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Investing On Purpose with JP Newman and Ryan Daniel Moran
Reflecting on 3 Years of Investing on Purpose with JP Newman & Alex King | Special (Final) Episode

Investing On Purpose with JP Newman and Ryan Daniel Moran

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 49:01


In this special episode of Investing on Purpose, JP Newman celebrates the three-year milestone of the show by reflecting on its evolution and announcing a new direction based on audience feedback. Joined by Alex King, the producer of the show, they discuss the concept of 'Investing on Purpose,' its impact, and the transformative power of a purpose-driven approach to wealth and fulfillment. JP shares his personal journey from a successful yet unfulfilling career in commercial real estate to discovering the importance of purpose and meaning. The episode ends with an exciting announcement about the show's rebranding to 'Fulfillianaire,' focusing even more on the themes of 4D wealth: purpose, health, time, and relationships.   CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction and Milestones 00:25 Meet the Producer: Alex King 00:34 Evolution of the Show 01:01 Impact Stories and Feedback 01:37 The Vision for Fulfilling Entrepreneurs 01:56 The Role of the Producer 03:59 The Importance of Purpose in Business 04:55 From Real Estate to Meaningful Impact 10:45 Inspiration Behind the Podcast 14:50 Lessons Learned from Podcasting 17:04 Financial Literacy and Fulfillment 22:39 Reflecting on the Journey 23:43 The Game of Financial Planning 24:24 Crypto and Financial Democracy 25:59 Inspiration from John Mackey 28:44 Evolution of the Show 30:42 The Concept of Four Dimensional Wealth 32:02 The Fulfilling Air Workshop 46:19 The Transition to Fulfilling Air

Fret Talk
Fret Talk 423 - "XS!? No room for XS anything!"

Fret Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 62:46


This wasn't really fair on Boss, was it? Matt and Budge news some of newsest guitar news this week on the Fret Talk Podcast. For as little as $2 you can be part of the exclusive patreon crew, just visit www.patreon.com/frettlakCheck out our sponsor at www.affordaboard.co.uk for some of the coolest affordable pedals at great prices. Offering brands such as Caline, 4D, Mosky, DemonFX, JSA Effects and Joyo, all ready to ship with free shipping to the UK (international shipping available too, just message for a quote).Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/690366661155328/?ref=bookmarkssayand join in with the live streams at the PBOD Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/Find your host at:BudgetPedalChapwww.Facebook.com/budgetpedalchapwww.Instagram.com/budgetpedalchaphttps://www.youtube.com/budgetpedalchapor search ‘budget pedal chap' on YouTubeMattwww.Facebook.com/SwitchIOMwww.twitch.tv/heel_mattqwww.twitter.com/heel_mattqwww.instagram.com/heel_mattqLeehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/www.pbodoom.comwww.youtube.com/pedalboardsofdoomJoshwww.instagram.com/thecoronamortisWillhttp://www.arocketcomplex.com/www.youtube.com/user/ARocketComplexwww.instagram.com/arcwillpowell/Olliewww.Facebook.com/OllieMilesMusic

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Leading with Authenticity - Andreas Andersen

Skip the Queue

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 37:46


It's Day 3 of IAAPA Expo Europe, and this episode of Skip the Queue brings you insights from industry leaders. Hear from Andreas Andersen (Liseberg), Peter van der Schans (IAAPA EMEA), Laura Read (Marwell Zoo), Aaron Wilson (ProSlide), and Robbi Jones (Katapult) on resilience, creativity, and the future of attractions.Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is Paul Marden, with co host Andy Povey and roving reporter Claire Furnival.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website SkiptheQueue.fm.If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on LinkedIn. Show references:  https://www.liseberg.se/en/https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-veilstrup-andersen/Andreas Veilstrup Andersen is the CEO and President of the Liseberg Group, Sweden – operating one of Scandinavia's most visited amusement parks. Andreas has a legal and financial background and has been working in the amusement park industry since 2000.  First in several capacities at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark, later as Vice President of European operations at IAAPA EMEA in Brussels, Belgium. Andreas was the 2018 Chairman of IAAPA. He currently holds board positions at Farup Sommerland and Alsik Hotel in Denmark, as well as Momentum Leisure and Leo's Lekland, Europe's largest chain of FEC's. Andreas is heading up IAAPA's sustainability initiatives, and occasionally blogs on https://reflections.liseberg.se/.Plus, live from the Day 3 of the IAAPA Expo Europe show floor, we catch up with:Aaron Wilson - Vice President, Business Development Europe & Latin America, Proslide Technologyhttps://www.proslide.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronlouiswilson/Robbie Jones - Insights Director, Katapaulthttps://www.katapult.co.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrrobbiejones/Peter van der Schans - Executive Director & Vice President, IAAPA EMEAhttps://iaapa.org/expos-and-events/expo-europehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-van-der-schans-87715717/Laura Read - Chief Executive, Marwell Zoohttps://www.marwell.org.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-read-she-her-98110726/ Transcriptions:  Paul Marden: Welcome to Skip the Queue, the podcast about the world's best attractions and the amazing people that work in them. I'm your host, Paul Marden, and together with my co-host, Andy Povey, and roving reporter Claire Furnival, we're here at day 3 of IAAPA Expo Europe. On today's show, Andy talks to Andreas Andersen, CEO and President of iseberg Group, about resilience. I meet Peter van der Schans from IAAPA EMEA, and we catch up with Laura Read from Marwell Zoo. First, let's go over to Andy.Andy Povey: So I'm joined now by Andreas Andersen, who's the chief exec of Liseberg, Scandinavia's most visited amusement park. Andreas, welcome to Barcelona. It's very good to see you here. Can you tell the listeners at home a little bit about Liseberg and what you do there?Andreas Andersen:  Sure. So I'm heading up one of the classic regional city-based parks in Northern Europe. So you have Liseberg, you have Tivoli in Copenhagen, you have Kornalund in Stockholm, and Linnanmaki in Helsinki. And we're part of this tradition of parks that have a very strong community base and a long history. Liseberg is 102 years old and three years old. And also parks that represent cultural heritage as well as reflect the cities we're located in. Lovely, lovely regional park in downtown Gothenburg. And if you haven't been, you should come visit.Andy Povey: Absolutely. I must admit, I haven't made it there myself yet. It's on the bucket list. So our theme for today's recording is about recovery and resilience. And recently, in your blog address, you wrote that you feel like for the past four years, you've been in constant crisis mode. Can you tell us a little bit more about that?Andreas Andersen: Well, I think a lot of executives or just people working in this industry can recognise that the last four or five years have been very turbulent, very, very, very volatile.Andreas Andersen: It all started with the pandemic in March 2020, we were at Lisa closed down for 17 months, so we didn't have any any business at all for for 17 months. Then we reopened in the middle of '21, very very hard— you know, with a lot of restrictions and an organisation that had not been you know operating anything for a long time and we also had to let go a lot of people. Then in '22, I think everybody experienced this giant rush, you know, that everybody wanted to get back into the park. So we couldn't really keep up with demand. And that was stressful in a different way. In '23, the market in the Nordics really suffered for some reason. It was a wit, summer and inflation, and interest rates.Andreas Andersen: And everything that went with, you could say, sort of the beginning of an economic downturn. And then, in 2024, our biggest investment, our biggest project expansion in the last 100 years, a large new indoor water park burned down. So it feels like these four or five years has really been this chain of crisis that we've had to get over and manage, basically.Andy Povey: Yeah, I mean, what we're hearing from people on the show floor is that the economic and political unrest that we have all over the Western world is creating some turbulence in the market. So talk to us a little bit more about the fire at Oceania. What happened?Andreas Andersen: We had been building the water park for almost three years, and we were six, seven weeks away from handover. It was some of the last works on the right installation that went wrong. It was a plastic welding that overheated, and these things happen, as you know.Andreas Andersen: Unfortunately, we lost a colleague in the fire and that was basically, you could say, that overshadowed, I would say, everything, especially in the first weeks. Andreas Andersen: That was devastating to all of us and obviously, especially his family. But soon after, we also had to make some decisions. You know, did we want to rebuild? How did we want to rebuild? At what pace? How would we finance? etc. etc. So you also very quickly move into the next phase of a crisis management and that is recovery. And we've been in that phase ever since. Andy Povey: Interesting. It's a devastating situation. I mean, your concern obviously has to be for the team and the people involved— not just those affected directly, but everybody on the floor who feels an emotional impact from this situation. So what tips would you give, as a leader, going through a situation like that, to anyone else listening who may be facing their own challenges?Andreas Andersen:  Well, I think I learned a lot during those weeks and months. And I think I learned that in a crisis, especially of this magnitude, everything becomes very naked. Everything becomes very raw. And you cannot really play a role as a leader. You have to be yourself. You have to be authentic. And it's okay to also show emotions and be caught up in this process of figuring out what to do with the project and the team and yourself when you meet challenges of this severity. Andreas Andersen:  So I would say be yourself, but also recognise that I always say that leadership in a crisis is a little bit like your biggest asset is the confidence that people have in you. And that confidence is something you build up over years. It's a little bit like a bank account that you can then draw on when the crisis hits. But you really have to make sure that you have something on that bank account. You can't borrow confidence. It's not up for loan. So you really, you know, crisis management, from a leadership perspective, actually starts a lot earlier than the crisis. It's about, you know, building a team that works well together, that trusts you and has confidence in you. And then, when the crisis hits, you know, you can draw on that trust, draw on that confidence. So I think that's two of the learnings that I had during this process.Andy Povey: I love the idea of the bank that you can draw on. We're making deposits in our bank every day, not just as a commercial leadership level, but a personal level as well. You need to have that resilience built in yourself. A lovely analogy. And I really love the idea of authenticity. So, if we move on now to talking a little bit more about what we do in an attraction, I think authenticity plays a really big part in that. So, how important is it for you to keep innovating at Liseberg?Andreas Andersen: It's super important because we are in a regional market. I mean, if you look at how our guests are composed, you know, we have 90% Swedish people and then 10%, maybe 12% in a good year from other, especially Nordic countries. But the majority are Swedish and about 60% of our total volume is actually from the local market. And if you want to attract the local market and you want to drive revisitation, Gothenburg is a large city, but it's not a huge city. You have to keep the product fresh. You have to reinvest, reinvent, and constantly adapt. And I think that's actually... part of the, you could say, the formula for these Nordic city-based parks that we've actually had to all reinvent, you know, throughout our history. I mean, Tivoli, that was founded in 1843, it was built by this crazy entrepreneur called Geo Carstensen.Andreas Andersen: And when Tivoli opened on the 15th of August, it was late, it was over budget, and it was not quite finished. And he got a question from a journalist, you know, asking him, you know, when will Tivoli be finished? And his response was, 'Never.' Tivoli will never be finished. And I think, you know, it's almost 200 years ago that he said this, but I think it encompasses sort of the real DNA of our industry that we have to constantly evolve with our guests and reinvent ourselves. And I think, again, that the city, the Nordic city-based parks have really been quite good at that.Andy Povey: Obviously, I mean, Liseberg with 100 years, Tivoli with almost 200 years. There's something good there. You're doing something right. So more recently, you've taken a position with, I'm going to pronounce this awfully, Leo's Lekland. Compare and contrast Liseberg to Europe's largest chain of family entertainment centres?Andreas Andersen:  I mean, there are a lot of similarities and also a lot of differences. I think what is interesting for me, you know, working with Leos is that it's, in many ways, the model is the same. I mean, you pay an entrance fee, you spend a few hours with your family, you may eat a lunch or buy an ice cream or a plush animal. So in many ways, it's the same. But I think, when we're talking about these attractions that are really designed for shorter visits, there is a convenience perspective to them that it's slightly different than, you know, visiting an amusement park or a theme park for a full day. I remember once I had a conversation with one of our competitors in this market, not FECs as such, but, you know, these shorter visits, you know, two, three-hour visit attractions, very often midway attractionsAndreas Andersen: And he said, 'What we sell is actually not.' necessarily an experience, it is two hours spent and I think that's a little bit of a different perspective on an attraction that you actually also go to, Leo's Lekland, to have your kids, you know, be really really tired when they get home, you know, in today's world, where everything is a lot of a lot of stuff is digital and and the kids sit there with their with the tablets and their phones and or their game consoles or they're online with their friends. I think play has a huge and important role to play in the development of motoric and social skills for kids. I think physical play will be something we're going to discuss a lot in the decades to come, because I think we lost a couple of generations the last 20 years. And I think that's a super dangerous thing. So getting back to your question, a lot of similarities, but there are also some differences and I've learned a lot by working with them.Andy Povey: Fantastic. The talk about play really resonates. We lost a year, maybe 18 months through COVID. I have 11-year-old twin girls. I love the idea that me taking them to our local FEC on a Saturday morning so I could recover from a hangover while they went and played was a really positive, good parent thing to do. So thank you for that. We're at the show. What are you looking forward to seeing when you get out on the show floor, when we eventually let you go out on the show floor?Andreas Andersen:  Oh! I very rarely have a plan. I like to just stroll around. Actually, I see it a little bit like visiting an amusement park. You shop for experiences and you see what happens. I think one of the great things about these expos is the fact that, and that's probably what I look most forward to, is that you meet your industry colleagues.Andreas Andersen:  A company like ours, Liseberg, we do not exist; we do not operate within a chain structure. We do not have a corporate mother that knows a lot about what we do. We do not have other parks that we can benchmark with. So these shows is also a little bit a way for us to get out of the bubble and meet other people that work with the same thing as we do. So it's actually not as much the expo floor or the events or the educational program as it is meeting the people. I enjoy.Andy Povey: Andreas, it's been great talking to you. Thank you very much for your time and have a fantastic show.Andreas Andersen:  And I wish you the very same. Thank you.Paul Marden: Now let's head over to the show floor. So we are here on the ProSlide stand, and I'm here with Aaron. Aaron, introduce yourself. Tell us a little bit about ProSlide.Aaron  Wilson: Hi, nice to meet you. Thanks for coming in. I'm Aaron Wilson, Senior Vice President, Business Development, EMEA, with ProSlide. I've been with ProSlide for nine years. We're focused really on the design and innovation of rides. That's where we really form the nucleus of who ProSlide is.Paul Marden: Okay, so what are you launching here at this year's IAAPA?Aaron  Wilson:  Yeah, so let's walk over here to our model table. Where we have a large model of our newest feature, which is the Hive. We actually opened up two rides this year, one at Chimelong in China, the most attended water park in the world. Paul Marden: Wow. Aaron  Wilson:  And that's with a five-person family raft, everyone seated facing each other.Paul Marden: That's amazing. So you're going through this on a five-person ring kind of thing?Aaron  Wilson:  Exactly, a five-person tube. So it's a tight radius helix curve. So as you enter, you're entering into a completely open, basically cathedral space. But as you're dropping and turning very quickly, you're staying really stuck along the outside of the wall, feeling those centrifugal forces. And you have a 360-degree global view. So you're able to look forward, backwards, upwards, down. See everywhere where you came from and where you're headed.Paul Marden: It's amazing, isn't it? Because you've got transparent sides on it. So you can see outside as well.Aaron  Wilson:  Absolutely. And there's a ton of theming potential here. In the middle is a support structure. And so we're working on theming there in the middle, if we can. Special effects around the outside. In this case, it's transparent. Exactly.Paul Marden: You've got some amazing models on the table here. This is one of those rides that you can't really bring to IAAPA and experience in real life because we'd all have to be in our swimmers.Aaron  Wilson:  Unfortunately, yes.Paul Marden: But some amazing, amazing models. What's innovative about this? What's this bringing to the market, which is unusual?Aaron  Wilson:  So you have that 360-degree helix turn. We've completely opened it up. So normally in a turn, you can only see a few meters in front of you. In this case, it's a feature that's completely open as you're making that turn. And so you can see everywhere, right? Up and down, forwards, backwards. And that's really part of the differentiation. But obviously the biggest sensation is actually that experience you feel as you have those centrifugal forces around the outside. With a five-person boat, you're looking at about 800 pounds, and you're whipping around the outside, gaining tons of speed throughout. So it's really exciting. The additional interesting thing about this element is we're also doing a two-person tube and a small compact footprint.Aaron  Wilson:  So it's very adaptable for indoor parks or even outdoor parks that don't have a ton of space. That compact footprint gives a lot of flexibility in the design.Paul Marden: So you've got this in China at the moment, you say?Aaron  Wilson:  Yep, and one in the US. And there are a lot more to come in the next one to two years already programmed and open. So we're really excited about this for the water parks.Paul Marden: That's amazing. So we've been asking everybody to get their crystal ball out and tell us trends for 2026. Where do you think the market is going? What do you think that we can expect to see this time next year at IAAPA? Aaron  Wilson:  Water coasters. Water coasters are the big thing. Paul Marden: What on earth is a water coaster? Aaron  Wilson:  Yeah, well, let's head over here to another model table. We have a couple of examples here. So I would say, like in the last couple of years, specifically speaking about Europe, we've seen an amazing response to our water coaster technology using water propulsion. We call it the rocket blast.Paul Marden: Right.Aaron  Wilson:  And so what you have is a series of injectors placed along the uphill sections that actually push the boat uphill. That's amazing. And so with that technology, we're able to do a number of things. And this actually, this ride opened about a year and a half ago at Land of Legends in Turkey. This is, you know, one of the biggest things that will stand out to you here is, as you're looking around all the models, what's very common with a water park is you have—gravity-fed rides, meaning you climb a tower and use gravity to go down. Paul Marden:  This is very flat and long. Aaron  Wilson:  Exactly. This is built essentially on grade. There's no tower here. So, I mean, the first thing is accessibility. So now, as you know, there's no steps. You know, water parks are historically very difficult to meet accessibility. Paul Marden: Yeah. Do you know, I've never thought of that before. But of course, you need to climb the stairs to be able to get to the top of the tower.Aaron  Wilson:  So this case, this is called Turtle Coaster. And this is at Land of Legends. Our guests can walk or, you know, walk or wheel.Paul Marden: Yep.Aaron  Wilson:  As they want up this ramp. This is about four meters off grade. We have a little bit of a drop here. So this is a closed-circuit coaster, right? Meaning the guests are finishing and ending in the same location. Also something different from a water ride. Normally you're going up a tower and finishing in a pool. Here you're finishing and starting at the same location, much like a mechanical dry-growing coaster.Paul Marden: And this, just for listeners' benefit, this has got eight or nine turns in there. It's really, you know. It's going to be a normal coaster-type ride, isn't it?Aaron  Wilson:  This is a 420-meter-long coaster. You're looking at about a minute-and-a-half water ride, which is crazy. Most water rides are about 30 seconds, you know? So it's a really long experience. You have eight uphill last sections, along with what else is unique with our technology is we're able to incorporate these flat last sections. So much like a mechanical coaster has that launch element to it. We're able to do that with water propulsion. So right off the stop, you have this completely flat launch blast. Up, you're getting the elevation. You go around for 420 meters, a series of flying saucer features, uphill sections. Coming back into a water channel.Aaron  Wilson:  And landing in the landing pool, it picks you up on a moving station conveyor. So this conveyor is actually moving at a very slow pace. Guests are cutting off and getting back on.Paul Marden: This is not a lazy river, is it? That you're just sat around for a little while. This is going to hair around.Aaron  Wilson:  Absolutely not. And then here at Siam Park is another coaster here. We opened up in '23. Doolin. So you had two lanes.Paul Marden: Oh, wow.Aaron  Wilson:  And you're racing side by side throughout the experience.Paul Marden: That is amazing. Well, Aaron, look— it's been wonderful to meet you. Find out more about what you're doing here. Looks super, super exciting. I want to get my swimmers on and go and try some, but maybe not whilst we're here in Barcelona, but maybe one time soon.Andy Povey: So we're on the show floor again and I'm with Robbie Jones from Katapult. Robbie, please tell the listeners at home a little bit about Katapult, what you do with them.Robbie  Jones: So we design themed attractions, experiences and destinations. So that can be anything from theme parks all the way through to museums. And our— I guess our core competency is design stage, so pre-concept designs. We get involved quite a lot in theme parks that are very early stages. And my role in that is quite unique within the team of creatives and designers, in that I look towards the insights. So sometimes I work with feasibility partners to kind of pull together the economic requirements for a theme park or an attraction to exist. But more often than not, it's about the guest journey, the guest behaviour, how can we make the guest experience as best as possible by understanding information research that we might have already but also doing some primary research as well to make sure we're creating like that amazing moment for every person that walks through the door.Andy Povey: Fantastic. That sounds really, really impressive. Looking back over 2025, what are your key takeaways from this year so far?Robbie  Jones: Goodness, me. I think I'll speak with a lot of what the industry would say, which is it's been a little bit sticky in places in 2025. There's certainly been more maybes than yeses or nos in terms of projects. But I think we're starting to see things beginning to move. Someone's put some oil in the engine somewhere, which is great. And there's some really exciting projects coming up. Obviously, as a UK-based company, seeing the likes of Universal, Poodie Foo, setting up shop. It's going to be really interesting to see how that impacts not just the UK, but the European market as well.Andy Povey: I couldn't agree more. I really, really look forward to seeing that anticipated improvement in quality of experience that we'll get across the UK. So looking forward to '26 now, what are you anticipating as being the exciting things we're talking about in 12 months' time?Robbie  Jones: Gosh, I mean, I think there will be an element of a quiet time, I think, especially with the new build theme parks, whether that's in the UK or, of course, in the Middle East. I think there'll be an element of quiet that we need to get used to in terms of waiting to see what the next big thing is or the next IP that's going to be in those rides. But I certainly see a lot more positive vibes coming out of the industry. I think we'll see more exciting local experiences, maybe not just big global ones. And yeah, just on the horizon, maybe plenty more opportunity and positivity.Paul Marden: It has been my first IAAPA Expo, and I've had a whale of a time. And I am joined here by Peter van der Schans, the VP and Exec Director of IAAPA EMEA. Peter. Tell me a little bit about what the show has been like for you because I've had an amazing time.Peter van der Schans: Well, so did I. The funny thing is we've always worked so hard on these expos. It takes a hell of a lot of time and it all comes back in this one week. And once you exit that plane or train or however you arrive, you start in a bus and then it's over before you know it.Peter van der Schans: And the week is done and you fall in this big black hole. That's where we're going now. So it's been a wonderful week and it's great to see all our members and every industry leader that is visiting us. We're a small team at IAAPA. We're not a huge organisation, but we have our members supporting us. It's a team effort from both IAAPA and our members, basically. And it's only pride.Paul Marden: One of the most important parts of the show, I think, is the educational side of what you do. There's been a big educational program. Are there any big themes that you've spotted coming out of that education strand?Peter van der Schans: So the education program actually is built with our members and by our members. So, of course, we guide it and shape it. But it's actually done by our members. So it's our members saying, 'Hey, this is where I have issues with. This is the trends I see. This is where I think this is going, which makes it always accurate because we have that industry knowledge by our members.' So in that sense, what we saw this year, there's a lot of focus on AI, obviously, the hot topic nowadays. Paul Marden: It's not a single interview I do where somebody hasn't dropped AI into it. So it's a hot topic.Peter van der Schans: It's a hot topic. And I'm very curious also to see where it's going because right now, if you see execution, the focus is much on back office. For example, Parks Reunidos for example, shared on stage, that they can now predict their next, the next day in visitor numbers with accuracy of 93% which is perfect. Things like that. But I'm curious exactly to see how it's going to evolve in the future to the front end. So what is that visitor going to see in the future? Whenever I go to a theme park, for example, will I be recognised by my name? And if I ride a ride, will the animatronic know my name, for example? Things like that. I think there's limitless possibilities.Peter van der Schans: And we're just at the verge of the beginning. And it's also so, so, so excited about that education program that we share what we know and we work together to get to that point to make it better. Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. The collaboration in this sector is just amazing. And IAAPA is just the living proof of that. So many smiling faces. You know that there were competitors together on stands just chatting and enjoying. It's a really enriching experience seeing everybody work together.Peter van der Schans: It is, it is. And the funny thing is I've worked in this industry since I was 16. I started as a ride operator. I didn't know any better than when I had an issue when I became supervisor and manager that I could call the park at the other end of the country and ask, like, 'Hey, how are you dealing with this?' And they helped me. And then I worked at the cinema industry and suddenly I realised that that is not that common in all industries, to say it lightly. It was much more competitive and I didn't want to share anything and really opened my eyes in a way that I realised, like, 'hey, this is special'. And also made me realise that IAAPA plays a big part in that as well, as an organisation to bring all those people together, to provide that platform to work together.Paul Marden: Yes, the facilitators of the community, aren't you? I'm going to ask you a slightly controversial question here. Outside of show hours, what has been your favourite party or event? And you can name drop any one of them. It's absolutely fine. Nobody will be upset with you.Peter van der Schans: I must say the ballpark reception, obviously for the British people. Always good beers. The Tuesday events with the opening ceremony, where we really kick off the week. They made me dance again. I don't recommend watching that back, but that's always just a fun, fun morning where we really kick off the week with a big energy, with a nice connection to the host city as well. Peter van der Schans: It's always fun to work on that and to execute that, but also the evening event, the opening reception where we gather. Well, this year we had 1,400 industry professionals coming together and mixing, mingling in Tibidabo. Without rain, thankfully. Paul Marden: Well, yes, this is the thing. So I was watching the skies thinking this could go really badly wrong. The BBC weather forecasts were not looking good. Peter van der Schans: There's this tradition in Barcelona that you bring eggs to nuns and they make sure you'll have good weather. We did that. We brought three dozens.Paul Marden: Took a lot of eggs. There was a lot of eggs broken in the making of this party. But you did very well. We're at the end. And everybody gets to heave a big sigh of relief that the show's done. It's in the can. But there's also a touch of sadness and fondness looking forward to what comes next. So next year, what have you got coming up first? I understand there's something in the Middle East.Peter van der Schans: Yeah, absolutely. We actually last year at this expo in Amsterdam, we announced the launch of our newest expo, IAAPA Expo Middle East, which is actually the first time in IAAPA's history that we built a new expo from scratch.Peter van der Schans: Never done that before, our members and and people in the industry ask us year after year like, 'When is IAAPA coming to the Middle East?' Of course, there's a huge amount of investments going on in that region. It's crazy. And in that sense, we we simply listen to our members and decide that this is the time we need to go. And we're excited to get closer and closer to the actual launch of the event in March in 2026 in Abu Dhabi.Paul Marden: So March 2026, Abu Dhabi is our next event. But there is another event coming next year. IAAPA is coming to London, which I'm very pleased about. Tell me, is the planning all starting on Monday? Are you already a long way through planning? Plans you can share with me about what's coming up in London?Peter van der Schans: We will have an exciting program for sure, but we're not there yet with with the actual education programme. That takes a little bit more of time, but we do have the show Florencial already and that's looking to be another record-breaking show. What I think also remarkable is that we will have one third more education than we will have in our previous show. So we always had two conference rooms— we'll have three in London. So we'll have actually quite a big increase in our educational offerings as well.Paul Marden: That's amazing. I cannot wait. This has been my first IAAPA, but it won't be my last IAAPA. I think I can confidently say that. So grateful for you and the team inviting us along as Skip the Queue to be part of what you've been doing. We've had an amazing time and I cannot wait to see you again in London.Peter van der Schans: Thank you very much and happy to have you here.Paul Marden: We are here at the end of day three of IAAPA Expo Europe. We've had a wonderful time. Andy Povey: I'm broken. Paul Marden: Oh man, I'm going home a broken man. The voice is barely holding on. I am here with Laura Read from Marwell Zoo. Welcome to Skip the Queue, Laura.Laura Read: Hello. Thank you for having me.Paul Marden: Laura, what's it been like for you? What's the benefit of coming to IAAPA for you?Laura Read: So this is my first IAAPA. For me, this was all around looking at what's new for visitor attractions, what's innovative, what's coming up, and what could we potentially bring to the visitors of Marwell Zoo that might be exciting and might drive more visitors to come to us, really, ultimately. It's all about, for us, diversification, keeping the zoo product at the core of our offer, obviously, but seeing how we can augment that with other things.Paul Marden: So what can we expect? Is it going to be a 4D immersive ride experience? Water slides? Or are you looking for something that enriches the in-real-life experience for you? And it's a bit more low-tech.Laura Read: Oh, I'd love to put in like a water park. Do you know what? That's something like the coolest stalls. Like going around going, 'oh, I'd love to design a water park. That's so fun. No, no'. So for us, it's really about looking at sort of smaller, lower-level, new attractions that we can bring in, you know, we're primarily a family audience. So it's what do kids want to play on? You know, I've seen some really cool little ride-on Jeeps that we think would work really, really well because we also want to stay true to our ethos. You know, Marwell's built its reputation on our conservation work, our hands-on conservation work in the field, you know, reversing species decline and also around sustainability. So sustainability is really core to our offer.Laura Read: This is not about turning Marwell into a theme park or a water park or anything like that, because the animals are still very much the stars of the show, as is the conservation work. But it's about how we can best utilise our space to provide that density of guest experience. And I think seeing all the things here today. That's where the inspiration comes in.Paul Marden: I think it's really interesting, isn't it? Because when you take your kids to the zoo, you need some space. You need a palate cleanser between the animals, don't you? To give the kids time to burn off some energy, to do something a little bit different. And then they come back re-energised and you're hiding the vegetables. You're teaching them about the conservation efforts and all the really important stuff that you do, but hidden around lots of things that keep them happy and engaged in what's going on.Laura Read: Exactly. The problem with zoos is the animals— they don't care that they're the exhibits.Laura Read: And, you know, we are a primarily outdoor attraction. Extremes of heat, rainy days, animals disappear. We know that. We know that the perennial problem is: I didn't see any animals because we have really, really high animal welfare levels and standards. And if those animals want to go off show and take themselves off to bed or away from the public view, they all can and should and do. So we need something that can keep kids particularly engaged and entertained, hopefully getting across a bit of education and messaging as well at the same time. That's a massive tick in the box. But, you know, it fills in the gaps when those animals just aren't playing ball.Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. Andy, what's been the highlight of day three for you, mate?Andy Povey: So I think it's actually talking to Laura.Paul Marden: Such a charmer.Andy Povey: Let me finish. Let me justify. It's really picking up the fact that this isn't just a theme park show. Yeah. There are elements for everything you could possibly do any day out any attraction, even in any shopping centre or any place you go to where there's large crowds of people— so it's all of that kind of stuff. I think is it's refreshing to see it through someone else's eyes, through our conversations.Laura Read: I was going to say, 'I have to say,'  Before I was chief exec at Marwell, I ran a really large, shopping centre like retail, leisure, events, and destination. And I'm amazed that this is not on more commercial real estate people's radar. I look to see if there's anyone from a previous company here, then there isn't on the attendees list. And I'm like, 'Wow,' this is all the stuff that we should have been thinking about five years ago, ten years ago, when we were realising that diversification from a retail point of view is so important because of online shopping. So that's really interesting what you say. It's not just the theme parks.Andy Povey: No, absolutely not. It's all about the day out. And ultimately, that's all. We're all here to do is we work in a fun industry, and fun doesn't have to just be an amusement park.Paul Marden: Yeah, I found it really interesting. Seeing the things that I've seen has stretched my definition of what a visitor attraction actually is, because it is more than just a theme park. As you wander around and you see the different exhibitors, I was expecting to see... The ride designers and some of the really cool tech that I've seen. But there was other stuff that I've seen that I just hadn't expected.Andy Povey: No, I mean, I was chatting yesterday to a guy who supplies park benches and litter bins.  You see them everywhere. Paul Marden: I say the park bench thing. I remember when I was working at the Botanic Gardens in Wales as it was being built, the importance of the park bench and sitting on them. And they were beautiful park benches, but they were also super comfy. The importance of a park bench, like a good toilet, can't be underestimated.Laura Read: You can always tell someone who works in visitor attraction operations, when they go to any other visitor attraction, they take pictures of the bins. I think that is an absolute giveaway. When I go places with my family and the kids are there, taking pictures of animals or taking pictures of each other or whatever they're doing. And I'm there. Oh, I'm just gonna take a picture of that sign. You know, like.Andy Povey: I have another confession to make. I had a conversation with my wife who took the kids to an attraction a couple of weeks ago. And I was most distressed that she hadn't taken a picture of the till for me.Paul Marden: Oh, you would know what the part number and everything about that till, wouldn't you? Such a retail geek.Paul Marden: Laura, thank you so much for joining us on Skip the Queue. It has been delightful. I feel that there might be a full episode coming on, talking about the zoo, if you'll have me.Laura Read: Yes, absolutely. Bring it on. Paul Marden: Oh, wonderful. Thank you so much.Andy Povey: Andy, take me to the airport.Paul Marden: If you enjoyed this episode, please like and comment in your podcast app. It really helps more people to find us. Show notes and links to all our guests this week are available on our website, skipthequeue.fm. It's been a massive team effort to take Skip the Queue to IAAPA. A huge thank you to Emily Burrows and Sami Entwistle, Steve Folland and Wenalyn Dionaldo, Claire Furnival and Andy Povey, as well as Erica Washington-Perry and her team at IAAPA Global Communications.Paul Marden: Next week, we're wrapping up our IAAPA theme, talking to Choni Fernandez, Chief Sustainability Officer at PortAventura Entertainment, and Jakob Wahl, President and CEO of IAAPA. See you then.  The 2025 Visitor Attraction Website Survey is now LIVE! Dive into groundbreaking benchmarks for the industryGain a better understanding of how to achieve the highest conversion ratesExplore the "why" behind visitor attraction site performanceLearn the impact of website optimisation and visitor engagement on conversion ratesUncover key steps to enhance user experience for greater conversionsTake the Rubber Cheese Visitor Attraction Website Survey Report

Buddy Book Club
Light Bringer (Red Rising Book 6) - Pierce Brown - Episode 129

Buddy Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 55:52


The Buddies are back for their sixth rodeo with Pierce Brown's "Light Bringer," the final book in the second Red Rising trilogy (before the 7th book). The Buddies needed some cliff notes to remember what happened in this one (it was a lot). The gang discusses Mission Impossible/Scooby-Doo mask reveals, and how Atlas has been playing 4D chess while everyone else was playing checkers. There's also talk of self-help books, Darrow having an identity crisis, and Virginia actually getting to do cool Mustang things instead of just being stuck in meetings. So grab your 35-hour audiobook stamina, practice remembering approximately 847 character names, and join the Buddies as we contemplate life until Red God comes out.Intro/Book Summary (0:00-5:37)Stock Up/Down (5:38-32:12)Favorite Scene/Character (32:13-36:25)Love/Hate (36:26-50:45)Conclusion (50:46-55:36) NEXT BOOK: My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Skip the Queue
The £100 Million Dream -  Andy Hadden

Skip the Queue

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 36:00


In this episode of Skip the Queue, host Paul Marden speaks with Andy Hadden, founder of the Lost Shore Surf Resort in Scotland. Andy shares the remarkable journey from his sporting background and early property career to discovering wave technology in the Basque Country, which inspired him to bring inland surfing to Scotland. Despite starting with no money and no land, Andy raised over £100 million and built one of the world's most advanced inland surf destinations. He explains how Lost Shore Surf Resort combines world-class waves with a strong community focus, sustainability initiatives, and partnerships with schools and universities to deliver real social and economic impact.Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is Paul Marden, with co host Andy Povey and roving reporter Claire Furnival.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website SkiptheQueue.fm.If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on LinkedIn. Show references:  Lost Shore Surf Resort website: https://www.lostshore.com/Andy Hadded on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-hadden-94989a67/Andy Hadden is the founder of Lost Shore Surf Resort, Scotland's first inland surf destination and home to Europe's largest wave pool. Opened in November 2024 near Edinburgh, Lost Shore is the country's largest sports infrastructure project since the Commonwealth Games and now attracts a truly international audience of surfers, families, and brands. With a background in insolvency and investment surveying, Andy led the venture from concept to completion - securing major institutional backing and building a multidisciplinary team to deliver a world-class destination. Long before 'ESG' was a buzzword, he embedded environmental and social value into Lost Shore's DNA, helping set new benchmarks for responsible development. As home to the Surf Lab with Edinburgh Napier University, Lost Shore also serves as a global hub for performance, product R&D, and surf therapy. Live from the show floor, we'll also be joined by:Bakit Baydaliev, CEO/ Cofounder of DOF Roboticshttps://dofrobotics.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/bakitbaydaliev/Hamza Saber, Expert Engineer at TÜV SÜDhttps://www.tuvsud.com/enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hamzasaber/David Jungmann, Director of Business Development at Accessohttps://www.accesso.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjungmann/Kristof Van Hove, Tomorrowlandhttps://www.tomorrowland.com/home/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristof-van-hove-2ba3b953/ Transcriptions:  Paul Marden: Welcome to Skip the Queue, the podcast about attractions and the amazing people who work with them. I'm your host, Paul Marden, and with my co-host Andy Povey and roving reporter Claire Furnival, we're coming to you from IAAPA Expo Europe. This is the first of three episodes from the show floor that will come to you over the next three days. Firstly, I'm joined today by Andy Hadden, the founder of Lost Shores Surf Resort.Paul Marden: Andy, tell us a little bit about your journey. You've opened this amazing attraction up there in Scotland where I was on holiday a couple of weeks ago. Tell us a little bit about that attraction. Why this and why in Scotland?Andy Hadden: Well, I grew up locally and I came from more of a sporting family than so much of a business family. My father was the international rugby coach for a while and I played a lot of sport. Paul Marden: Oh, really? Andy Hadden: Yeah, yeah. So we always had this thing about there wasn't enough facilities here in Scotland because Scotland is a place which doesn't necessarily have all the resources and the access to funds and everything else like that. But one thing we noted with, you know, if you created facilities, whether they be good tennis facilities, good 4G football pitches, whatever it was. It allowed the environment around it to prosper, the communities around it to prosper. And, of course, I was a charter surveyor by trade, so I worked in insolvency and then in investment. So I sold two sites to that market. Andy Hadden: But I always surfed. I always surfed. So whilst I was down in Birmingham in England, when I actually got an email in 2012 talking about some, you know, some surfy thing that might have been happening in Bristol, I called the head of destination consulting up and I said, 'this sounds like nonsense, to be honest', because I surf and you can't really be talking about real surfing waves here. It's got to be something, you know, different. He said, 'No, no, there's these guys in the Basque country.' So I took a flight over there and that day changed everything for me. Paul Marden: So what was it that you saw? Andy Hadden: I went to see what was back then a secret test facility in the mountains of the Basque Country. It was very cloak and dagger. I had to follow the guide and give me the email address. I found this all very exciting. When I went and actually saw this facility, I realised that for the decade before that, there'd been all these amazing minds, engineers and surfers working on what they believed could be, you know, a big future of not just the inland surfing movement that's now burgeoning into a multi-billion dollar global movement, but it could really affect surfing. And if it was going to affect surfing as a sport, and it's now an Olympic sport because of these facilities, they wanted to make sure that it was a very accessible piece of kit. So surfing, it could affect surfing if ran by the right people in the right ways and really communicate that stoke of the sport to the masses.Paul Marden: So what is it that you've built in Edinburgh then? Tell me a little bit about it.Andy Hadden: So we've delivered a wave garden cove, which is a 52-module wave garden, which is about the size of three football pitches, and it can run hundreds of waves an hour, touch of a button and it can run in skiing parlance anything from green runs right through to sort of black powder runs. And the beauty of it is you can have people that are the better surfers out the back and just like at the beach at the front you've got their kids and learning how to surf on the white water. So we're finding it to be a really amazing experience— not just for surfers who are obviously flocking to us, but already here in Scotland, eight months in, tens of thousands of new surfers are all coming back and just going, 'Wow, we've got this thing on our doorstep.' This is blowing our minds, you know. Paul Marden: Wowzers, wowzers. Look, I'm guessing that the infrastructure and the technology that you need to be able to create this kind of inland wave centre is key to what you're doing. That you've got to access some funds, I guess, to be able to do this. This is not a cheap thing for you to be able to put together, surely.Andy Hadden: Yeah, correct. I mean, you know, I have questioned my own sanity at times. But when I started 10 years ago, I had no money and no land. But I did have some property expertise and I wanted to do it in Edinburgh, a close-up place that I cared about. So we have excellent networks. For a few years, you know. Whilst we've ended up raising over  £100 million in structured finance from a standing start, it took me a couple of years just to raise £40,000. And then I used that to do some quite bizarre things like flying everyone that I cared about, you know, whether they were from the surf community or... Community stakeholders, politicians, and everyone over to the test facility to see themselves— what I could see to sort of—well, is it? Am I just getting carried away here? Or is there something in this? And then, on top of that, you know, we sponsored the world's first PhD in surf therapy with that first $5,000. So now we have a doctor in surf therapy who now takes me around the world to California and all these places. How does business actually really genuinely care about, you know, giving back? And I'm like, yeah, because we said we're going to do this once.Andy Hadden: We got to do it right. And it took us a decade. But yeah, we raised the money and we're very happy to be open.Paul Marden: So I mentioned a minute ago, I was holidaying in Scotland. I bookended Edinburgh— both sides of the holiday. And then I was in Sky for a few days as well. There's something about Edinburgh at the moment. There is a real energy. Coming up as a tourist, there was way too much for me to be able to do. It seems to be a real destination at the moment for people.Andy Hadden: Yeah, well, I think, coming from the background I came from, if I knew I was going to deliver a surfing park in the edge of Edinburgh, I then wanted to do it in the least risky way possible. So to do that, I felt land ownership was key and three business plans was also very key. Edinburgh's in need of accommodation regardless, and Edinburgh's also in need of good places, a good F&B for friends and family just to go and hang out on the weekends. And then, of course, you have the surfing, and we've got a big wellness aspect too. We also sit next to Europe's largest indoor climbing arena. And we're obviously very well connected in the centre of Scotland to both Edinburgh and Scotland. So, so many things to do. So, yeah, I mean, the Scottish tourism landscape has always been good, but it's just getting better and better as we see this as a future-proof marketplace up here. You know, we're not building ships anymore.Andy Hadden: Well, in fact, we got a contract the other week to build one, so maybe that's wrong. But the point is, we see it as a very future-proof place because the Americans are flagging, the Europeans are flagging, and they just want to feel like they're part of something very Scottish. And that's what we've tried to do in our own special way.Paul Marden: And when you think of coming to Scotland, of course, you think about surfing, don't you? Andy Hadden: Yes, who knows. Paul Marden: Exactly, exactly. Look, you had some recent high-profile support from Jason Connery, the son of the late James Bond actor Sean Connery. How did that come about?Andy Hadden: Well, I think we've got, there's a real Scottish spirit of entrepreneurialism that goes back, you know, probably right the way through to the Enlightenment where, you know, I'm sure. I'm sure a lot of you know how many inventions came from Scotland. And this is, you know, televisions, telephones, penicillin. I mean, just the list goes on.Andy Hadden: Of course, you know, that was a long, long time ago, but we still feel a lot of pride in that. But there seems to be a lot of people who've had success in our country, like someone like Sir Sean Connery. These guys are still very proud of that. So when they see something— very entrepreneurial— where we're using a lot of local businesses to create something bigger than the sum of its parts. And to do it truly— not just to be a profitable private business, which is what it is, but to give back 18 million into local economy every year, to work with schools in terms of getting into curriculums. We've got Surf Lab. We work with universities, charities, and so on. They really want to support this stuff. So we have over 50 shareholders, and they've each invested probably for slightly different reasons. They all have to know that their money is a good bet, but I think they all want to feel like they're part of creating a recipe. For a surf resort, which we believe there'll be hundreds of around the world in the next few years. And we can create that recipe here in Scotland. That's hopefully another example of Scottish innovation and entrepreneurialism.Paul Marden: So you've got the test bed that happened in the Basque Country. You've got Scotland now. Are there surf resorts like this elsewhere in the world?Andy Hadden: Yeah, there are eight other open in the world. There's actually, there's various technologies. So there's about 25 different surf parks open at the moment. But there's... doesn't under construction. Pharrell Williams has just opened one in Virginia Beach a few weeks ago there in America. And what the equity, I think, is looking at quite rightly, the big equity, you know, the type that go right, if this really is a, you know, kind of top golfing steroids in that property developers can look at them as.Andy Hadden: You know, excellent ways to get through their more standardised property place, residential, office, industrial. Usually they have to do that in a kind of loss-leading way. But if you look at this as a leisure attraction, which councils and cities actually want because of the benefits, and it makes you money, and it increases the prices of your residential around it. I think developers are starting to realise there's a sweet spot there. So the equity, the big equity, I think, is about to drop in this market over the next couple of years. And it's just waiting for the data set to enable them to do that.Paul Marden: Wow. I guess there's an environmental impact to the work that you do, trying to create any big... a big project like this is going to have some sort of environmental impact. You've put in place an environmental sustainability strategy before it was mainstream as it is now. Tell us some of the things that you've put in place to try to address that environmental impact of what you're doing.Andy Hadden: Well, we're in a disused quarry. So it was a brownfield site. So already just by building on it and creating an immunity, we're also adding to the biodiversity of that site. And we're obviously there's no escaping the fact that we're a user of energy. There's just no escaping that. So the reality is we've got as much sustainable energy use as we can from air source heat pumps to solar. And we're looking at a solar project. So it becomes completely self-sustaining. But we also, the electricity we do access from the grid is through a green tariff. But you'll see a lot of the resorts around the world, this is going to become the sort of, the main play is to become sort of sustainable in that sense. Where we really fly is with the S and ESG. And like you say, the reason we were the world's first institutionally backed wave park, of course, we like to think it was purely down to our financials. But the reality is, they started saying, 'Wow, you're as authentic an ESG company as we've come across.'Andy Hadden: And it's the same with our mission-based national bank. So, because we didn't really know what that meant, we just knew it was the right thing to do. So we fit squarely into that ESG category, which I know is a tick box for a lot of funds, let's face it. There's a lot of them that really want to do that. There's a lot of investors out there that want to do it. But let's understand our place in the system, which is we're really market leading in that area. And I think that's very attractive for a lot of funds out there. But the S in ESG is where we really fly with all the work we're doing socially around the site.Paul Marden: So talk to me a little bit about that. How are you addressing that kind of the social responsibility piece?Andy Hadden: Well, two examples would be we're not just looking at schools to come here to surf. That's an obvious one. They'll go to any attraction to surf if you could go to Laser Quest, go up to visit the castle, do whatever. But we reverse engineered it. We got schools coordinated to go around the headmasters and the schools and say, 'Well, Look, you're all teaching STEM, science, technology, engineering, maths, for 9 to 13-year-olds. And you're all looking for outdoor learning now, which is definitely a big part of the future in education in general. Can you allow us to create some modules here? So we've got six modules that actually fit into that STEM strategy. For instance, last week, there was a school in learning physics, but they were using surf wax on a surfboard friction.Paul Marden: Amazing.Andy Hadden: So these kids so it works for schools and headmasters which is very important and for parents and it obviously works for the kids and they love it and the reason we do that and we give that it's all at discounted low times and everything is because it's a numbers game they come back at the weekend and so on so that's example one and another would be we've created a surf lab with Napier University, a higher education. So we sponsored the world's first doctor. It got a PhD in surf therapy, but then the university was like, 'hold on a minute, you know, this is good marketing for us as well'.Andy Hadden: This surf lab, which has the infrastructure to host great competitions, but also PhD students can come down and learn engineering. They can learn sustainable energy. So we've got more PhD students working there. And this higher university collaboration has not only led to Alder kids coming down but other universities in the area are now what can we do with lost shore now that's cool and fun so we're working with the other universities in town too so that's a couple of examples alongside the standard, employing local people and actually having the economics of putting money into the local economy.Paul Marden: It's interesting, isn't it? Because... So for many people, ESG, and especially the social responsibility piece, feels a little bit worthy. It feels an altruistic move for the organisation to go and do those things. But you've hit on the quid pro quo what do you get back for doing all of this stuff well you're bringing in these kids you're enriching their learning, you're helping them to learn valuable skills but you're also giving them a taster of what life is like at the the resort and seeing the benefit of the return visits that flow from that is crazy.Andy Hadden: You know, I like to think we've fought as hard as anyone to ingrain this stuff in your DNA because we're year one. And of course, we have our cash flow difficulties like everyone does. You know, you don't know how to... run the place for the first three months or that's what it feels like even though you've done all this preparation and so on and so forth but at no point does anyone turn around and go let's get rid of the schools program let's get rid of the university partnership and that's why i think it's very important to build it into your dna because it doesn't have to be this zero-sum game that people attribute you know or we're giving here so that means we have to take over here it's like there's cute ways to do everything you can do the right thing but also drive traffic for your business and it's very good right. It's good reputation, because the people that stay there, when they see that we're doing this stuff, they feel like they're part of it, and then they want to book again. So I believe it doesn't have to be a zero-sum game, but it is a different way of creating a business— that's for sure.Paul Marden: For sure. So there's going to be a listener out there, I'm sure, with a crazy idea like you had a few years ago. What advice would you give for somebody just starting out thinking of opening a business in the leisure and attraction sector?Andy Hadden: I would just try your best to make it as simple as possible. I think it was Yves Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, who said, 'One of the hardest things in life is to make it simple. It's so easy to make it complex.' And when you're dealing with a business plan, it's very exciting, right? Well, what if we get into this market? What if we do this? And splitting it all into those components. I think arm yourself with very good people around you. They don't even have to be part of the company. If you've been a good person in your life, I'm sure you've got friends who you can tap into. Everyone knows an architect. Everyone knows an accountant. Everyone knows a lawyer. You're a friend of a friend. Andy Hadden: And I think just overload yourself with as much information to get you to the point where you can be assertive with your own decisions. Because at the end of the day, it's going to come down to you making your own decisions. And if you've got a very clear path of what success and failure looks like, understanding that it ain't going to look like your business plan. As long as it's got the broad shapes of where you want to go, it can get you out of bed every day to try and make things happen. So, yeah, just go for it. Really, that's it.Paul Marden: See where it takes you. So look, in the world of themed entertainment, we talk a lot about IP and storytelling and creating magical experiences. Are any of these concepts relevant to a destination like yours?Andy Hadden: Yeah, well, you know, technically, from an IP perspective, you know, we're using the WaveGround Cove technology. You know, we've purchased that. So from a strictly business perspective, you know, we have access to their sort of IP in that sense and we deliver that. But I think for us, the IP is the destination. It's so unique, it's so big that it becomes defendable at scale. So it does sound like a bit of an all-in poker hand. But it would be more risky to go half in because these things are very hard to build. But when they are built, they're also very hard to compete with. So as long as your customer experience is good enough. You're going to maintain a kind of exclusivity in your locality for long into the future. So, yeah, there's obviously IP issues in terms of technologies. But for us, it was all about creating a destination with three business plans that's greater than the sum of its parts. And if we can do that in our location, then it's very hard to compete against, I would say.Paul Marden: Andy, it sounds like such an exciting journey that you've been on. And one year in, that journey has still got a long way to play out, doesn't it? You must be on quite the rollercoaster. Well, surfing quite a wave at the moment, if I don't mix my metaphors so badly.Andy Hadden: Yeah, we're just entering maybe the penultimate phase of the sort of 20-year plan. You know, we've gone through our early stages, our fundraising, our construction. We've gone through the very hard sort of like getting the team together and opening year one. And we're just starting to go, 'OK, we understand we've got data now'. We understand how to run this place now. So I think we now want to push through to stabilise the next two or three years. And then hopefully we've got a lot of irons in the fire globally as well. Hopefully we can go to the next phase, but we'll see what happens. Worst case scenario, I just surf a bit more and try and enjoy my lot.Paul Marden: Well, Andy, it's been lovely talking to you. I've been really interested to hear what you've been up to. This was only a short snippet of an interview. I reckon there's some more stories for you to tell once you're into year two. So I'd love for you to come back and we'll do a full-on interview once you've got year two under your belt. How's that sound to you?Andy Hadden: Absolutely, Paul, and thanks very much for the platform.Paul Marden: Next up, let's hear from some of the exhibitors on the floor. Bakit.Paul Marden: Introduce yourself for me, please, and tell me a little bit about where you're from.Bakit Baydaliev: We have two companies located in Turkey, Istanbul, and Los Angeles, USA. We develop attractions, equipment, but not just equipment— also software, AI, and content, games, and movies. Paul Marden: Oh, wow. So you're here at IAPA. This is my very first morning of my very first IAAPA. So it's all very overwhelming for me. Tell me, what is it that you're launching at IAAPA today?Bakit Baydaliev: Today we're launching our bestseller, Hurricane. It's a coaster simulator. In addition to that, we're also launching a special immersive tunnel, Mars Odyssey. We're sending people to Mars, we're sending people to space, and the story, of course, may change. After you install the attractions, you always can create different kinds of content for this attraction. It's completely immersive and what is very unique for this attraction is edutainment. Theme parks, science centres, space centres, and museums all benefit from it. It's not just to show and entertain, but also educate and provide a lot of useful information for people. Paul Marden: So what would you say is unique about this? Bakit Baydaliev: There are several factors. First of all, it's equipment. We have a very special software that amazingly synchronizes with the content and it doesn't create motion sickness at all. Paul Marden: Oh, really? Bakit Baydaliev: This is very important. Independently on the speeds, which is... We have very high speeds in our simulators. In addition to that, we have special effects, unusual effects, which feel like cold, heat, sounds.Paul Marden: So it is truly 4D, isn't it?Bakit Baydaliev: Completely. In addition to that, it's interactive content. It's not just the content which you can sit and... watch and entertain yourself and get a lot of useful information, but also you can interact. You can play games, you can shoot, you can interact. And of course, the most important thing which makes this attraction innovative is the educational aspect.Paul Marden: I find that really interesting that you could see this ride at a theme park, but similarly you can see it as an educational exhibit at a science centre or space centre. I think that's very interesting.Bakit Baydaliev: Very, very. Especially, you know, the standard experience for space centres, science centres, and especially museums, it's just walking around, touch some stuff. Some you may not even touch it. It's exponents which you can watch, you can read, it's very nice. But it's even better when you let people live it in real with a nice simulation atmosphere environment, like immersive tunnel.Paul Marden: Absolutely. Bekit, thank you so much for joining us on Skip the Queue, and I look forward to enjoying one of the rides.Bakit Baydaliev: Please ride, and you will be amazed.Hamza Saber: My name is Hamza. I work for TÜV SUD Germany. Our main job is to make sure attractions are safe, parks are safe. We do everything from design review to initial examination of rides, to yearly checks and making sure that we push the standards and the norm to the next level and cover everything that comes in new in the industry as well to make sure this industry stays safe and enjoyable for people. Paul Marden: It's so important though, isn't it? At an event like this, you don't have a sexy stand with lots of really cool rides to experience, but what you do is super important.Hamza Saber: Yes, I guess it's not one of the big colourful booths, but it's at the heart of this industry. It's in the background. If you look at the program for the education, there is a lot of safety talks. There is a lot of small groups talking about safety, trying to harmonise norms as well. Because if you look at the world right now, we have the EN standards. We have the American standards and we're working right now to try to bring them closer together so it's as easy and safe and clear for all manufacturers and operators to understand what they need to do to make sure that their guests are safe at the end of the day.Paul Marden: So Hamza, there's some really cool tech that you've got on the stand that's something new that you've brought to the stand today. So tell us a little bit about that.Hamza Saber: So as you can see, we have one of the drones right here and the video behind you. So we're trying to include new technologies to make it easier, faster, and more reliable to do checks on big structures like this or those massive buildings that you usually see. You can get really, really close with the new technologies, the drones with the 4K cameras, you can get very, very precise. We're also working on AI to train it to start getting the first round of inspections done using AI. And just our expert to focus on the most important and critical aspects. So we're just going to make it faster, more reliable.Paul Marden: So I guess if you've got the drone, that means you don't have to walk the entire ride and expect it by eye?Hamza Saber: No, we still have to climb. So what we do is more preventive using the drones. So the drones, especially with the operators, they can start using them. And if they notice something that does not fit there, we can go and look at it. But the actual yearly inspections that are accepted by the governments, you still need to climb, you still need to check it yourself. So the technology is not right there yet, but hopefully we're going to get there. Paul Marden: We're a long way away from the robots coming and taking the safety engineer's job then. Hamza Saber: Yes, exactly. And they don't think they're going to come take our jobs anytime soon. Using technology hands-in-hands with our expertise, that's the future.Paul Marden: It must be so exciting for you guys because you have to get involved in all of these projects. So you get to see the absolute tippy top trends as they're coming towards you.Hamza Saber: Yeah, for sure. Like we're always three years before the public knowledge. So it's exciting to be behind the scene a little bit and knowing what's going on. We're seeing some really fun and creative ideas using AI to push the attractions industry to the next level. So I'm excited to see any new rides that will be published or announced at some point this week.Paul Marden: Very cool. Look, Hamza, it's been lovely to meet you. Thanks for coming on Skip the Queue.Hamza Saber: Yeah, thank you so much.Kristof Van Hove: My name is Kristof. I live in Belgium. I'm working for the Tomorrowland group already now for three years, especially on the leisure part.Paul Marden: Tell listeners a little bit about Tomorrowland because many of our listeners are attraction owners and operators. They may not be familiar with Tomorrowland.Kristof Van Hove: Yeah, so Tomorrowland is already 20 years, I think, one of the number one festivals in the world. Actually, already for the last years, always the number one in the world. And what makes us special is that we are not just a festival, but we are a community. We create. special occasions for people and it starts from the moment that they buy their tickets till the festival we make a special feeling that people like and I think we create a world and each year we work very hard on new team that goes very deep so not only making a festival but we go very deep in our branding not only with our main stage but we also make a book about it we make gadgets about it so it's a completely.Paul Marden:  Wow. Help listeners to understand what it is that you're doing new here at the moment. You're blending that festival experience, aren't you, into attractions.Kristof Van Hove: Yeah, that's right. So because we are already 20 years on the market building IP, the more and more we really are able to create a complete experience, not only the IP as a brand, but also all the things around it. We have our own furniture. We have our own plates. We create actually all elements that are needed to build a leisure industry project. And that makes it magnificent. I think we are capable now, with everything that we do in-house, to set up and to facilitate water park and attraction park projects completely. Paul Marden: So, have you got any attractions that are open at the moment? Kristof Van Hove: Well, we have the Ride to Happiness, of course, the coaster that is built in Plopsaland three years ago. That is already now for five years the number one steel coaster in Europe and the fifth steel coaster in the world. So this is a project we are very proud of. Besides that, we have already a lot of immersive experiences. And we are constructing now a secret project that will be announced in the beginning of next year somewhere in Europe.Paul Marden: Give us a little sneak peek what that might look like.Kristof Van Hove: It's not that far from here. Okay, okay, excellent. So it's more an outdoor day project that we are constructing. That for sure will be something unique. Excellent.Paul Marden: So look, you're already planning into 2026. Help listeners to understand what the future might look like. What trends are you seeing in the sector for next year?Kristof Van Hove: Well, I think more and more the people expect that they get completely a deep dive into branding. I don't think that people still want to go to non-IP branded areas. They want to have the complete package from the moment that they enter. They want to be immersed. With everything around it, and they want a kind of a surrounding, and they want to have the feeling that they are a bit out of their normal life, and a deep dive in a new environment. And I think this is something that we try to accomplish. Paul Marden: Wow.David Jungmann: David Jungman, I'm the Director of Business Development here at Accesso, based in Germany. I'm super excited to be here at IAPA in Barcelona. We're exhibiting our whole range of solutions from ticketing to point of sale to virtual queuing to mobile apps. And one of the features we're calling out today is our Accesso Pay 3.0 checkout flow, which streamlines donations, ticket insurance, relevant payment types by region on a single simple one-click checkout page.Paul Marden: What impact does that have on customers when they're presented with that simple one-click checkout?David Jungmann: Well, as you guys know, conversion rate is super important. The number of clicks in an e-commerce environment is super important. And because we're at IAAPA Europe, we've got guests here from all over Europe. Different regions require different payment types. And it's important to not overload a checkout page with like eight different types for, let's say, German guests, Dutch guests, Belgium guests, is to be able to only offer what's relevant and to keep it short and sweet. And then rolling in additional features like donations, ticket insurance and gift cards, stuff like that.Paul Marden: Amazing. So get your crystal ball out and think about what the world in 2026 is going to be like.David Jungmann: I think this year was a little bit soft in terms of performance for the parks, certainly in Europe, what we've seen. I think what that will mean is that maybe some will consider, you know, really big capex investments. But what that also means is they will get creative. So I envision a world where, instead of buying new protocols for 20 million, maybe some operators will start thinking about how can we make more out of what we've got with less, right? How can we be really creative? And I think there's a lot to uncover next year for us to see.Paul Marden:  Sweating their assets maybe to be able to extend what they do without that big CapEx project.David Jungmann:  Yes, how can we keep innovating? How can we keep our experience fresh? Without just buying something very expensive straight away. And I think that's what we see.Paul Marden: What is going to be innovating for Xesso and the market that you serve?David Jungmann: Well, for us, it's really about that streamlined, consistent guest experience, but also tying into things like immersive experiences, right, where you could maybe change the overlay of an attraction and feed in personalised information that you have for your visitors and collect it during you know the booking flow when they enter the venue and feeding that into the actual experience i think that's something i'm excited about.Paul Marden: I think that there is a missed opportunity by so many attractions. There's so much data that we build and we collect the data, but oftentimes we don't bring it together into a central place and then figure out the ways in which we want to use it. There's so much more you can do with that rich data, isn't there?David Jungmann: 100% exactly. And I don't just mean from a marketing perspective. I mean from an actual experience perspective. Let's say you ride through Dark Ride and all of a sudden your name pops up or your favorite character pops up and waves hello to you. That's the type of stuff you want to do, not just market the hell out of it.Paul Marden: Absolutely. Look, David, it's been so good to meet you. Thank you ever so much. And yeah, thank you for joining Skip the Queue. David Jungmann: Thanks, Paul. Have a great day at the show. Paul Marden: Isn't it great? I mean, we have got such an amazing job, haven't we? To be able to come to a place like this and be able to call this work.David Jungmann: Absolute privilege. Yes, absolutely.Paul Marden: Now, before we wrap up, Andy and I wanted to have a little chat about what we've seen today and what we've enjoyed. Why don't we sit down? You have clearly returned to your tribe. Is there a person in this place that doesn't actually know you?Andy Povey: There's loads. I've been doing the same thing for 30 years. Paul Marden: Yeah, this ain't your first radio, is it? Andy Povey: I'm big and I'm loud, so I'd stand out in a crowd. I mean, there are all fantastic things that I should put on my CV. But this is really where I feel at home. This industry continues to blow me away. We're here, we're talking to competitors, we're talking to potential customers, we're talking to previous customers, we're talking to people that we've worked with, and it's just all so friendly and so personally connected. I love it.Paul Marden: It has been awesome. I've really enjoyed it. Although I'm beginning to get into the Barry White territory of my voice because it's quite loud on the show floor, isn't it? Andy Povey: It is. It's actually quieter than previous shows, so I don't know why, and I don't know whether... Maybe I'm just getting old and my hearing's not working quite so well, but... You used to walk out of the show and you could almost feel your ears relax as they just stopped hearing and being assaulted, I suppose, by machines pinging and blowing.Paul Marden: It really is an assault on the senses, but in the very best way possible. Andy Povey: Absolutely, absolutely. I feel like a child. You're walking around the show, you're going, 'Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow.' Paul Marden: So what has been your highlight? Andy Povey: Do you know, I don't think I could give you one. It really is all of the conversations, the connections, the people you didn't know that you hadn't spoken to for two years.Paul Marden: So for me, my highlight, there was a ride that I went on, Doff Robotics.Andy Povey: I've seen that, man.Paul Marden: So it was amazing. I thought I was going to be feeling really, really sick and that I wouldn't enjoy it, but it was amazing. So I had Emily with the camera in front of me. And within 10 seconds, I forgot that I was being recorded and that she was there. I was completely immersed in it. And I came off it afterwards feeling no motion sickness at all and just having had a real good giggle all the way through. I was grinning like, you know, the Cheshire Cat. Andy Povey: A grinning thing. Paul Marden: Yeah. So, tomorrow, what are you looking forward to?Andy Povey:  It's more of the same. It really is. There's going to be some sore heads after tonight's party at Tribodabo. We're all hoping the rain holds off long enough for it to be a great experience. But more of the same.Paul Marden: Well, let's meet back again tomorrow, shall we? Andy Povey: Completely. Paul Marden: Let's make a date.Paul Marden: Thanks for listening to today's episode from IAAPA Expo Europe. As always, if you've loved today's episode, like it and comment in your podcast app. If you didn't like it, let us know at hello@skipthequeue.fm. Show notes and links can also be found on our website, skipthequeue.fm. Thanks to our amazing team, Emily Burrows and Sami Entwistle from Plaster Creative Communications, Steve Folland from Folland Co., and our amazing podcast producer, Wenalyn Dionaldo. Come back again tomorrow for more show news. The 2025 Visitor Attraction Website Survey is now LIVE! Dive into groundbreaking benchmarks for the industryGain a better understanding of how to achieve the highest conversion ratesExplore the "why" behind visitor attraction site performanceLearn the impact of website optimisation and visitor engagement on conversion ratesUncover key steps to enhance user experience for greater conversionsTake the Rubber Cheese Visitor Attraction Website Survey Report

VIVE + LIBRE
ROSAS ETÉRICAS Y GEOMETRÍA SAGRADA: HERRAMIENTAS DEL DESPERTAR

VIVE + LIBRE

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 91:53


En este episodio de Vive + Libre conversamos con Cinthia Ramírez, maestra espiritual y angelóloga, sobre el salto de conciencia que muchos estamos experimentando hoy.Cinthia nos guía a través de conceptos como las rosas etéricas, la geometría sagrada y la cristalización del corazón, compartiendo también revelaciones poderosas y herramientas prácticas para sanar la emoción, observarnos y aprender a crear realidades desde el corazón.Hablamos de dimensiones (3D, 4D y 5D), líneas del tiempo, semillas estelares, telepatía y del verdadero significado de que “el reseteo ya comenzó”: hacernos 100% responsables de nuestra vibración.Un episodio profundo que te invita a despertar, soltar el dolor y abrirte a la neutralidad, recordándote que el camino de la evolución comienza dentro de ti.

Udestuen
Udestuen: Droner over Amager, Palæstina og Messerschmidt til demo

Udestuen

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 75:09


Udestuen står endnu uberørt af dronernes hærgen over Amager, der førte til flere timers lukning af lufthavnen. Er myndighederne endelig begyndt at tage territoriale krænkelser alvorligt – eller var det slapt, at vi ikke skød dronerne ned?Europæiske stormagter som Frankrig og Storbritannien står klar til at anerkende Palæstina. Danmark nøler. Er Løkke en genial 4D-skakspiller – eller er han bare uforvarende snublet ind på en fornuftig position? Og hvad med israelerne – er de efterhånden mere arabiske end europæiske?I sidste udsendelse kritiserede vi venstrefløjen for at demonstrere side om side med ekstremister. Gør højrefløjen det samme, når Messerschmidt tager til London sammen med hooligans? Eller er det sådan, at nutidens højreekstremister bliver morgendagens stuerene?I studiet:Mikkel Andersson, chefkonsulent LASøren Villemoes, journalist WeekendavisenNiels Jespersen, chefredaktør Pio

180 grados
180 grados - Lady Banaba ft Sho Hi, Karavana vs Triángulo de Amor Bizarro y Repion - 23/09/25

180 grados

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 58:58


Hoy volvemos a hacer una sesión a base de las últimas novedades de casa con el estreno de "Acción de Gracias", último avance del próximo disco de Lady Banana, que se va a titular "4D" y que se publica el 24 de octubre. Además. Nerea y Alba llaman al rapero Sho-Hi, de los míticos Violadores del Verso para que las acompañe en esta nueva experiencia. Escuchamos a Karavana con su versión de " Baila Sumeria", de Triángulo de Amor Bizarro y a Repion, por fin, con la primera de las canciones de su nuevo disco, "El Sueño Dura Una Semana". LA M.O.D.A, REPION - No Te Necesito Para Ser FelizREPION - El Sueño Dura Una SemanaKARAVANA - Baila SumeriaCARMESÍ - Día TristeMARIA RODÉS- El Parque (Feat. La Bien Querida)BERNAL - Una Amistad PerdidaMERINA GRIS Y GORKA URBIZU - Tesla Bat Sutanstivijoes - Toda una vidaPABLOPLABO - Vida NuevaBESMAYA - Lo Que Nunca FueLady Banana, Sho-Hai - Acción de GraciasIDEALIPSTICKS - Losers & LoversRUBÉN POZO - DispárameSARRIA - Compasión Por MíJUVENTUDE - Ana, mi AmorDANI DICOSTAS - Mucho Para TiSAMURAÏ - Dejándolo PasarLOS INVADERS - Wolfwoman (Peredius Remix)Escuchar audio

CQFD - La 1ere
La toxicité du mercure, les séismes et les graisses

CQFD - La 1ere

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 55:46


Toxicité du mercure dans le thon rouge: un nouvel éclairage scientifique Les brèves du jour Mieux comprendre les séismes pour les anticiper Un atlas en 4D pour suivre le développement des graisses dʹun embryon 

The Animal Heartbeat
Cardiology icons 7: Prof John Bonagura on advancing veterinary echocardiography

The Animal Heartbeat

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 59:09


Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose.Season 3 of The Animal Heartbeat is all about the Veterinary Cardiology Icons - those who walk among us as legends of the veterinary cardiology world.In Episode 7 of the Icons series, Prof John Bonagura joins our hosts, Jose and Kieran, to discuss how we can advance our echocardiographic skills in animals. Echocardiography is a fundamental tool for clinicians and researchers, something we use every day to infirm decision making for our patients. But is one echo the same as the next? Can we do better to improve our accuracy of diagnosis, and is there a role for standardised echo guidelines? John discusses his career spanning experience of echocardiography, from M-mode to speckle tracking techniques and using real-time 4D volumes, and updates us on the progress of the joint ACVIM-ASE guidelines for 2D echo in animals, upcoming in 2026.Listen with us as Dr Bonagura shares his perspectives and takes a deep-dive on echo for the veterinary cardiologist.

Fret Talk
Fret Talk 422 - "Fashion, Dahling"

Fret Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 72:10


This one was an easy sh*t news, weren't it? Budge and Lee absorb some of the weeks guitar news this week on the Fret Talk Podcast. For as little as $2 you can be part of the exclusive patreon crew, just visit www.patreon.com/frettlakCheck out our sponsor at www.affordaboard.co.uk for some of the coolest affordable pedals at great prices. Offering brands such as Caline, 4D, Mosky, DemonFX, JSA Effects and Joyo, all ready to ship with free shipping to the UK (international shipping available too, just message for a quote).Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/690366661155328/?ref=bookmarkssayand join in with the live streams at the PBOD Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/Find your host at:BudgetPedalChapwww.Facebook.com/budgetpedalchapwww.Instagram.com/budgetpedalchaphttps://www.youtube.com/budgetpedalchapor search ‘budget pedal chap' on YouTubeMattwww.Facebook.com/SwitchIOMwww.twitch.tv/heel_mattqwww.twitter.com/heel_mattqwww.instagram.com/heel_mattqLeehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/www.pbodoom.comwww.youtube.com/pedalboardsofdoomJoshwww.instagram.com/thecoronamortisWillhttp://www.arocketcomplex.com/www.youtube.com/user/ARocketComplexwww.instagram.com/arcwillpowell/Olliewww.Facebook.com/OllieMilesMusic

THE SOULFAM PODCAST with Diana and Lexi
DRAGONS, THE MOTHER SHIP, EXTRATERRESTRIALS & AI: Jon Binnie, Psychic Spiritual Mentor and a former tech exec, shares how to program AI with LOVE

THE SOULFAM PODCAST with Diana and Lexi

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 66:09


In this powerful episode of the SOULFAM PODCAST, we dive deep into the transformative journey of Jon Binnie, spiritual psychic mentor. Discover how music,  meditation and spirit guides  all played a pivotal role in his spiritual remembering and the awakening alignment of his human self with his higher self. Jon shares personal insights and experiences that illuminate the path to inner peace and self-discovery after years working in tech and then as an exec at Amazon. This podcast is rich with golden insights to a world reserved for those willing to enter the 4D and 5D, to check in with their souls and harbor their heart's truest desires for attunement, alignment and connect with both Gaia and the greater universe...both seen and unseen, discovered and discovering. Jon, just two years new to a complete overhaul of his working life, this dawning spiritual psychic mentor brings a powerful attunement to each of us through the healing tone of his voice, his relationship with dragons, extra-terrestrials and Mother Earth  and his deep understanding of humanity's role to clear the darkness, connect with our hearts for the sake of the universe and to actually enhance the lives of extra terrestrials. No one is coming to save us!!! By awakening, remembering and connecting, we not only save ourselves, but we actually save the universe. Jon also discusses with Diana his deep understanding of AI, how it was used initially during his Amazon career to enhance recruitment and how he understands how powerful our intentions are in programming AI through heart-centered prompts. AI is simply a mirror of us. WE ARE THE AI!! Listen and watch now to learn more.  Tune in to explore the profound impact of the spiritual practices on personal growth and transformation both for us as individuals and for the entire Universe. #podcast SpiritualAwakening #Meditation #SoulFamPodcast Support the show@dianamarcketta@lexisaldin

Fret Talk
Fret Talk 421 - "Crazy, but that's how it goes"

Fret Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 64:04


A lick of paint and some new knobs worth twice the price? Budge and Lee ingest some of the least flexible guitar news this week on the Fret Talk Podcast. For as little as $2 you can be part of the exclusive patreon crew, just visit www.patreon.com/frettlakCheck out our sponsor at www.affordaboard.co.uk for some of the coolest affordable pedals at great prices. Offering brands such as Caline, 4D, Mosky, DemonFX, JSA Effects and Joyo, all ready to ship with free shipping to the UK (international shipping available too, just message for a quote).Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/690366661155328/?ref=bookmarkssayand join in with the live streams at the PBOD Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/Find your host at:BudgetPedalChapwww.Facebook.com/budgetpedalchapwww.Instagram.com/budgetpedalchaphttps://www.youtube.com/budgetpedalchapor search ‘budget pedal chap' on YouTubeMattwww.Facebook.com/SwitchIOMwww.twitch.tv/heel_mattqwww.twitter.com/heel_mattqwww.instagram.com/heel_mattqLeehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/www.pbodoom.comwww.youtube.com/pedalboardsofdoomJoshwww.instagram.com/thecoronamortisWillhttp://www.arocketcomplex.com/www.youtube.com/user/ARocketComplexwww.instagram.com/arcwillpowell/Olliewww.Facebook.com/OllieMilesMusic

You Can Call Me
EP 206: EFT Tapping - REPLAY - There Has To Be A Better Way

You Can Call Me

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 7:42


Welcome back to another EFT replay tapping session on the YOU CAN CALL ME “BOSSY” PODCAST! This replay comes from when I did 100 Days of EFT tapping on my Instagram page. If you need a visual link the original EFT tapping session will be in the show notes below. This session is all about diving deep into the vital idea of “filling your cup first.” I unpack the generational beliefs that have long encouraged women to put everyone else's needs ahead of their own, and offer a refreshing perspective on why prioritizing self-care isn't selfish—it's essential. Today, fresh off an inspiring workshop of my membership club, I share about identity shifting, manifestation, and the power of moving beyond what you can see and feel right now. This episode is centered around the mantra, “There has to be a better way”—a life-changing mindset shift for when you feel stuck in struggle. I gently guide you to ask for more from life, signaling your subconscious to find new solutions and new paths to abundance. Get ready for practical inspiration and a powerful EFT tapping session designed to move you from resistance to receiving. Tune in, tap along, and remember: sharing is caring, so pass this episode along to anyone who might need it! Throughout the interactive session, I'll guide you through tapping on different meridian points while addressing common self-doubts and fears, ultimately aiming to instill a sense of empowerment and readiness to tackle challenges. So, sit back, follow along, and let's dive into this transformative EFT tapping experience. If you need a visual while tapping you can CLICK HERE for the Instagram post I shared with a step-by-step guide. If you want to learn more about EFT Tapping (cause maybe you are new and need more details on what this weird but powerful practice is - I get it) CLICK HERE for the EFT Tapping Intro Episode! Key Takeaways: The concepts of the 3D, 4D, and 5D worlds. Explaining common discussions around manifestation and subconscious reprogramming. Finding New Solutions and Pathways to abundance! Episode Resources: Link to the Original EFT Tapping Session: CLICK HERE If you enjoyed this episode and are excited for more, please be sure to SUBSCRIBE and write a review to help build momentum and support the show (5-stars would be AWESOME!) JOIN US IN - THE CLUB - An annual membership where high-achieving women come together to unapologetically OWN THEIR “BOSSY” in order to rise to the top, make massive impact, and not burn out while doing it. Grab your spot in THE CLUB today by CLICKING HERE! LET'S FREAKING GO! LET'S CONNECT: Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, or join my STAND IN YOUR POWER FACEBOOK GROUP Grab a signed copy of my bestselling book STAND IN YOUR POWER HEREWatch my TEDx Talk “The Wisdom of Your Ancestors Should Be Ignored” HERE

Victory Drive Podcast
142 Trump's Transgender Gun Ban

Victory Drive Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 79:26


The Trump administration decided to look into the possibility of banning transgender people from owning guns. They cited mental illness as the reasoning, what do you think? Is there some 4D chess being played here, or is this just another politically dressed up gun ban? Victory Drive Merch NOW AVAILABLE at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WCB STORE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Victory Drive Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interact with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.workingclassbowhunter.com/victorydrive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Victory Drive is proudly presented by Grizzly Coolers and Supported by these Amazing Partners! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grizzly Coolers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Code WCB ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Huntworth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Code WCB15 Don't forget to check out the other shows on the WCB Podcast Network! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Working Class Bowhunter Podcast!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tackle & Tacos!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hunting The Mason Dixon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inspired Evolution
#508 Kerry K on Ascension, Timeline Shifts, and the Role of Light in Spiritual Evolution (2025-2032)

Inspired Evolution

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 77:54


The Circle is our sacred members' space where you receive:Weekly LIVE & Interactive guided meditations & energy transmissionsExclusive LIVE Q&As with Masters from the Podcast (Aaron this month)Soul-to-soul connection with conscious, like-hearted peersA safe, elevated community where you are truly seen & heardNot just daily text prompts or prerecorded content — the Circle is alive, real-time, and built on true human connection.Membership is just $22/month (less than Netflix) — but the experience is priceless.

YOUR NERD SIDE
#19 Actor Pete Capella, Halloween and 4D

YOUR NERD SIDE "THE SHOW"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 33:19 Transcription Available


On this weeks show Fonseca talks with Pete Capella American actor, stand-up comedian, producer and artistic director, who is best known for voicing Silver the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise from 2006 to 2009a NJ native, began studying acting and comedy at the age of 16 and graduated with a BA in Theatre and Film. He honed his craft studying in NYC and performing in over 3000 live shows; all while booking TV, film and voice over - most notably as the voice of Silver the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog games for SEGA. In 2007, Pete made the cross-country trek to Los Angeles, where he has been a regular on NFL's Riggle's Picks, has various TV and Film credits and is an accomplished producer and writer, as one half of Good Boy Treat Productions. When not on stage or film, Capella can be found surfing, rock climbing, painting or obsessing over his vinyl collection.Fonseca and AMV talk about the Wednesday Show, 2026 movies,4D and Halloween.

Sacred Changemakers
179. The Resonance Gap: Why Coaches Struggle To Make The Impact They're Here For

Sacred Changemakers

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 42:37


What if the real reason your coaching practice feels harder than it should isn't about effort, strategy, or skill—but about resonance?In this solo episode of the Sacred Changemakers Podcast, I invite you into a deeper conversation about the hidden energetic patterns shaping your success, connection, and impact. If you've ever felt like you're doing “all the right things” and yet your message still isn't landing, your offers aren't converting, or your business feels like pushing uphill, you may be caught in The Resonance Gap.Together, we'll explore:What resonance truly is, and why it's more than just a spiritual idea.The two kinds of resonance gaps that quietly keep coaches stuck: the internal (between who you are and how you show up) and the external (between your frequency and your clients').How different levels of consciousness (3D, 4D, 5D) create disconnects in the coaching relationship.The three core dimensions of resonance—personal, relational, and business/leadership—and how to recognize where you're in sync and where you're out of alignment.The three biggest blocks that keep you stuck in the gap and how to begin shifting them.Practical ways you can begin closing your own resonance gap today, so your work feels lighter, more magnetic, and more impactful.This isn't about doing more. It's about aligning more. When you cultivate resonance, your energy becomes the invitation. Clients feel you before they hear you. Opportunities open without forcing. Your work flows in coherence with who you are and the people you're here to serve.Key Takeaways:Resonance is the energetic alignment between your inner essence, your external actions, and the interconnected world.Most coaches are speaking from higher levels of awareness than their clients are ready for, which creates disconnection in marketing, messaging, and coaching.You don't need to wait for people to “catch up”, you can learn to bridge the gap with resonance.Personal, relational, and business resonance all matter, and when one is out of sync, everything feels harder than it needs to.Resonance can be cultivated, and small shifts in alignment can transform your impact.If you're curious to discover your own resonance code, your unique energetic blueprint, I invite you to take the Resonance Codes Quiz (link in the show notes). It's the perfect next step to see where you naturally resonate and how you can begin bridging the gap with your clients.This episode is a heartfelt invitation to stop pushing and start resonating, to step into a way of coaching and leading that feels natural, magnetic, and deeply impactful.Episode Resources:Resonance Codes Quiz: https://quiz.sacredchangemakers.comJayne's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaynewarrilow/SacredChangemakers.comThank you to our sponsor:A huge thank you to our Resonance Collective members, podcast sponsors, and extended Sacred Changemakers community, helping us make a global impact aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.Support the PodcastIf you've enjoyed this episode, we'd love your support! Please rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. Your feedback helps us reach more coaches and changemakers who are ready to create real...

Munch My Benson: A Law & Order: SVU Podcast
45 - There's a Goddamn Robot from Rocky IV and They Did Not Use It (S18E17 Real Fake News)

Munch My Benson: A Law & Order: SVU Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 73:22 Transcription Available


Adam's Paternity Leave continues, but there's light at the end of the tunnel, so let's get conspiratorial. Patreon payments are frozen for the time being. A few resourceful new Munchies have figured out a work-around where you can join as a free member and upgrade from there to a paid account which charges you for one month and unlocks the back catalog behind the respective tier of the paywall. After that first payment, you won't be charged again until we're dropping new content (which we'll warn everyone is coming), so if you want more of this it can be had, along with access to the fully uncut episodes from 100 to present and Movie Club episodes.What happens when a quaint little ripped-from-the-headlines Law and Order: SVU plot becomes a raging storm of insanity that sweeps the nation and leads a ragtag mob of jet ski dealers, realtors, and Neo-Nazi extremists to invade the United States Capitol? Well, the Munchie crew does their level best to answer this question and many many more as they watched "Real Fake News" (s18e17). Do you want to know what a teenaged Adam was watching at 1 in the morning on Austin cable access? Are you intrigued by the concept of a hot pot fusion restaurant that fully immerses you in a 4D psychedelic experience? Are you ready to mainline some pro-MSG propaganda and get fully Umamipilled? Everything they told you is a lie, unless, of course, they told you to fire up this hot Munch My Benson.Sources:LA Times - The Truth Behind 'Chinese Restaurant Syndrome' Will Shock You!Frontline - United States of ConspiracyRolling Stone - Anatomy of a Fake News ScandalMusic:Divorcio Suave - “Munchy Business”Thanks to our gracious Munchies on Patreon: Jeremy S, Jaclyn O, Amy Z, Diana R, Tony B, Barry W, Drew D, Nicky R, Stuart, Jacqi B, Natalie T, Robyn S, Amy A, Sean M, Jay S, Briley O, Asteria K, Suzanne B, Tim Y, John P, John W, Elia S, Rebecca B, Lily, Sarah L, Melsa A, Alyssa C, Johnathon M, Tiffany C, Brian B, Kate K, Whitney C, Alex, Jannicke HS, Roni C, Erin M, Florina C, Melissa H, and Olivia - y'all are the best!Be a Munchie, too! Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/munchmybensonBe sure to check out our other podcast diving into long unseen films of our guests' youth: Unkind Rewind at our website or on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcastsFollow us on: BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Reddit (Adam's Twitter/BlueSky and Josh's BlueSky/Letterboxd/Substack)Join our Discord: Munch Casts ServerCheck out Munch Merch: Munch Merch at ZazzleCheck out our guest appearances:Both of us on: FMWL Pod (1st Time & 2nd Time), Storytellers from Ratchet Book Club, Chick-Lit at the Movies talking about The Thin Man, and last but not least on the seminal L&O podcast …These Are Their Stories (Adam and Josh).Josh discussing Jackie Brown with the fine folks at Movie Night Extravaganza, debating the Greatest Detectives in TV History on The Great Pop Culture Debate Podcast, and talking SVU/OC and Psych (five eps in all) on Jacked Up Review Show.Visit Our Website: Munch My BensonEmail the podcast: munchmybenson@gmail.comThe Next New Episode Once We're Back from Adam's Paternity Leave Will Be: Season 16, Episode 14 "Intimidation Game"Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/munch-my-benson-a-law-order-svu-podcast--5685940/support.

The Strategists
Episode 1883: Teaser: Book Bans, Booze, and Bad Strategy

The Strategists

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 18:49


Enjoy this teaser of patreon episode 1883. Carter and Shannon sort a week's worth of Canadian politics into fine, fabulous, or f--ked. Was Mark Carney's invite to a Project 2025 architect 4D chess or pure arrogance? Did Doug Ford save jobs or just waste good whiskey? Is Edmonton's hottest new party - the Edmonton Accelerants - just a smoldering garbage pile? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, and access to our exclusive Discord.https://www.patreon.com/c/strategistspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fret Talk
Fret Talk 420 - "Taking the P(x-1)"

Fret Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 60:16


They got a bit of backlash for this one, eh? Matt, Budge and Lee dispense some of the most guitar-like guitar news this week on the Fret Talk Podcast. For as little as $2 you can be part of the exclusive patreon crew, just visit www.patreon.com/frettlakCheck out our sponsor at www.affordaboard.co.uk for some of the coolest affordable pedals at great prices. Offering brands such as Caline, 4D, Mosky, DemonFX, JSA Effects and Joyo, all ready to ship with free shipping to the UK (international shipping available too, just message for a quote).Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/690366661155328/?ref=bookmarkssayand join in with the live streams at the PBOD Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/Find your host at:BudgetPedalChapwww.Facebook.com/budgetpedalchapwww.Instagram.com/budgetpedalchaphttps://www.youtube.com/budgetpedalchapor search ‘budget pedal chap' on YouTubeMattwww.Facebook.com/SwitchIOMwww.twitch.tv/heel_mattqwww.twitter.com/heel_mattqwww.instagram.com/heel_mattqLeehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/www.pbodoom.comwww.youtube.com/pedalboardsofdoomJoshwww.instagram.com/thecoronamortisWillhttp://www.arocketcomplex.com/www.youtube.com/user/ARocketComplexwww.instagram.com/arcwillpowell/Olliewww.Facebook.com/OllieMilesMusic

Empowered Within with Jennifer Pilates
From 3D to 5D: Mastering Consciousness, Healing Trauma & Manifesting Miracles with Kerie Logan

Empowered Within with Jennifer Pilates

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 51:43 Transcription Available


In this empowering episode of Empowered Within, host Jennifer Pilates welcomes  Kerie Logan—therapist, empowerment strategist, award-winning hypnotherapist, author, and spiritual guide.Together, we dive into the journey from 3D survival consciousness to 5D unconditional love, exploring how to heal from trauma, release toxic cycles, and step into your highest vibration. Carrie shares:How childhood experiences shaped her intuitive gifts and life's workThe difference between 3D, 4D, and 5D consciousness (and how to shift between them)The hidden blessings inside trauma and how forgiveness unlocks freedomPowerful real-life stories of manifesting love, healing, money, and miraclesWhy raising your frequency is the key to manifesting your heart's desiresIf you've ever felt stuck, unworthy, or unsure how to move forward, this conversation will inspire you to find the lesson, claim the blessing, and rise into alignment with your soul's truth.✨ Tune in and discover why you are here for this moment in time—and how to live empowered from within.Send us a textReiki Moon Magic Distant Healing Events Light Therapy Patches Jennifer Pilates Wellness StudioSupport the showLET'S CONNECT:Become an Empowered Within Insider: Subscribe to Newsletter Here Read: Podcast Show Notes YouTube (Watch Interviews Here): @EmpoweredWithinJenniferPilates Connect: Instagram | Youtube Channel | Pinterest JOIN: The Empowered Within Collection Reiki Lunar Distant Healing Events Request to Work with Jennifer "aka" Spiritual Advisor JenniferVisit: JenniferPilates.com

Nutrition with Judy
349. How Pet Food Laws Betray Your Pets – Susan Thixton Explains

Nutrition with Judy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 80:54


Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast. _____Susan and I dive into the hidden truths about the pet food industry, including how condemned animals and waste products are legally allowed in kibble and even raw pet foods, and how misleading labels trick consumers into believing their pets are eating “chicken” when it's actually feed-grade material. We also discuss the regulatory loopholes, lack of enforcement by the FDA, and why choosing human-grade food is the only way to ensure quality for your pets. Make sure to listen to the full interview to learn more.Susan Thixton is a leading pet food consumer advocate and founder of Truth About Pet Food. After losing her own dog to cancer caused by preservatives in kibble, she dedicated her career to exposing the corruption, hidden practices, and lack of transparency in the pet food industry. Through education, advocacy, and legal petitions, she pushes for stricter regulations and empowers pet owners to make safer choices for their animals.We discuss the following: Meet Susan ThixtonProving kibble's link to cancerAre chicken labels misleading?Is human-grade just marketing?Difference between food and feedAre quality pet foods the same?Is homemade pet food a gray area?Vitamin A poisoning in petsWhat are the 4D's?Vaccines' impact on pet healthLong-term harm from unnecessary surgeriesWhere to find Susan Thixton_____EPISODE RESOURCESPet Food NewsPet Feed vs Pet FoodHealthy Pet FoodsSusan's newsletterThe Forever Dog bookBig Kibble bookAAFCONRCEFH Personalized Health Plan_____WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 

South Harmon Dynasty Football
4D Chess Dynasty Football Podcast | Roster Cuts, Taxi Squads & Week 1 Lineup Strategy

South Harmon Dynasty Football

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 70:10


Adam and Mike are back on the mics for another episode of the 4D Chess Dynasty Football Podcast! With the 2025 NFL season kicking off Thursday night, it's crunch time for dynasty managers everywhere.Mike might be slacking on his lineup prep, but Adam is here to keep him in check as they break down: ✅ Final roster cuts and who deserves a spot ✅ Taxi squad strategy for maximizing value ✅ Last-minute lineup decisions before Week 1 ✅ How to set your dynasty teams up for long-term successWhether you're grinding waivers, debating your flex plays, or setting up for the dynasty championship run, this episode is packed with strategy to help you think 4D and stay one step ahead.

Sams Disney Diary
Destination D23 2025 Recap: Castle Makeover, Carousel Update, Zootopia, Muppets & More

Sams Disney Diary

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 70:15


The last two weeks brought big news at Disney Parks, and Sam and Greg are here to break it down. This rapid-fire catch‑up covers every major Destination D23 2025 announcement plus the latest Walt Disney World updates. From park transformations to film reveals, this episode gives fans everything they need to know. Highlights Cinderella Castle Makeover: Magic Kingdom's icon will soon shine with a return to its classic blue and gray palette accented with gold. In addition, Imagineers are using durable paints to make sure the castle's timeless look lasts.  Be sure to check out the full panel for more details. Carousel of Progress Update: A new Audio-Animatronic Walt Disney will take the stage, honoring Walt's legacy with modern technology. This will be the attraction's most meaningful update in decades.  We have the Full Creating the Happiest Place on Earth Panel. Zootopia: Better Zoogether! will open on November 7, 2025, at Animal Kingdom's Tree of Life Theater, welcoming this new 4D show. Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde star in the adventure, and guests can also enjoy new meet-and-greet opportunities. Big Thunder Mountain Reimagining: Returning in 2026, the classic coaster will undergo its largest reimagining ever. Fans can expect improved tracks, upgraded effects, and Rainbow Caverns scenes inspired by Walt's original vision. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Reimagined: By 2026, guests will join Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem in the all-new Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, mixing humor and music for a high-energy ride. Disney Animation Announcements: Zootopia 2 premieres November 26, 2025. Hexed, a new original film, follows on November 25, 2026. Other projects include Avengers: Doomsday, Toy Story 5 (June 2026), The Mandalorian & Grogu (May 2026), Ice Age: Boiling Point (February 2027), and Coco 2, (planned for 2028). Walt Disney World Updates DinoLand U.S.A. Transformation: The land closes in February 2026 to make way for the new Tropical Americas, inspired by Encanto and Indiana Jones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-hfMoNKJ8  

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
Monday, September 1, 2025 - A labor of love for Labor Day

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 11:17


Today's crossword marks Lynn Lempel's 103rd for the NYTimes, and was a great way to usher in September. While there were no debut answers, quite a few of the clues caught our fancy, including 64A, Flexible Flyer, for one, SLED; the almost onomatopoetic 4D, Smooth-talking, GLIB; and what sounds like it ought to be delicious (and surely is), 21D, Russian pancake, BLINI. Bravo, Lynn!Show note imagery:  An absolutely stunning view of LAPAZ, the capital of BoliviaWe love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

Fret Talk
Fret Talk 419 - "RIP Brent"

Fret Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 70:12


Most anticipated bit of kit this year? Budge and Lee news some of the newsest guitar news this week on the Fret Talk Podcast. For as little as $2 you can be part of the exclusive patreon crew, just visit www.patreon.com/frettlakCheck out our sponsor at www.affordaboard.co.uk for some of the coolest affordable pedals at great prices. Offering brands such as Caline, 4D, Mosky, DemonFX, JSA Effects and Joyo, all ready to ship with free shipping to the UK (international shipping available too, just message for a quote).Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/690366661155328/?ref=bookmarkssayand join in with the live streams at the PBOD Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/Find your host at:BudgetPedalChapwww.Facebook.com/budgetpedalchapwww.Instagram.com/budgetpedalchaphttps://www.youtube.com/budgetpedalchapor search ‘budget pedal chap' on YouTubeMattwww.Facebook.com/SwitchIOMwww.twitch.tv/heel_mattqwww.twitter.com/heel_mattqwww.instagram.com/heel_mattqLeehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/www.pbodoom.comwww.youtube.com/pedalboardsofdoomJoshwww.instagram.com/thecoronamortisWillhttp://www.arocketcomplex.com/www.youtube.com/user/ARocketComplexwww.instagram.com/arcwillpowell/Olliewww.Facebook.com/OllieMilesMusic

Living By Disney
Disney's Huge 2026 Plans & Your Halloween Party Guide

Living By Disney

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 43:16


A pirate's life, a trip to Zootopia, and a whole lot of spooky fun! This week on the Living by Disney podcast, Serena covers the massive news drop, including her review of the brand-new pirate tavern, The Beak and Barrel, and when we can see the "Zootopia: Better Zoogether!" 4D show. We also look ahead to 2026 and the incredible details on The Muppets coming to Rock 'n' Roller Coaster! After the news, we dive into our complete guide for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, giving you all the best tips for characters, parades, and treats, including our perfect timeline and schedule for the party. Contact my partners at ⁠MickeyTravels!⁠ They are the perfect people to get your next Disney vacation booked. Whether it's World, Land or Cruise, if it's Disney they will help. Contact them today to get started! ⁠https://mickeytravels.com/get-a-quote/⁠

Seller Sessions
Go With The Flow: Advanced Image and Video Prompting and Genspark's new AI Designer

Seller Sessions

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 51:51


Go With The Flow: Advanced Image and Video Prompting and Genspark's new AI Designer Episode Overview In this episode, we explore the vast opportunities for e-commerce brands to leverage AI tools like Genspark's AI Designer for creating stunning visuals. Rita and Danny discuss strategies for effective image prompting using the 4D framework and best practices for ensuring brand consistency. This episode explores ai in image creation for e-commerce, strategies for effective image prompting with practical insights for immediate implementation. Key Takeaways Effective prompt engineering and understanding art direction vocabulary can significantly enhance AI-generated images. Using multi-step workflows and layering techniques can simplify the process and improve the consistency of visual outputs. Chapter Markers Time Chapter Description 00:00 Introduction to Image Creation Rita and Danny introduce the episode's focus on creating images and assets using AI, highlighting the importance of projects and techniques available to e-commerce brands. 00:36 The Rise of AI in Advertising Discussion on the potential of AI-generated images in advertising, backed by statistics demonstrating its growing adoption among advertisers. 02:15 Advantages of AI for Creatives Rita outlines the benefits of using AI for image creation, including cost-effectiveness, rapid iterations, and accessibility for non-artists. 06:00 Practical Applications of AI-Generated Images Examples of how to utilize AI for virtual try-ons and product placements, emphasizing the growing quality and realism of generated images. 14:03 Challenges in AI Image Creation Danny discusses common challenges faced when using AI for visuals, including consistency, stylistic control, and AI hallucinations. 16:09 Addressing AI Creative Challenges Tips on improving prompt engineering and utilizing multi-step workflows to enhance AI image outputs. 24:51 Best Practices for Prompting Insights on best practices for writing prompts, including using art direction vocabulary and understanding lighting and camera angles. 32:25 Layering Techniques in AI Image Creation Discussion on the concept of layering in image creation, illustrating how to effectively combine AI-generated elements. 49:47 Conclusion and Key Takeaways Recap of the main discussion points, encouraging brands to start using AI for creating compelling visuals. Notable Quotes "You don't want to make your images plain boring and non-evocative." Resources Mentioned Genspark AI Designer: A new AI tool for designers that helps in creating design tokens for branding. Canva: A graphic design platform that allows users to create visual content, including a Magic Grab tool for detaching objects. Subscribe to Seller Sessions YouTube: Seller Sessions Channel Website: Seller Sessions  

Heal with Kat
Tuning Into Your Emotional Vibration with Kerie Logan

Heal with Kat

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 58:28


In this enlightening conversation, Kat and Kerie Logan explore the intricate relationship between spirituality, trauma, and human consciousness. Kerie shares her personal journey as a hypnotherapist and her near-death experience, which shaped her understanding of consciousness and healing. They discuss the importance of addressing trauma, the different levels of consciousness (3D, 4D, 5D), and the transformative power of various healing modalities, including past life regression and inner child work. The conversation emphasizes the need for connection, belonging, and the ongoing journey of self-discovery and healing.Themes00:00 Introduction01:43 Kerie's Journey and Near Death Experience05:23 Understanding Human Consciousness12:48 Exploring 3D, 4D, and 5D Consciousness23:34 Collective Consciousness and Societal Issues28:55 Healing Through Trauma and Collective Consciousness32:29 Healing Generational Trauma and Soul Contracts34:47 Mastering 5D Consciousness and Continuous Learning39:37 The Healing Power of Past Life Insights41:24 Transformative Experiences in Healing Sessions45:43 Embracing Vulnerability and Spiritual Growth47:40 Nurturing the Inner Child and Healing Wounds54:24 Initial Steps for Self-Healing and Spiritual AlignmentConnect with Kat:

EXOPOLITICS TODAY with Dr. Michael Salla
Escape from the Cabal, AI & God Matrix into an organic 5D Earth

EXOPOLITICS TODAY with Dr. Michael Salla

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 115:17


George Kavassilas lays out the disclosure plan that he was told by Jedi Admirals will begin to play out 2027 with 3I/Atlas stimulating profound frequency changes in our solar system. He describes four phases of disclosure that will unfold sequentially depending on peoples collective belief systems that will determine the different destinations they will travel to.The first phase involves those individuals that wish to continue working with the cabal/Deep State in building a hierarchical system that is competitive and exploitative on another 3D Earth. The second phase involves those choosing to work with AI or Technological Intelligence in building a futuristic 4D society where advanced technologies are unleashed for use by the population.The third phase involves those individuals that choose to worship the returning gods, Yahweh, Enki, Kalki, etc., where they will be told to leave what appear to be impending devastating Earth changes, and depart on motherships and space arks in what is in reality a planetary harvest. The final phase will be a 5D Earth populated by individuals who have learned to access their infinite source intelligence and the fractal nature of the universe to manifest a collective reality that is harmonious, abundant and highly evolved.George Kavassilas website is https://www.ourjourneyhome.earth/Join Dr. Salla on Patreon for Early Releases, Webinar Perks and More.Visit https://Patreon.com/MichaelSalla/

Fret Talk
Fret Talk 418 - "Double Cream"

Fret Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 71:37


Worth an extra £300? Budge and Matt news some of the newsest guitar news this week on the Fret Talk Podcast. For as little as $2 you can be part of the exclusive patreon crew, just visit www.patreon.com/frettlakCheck out our sponsor at www.affordaboard.co.uk for some of the coolest affordable pedals at great prices. Offering brands such as Caline, 4D, Mosky, DemonFX, JSA Effects and Joyo, all ready to ship with free shipping to the UK (international shipping available too, just message for a quote).Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/690366661155328/?ref=bookmarkssayand join in with the live streams at the PBOD Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/Find your host at:BudgetPedalChapwww.Facebook.com/budgetpedalchapwww.Instagram.com/budgetpedalchaphttps://www.youtube.com/budgetpedalchapor search ‘budget pedal chap' on YouTubeMattwww.Facebook.com/SwitchIOMwww.twitch.tv/heel_mattqwww.twitter.com/heel_mattqwww.instagram.com/heel_mattqLeehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/www.pbodoom.comwww.youtube.com/pedalboardsofdoomJoshwww.instagram.com/thecoronamortisWillhttp://www.arocketcomplex.com/www.youtube.com/user/ARocketComplexwww.instagram.com/arcwillpowell/Olliewww.Facebook.com/OllieMilesMusic

SF Live
4D Chess: Dollarizing the World by the Back Door I Michael Every

SF Live

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 31:44


Michael Every, Global Strategist at Rabobank, returns to tackle the meta forces shaping our world. From Ukraine's frozen conflict, to China's role in peace talks, to 90-day tariff rollovers, reverse Marshall Plans, and the rise of dollar-backed stablecoins—this is not just economics, it's 4D chess.We cover: geopolitics reshaping markets, U.S. vs. China as the defining rivalry of the century, what tariffs really mean for inflation, the Fed's limits in stagflation, and whether stablecoins will rewrite the global financial order. Every explains why the old playbook is dead—and why caution is the only safe strategy in this uncertain era.#Geopolitics #Markets #Gold------------

Focus Wetenschap
De kracht van aanraking (special vanaf Lowlands Science)

Focus Wetenschap

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 18:01


Een festival is meer dan muziek, theater of kunst. Het is ook een plek waar wetenschap tot leven kan komen. In deze special van Focus duiken we in de wereld van festivalonderzoek. In deze eerste aflevering onderzoeken we samen met Anouk Keizer (https://www.uu.nl/medewerkers/AKeizer) (Universiteit Utrecht) en haar collega's van de Dutch Touch Society (https://dutchtouchsociety.org/) hoe sociale aanraking ons welzijn beïnvloedt. “We willen weten: welke aanraking helpt wie het meest?” Wat gebeurt er in je hersenen als je een hand vasthoudt tijdens een enge film? En kan een knuffelrobot net zo troostend zijn als een mens? In een mini-bioscoop op het festivalterrein worden bezoekers onderdeel van een 4D-experiment met trillende stoelen, geuren en horrorbeelden.  “Aanrakingen vinden niet plaats in een lab, die vinden plaats in een ruizige echte wereld.”

People's Church
Parenting On Purpose | Herbert Cooper - Audio

People's Church

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 35:07


1. GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOUR CHILD Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (NIV) 1A. VANITY PARENTING 1B. PERFECTION PARENTING 1C. RESCUE PARENTING 1D. COMPETITIVE PARENTING 2. GOD’S PLAN AND THE WORD OF GOD 2A. LOVE THE WORD OF GOD Joshua 1:8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. (NIV) 1. EMOTIONS 2. EXPERIENCES 3. FAMILY 4. FRIENDS 5. TRADITION 6. CULTURE 3. GOD’S PLAN AND THE HOUSE OF GOD Psalm 84:10 Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. (NIV) Psalm 92:13 planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. (NIV) A. GODLY FRIENDS B. GODLY MENTORS 3A. YOU NEED TO LOVE AND BE PASSIONATE ABOUT GOD’S HOUSE 3B. DON’T TALK BAD ABOUT CHURCH 3C. SERVE AT CHURCH 3D. EARLY ON HELP YOUR KIDS SERVE OTHERS 3E. GET YOUR KIDS ON THE DREAM TEAM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 4. GOD’S PLAN AND THE VOICE OF GOD John 10:27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. (NIV) TIPS ON TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN TO HEAR THE VOICE OF GOD 4A. PRAY TOGETHER AS A FAMILY 4B. ASK YOUR KIDS WHAT GOD IS SPEAKING TO THEIR HEART 4C. ASK YOUR KIDS WHAT GOD IS SPEAKING TO THEM FROM THE WORD OF GOD 4D. ASK YOUR KIDS TO PRAY AND PROCESS THEIR YEARLY GOALS 4E. TEACH YOUR KIDS TO PRAY AND TO MAKE DECISIONS

It doesn't take a genius.
Maximizing efficiency with the 4D rule

It doesn't take a genius.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 7:58


Mike discusses the importance of time management and the "4D, One Touch Rule" to maximize efficiency and reduce stress. The rule involves deleting items that are not relevant, delegating tasks to others, doing tasks that can be completed quickly, and deferring tasks that require more time.  Can you implement it and save time?  Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We'd love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.

Fret Talk
Fret Talk 417 - "Four Too For"

Fret Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 66:15


They planned this from the start, didn't they? Budge and Lee news some of the newsest guitar news this week on the Fret Talk Podcast. For as little as $2 you can be part of the exclusive patreon crew, just visit www.patreon.com/frettlakCheck out our sponsor at www.affordaboard.co.uk for some of the coolest affordable pedals at great prices. Offering brands such as Caline, 4D, Mosky, DemonFX, JSA Effects and Joyo, all ready to ship with free shipping to the UK (international shipping available too, just message for a quote).Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/690366661155328/?ref=bookmarkssayand join in with the live streams at the PBOD Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/Find your host at:BudgetPedalChapwww.Facebook.com/budgetpedalchapwww.Instagram.com/budgetpedalchaphttps://www.youtube.com/budgetpedalchapor search ‘budget pedal chap' on YouTubeMattwww.Facebook.com/SwitchIOMwww.twitch.tv/heel_mattqwww.twitter.com/heel_mattqwww.instagram.com/heel_mattqLeehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/www.pbodoom.comwww.youtube.com/pedalboardsofdoomJoshwww.instagram.com/thecoronamortisWillhttp://www.arocketcomplex.com/www.youtube.com/user/ARocketComplexwww.instagram.com/arcwillpowell/Olliewww.Facebook.com/OllieMilesMusic

People's Church
A Marriage Breakthrough | Herbert And Tiffany Cooper - Audio

People's Church

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 30:36


THE BROACH OF SELFISHNESS 1 Corinthians 10:24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. (NIV) Matthew 7:3-5 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (NIV) 2. THE BROACH OF NOT SERVING Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (NIV) Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. (NIV) 3. THE BROACH OF UNFORGIVENESS Colossians 3:12-13 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. (ESV) 4. THE BROACH OF COMMUNICATION Proverbs 13:17 An unreliable messenger can cause a lot of trouble. Reliable communication permits progress. (TLB) 4A. BE CONSISTENT 4B. BE A LISTENER James 1:19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, (NIV) 4C. BE TRUTHFUL Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. (NIV) 4D. BE LOVING Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. (NIV) 4E. BE SELECTIVE Ephesians 4:29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen (NIV) 4F. BE A PEACEMAKER Ephesians 4:3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. (NIV) 5. THE BROACH OF INVESTING Revelation 2:4–5 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. (NIV) Proverbs 14:23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. (NIV) 6. THE BROACH OF COMMITMENT Matthew 19:6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” (NIV)

Becoming a Hiring Machine
218: [ABP EXPERT SERIES] The 4D Approach to Account Based Prospecting ft. Mason Cosby

Becoming a Hiring Machine

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 56:21


Continuing our Account Based Prospecting expert series, in this episode, Samis joined by Mason Cosby, founder and CEO of Scrappy ABM, to discuss the intricacies of account-based marketing (ABM) and its application in recruitment.Throughout the conversation, they cover a lot of ground:From exploriing the importance of niching down, to identifying the right audience, and some of the challenges organizations face when implementing ABM strategies. Mason shares tactical steps for building an effective ABM program, emphasizing his 4D approach. We're not being cheeky when we say these are assets and advice you'd typically have to pay someone to give you — so listen, take notes, and be well on your way to improving your marketing and prospecting efforts...just. like. that. Chapters:00:00 - Why ABM is the ultimate growth tool for modern recruiters06:12 - Beyond spray and pray: Evaluating your recruitment lead generation09:05 - Is your recruiting agency ready for account-based marketing?16:10 - How to build your ABM strategy for client acquisition35;01 - How to find and leverage data to build your ideal client profile41:50 - From data to deal: Activating your ABM client prospecting54:05 - Beyond placements: Calculating the ROI of your ABM strategyExplore all our episodes and catch the full video experience at loxo.co/podcastBecoming a Hiring Machine is brought to you by Loxo. To discover more about us, just visit loxo.co

Fire and Soul | Real Talks on Self-Love, Spirituality, Success, Entrepreneurship, Relationships, Mindset, Abundance + more
Living Truth in a Distorted World: The Cosmic Compass & Finding Your Authentic Frequency with Aileen Henley

Fire and Soul | Real Talks on Self-Love, Spirituality, Success, Entrepreneurship, Relationships, Mindset, Abundance + more

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 58:14


In a world where manipulation masquerades as truth and spiritual bypassing poses as wisdom, how do we find our way back to what's real? I'm exploring this vital question with Aileen Henley, seer, spiritual architect, and creator of the Cosmic Compass.In this episode, you'll discover:How to recognize when you're living from mimicry versus your authentic frequencyThe difference between 3D reality and 4D virtual experiences, and why integration mattersHow discomfort is actually your doorway to growth and deeper self-awarenessWhy truth is a geometry and frequency you can learn to attune toThe power of radical self-honesty in breaking free from societal conditioningHow the Cosmic Compass game serves as a mirror for your inner wisdomPractical ways to choose which "version" of yourself is making decisionsWhy your energetic environment impacts your ability to access your truthThe importance of play and authenticity in both life and businessAbout my guest Aileen Henley:Aileen is a visionary guide who helps people reconnect with their inner compass through her revolutionary Cosmic Compass game and teachings. After her own awakening at 24, she's spent 17 years helping thousands access their highest guidance from within.This conversation is perfect for spiritual seekers, entrepreneurs, and anyone ready to stop living from borrowed truth and start embodying their own authentic frequency.Connect with Aileen:Website: aileenhenley.comFind Cosmic Compass games, workshops, retreats, and online programsReady to play your way back to your truth? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Pain Game Podcast
Master The Upper Rooms

The Pain Game Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 47:39 Transcription Available


Healing doesn't happen all at once, and it doesn't always look the way we expect. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with hypnotherapist Kerie Logan for a conversation that moves beyond surface-level self-help and dives straight into the heart of transformation.Kerie shares her personal journey into hypnotherapy and the trauma-informed approach she now brings to her practice—one rooted in safety, compassion, and a deep understanding of how the body and mind hold onto pain. Together, she and Lyndsay talk about what it means to truly feel safe in your healing, why self-love isn't optional, and how shame and judgment can quietly derail even the strongest among us.This isn't about quick fixes or bypassing the hard stuff. It's about tuning into your own frequency, embracing the weird and the woo, and realizing that healing happens in layers, not on a timeline. Kerie introduces the idea of 3D, 4D, and 5D consciousness, not as some far-off spiritual theory, but as a way to understand where we're stuck… and where we're headed.If you've been feeling disconnected, broken, or stuck in your pain, this episode is your permission slip to begin again with softness, honesty, and maybe a little hypnosis.Tune in if you're ready to trade judgment for curiosity—and start healing on your own terms.Find Kerie Logan Online Here:Website: www.empoweredwithin.comWebsite: www.mastertheupperrooms.comWebsite: www.undetectednarcissist.comInstagram: @mastertheupperoomsYouTube: Master the Upper Rooms of Human ConsciousnessYouTube: Empowered Within HypnosisLinkedIn: Kerie LoganPodcast: Undetected NarcissistPodcast: Master the Upper Rooms of Human ConsciousnessFind The Pain Game Podcast Online Here:Website: thepaingamepodcast.comInstagram: @thepaingamepodcastFacebook: The Pain Game PodcastLinkedIn: Lyndsay SopranoYouTube: The Pain Game PodcastEpisode Highlights:(00:00) Introduction to Chronic Pain and Trauma Healing(03:09) Kerie's Journey into Hypnotherapy(09:30) The Power of Hypnotherapy and Self-Healing(15:29) Building Trust in Hypnotherapy(21:00) Creating a Non-Judgmental Space for Healing(23:16) Breaking Free from Self-Judgment(24:38) Harnessing the Power of Rebellion(25:05) Understanding Pain and Its Positive Aspects(26:23) Emotional Pain vs. Physical Pain(27:12) Healing Through Soul Conversations(29:12) Transforming Relationships with Forgiveness(30:34) Lessons from Painful Experiences(32:26) The Role of Trauma in Personal Growth(33:35) Generational Trauma and Its Impact(34:25) Embracing Authenticity and Rebellion(35:39) The Healing Process and Its Challenges(37:00) Crafting a Personalized Healing Journey(38:18) Intuitive Healing and Spiritual Guidance(40:39) Resources for Healing and Growth(43:43) Final Thoughts on Pain and Healing

The Irish Tech News Podcast
We manage time on construction projects Enda Grimes, Director and Founder of Strata

The Irish Tech News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 28:48


Strata, Ireland's leading provider of construction time management and digital construction services, recently released the 2025 Strata Report: Digital Transformation in Construction. Ronan recently caught up with Enda Grimes, the Director and Founder of Strata to find out more about the 2025 Strata Report and digital transformation in the construction sector.Enda talks about his background, what Strata does, the 2025 Strata Report, AI, and more.More about Enda Grimes:Enda Grimes is the Director and Founder of Strata, Ireland's leading provider of construction time management and digital construction services. At Strata, he leads a specialist engineering team providing expert planning, BIM services, project controls, analytics, 4D visualisation, and delay analysis services.With over 20 years' experience across all construction sectors both national and global, he previously served as head planner for the €3 billion ESS project in Sweden. He holds an MSc in Engineering and Civil Engineering from UCD and an MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution from King's College London.

City Lights with Lois Reitzes
✦ "Blackground" ✦ GULCH Weekly Visual Arts Calendar ✦ Sounds Like ATL: Rex Evans ✦ Circus Vazquez ✦ “Taste the State: A Culinary Journey Through Georgia”

City Lights with Lois Reitzes

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 49:14


✦ Have you ever watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off or The Wizard of Oz and thought, "Where are all the Black characters?" Dad's Garage is answering that burning question in their show "Blackground," which is on stage through September 27. WABE arts reporter Summer Evans sat down with Jon Carr, the artistic director of Dad's Garage and one of the show's participants to learn more. ✦ City Lights Collective members Jasmine Hentschel and EC Flamming, the creatives behind Atlanta's visual art print magazine, "GULCH", want you to get out and engage with the city's art scene. Each week, they spotlight five standout happenings, and today their mix includes: SCAD in 4D with Atlanta Photography Group, Trees Atlanta, and Lost in the Letters collaborating to bring us stories of Atlanta's canopy, and a global group show at ABV's headquarters in East Atlanta. ✦ WABE's Sounds Like ATL documentary series explores the vibrant Atlanta music scene. Each week, it either introduces or reintroduces you to a local artist, sharing their creative process and a few live performances. You can watch, dance, and sing along to new episodes every Wednesday on the YouTube channel, @WABE ATL. Here's a preview featuring Rex Evans. ✦ Originating over 50 years ago in Mexico City, Circus Vazquez has presented death-defying acts and mesmerizing entertainment since 1969. Their all-human cast of performers has come together from locations around the globe, including Italy, Africa, and even Ukraine. The Circus is returning to Atlanta on August 22, and they'll be pitching their tent at Plaza Fiesta on Buford Highway through August 24. When City Lights Collective co-host Kim Drobes caught up with ringmaster and performer Yan Vazquez, and aerialist Valeria Koshova, Yan began by explaining why his grandfather originated the Circus over 5 decades ago. ✦ When you think of iconic Georgia foods, pecan pie, peach cobbler, or boiled peanuts might come to mind. But a deeper dive into the state's culinary history reveals a much richer—and sometimes surprising—story. Taste the State: A Culinary Journey Through Georgia offers just that. Co-authors Dr. David Shields and Chef Kevin Mitchell take readers on a delicious trip through the state's food history—one recipe, one story at a time. City Lights Collective producer Josh Thane spoke with the duo about the dishes that define Georgia and the deeper stories they tell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fret Talk
Fret Talk 416 - "Decades in the making"

Fret Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 63:18


It...it is a practice amp, no? Budge and Matt verb some of the most adjective guitar news this week on the Fret Talk Podcast. For as little as $2 you can be part of the exclusive patreon crew, just visit www.patreon.com/frettlakCheck out our sponsor at www.affordaboard.co.uk for some of the coolest affordable pedals at great prices. Offering brands such as Caline, 4D, Mosky, DemonFX, JSA Effects and Joyo, all ready to ship with free shipping to the UK (international shipping available too, just message for a quote).Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/690366661155328/?ref=bookmarkssayand join in with the live streams at the PBOD Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/Find your host at:BudgetPedalChapwww.Facebook.com/budgetpedalchapwww.Instagram.com/budgetpedalchaphttps://www.youtube.com/budgetpedalchapor search ‘budget pedal chap' on YouTubeMattwww.Facebook.com/SwitchIOMwww.twitch.tv/heel_mattqwww.twitter.com/heel_mattqwww.instagram.com/heel_mattqLeehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/www.pbodoom.comwww.youtube.com/pedalboardsofdoomJoshwww.instagram.com/thecoronamortisWillhttp://www.arocketcomplex.com/www.youtube.com/user/ARocketComplexwww.instagram.com/arcwillpowell/Olliewww.Facebook.com/OllieMilesMusic

PicklePod
MLP's Unofficial Season Awards w/ Nico the Lefty

PicklePod

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 75:07


This week on the PicklePod: Zane Navratil and T-Dog (Erik Tice) break down the final MLP regular season event in Salt Lake City, where the Utah Black Diamonds shocked the league, Christian Alshon was mysteriously benched, and the Orlando Squeeze might've been playing 4D chess. Grayson Golden delivered the ultimate one-match flex, and the Lifetime Ball is officially the new PPA standard — whether you like it or not. Then, Nico “Nacho Libre” the Lefty returns to the pod to hand out the real MLP awards. Forget the MVPs — we're talking:

Modern Mystic Soul
Beyond Belief: Ascension, Consciousness, and Patterns of Creation with David Hulse

Modern Mystic Soul

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 67:29


Is humanity shifting from belief in the divine to experiencing the divine within? In this profound conversation, Therese sits down with David Hulse—spiritual guide, teacher, and founder of the Academy for Spiritual Awakening—to explore the journey of ascension and humanity's transition from 3D to 5D consciousness.David shares insights from decades of spiritual study, revealing how ancient wisdom and modern science intersect in his teaching on the seven thought patterns of creation. Together, they dive into the significance of the often-overlooked 4D realm—the heart center—and how it serves as the bridge between the old and the new.Join us for a dialogue that transcends doctrine and invites you to move from fear into love, from belief into direct experience of the divine within.✨ Connect with David:Website → www.sanctuaryforawakening.comFree resources → www.davidhulse.comPatterns of Creation → www.heartlightcharlotte.org✨ Connect with Therese:Website → www.blythestarlight.comPodcast → Modern Mystic Soul Podcast on Spotify

The Rest Is Money
195. Why The EU Accepted A Raw Deal With Trump

The Rest Is Money

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 34:25


What are the repercussions of global trade deals being put together with little to no detail in the actual agreements? How has the US President convinced the European Commission to agree to purchase $600bn worth of US energy products when it doesn't have the mechanism to do so? Did Trump end up winning his game of "4D chess" with the global markets? Steph speaks to The Economist's Wall Street Editor, Mike Bird. We appreciate your feedback on The Rest Is Money to help make the podcast and our partnerships better: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://opinion-v2.askattest.com/app/41f5060f-0f52-45bc-bf86-bf3c9793618e?language=ENG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠restismoney@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheRestIsMoney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheRestIsMoney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RestIsMoney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠goalhanger.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Assistant Producer: India Dunkley, Alice Horrell Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Universo de Misterios
1589 - Globsters - Primera Parte

Universo de Misterios

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 65:59


441-1- equad 4D - 1589 - Globsters Un globster, también conocido como "cadáver no identificado", es una masa orgánica misteriosa que aparece en las costas. Estos objetos son difíciles de identificar a simple vista y a menudo causan especulación sobre su origen, que puede ser desde restos de animales marinos descompuestos hasta objetos desconocidos. Las fotografías de las que se habla en el audio están en la Comunidad de UDM en iVoox. Hay que ir bastante abajo en el historial para encontrarlas. Universo de Misterios tiene reservado el derecho de admisión y publicación de comentarios. Generalmente, los comentarios anónimos no serán publicados. Si hace comentarios con afirmaciones dudosas, arguméntelas aportando enlaces a fuentes fiables (este muro NO es una red social). En caso de no respaldar su comentario como se indica en la caja de descripción del episodio, su comentario podrá ser no publicado. Contacto con Universo de Misterios: universodemisteriospodcast@gmail.com La imagen de la miniatura que ilustra este episodio ha sido creada con la ayuda de una Inteligencia Artificial. Puedes hacerte Fan de Universo de Misterios y apoyarlo económicamente obteniendo acceso a todos los episodios cerrados, sin publicidad, desde 1,99 €. Aunque a algunas personas, a veces, puede proporcionar una falsa sensación de alivio, la ignorancia nunca es deseable. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Just Wondering... With Norm Hitzges
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Just Wondering... With Norm Hitzges

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The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2218 - Israel's DEVASTATING Offensive Continues…While Trump Plays 4D Chess

The Ben Shapiro Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 70:04


Israel's devastating offensive against Iran's nuclear and missile capacities continues, while President Trump continues to play 4D chess; Tucker Carlson and others attack President Trump for not abandoning Israel; and the patriotic Army parade goes swimmingly as protesters shout at the moon. Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://bit.ly/3WDjgHE Ep.2218 - - - Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings - - - DailyWire+: Join millions of people who still believe in truth, courage, and common sense at DailyWirePlus.com. My new book, “Lions and Scavengers,” drops September 2nd—pre-order today at https://dailywire.com/benshapiro Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://bit.ly/3TAu2cw - - - Today's Sponsors: Perplexity AI - Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine that searches the internet to deliver fast, unbiased, high-quality answers, with sources and in-line citations. Ask Perplexity anything here: https://pplx.ai/benshapiro PureTalk - Switch to PureTalk and start saving today! Visit https://PureTalk.com/SHAPIRO IFCJ - Bring comfort and relief to Israel and her people by donating at https://BenForTheFellowship.org Balance of Nature - Go to https://balanceofnature.com and use promo code SHAPIRO for 35% off your first order as a preferred customer, PLUS get a free bottle of Fiber and Spice SimpliSafe - Visit https://SIMPLISAFE.com/SHAPIRO to claim 50% off a new system with a professional monitoring plan and get your first month free. Stamps - Get 4 weeks free, plus free postage and a free digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/shapiro. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! - - - Socials: Follow on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3cXUn53 Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QtuibJ Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3TTirqd Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPyBiB - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy