual politics of a movie that's operating head and shoulders…
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Business Banking in South Africa is Broken
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Trevor Gosling, Co-Founder & CEO at Lula. This sentiment of "Business banking is broken in South Africa" echoes the frustrations of many entrepreneurs who have faced challenges with traditional banking services in the country. The conversation delves deeper into this issue, focusing on how to revolu…
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Alright, boppers! This week Bryan and Dave put one of their favorite movies under a microscope for a giant-sized 99 Cent Rental episode about Walter Hill's 1979 gang odyssey, The Warriors. Few movies made as much of an impact on the exploitation market at The Warriors and fewer still impacted the rental market with such an iconic poster and rental …
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Navigating The Unchartered Territories of the Digital Age with Lex Sokolin
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Lex Sokolin, Managing Partner at Generative Ventures. We learn how DeFi challenges traditional financial systems and how the transformative potential of generative AI is reshaping economic output and labour dynamics. Highlights: 💫 The Digital Revolution: Manufacturing vs. Distribution 🤝 Building Tru…
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This week Bryan and Dave take in David Cronenberg's digest of divorce horror, The Brood. Samantha Eggar spawns killer munchkins, Art Hindle isn't very good at anything he does, Oliver Reed is a condescending jerk. It's a movie possessed of a terrible anger and frustration as Cronenberg, emotionally exhausted and unable to process his feelings put i…
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This week, Bryan and Dave are ready for their close-up as they address a listener request to explore Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard through the lens of horror and cult and, well, they don't exactly pull it off but they do turn in a deep dive into Hollywood's silent era, the golden age of sound, and how it manages to keep up the fabulous illusion o…
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Beyond the Glitter: Scoin's Vision for Gold in the FinTech Era
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Rael Demby, CEO of the South African Gold Coin Exchange. We learn how the convergence of cryptocurrency and traditional gold transactions represents a pivotal moment in financial history. Highlights: 💫 Revolutionizing Gold Transactions 🚧 Building Bridges with Cryptocurrency 💸 Empowering Investors: A…
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How To Fund Your FinTech Loan Book with Nelson Chu
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Nelson Chu, Founder and CEO of Percent. Nelson underscores the transformative power of standardization and technology in reshaping the private credit industry. Highlights: ❗❗ Risk in Emerging Markets 💳 Fintech Innovation with Private Credit 🤝 Opportunities and Partnerships Nelson Chu's LinkedIn: htt…
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This week Bryan and Dave take a look at the criminally underrated horror movie by Tobe Hooper, The Funhouse from 1981. Tobe Hooper caught everyone's attention with the absolutely legendary horror movie, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and continued to toy with the tropes established in that movie through his other killer hillbilly movie, Eaten Alive, a…
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The True Potential of Bitcoin with Lorien Gamaroff
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Send us a text In this episode, Darren chats with Lorien Gamaroff, Co-Founder and CEO of Centbee. Beyond speculative trading and get-rich-quick schemes, Laurian emphasized the transformative power of blockchain technology in reshaping industries and fostering innovation. Highlights: ⚙ Understanding Bitcoin's Utility 💫Differentiating Bitcoin from Ot…
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