Podcasts about ACB

Programa 16x27 de Play Basket: 'NBA: Finales Inéditas'- José Ajero analiza las finales inéditas de conferencia NBA. Los Knicks se enfrentan contra Indiana Pacers en el Este mientras Thunder se enfrentará en la final del Oeste con los Timberwolves.- Hablamos con Jaime Pradilla, jugador del Valencia Basket, y la tertulia, con Lalo Alzueta, Faustino Sáez y Ricardo González analizan la recta final de ACB y Eurliga.- Además, la selección española femenina inicia el camino hacia el Eurobasket.

On today's  (Friday 2 of 2) Episode of the Steak for Breakfast Podcast, we are covering:   The big, beautiful bill runs into its first major hurdle up on Capitol Hill today, failing to secure enough votes to get out of the Budget Committee   Former, disgraced FBI Director, James Comey issues a veiled threat to President Trump on Instagram, we have an ACB problem on the U.S. Supreme Court, and President Trump surges in the latest polls   Guests: In Order of Appearance   All profile handles are for X (formerly Twitter)   Congressman Marlin Stutzman: (@RepStutzman) U.S. Representative, IN-3   Website: http://stutzman.house.gov/   Steak for Breakfast:   SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/steak-for-breakfast-podcast/id1498791684   SUBSCRIBE on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MXIB2s8IWLoT4tnBMAH9n?si=izN0KShBSAytW5JBBsKEwQ   email the show: steakforbreakfastpodcast@protonmail.com   Steak for Substack: https://steakforbreakfastpodcast.substack.com   linktree: https://linktr.ee/steakforbreakfastpodcast   MyPillow: Promo Code: STEAK at checkout Website: https://mystore.com/steak Website: https://www.mypillow.com/steak Via the Phone: 800-658-8045   My Patriot Cigar Co. Enter Promo Code: STEAK  and save 25% http://mypatriotcigars.com/usa/steak   Man Rubs Enter Promo Code: STEAK15 and save 15% https://manrubs.com   BattleBorn Coffee Roasters enter promo code: STEAK and save 20% off your first order https://www.battleborn.coffee   New Hope Wellness use this link or enter promo code: STEAK during intake for free consultation and $100 off your first order https://www.newhopewellness.com/steak Call: 1-800-527-2150

Want to know about the 2025 ACB National Convention? Join Janet Dickelman, ACB convention coordinator, Saint Paul, MN to find out. Learn about the General Sessions, the Affiliate presentations, the exhibit hall, and the tours. If you can not be there in person, learn how you can listen as a part of The ACB Media Network. There will be time for questions. Presenter Contact Info Email: janet.dickelman@gmail.com Convention website: https://www.acbconvention.org/

Last week our topic was the upcoming ACB convention and we provided lots of information about what is planned for Dallas this July and via zoom during June! As part of our convention we will be exploring some constitutional changes and, of course, we will be holding elections and perhaps doing other voting. What are the proposed changes? Will we use the same approach as last year? What specific amendments will we consider this year and what chance will rank and file members have to provide input or offer changes? Our next program will feature folks from our voting task force and will also hear about planned changes to the Constitution and bylaws of ACB. We will also explore how resolutions will be handled and when various events will occur. There will be enough time for you to become a part of the debate over proposed changes and for you to provide suggestions that can be considered. Find out more at https://acb-tuesday-topics.pinecast.co

16x27 de Play Basket: 'Unicaja prolonga su reinado en la Champions'- Los playoffs de la NBA, en llamas. Los Cavaliers en el precipicio a una derrota de verse eliminados, los Thunder sufren contra los Nuggets, Minnesota se levanta contra los Warriors con lesión de Curry y con los Celtics, vigentes campeones, se vienen abajo contra los Knicks... todo con el análisis de José Ajero, compañero de 'Movistar+'.- Lalo Alzueta, Faustino Sáez y Miguel Martín Talavera valoran un nuevo título europeo de Unicaja y el papel de La Laguna Tenerife. Además, el KO español en Euroliga y la jornada ACB.- Baloncesto femenino: la lista de transición de Miguel Méndez para el futuro de la selección femenina y Valencia Basket conquista la liga femenina.

Envía tu mensaje (clicando aquí) y te contestaré. Me alegra recibir opiniones y comentarios.Andreu Lladó nos habla de la competición en baloncesto a través de la Minicopa y la Liga ACBEn el episodio número 40 de nuestro Podcast de Dirección de Empresas del Deporte, celebramos este hito con un invitado muy especial: Andreu Lladó, antiguo alumno del máster de la Universidad de Barcelona y actual director de la MiniCopa Endesa, además de responsable de innovación y desarrollo en el departamento de Competición de la ACB.Con él hablamos de pasión, gestión, innovación y valores humanos. Andreu nos lleva detrás del escenario de uno de los torneos de formación más importantes del mundo, la MiniCopa, un evento que reúne cada año a miles de personas y que inspira a niños de todo el planeta a soñar con el baloncesto. Nos explica cómo una estructura profesional, una estrategia de comunicación cuidada y el respaldo de buenos patrocinadores pueden convertir un torneo infantil en una plataforma con impacto internacional.Además, nos adentramos en su trabajo en la liga ACB, desde el diseño del calendario con más de mil condicionantes, hasta el uso de datos y herramientas de inteligencia artificial para mejorar procesos y toma de decisiones. Todo ello sin perder de vista uno de los grandes retos del sector: hacer crecer el baloncesto de forma sostenible y justa, apostando por la meritocracia, la transparencia y la dimensión social del deporte.Andreu también comparte momentos difíciles, anécdotas organizativas, y lo que más le emociona: ver cómo el deporte puede transformar vidas, conectar colectivos y devolver algo positivo a la sociedad.Podcast del Master en dirección y gestión deportiva de la Universidad de Barcelona. Nos podéis encontar en nuestras páginas web:· https://mastergestiondeporte.net (dirigido a profesionales, a tiempo parcial)· https://www.ub.edu/portal/web/economia-empresa-es/masteres-universitarios/-/ensenyament/detallEnsenyament/5714720 (full-time program)

This week, Claire chats with ACB's Advocacy Fellow Mia about her recent visits to House offices on Capitol Hill. From hallway meetings to surprise questions, they share what it's really like to advocate to members of Congress and congressional staffers as ACB and its partners push to reintroduce the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act in the 119th Congress.

16x25 de Play Basket: 'Jokic-Shai, duelo de MVP'- José Ajero analiza las semifinales de conferencia de la NBA: los dos equipos de Los Ángeles dicen adiós, y Jokic y Shai Gilgeous-Alexander se citan.- Entrevista con Espe Mendoza y Yasmina Alcaraz, árbitras ACB y madres.- Lalo Alzueta, Faustino Sáez y Ricardo González analizan la jornada de ACB, las posibilidades del Barça Basket para entrar en la Final Four de Euroliga y la eliminación del Real Madrid en Euroliga.

Los titulares de la semana en 2Playbook.com junto a Álvaro Carretero, Patricia López y Jabier Izquierdo. Hoy analizamos por qué los clubes de la liga alemana de baloncesto ya rivalizan con los de la ACB; el nuevo fichaje del PSG en los despachos y el último capítulo del serial de la Ligue 1 y su TV.Suscríbete y escucha el resto de pódcast de 2Playbook:PRO Media & Content, sobre la industria audiovisual y la creación de contenidos por parte de clubes, competiciones y marcas.PRO Women in Sport, sobre deporte femenino, tanto en la práctica deportiva como en los despachos de la industria del deporte.PRO Fitness, sobre la industria de los gimnasiosAdemás, suscríbete a 2Playbook y llévate gratis el Atlas del Patrocinio 2024 o el Informe Económico del Fitness 2025.

We'll be talking to ACB's Florida affiliate: The Florida Council of the Blind (FCB). Joining us to speak out and talk about FCB will be Mikey Wiseman, the Florida Council of the Blind's President.   For more info related to this week's show, go to: https://speakingoutfortheblind.weebly.com/list-of-episodes-and-show-news/for-more-information-episode-363-fcb Ways to Connect to Speaking Out for the Blind Amazon Alexa enabled device (RECOMMENDED) “Alexa, Ask ACB Media to play Media 1”. (1 = stream number).   PC / browser access (RECOMMENDED): Visit acbmedia.org at http://www.acbmedia.org/1 (1 = stream number). The site has a built-in media player and there is no need to install or use a media player on your device. Hit the play button and the stream will begin playing immediately. Smart device Access (RECOMMENDED): Download “ACB Link” from your app store. Find “Radio” along the bottom of the screen, then “Menu” in the top left corner. Select “Live Streams” and then choose “ACB Media 1 - Mainstream.” Double tap the play button. Victor Reader Stream Access: Navigate to “Internet radio library” in the “online bookshelf”. Locate the Humanware playlist. From the playlist, select ACB Media 1 (1 = stream number) and hit play.   Alternate Dial-In access Dial 1 (518) 906-1820. Listen to the menu prompts and press 1. IMPORTANT NOTE The ACB Radio Tuner is no longer supported. If you used the tuner in the past, you may access all ACB Media streams from acbmedia.org (see above) If you are using alternate ways to access ACB Media streams than those above (such as Tune In or Winamp using acbradio.org URL's, we kindly ask that you use one of the methods above.   Facebook page is at Speaking Out for the Blind and X (formerly Twitter) page is at SpeakOutfortheBlind (you may also access this at SpeakOutBlind).

Shaun and Kayaker have a candid talk with Sally, a Person Centered Counselor, who holds a Masters in Counseling about mental health with blindness and vision loss. The threesome shares some personal stories with a bit of humor and how they try to cope with blindness each day, and sometimes fail.    Links for your reference: American Council of the Blind, ACB  ACB Peer Support and mentoring  National Federation of the Blind, NFB  Foundation for Fighting Blindness Mental Health Resource Center  Wellbeing Services at Guide Dogs Victoria our-services/wellbeing-services   

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.Today is the 30th of April and here are the headlines.Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the second Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed at least 26 people. Key ministers including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, and S. Jaishankar attended. Modi also led meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) and the Cabinet Economic Affairs Committee (CCEA). A cabinet briefing is scheduled for 4 PM. Meanwhile, the Pakistan Army continued “unprovoked firing” across Jammu and Kashmir's LoC for the sixth night, with the Indian Army responding proportionately, officials told PTI.A newly constructed wall at the Simhachalam temple in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, collapsed early Tuesday, killing seven and injuring six. The collapse followed heavy rain and occurred during the Akshaya Tritiya festival, with crowds gathering from 4 AM. Officials said the wall gave way when people leaned on it near a ticket counter. Home Minister V Anita noted the toll could have been higher if many hadn't stepped back after noticing the wall weakening. The structure had been built recently near the temple's special entrance staircase.The Supreme Court, citing the right to digital access as part of life and liberty, ordered changes to digital KYC norms to aid people with vision impairment and acid attack survivors. The ruling came from Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan in response to two writ petitions. The court directed authorities to revise KYC procedures to ensure accessibility and inclusion for those with visual disabilities, emphasizing that digital rights must be inclusive. The decision marks a step toward equitable access to essential digital identification systems in India.The Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch filed an FIR against former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and former PWD Minister Satyendar Jain over alleged corruption in constructing 12,748 classrooms during AAP's rule. The scam is reportedly worth Rs 2,000 crore. ACB chief Madhur Verma confirmed the FIR, stating major cost escalations, delays, and deviations were observed. None of the works were completed on time. Officials alleged the contracts were awarded to parties close to the AAP. The investigation highlights serious irregularities in infrastructure development under the previous administration.Former US President Donald Trump held a rally in Warren, Michigan, to mark 100 days since returning to office. Addressing a large crowd, he celebrated what he called major economic achievements and attacked Democrats, especially Joe Biden, over immigration. Trump said he missed the campaign trail and used the Michigan rally—his first major public event since January 20—to reignite his base. The location was symbolic, being a center of the auto industry, where Trump emphasized jobs, the economy, and America-first policies during his address.That's all for today. This was the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express.

For this bonus episode, our podcast president JC, will give you the rundown on how abby Johnson Taylor website works.She has about seven or eight books to your name plus she's a pretty good musician at ACB medias backstage karaoke. So we hope you get a chance to enjoy what she has to offer!https://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com/wp/

Los Playoffs de la Euroliga no empezaron bien para Real Madrid y Barça, pero los blancos ya dieron el primer paso adelante ganando anoche al Olympiacos y poniendo el 1-2 en la serie.Las cosas no pintan bien para los conjuntos españoles en la Euroliga en plena batalla por alcanzar la Final Four de Abu DhabiEl Real Madrid volverá a recibir este jueves al Olympiakos en el Movistar Arena con la necesidad de vencer para seguir con opcionesCaso idéntico al Barça que se medirá al Mónaco tras no poder sacar un triunfo en su visita al PrincipadoEscucha este programa cada mañana en nuestro canal de YouTube o bien en plataformas de podcastGIGANTES DAILY es un programa de Gigantes Podcast en el que tendrás cada mañana la información que necesitas de NBA, Euroliga, ACB, FIBA, femenino y más.Dale a seguir y cada mañana, de lunes a viernes, tendrás un tema clave que va a marcar ese día en el mundo del baloncesto. Todo ello de la mano de Gigantes del Basket, el único medio profesional en España que lleva desde 1985 centrándose en exclusiva en el baloncesto. Más en Gigantes.com y nuestras redes socialesContacto: redaccion@gigantes.com

16x25 de Play Basket: 'Bilbao celebra Europa'- Jaume Ponsarnau, entrenador del Bilbao Basket, celebra en 'Play Basket' el título de la Europe Cup tras ganar al PAOK (84-82)- Barça y Real Madrid, ante su última opción en Euroliga. Repasa toda la agenda de los play-off de la competición europea y de toda la jornada ACB.

Golden State Warriors logró la victoria en el Game 4 y se pone 3-1 contra los Houston RocketsUn auténtico partidazo de Jimmy Butler con 27 puntos, 5 rebotes y 6 asistencias que lideraron a los Warriors a ponerse a un triunfo de pasar de rondaTodo ello en un partido donde fueron mucho tiempo por detrás en el marcador, Stephen Curry no tuvo el día y Draymond Green tuvo problemas de faltasNada de eso importó, pues entre Butler y Brandin Podziemski se encargaron de liderar a los Warriors a la victoriaEn este Gigantes Daily hablamos de Golden State, de su eliminatoria, de su futuro inmediato y de todo lo que salió bien contra Houston Rockets en el Game 4Escucha este programa cada mañana en nuestro canal de YouTube o bien en plataformas de podcastGIGANTES DAILY es un programa de Gigantes Podcast en el que tendrás cada mañana la información que necesitas de NBA, Euroliga, ACB, FIBA, femenino y más.Dale a seguir y cada mañana, de lunes a viernes, tendrás un tema clave que va a marcar ese día en el mundo del baloncesto. Todo ello de la mano de Gigantes del Basket, el único medio profesional en España que lleva desde 1985 centrándose en exclusiva en el baloncesto. Más en Gigantes.com y nuestras redes socialesContacto: redaccion@gigantes.com

Fin de semana apasionante en la Liga Endesa en esta jornada 29. Prórrogas por doquier, finales reñidos y algún que otro resultado inesperado. De la emoción en el Baskonia-Valencia Basket al tremendo desenlace entre Murcia y Bilbao hasta las victorias tan importantes de Barça, Granada y AndorraAsí que como cada lunes vamos a repasar lo ocurrido en todos los partidos de esta jornada 29 de la Liga EndesaEscucha este programa cada mañana en nuestro canal de YouTube o bien en plataformas de podcastGIGANTES DAILY es un programa de Gigantes Podcast en el que tendrás cada mañana la información que necesitas de NBA, Euroliga, ACB, FIBA, femenino y más.Dale a seguir y cada mañana, de lunes a viernes, tendrás un tema clave que va a marcar ese día en el mundo del baloncesto. Todo ello de la mano de Gigantes del Basket, el único medio profesional en España que lleva desde 1985 centrándose en exclusiva en el baloncesto. Más en Gigantes.com y nuestras redes socialesContacto: redaccion@gigantes.com

El Silbö San Pablo Burgos vuelve a hacer historia. En el programa de hoy repasamos el increíble ascenso del equipo burgalés a la Liga Endesa en la temporada 2024-25 tras una campaña inolvidable en Primera FEB.Desde el primer partido, el Silbö San Pablo Burgos demostró que su sitio estaba entre los grandes. Bajo la dirección de Bruno Savignani, el conjunto castellano firmó una temporada espectacular, liderando la clasificación con autoridad y desplegando un baloncesto dinámico y defensivo para conseguir el ascenso directo.Después de vivir un duro descenso hace algunas temporadas, el Silbö San Pablo Burgos demuestra que pertenece a la élite del baloncesto español.En el Gigantes Daily de hoy lo hablamos con Kiko Rocillo y analizamos la actualidad de la Primera FEBEscucha este programa cada mañana en nuestro canal de YouTube o bien en plataformas de podcastGIGANTES DAILY es un programa de Gigantes Podcast en el que tendrás cada mañana la información que necesitas de NBA, Euroliga, ACB, FIBA, femenino y más.Dale a seguir y cada mañana, de lunes a viernes, tendrás un tema clave que va a marcar ese día en el mundo del baloncesto. Todo ello de la mano de Gigantes del Basket, el único medio profesional en España que lleva desde 1985 centrándose en exclusiva en el baloncesto. Más en Gigantes.com y nuestras redes socialesContacto: redaccion@gigantes.com

Los titulares de la semana en 2Playbook.com junto a Álvaro Carretero y Patricia López. Hoy informamos sobre los ingresos récord de los clubes de LaLiga, la asistencia histórica en la NHL, patrocinios de Estrella Galicia, la USL, la WSL y Repsol con el Real Betis, el negocio de la nueva Extreme H, y la Minicopa de la ACB en México. Suscríbete y escucha el resto de podcast de 2Playbook PRO Media & Content, sobre la industria audiovisual y la creación de contenidos por parte de clubes, competiciones y marcas.PRO Women in Sport, sobre deporte femenino, tanto en la práctica deportiva como en los despachos de la industria del deporte.PRO Fitness, sobre la industria de los gimnasios.Además, suscríbete a 2Playbook y llévate gratis el Atlas del Patrocinio 2024.

El Surne Bilbao Basket se ha proclamado CAMPEÓN de la FIBA Europe Cup 2025 después de vencer en doble partido al PAOK de Salónica en un final increíbleEl conjunto de Jaume Ponsarnau cayó en el segundo partido (84-82) de la final pero hizo valer el +7 de la ida para llevarse el título.El conjunto bilbaíno mandó durante la primera mitad, especialmente en el segundo cuarto y llegó a irse con una renta de 10 puntos al descanso que le daba un +17 en la eliminatoria. Sin embargo en la segunda mitad el PAOK reaccionó y dio la vuelta al encuentro llegando a igualar la eliminatoria con algo menos de 5 minutos para el final.Los de Ponsarnau jugaron mejor las últimas posesiones y un triple de Frey, el más destacado del Bilbao Basket durante el encuentro, terminó siendo decisivo para el triunfo. Frey y Pantzar fueron los más destacados con 17 puntos cada uno.El Bilbao Basket además consigue este título en su 25º aniversario como clubEscucha este programa cada mañana en nuestro canal de YouTube o bien en plataformas de podcastGIGANTES DAILY es un programa de Gigantes Podcast en el que tendrás cada mañana la información que necesitas de NBA, Euroliga, ACB, FIBA, femenino y más.Dale a seguir y cada mañana, de lunes a viernes, tendrás un tema clave que va a marcar ese día en el mundo del baloncesto. Todo ello de la mano de Gigantes del Basket, el único medio profesional en España que lleva desde 1985 centrándose en exclusiva en el baloncesto. Más en Gigantes.com y nuestras redes socialesContacto: redaccion@gigantes.com

We are back to share a few more great performances from our team and other friends, and even Abby Taylor joins us to observe to see what's going on and enjoy the show. Beyond the hear out next week as we get to interview her as well, which we are very much looking forward to! Sorry, we meant to say on the lookout for a good interview next week which we are going to conduct with Abby TaylorFor a more descriptive adventure to see what we're getting into. We have paste the YouTube video description below, which you will find by searching vision cast on YouTube powered by story craze network.Get ready to dive headfirst into another hilariously chaotic episode of Vision Cast After Dark – where family-friendly goes to die and the real fun begins! Angela J (aka Cloud 11) is back, attempting to steer this runaway train, flanked by her ever-supportive co-host Phillip, while George, the resident "pain in the butt," provides commentary (and groans) from the virtual sidelines.This week, George makes a miraculous recovery from a pre-show seizure, proving his "resilient doodle" status yet again, much to the feigned chagrin of Angela who was almost free to have Phillip as her undisputed right-hand man for life. Alas, George couldn't bear the thought and showed up anyway, ready for the usual dose of affectionate torment.We're thrilled to welcome our special guest for the next few weeks, the multi-talented Abby Taylor! You might know her from the ACB community karaoke scene. In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, Abby shares a deeply moving and beautifully performed original poem, "Dad, Fats, and Me," recalling precious memories listening to Fats Waller's "Your Feet's Too Big" with her father. Get ready for goosebumps (and maybe grab a tissue!). Plus, tune in next week when we get to formally interview Abby!Hold onto your keyboards, tech fans! Donald unveils a mind-blowing surprise: a custom note-taking program created with Chat GPT! This slick browser app saves your notes automatically, can use Chat GPT to polish your text, and even integrates with 11 Labs to convert your notes into audio using your API key. The code itself? So complex it apparently makes Angela choke just looking at it! The best part? Donald generously offers a FREE copy to the entire Vision Cast crew (and Angela promises a bonus review episode soon!).The AI magic doesn't stop there! Angela and Phillip share their own creation, the unapologetically proud anthem "Unapologetically Bisexual With You," conjured into existence by the AI text-to-song generator, Udio. Angela also treats us (and possibly tortures George) with her hilarious Udio-generated parody of "Elvira," aptly titled... "Angela." We delve into the rapidly evolving world of AI music, and Angela gives Udio two thumbs up (especially over that other platform, Suno).Big news on the home front: Angela has officially escaped the basement! She's broadcasting live from her brand-new, upstairs studio. Say goodbye to questionable acoustics and (mostly) hello to fewer dog-related interruptions... though her adorable Belgian Malinois, Lulu, still manages a brief, heart-stealing cameo.Of course, it wouldn't be Vision Cast After Dark without the relentless roasting of George. Prepare for laughs as the crew discusses everything from his alleged "Micro Penis" to his new title, "Dime Dick Doodles." It's all in good fun... mostly.From heartfelt poetry and cutting-edge AI demonstrations to studio upgrades and side-splitting banter (mostly at George's expense), this episode is a rollercoaster of tech, talent, and pure Vision Cast chaos. Buckle up and enjoy the ride!

20250422 Working as a Community to Advocate Originally Broadcasted April 22, 2025, on ACB Media 6   Participants joined the ACB advocacy team to brainstorm fresh strategies for advancing federal advocacy. They shared ideas on key issues and creative approaches beyond traditional methods. Each participant had 2 minutes to speak, with a second round if time allowed. This was a solutions-focused space—please keep suggestions aligned with ACB's mission. Governance topics and general frustrations about Washington, D.C., are outside the scope of this discussion. Come ready to contribute! Your ideas can help shape impactful advocacy efforts.   Find out more at https://acb-community.pinecast.co

Los Playoffs de la NBA están en marcha y esta es una época donde un paso en falso puede condicionar toda tu temporadaY a veces hasta un proyectoPor eso en este Gigantes Daily nos preguntamos qué jugadores y qué equipos tienen más a perder por una mala actuación en Playoffs.De Ja Morant a los Milwaukee Bucks pasando por Jamal Murray y Karl-Anthony Towns en unos Playoffs donde hay mucho en juegoEscucha este programa cada mañana en nuestro canal de YouTube o bien en plataformas de podcastGIGANTES DAILY es un programa de Gigantes Podcast en el que tendrás cada mañana la información que necesitas de NBA, Euroliga, ACB, FIBA, femenino y más.Dale a seguir y cada mañana, de lunes a viernes, tendrás un tema clave que va a marcar ese día en el mundo del baloncesto. Todo ello de la mano de Gigantes del Basket, el único medio profesional en España que lleva desde 1985 centrándose en exclusiva en el baloncesto. Más en Gigantes.com y nuestras redes socialesContacto: redaccion@gigantes.com

20250421 Learn About Planned Giving For ACB Originally Broadcasted April 21, 2025, on ACB Media 6   It's not scary! Participants learned the basics of planned giving. They heard testimonials from ACB  leaders and found out about the ACB Legacy Endowment Fund.   Sponsored By: ACB Fundraising Steering Committee   Find out more at https://acb-community.pinecast.co

Llegó el momento de la verdad. 34 jornadas y un play in mediante quedan atrás pues es la hora de los Playoffs de la EuroligaUnos Playoffs donde Barça y Real Madrid pelearán por un billete a la final four de Abu DhabiEl Barça se medirá al AS Mónaco Basket en el duelo entre 5º y 4º clasificado. Los de Joan Peñarroya tienen una buena oportunidad de alcanzar la Final Four en un curso realmente complejo debido a las lesionesPor su parte, el Real Madrid Baloncesto lo hará ante Olympiacos en un choque entre el 1º y el 8º tras la caída de los blancos en el Play-In frente a Paris. ¿Podrán dar la sorpresa los de Chus Mateo?Y en este Gigantes Daily vamos a analizar las claves, los datos, cómo llegan sus rivales y todos los aspectos fundamentales de la previa junto a Alex MadridEscucha este programa cada mañana en nuestro canal de YouTube o bien en plataformas de podcastGIGANTES DAILY es un programa de Gigantes Podcast en el que tendrás cada mañana la información que necesitas de NBA, Euroliga, ACB, FIBA, femenino y más.Dale a seguir y cada mañana, de lunes a viernes, tendrás un tema clave que va a marcar ese día en el mundo del baloncesto. Todo ello de la mano de Gigantes del Basket, el único medio profesional en España que lleva desde 1985 centrándose en exclusiva en el baloncesto. Más en Gigantes.com y nuestras redes socialesContacto: redaccion@gigantes.com

Ya van 28 jornadas en esta temporada de la Liga Endesa y no nos cansamos de repetir que no hay una competición doméstica como esta. Partidos igualados, cambios de guion y un altísimo nivel de juego. La remontada del Río Breogán, la reacción del Barça ante Gran Canaria, la emoción en el final del Real Madrid-Andorra o la lucha entre Leyma Coruña y Coviran GranadaUna semana más vamos a repasar todo lo ocurrido en la Liga Endesa, analizando todos y cada uno de los partidos de esta jornada 28Escucha este programa cada mañana en nuestro canal de YouTube o bien en plataformas de podcastGIGANTES DAILY es un programa de Gigantes Podcast en el que tendrás cada mañana la información que necesitas de NBA, Euroliga, ACB, FIBA, femenino y más.Dale a seguir y cada mañana, de lunes a viernes, tendrás un tema clave que va a marcar ese día en el mundo del baloncesto. Todo ello de la mano de Gigantes del Basket, el único medio profesional en España que lleva desde 1985 centrándose en exclusiva en el baloncesto. Más en Gigantes.com y nuestras redes socialesContacto: redaccion@gigantes.com

ENTRADAS PARA EL CHACHO Y EL REVERSO:https://www.gigantes.com/tienda/el-reverso-entrevista-sergio-rodriguez-evento/Objetivo cumplido para el Unicaja de Málaga y La Laguna Tenerife en la BCL al meterse en la Final Four tras pasar de cuartos de finalEl Unicaja de Málaga remató su serie de Playoffs contra el Pallacanestro Reggiana al ganar en tierras italianas por 82 a 72. Un 2-0 por la vía rápida para los de Ibon Navarro que les sirve para seguir adelante, evitarse de problemas y, encima, recuperar sensaciones a nivel interno.Más épica fue la victoria de La Laguna Tenerife que tuvo que emplearse a fondo para sellar su eliminatoria, también en Italia, estos contra el Derthona Basket por 77 a 64. Un partido en el que los de Txus Vidorreta tuvieron que sobrevivir en un mal día a nivel ofensivo y donde sacaron su mejor cara en el otro costado. Y como cada jueves os vamos a contar en Gigantes del Basket todo lo sucedido en la BCLEscucha este programa cada mañana en nuestro canal de YouTube o bien en plataformas de podcastGIGANTES DAILY es un programa de Gigantes Podcast en el que tendrás cada mañana la información que necesitas de NBA, Euroliga, ACB, FIBA, femenino y más.Dale a seguir y cada mañana, de lunes a viernes, tendrás un tema clave que va a marcar ese día en el mundo del baloncesto. Todo ello de la mano de Gigantes del Basket, el único medio profesional en España que lleva desde 1985 centrándose en exclusiva en el baloncesto. Más en Gigantes.com y nuestras redes socialesContacto: redaccion@gigantes.com

Send me feedback!I compare what I said about Trump's administration deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members in episode 472 against the Supreme Court's ruling.SUPPORT THE SHOWLocals for $5/monthRumble Rants: Click green dollar sign during the showRumble Subscription: Click subscribe $5/monthHOW AM I DOING?Email: libertydadpod@gmail.comSHOW NOTESSCOTUS DecisionPatrick Jaicomo (Decision Screenshots)Wait Song: Smoke RisingMusic by: CreatorMix.comVideo

ENTRADAS PARA EL CHACHO Y EL REVERSO:https://www.gigantes.com/tienda/el-reverso-entrevista-sergio-rodriguez-evento/Hoy repasamos todos los premios individuales de la temporada regular de la Euroliga 2024-2025 ¿Quién se merece el MVP? ¿Cuál fue el mejor quinteto del año? ¿Quién sorprendió como mejor joven o debería ganar el mejor defensor? En este vídeo damos nuestros ganadores, los datos clave y el análisis de cada elección.Escucha este programa cada mañana en nuestro canal de YouTube o bien en plataformas de podcastGIGANTES DAILY es un programa de Gigantes Podcast en el que tendrás cada mañana la información que necesitas de NBA, Euroliga, ACB, FIBA, femenino y más.Dale a seguir y cada mañana, de lunes a viernes, tendrás un tema clave que va a marcar ese día en el mundo del baloncesto. Todo ello de la mano de Gigantes del Basket, el único medio profesional en España que lleva desde 1985 centrándose en exclusiva en el baloncesto. Más en Gigantes.com y nuestras redes socialesContacto: redaccion@gigantes.com

ENTRADAS PARA EL CHACHO Y EL REVERSO:https://www.gigantes.com/tienda/el-reverso-entrevista-sergio-rodriguez-evento/Al fin se terminó la temporada regular de la NBA y ahora empieza lo bueno. Pero antes de llegar a los Playoffs hay que pasar por ese purgatorio llamado Play InUn lugar donde los Warriors han quedado relegados después de un último partido de fase regular agónico y resuelto en la última posesiónGolden State tiene así un panorama más favorable para llegar lejos en Playoffs, pero también un mayor riesgo de que su temporada acabe en fracasoLos Warriors tendrán la oportunidad de enfrentarse a Houston Rockets en Playoffs, pero también el riesgo de ser eliminados o medirse a OKC ThunderDe todo esto hoy hablaremos aquí, en Gigantes DailyEscucha este programa cada mañana en nuestro canal de YouTube o bien en plataformas de podcastGIGANTES DAILY es un programa de Gigantes Podcast en el que tendrás cada mañana la información que necesitas de NBA, Euroliga, ACB, FIBA, femenino y más.Dale a seguir y cada mañana, de lunes a viernes, tendrás un tema clave que va a marcar ese día en el mundo del baloncesto. Todo ello de la mano de Gigantes del Basket, el único medio profesional en España que lleva desde 1985 centrándose en exclusiva en el baloncesto. Más en Gigantes.com y nuestras redes socialesContacto: redaccion@gigantes.com

Jornada algo extraña la vivida este fin de semana en la Liga Endesa. Con varios partidos aplazados por las diferentes competiciones y que se jugarán en los próximos días.En esta jornada 27 vimos al Real Madrid alargar su buena racha en detrimento de la Laguna Tenerife, el partidazo entre MoraBanc Andorra y Surne Bilbao Basket, la exhibición del Baskonia en la pista del UCAM Murcia y el cierre en lo alto entre Unicaja y Valencia BasketAsí que como cada lunes vamos a repasar en Gigantes Daily cómo fueron todos y cada uno de los partidos de esta semana en la Liga EndesaEscucha este programa cada mañana en nuestro canal de YouTube o bien en plataformas de podcastGIGANTES DAILY es un programa de Gigantes Podcast en el que tendrás cada mañana la información que necesitas de NBA, Euroliga, ACB, FIBA, femenino y más.Dale a seguir y cada mañana, de lunes a viernes, tendrás un tema clave que va a marcar ese día en el mundo del baloncesto. Todo ello de la mano de Gigantes del Basket, el único medio profesional en España que lleva desde 1985 centrándose en exclusiva en el baloncesto. Más en Gigantes.com y nuestras redes socialesContacto: redaccion@gigantes.com

This week, Claire and Scott talk about a “grab bag” of advocacy issues. ACB is busy keeping up with a myriad of new bills that are soon to be introduced to Congress, and activity with the executive branch of the federal government. The two discuss the numerous hot topics and what ACB is doing to track their progress.

"Jack Riccardi talked about the Final Four experience for SA, how the title game went down, the SCOTUS rulings on deportation and DOGE, the tariff moment, should Trump have appointed ACB, the scientists who brought back dire wolves."

20250409 Office space the ACB link edition: Map the app Originally Broadcasted April 9, 2025, on ACB Media 5   It was time for part 2 of our dive into the ACB link app. So much to experience, so much to listen to too! We couldn't cover it all in one call. You really don't want to miss out on what we cover next.   Sponsored by: ViperTech Training   Find out more at https://acb-community.pinecast.co

Más que brotes verdes ya con varios jugadores que no parecían ni la sombra de ellos mismos y que estaban recibiendo las merecidas críticas de su pobre rendimiento, han elevado el nivel y la cosa ha mejorado bastante. Por puestos y de menos a más en la pista Feliz cada vez se parece más al del Juventud de Badalona, Musa también parece él mismo y no su clon malo que nos tenía desconcertados (incluso se aplica en labores defensivas) y el también reprochable juego interior del que veníamos quejándonos, precisamente ha ganado muchísimos enteros con un Tavares imperial bien acompañado por Garuba y con un Ibaka sumándose a la causa jugando uno de sus mejores partidos del año contra Bilbao, pensamos que puede tener más minutos tras el contratiempo de Bruno y ganará en confianza. Tres victorias con todos estos factores que nos alegran y nos esperanzan con lo que nos viene por delante. Aun teniendo ramalazos de los nuestros como en Euroliga donde debimos asegurar el average contra Milán y no pasar apuros contra un Estrella Roja que si bien fallaba sus tiros de campo nos hicieron una carnicería en el rebote ofensivo. A pesar de todo dos partidos que nos llevamos ya que no podíamos perder para seguir en la lucha de la clasificación directa. Partido muy coral en ACB para seguir líderes en solitario con nuestros dos pívots dominando claramente la situación y rompiendo el encuentro en el tercer cuarto tras un buen inicio, pero que el equipo vasco supo y pudo volver tras un mal segundo cuarto de los nuestros. Pese a todo lo padecido en la temporada y dada nuestra naturaleza competitiva queremos ser optimistas porque si tenemos todas las piezas a pleno rendimiento y en su mejor versión seremos un duro rival para cualquiera. Vamosssssss.

Programa 16x20 de Play Basket: 'La gesta de un humilde'- El Hozono Global Jairis gana la Copa de la Reina y nos visita su jugadora Lou Lopez-Senechal. Las murcianas dejaron atrás al tridente más prestigioso de nuestro baloncesto: Valencia, Girona y el Perfumerías Avenida.- Terremoto en los Boston Celtics y su cambio de dueños, el traspié de los Cleveland Cavaliers y el periodo de transición de los Lakers de Doncic. Todo el análisis de la NBA con José Ajero.- La tertulia con Miguel Martín Talavera, Lalo Alzueta y Faustino Sáez: Real Madrid se lleva el partido contra Unicaja en ACB y las cuentas de Barça, Baskonia y Madrid en Euroliga.

Our guest this time, Kane Brolin, will quickly and gladly tell you that as a blind person born in Iowa in 1965 he was mightily blessed to be born in that state as it had the best programs for blind people in the nation. Kane was born prematurely and, because of being given too much oxygen he became blind due to a condition known as retinopathy O. Prematurity. In fact I am blind due to the same circumstance. As it turns out, Kane and I share a great many life experiences especially because of the attitudes of our parents who all thought we could do whatever we put our minds to doing. Kane attended public school and then went to Iowa State University. He wanted to be a DJ and had a bit of an opportunity to live his dream. However, jobs were scarce and eventually he decided to go back to school at Northwestern University in Illinois. He formed his own financial and investment company which has been in business since 2002. He is a certified financial planner and has earned the Chartered Special Needs Consultant® designation.   We talk quite a bit about financial matters and he gives some sage advice about what people may realize are good investment ideas. He talks about investing in the stock market and urges investing for the long term. I leave it to him to discuss this in more depth.   Kane is quite committed to “pay it forward” insofar as dealing with blind people is concerned. He is currently the president of the National Federation of the Blind of Indiana. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Penny Forward, Inc., a not-for-profit founded and run by blind people which strives to build a diverse and aspirationally-focused community of blind people who help one another achieve financial fitness, gainful employment, and overall fulfilment in life.   I find Kane quite inspirational and I hope you will do so as well. He has much to offer and he provided many good life lessons not only about financial matters, but also about blindness and blind people.       About the Guest:   Born in 1965, Kane Brolin spent his formative years in the state of Iowa and later went on to earn a Master's degree from the JL Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, which is near Chicago.  Since the year 2002, he has owned and operated a financial planning and investment management business based in Mishawaka, Indiana, located not far from The University of Notre Dame.  Over the years, he has become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional and has earned the Chartered Special Needs Consultant® designation.  When doing business with his clients, securities and Advisory Services are offered through Commonwealth Financial Network, a Registered Investment Advisor which is a Member of FINRA and SIPC,.   Having been totally blind for all his life, Kane feels indebted to many people who selflessly gave of their time, talent, and resources to help him acquire the education, skills, and confidence that enable him to lead a busy and productive life in service to others.  Many of those who made the biggest impact when Kane was growing up, also happened to be members of the National Federation of the Blind.  So after getting established on his current career path, he increasingly felt the impulse to give back to the organized blind movement which had served his needs from an early age.   Kane co-founded the Michiana Chapter in the National Federation of the Blind in 2012 and subsequently was elected to serve a two-year term as president of the Indiana State Affiliate of the NFB in October, 2022.  He is thankful for the early introduction of Braille, as well as for the consistent drumbeat from parents, peers, and professors which set and reinforced continuously high expectations.     In addition to his work with the NFB, Kane serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Penny Forward, Inc., a not-for-profit founded and run by blind people which strives to build a diverse and aspirationally-focused community of blind people who help one another achieve financial fitness, gainful employment, and overall fulfilment in life.   Kane lives in Mishawaka with Danika, his wife of 27 years, and their four children.  Kane and Danika were active foster parents for 11 years.  The Brolin family have been committed to numerous civic organizations; they and their family are active in their place of worship.  Giving back to the world is a continuously high priority.  They endeavor to teach their children by example, and they impart to them the wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “You can all be great, because you can all serve.”   Ways to connect with Rob:   BrolinWealth.com LinkedIn public profile nfb-in.org pennyforward.com   About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/   https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast   If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can subscribe in your favorite podcast app. You can also support our podcast through our tip jar https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unstoppable-mindset .   Leave us an Apple Podcasts review   Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.       Transcription Notes:   Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:20 Hi, everyone. I am your host, Michael Hingson, or you can call me Mike. It's okay. And this is unstoppable mindset where inclusion, diversity in the unexpected. Meet today. We're going to do a little bit of all. We're inclusive because my guest Kane Brolin, or if you're from Sweden, it's Brolin, and it's pronounced Brolin, not Brolin, but Kane bralin, or broline, is in Indiana, and Kane also happens to be blind, and has been blind his entire life. We'll get into that. He is very much involved in investing and dealing with money matters that I'm interested to get a chance to really chat about it's always fun to talk to people about how they're helping people with finances and money and getting insights. And I'm sure that he has some to to offer. So we'll get to that. Kane also happens to be the president of the National Federation of the Blind of Indiana, and so that keeps him busy, so he deals with money, and he's a politician to boot. So what else can you ask for? I pick on Kane by doing that, but nevertheless, Kane, welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're glad you're here. Thank   Kane Brolin ** 02:34 you. And there are there are times when the politics and the money issues can be a dream. There are other times it can be an absolute nightmare, either one, either one or both and and the thing that ties those together in common ground is that I walk in in the morning, and sometimes they have no idea what I'm about to walk into. So it does make for an adventure. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 02:57 the Fed has lowered interest rates. What do you think about that?   Kane Brolin ** 03:01 Well, there is some ramification for what happens in the consumer marketplace. The main thing that I've been hearing today is that even with those lowering of short term interest rates, you're seeing some long term interest rates go down the mortgage rates, especially, and those two are not necessarily always related. You don't always see the long term interest rates that the market determines through supply and demand. They don't always go in sync with the short term baseline rate that the Federal Reserve banking system sets, but in this particular case, they are, and what I've been reading this morning is that that may be at least good news in the short run for consumers, because they'll be paying Lower interest for new mortgages and also perhaps lower credit card rates or credit card payments. Of course, the downside is that if one invests and is lending money instead of borrowing it, that means sometimes lower rates of income that you can get from things like a certificate of deposit or an annuity. So there's always two sides of the same coin, and then it depends on which side you happen to be looking at. At the moment, right now, the market seems to like this convergence of interest rate activities, and the stock market has generally been up today. So by the time people hear this, that won't matter because it's a whole different day, but, but right now, the early returns coming in are pretty good for the the common human being out there trying to just manage their money.   Michael Hingson ** 04:54 Well, that's not really surprising, in a sense, because rates have been high for a while. Yeah, and things have been tough. So it's not surprising that people have made, and I would put it this way, to a degree, the marketing decision to respond favorably to the rates going down, and I know there's been a lot of pressure for the thread to lower its rate, and so they did. And I think that a lot of different entities kind of had to respond in a reasonably positive way, because they kept saying that it's time that the rates go down. So they had to respond. So we'll see how it it all goes. I   Kane Brolin ** 05:33 think, you know, and there's an issue I think that's salient to people with disabilities, blind people, included, if it's less expensive for the consumer to borrow money, it should follow that in the coming weeks, it should be less expensive for businesses to borrow money if they need some, and they may be more inclined to open up more jobs to people or to not shrink the jobs or The hiring that they have done by laying people off so and that's what I was just about. No one is a recession, and so it may mean that there are openings, there's room in the job market for more of us, because the thing I'm most passionate about in this whole game of helping blind people is getting us access to money and getting us access to gainful permanent work.   Michael Hingson ** 06:24 And that's what I was actually going to going to talk about, or not talk about a long time, but, but mention was that the real test will be how it affects the job market and the unemployment rate and so on. And I hope that that that will go down. I know it's been sort of ticking up a little bit, although in reality, of course, for persons with disabilities, the unemployment rate is a whole lot higher than around 4% so it'll be interesting to see how all that goes all the way around. But even just the national unemployment rate, I would hope that if that has been an excuse because the rates have been high, that now we'll see that start to drop, and, you know, so we'll see. But I think it's a it's going to be one of those waiting games to see how the world responds. Of course, we have a whole political thing going on with the election and I'm sure that some people on the political side like the the drop better than people on the other side do, but again, we'll see how it all goes. So it's it makes life fun. Well, tell me a little bit about you, if you would, sort of maybe the early cane growing up and all that sort of stuff. You were born, according to your bio, back in 1965 so I was 15 at the time, so I remember the year. So you've, you've been around a little while, though, however, so tell us a little bit about the early cane.   Kane Brolin ** 07:54 Yeah, I don't remember too many years, or any years, really, prior to about maybe 1971 or 72 with any degree of real clarity. You know, I would say that my early years were a mixed bag, but in the main they were good, of course, being immediately confronted with rLf, or retinopathy of prematurity, as they call it these days, and being blind from the very beginning, most people would probably out there consider it a tragedy. But if I if I knew that it was my fate to be a blind person, which I suppose it is, then I won the lottery as being a blind person, I think. And that might be a controversial statement, but the truth is that there is no place in the United States, and probably no place in the world that would have been better for me to grow up in in the late 1960s and 1970s than in Iowa, because now there was, there was no other blindness in my family. It's not hereditary. My parents had no idea how to deal with it in the very beginning.   Michael Hingson ** 09:12 Were you born prematurely? I was, yeah, which is why I weigh you have that   Kane Brolin ** 09:16 something like two pounds, 10 ounces at birth. So there is a part of me that realizes that I am very fortunate to be alive, and I'm very fortunate that my brain has functioned pretty well for most of my life. You can't always count on that either, you know, and when you get when you get older, my my father was a very bright person, and yet he lived during the last 10 years of his life, he struggled with dementia and some other problems so but I can say that I've had a good run so far, and you know what they what they didn't know. At least my parents and others in my family knew what they didn't know. And I. But when you don't know what you don't know, you flounder and and settle for almost anything, including fear. But when you know what you don't know, then you understand you need to research things. And I happened to be in a state that had been graced by the presence of Dr Kenneth Jernigan, principally. And of course, other people that I had no idea who they were at that time. You know, folks like James gaschell and James on VIG right, and and others. I think Joanne Wilson came out of that mix. I didn't know her either, but I've read about all these people in the past, but, but first and foremost, my parents found out that Dr Jernigan was number one, very brilliant. Number two did not settle for low expectations. And number three had the advantage of being both the head of the Iowa Commission for the Blind, which was a state sanctioned Agency, and the National Federation of the Blind, which is, or, you know, has been for most of the last 84 years, the leading advocacy organization and civil rights organization of the Blind in in the United States. Now, I'm not here to make a political point about that, but in Iowa, they were definitely more well known than anyone was, and because he could pull strings which influence things like educational budgets, and he also had very much a civil rights mindset and an aggressive mindset of going forward and breaking down barriers, this is a rare combo platter of traits and possibilities that I very much benefited from. And when I say that, I mean that from the very beginning, at five or six years old, I had Braille. I didn't have Braille in the beginning, but, but my parents did and and my dad actually knew enough about it to construct a set of blocks with print lettering on one side, Braille on the other side. And so not only did I have a really good teacher in my first couple of years of public school education named Doris Willoughby, some may be familiar with her. I know Doris will rip she has passed on in the past couple years, but she made a great impact in in my life, and a very deep impact in others lives too. But because of her influence and like minded people, I had access to books. I had access to mostly mainstreamed integrated education, where I was in the classroom with other sighted students, except for certain parts of certain days, you know, I had access to a great big wall mounted tactile map that was like a puzzle. And I understand Dr Jernigan designed that one too, where I could actually feel and take apart the states of the Union. And so I could tell where Oklahoma was, where Massachusetts was, where Indiana is. I could tell the shapes of the various states. I thought it was kind of curious that California, where you are from, Michael, is shaped very much like a banana, or at least that's what occurred to me at that time. I had recorded books. I had talking books. And you know, while there are things I did not get out of a mainstream public education that I kind of wish I had gotten out of it, from a social standpoint, from an athletic standpoint, the academics were on point, and I had access to resources, and I kind of just was living in a in a dream world, in a way, because even through my college days, I thought, Well, gee, it's great that we have all this now. Why is there all this blind civil rights stuff going on now? Because this was solved from the beginning of my childhood. Little did I realize that that is not the case in most other parts of the country or the world, but I got what I needed to at least have a shot on goal at success, and I'm very grateful for that, and it's one of the reasons that I have chosen to dedicate a portion of my life, during my prime working years, even to the National Federation of the Blind, because I want to pay this forward and help out some people that may not have had all the advantages that I had, even, even in the bygone days that I was growing up,   Michael Hingson ** 14:23 sure? So tell me, because I went through some of the same experiences you did in terms of being born premature and becoming blind due to rLf, which stands for retro enteral fibroplasia. And if people want to know how to spell that, they can go by thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph of trust at ground zero. And you can learn how to spell it there, because I don't remember how to spell it. We put it in the book, but that's what I remember. But so when you be when it was discovered that you were blind, how did your parents handle that? What did they say? Right? What did the doctors say to them? Because my experience was and, you know, of course, I didn't know it at the time, but my parents told me later that the doctor said, send him off to a home because he could never amount to anything, because no blind child could ever contribute to society. What was, if, from your understanding from your parents, what was what happened to you? If any   Kane Brolin ** 15:21 doctor ever said that to them? They never told me about it. What I what I do know is that there is an eye doctor that was a part of their lives, who I saw a couple of times, probably in my childhood, who was a a female optometrist or maybe an ophthalmologist in the area, and they really had a lot of respect for her. I never felt marginalized or dismissed. Yeah, as a part of my childhood, part of it is that I don't think my parents would have tolerated that, and my   Michael Hingson ** 15:55 parents didn't, either my parents and my parents didn't either they said, No, you're wrong. He can grow up to do whatever he wants, and we're going we're going to give him that opportunity. And they brought me up that way, which is, of course, part of what led to my psyche being what it is. And I too, believe in paying it forward and doing work to try to educate people about blindness and so on, and supporting and and I've been involved with the National Federation of the Blind since 1972 so it's been a while. Yeah, I would say,   Kane Brolin ** 16:27 I know I remember. I have a very, very fuzzy memory of being four, maybe five years old, and I know that they considered putting me into the Iowa Braille and sight saving School, which was a school for the blind in Iowa no longer exists, by the way, but they did consider it and decided against it. I don't think they wanted me to just go off to boarding school I was five. I know that that does work for some people, and I know that in later years, I've read that in some cases, even Dr Jernigan believed that schools for the blind were better, especially in places where there wasn't a truly sincere effort by public school systems to integrate and set high expectations for blind students. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 17:13 of course, here in California, for example, in the 50s and so on, as the California School for the Blind we had and and earlier, Dr Newell Perry, among others, who was a blind mathematician. Of course, Dr tembrech was was out here, and there were values and reasons why the schools could make a difference. My parents were pushed really hard by my elementary school principal to send me off to that school, and I actually remember hearing shouting matches between them, because parents said ah and and I didn't go to the school. I don't know what it was like by the time we moved out here and we were putting me in kindergarten, first and second grade. So like in 5657 I'm not sure what the school was like, but my parents didn't want me to not have a real home environment. So, you know,   Kane Brolin ** 18:12 yeah, and so, you know, I remember my childhood is, well, it wasn't like everybody else's childhood. One of the the issues happened to be that my the neighborhood that my family lived in, did not have a lot of kids in it that were my age for most of the time I was there, the schools in the early to mid 70s at least that admitted blind students in the town that I grew up in, which was Cedar Rapids, Iowa, there was only one set of schools on the opposite side of town where they were sending blind kids for those resources. Now that later changed and the decision was made. I guess I made the decision to stay out there. So one of the differences was that I was bussed from the southeast side of town to the southwest side of town. So there were kids I got to know through school, but I didn't have any kind of social life with most of them, with a couple different exceptions, through my childhood. So it was a lot of academics, it wasn't a lot of play time, right? That certainly informed how I grew up, and it's made me a little bit struggle to understand and and be a really sensitive, playful, patient type parent, because my my kids and I'll, we'll go there when we get there, but my, my children, I have four, they're all still in home right now, are very normal kind of rambunctious kids that enjoy and struggle with the same things that any other kids do. They are all sighted, but, but my parents were. Was pretty strict. They set high expectations, but some of that was high expectations for behavior as well. So I really wasn't ramming around and causing trouble and getting into mischief and, you know, getting on my bike and riding for miles outside the way kids did in the 70s. So there there were limitations in my childhood, but, but, you know, my parents, too, expected me to utilize and to have the resources that would lead me to be anything I wanted to be. And I honestly think that if I had said, I want to be the President of the United States, they would not have ruled it out. Now, the only thing I've really been president of is several different civic organizations and the Indiana branch of the NFB. You know, that's something not everyone does. I've interviewed a governor before when I was a journalism student. That was fun, and I've met congress people, but they did not set the limitations. You know, sometimes maybe I did, but but they didn't. And so I'm really grateful for that, that as long as I knew what I wanted, they made sure that I had the tools and access to whatever training they knew about that could help me to   Michael Hingson ** 21:18 get there. So you you went through school. And I think our our younger lives were fairly similar, because I also, when I went into fourth grade, and we finally had a resource teacher in the area, I was bused to the other side of town for that. And all of that kind of came together when I started high school, because everyone in Palmdale went to the same high school, so anyone I knew prior to going across town, I got to know again, and still knew as as friends growing up, but we all went to high school together. But you know, I hear exactly what you're saying, and my parents did not impose limitations either, and I'm very blessed for that. But you went through school and then you went to college. Tell me about college.   Kane Brolin ** 22:19 It was a fun experience. Glad that I went through it. I attended Iowa State University for my bachelor's degree. I know that you've never, ever heard this before, but I really dreamed about being a radio personality. And I say that sarcastically. It's what I wanted to be, because I had a cousin that was in the business. But of course, since then, as I've gotten more into blind blindness culture and met many other people that I never knew growing up, I know that that the media and especially radio as a gift, is really fascinating to many of us, and a lot of us have had rotations in different parts of that, especially with the advent of the internet, but this was back during the 70s and 80s, and what I wanted to be at first was a DJ. Used to pretend to be one at home all the time and then, but I also knew where the library was, and I developed a great love of books and information and data. To some degree, I wasn't really a math guy, more of a word guy, but I then developed a deep interest in journalism and investigation and research, and so by the middle to late 80s, what I wanted to be was, let's just call it the next Peter Jennings, if one can remember who that is, right. And I'm sure that there are probably, you know, facsimiles of him today,   Michael Hingson ** 23:50 but it's hard to be a facsimile of Peter Jennings. But yeah, he really is,   Kane Brolin ** 23:55 and that he was great and but you know the disadvantage, the advantage and the disadvantage of going to Iowa State University. I Why did I go there? Because any of my few relatives that had gone to college, including my dad, had had gone there. My dad was very loyal to his alma mater, and he told both myself and my sister, who is a very different person and not blind at all. If it was good enough for me, it's good enough for you, and if you want me to pay for it, here's where you're going to go. Now, Iowa State is mostly an engineering and agricultural school. It's a land grant institution. And I know that land grant institutions are a little controversial in today's climate where there is more of an emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion and making up for some past societal wrongs, but these are deeply respected institutions that mainly turned out people that ended up well, doing things like building. Bridges and being mechanical engineers and developing new seed corn hybrids and things of this nature. It did have a telecommunicative arts program, and I was in it, but there were very few of us in it, and I did get a chance to get my hands on the equipment. I was a broadcaster, first on a student radio station at Iowa State called K usr. Then I actually did work for pay, sort of for a number of years for w, O I am and FM, which were flagship stations of what we would now call the the NPR network. You know, these were around since the 20s, and I actually did work for them. I was on air a little bit. I ran the control board a lot, and I worked for those two stations on a part time basis, probably about a three quarter time basis, for several years after leaving college, and it was really a student job, but I had trouble finding any other more meaningful work in the industry. What I gradually came to find out is that I loved radio, but radio really didn't love me, and I wasn't really thinking strategically. At that time, I graduated in 1988 it is that very same year that a little known figure from Kansas City named Rush Limbaugh hit the American airwaves like a ton of bricks. And because of him and some other people like him, all of a sudden, local stations realized that they could drop their news and information programming, stop hiring so many people, and because Mr. Limbaugh was as popular as he was, they could basically run a lot of satellite based programming, have somebody sort of halfway monitor the board and hire somebody else to program computer systems that would put automated commercial breaks on and things like this, and they wouldn't really have to produce local content. We also saw the elimination of the equal time standard and the Fairness Doctrine, which required local stations to put on a variety of viewpoints and air programming every week that was in the public interest, that didn't necessarily have commercial value. And so the things I wanted to do became a lot harder to do, because by the time I was ready to get hired to do them, not a lot of radio stations were hiring people to do it, even in the even in the television world, and so strategically, I was buying into a sinking market, and That wasn't a great place to be at that time. And so with some reluctance, after a lot of fruitless job searching, I chose another path, not necessarily knowing where that path would lead. And so the last time I ever got paid to run a shift for a radio station was in late June of 1993 I've been a guest on a couple of different shows and some podcasts like this one. I greatly enjoy it. I've even thought about doing some internet broadcasting. I don't have the time, really to do that now, but, but, and I miss it, but I have found out there are ways of diverting the skill sets I have to another path.   Michael Hingson ** 28:25 And what path did you choose?   Kane Brolin ** 28:28 Initially, the path I chose was graduate school. I was fortunate enough to have gotten good enough grades that I was able to get approved by a number of different business schools. You know, the first path I really wanted to do is be a Foreign Service Officer for the diplomatic corps. I applied for the US Department of State. And I had some hopes in doing that, because around 1990 a gentleman named Rami Rabbi. You may know him, I do did became the first blind person ever to be a Foreign Service Officer. Now, he had advantages. He had traveled the world. I had traveled to Mexico and Costa Rica, and I spoke Spanish, and I was pretty fluent, but he was a little bit more qualified in different ways that they were looking for. So I wanted some international experience. I applied for the Peace Corps, and I had no real shot at that. What they were looking for was something very different from what I was then. But I did apply to the Foreign Service, and I made it almost all the way down the hiring process. I made the final 3% cut among the class they were looking at in 1990 and 91 I went to Virginia to, I think Alexandria and I sat for the last round of interviews and simulations that they did. Unfortunately, I was in the top 3% and they wanted the top 1% so I had a really fun few days out there at the government's expense. But I also found that I was not going to be hired to be the second blind. Foreign Service officer. I later found out that Mr. Robbie had to actually file a lawsuit and win that lawsuit to get his opportunity. So I know that the system were not exactly bought in to blame people doing this on a regular basis. I know there's others that have gotten there since that, and I've met one of them, but but that that wasn't for me, but they also said what I really needed was more management experience. I'd never done anything in management, so I decided to go to management school or business school as graduate school. I got accepted by a few different places. I chose Northwestern University in Chicago. My sister had gone through that program. I guess that's maybe one of the reasons I selected that one. I could have gone to a couple of others that also had accepted me, and sometimes I wonder what would have happened had I done that. But I did spend two years in Chicago land met some of the most impressive people that I've ever met in my life. Figured out train systems and pace bus systems, and went all over the place and had friends in the city, not just in the school. I made the most of that time, and that's what I did from 1993 to 1995 unfortunately, I found out you can get a an MBA or a master of management, but they still, still weren't hiring a lot of blind people out there. And so while my associates were getting jobs at McKinsey and Company, and Booz Allen Hamilton, as it was known at that time, and they were working for Bank of America, doing all kinds of interesting things and and also brand management companies like disco and Kellogg and all that. I got all of one job offer coming out of one of the top 5b schools in the country, and I took that job offer, which led me to Midland, Michigan, where I knew nobody at that time, but I spent about three and a half years doing various types of business research for the Dow Chemical Company, and that did not last as a career, but I got a chance to make the first real money I had ever earned. At that time through another connection that wasn't related to Dow, I happened to meet the woman that I eventually married and am with now, and have had four kids with, and so that was a whole different kettle of fish. But at the end of 98 I was downsized, along with several others in my department, and we decided at that time that entrepreneurship was probably not a bad way to go, or, you know, something that wasn't just strictly speaking corporate. In 2000 I landed in the South Bend, Indiana area, which is where she is from. I had never lived here before. This is where I am now. And while struggling to find a place here, I realized that I could get hired on as what is called a financial advisor. I had no idea what that was. Well, you know, with a business degree, I could probably be a credible hire as a financial advisor. Little did I know that that involved tele sales. In the very beginning, never thought I was a salesperson either. Since then, I have found out that I have more selling ability than I had ever thought that I might and that that is an honorable profession if you're convincing people to do what is right for themselves. And so I've found that over the years, being what I am enables me to, well, in a way, keep my own hours. We've chosen the small business, sort of independent contracting route, rather than the employee channel, working for a bank or for somebody else's brokerage. I get to be a researcher, I get to be a public speaker now and then, and I get to help people problem solve, which is something I would not have had a chance to do on the radio. And when someone comes up to you, as a few people have and have, said, you know, thank you for making it possible for me to retire and to do what I want to do, and to spend time with grandkids and to live where I want to live. You know, that's a that's definitely a hit. That's a great feeling to have someone say, Thank you for helping me to do and to be what I didn't know I could do or be. So   Michael Hingson ** 34:38 investing isn't what you had originally planned to do with your life. So I can't say that it was necessarily a lifelong goal from the beginning, but you evolved into it, and it seems to be going pretty well for you.   Kane Brolin ** 34:51 Well, yeah, I think it has. It's investing means different things to different. People, to some clients, the goal is, I just don't want to lose money. Please put me in something that earns a little bit, but I don't want the chance for anything I'm in to go down for others. What investing means is, I want to be more aggressive. I want to build what I have. What do you think about this or that opportunity? What stock should I be in? Because I really want to grab onto an opportunity and seize the day and have as much as I can have at the end of the day. And you know, For still others, it means, it means giving. It means building something up so I can pass it along, either to a charity, to the kids, to the grandkids, to to my religious institution of choice, whatever that is. So I find that investing is not just investing, the the at the root, at the heart of investing, the heartbeat of it, is really the people that I serve. And you know, I was told early on, hey, you don't have a practice. All you're doing is practicing, unless you have people to be in front of. And so in my mind, you know, and I'm not that much of a quantitative guy. I'm I'm not the person out there working as an actuary for Symmetra Life Insurance Company figuring out how much money has to go in and how much it must earn to be able to give 50,000 people the payouts they want from an annuity till the end of their projected lifespans. That's that's not where I am. I'm not designing a mutual fund that's more like what a certified financial analyst would be. I am a Certified Financial Planner practitioner, and what a CFP does is takes numbers that you see and translates those into action steps that I can explain in plain English terms to a client I'm in front of that can give that individual person, family or small business the kinds of outcomes that they want. So I'm on the retail end of the food chain, and my job is to try to take the numbers that others are generating and boil that down into something that is digestible to the common man and woman, that allows them to, we hope, live the way they want. So   Michael Hingson ** 37:29 I gather from listening to you though, that you enjoy what you do.   Kane Brolin ** 37:36 I do particularly when it works.   Michael Hingson ** 37:39 Well, there's times.   Kane Brolin ** 37:40 There are times it gets a little tricky. 2001 2002 I know that you had a very personal experience that vaulted you, Michael, into this, into the realm of the famous, or the Almost Famous, on 911 I remember what 911 was like as a very small time retail investment person working out of a field office. I was somebody's employee at that point. I was working for American Express financial advisors, and I remember my life was never in danger in 911 but there were a lot of clients that thought their money and their data were in danger, and then the country that the country itself, might even be in danger. And so I morphed during that week from being a telemarketing person trying to set appointments with people I'd never met to being a person who was trying to dole out comfort and a feeling of security and solace to people I had met who the few that I was managing their accounts at that time, calling them and saying, You know what, your money and your data are safe. I'm here. The company that you have your stuff invested with is based in Minneapolis. It's not based in the Twin Towers, the markets are shut down. There will be volatility, but you're not crashing today, just so   Michael Hingson ** 39:08 the other the other side of it, the other side of that, was that during that week after September 11, there were a lot of people who were working and moving, literally Heaven and Earth, if you will, to bring Wall Street back. And I know I'm working with some of those companies and providing them with the backup equipment, or not so much at the time, backup equipment, but the equipment that would be able to read existing tape backups and put that back on computers. And I know, I think it was Morgan Stanley had found an office space sometime during the week after September 11. Then, as they describe it, it was the building with a floor the size of a foot. Football field, and they scrounged and scavenged and got their providers of equipment, like IBM to provide them with computers, even taking them from IBM employees desks to provide enough equipment to be able to set up what was the equivalent to the trading floor that had been in the world trade center that was destroyed on September 11, and literally from Friday afternoon that would have been the 14th to the 16th in 36 hours. They not only reconstructed physically what the trading floor was but because of what we provided them with, they were able to completely reconstruct what everything looked like on their computers. So when Wall Street reopened on the 17th, everything was like it was when everything shut down on the 11th now, I think there's some blessings to the fact that the towers were struck before Wall Street opened. I don't know how much easier that made it maybe some, but the reality is that data is backed up regularly, so they would have been able to to survive, but the fact that the markets hadn't opened in the US certainly had to help. But by Monday, the 17th, they brought Wall Street back, just as if nothing had happened. It was a monumental feat to be able to do that. That is a story   Kane Brolin ** 41:37 that I would love to read, because I've never heard that story before, and that makes me feel very unintelligent. Michael, you know, I can't even imagine the logistics and the people and just even the imagination that it would take to reconstruct that. I'm sure it was 1000s. I'm sure it was 1000s of people. And I'm sure that probably that's something that somebody had thought about even before the 911 incident happened. I don't think that was invented out of whole cloth on Friday the 14th, but that's a story that would be a very captivating book, and if no one's written it, then, gosh, would that be a fun thing to research and write.   Michael Hingson ** 42:21 Well, you know, the reality is, the SEC required that all data from financial institutions had to be backed up and kept available off site for seven years. So first of all, the data was all around and that's why I think it was an especially great blessing that the markets hadn't opened, because all the backups from the previous night, and probably from all the not only the futures, but the sales from foreign markets, were pretty much all backed up as well. So everything was backed up. That, of course, was the real key, because getting the hardware, yes, that was a logistical nightmare that they were able to address, getting the computers, getting everything where they needed it. Then companies like ours providing them with the wherewithal to be able to pull the data from the tapes and put it back onto the computers. It had to be quite a feat, but it all worked. And when Wall Street opened, it opened as if nothing had happened, even though some of the the offices were now in completely different places across the river. But it all worked, incredible. Yeah, I was, it was, it was pretty amazing. I knew people from the firms. And of course, we helped them by providing them with equipment. But at the same time, hearing about the story later was was really quite amazing, and and they did a wonderful job to bring all that back. So it was pretty, pretty amazing that that all that occurred. So that was pretty cool all the way. And   Kane Brolin ** 44:00 of course, the other struggle was in 2007 2008 I remember when I would be sitting at my desk and I'm not a day trader, I'm, I'm, I'm a long term investor. That's what most of my clients want. I'm not in there, you know, trading, trading daily options. I'm not doing inverse leveraged products that have to be bought in the morning and then sold in the afternoon under most cases. But I remember sitting at my desk in 2008 when the great recession was going on with the financial crisis happened and and when banks and huge investment banks, brokerage institutions were, in some cases, completely failing, that's a whole other story that was chronicled in books like The Big Short as an example, but I remember sitting at my desk and timing it and watching in a five minute period of time. As the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which was back in in those days, was, was what maybe 6000 or so as a benchmark. It was going up and down by a margin of error of 800 points in five minutes, it would be 400 up one minute, and then 400 down from that level. In other words, an 800 point swing within a five minute period of time. There was one day I went to take a test, because I have continuing education on a pretty regular basis, had to go to a testing center and take a test that lasted maybe three hours. I got back, and I think the market for at least the Dow Jones had dropped by 800 points during the time that I was in the testing center. And that gives you some stomach acid when that sort of thing happens, because even though it it's, you know, things always bounce back, and they always bounce up and down. Clients call and they say, oh my gosh, what happens if I lose it all? Because people really think that they could lose it all. Now, if you're in a mutual fund with 100 different positions, it's very unlikely, right? All of those positions go to zero. What I found out is that when people's money is concerned, it's emotional. Yeah, it's all rational. They're not looking at the empirical data. They're thinking fight or flight, and they really are concerned with what in the world am I going to do if I go to zero? And   Michael Hingson ** 46:38 it's so hard to get people to understand, if you're going to invest in the market, it has to be a long term approach, because if you don't do that, you can, you can disappoint yourself, but the reality is, over the long term, you're going to be okay. And you know now, today, once again, we're seeing the evidence of that with what the Fed did yesterday, lowering by a half a point, and how that's going to affect everything. But even over the last five or six years, so many people have been worried about inflation and worried about so many things, because some of our politicians have just tried to scare us rather than dealing with reality. But the fact of the matter is that it all will work out if we're patient and and allow things to to work. And what we need to do is to try to make wise decisions to minimize, perhaps our risk. But still, things will work out.   Kane Brolin ** 47:43 Yeah, I remember, I think, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is what always used to get quoted, at least on the radio and the television. It was somewhere in the somewhere in the 11,000 range, before the 2008 debacle. And it fell to, I think, 6400 right was the low that it reached. Now it's over 41,000   Michael Hingson ** 48:11 closed up above 42 yesterday. I'm not   Kane Brolin ** 48:13 sure it very well may have so you know when you when you really think about it, if you just stayed in and it's more complicated than that. One of course people have with the market is that when the market crashes, they also may need to get their money out for different, unrelated reasons. What if I lost my job as a result of the market crashing? Right? What if? What if there is a need that I have to fulfill and that money has to come out for me to make a house payment. You don't know that. And so that's the unfortunate part, is that a lot of the academic missions don't take into account the real human factor of real people that need to use their money. But if you could stand to hang on and leave it in, it would be worth you know, what would that be like six or seven times more than it was in 2008 but that's not what what clients often do. They they often want to sell out of fear when things are down, and then wait too long to buy back in when the elevator has already made its way quite a ways up, right?   Michael Hingson ** 49:25 I remember once, and I don't remember what the cause was, but Rolls Royce dropped to $3 a share. And there were some people saying, this is the time to buy. It is it's not going to go away. And those who did have done pretty well. Bank   Kane Brolin ** 49:44 of America was $3 a share for quite some time. It was, it was technically a penny stock. This is Bank of America, you know, one of the leading financial institutions in the in the country, which, incidentally, has a very interesting. History. It wasn't born in New York, it was born in the south, right? But, yeah, if you only knew what those trough opportunities were and knew exactly when to buy in and and I'm constantly telling people, look my my goal is, is not so much to figure out what to buy but when to buy in. We're trying to buy low and sell high, and just because something did well last year doesn't mean you have to hang on to it. It might mean we want to trim that position a little bit, take some profit and and pick something that doesn't look as attractive or sexy because of last year's lackluster returns, but maybe this year. It will just due to changing conditions. Financial markets run in cycles. And it's not that some things are inherently good or bad. Some things are in favor now. They were not in favor last year, and they might not be in favor, you know, two years from now, but they are now. So that's the hard part. You're not supposed to really time the market. We can't predict all these things, but that's why you encourage people to diversify and to have some things that are not correlated with each other in terms of doing well or badly at the same time. So you can always sometimes be gaining with in with your left hand, while your right hand is is struggling a bit. Hence,   Michael Hingson ** 51:25 the need for people who are certified financial planners, right? So there you go. So you, you got married, what, 27 years ago, and you married someone who was fully sighted, who probably didn't have a whole lot of exposure to blindness and blind people before. How did all that work out? Obviously, it's worked out because you're still married. But what was it like, and was it ever kind of an uncomfortable situation for you guys?   Kane Brolin ** 51:58 I don't think blindness. Surprisingly enough, I don't think it was super uncomfortable for her. Now, she had not encountered lots of blind people before, maybe not even any before. She met me, but I met her, and this is where I had it easy. She didn't have it easy, but I met her through her family. I knew my wife's name is Danica. I knew her brother before I knew her, because he and I had been buddies. We for a little while. We ended up living in the same town up in Michigan, and it was not here in the South Bend area where she is, but I went home and had a chance to be to tag along as he was doing some some family things and some things with his friends so but, but my wife is a very interesting father. She has a very interesting dad who is no longer with us. May he rest in peace? No, no. Hello. Sorry. My nine year old just made a brief appearance, and she's incorrigible.   Michael Hingson ** 53:00 You wouldn't have it any other way. No, there   Kane Brolin ** 53:03 are days when I would, but I don't. So anyway, the I found out some interesting things raising kids as a blind parent too, but you know, her dad did not see really any kind of limitations when the world around him was racist he really wasn't. When the world around him was ableist. He really didn't. And one of the things he encouraged me to do, they had a little acreage Danika parents did. And he actually asked me one time when it was a leaf blowing or leaf storing season, it was in the fall, lots of oak trees, different things there to drive the garden tractor, as there was a Baleful leaves behind that he was taken to an area where they would eventually be burned up or composted or something. And I did that. He had an old garden tractor with a, you know, his gas powered, and it had pedals and steering wheel, and he would literally run around alongside it, didn't go very fast, and tell me kind of when and where to turn. I'm told that I almost crashed into the pit where the basement of the home was one time, but I didn't. So he was one of these people that like saw virtually no limitations. Encouraged his kids and others to do great things. He didn't have a great feel for people. He would have been an anti politician. He had trouble remembering your name, but if you were a decent person and treated him right, it didn't matter if you were black, purple, green, blind, deaf, whatever. He saw it as an interesting challenge to teach me how to do things. He taught me how to kayak. He taught me how to cross country ski. Back in those days before climate change, we actually got quite a bit of snow in the area where I live, even as early as Thanksgiving to. I'm in November. And so the first couple of winters that we lived here, and we would go to a local park, or, you know, even just out in the in the backyard of where his property was, and, and, and ski, Nordic ski, not downhill ski, really, but it was, it was an amazing exercise. It's an amazing feel to be able to do that, and I have no memory, and I had no relatives that that were in touch with the true Scandinavian heritage, that ancestry.com says that I have, but the act of doing a little bit of Nordic skiing with him gave me a real feel for what some people go through. Because traditionally, skiing was a form of transportation in those countries. In the Larry P you skied to work, you skied to somebody else's house. So, you know, I thought that that was fun and interesting. Now, the last few winters, we haven't gotten enough snow to amount to anything like that, but I do have, I still have a pair of skis. So no, that may be something that we do at some point when given the opportunity, or some other place where we have a bit more of a snow base.   Michael Hingson ** 56:10 Well, I'm sure that some people would be curious to to know this being blind and doing the work that you do, you probably do. Well, you do the same things, but you probably do them in different ways, or have different technologies that you use. What's some of the equipment and kind of technologies that you use to perform your job?   Kane Brolin ** 56:32 Well, you know, I wouldn't say that. I'm cutting edge. I'm sure there are people who do differently and better than I do, but I do most of my work in a PC based environment. It's a Windows based environment at the present time, because the broker dealers and the other firms that I work through, you know, I'm independent, in a way, meaning I pay my own bills and operate out of my own space and have my name of Berlin wealth management as a shingle on my door, so to speak. But you never walk alone in this business. And so I chose, ultimately, a company called the Commonwealth financial network to serve as my investment platform and my source of technology, and my source of what is called compliance, which means, you know, they are the police walking alongside what I do to make sure that I've documented the advice I've given to people, to make sure that that advice is suitable and that I'm operating according to the law and in the best interest of my clients, and not Not taking money from them, or, you know, doing phony baloney things to trade into a stock before I recommend that to somebody else. You know, there's a lot of malfeasance that can happen in this type of industry, but all these securities that I sell and all the advice that I given are done so with the blessing of the Commonwealth Financial Network, which is a member of FINRA and SIPC, I just need to point that out here. But they also provide technology, and most of their technology is designed to work in a Windows environment, and so that's typically what I have used. So I use JAWS.   Michael Hingson ** 58:23 And JAWS is a screen reader that verbalizes what comes across the screen for people who don't know it right, or puts   Kane Brolin ** 58:28 it into Braille, or puts it into Braille in the in the in the early days of my doing the business, many of the programs that we had to use to design an insurance policy or to pick investments, or to even monitor investments were standalone programs that were not based on a web architecture that would be recognizable. And so I was very fortunate that there was money available from the vocational rehab system to bring somebody in from Easter Seals Crossroads here in Indiana, to actually write Jaws script workarounds, that is, that could help jaws to know what to pull from the graphics card on the screen or in the system, to be able to help me interact. Because otherwise, I would have opened up a program and to me, it would have just been like a blank screen. I wouldn't be able to see or interact with data on the screen. Now, with more things being web based, it's a little easier to do those things. Not always. There are still some programs that are inaccessible, but most of what I do is through the use of Windows 10 or 11, and and with the use of Jaws, I do have, I devices. I like Apple devices, the smaller ones. I'm actually speaking to you using an iPad right now, a sixth generation iPad I've had for a while. I have an iPhone so I can still, you know, look up stock tickers. I can send 10. Text messages or emails, if I have to using that. But in general, I find that for efficiency sake, that a computer, a full on computer, tends to work best and and then I use that more rapidly and with more facility than anything else, right? I use the Kurzweil 1000 system to scan PDFs, or sometimes printed documents or books, things like that, into a readable form where I'm trying to, trying to just kind of anticipate what other things you may ask about. But you know, I use office 365, just like anybody else might. You know, I I have to use a lot of commonly available programs, because the people monitoring my work, and even the clients that I interact with still need to, even if they have sight, they need to read an email right after I send it. You know, they've my assistant has to be able to proof and manipulate a document in a form that she can read, as well as one that I can listen to or use Braille with. I'm a fluent Braille reader and writer. So there are some gizmos that I use, some braille displays and Braille keyboards and things of that nature. But, you know, most people seem to be under the misconception that a blind guy has to use a special blind computer, which must cost a king's ransom, not true, if anybody's listening to the program that isn't familiar with 2024 era blindness technology, it's mostly the same as anybody else's except with the modifications that are needed to make stuff accessible in a non visual format, and   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:45 the reality is, that's what it's all about. It's not like it's magically expensive. There are some things that are more expensive that do help. But the reality is that we use the same stuff everyone else uses. Just have some things that are a little bit different so that we are able to have the same access that other people do, but at the same time, that's no different than anyone else. Like I point out to people all the time, the electric light bulb is just a reasonable accommodation for light dependent people. Anyway, it's just that there are a whole lot more people who use it, and so we spend a whole lot more time and money making it available that is light on demand to people. But it doesn't change the fact that the issue is still there, that you need that accommodation in order to function. And you know that that, of course, leads to and, well, we won't spend a lot of time on it, but you are are very involved in the National Federation of the Blind, especially the NFB of Indiana, and you continue to pay it forward. And the NFB has been all about helping people to understand that we're not defined by blindness. We're defined by what we are and who we are, and blindness is happens to be a particular characteristic that we share   Kane Brolin ** 1:03:09 well, and there's a lot of other characteristics that we might not share. As an example, somebody, I don't know that he is involved in the NFB as such, but you know blind, if you're involved in American Blind culture and and that you've probably heard of a man named George Wurtzel. He is the brother of the guy that used to be president of the NFB of Michigan affiliate. But I understand that George is very good at things that I am not at all good at. He, you know? He understand that he almost built his own house from the ground up. His skill is not with computers and email and all this electronic communication that they do today, but he's a master woodworker. He's an artisan. You know, I I'm also involved, and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention it, I'm also involved with an organization called Penny forward, which is, you know, it could be the direction that I ultimately head in even more because it dovetails with my career. It's financial, education and fitness by the blind, for the blind, and it was started by a young man named Chris Peterson, who's based in the Twin Cities, who is not an NFB guy. He's actually an ACB guy, but his values are not that much different, and he's been a computer programmer. He's worked for big organizations, and now he started his own and has made a full time business out of financial fitness, educational curricula, podcasting, other things that you can subscribe to and buy into. And he's trying to build a community of the varied blind people that do all kinds of things and come from all sorts of backgrounds. And in one of the later editions of his podcast, he interviewed a man who's originally from Florida, who. Founded a company called Cerro tech that some might be familiar with, Mike Calvo, and Mike came to some of the same conclusions about blindness that you and I have, except that he's much younger. He's from Florida, and he's a Cuban American. He's a Latino whose first language growing up probably was Spanish, and who actually came out of, out of the streets. I mean, he was, he was in gangs, and did all kinds of things that were very different from anything I was ever exposed to as a young person. So I think in a lot of ways, we as blind people face the same types of issues, but we don't. None of us comes at it from the same vantage point. And, you know, we're, we're all dealing with maybe some of the same circumstances, but many, many, we've gotten there in very many different ways. And so I try to also impose on people. We are all different. We're a cross section. We don't all tie our shoes or cook our meals the same way. We don't want to live in the same environment. We don't want to do the same hobbies. And we don't all have better other senses than sighted people do. I don't know how many times you've heard it. I'd be a very rich man if I had $1 for every time someone said, Well, yeah, but you know, being blind, your hearing must be so much better, your sense of smell must be so much more acute. Well, no, the the divine forces in the universe have not just compensated me by making everything else better. What do you do with someone like Helen Keller, who was blind and deaf. There are people with plenty of people with blindness, and also other morbidities or disabilities, or I don't even like disabilities, different different abilities, different strengths and weaknesses. Along with blindness, there are blind people who also happen to be autistic, which could be an advantage to them, in some ways a disadvantage to others. I would like to go beyond the discussion of disability and think of these things, and think of me and others as just simply being differently able, because, you know, what kinds of jobs and roles in life with people that have the characteristic of autism, maybe they are actually better at certain things than a non autistic person would be. Maybe overall, people who live with the characteristic of bl

Programa 16x19 de Play Basket: 'La regla de tres de Curry'- Entrevista a Jaume Ponsarnau, técnico de Surne Bilbao Basket, que celebra los 25 años del club vasco.- Curry agranda su leyenda: alcanza los 4.000 triples en toda su carrera en la NBA y Cleveland Cavaliers siguen dominando la fase regular con 16 victorias consecutivas. Los Cavs superan su propio récord de 15 triunfos seguidos en esta temporada y no saben lo que es perder desde el 4 de febrero. José Ajero lo analiza.- La tertulia con Lalo Alzueta y Faustino Sáez: de la ruleta rusa el Barça y el Madrid a falta de cinco jornadas de Euroliga y el análisis de la jornada de la ACB.

Con Albert Díez. Esta semana... Repaso a la Euroliga y la ACB. La lesión de LeBron James, la carrera por el MVP y tertulia NBA.

This week, Claire speaks with a previous chair of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) about what the organization is and how ACB is involved in the advocacy it does. CCD is made up of over 120 different disability advocacy groups; ACB has been an active member for many years, working with other organizations to advocate for the rights of people with disabilities across the board at the national level.

ACB isn't having it. ----- Remember when Arrested Development made this a gag? John Roberts is living it out in real time as the president explains -- on national television -- that Roberts is a partisan hack. Amy Coney Barrett seems less excited about the prospect. Meanwhile, the administration is threatening law firms. The dean of one law school is stepping up. Also, what is this -- now former -- partner doing?

ACB isn't having it. ----- Remember when Arrested Development made this a gag? John Roberts is living it out in real time as the president explains -- on national television -- that Roberts is a partisan hack. Amy Coney Barrett seems less excited about the prospect. Meanwhile, the administration is threatening law firms. The dean of one law school is stepping up. Also, what is this -- now former -- partner doing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear how a new affiliate has survived its first five years. This program is the third in a series. The first explored the ways ACB consciously works to create and foster leadership. The second program explored how our policies ought to be applied in times of uncertainty and perhaps even outright hostility to many of our cherished values. This time we o explore and celebrate one of ACB'S newest affiliates which is celebrating its fifth birthday. How has Next Gen done? What do they see as their strengths and weaknesses? What are their plans for the future? Do they contemplate major changes? How do they measure success? Is it based just on members? Does it depend on contributions to ACB? Right now membership is, I think, limited to people under forty. That may have changed! Does Next Gen believe it should fundamentally alter what it does, who can be members or altering its objectives. The idea of consciously creating an affiliate whose members have to be younger than the average ACB member seems like a good one! Has it worked?

Episode 4316: ACB's Betrayal Of MAGA, Secret Service Hero DJ Daniel Joins WarRoom

Join us as we explore difficult questions and invite you to share your views of where ACB should go! We will explore what we believe is an important issue. There has been a lot of debate recently on the lists about how ACB should function in the future especially in an environment where some cherished liberal values are being questioned. Should ACB confine its role to dealing with blindness issues? How much should we be involved in DEI and DEIA issues? We have a longstanding history of coalitioning with other Civil Rights organizations. What have we gained from that involvement? To what extent have other organizations been prepared to be vocal on blindness issues? To what degree have minority members of ACB been welcomed by other civil rights groups? Is there danger for ACB if we align ourselves with a range of groups seeking recognition of controversial elements such as gender dysphoria? Is there a middle road? Are we obliged by our history to go all in for civil rights for minorities of all kinds? Where should we stand with regard to gender, to race, to national origin, to religion, and to other traditional components of civil rights legislation. We have put together a panel of individuals who represent a range of views. It is also my hope that you will make your opinion heard on issues that are neither easy nor simple!

Tuesday Topics will once more welcome folks who strive mightily to develop new leaders for the American Council of the Blind. I of course refer to the folks from the Durward k. McDaniel committee who also work on the Chase Fellows Program. In addition they conduct the Berle Colley Leadership group. Actually they may be different committees but I hope that we will have a chance to hear from all the groups that are working on developing new leaders for ACB. In previous years we have had a chance to hear from former Chase folks and DKM winners as well as getting an idea of how the Leadership Institute is doing and details concerning the mentorship program. This is being handled by separate committees so I am hoping that all of those groups will be represented. At the heart of what all these groups are doing is an understanding that ACB needs to create new leaders. We have found various ways to do this and ACB needs to know just how effective all these approaches are!

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Inez Stepman of the Independent Women's Forum fills in for Jim on the 3 Martini Lunch podcast. Join Inez and Greg as they discuss Sen. Mitch McConnell announcing he won't run again, the latest unspeakable atrocities committed by Hamas, and how federal agencies are making DOGE-related budget cuts painful for the public.First, they analyze Mitch McConnell's decision to retire after 42 years in the Senate and 18 years as GOP leader, and they assess his performance. They credit McConnell for defending free speech, blocking left-wing policies, and confirming conservative judicial nominees. However, they criticize his failure to address federal spending and his lack of progress on conservative priorities during Republican control of the Senate.Next, Inez and Greg express their outrage over the latest atrocities perpetrated by Hamas, including a gruesome ceremony involving the return of hostages' remains and reports detailing how the two young brothers who were brutally murdered. In addition,  the remains of their mother, Shiri Bibas, were excluded from the return to Israel. With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing reprisals, Inez and Greg reflect on the critical details of the Bibas family's abduction and the role of the Red Cross in facilitating the spectacle we saw this week.Inez and Greg discuss government-run sites making DOGE-related budget cuts as painful as possible for visitors. They highlight three instances of "malicious compliance" and recall past government shutdown tactics used by Democrats to needlessly inconvenience the public. 

Esta semana... La llegada de Doncic a los Lakers. Cierre de mercado en la NBA. Información ACB, Euroliga y más!

In this episode I brought on the CEO of Angel competition bikinis to chat all things Fit Model. The Fit Model division was just announced for the NPC. We are excited to share our thoughts on the division and dive in deeper on the requirements. Karah shares how ACB is here to bring you the best Fit Model suits that will fit that standard. Fit Model suits Competition Suits for the NPC Fit Model Division – Angel Competition Bikinis Today's guest IG: karahacb My website & for more information on my coaching services www.nicoleferrierfitness.com My go to supplements Shop Legion supplements code NFF Your host Nicole Ferrier @nicoleferrierfitness on Instagram and tiktok