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Welcome to the Cosmodrome! Listen as your favorite Cosmonauts from the Cosmonaut Variety Hour play a rousing Dungeons and Dragons campaign, run by Marcus! Tune in for elves, magic, and horrible unforgivable crimes!
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The EBFC Show

Felipe Engineer Manriquez

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The Easier, Better, for Construction Show strives to make building easier and better today. We dig into design and construction topics to inspire you to develop your people, improve your processes, and take the business of building to the next level. Podcasts are published monthly. Learn more and connect with Host Felipe Engineer-Manriquez, at https://thefelipe.bio.link/.
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An authoritative look at recent books that may or may not have shown up on your radar screen. Fiction and non-fiction. Biographies and comic books. Politics and the arts. And quite certainly, no gardening or cookery books. All presented with Tim Haigh’s passion for books and writing. Tim is a widely respected critic, reviewer and broadcaster. Expert without being stuffy, he is noted for the lively intelligence and irreverence he brings to the field.
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Fadata’s CEO, Liselotte Munk, returns to the InsTech podcast with Robin Merttens to discuss the company’s recent developments, including its expansion to APAC and South America. Discover in this episode the intricacies of running a policy admin system provider, where Liselotte thinks the market is heading to next and the challenges with entering ne…
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In this episode of The EBFC Show, Felipe Engineer Manriquez sits down with Emily Edelstone, a Technical Solutions Executive at Autodesk, to explore the future of construction through the lens of AI and innovative technology. Emily shares her journey from a project engineer and superintendent to her current role, highlighting the transformative powe…
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According to Mike Hobday, CEO of Insurants, the company is “a bit like being the Google Translator of the commercial insurance market”. Insurants is developed by Antworks in collaboration with Marsh McLennan to help commercial insurance companies manage and process their documents. This week, Matthew caught up with Mike, who previously having spent…
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Get access to the full episode on our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/horrorvanguardHV Classic goes undercover into the deregulated confections industry to break the story on the horrible abuses behind your favorite Willy Wonka brand candies. Can we find some proto-utopian prefigurations in this post-scarcity candyland or is it all dystopian refuse a…
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BONUS Episode: September is National Suicide Prevention Month in the USA. All month, mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies, and community members unite to promote suicide prevention awareness. In this special bonus episode of The EBFC Show, host Felipe Engineer-Manriquez digs deeper into the critical issue of mental h…
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This week we are combining youthful enthusiasm with sage wisdom on the podcast, as Robin Merttens speaks to InsurX’s CEO, Gilbert Harrap and Chairman, Michael Watson. InsurX is a platform that enables insurers and brokers to undertake portfolio underwriting, automated contract binding, algorithmic underwriting and instant risk matching. Touching on…
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We're joined by Audrey and Donovan from Radio Free Tote Bag to review Shaun of the Dead and give dating advice to anyone else struggling to find the one during the end times. Listen to Radio Free Tote Bag here: https://radiofreetotebag.castos.com/Ash has been on RFTB twice and you can find those episodes here: https://radiofreetotebag.castos.com/ep…
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According to Yann Barbarroux, Co-founder and CEO of Otonomi, “every year is like starting a new company”. It has been a year since we last caught up with Otonomi, and Matthew reconnects with Yann to discuss how parametric insurance helps mitigate supply chain risks, particularly in situations where traditional insurance falls short. Key topics incl…
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The first theory-driven horror movie review podcast to be in 3D if you count the meta-narrative 4th wall break of your visual experience while listening to the show as an immersive multidimensional element... Spooky! On the plus side we have a great van to hang out in as we discuss gender, cinema, and slashers. On the downside we have the 3rd Frida…
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What is poetry? How is sculpture? When is art? Who is Roger Corman? Why are buckets? Snapsnapsnapsnap.The made for TV remake comes for us all when we discuss: Bucket of Blood!Discuss your favorite beat poets and/or sculptors with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/twitter.com/horrorvangaur…
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Your ghosts, I mean hosts, loved Off Ramp so much we invited Writer/Director Nathan Tape and star Scott Turner Schofield for an interview! Our review was spoiler free, but this interview isn't! We dig into some of the film's most moving moments, behind the scenes influences, and fun Faygo facts! Off Ramp is now available on streaming platforms and …
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The sins of the mother are visited upon the children The Echoes is many things in Evie Wyld’s new novel. It is the rural backwater in Australia where Hannah grew up, and it is also the shape of the book, as the past reverberates down the generations. Philip Larkin said that man hands on misery to man, but for Evie it is mothers who seem to do this.…
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At InsTech, we love featuring founders who took matters into their own hands to solve the problems they encountered. This episode shines a spotlight on one such entrepreneur who did just that. In the insurance industry, manually cleaning data remains a costly and time-consuming challenge. To explore this issue, Matthew Grant sits down with Nicola T…
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Explore the transformative potential of AI in the construction industry in this episode of The EBFC Show, hosted by Felipe Engineer Manriquez and featuring AI expert Marcus Turner. Dig into how AI technologies like Stanford's Storm (a powerful analytics tool) and Claude's Artifacts (AI-driven solutions) are revolutionizing construction workflows. M…
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It's a beautiful day.Discuss your favorite technically a musicals with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/twitter.com/horrorvangaurdwww.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show for less than the cost of one emotionally moving John Wick musical at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard…
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Next month, Martin Reith will mark 40 years in the London Market. As he approaches this significant milestone, we sat down with him to discuss his journey into the industry, his most notable achievements, his decision to become Chairman of Artificial Labs, and his thoughts on the challenges of modernising the London Market. We also explored his str…
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Get access to the full episode on our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/horrorvanguardAfter surviving the Pepsi Agony, the Kyle-satz Haderac embarks on a cinematic adventure with Reverend Mother Ashley Helen Mohiam and Jon Idaho to discovery the mystery of what's happening to all of the magic and poorly explained precognitive South American spiders. Br…
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What does it take to build a company like Guidewire or attract investor interest? This week, Matthew Grant talks with Marcus Ryu, Co-founder and Chairman of Guidewire, and Partner at Battery Ventures. Marcus, one of Guidewire's five founders, shares his experiences from starting the company in 2002 and the lessons he learned along the way. In this …
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It's Horror Vanguard Classic with Ashley and Jon discussing a 70s documentary about bigfoot researchers! Discuss your favorite absolutely literally real cryptids with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show for less than the cost of losing that onc…
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Have you ever built your own solution to a problem? Quotech, founded by Guillaume Bonnissent, provides technology for commercial underwriters and brokers. Its integrated solutions cover data ingestion and extraction, pricing, distribution, policy administration and claims. Matthew Grant caught up with Quotech’s CEO and founder to touch on his under…
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Jon and Kyle are back at it with a tasting menu of discourse!Discuss your favorite types of normal human food Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show for less than the cost of being denied, for the fifth time, to co-host a cooking show with Gordon …
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This week Matthew and Robin are pointing the microphones at each other and back for our popular "Partners' Chat" as they review the world around us. Find out what is making Robin happy this month - almost 10 years after the term Insurtech was coined are established insurers now finally embracing innovation and technology? What can we learn from the…
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Jon and Kyle slither into discourse with a discussion on very big snakes and very gothic theology! Discuss your favorite types of slime with Horror Vanguard at:www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/You can support the show for less than the cost of losing the hot rod race with your fellow greasers at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard…
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Joining Insurance Thought Leadership over 10 years ago, Paul Carroll’s motivation was his belief that of four areas yet to be disrupted by digital innovation, insurance was one of them. This week Matthew Grant caught up with Paul Carroll to ask after 11 years of looking at insurance, how are insurers doing with technology? Key talking points includ…
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In this episode, we "Scrum" our way through a series of enlightening discussions with Kevin L. Ball, distilling his extensive expertise into actionable insights. We explore pivotal moments in his career journey that shaped his path as a Scrum Master and transformation expert, dig into the leadership qualities essential for effective organizational …
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As one of the oldest insurtechs and thirty years in the business - what can we learn from Insurity? Robin Merttens spoke to Chris Lafond, CEO of Insurity - a P&C insurance software provider offering cloud-based solutions to help companies focus on profitability. After a series of acquisitions in 2019, Insurity continue to execute their thesis from …
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Enjoy the refreshing taste of Ash and Kyle discussing Len Kabasinski's Skull Forest!Discuss your favorite schools of karate with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show for less than the cost of a weekend getaway with your best gals in the woods at…
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Ahead of our next July evening event in London, Matthew Grant caught up with Deepak Badoni, President and Co-founder of EigenRisk Inc - a one-stop shop platform for the industry to bring all the catastrophe risk analytics in one place. Join Matthew and Deepak as they discuss the role of technology platforms in simplifying catastrophe risk analysis …
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We hereby convene the second meeting of the Blobtology Department with an ur-blob, 1958's The Blob!Discuss your favorite types of slime with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show for less than the cost of losing the hot rod race with your fellow …
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In this discussion, Leah Emma from Liberty Mutual, Caolan Kovach-Orr from Arch Capital, and Rohit Reddy from Swiss Re Corporate Solutions share their experiences and strategies for leveraging AI and technology in the insurance sector. They cover key challenges, data utilization, build vs buy decisions, and the importance of making underwriting more…
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To celebrate the launch of Jon's new book, Capitalism: A Horror Story, we discuss the entire Purge franchise! Order Jon's book here: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/capitalism-a-horror-story-gothic-marxism-and-the-dark-side-of-the-radical-imagination/Discuss your favorite off-the-rack Halloween costumes with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/ho…
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We're on the path to the Black Lodge, but first we need to solve a puzzle, write some poetry, and prune our bonsai tree.Let's jump in to episode 25 "On the Wings of Love," 26 "Variations on Relations," and 27 "The Path to the Black Lodge."Discuss your favorite sequential discovery puzzles with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky…
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Crux Underwriting is a multi-line specialty underwriting business launched in early July by Graham Elliott. By combining underwriting with the tech arm of Azur Technology, founded by previous colleague Charlie Blackburn, we are witnessing the production of a 21st century MGA business. One for the technology lovers and the MGA innovators. Tune in to…
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This episode is a wild ride that takes us through French cinema, colonialism, DC Hardcore, gaze, and just about everything in between. Join us for our review of Saint Omer!Discuss your favorite hardcore bands with Horror Vanguard at:www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show for less than the cost of a first edi…
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Reserv’s proposition is to help MGAs and carriers improve claims handling and increase data availability, making claim information available through multiple large language model (LLM) tools feeding automated workflows. After our successful May Evening Event hosted in collaboration with Reserv, Robin Merttens caught up with CEO CJ Przybyl and discu…
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In this episode of the EBFC Show, host Felipe Engineer Manriquez welcomes Geoff Gosling, an industrial and product designer and one of the founders of DIRTT. Geoff shares fascinating insights into the evolving world of adaptive construction and how embracing uncertainty can lead to better project outcomes. Geoff discusses the importance of designin…
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We're on the path to the Black Lodge, but first we need to solve a puzzle, write some poetry, and prune our bonsai tree.Let's jump in to episode 25 "On the Wings of Love," 26 "Variations on Relations," and 27 "The Path to the Black Lodge."Discuss your favorite sequential discovery puzzles with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky…
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In anticipation of our upcoming release of panels from our most recent event in New York in June, we are taking another look back at our star-studded line-up from March. We asked: what does the future of insurance look like? One answer is digitising how risk flows. In this discussion, industry experts Nigel Walsh from Google Cloud, Meghan Hannes at…
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For-profit health care? Alienation? England!? Today's horror movie has all the chills one heart could bear. Discuss your favorite hair shirt brands with Horror Vanguard at:www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show for less than the cost of live-in medical care work at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard…
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The entrance to the lodge draws closer and the coffee is all the blacker as the Twin Peaks Retrospective enters its final thee episodes! Let's jump in to episode 22 "Slaves and Masters," 23 "Condemned Woman," and 24 "Wounds and Scars."Discuss your favorite types of wooden drawer pulls with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.soc…
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Is your insurance technology up to speed? This week on the podcast, we have an insightful conversation with Joe O'Connor, Deputy CEO of RDT. RDT is a well-known software and services provider for the motor insurance industry, with plans to expand into the specialty market. Joe discusses how technology provision has changed over the last decade, wha…
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The Twin Peaks Retrospective has enrolled in a chess tournament near you!Let's jump in to episode 19 "Black Widow," 20 "Checkmate," and 21 "Double Play."Discuss your favorite lodges with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show for less than the cos…
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Is climate risk a part of your analysis? On the podcast this week we are spotlighting an important collaboration between Mitiga, a climate risk intelligence provider, and insurer HDI Global. As climate change rises to become one of the most pertinent and defining risks of our generation, find out how the partnership is working to evolve the landsca…
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Black holes aren’t black! If there is one thing everybody knows about black holes it is that they are so dense that even light can’t escape. And yet, as Marcus Chown explains, black holes are some of the most prodigiously luminous objects in space. So they’re not holes. And they’re not black. But they are among the most fascinating and counter-intu…
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Your ghosts yearn for the subterranean, so co-ghosts Jon and Kyle spelunk into very deep, very normal cave-dwelling discourse in their review of Bone Tomahawk! Discuss your favorite spooooky westerns with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show for…
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In the first iteration of our upcoming parametric series with Raincoat, Matthew sat down with Jonathan Gonzalez to delve into how parametric insurance can be integrated with traditional indemnity insurance, the technical and regulatory challenges, and the importance of creating products that customers perceive as fair. Watch this space for some ver…
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Bones and All is a beautiful film and we couldn't think of a better film to discuss with the new ghost, I mean host, of Horror Vanguard... Preorder Jon's new books:www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/…ernst-blochbookshop.org/p/books/capitalism…?ean=9781914420887Discuss your favorite horror hosts with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvang…
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Unstructured data - is this a challenge that will ever go away? Or can it be a challenge which insurers adapt to work in their favor… At our last New York event in March, InsTech gathered three leading industry experts to candidly discuss what change in the industry looks like to them, specifically in the way unstructured data is handled and manage…
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This week we sit down to discuss Vera Drew's The People's Joker! The People's Joker Release details / cities / dates: https://www.alteredinnocence.net/thepeoplesjokerTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9KlASSUq4MFilm Website / Ticket links: https://www.thepeoplesjoker.comDiscuss your favorite clown-centric cinema with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.…
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Dig into the Theory of Constraints with Thomas LeMay in this compelling episode. Get an in-depth insight into the management tool introduced by the renowned physicist, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, which has revolutionized business strategies. Thomas kicks off by recommending Goldratt's breakthrough book, The Goal, providing insights into Goldratt's ideas a…
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