#146 Narrative Breakers pt. 1: How Christ, Free-thinking and Patriotism Changed Our Father's Life

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Understanding the Elegant Math Behind Modern Machine Learning 1:14:43

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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying math that powers modern machine learning to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives, even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…

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We're joined for the second time by our father, Dale for the first of a 3-part series that shows how the narrative surrounding black men in the country is meant to attack them rather than reveal the multifaceted reality of being a black American. How did a boy from Baltimore with auto-democratic syndrome become a conservative who espouses what would be called hateful, xenophobic and un-Christlike rhetoric? If you think our podcast is edgy...then listen to the tree from whence the two apples have fallen.

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#186 Livestream: Chatting with Listeners About the Ethnic Idolatry Taking Shape in America 1:10:41

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. If there is one thing that has been exposed through our hyper-politicized climate over the past decade, it has been the political and ethnic idolatry that is deeply rooted in our society. One of those idols is erected in what is colloquially called, 'The Black Church". Brandon calls it "bibliocentric, ethnic Theism". However, boiled down to the core it is idolatry and it is disheartening to see how many don't recognize it. Pastors like Jamal Bryant, who was run out of Baltimore, spend their time behind the Lord's pulpit rallying people toward hatred and covetousness. We set up a live stream to discuss it all and interacted with some listeners live while we analyzed some videos surrounding this issue. Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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#185 Being a Sober-minded Christian in the Supposed Golden Age 1:04:39

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In today's political climate, the American church, depending on who you speak with, is on the brink of a moral relapse or on the brink of a golden age. How did we get to such an impasse amongst Christians? Is DOGE that big a deal for Christians and their convictions? Where were those convictions the last 4 years? Are conservative Christians heartless for lacking sympathy for their neighbors affected by these grand changes? Have we gone too far with our allegiance to government? Have we neglected the deep implications of what it means to be the (C)hurch? How does a Christian live in this new era of American history where there are both things to celebrate and mourn? As we navigate these waters, Christians are reminded to revert back to their profession. This profession can be summed up into two words - believing loyalty. This loyalty belongs to God and only to God. It doesn't belong to democrats nor to republicans. Not to Trump. Nor to Obama, Biden, Clinton etc. However, when this loyalty is lived out, there will be uncompromisable principles we, as Christians are called to stand firm in. And you should never move one inch on those principles...for anyone. How should we wade these waters faithfully rather than gleefully with bitter vengeance in our hearts toward our neighbors? Maybe Brandon will address some of this. Let him know your thoughts in the comment section! ---- DOGE Spending - https://www.newsweek.com/doge-spending-cuts-findings-one-month-trump-administration-2034150 Trump Addressing Identity Fraud - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51gv4KzasnI&t=229s Sentimental Abortion Clip - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N8qZttUSC3U Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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#183 A Deep Dive into the Growing, White, Christian Discomfort: Insights from a Longtime Listener 1:21:01

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Are we allowed to talk about marginalization and white Christians in the same breath? Is that really a thing? Do white-American Christians feel the pressure of the growing racial tension between ethnic subcultures in the country? Are they allowed to ask questions about it? Are Daren and Brandon, as black men, allowed to care? Instead of asking these questions to the culture, the Christian ought to turn to scripture and the answers would be obvious. Though Daren and Brandon may be called uncle toms, coons and the other things...we're not under constant threat of being labeled a racist - a tension our white brothers and sisters are constantly experiencing. This is UNDOUBETLDY a contentious conversation and we don't care. We brought on an OG listener, Alissa Hollander, who is a sister in Christ and is becoming a good friend to discuss the growing difficulties of being a white-American who loves the Lord...and isn't racist. Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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#184 How Do I Have Conversations as a Christian Who Voted for Trump?! (Patreon Preview) 7:00

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We're joined again by Alissa Hollander who shares some stories we can all relate to: having tough conversations about faith with those who vehemently disagree. As a lover of apologetics, Alissa wanted the opportunity to share her beliefs amidst tense disagreement but wasn't prepared for all of the tension that may come with the territory. Listen in as she shares how God has pruned her though the toughest of conversations that may have led to the most surprising results! Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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#182 We Were Sent Angry Messages Over MLK and Donald Trump: This is Our Response 1:16:17

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. This is our first episode discussing the President elect, Donald J. Trump. Unfortunately, things seem to be going the exact way it went 8 years ago. We don't know if we have it in us to do the conservative apologetics that we did 4 years ago around the beginning of our podcast. What does a Christian have to do with politics? It is a good thing to vote based on (biblical) convictions. However, there is no human that can thwart the plans of God and it is necessary to remember this. Trump, in his first 100 days has made ultra conservative moves and has dialed back the sexual revolutions indoctrinating schemes within government. We're rejoicing over this. But what about things like USAID and other Government cutbacks? Whey are so many people upset and burning with anger over this? We've received messages about MLK and about Trump...here is our response. **Note: Elijah rebuked the ba'al prophets. Brandon misspoke** Learn More about USAID 1. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sesame-street-iraq-usaids-wasteful-dangerous-spending-exposed-senator 2. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vipers-nest-usaid-accused-corruption-mismanagement-long-before-trump-admin-took-aim Long March Through the Institutions https://americanvision.org/posts/the-successful-long-march-through-the-institutions/ Family Worship Guide https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/family-worship-bible-guide-hardcover.html Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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#181 The Truth About MLK: The King Has No Clothes part 2 1:13:27

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. This is part 2 of the MLK conversation. Daren and I have a follow up discussion. This time, rather than discuss his faith, we discuss his lack of moral character and the picking and choosing people do in order to justify the horrific acts we highlight. See Episode #104 for our conversation with a woman survivor of a Wolf in the pulpit who still loves Christ and His Church. Resource Links Below: 1. Virgil Walker on MLK: https://g3min.org/the-truth-behind-ml... 2. An MLK Scholar Discovers the Truth: https://theconversation.com/im-an-mlk... 3. Chad O. Jackson Partial Doc: • MLK: American Hero or Marxist Thug? (... 4. The Successful Long March Through the Institutions: https://americanvision.org/posts/the-... 5. V. Lenin's "What is To Be Done": https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni... 6. Metro Spiritual Church Website (MLK pastor Friend) https://metrospiritualchurch.com/our-story Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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#180 The Truth About MLK: Deconstructing the Myth pt. 1 1:32:37

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. This is a conversation dissecting one aspect of the MLK narrative that we need to be willing to properly analyze. Who was MLK? Is he an American hero to be celebrated? Does he value what you value? Who was he as a black American? Did he fight for values of black Americans? Who was he as a 'Christian'? Was he even a biblical Christian? This conversation gets pushed to the back of the bus (pun intended) far too often and it doesn't force us to confront a very, prolific name in American history. Even more - because of our silence, the tradition of his conjecture, oration and false theology continues to entrap many Americans in the most dangerous snare ever. Links Below: 1. Virgil Walker on MLK: https://g3min.org/the-truth-behind-mlks-social-gospel/ 2. An MLK Scholar Discovers the Truth: https://theconversation.com/im-an-mlk-scholar-and-ill-never-be-able-to-view-king-in-the-same-light-118015 3. Chad O. Jackson Partial Doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3xYwOwOBJs&t=1696s 4. The Successful Long March Through the Institutions: https://americanvision.org/posts/the-successful-long-march-through-the-institutions/ 5. V. Lenin's "What is To Be Done": https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1901/witbd/iii.htm Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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#179 Healing the Wounds: Overcoming Church Betrayal and Heartbreak w/ Teasi Cannon 1:06:38

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We are joined by Teasi Cannon who, through her unwavering faith in Jesus as her rock has endured some of the harshest treatment as a member of a local body. She tells her story of church betrayal and hurt from her former pastor and helps younger believers navigate the differences between church hurt and church discipline. If you've ever been hurt by a leader in your church and you need encouragement to see the beauty of the Lord and His bride through your pain, this episode is for you. **We dedicate this episode to Teasi's mom who recently went to be with the Lord after a long battle with dementia. We look forward to meeting the earthly tree from which such strong and resilient fruit has fallen. Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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#178 The Biggest Threat to the Church in America 1:23:45

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. How many podcasts have you listened to on race? How many books? How many christian-based seminars have you sat in to be reminded that america has a race problem? How many times have you heard the christian retort, "no! America has a sin problem!" I agree with the latter sentiment. However, even with all of this, it seems we've acquiesced to a toxic narrative that subverts the king-given mission of the church. The fruit is rearing its ugly head and it must be addressed ad nauseum! Our biggest threat isn't racism. Our biggest threat is how we have discussed it and are currently discussing it. Follow along with me. End Song: Breathe (feat. Jonathan Mcreynolds, Doe & Mav City Gospel Choir) Episode Links: The Holy Post Podcast #640 Reverend J. H. Jackson Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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#177 2024 Sweep: Keep or Toss Last Year's Highlights 59:48

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We give you our miniature 2024 highlights, B&B edition. These things that we remember from 24' either need to be thrown in the trash or brought into 2025 with us? What say you? What are some things we missed? What needs to be thrown away or brought with us? Here's to 2025, Lord Willing! Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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#176 The Superior, Hopeful, Violent Peace of Jesus Christ (Special Christmas Episode) 1:11:50

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Peace is a major theme around the Christmas holiday. For the Christian, we know that Jesus is not only the reason for this season but He is our peace. What does it even mean to say, "Jesus is Our Peace". How then should we live based on this reality? How does it play into this sin-ridden world of egos, wokeness, justice seeking, idolatry, pain and immorality? Do we see peace through the proper lens? I pray that you are edified in this special Christmas episode as I walk through how peace is seen from Heaven's eyes. How it is truly available to us...and just how superior, hopeful, and violent it really is. Key Passages: Luke 2:8-14 (Luke 1:76-79) Job 38:2-7 What is the Gospel - Voddie Baucham Music|| Hypersonic Music - Last Resistance (Dan Thiessen) - Universal Production Music (i do not own the rights) Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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ANNOUNCEMENT 4:54

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Hello B&B listeners! Did you know that we have a YouTube Channel? Help us grow the channel by subscribing to us and interacting with our content. Your likes and comments go a long way! Stay tuned for some great episodes in the new year and coming up before Christmas we will have a special Christmas episode on how peace never fails, even in this crazy pain-ridden world. We love you guys! SUBSCRIBE TO YOUTUBE HERE Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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#174 There is More to 'Wicked' Than What Meets the Eye 1:14:40

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We know. We know...Christian content creators and podcasters have been doing episodes on the new movie wicked ad nauseum. However, it is a guarantee you haven't heard an episode like this! We are joined again by our friend and sister in Christ, Amy from Eyes on the Right Podcast and with what started to be an analysis of the evil nature of Hollywood turned into a long journey down an all-too-familiar rabbit hole. Amy has provided counseling for victims of satanic ritual abuse and other trauma's connected to the entertainment industry. It isn't often that Daren and Brandon are shocked...but Amy left them speechless! Music: **We DO NOT own the rights to any of these songs or their music** Will I || from the motion picture RENT Shadowland || from The Lion King on Broadway Favorite Things || from The Sound of Music No Day But Today || from the motion picture RENT Not One of Us || from the motion picture The Lion King II Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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#173 Are Black Fraternities and Sororities Idolatrous? w/Miss Tytus Jones 1:02:14

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We are joined by Miss Tytus Jones ; content creator and budding apologist YouTuber who walks with us as we introduce many to and enrage more with our conversation on black fraternities and sororities. Are these social groups that are meant to enliven your college experience? Is there something more to them? Is this a rite of passage for black Americans? Should Christians think differently about pledging their allegiance to anything? Let us know your thoughts in the show notes! Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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#172 Thankfulness, Ethnic Idolatry and Our Biggest Breakthrough with a Troll 56:38

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Thanksgiving has just passed and Brandon spends some time reflecting on God's goodness in his life, ministry and this podcast journey. He also touches on the reality of satan's attack on Christians through highlighting skin over a savior. Lastly, Black and Blurred had the biggest breakthrough of their podcast history with a listener who has been trolling for some time. ------- Check out Brandon's most recent interview on Eyes on the Right Podcast as he sits with Amy to discuss the Divine Council Worldview, the supernatural and why Christians should care. Support the show Please Rate & Comment! Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Website: www.blackandblurred.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurred Paypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurred YouTube: Black and Blurred Podcast IG: @BlackandBlurredPodcast X: @Blurred_Podcast…

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