# adam discuss (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover adam discuss. Page: Feed: --- ## [Episode 346: Techstars Co-Founder and CEO David Cohen](https://thirtyminutementors.libsyn.com/episode-346-techstars-co-founder-and-ceo-david-cohen) _2026-08-25 · Thirty Minute Mentors_ David Cohen is the co-founder and CEO of Techstars, one of the largest and most successful startup accelerators in the world. Techstars has backed more than 5,000 companies - including 29 billion-dollar companies - that have a combined market cap of more than $145 billion. David joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. David and Adam discuss a wide range of topics:… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thirtyminutementors/David_Cohen_Episode.mp3?dest-id=2024108) ## [Lanterns Isn’t Afraid to Be Green Lantern](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beware-of-spoilers/episodes/Lanterns-Isnt-Afraid-to-Be-Green-Lantern-e3nqsis) _2026-08-24 · Adam Taylor and Peter · Beware of Spoilers_ HBO’s Lanterns looked like it might turn Green Lantern into a grounded prestige drama and leave the cosmic weirdness behind. After the first two episodes, Adam is pleasantly surprised. Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre establish a strong Hal Jordan/John Stewart dynamic, the central mystery actually makes good use of the detective format, and the series is not shying away from constructs, the Green… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/dd2d15a8/podcast/play/124661788/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-24%2F430439004-44100-2-e6d7d9b79006f.m4a) ## [Episode 345: Major League Soccer Founder Alan Rothenberg](https://thirtyminutementors.libsyn.com/episode-345-major-league-soccer-founder-alan-rothenberg) _2026-08-18 · Thirty Minute Mentors_ Alan Rothenberg led the growth of soccer in the United States. A member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Alan was the president of U.S. Soccer, the governing body of American soccer, where he oversaw the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1999 Women's World Cup and founded Major League Soccer. Alan joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Alan and Adam discuss a wide range of… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thirtyminutementors/Alan_Rothenberg_Episode.mp3?dest-id=2024108) ## [The End of Oak Street Has a Great Premise and No Idea What to Do With It](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beware-of-spoilers/episodes/The-End-of-Oak-Street-Has-a-Great-Premise-and-No-Idea-What-to-Do-With-It-e3ncrcv) _2026-08-14 · Adam Taylor and Peter · Beware of Spoilers_ If an entire town gets thrown into prehistoric Earth, the town should probably matter. This week on Beware of Spoilers , Adam breaks down The End of Oak Street , a new Bad Robot dinosaur movie with an excellent premise but too many competing ideas. From an underdeveloped suburban community to a marriage subplot that keeps interrupting the survival story, the movie repeatedly hints at more… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/dd2d15a8/podcast/play/124201823/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-14%2F429814215-44100-2-00a1d465290cb.m4a) ## [Episode 344: Former E\*TRADE CEO Mitch Caplan](https://thirtyminutementors.libsyn.com/episode-344-former-etrade-ceo-mitch-caplan) _2026-08-11 · Thirty Minute Mentors_ Mitch Caplan was the CEO of E\*TRADE, where he helped pioneer the first fully integrated online brokerage platform and led through the highest of highs (building a $3 billion business) and the lowest of lows (the 2008 financial crisis). Mitch is currently the CEO of Willow Wealth. Mitch joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Mitch and Adam discuss a wide range of topics:… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thirtyminutementors/Mitch_Caplan_Episode.mp3?dest-id=2024108) ## [Episode 343: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Neil Giraldo](https://thirtyminutementors.libsyn.com/episode-343-rock-and-roll-hall-of-famer-neil-giraldo) _2026-08-04 · Thirty Minute Mentors_ Neil Giraldo is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and a five-time Grammy winner. Neil has performed, written, and produced music that has sold more than 45 million records, most notably through his decades-long creative partnership with his wife and bandmate Pat Benatar. Neil joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Neil and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: the road to… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thirtyminutementors/Neil_Giraldo_Episode.mp3?dest-id=2024108) ## [Spider-Man: Brand New Day and the \*REDACTED\* Saga Begins](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beware-of-spoilers/episodes/Spider-Man-Brand-New-Day-and-the-REDACTED-Saga-Begins-e3mpa82) _2026-07-31 · Adam Taylor and Peter · Beware of Spoilers_ Full spoilers ahead. Adam saw Spider-Man: Brand New Day and calls it the first time he's felt confident in the MCU in years. A complete breakdown of who Sadie Sink is playing, why the Peter/\*REDACTED\* symmetry is the smartest thing in the movie, and how a self-contained, street-level Spider-Man story quietly lays every piece of groundwork the \*REDACTED\* saga needs. Plus the Tom Holland and Jon… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/dd2d15a8/podcast/play/123561666/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-31%2F428942918-44100-2-f81b558f39eb9.m4a) ## [Episode 342: The Knot Worldwide CEO Raina Moskowitz](https://thirtyminutementors.libsyn.com/episode-342-the-knot-ceo-raina-moskowitz) _2026-07-28 · Thirty Minute Mentors_ Raina Moskowitz is the CEO of The Knot Worldwide, one of the largest and best-known companies in the wedding industry. Raina was previously the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of Etsy. Raina joins Adam to share her journey and her best lessons and advice. Raina and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, team-building, career success, communication, community, trust,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thirtyminutementors/Raina_Moskowitz_Episode.mp3?dest-id=2024108) ## [Avatar Aang and the Movie That's Too Big for Its Own Timeline](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beware-of-spoilers/episodes/Avatar-Aang-and-the-Movie-Thats-Too-Big-for-Its-Own-Timeline-e3miq6v) _2026-07-26 · Adam Taylor and Peter · Beware of Spoilers_ The first new Avatar project in nearly a decade is here, and Adam has thoughts. A full-spoilers review of Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender , why it's one of the best-looking things the franchise has ever produced, and why it should never have been dumped onto streaming. Plus the central problem: scale. From wrecking Republic City, to unlocking a beast-mode Avatar State, to granting airbending to… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/dd2d15a8/podcast/play/123348639/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-26%2F428652950-44100-2-75cc46c4d9851.m4a) ## [Episode 341: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse](https://thirtyminutementors.libsyn.com/episode-341-senator-sheldon-whitehouse) _2026-07-21 · Thirty Minute Mentors_ Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has spent the past two decades serving in the United States Senate, where he is currently the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and is a senior member of the Judiciary, Budget, and Finance Committees. Senator Whitehouse joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Senator Whitehouse and Adam discuss a wide range of… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thirtyminutementors/Sheldon_Whitehouse_Episode.mp3?dest-id=2024108) ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IQwLVKjeOXoI) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Obsession and the Ending That Breaks the Rules](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beware-of-spoilers/episodes/Obsession-and-the-Ending-That-Breaks-the-Rules-e3m88s3) _2026-07-18 · Adam Taylor and Peter · Beware of Spoilers_ Adam finally caught Obsession , the sub-million-dollar Blumhouse phenomenon that became the horror hit of the year, and he's got reservations the hype train left behind. A full-spoilers breakdown of why Inde Navarrette's multi-layered performance is genuinely Oscar-worthy, how the monkey's-paw premise nails its unsettling middle stretch, and why the blood-soaked third act breaks the film's own… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/dd2d15a8/podcast/play/123003203/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-18%2F428186637-44100-2-e1678a84a74c4.m4a) ## [Nolan's Odyssey and the Art of Deconstruction](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beware-of-spoilers/episodes/Nolans-Odyssey-and-the-Art-of-Deconstruction-e3m7lr8) _2026-07-18 · Adam Taylor and Peter · Beware of Spoilers_ Christopher Nolan is back, and Adam is ready to call it: The Odyssey is the best film of the year so far and a full five stars. Join in for a spoiler-inclusive breakdown (though the book is 3000 years old so the statute of limitations has well passed) of why Nolan has quietly become the best deconstructionist in film, taking a story you half-remember from high school and rebuilding it around its… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/dd2d15a8/podcast/play/122983720/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-17%2F428160552-44100-2-1b7c780b7e55d.m4a) ## [Episode 340: General Gary Brito](https://thirtyminutementors.libsyn.com/episode-340-general-gary-brito) _2026-07-14 · Thirty Minute Mentors_ General Gary Brito is a retired four-star general who was responsible for recruitment, retention, and training across the United States Army. General Brito was the Commanding General of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 of the United States Army. General Brito joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. General Brito and… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thirtyminutementors/Gary_Brito_Episode.mp3?dest-id=2024108) ## [Episode 339: Former MLB Star Ben Zobrist](https://thirtyminutementors.libsyn.com/episode-339-former-mlb-star-ben-zobrist) _2026-07-07 · Thirty Minute Mentors_ Ben Zobrist was a three-time All-Star, a two-time World Series Champion, a World Series MVP, and one of baseball's first super utility players. Ben joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Ben and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: the habits for success, versatility, developing mental toughness and a winning mindset, leadership, coaching, culture, performing under… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thirtyminutementors/Ben_Zobrist_Episode.mp3?dest-id=2024108) ## [Episode 338: Poppi Co-Founder Allison Ellsworth](https://thirtyminutementors.libsyn.com/episode-331-poppi-co-founder-allison-ellsworth) _2026-06-30 · Thirty Minute Mentors_ Allison Ellsworth is the co-founder of Poppi. Allison joins Adam to share her journey building a multi-billion dollar brand and her best lessons and advice. Allison and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: entrepreneurship, leadership, passion, purpose, pushing your comfort zone, marketing, branding, balancing conviction with feedback, and more. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thirtyminutementors/Allison_Ellsworth_Episode.mp3?dest-id=2024108) ## [Episode Discussion: My Adventures With Superman Season 3 Episodes 1, 2, and 3](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beware-of-spoilers/episodes/Episode-Discussion-My-Adventures-With-Superman-Season-3-Episodes-1--2--and-3-e3lf0jl) _2026-06-30 · Adam Taylor and Peter · Beware of Spoilers_ My Adventures with Superman is back after nearly two years, and Adam digs into the first three episodes of season three. Is this secretly Kara's season, how the Reign of the Supermen arc reframes Cyborg Superman as a Lex Luthor story, and why the show's refusal to hit the reset button on Clark and Lois makes it the most emotionally honest Superman on screen. Plus the Seto Kaiba take on Lex, the… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/dd2d15a8/podcast/play/122175541/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-30%2F427073142-44100-2-2bb9ca0087f69.m4a) ## [Milly Alcock Carries Supergirl Across the Finish Line](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beware-of-spoilers/episodes/Milly-Alcock-Carries-Supergirl-Across-the-Finish-Line-e3l8fqv) _2026-06-25 · Adam Taylor and Peter · Beware of Spoilers_ DC's second swing lands, mostly. Adam caught an early screening of Supergirl and makes the case that Milly Alcock's jaded, Woman of Tomorrow -flavored Kara is strong enough to carry a film with real structural cracks. Full spoilers on the Kara-and-Ruthye dynamic that anchors the whole thing, the grungy visual design that makes the action hard to follow, the third-act green-screen problem, and why… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/dd2d15a8/podcast/play/121961759/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-25%2F426787586-44100-2-e4d57a37685ad.m4a) ## [Episode 337: Headspace CEO Tom Pickett](https://thirtyminutementors.libsyn.com/episode-337-headspace-ceo-tom-pickett) _2026-06-23 · Thirty Minute Mentors_ Tom Pickett is the CEO of Headspace, a market leader in the field of mental health, downloaded by more than 100 million people. Tom joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Tom and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, career success, culture, hiring, AI, innovation, building a winning mindset, and more. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thirtyminutementors/Tom_Pickett_Episode.mp3?dest-id=2024108) ## [Toy Story 5 and the Movie That Won't Commit](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beware-of-spoilers/episodes/Toy-Story-5-and-the-Movie-That-Wont-Commit-e3l06bo) _2026-06-19 · Adam Taylor and Peter · Beware of Spoilers_ The toys are back, and Adam has thoughts about whether they needed to be. A full-spoilers breakdown of Toy Story 5 , the Lilypad tablet villain, a tech-and-childhood theme the movie raises and then refuses to actually wrestle with, why this is fundamentally Jessie's story and all the better for it, how the film gets caught serving two masters, the conspicuous absence of anything Lightyear… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/dd2d15a8/podcast/play/121689912/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-19%2F15a8f772-0433-2332-b339-7ed278509051.mp3) ## [Episode 336: Former NFL Star Gerald McCoy](https://thirtyminutementors.libsyn.com/episode-332-former-nfl-star-gerald-mccoy) _2026-06-16 · Thirty Minute Mentors_ A star in the NFL, Gerald McCoy was six-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro. Gerald joins Adam to share his journey and his best lessons and advice. Gerald and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, motivation, self-improvement, authenticity, peak performance, competition, culture, and much more. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thirtyminutementors/Gerald_McCoy_Episode.mp3?dest-id=2024108) ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KhkHs7lEx2Ko) _2026-06-16 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [X-Men '97 Is Back: A Spoiler-Free First Look](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beware-of-spoilers/episodes/X-Men-97-Is-Back-A-Spoiler-Free-First-Look-e3komj3) _2026-06-14 · Adam Taylor and Peter · Beware of Spoilers_ Adam caught the world premiere of the first two episodes of X-Men '97 season 2 at the Tribeca Festival, and this one's deliberately spoiler-free ahead of the show's July 1 return. The team is scattered across time, Apocalypse steps up as the season's central threat, and the second episode delivers a piece of character work that earns a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 comparison in the best way. A… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/dd2d15a8/podcast/play/121444387/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-14%2F65346892-ea37-a7c0-3732-e8b59139c4e2.mp3) ## [What If the Government Outsourced the Aliens? Disclosure Day](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beware-of-spoilers/episodes/What-If-the-Government-Outsourced-the-Aliens--Disclosure-Day-e3knmv0) _2026-06-13 · Adam Taylor and Peter · Beware of Spoilers_ Steven Spielberg is back in theaters for the first time since The Fabelmans , and he's returned to the aliens that made him. Adam digs into Disclosure Day , Spielberg's coldest, most institutional take on first contact, built on a sharp premise: the government can't keep a secret this big, but a tech company could. Full spoilers ahead on Emily Blunt's award-worthy performance, the two-person… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/dd2d15a8/podcast/play/121412000/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-13%2Fc2633c21-7d0f-c668-4a90-354d70368bcc.mp3)