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Where the line between artificial intelligence and human control blurs, "Breakout" plunges listeners into an intense, high-stakes world where the advent of superintelligence threatens to reshape everything we know. Join Jason and Taylor as they navigate a world teetering on the brink of a technological revolution. When an advanced AI system spirals out of human control, it unleashes a series of events that could either be the dawn of a new era or the end of humanity as we know it.

Jay Delp, a veteran Marine, returns to his hometown of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to step into his new role as police chief while caring for his ailing father. On the eve of his first day on the job, two fishermen discover the body of a woman in Biloxi Bay. As city officials push for a quick resolution, Jay finds himself uncovering the dark secrets hiding beneath the surface of his once-familiar town.

Jess Patton is blunt, but there’s one person who never bats an eye when she speaks her mind. When that same man rescues her from a bad blind date, her rapidly beating heart is impossible to ignore. Suddenly, she's second-guessing everything she knows about him. After everything he’s seen and done, Lincoln North knows he doesn’t deserve a woman like Jess. Not only is she gorgeous, but she doesn’t play games, and being around her is as easy as breathing.

Six death row convicts. One island. Last person standing wins their freedom. After being charged with first-degree murder, Brooklyn Winters awaits execution on death row. So when she receives a mysterious letter offering her a chance to win her freedom, she thinks it's a hoax. According to this letter, all she has to do is agree to take part in a survival game on a remote island. Last player standing wins their freedom.

They thought they were safer on the ground... they were wrong. Immediately picking up after the events of 2023's Horizon, and it's 2024 prequel 'Ransome', a battle of revenge, revelations, and survival comes into play between Roman Knight, Drusilla and Harry Ransome; a man who should have been dead over 150 years ago. But with everyone so worried about the ravenous creatures above them in the darkness of space, they fail to realise that something far deadlier lurks beneath the ice. Something which has kept Harry Ransome alive all this time. Something sentient.

With every known planet, colony or settlement empty, ruined or completely destroyed, a desperate crew of humans onboard the starship Odyssey, hear rumours of a mythical phenomenon called The Horizon. This magical place on the edge of known space is believed to transport those who traverse it back in time to the moment they were at their happiest. With only death, heartache and baron wastelands surrounding them, the crew of the Odyssey head towards the Horizon. However to reach this phenomenon, they must cross The Expanse - a 30-day trip through entirely empty space.

The mage Frank "Half Dead" Johnson is a marked man. Literally. A drunken decision fueled by tragedy has left him with half a soul, sorcerous powers, and two centuries to work off his debt to Scratch (a.k.a. the Devil) himself.

The Hyper Web ensnarls the Empyramis on its 10-year interstellar journey. Psozela and Mrik use there priboards and weave between the webs to secure explosives that releases them. The Duludas have battered their defenses close to the point of submittal when they again use their priboards to execute a silent attack to disable the Duludas ship. A challenge to their mutual way of life is averted as Psozela, Mrik, and their friends battle to maintain their millium old social order.

Save the Creatives is a powerful manifesto for designers, writers, marketers, photographers, and all creative professionals navigating the rise of AI.

Growing up in rural Oregon, Brandon Wolf grappled with the devastating loss of his supportive mother and with the embedded racism and homophobia of a community that made him feel like an unwelcome stranger. After the lack of connection and role models led him down a spiral of risky behavior, Wolf escaped to survive. In Orlando, he found what he’d been searching for: belonging—in a community that was a safe space with people he’d come to call his chosen family.

Scholar Matthew Boedy exposes how this movement laid the groundwork for Trump's presidency and is now advancing its agenda under his second administration. Discover what has motivated the key players in this movement, how they've operated, and what is the unprecedented role of millennial "kingmaker" Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA and the new face of Christian nationalism and the seven mountains movement.

As a slave, Nasan wants to avoid notice and survive. When Eshe begins showing him kindness, though, Nasan starts to see life as worth living. His hopes shatter when Tarik—Eshe’s pursuer and Nasan’s enemy—becomes trapped in a curse of immortality with Nasan. Their lives woven together with ancient magic, Tarik and Nasan struggle against each other throughout all history. Nasan desires to hold Eshe’s love; Tarik continues to steal their hope of ever truly living, and every torturous era Nasan endures pushes him closer to the brink of giving up everything.

Risqué Business explores the rise and ongoing cultural reckoning of "breastaurants": sports bar-style restaurants like Hooters and Twin Peaks, which have long relied on the sexualized presentation of female servers to attract a mostly straight, male clientele. Ty Matejowsky, professor of anthropology at the University of Central Florida, is uniquely positioned in America's foundational, breastaurant-saturated landscape. From this vantage, he offers a well-balanced account that draws on pop culture, media analysis, and contemporary gender politics.

Forged by fire. Burnt by ice. When Niall accepted his role as the Flame’s champion, no one mentioned the Flame had a nemesis—nor what would happen if someone woke them up. With the stakes higher than ever, Niall is once again forced to answer a call of duty beyond his wildest imagination—although this time he has the support of friends who will follow and fly with him anywhere. Overwhelmed but determined, he sets out to squash the opposing deity’s uprising.

Jericho Buck is young, tough, and fearless, and has been burning across the western frontier like a prairie fire since he left home at 14. Now 21, Jericho finds his biggest adventures yet riding 100 miles a day through a desolate, hostile landscape for the famed Pony Express. The camaraderie amongst the riders and crew is iron-clad, and it’s the best money he has ever made. But on a fateful day, Jericho comes across a lonesome spot where desperadoes have just captured a beautiful young Paiute woman. In a life and death moment, Jericho’s bravery forever bonds him with a Paiute tribe.

In "Why Alpha Men Can't Compete: The Superiority of Sigma Men in Love and Life," author Lorenzo Mosqueda challenges the dominant alpha male archetype, revealing the Sigma male as a potent symbol of modern masculinity. This enlightening work showcases the Sigma's blend of independence, emotional intelligence, and moral fortitude, characteristics that allow them to reshape social norms and excel without overt dominance.

This story is a heartwarming tale of friendship, bravery, and loyalty. It's a great reminder that true friends will always have each other's backs, and will do whatever it takes to help those in need.

Your Precious Possessions is a murder mystery that will deceive you to the end of the trail. It is about the love that the lucky few will find, the length that some will go to hold onto love, and the sins that some will commit in the name of love. It is about life. Everything always comes back to love.

World-renowned thief, Henry Sirola, has a secret. He’s also an FBI informant. When he’s given a new assignment by the Croatian mob to retrieve a priceless artifact, he knows it could be the biggest score of his life, but he needs to keep his two worlds from colliding. Henry and his associates embark on a mission that takes them to Brazil and home again where an assassin strikes at the heart of their crew.

Who doesn’t love dad jokes? …Don’t answer that. Well, dads do, trust me. And it’s their solemn duty to have family-friendly jokes (well, most of the time maybe) on hand at all times! So if your dad has been an embarrassment lately because he’s got no joke game, I’m here to fix that. Or maybe to make it worse, depending on how you look at it.