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Send us feedback or a suggestion for a new episode!All we need to do is to turn on the news and we see stories of septuagenarian and octogenarian politicians and judges whose time is well past. It's like opening a dumpster and catching a good whiff of all the rot inside it. Term limits are long overdue, and in the 2024 presidential cycle, it's never been more clear that age limits also need to be imposed on our office holders. Here are some common sense ideas on how to change things, as well as some startling facts about the paychecks and pension plan for the lifetime appointees that sit as justices and judges in our courts.  Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

I woke up, went off to the gym, then to work, like any other day. I imagine for a lady named Valsa Raju out in Yonkers, New York, her day started in an ordinary way. September 11, 2001 would not be just another day. I recently visited the 9/11 Memorial and it was as moving as you might expect. I met someone there. Someone who, I also imagine, was a lot like me, her name was Valsa Raju, and now I remember her every day.LinksThe 9/11 Memorial & MuseumSubmit Your Story Idea!Keep the episodes coming! Donate to the podcast today!

When fire strikes, here's what you need to know...My sister, Amy Wagner, lost her family home of nearly 30 years to a fire in the spring of 2020. She's sharing her story of loss, community support, and rebuilding, and how that experience drove her to pay it forward by founding The Wagner Family Fire Fund. The Fire Fund is a non-profit supporting families and individuals who lose their homes to fire.Links The Wagner Family Fire FundFundraiser - August 27, 2020 - The first anniversary of The Wagner Family Fire FundFundraiser - October 20, 2020 - The Texas Road House - A portion of sales will be donated when you mention The Wagner Family Fire FundLegacy BoxSubmit Your Story Idea!Keep the episodes coming! Donate to the podcast today!

I recently visited both The National Baseball Hall of Fame and The Pro Football Hall of Fame. The difference in the feel of them was like going to a family reunion versus a corporate Powerpoint presentation…  I'll tell you why.Links The National Baseball Hall of FameThe Pro Football Hall of FameThe Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron by Howard BryantBlack Diamonds PodcastThe Negro Leagues Baseball MuseumSubmit Your Story Idea!Keep the episodes coming! Donate to the podcast today!

I'm past being tired of gun violence. So much that I'm also past being on board with the 2nd Amendment. In this episode I'm laying down facts and data on the most common arguments gun owners make in defense of their guns. But that's not all, I'm also providing what I believe are logical solutions that might allow a gun owner to have a shootin' iron, while controlling a lot of the problems of gun ownership.  LinksMurders by Weapon UsedChief Justice Warren Burger's Reading of the 2nd AmendmentThe Problem with Jon Stewart - Gun Control (Apple TV+)Submit Your Story Idea! Keep the episodes coming! Donate to the podcast today!

Keep the episodes coming! Support YDS today: Support on Venmo  l  Support on Paypal This Episode Sponsored by:  Squarespace – LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing – Constant ContactMark Wicks grew up in the same neighborhood as the Grimes sisters. As a former investigator, when he started to look at the details of the case, an inconsistency in a person of interest's account made him dig deeper… and zero in on the prime suspects. Links Email Mark DavisCook County Sheriff's Department – Barbara & Patricia Grimes Cold CaseGrimes Sister's Murders Wikipedia PageMurder Gone Cold by Tamara ShafferTeen Cleared by Lie Test In Grimes Case - Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 20, 1957Girls' Mother Tells Faith In New Witness - Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 1 1957Jail Four Youths In Grimes Quiz - Daily Defender, Feb. 20, 1957Baker Gives New Grimes Evidence - Daily Defender, Feb. 14, 1957

A journey of nearly 80 years leads Elizabeth, a transgender woman, to finally being comfortable in her skin and welcoming people into her truth. Links National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Transgender Resources The Trevor Project Trans Lifeline Who Is Lia Thomas? Trans Swimmer Breaking College Records Sparks Debate Amid trans athlete debate, Penn's Lia Thomas loses to trans Yale swimmer Stripped of women's records, transgender powerlifter asks, ‘Where do we draw the line?' Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace

If Muhammad Ali lived in these times, he would be canceled… which would deny us his greatest gift. Canceling people who dissent or drop vile comments and perspectives doesn't solve anything. Maybe it's time to cancel cancel-culture.      Links Gruden's Emails Were Collateral Damage in Washington Football Inquiry - New York Times, 10.12.21 Jon Gruden emails, explained: Raiders coach resigns following release of damning messages - The Sporting News, 10.17.21 Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, by Thomas HauserAli: A Life, by Jonathan EigSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace – LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing – Constant Contact

Once upon a time a kid opened a gallery in her parents' garage. Her neighborhood supported her by buying her work and encouraging her. Now she's returning the favor by leading the way to support and foster the arts in her own back yard.Links Raziah Roushan WebsiteTualatin Valley Creates (TVC) TVC ArtPass (launching 9/20/2021) Nonprofit Association of Oregon 2D4D 2D4D's La Strada dei Pastelli annual chalk art festival Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Tualatin Valley Creates ArtPass – LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing – Constant Contact

I recently re-discovered Strat-O-Matic baseball, after nearly 40 years. The game – and the one played on The Field of Dreams - has reignited my love for baseball. It's also made me realize that the one constant through all the years really is baseball. Links Strat-O-Matic BaseballTerence Mann…the one constant, Field of Dreams speechShoeless Joe by W.P KinsellaThe Natural by Bernard MalamudEight Men Out by Eliot AsinofBill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick by Paul DicksonDisco Demolition, 1979 at Comiskey ParkSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) – LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing – Constant Contact

We have a compulsion… getting more stuff. Now we pay for stuff, and we don't even care what's in the box. I've got a better idea! Plus, an update on my new dog, Lucy!     Links George Carlin on StuffWisdom Panel Doggie DNA TestingDaily Affirmation with Stuart SmalleySubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) – Instacart

When losing a loved one, whether a pet or person, there's no such thing a closure.    I recently lost my dog, Nub, to cancer. It came quick and wasn't expected. I'm sharing my thoughts on that experience and working through that grief and loss. But there's hope and Nub's example reminded me how to cope with it.     Links 20 Keys to Heal After the Loss of a Pet, Mar. 10, 2018 - Humane GoodsWhy Losing a Pet Hurts So Much - August 22, 2016 - Ralph Ryback, M.D. - Psychology TodaySubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) – Constant Contact

I’m talking with a former Catholic nun, my aunt, Reneta Webb, about her own story and the source of faith in a messy world.Organized religions are empty corporate entities. For most of my life I’ve not had any faith in them. My aunt, a former nun, and I talk about that. We also talk about her journey, going into the convent at 13, then leaving the sisterhood after 29 years. And most importantly what the source of our faith is, and it’s not in a building, sect, or anything like that.   Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart  -  LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing -  Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) – Constant Contact

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about where we live, and I’ll bet you’re wondering about this place too.I’ve always been patriotic, which is why I’ve been doing a lot of wondering about our country over, well, the last couple decades, and specifically the last few years. I just don’t know about us anymore… is it time to turn over the keys? And, oh yeah, where the hell has humor gone?Links Ep. 44 – How People Buy Into Batshit CrazySubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart  -  LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing -  Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) – Constant Contact

Detective Jim Sherlock chases down a 40-plus-year-old cold case In January 2021 the book, Murder in Canaryville was released. It’s the story of the murder of teenager John Hughes in the spring of 1976. The murder was covered up by Chicago Police, politicians, and judges. I’m talking with Detective Jim Sherlock who’s investigated the cold case for years, about how it happened and where it goes from here.Links Murder in Canaryville – The True Story Behind a Cold Case and a Chicago Cover UpJohn R. Hughes Memorial OpenChicago FBI Field Office (CE6)Chicago Police Department (Cold Case Unit)Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart  -  LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing -  Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Hugo Coffee (Enter SAVEDOGS at checkout for 10% off your order!)

A reformed attorney prosecutes a crusade for better coffee and finding forever homes for dogs  Claudia McMullen was burned out… on New York, on being a lawyer, on burnt coffee and on dogs not being able to find forever homes. So what’s a girl to do? She moved to Utah and started Hugo Coffee. Now she’s making great coffee and helping to support dog and animal rescue charities.Links Hugo CoffeeFluffy Cow CoffeeNuzzles & Co. Animal RescueBest Friends Animal SocietySubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart  -  LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing  -  Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Hugo Coffee (Enter SAVEDOGS at checkout for 10% off your order!)

Sensei Miwako Sakabayashi helps young minds blossom by teaching the abacus.In1992, an immigrant comes to America from Japan. She could read and write, but not really speak the language. So, what happens next? In 2000 she launches a Japanese Abacus school of course. Today Sensei Miwako Sakabayashi has made a huge impact in the lives of hundreds of students… it just adds up.  Links JAMS – The Japanese Abacus Math SchoolJAMS Facebook PageWatch a 7 Year old beating the calculator - JAMS Students in ActionEatin’ wit’ a Regular Guy – Ep. 15 - Japanese Curry Chicken with Sensei MiwakoSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart  -  Constant Contact -  Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Hugo Coffee (Enter SAVEDOGS at checkout for 10% off your order!) 

Digital media and social networks are programming us exactly how we want to be programmed...You know that person who goes on about crazy conspiracies and fake news? They probably think you’re as crazy as you think they are. And worse, it leads us to cancel each other out, regardless of the bonds we might have. How does it happen? The truth is, we’re all allowing digital media and social networks to program us exactly how we want to be programmed… and it’s widening the divide. Links Information Overload Helps Fake News Spread, and Social Media Knows ItThe Social Dilemma - NetflixSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart - Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Hugo Coffee (Enter SAVEDOGS at checkout for 10% off your order!)

It’s at the root of almost everything we count on...There’s a word that most Americans consider dirtier than all others. We’re either on one side of it or another. And even those who are on its side are terrified to drop it. As usual, the word has a whole lot more nuance to it. And nuance isn’t what Americans want these days. Let’s explore, shall we? Links A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears), by Matthew Hongoltz-HetlingSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart - Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!)

There’s plenty of ugliness to find in a team’s name if you look hard enough and want to see it. This week I’m sharing my own thoughts on the sports team renaming controversy, starting with the Redskins. To my reading of history, there are plenty of team names, that when you dig into them, are out of bounds when it comes to political correctness. So there’s that and my ideas on new team names. Links New poll finds 9 in 10 Native Americans aren’t offended by Redskins name (article requires subscription) - May 2016 Debate on Racism Renews Calls for Redskins to Change Name - University of Michigan - June 2020 Unpacking the Mascot Debate: Native American Identification Predicts Opposition to Native Mascots - University of Michigan - February 2020Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Constant Contact - LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing

Dr. Katherine Ramsland Unpacks Serial Killer Dennis RaderBy all accounts, Dennis Rader was an ordinary guy in the neighborhood. He could be the person living across the street from any of us. Yet over a 30 year span he left a trail of murder victims, where he used his trademark of binding, torturing and killing them by strangulation. Dr. Katherine Ramsland talks about how his mind worked and what drove him to commit such horrible crimes.Links Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK KillerHow to Catch a Killer: Hunting and Capturing the World's Most Notorious Serial KillersThe Psychology of Death Investigations: Behavioral Analysis for Psychological Autopsy and Criminal ProfilingThe Mind of a Murderer: Privileged Access to the Demons That Drive Extreme ViolenceShadow Boxing - A blog that probes the mind's dark secretsSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Constant Contact - LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing - Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!)

You can’t just leave your emotions at the door of the sceneFirst responders bear a heavy toll. Not just physically, but emotionally. They see and experience things the rest of us can’t even imagine. Especially Crime Scene Investigators. They witness, first hand, the horrors and havoc that people can inflict on one another. Frank Gyondla served as a CSI for decades and he’s sharing what the job is about and how it impacts those who do it. Links A Look Back On The Brown’s Chicken Massacre – 25 Years Ago, WBBM Newsradio Chicago, Jan. 8, 2018Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Constant Contact - LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing - Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!)

Spirits that Will Make Any Season BrighterMaking the season bright… there’s a lot of things that will do the trick. But there’s nothing quite like brandies, liquers and whiskies. Especially if they come from a magical stone barn. Sebastian and Erika Degens of Stone Barn Brandyworks are sharing the magic behind the other-worldly spirits they produce, and I’m sampling a few along the way.Links Stone Barn BrandyworkDark Roast Straight RyeNocinoComice Pear BrandyHaskapStone Barn curbside pickup ordersStone Barn Delivery (greater Portland, OR area)Stone Barn Shipping within OregonResearcher breeds better haskap berries. Capital Press, Apr. 2017Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Project Homeless Connect of Washington County - Must Love Dogs NW - Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage

Giving the gift of service to the homeless…For most of us, the holidays mean home. For more than a half million homeless Americans, it’s a gift they only wish for. Fortunately, people like Kim Marshall of Project Homeless Connect have dedicated their lives to making sure they have a place to call home and a friend who is there to help. Here’s her story….Links Project Homeless ConnectHesed HouseNational Alliance to End HomelessnessHand UpWomen’s SheltersHomeless VeteransSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Urban Growers Collective - Must Love Dogs NW - Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage

The Long and Winding road of George AzcárateGeorge Azcárate has lived many lives. Firefighter, nurse, traveling performer, teacher, Doctoral candidate in Romance Languages. While on a break from studies he was visiting his girlfriend in New York, the city went into lockdown. He came to another crossroad in his life. He chose the harder path and walked into the COVID storm. I’m talking with George about the long and winding road that lead to that decision and what he’s experienced on the front line of a pandemic.Links A COVID Chronicle - George Azcárate’s COVID Nursing DiaryFollow George on Twitter https://twitter.com/Damienguerra00 and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/damienguerra/ Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Constant Contact - Must Love Dogs NW

A Student’s Perspective on Remote LearningWe’ve talked with a teacher (Ep. 20) and a learning specialist (Ep. 29)… Now we’re going to where the rubber meets the road for remote learning. I’m talking with 8th grade student, Quinn C. about her thoughts on that and more. She’s a bright young lady and her outlook will give you hope for the future!Links Ep. 20 – The Lessons of a Pandemic – On Going Back to SchoolEp. 29 – Teach Your Children Well – The Physical Side of Remote LearningSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Buzzsprout - Must Love Dogs NW - Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage

On Alchemy and Respecting the Grain... When your dad and grandfather build you a still, there’s really only one path to follow. Alan Bishop grew up in a family of moonshiners and made that his vocation. The Master Alchemist of Spirits of French Lick is talking about what the distillery has in the works, pouring out a couple fingers of wisdom on spirits, and sharing some colorful history including the story about how the cops built one of his old stills. Links Spirits of French LickPurchase Spirits – Seelbach’s – Spirit HubThe Alchemist’s Cabinet - BlogThe Alchemist’s Cabinet Philosophy, Vol. 1 PDF bookHell’s Half Acre Hillbilly Burlesque Show – Videos at bottom of pageDistiller’s Talk PodcastSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Spirits of French Lick - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW - Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!)

Pulling Back the Curtain at the Funeral Home... Nobody wants to think about dealing with a mortician. But when you need one, you want one with a human touch. Not someone that’s more like Lerch from the Addams Family, or a used car salesman. Ron & Deborah Threadgill bring an uncommon personal touch and a unique approach to the services they render. We’re talking with them about that and what goes on behind the curtain at the funeral home… and that home might just be your own. Links Threadgill’s Memorial ServicesThreadgill’s Memorial Services Last Ride – The Harley HearseNational Home Funeral AllianceDissolving the Dead: A Look Inside Portland’s First Aqua Cremation Machine, Portland Mercury, May 9, 2019, by Ciara DolanFox 12 Portland feature on Aqua Cremation, April 12, 2018Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Buzzsprout - Must Love Dogs NW - Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage

WildCat Ridge Sanctuary Comes to the RescueThe Netflix documentary Tiger King presented us a cast of unsavory characters who were big cat exploiters. The animals that were kept at Joe’s “zoo” were mistreated, sickly and suffered from deformities from inbreeding. The folks at WildCat Ridge Sanctuary, and others, stepped in to rescue them and provide a safe, healthy life for them. Ian Ford shares the origin story of the Sanctuary and talks about the work they’re doing and their encounters with Joe Exotic and his cohort.Links WildCat Ridge Sanctuary: Website l DONATE l DONATE – Year End Match l Facebook l Twitter l Instagram l YouTube l Online ShopThe American Sanctuary Association (ASA)Tigers in America (TIA)The Big Cat Sanctuary AllianceThe Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS)Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW - Constant Contact

Tomorrow is election day when we all go out and exercise our right to vote. But we didn’t always have that right. And since the very beginning of America, voter suppression has been an issue. I watched a new documentary on Netflix – Whose Vote Counts, Explained. It’s fantastic. The first episode lays out the evolution of voting rights and suppression, and I’m distilling it for you here, with a bit more detail. Get out there and vote!Links Whose Vote Counts, Explained – A Netflix DocumentaryThe Declaration of IndependenceThe Constitution of the United StatesThe 14th AmendmentThe 15th AmendmentThe 19th AmendmentThe 26th AmendmentThe Native American Citizenship ActThe Voting Rights ActThe 1960 Presidential Election and Mayor Richard J. DaleyThe Truth About Voter Fraud, Justin LevittMinuscule number of potentially fraudulent ballots in states with universal mail voting undercuts Trump claims about election risks - By Elise Viebeck, The Washington Post, June 8, 2020Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW - Constant Contact

Who doesn’t like a little spooky this time of year? I’m talking with Lindsey Charlick and Amanda Mednansky, hosts of the new podcast, True Creeps about ghosts and the history of Halloween. We’ll get into the details on hauntings and our own experiences, then jump into the harrowing holiday and hear about the origins of Halloween and its ghastly traditions.Links True Creeps PodcastTrue Creeps Link TreeInstagram - @amandalikesspookystuff – Ghostly photo from the Whaley HouseThe Whaley HouseJerome Arizona Haunted TourBuzzfeed Unsolved True CrimeTurnip Carving Inside the Exorcist PodcastSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW - Constant Contact

Having survived the Holocaust and escaped the yoke of Communism, Les and Eva Aigner's history provides insights and perspective on what we’re witnessing today and a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Their son Rob Aigner, host of the podcast Clear Choices, shares his parent’s history and discusses how it shaped him, and enabled him to see resilience in others who have been faced with challenging choices. LinksClear Choices Podcast Clear Choices on Facebook Holocaust Presentation by Les and Eva Aigner United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Oral history interview with Leslie and Eva AignerKTVZ News - Gov Brown signs bill requiring Holocaust educationChoiceless ChoicesEli Weizel - The Night Trilogy: Night, Dawn, DaySubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!)  -  Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage  -  Must Love Dogs NW  - Constant Contact

Remote learning requires a parent-child partnership.As we muddle through this pandemic, parents are faced with the issue of keeping kids engaged in their schoolwork. What was once an entertainment device, is now a tool for learning. So how to keep your child engaged in a remote learning environment? Get physical. Nicole Drieske, Executive Director of the International Children’s Media Center talks about how parents can help their kids more screen smart, literate and emotionally intelligent through digital devices.LinksThe International Children’s Media Center The Upside of Digital Devices: How to Make Your Child More Screen Smart, Literate, and Emotionally Intelligent by Nicole DreiskeRemote Learning Techniques – Co-Viewing for COVID…and just for fun, kids sing Teach Your Children to Graham NashSubmit Your Story Idea!

Picture yourself waiting to board a plane. Then, suddenly, you’re being escorted to a cell, informed that you’re wanted by Interpol. That’s exactly what happened to Marek Zmysłowski, a high-tech entrepreneur who was on his way back to Nigeria, where his business was. Marek found himself in the crosshairs of a nasty guy who was an investor in his company. This week, we’ll hear his story about launching businesses, being locked up, and then returning to Nigeria to lift the lives of marginalized young women through the MaYa Foundation. LinksChasing Black Unicorns - How Building the Amazon of Africa Put Me on Interpol's Most Wanted ListMarek Zmysłowski Web SiteMarek Zmysłowski TED Talk - How building Africa`s Amazon made me Interpol most wanted criminalMaYa FoundationFeed for Life FoundationSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace (FREE 14 day trial!) - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW

The cavepeople had it right.Volumetrics, Keto, Paleo, Flexitarian, Raw Food, Intermittent Fasting… there are more fad diets than you can shake a stick at. And every time we turn around somebody is pushing a new “miracle” way to shed pounds. But it’s almost inevitable that after doing one of these diets, we gain back all the pounds, and more often than not, even more. So how do we lose weight? Ditch those diets and just listen to your body. It’s intuitive eating. It’s nothing new and has been around since we first crawled out of the primordial ooze. Marisa Michael a registered dietician and nutritionist is breaking it down for us. LinksOctober 2020 Live Course: Ditch the Diet Cycle with Intuitive Eating Real Nutrition, LLC Intuitive Eating by Evelyn TriboleAnti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating by Christy HarrisonHealth At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight by Linda BaconSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW

Looking at our world today can leave you feeling hopeless… so where can you find hope for the future?There’s so much out there to make us believe we live in hopeless times. But hope is out there. It really is. We just need to look harder to get past everything that’s happening to see it. For me and my guest, David Fields, our faith informs how we breakthrough to finding hope. And regardless of your faith, or non-faith, the same ideas that we go to for finding hope apply for just about anyone. And that hope lives in and around each one of us. It’s time to take a breath and dial into it.LinksVolunteerMatchBibleProjectSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW – Nest Bedding Easy Breather Pillow

About 19 million people in the U.S. live more than a mile from a grocery store.These areas have been called food deserts by the folks who create names for such things. But more recently they’re being referred to as areas of food inequality, and some are beginning to call this condition, food apartheid. It’s a big problem. Fortunately, there are a lot of organizations out there working to solve it. One of my favorite Netflix shows is Somebody Feed Phil. He highlighted a fantastic program and a remarkable woman from my hometown, Chicago. The Organization is called Urban Growers Collective, and the woman is Erika Allen, its Co-Founder and CEO. And Erika has partnered with a guy named Jason Feldman from Green Era Sustainability to create the Green Era Renewable Energy and Urban Farming Campus, a sustainable project that will yield renewable energy and long-term economic growth for the area it serves.Urban Growers CollectiveGreen Era Sustainability, LLCChiFresh Kitchen Trina Davila Community CenterSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW

Here are the facts on the things we heard from both voters…Mary and Mark had a lot to say, respectively, about Joe Biden and President Trump. In this episode we dig into their comments on all the topics we covered and have presented a fact check on their information. Whatever your political stripe, I hope that what both guests had to say and the information in this episode will help to inform your vote. And maybe, more importantly, I hope that it allowed you to hear a different perspective than that which we all tend to hear over and over in our own bubbles and social media silos of like-mindedness. We cannot move our country ahead if we aren’t even willing to hear one another out, and yes, compromise to reach goals that will benefit all of us. Get out there and vote!LinksRegister to VoteTrump 2020 CampaignBiden 2020 CampaignFact Check Media SourcesRatings for the sources below, if available, were collected from Allsides.com for bias / adfontsmedia.com media bias chart analysis and reliabilityWall Street Journal News – Center / HighNPR – Center / HighAP – Center / Very HighPolitico – Skews Left – MediumBusiness Insider – Center / HighReuters – Center / Very HighCNN – Skews Left / HighNew York Times – Shews Left / HighUSA Today – Center / HighBrookings Institution – Center / Very HighForbes – Center – MediumABC News – Skews Left / HighThe Atlantic – Skews Left / MediumThe Hill – Center / HighBBC News – Center / MediumFortune – Center / HighSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW – Nest Bedding Easy Breather Pillow

Hear from two fellow citizens on why Joe Biden is wrong and right for our country.In our last episode, we peeled back the layers on President Trump. Today we’re giving Joe Biden the once over. As in the last episode, we’ll begin with our guest Mark on why he’s not the guy to move our country forward. Then we’ll give the floor to Mary to hear the reasons why Biden is the right person at the right time. I hope you’ll listen to this and the Trump episode (if you haven’t) in full. There’s a lot there, and from people who are just like you… every day citizens trying to make it through a pandemic while providing for themselves and their families.In our next episode, I’ll be picking things apart with a fact check on both episodes, so tune in for that… LinksBiden 2020 CampaignTrump 2020 CampaignSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW – Nest Bedding Cool Pillow - Adjustable

Hear from two fellow citizens on why Trump is wrong and right for our country.We hear it every four years… “this is the most consequential election in our lives/history.” My personal opinion is that the 2020 election might be just that. Our political discourse is more divisive than ever. When people hear beliefs or opinions about politics or social issues counter to their own, they cover their ears and start with the “la-la-la” that you do when your parents talk about their sex lives. Or things devolve into a shouting match/food fight if one side or the other doesn’t just flat-out hang up or walk away because they can’t handle it. And, for most of us, that other person is typically only a butter knife away. We need to start listening to one another, regardless. In this and the next episode, I’m talking with two people - everyday citizens - about who they’re voting for and why. So my ask is that you listen, in full, to both this and the next episode (we’ll also do a third episode delivering a fact check), and push past how some comments may make you feel – don’t go to the “la-la-la” or hang up. Instead, hang in. Never has it been more important to begin to try and truly hear one another and, at the very least, gain an understanding of where we each are coming from. This week, we’re talking about President Trump. Next week, we’ll cover Vice-President Biden. LinksTrump 2020 CampaignBiden 2020 CampaignSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW – Nest Bedding Easy Breather Pillow

In difficult times, the simplest steps can feel like the hardest steps.There’s no questioning the fact that we live in divisive times. People are becoming increasingly hard-wired to reject ideas that run contrary to their own. So much so, that even beginning a dialogue can feel next to impossible. But once you make a habit of opening yourself up to and studying contrary ideas you’ll be better able to engage with others on them and creating the change you desire. Nicole Vick, an adjunct professor of Urban and Environmental Policy, and a public health specialist in the city of Los Angeles, shares her thoughts on how we can open ourselves up, and the five steps we can all take to help heal our country.LinksPushing Through: Finding the Light in Every Lesson Paperback, by Nicole D VickAuthor Nicole Vick: 5 Steps That Each of Us Can Take To Proactively Help Heal Our Country, medium.comTogether, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation, John Lews, New York Times Opinion, July 30, 2020Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW – LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing - Buzzsprout

The risks in beginning the 2020 fall term aren’t limited to contracting COVID.As schools start the fall 2020 semester during a pandemic there’s no consistent plan on how to get the year rolling without risk to both teachers and students. And that’s not just in terms of contracting COVID-19. Younger students will certainly suffer in terms of their ongoing education, but also from the psychological impact that comes with being separated from classmates and social interaction. Teachers, who already work tirelessly, will need to up their game to keep students on track. Tracy Stedry, with a background in psychology and a recently retired 20-year veteran of elementary school classrooms, shares her insights about what might and might not work so well, the impact on child development, and the inequities and shortcomings of remote learning. LinksThe great broadband divide: Living without high-speed internet accessKids' mental health can struggle during online school. Here's how teachers are planning ahead.Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW – LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing

In a stressful world, any advice on how to find some calm is a welcome thing. So where to turn to for that advice? Plants, of course! That’s right. When we tune into plants, their music – yes, they are musical - and connectedness can help us find our center and get our feet back on the ground. Tigrilla Gardenia (Masters in Futuro Vegetale, Univ. of Florence) explains how plants connect, communicate, thrive under the harshest conditions and how we can listen to and learn from them. LinksTigrilla Gardenia WebsiteTigrilla Gardenia on SoundcloudFuturo VegetaleShining Light on the Impossible, by Dayna BaumeisterSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW –Constant Contact - Buzzsprout

Most folks are familiar with the character Forrest Gump. A guy who lived a remarkable life that intersected with Presidents, legendary coaches, international affairs and so much more. Sounds like a pretty good story, and it was. But there are folks out there who aren’t that far off the Forrest Gump mark. David Mucci is just such a person. His Gumpian life has ranged from politics to rock music to seeing the world through a colorful, 3D lens. We’re talking with him about his life, which has been anything but beige. Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Buzzsprout - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NWLinksThe Trevor ProjectParents & Friends for Lesbians and GaysNarcotics AnonymousC-Dependents AnonymousNational Institute of Mental HealthThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

If you’ve ever been through or alongside someone in a fight with cancer, you know how brutal that battle is, and how much a support circle can make a difference. So many people face that fight alone and many of them may not have the resources – medical, financial, family – to help them navigate the journey. Dianne Danowski-Smith, Founder of Answer2Cancer, had all of those resources as she faced her fight. When she came through it, a sense of gratitude and the realization that others didn’t have the support she had, motivated her to create a community of survivorship. Dianne tells the story of her fight and the work she’s doing to help others.LinksAnswer2Cancer.org Cancer Advocacy ConnectorSubmit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW –Constant Contact

We are living in unprecedented times. How do the leaders of our cities cope with what’s happening while continuing with the programs and initiatives that were underway prior to the pandemic and the cries for social justice and racial equality? And then, in an election year, how do those leaders keep their campaign moving ahead? Why not ask someone who is doing it, right?Denny Doyle is the Mayor of a big little city, Beaverton, Oregon. He’s done a lot right in his years as Mayor. So, in this episode we’re tapping into that. We’re talking about how a city moves forward through turbulent waters. Along the way Denny shares insights about leadership, dealing with economic turmoil, working to build racial equity, wisdom for the next generation, and providing for the citizens of the city he leads. Submit Your Story Idea! https://www.youdontsay.net/tell-me-about-itThis Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW – Buzzsprout - Caerus Insurance

I’ve been a dog lover my whole life. In fact, I can think of only maybe 2 or 3 years that I didn’t have a furry pal in my life. Can’t image life without one. If you’re like me and always want a dog as part of your family, a rescue agency is a good way to go, provided they’re doing it right. Must Love Dogs NW is a rescue/fostering agency that absolutely is. Courtney Givens, the agencies President shares her own story of pet love, and talks about how Must Love Dogs approaches what they do. Her story and how Must Love Dogs does what they do is something you’ll want to use as a measuring stick if you’re considering a rescue in your area. Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW - LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing – Constant Contact

As we celebrate Independence Day and look at the state of affairs in our country, we may struggle to see much of a reason to celebrate. Certainly, we don’t appear to have realized the self-evident truths that the Declaration of Independence refers to. Taking a read of it will help to bring us back to the reasons for the founding of our country. And in that light, the Declaration is more relevant than ever. As we read it, we can see more than one parallel to the events going on around us today. The best way to celebrate our country this year, in my opinion, is to read the Declaration and the Constitution and to reach out to family, friends, and neighbors who may have a different perspective and talk with them to understand one another… and then activate within your community by becoming an informed voter and stepping up to serve yourself or to seek out people to support who are willing to. Links:Declaration of Independence Transcription The United States Constitution The Declaration Of Independence, United States Constitution, Bill Of Rights & Amendments – Get Your Copy Submit Your Story Idea! https://www.youdontsay.net/tell-me-about-itThis Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW

Mass shootings, unfortunately, have become normalized in our country. They can happen anywhere, anytime – on a crowded street, at work, in a store, in schools at every level, even in places of worship. There’s no place that any of us is truly safe as we go about our lives. So, what should you expect from first responders and what should you do, if, God forbid, you find yourself confronted with a live shooter?Jeff Cholewinski, a retired police officer, S.W.A.T. operator and WMD response team leader, shares details on the evolution of how police respond to shooter incidents. He also discusses habits and strategies you can use that might save your life and those around you if you’re ever faced with this horrible situation.Link – Gun Violence Archive Submit Your Story Idea! This Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage  -  LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing

Our Declaration of Independence doesn’t bury the lead. It starts with the core element of what this country is supposed to be about: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Unfortunately, that statement has become only a lofty aspiration and not a reality. Now, we have made some progress in terms of achieving equality. But nowhere near enough. As a country we’ve talked a good game. Then you turn on the news and you see what happens. You look at our more recent history and its full of stories of segregation, voter suppression, prejudice and discrimination – and not just of people of color. And it’s always been there. So… how do we break through and break out of this cycle? I’m talking with James Parker, and we’re talking about his story, where we are today, and what we both experienced throughout our lives. Our hope is that you’ll listen to our conversation and that it can make you think, and maybe be the catalyst for how you can reach out to others to start your own conversations.This Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Constant ContactSubmit Your Story Idea! https://www.youdontsay.net/tell-me-about-itLinksEp. 8 – Memorial Day – Korea – Jess Brown & Tom Hudner 1619 - A podcast from The New York TimesBlack America Since MLK: And Still I RiseThe New Jim CrowNetflix: When They See Us - 13th - LA9212 Years a Slave: Book : FilmThe Wretched of the Earth , Frantz FanonFebruary One: The Story of the Greensboro FourI Am Not Your Negro

A story of life on the road and the guy who helps to make it pay off.Think about the last time you went to the grocery store. There are fruit and veggies in the produce section. The are plenty of meat and deli products. And the shelves are well stocked. That doesn’t magically happen. There’s a whole string of people who work to get these products to your local grocery store. That string begins and ends with the person driving the truck, often, cross-country through every type of weather, to deliver it… and it’s not unusual that the same person who does all that driving is responsible for loading and unloading their truck. This is a tough way to make a living. And getting paid when that load is delivered can be just as tough.But there’s a guy who gets it. Mike Worthy of WW Payment Systems came to the freight game later in life, from a banking background. He studied the problem. He talked with drivers and trucking company owners about it and went on the road himself. After that, he came up with a solution for getting these essential people to their payday in the simplest fastest way possible. It makes a world of difference for truckers, and for you and I. Because this guy figured it out when we go to buy some groceries… or clothes, or pretty much anything else, whether in a brick and mortar store or online, we’ll be able to find what we need. Sponsored by: WW Payment Systems l Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage l buzzsproutSubmit Your Story Idea!