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Jon Herold welcomes the brilliant Dr. Carol Swain for a powerful conversation that hits straight at the heart of America's most pressing issues. From Trump's new executive orders on election integrity and education reform to dismantling the Department of Education, Dr. Swain brings sharp insight and firsthand experience as a former member of the 1776 Commission. She explains the spiritual and cultural stakes of our political battles and why a national revival might be the only path forward. After Dr. Swain's segment, Jon dives deep into Trump's sweeping executive orders, from cracking down on federal unions and reviving American history to restoring sanity at the Smithsonian and cleaning up D.C. He unpacks the potential of a temporary administration in Ukraine, a halt to U.S. contributions to the World Trade Organization, and the ripple effects of BlackRock's halted Panama Canal deal. Plus: fluoride bans, Signal chat fallout, Boasberg's ruling, the Supreme Court showdown, and liberal meltdowns of the week. Packed with sharp analysis and a touch of righteous sarcasm, this episode delivers the big picture.

Today we are talking all about disability insurance. After Dr. Dahle's recent accident on the Tetons he is ever more passionate about the necessity for all docs to get disability insurance. We are bringing on two different docs who tell their stories of finding themselves in situations that required using their disability insurance. We then chat with friend of WCI and founder of Doc Insure, Matt Wiggins. He is an expert on DI and really helps to answer questions and a paint a picture of why doctors and other high income professionals need to get this insurance in place. Today's episode is brought to you by SoFi, helping medical professionals like us bank, borrow, and invest to achieve financial wellness. SoFi offers up to 4.6% APY on their savings accounts, as well as an investment platform, financial planning, and student loan refinancing…featuring an exclusive rate discount for med professionals and $100/month payments for residents. Check out all that SoFi offers at https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/Sofi *Loans originated by SoFi Bank, N.A., NMLS 696891. Advisory services by SoFi Wealth LLC. The brokerage product is offered by SoFi Securities LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC. Investing comes with risk including risk of loss. Additional terms and conditions may apply. The White Coat Investor has been helping doctors with their money since 2011. Our free financial planning resource covers a variety of topics from doctor mortgage loans and refinancing medical school loans to physician disability insurance and malpractice insurance. Learn about loan refinancing or consolidation, explore new investment strategies, and discover loan programs specifically aimed at helping doctors. If you're a high-income professional and ready to get a "fair shake" on Wall Street, The White Coat Investor is for you! Main Website: https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com  YouTube: https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/youtube  Student Loan Advice: https://studentloanadvice.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewhitecoatinvestor  Twitter: https://twitter.com/WCInvestor  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewhitecoatinvestor  Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/whitecoatinvestor  Online Courses: https://whitecoatinvestor.teachable.com  Newsletter: https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/free-monthly-newsletter 

Dr. Camale D explains that the early church did not collect tithes. All collections of money were donated to the saints in need. After Dr. Camale D shares her message, stay tuned for a powerful message concerning deception by Dr. Priscilla Shirer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-camale-dorsey/support

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description. * This week, we are diving into our archives in preparation for the northern hemisphere's upcoming winter season which brings with it a call for all earthly beings to rest. In this episode, we are revisiting CIIS Integral and Transpersonal Psychology program director Kendra Diaz-Ford's conversation with social psychologist Devon Price. * Like many Americans, Devon Price believed that productivity was the best way to measure self-worth. Dr. Price was an overachiever from the start, graduating from both college and graduate school early, but that success came at a cost. After Dr. Price was diagnosed with a severe case of anemia and heart complications from overexertion, they were forced to examine the darker side of all this productivity. * Dr. Price began a thorough examination of what they call the “laziness lie”—which falsely tells us we are not working or learning hard enough. Their in-depth research revealed that people today do far more work than nearly any other humans in history, yet most of us still feel we are not doing enough. * We hope you enjoy and embrace this conversation encouraging us all to let go of guilty feelings around rest, to become more attuned to our own limitations and needs, and resist the pressures to meet outdated societal expectations. * This episode was recorded during a live online event on January 28th, 2021. You can also watch it on the CIIS Public Programs YouTube channel. A transcript is available at ciispod.com. To find out more about CIIS and public programs like this one, visit our website ciis.edu and connect with us on social media @ciispubprograms. * We hope that each episode of our podcast provides opportunities for growth, and that our listeners will use them as a starting point for further introspection. Many of the topics discussed on our podcast have the potential to bring up feelings and emotional responses. If you or someone you know is in need of mental health care and support, here are some resources to find immediate help and future healing: * -Visit 988lifeline.org or text, call, or chat with The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 from anywhere in the U.S. to be connected immediately with a trained counselor. Please note that 988 staff are required to take all action necessary to secure the safety of a caller and initiate emergency response with or without the caller's consent if they are unwilling or unable to take action on their own behalf. * -Visit thrivelifeline.org or text “THRIVE” to begin a conversation with a THRIVE Lifeline crisis responder 24/7/365, from anywhere: +1.313.662.8209. This confidential text line is available for individuals 18+ and is staffed by people in STEMM with marginalized identities. * -Visit translifeline.org or call (877) 565-8860 in the U.S. or (877) 330-6366 in Canada to learn more and contact Trans Lifeline, who provides trans peer support divested from police. * -Visit ciis.edu/ciis-in-the-world/counseling-clinics to learn more and schedule counseling sessions at one of our centers. * -Find information about additional global helplines at befrienders.org. * LINKS * Podcast Transcripts: https://www.ciispod.com/ * California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Website: https://www.ciis.edu/ * CIIS Public Programs YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ciispublicprograms * CIIS Public Programs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ciispubprograms/ * Mental Health Care and Support Resources: https://988lifeline.org/ https://thrivelifeline.org/ https://translifeline.org/ https://www.ciis.edu/ciis-in-the-world/counseling-clinics https://befrienders.org/

In this episode on Integrative Cancer Solution with Dr. Karlfeldt, Mary Beth Gonzalez shares the remarkable story of how she met and fell in love with her late husband, Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez, a pioneering physician who dedicated his career to validating and advancing an integrative, nutritional approach to cancer treatment. Mary Beth provides firsthand accounts of the powerful results Dr. Gonzalez achieved with his patients, many of whom were able to overcome terminal diagnoses through his customized protocol of enzyme therapy, detoxification, and dietary changes tailored to each individual's metabolic needs. After Dr. Gonzalez's unexpected passing, Mary Beth made it her mission to ensure his life's work would continue. She founded the Nicholas Gonzalez Foundation to train a new generation of "Gonzalez Guardian" doctors, while also making the protocol's educational resources and self-assessment tools available to the public. Through Mary Beth's tireless efforts, this innovative, holistic cancer treatment approach is being preserved and expanded, offering hope to those seeking alternatives to conventional therapies.Key Topics Covered:How Mary Beth met her late husband Dr. Gonzalez and his work in investigating and validating Dr. Kelly's nutritional enzyme therapy for cancerThe powerful results Dr. Gonzalez saw in his cancer patients using this integrative approachMary Beth's personal experience being on the Gonzalez protocol for preventionThe importance of metabolic typing and customized diets/supplements for each individualThe challenges Mary Beth faced after Dr. Gonzalez's unexpected passing, and her mission to continue his legacy through the Nicholas Gonzalez FoundationThe foundation's efforts to train and certify a new generation of "Gonzalez Guardian" doctors to carry on this workTakeaways:The Gonzalez protocol combines customized nutrition, supplements, detoxification, and spiritual/emotional support to address the root causes of cancerListening to your body's cravings and needs can help guide the right dietary approach for your individual metabolismThe Gonzalez Foundation is working to make this integrative cancer treatment more widely available through education and training of new practitionersResources Mentioned:The book "One Man Alone" by Dr. Gonzalez, documenting his investigation of Dr. Kelly's workThe Gonzalez Metabolic Type Test available on the foundation's websiteThe Nicholas Gonzalez Foundation (TheGonzalezProtocol.com)Check out the website https://thegonzalezprotocol.com/----Grab my book A Better Way to Treat Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Preventing and Most Effectively Treating Our Biggest Health Threat - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CM1KKD9X?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 ----Integrative Cancer Solutions was created to instill hope and empowerment. Other people have been where you are right now and have already done the research for you. Listen to their stories and journeys and apply what they learned to achieve similar outcomes as they have, cancer remission and an even more fullness of life than before the diagnosis. Guests will discuss what therapies, supplements, and practitioners they relied on to beat cancer. Once diagnosed, time is of the essence. This podcast will dramatically reduce your learning curve as you search for your own solution to cancer. To learn more about the cutting-edge integrative cancer therapies Dr. Karlfeldt offer at his center, please visit www.TheKarlfeldtCenter.com

The final episode of 31 DOH Nez and Brian bring you the 1981 horror/slasher original classic HALLOWEEN II. After Dr. Samuel Loomis shoots Michael Myers six times, Michael escapes and is now on the loose in Haddonfield. Laurie Strode is taken to the hospital, and Dr. Loomis continues to hunt down Michael with the help of the police. Michael continues killing the citizens of Haddonfield and heads to the hospital to kill Laurie. It's now up to an injured Laurie and Dr. Loomis to stop Michael and his murderous rampage. Hit up E Society on Facebook. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ESocietyPodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our ESP Podbean feed. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://macnezpodcast.podbean.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ E Society YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCliC6x_a7p3kTV_0LC4S10A⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ E Society and Mac-Nez t-shirts Tee Public: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tee.pub/lic/9ko9r4p5uvE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: @esocietypod @macnezpod @TheoZissou Instagram: @esocietypod @thezissou @macnezpod Nez and Taylor Blu-ray IG pages: @bluraynez @blurayterror TicTock: @esocietypod

This afternoon, Joe began the show by talking about how election integrity expert Greg Stenstrom in Pennsylvania revealed to Elon Musk that the state's officials have admitted in court that the voting machines are NOT secure. Later, Joe moved on to discuss the mRNA vaccines and how there is evidence emerging that they greatly increase one's risk of developing cancer, as well as passing on hereditary defects. Following a short break, Joe welcomed Dr. Michael Goldstein and Jonathan Goldstein to the show! Together, the three discussed how our rights were taken from us during COVID, the effects of the COVID mRNA vaccine, and why Dr. Michael Goldstein is running for Congress. After Dr. Michael Goldstein and Jonathan Goldstein's departure, Joe welcomed Bruce Fong, D.O., to the show. Dr. Bruce Fong is the medical director of Sierra Integrative Medical Center and Nutronics Lab. Together, Joe and Dr. Fong discussed the benefits of IGF and how it can help you. In closing, Joe discussed "Safe and Secure," as well as Trump's jokes at the Al Smith Dinner last night, before ending with a prayer. Happy weekend! We'll catch you next week!

What is Buteyko breathing? How can Buteyko breathing support kids with ADHD? How long does it take after beginning a practice of Buteyko breathing to see improvements?  In this week's episode of the Soaring Child podcast, Dr. Miles Nichols joins the show to tell us all about Buteyko breathing.  Dr. Miles Nichols is a functional medicine doctor specializing in Lyme, mold illness, gut, thyroid, and autoimmunity. After Dr. Miles personally struggled with chronic fatigue in his early 20's, he dedicated himself to figure out the root causes. He suffered with and recovered from thyroid dysfunction, autoimmunity, a gut infection, Lyme co-infections, and mold illness. Dr. Miles has authored two books. He founded the Medicine with Heart functional medicine clinic in Colorado as well as the Medicine with Heart Institute that trains other doctors in functional medicine. Link Mentioned in the Show:  ADHD Symptom Reduction Tool - http://adhdthriveinstitute.com/tool  Key Takeaways: [4:45] The science behind Buteyko breathing [13:26] How Buteyko breathing could help kids with ADHD [18:56] What is Buteyko breathing? [28:00] Buteyko breathing exercise guided practice [40:10] How soon might parents notice positive changes from Buteyko breathing? [46:47] Where to find Dr. Miles online Memorable Moments: ”I really wish I had this tool back then because we know now, there's data and there's peer reviewed clinical trials, that we can really improve asthma…” “If I knew back then that CO2 was so important to bronchial dilation…if I had known back then that I could simply hold my breath and breathe less and have my bronchial dilation improve and I could actually start to get air again during that acute episode, I may not have had to go to the hospital…” ”Carbon dioxide does act as a vehicle to produce nitric oxide in the sinuses, and nitric oxide is one of the things that the lungs use to bronco-dilate.” ”Carbon dioxide is directly related to this breathing technique, and it's directly related to what I would say is the underpinnings of a lot of problems in children and adults today.” ”When it comes to ADHD, that nervous system is incredibly important, and this chronic sympathetic activation can be problematic.” “We want to reduce the minute volume of air into the lungs.” ”Light, slow, deep breathing is a very basic technique that will help to be able to increase the amount of CO2, or carbon dioxide…” “Not only is this safe for children, but there's also been data collected that's shown improvements on things like asthma for children….We do see the capacity to regain function in an incredible way.” ”The goal is to feel this tolerable ‘air hunger' where you're still calm. When you start to notice your heart rate increasing, that's a sign to back off a little bit.” “For most people, between 5 to maybe 8 breaths per minute for most people is going to be a rate for most people where we see heart rate variability.” ”For children as a starting point, it's great to make it into a game and to do it together.” ”Sometimes as little as 4-6 weeks is enough to retrain the brain for base level breathing.” ”Within 1-3 months, we are seeing significant shifts if there is regular training.” How to Connect with Dr. Miles Nichols Facebook - https://facebook.com/medicinewithheart Instagram - https://instagram.com/medicinewithheart Functional Medicine Clinic - https://MedicineWithHeart.com Functional Medicine Training Institute for Practitioners - https://MindBodyFunctionalMedicine.com      Dana Kay Resources:

Referrals are the lifeblood of any successful private practice, and the longer you've been in practice the greater volume of referrals you should be getting. That doesn't happen on its own. My guest today has built a referral base that feeds her practice and she shares her ideas on how she did it. Dr. Ashley Maltz is an integrative medicine physician at West Holistic Medicine in Austin, TX. After Dr. Maltz earned a Medical Degree and Master in Public Health from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, TX, and she completed a combined Internal and Preventive Medicine Residency at UTMB. She then pursued and completed a 2-year Integrative Medicine Fellowship at Stamford Hospital, in Stamford, Connecticut. During her Fellowship, she underwent clinical training in Medical Acupuncture, trigger point injections, meditation, spirituality, clinical nutrition, mind-body therapies, botanicals and herbs, as well as an intensive 1000-hour online curriculum created by The University of Arizona Integrative Medicine Program founded by Dr. Andrew Weil. During this time, she also completed a 300-hour Medical Acupuncture course through the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate. In this episode Carl White and Ashley Maltz discuss:What a good referral base looks likeHow she built her referral baseWhat she's learned about how to build a referral base successfully Want to be a guest on PracticeCare?Have an experience with a business issue you think others will benefit from? Come on PracticeCare and tell the world! Here's the link where you can get the process started. Connect with Ashley Maltz@ashleymaltzmd@westholistimedicine Connect with Carl WhiteWebsite: http://www.marketvisorygroup.comEmail:  whitec@marketvisorygroup.comFacebook:  https://www.facebook.com/marketvisorygroupYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD9BLCu_i2ezBj1ktUHVmigLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/healthcaremktg 

This afternoon, Joe began a conversation on the unanswered questions stemming from the unclear investigation of the assassination attempt on President Trump's life. Joe questioned how we are supposed to believe a 20-year-old was able to outsmart Secret Service members, how the crime scene was quickly washed away, and why it seems information is being withheld. Joe stated that it is time to start demanding answers about the Trump assassination attempt and that we cannot allow this to be swept under the rug. Following a short break, Joe welcomed Dr. Chad Walding to the show! Dr. Walding is a doctor of physical therapy and the co-founder of Native Path. Together, the pair discussed fitness, health, and the benefits of alternative medicine. After Dr. Walding's departure, Joe had a conversation about Haitian migrants, the open border, and Biden somehow becoming a Trump supporter overnight! He ended with a prayer and teased some exciting things coming to FrankSpeech.

  Dr. Aguilar's recent article on WC Counsels Burt Griffin & Howard Willens Read Artice Here Warren Commission counsel Burt Griffin published a new book in 2023 defending the WC findings. Warren Commission counsel David Belin wrote 'Final Disclosure' in 1988. Prior to 'Final Disclosure', in 1973 Belin published 'November 22, 1963; You Are The Jury'. Warren Commission counsel Howard Willens wrote 'History Will Prove Us Right' in 2013. Griffin's book is the 3rd Warren Commission counsel member to publish a book defending the WC. Dr. Aguilar wrote a response to Willens article in American Scholar, Willens never responded. Church Committee & the HSCA were extremely critical of the Warren Commission investigation. The Warren Commission supporters refuse to acknowledge Church Committee and HSCA findings. Government investigators avoid admissions of guilt, known as 'admission against interest'. The Warren Commission's investigation was a corrupt cover up, not a real murder investigation. FBI's Edgar Hoover was in complete control of the Warren Commission & the final published report. Within hours of Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest Hoover declared he was the lone shooter & murder solved. Warren Commission defenders include Paul Hoch, Robert Wagner, Gerald Posner & Nicholas Nalli. Why do the Warren Commission defenders continue to support such a shoddy investigation? Griffin & Belin both avoid telling the truth by omitting the most damning details from their readers. To curb public interest, in 1964 the New York Times reported the WC had released all documents. Belin parrots the lies, but upon review over 3,000 WC documents were still being withheld in 1992. Howard Willens is guilty of withholding documents which were later published on his own website! After Dr. Aguilar exposed Willens published withheld WC documents, he had the documents removed! Lee Harvey Oswald was stationed at the Atsugi Air Base in Japan which was (is) a CIA spy base. Griffin & Willens give very limited information about Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico. Hale Boggs was very vocal about disagreeing with the official conclusions of the Warren Commission. Boggs died in a mysterious air crash over Alaska on October 16, 1972. Burt Griffin had previously stated he wasn't happy with the investigation, but supports it in his new book. Griffin admits in his new book that the Warren Commission investigation didn't focus on conspiracy. Belin's first Book: You Are The Jury Download Book Here Also by David Belin "Final Disclosure" Download Book Here Dr. Aguilar's article 'Max Holland Rescues the Warren Commission and the Nation'. Read Here  

  Dr. Aguilar's recent article on WC Counsels Burt Griffin & Howard Willens Read Artice Here Warren Commission counsel Burt Griffin published a new book in 2023 defending the WC findings. Warren Commission counsel David Belin wrote 'Final Disclosure' in 1988. Prior to 'Final Disclosure', in 1973 Belin published 'November 22, 1963; You Are The Jury'. Warren Commission counsel Howard Willens wrote 'History Will Prove Us Right' in 2013. Griffin's book is the 3rd Warren Commission counsel member to publish a book defending the WC. Dr. Aguilar wrote a response to Willens article in American Scholar, Willens never responded. Church Committee & the HSCA were extremely critical of the Warren Commission investigation. The Warren Commission supporters refuse to acknowledge Church Committee and HSCA findings. Government investigators avoid admissions of guilt, known as 'admission against interest'. The Warren Commission's investigation was a corrupt cover up, not a real murder investigation. FBI's Edgar Hoover was in complete control of the Warren Commission & the final published report. Within hours of Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest Hoover declared he was the lone shooter & murder solved. Warren Commission defenders include Paul Hoch, Robert Wagner, Gerald Posner & Nicholas Nalli. Why do the Warren Commission defenders continue to support such a shoddy investigation? Griffin & Belin both avoid telling the truth by omitting the most damning details from their readers. To curb public interest, in 1964 the New York Times reported the WC had released all documents. Belin parrots the lies, but upon review over 3,000 WC documents were still being withheld in 1992. Howard Willens is guilty of withholding documents which were later published on his own website! After Dr. Aguilar exposed Willens published withheld WC documents, he had the documents removed! Lee Harvey Oswald was stationed at the Atsugi Air Base in Japan which was (is) a CIA spy base. Griffin & Willens give very limited information about Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico. Hale Boggs was very vocal about disagreeing with the official conclusions of the Warren Commission. Boggs died in a mysterious air crash over Alaska on October 16, 1972. Burt Griffin had previously stated he wasn't happy with the investigation, but supports it in his new book. Griffin admits in his new book that the Warren Commission investigation didn't focus on conspiracy. Belin's first Book: You Are The Jury Download Book Here Also by David Belin "Final Disclosure" Download Book Here Dr. Aguilar's article 'Max Holland Rescues the Warren Commission and the Nation'. Read Here  

  Dr. Aguilar's recent article on WC Counsels Burt Griffin & Howard Willens Read Artice Here Warren Commission counsel Burt Griffin published a new book in 2023 defending the WC findings. Warren Commission counsel David Belin wrote 'Final Disclosure' in 1988. Prior to 'Final Disclosure', in 1973 Belin published 'November 22, 1963; You Are The Jury'. Warren Commission counsel Howard Willens wrote 'History Will Prove Us Right' in 2013. Griffin's book is the 3rd Warren Commission counsel member to publish a book defending the WC. Dr. Aguilar wrote a response to Willens article in American Scholar, Willens never responded. Church Committee & the HSCA were extremely critical of the Warren Commission investigation. The Warren Commission supporters refuse to acknowledge Church Committee and HSCA findings. Government investigators avoid admissions of guilt, known as 'admission against interest'. The Warren Commission's investigation was a corrupt cover up, not a real murder investigation. FBI's Edgar Hoover was in complete control of the Warren Commission & the final published report. Within hours of Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest Hoover declared he was the lone shooter & murder solved. Warren Commission defenders include Paul Hoch, Robert Wagner, Gerald Posner & Nicholas Nalli. Why do the Warren Commission defenders continue to support such a shoddy investigation? Griffin & Belin both avoid telling the truth by omitting the most damning details from their readers. To curb public interest, in 1964 the New York Times reported the WC had released all documents. Belin parrots the lies, but upon review over 3,000 WC documents were still being withheld in 1992. Howard Willens is guilty of withholding documents which were later published on his own website! After Dr. Aguilar exposed Willens published withheld WC documents, he had the documents removed! Lee Harvey Oswald was stationed at the Atsugi Air Base in Japan which was (is) a CIA spy base. Griffin & Willens give very limited information about Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico. Hale Boggs was very vocal about disagreeing with the official conclusions of the Warren Commission. Boggs died in a mysterious air crash over Alaska on October 16, 1972. Burt Griffin had previously stated he wasn't happy with the investigation, but supports it in his new book. Griffin admits in his new book that the Warren Commission investigation didn't focus on conspiracy. Belin's first Book: You Are The Jury Download Book Here Also by David Belin "Final Disclosure" Download Book Here Dr. Aguilar's article 'Max Holland Rescues the Warren Commission and the Nation'. Read Here  

Co-host Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and co-host Holly Knotowicz, a speech-language pathologist living with EoE who serves on APFED's Health Sciences Advisory Council, have a conversation about artificial intelligence (AI) and patient education, with guest Dr. Corey Ketchem, a third-year Gastroenterology Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania.   In this episode, Ryan, Holly, and Dr. Ketchem discuss Dr. Ketchem's interests, and his research into using an AI chatbot to provide patient education on eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases. He shares, in broad terms, the methodology and conclusion of the research and what current and future research he is pursuing about using artificial intelligence to improve patient education and care.   Listen to this episode to learn about the current limitations and potential future benefits of using AI to help patients. Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is designed to support, not replace the relationship that exists between listeners and their healthcare providers. Opinions, information, and recommendations shared in this podcast are not a substitute for medical advice. Decisions related to medical care should be made with your healthcare provider. Opinions and views of guests and co-hosts are their own.   Key Takeaways: [1:17] Ryan Piansky and co-host Holly Knotowicz introduce the topic, artificial intelligence and patient education, and their guest, Dr. Corey Ketchem, a third-year Gastroenterology Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania.   [1:30] Dr. Corey Ketchem has an interest in allergic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, particularly eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs), as well as artificial intelligence and epidemiologic studies.   [2:01] Dr. Ketchem did his residency at the University of Pennsylvania following medical school. There he met Dr. Evan Dellon, a world expert in EoE. Dr. Dellon became a mentor to Dr. Ketchem.   [2:24] As Dr. Ketchem learned more about EoE, he was fascinated by the many unknowns and opportunities for discovery within the eosinophilic GI field. He wanted to make an impact on patient care.   [2:51] Under Dr. Dellon's mentorship, he did epidemiologic studies. Seeking specialized training, he ended up at the University of Pennsylvania where he is getting rigorous training in epidemiology to study EGIDs.   [3:18] As ChatGPT was gaining its buzz, Dr. Ketchem saw a lot of clinical applicability. He views AI as an asset in epidemiology and hopes to use it to accelerate his research.   [4:30] AI usually references using computers to mimic human abilities, estimate decisions, or predict outcomes. An example is Natural Language Processing (NLP), to analyze and understand human language. Large Language Models (LLM) use NLP.   [5:08] ChatGPT is based on a LLM. LLMs use NLP techniques to understand vast amounts of text that they are trained on and generate responses in a chat format.   [5:25] Machine learning is another subset of AI that uses statistical techniques to give computers the ability to learn with the data and predict outcomes.   [5:50] The hope is to use these AI techniques to speed up discovery and also minimize human expense or labor.   [6:28] Dr. Ketchem co-authored a paper in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology about an AI chatbot and EoE. He had been inspired by a cardiology paper on whether ChatGPT would create accurate, appropriate answers about cardiology disease health.   [7:19] Dr. Ketchem wondered if ChatGPT could be applied to EoE education. He discussed it with Dr. Dellon and Dr. Krystle Lynch, Dr. Ketchem's mentor at the University of Pennsylvania, and with Dr. Joy Chang, at the University of Michigan. They came up with a study design.   [8:06] The study asked ChatGPT questions about EoE, focusing on patient education and the therapeutics, and seeing if it gave accurate responses or not.   [8:45] The four doctors developed 40 questions that they gave ChatGPT as prompts and evaluated the responses. They proposed the questions in two ways: each question in an individual chat and 40 questions in a single chat.   [9:41] Analyzing the responses, the study demonstrated that ChatGPT responded with multiple inaccuracies to questions about EoE on general topics, complications, and management. Over half of the responses mixed correct and incorrect information.   [10:09] To evaluate the readability of the responses, the doctors used the Flesch-Kincaid reading ease tool. To understand the output from ChatGPT one would need high school and two years of college. That poses a potential health literacy barrier.   [11:40] The questions ranged from general: “What is eosinophilic esophagitis?”, to complications: “What is a food impaction?”, “What is a stricture?”, to therapeutics: “What are steroids for eosinophilic esophagitis?”, “Can I use a proton pump inhibitor for EoE?”   [12:15] It was not clear where ChatGPT pulled data from to respond to the questions. The data it was trained on was known to be in texts over a year old. Newer data may not have been accessible to ChatGPT.   [13:29] The doctors asked about things that were common knowledge in the eosinophilic GI realm, like dupilumab, and ChatGPT didn't know much about it because it was a newer treatment option for EoE at the time of the study. [13:42] The doctors scored the answers on their scientific accuracy and patient educational value. Simple questions got good responses. For questions about therapies and complications, “it wasn't doing well.” They identified limitations to the study. [14:14] The doctors asked ChatGPT if EoE is associated with cancer. From their best epidemiologic knowledge, the doctors don't think that it is. ChatGPT falsely associated EoE with esophageal adenocarcinoma.   [14:34] ChatGPT also associated EoE with Barrett's esophagus. To the doctors' best epidemiologic data, they are not sure that there's a connection.   [15:02] When the doctors asked the questions in individual chats, they asked ChatGPT for medical literature references for the information. It didn't provide accurate references. Titles and authors were often incorrect and links often didn't work.   [15:36] The incorrect references were a signal that ChatGPT wasn't ready to answer complex medical questions. In the more updated versions of ChatGPT, instead of giving references, it says you should consult your doctor, which is the right thing to do.   [15:56] The researchers concluded that implementing this technology requires clinical oversight; it's a tool that should be used with caution for patients in educating themselves and also from the perspective of a physician who is not an expert in EoE.   [16:29] Dr. Ketchem had been surprised by how long the responses were. He was expecting paragraphs but got pages and pages. He was also surprised by how quickly people were starting to use ChatGPT in other aspects of gastroenterology.   [16:57] While Dr. Ketchem and his team were writing the paper, another study came out about gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) that was somewhat similar to what Dr. Ketchem proposed for EoE. There is rapidly much being published about ChatGPT.   [17:14] Although the results were imperfect, there is potential applicability in patient-facing chats in the future for patient education but not yet there “for prime time.”   [18:33] These chats need to be transparent about where they're getting data, especially in the medical field.   [18:41] There will always be a role for people in medicine. You can't replace a face-to-face connection with a nurse or a physician with a chat bot.   [19:11] Dr. Ketchem says everyone needs to be careful about using AI tools. He advises patients to always discuss any medical questions with their physician. AI tools are not yet able to provide accurate medical information all the time.   [19:50] Ryan reminds listeners that this podcast is for educational purposes. Always consult your physician before making any changes to your healthcare. If you ask ChatGPT, also consult with your doctor before making any changes to your healthcare.   [20:31] One of the problems with large language models is the potential for inaccuracy. Dr. Ketchem's gold standard is the medical literature and you don't know where the large language models are getting their information.   [21:04] Future benefits may include helping patients get answers quicker and becoming more educated. Dr. Ketchem hopes we will get to a point where we can trust these technologies and implement them safely.   [21:37] Government organizations like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) are bringing together experts to think about large language models and create regulatory frameworks for their use in healthcare. Dr. Ketchem tells how HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) rules are followed to protect patients.   [23:29] Dr. Ketchem sees potential in machine learning to predict which therapies an EoE patient will respond to. AI is also used in colonoscopies to identify hard-to-see polyps. It might be useful in endoscopies to see changes in the esophagus from EoE.   [24:35] AI image recognition could also be applied in pathology. Dr. Ketchem is interested in trying to apply it to work he wants to do in the long term. People are working with pathology specimens to automate the counting of eosinophils. Dr. Ketchem discusses the potential use of AI for epidemiology in pathology.   [25:43] Dr. Ketchem and Holly discuss the potential for using AI chatbots in medical screening questionnaires. There will always need to be a human element.   [27:57] Dr Ketchem speaks to the potential future development of educational videos prepared by AI. It is a complex scenario that would require a lot of training. If a camera is added, AI could analyze where patients are having problems in taking medications.   [29:55] Dr. Ketchem says there are many moving parts in healthcare and many stakeholders, making it difficult to implement AI. It could be used in many aspects, but its use must be safe. Dr. Ketchem thinks it will soon be useful in medical imaging.   [30:57] In the next decade, AI may be used in drug discovery, clinical decision-making, and healthcare administrative operations. The goal is to improve the care for the patient. Personalized care would be an aspirational goal of using artificial intelligence.   [31:29] Dr. Ketchem heard of a computer scientist at a government meeting suggesting a far-future scenario of doctors having digital versions of patients to test the patient's reaction to a specific medication, based on comorbidities and other medications in use.   [32:30] Holly thanks Dr. Ketchem for sharing his research findings to help others.   [32:40] Dr. Ketchem's last words: “The future is bright. There are many open avenues to apply these technologies to eosinophilic GI diseases – in diagnostic support, personalizing treatment, and predictive modeling – to make patient care better.”   [33:10] Dr Ketchem is building a research program to use epidemiologic training with artificial intelligence. He hopes to find how to take text from histology or pathology and apply epidemiologic methods, to build a cohort of patients to study diseases faster.   [34:03] Dr. Ketchem hopes to use AI to help predict patient outcomes, regarding who will respond to what therapy and who will have more complications from their disease; those are things he is interested in. There are so many unanswered questions.   [34:30] After Dr. Ketchem finishes his fellowship, he hopes to be an independent investigator, being curious and answering these questions somewhere. If you know of such a job, please let Dr. Ketchem know!   [34:53] To learn more about Dr. Ketchem's research, please check out the links in the show notes. To learn more about eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, visit apfed.org/egids. If you're looking for a specialist who treats eosinophilic disorders, use APFED's Specialist Finder at apfed.org/specialist. [35:17] To connect with others impacted by eosinophilic diseases, please join APFED's online community on the Inspire Network at apfed.org/connections.   [35:26] Ryan thanks Dr. Corey Ketchem for joining us today. Holly thanks APFED's Education Partners, GSK, Sanofi, and Regeneron, linked below, for supporting this episode.   Mentioned in This Episode: Corey Ketchem, M.D., M.S. Penn Medicine Abstract of paper in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: “Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Shows Multiple Inaccuracies When Responding to Questions About Eosinophilic Esophagitis”Medscape article about the paper in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: “ChatGPT Gives Incorrect Answers About Eosinophilic Esophagitis”, by Carolyn Crist American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders (APFED) APFED on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram Real Talk: Eosinophilic Diseases Podcast apfed.org/egids apfed.org/specialist apfed.org/connections   Education Partners: This episode of APFED's podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of GSK, Sanofi, and Regeneron.   Tweetables:   “We ultimately came to the conclusion that implementing this technology requires clinical oversight and it's a tool that should be used with caution.” — Corey Ketchem, M.D., M.S.   “There will always be a role for people in medicine. You can't replace a face-to-face connection with a chat. That's just not going to work.” — Corey Ketchem, M.D., M.S.   “There will always need to be a human element to it. The goal is to make [AI for healthcare] as good as it can be. We're certainly not there yet, but it's probably closer to being here than we think.” — Corey Ketchem, M.D., M.S.   Bio: Dr. Corey J. Ketchem, MD is a rising third-year gastroenterology fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, driven by a profound interest in allergic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, particularly eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs). He has acquired a unique skillset in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics that equip him with the necessary tools to conduct rigorous research studies, culminating in a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE) upon fellowship completion. Dr. Ketchem's passion for EGIDs has spurred a series of epidemiologic investigations focusing on both eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and non-esophageal EGIDs, yielding numerous publications in high-quality gastroenterology journals and earning him recognition through various research awards. Moreover, his academic path has included the incorporation of artificial intelligence into his research endeavors, aiming to enhance patient care and facilitate epidemiologic studies. Dr. Ketchem's trajectory is set toward becoming an independent researcher, dedicated to employing high-quality epidemiologic approaches to uncover pivotal insights into EGIDs, advance clinical knowledge, and optimize therapeutic strategies for patients.   Bio: Penn Medicine Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellows  

I'm sure you all remember Xander Alexander, the X Factor contestant from 2011. He has a podcast about being gay where he gives out very helpful tips like how to clean out your butthole if you're a bottom and how to not vote for Donald Trump. These are things all people in the LGBTQIA2+ need to know! Jodie B. joins the show to breakdown all of Xander's amazing catchphrases. After Dr. Steve explains Helga's tucking technique (wow this show is getting gay), Missy B. and Carter from Tawk Studios come on to give us a thorough analysis of Daniel Alexander aka Woke Dad. I've never seen someone who is a bigger fan of himself. Also, Joe Matarese called into a podcast that was started just to goof on him and it doesn't go well. Cardiff joins the show as we discuss John's reaction to Kate Meaney spilling the tea on Point Dabble Point. He has a lot of explaining to do! And finally we play another round of “To Catch An Alien,” get teased for the next episode, get caught up on internet news, listen to your voicemails, and listen to “I Want You Back” performed by the Isotopes. Po Boys Podcast - https://pod.link/1215644886 Tickets are on sale for DabbleCon 2 on August 16th and 17th – http://watplive.com/ Tickets for the Magic Bag in Detroit on October 25th - https://www.themagicbag.com/concerts-magicbag/who-are-these-podcasts-hide-september-15-2023-hide  Support us, get bonus episodes, and watch live every Saturday and Wednesday: http://bit.ly/watp-patreon https://watp.supercast.tech/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's we present our first in a series of  myths and misconceptions episode about Osteopathic Medicine.  There are many online comments and on  blogs commenting on the reason why, over the past ten years, so many Osteopathic Schools have opened.  Most of the reasoning and presented is unfounded and just plain untrue.After Dr. Storch was asked on a recent interview on the white coat investor the same question and was unable to answer it. . . we decided to do some digging!Today we will get the answer to this question through an interview Chad Toujague the director of the Dr. Kiran C Patel Institute for Graduate Medical Education.  The institute has not only supported an Osteopathic school at Nova Southeastern, opened a new Osteopathic School in Orlando, and opened a new MD school in the United States at Nova Southeastern , but are opening international schools in India and Africa as well!  Do you think Chad had a better answer than say. . . a pediatric nephrologist?  Of course he did!  Want to know why so many new DO schools have opened recently and Coca's response to this phenomenon? Listen closely to today's interview and learn!  We certainly did!

After Dr. Fauci finishes testifying before congress today, will there be any grand take-away for the American public?  Kash Patel joins the show, and Annie, Ryan, and Brad go off script.

In the March of Madness continues as, this week, we're taking a look at Universal Studio's malevolent, maniacal monster...The Invisible Man. After Dr. Jack Griffin discovers a way to turn himself invisible, he runs off to a small isolated English village to find a quiet place to conduct his research into finding a way back to normal. But, he soon finds that the overly curious townsfolk, with their constant prying and interruptions, are infuriating him and push him further and further into an insane, murderous rage. On the run again, he goes on an invisible rampage, leaving the police baffled as to how to capture a murderer that they cannot see. Directed by James (Frankenstein. Bride of Frankenstein) Whale and starring Claude Raines as Dr. Jack Griffin/The Invisible Man, the film is based on HG Wells' sci-fi story of the same name and is filled with (for the time) ground-breaking special effects! What did we think? Listen in and find out!

In this episode, Dr. Matt Davis BOMBARDS the show!! With all 3 Dr. Davis's on the pod, Dr. Matt takes over asking the hosts questions. After Dr. Matt's abrupt departure, we phone a friend, who asks us some interesting health questions and creates some great discussion!

Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death in 18-45 year olds in the US, claiming more lives than car crashes and gun violence combined. After Dr. Beth Weinstock lost her son to what she calls “the most devastating health crisis this generation has ever seen,” she decided to do something about it. In this episode, we discuss a harm-reduction approach to protecting young people from accidental fentanyl poisoning.Learn more about Dr. Weinstock's organization, BirdieLight.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Audio Nuggets is back in the cypher and expanding Black History with #3 for FREEDOM. Episode 29: Notes For Freedom with Dr. Jessica Pryce will push you to embrace a reckoning.   For over 15 years, Dr. Pryce has worked with multiple angles in child protection, encompassing direct practice, academia, policymaking and research.  This episode unpacks just a few of Dr. Pryce's contributions to freedom and liberation through her writing and memoir that is set to be released as we commemorate 60 years of civil rights legislation for Black bodies.  Broken: Notes of a Former Caseworker; Transforming Child Protective Services, is a former caseworker's searing, clear-eyed investigation of the child welfare system—from foster care to incarceration—that exposes the deep-rooted biases shaping the system, witnessed through the lives of several Black families.Dr. Pryce graces the audience with truth-telling vulnerability, wisdom, and the story of her personal journey of witnessing the humanness in Black parents.  After Dr. Jessica Pryce, Aubrey Edwards-Luce will anchor us with Dreaming of Sanctuary. This show is part of the SafeCamp Audio podcast network. Learn more at SafeCampAudio.org.

Since leaving Miami for Austin, Dr. Johnny Franco has thoughtfully and enthusiastically grown his practice to serve Central Texas patients in three locations with 4 partners, 70 team members, and a surgery center.Playfully known as the “BBL King,” Dr. Franco led the evolution of the BBL from dramatic curves to fit frames. Today, Dr. Franco's body contouring procedures give patients a more athletic look.After Dr. Franco lost a significant amount of weight himself with semaglutide and then tirzepatide, he was one of the first plastic surgeons in the nation to create an organized medical weight loss program using semaglutide. In one year, this weight management program has grown to help over 2,000 weight loss patients in Austin and San Antonio become just a little bit smaller every month. To learn more about Dr. Johnny FrancoFollow Dr. Franco on InstagramABOUT MEET THE DOCTOR The purpose of the Meet the Doctor podcast is simple. We want you to get to know your doctor before meeting them in person because you're making a life changing decision and time is scarce. The more you can learn about who your doctor is before you meet them, the better that first meeting will be.When you head into an important appointment more informed and better educated, you are able to have a richer, more specific conversation about the procedures and treatments you're interested in. There's no substitute for an in-person appointment, but we hope this comes close.Meet The Doctor is a production of The Axis. Made with love in Austin, Texas.Are you a doctor or do you know a doctor who'd like to be on the Meet the Doctor podcast? Book a free 30 minute recording session at meetthedoctorpodcast.com.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we look back at the history of the holiday and the international context at the time of its first official celebration. On today's podcast, hear from Coretta Scott King, speaking just months after the country's first commemoration of the holiday in 1986. After Dr. King's assassination in 1968, she led the charge to establish her husband's birthday as a national holiday. In this presentation, Mrs. King talks about the first celebration, plans for future celebrations, and some of her work promoting peace and freedom around the world.    Segment 1 (starting at 00:36): The first and second celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Mrs. Coretta Scott King's speech is from BJC's 20th National Religious Liberty Conference, held in October 1986.  Read the biography of Coretta Scott King on the website of the King Center at this link.  The theme for the 2024 King Holiday Observance is ‘Shifting the Cultural Climate through the Study and Practice of Kingian Nonviolence.' Visit the website of the King Center to learn more, including a list of different ways you can honor the day.  The Progressive National Baptist Convention was the denominational home of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Read more about their history at this link on their website.  “The King Center” is the name commonly used for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, which was established by Mrs. King in 1968.   Segment 2 (starting at 06:18): International work for nonviolence   Segment 3 (starting at 18:09): Hopes and plans for future celebrations   Segment 4 (starting at 23:26): Closing Click here to listen to a presentation from former Rep. Barbara Jordan during this same 1986 event, which we presented in episode 7 of this season. Respecting Religion is made possible by BJC's generous donors. You can support these conversations with a gift to BJC.

This episode is so appropriate this month that I couldn't help but re-release it. After Dr. Claudine Gay announced her resignation as president of Harvard University, Black women around the country (myself included) are left reeling. Many of us have experienced this kind of treatment before, the peak level scrutiny and the "throw anything at the wall and see what sticks" gaslighting and manipulation. I stand proud of Dr. Gay for protecting her peace and her energy. And this is why Impostrix Podcast is so necessary.Become a monthly donor!Receive your freebie! Working Within Your Values ToolkitSUBSCRIBE to the Validating Voice NewsletterEpisode Description from Season 1, Ep. 11:What does it take for Black and Latino/a/x scholars to break through the gatekeeping in academia? In this episode, we gain a deeper understanding of the struggle women of color encounter in the pursuit of tenure and how these inequities are reshaping the landscape of higher education.  Katie Acosta Ph.D., an academic trailblazer and fellow podcaster, shares her journey as a queer-identified, Afro-Latina professor and scholar navigating the complexities of higher education. In this conversation, Dr. Acosta discusses the impact of her identity on her career and on her experience working toward tenure. She gives truly cringe-worthy anecdotes about the barriers that exist for faculty of color (Black women even more specifically) in higher education which work as intended to drive away Black faculty and uphold the values of white supremacy. This discussion emphasizes the importance of intentional corrective actions to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Acosta shares her thoughts on what must happen to create a higher ed that is equitable and inclusive toward Black and brown women. Whitney and Dr. Acosta share plenty of laughs as they get really real to address common excuses used by institutions who fail to hire and retain people of color, that live by color-blind ideology, and bend knees to legal and structural barriers that hinder racial and cultural representation and inclusivity.Katie L. Acosta, Ph.D., is a queer, Afro-Latina mother, sociologist, scholar, professor and consultant, author, AND podcaster. Her research specializations include gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, family, Latina/o studies and immigration.Learn more about Dr. Acosta!Check out Intersectionality in the American South Podcast! Hosted by Dr. Acosta, this show explores the experiences of BIPOC individuals in the South, shedding light on structural issues and resilience. Listen to Episode 7 to hear Whitney talk about advocating for incarcerated people in Georgia.Buy Dr. Acosta's book, Queer Stepfamilies: The Path to Social and Legal Recognition.Learn about Whitney and find ways to support the show at www.ImpostrixPodcast.comFollow Impostrix Podcast on IG @ImpostrixPodcast.And, if you loved this episode, rate it!Support the showSUBSCRIBE to the Validating Voice NewsletterSUPPORT Impostrix Podcast

Send us a textThis episode is so appropriate this month that I couldn't help but re-release it. After Dr. Claudine Gay announced her resignation as president of Harvard University, Black women around the country (myself included) are left reeling. Many of us have experienced this kind of treatment before, the peak level scrutiny and the "throw anything at the wall and see what sticks" gaslighting and manipulation. I stand proud of Dr. Gay for protecting her peace and her energy. And this is why Impostrix Podcast is so necessary.Become a monthly donor!Receive your freebie! Working Within Your Values ToolkitSUBSCRIBE to the Validating Voice NewsletterEpisode Description from Season 1, Ep. 11:What does it take for Black and Latino/a/x scholars to break through the gatekeeping in academia?In this episode, we gain a deeper understanding of the struggle women of color encounter in the pursuit of tenure and how these inequities are reshaping the landscape of higher education. Katie Acosta Ph.D., an academic trailblazer and fellow podcaster, shares her journey as a queer-identified, Afro-Latina professor and scholar navigating the complexities of higher education.In this conversation, Dr. Acosta discusses the impact of her identity on her career and on her experience working toward tenure. She gives truly cringe-worthy anecdotes about the barriers that exist for faculty of color (Black women even more specifically) in higher education which work as intended to drive away Black faculty and uphold the values of white supremacy.This discussion emphasizes the importance of intentional corrective actions to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Acosta shares her thoughts on what must happen to create a higher ed that is equitable and inclusive toward Black and brown women. Whitney and Dr. Acosta share plenty of laughs as they get really real to address common excuses used by institutions who fail to hire and retain people of color, that live by color-blind ideology, and bend knees to legal and structural barriers that hinder racial and cultural representation and inclusivity.Katie L. Acosta, Ph.D., is a queer, Afro-Latina mother, sociologist, scholar, professor and consultant, author, AND podcaster. Her research specializations include gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, family, Latina/o studies and immigration.Learn more about Dr. Acosta!Check out Intersectionality in the American South Podcast! Hosted by Dr. Acosta, this show explores the experiences of BIPOC individuals in the South, shedding light on structural issues and resilience. Listen to Episode 7 to hear Whitney talk about advocating for incarcerated people in Georgia.Buy Dr. Acosta's book, Queer Stepfamilies: The Path to Social and Legal Recognition.Learn about Whitney and find ways to support the show at www.ImpostrixPodcast.comFollow Impostrix Podcast on IG Support the Show. SUBSCRIBE to the Validating Voice NewsletterSUPPORT Impostrix Podcast

In the past 12 to 18 months, there has been an abundance of dental surgery innovations that are bound to be the new base of learning and understanding to carry us forward. One such case is the innovation in dental implant placement on mandibular fibula reconstruction. We are joined today by Daniel Hammer, DDS, FACD, and FACS, to gain a better understanding of what this change means for the future of dental surgery. After Dr. Dan explains why he's so passionate about oral and maxillofacial surgery, he then details which patients are suitable for dental implants, common surgical challenges and how to overcome them, innovations worth noting from the past 18 months, and his graft-to-implant placement process. We also explore the paradigm shifts that have recently occurred in the industry, how successful mandibular fibula reconstructions generally are, how guided-operations systems will lead us to a better future, and everything you need to know about navigating implant failure.  Key Points From This Episode:A warm welcome to today's returning guest, Dr. Dan Hammer. Why Dr. Dan is so passionate about oral and maxillofacial surgery.Assessing which patients are suitable for dental implants. Surgical challenges and other things to be aware of in mandibular fibula reconstructions. Recent changes in surgical trends, and current innovations worth noting. The time Dr. Dan takes between the graft and the implant placement. The tissue level of the implants that he uses.  Exploring the success rate of mandibular fibula reconstructions.Navigating implant failure. How Dr. Dan spends his downtime. Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Dr. Dan Hammer on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-hammer-488809167/ Dr. Dan Hammer on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/drdanhammer Dr. Dan Hammer on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/dan.hammer.31  Naval Medical Center San Diego — https://sandiego.tricare.mil/ University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry — https://dental.pacific.edu/dental Uniformed Services University — https://www.usuhs.edu/  ‘Episode 83: Dan Hammer' — https://www.buzzsprout.com/1404670/9631043-dr-dan-hammer-experience-as-a-single-degree-fellowship-trained-head-and-neck-surgeon-in-the-armed-forces.mp3 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck — https://www.amazon.com/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-Counterintuitive/dp/0062457713 KLS Martin — https://www.klsmartin.com/en/  KLS Martin 35% Discount Code — StuckiFavs Everyday Oral Surgery Website — https://www.everydayoralsurgery.com/ Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/everydayoralsurgery/ Everyday Oral Surgery on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EverydayOralSurgery/Dr. Grant Stucki Email — grantstucki@gmail.comDr. Grant Stucki Phone — 720-441-6059

Kaya and Aaron have the holy and unholy spirit in them as they welcome their friends Don Julio and D'usse to the podcast. After Dr. Jackie's non-apology, the two say how they feel about her viral ‘Black Women Crying Wolf' interview. After the proper dragging, they get into Carlos Kings' infamous interviews with Quad Webb and Mariah Huq. The two then go to Salt Lake City where Aaron has a theory about what that upcoming phone call is about. Tipsy but not turvy, Kaya then explains why the City Girls are down 1000 points over gas station peen on Winter House and Southern Charm. Grab a tall one or a shot glass and join us for the raucous ride. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode Nez visits a upscale mansion with Dr Bill Harford for a wild time in the 1999 Stanley Kubrick film EYES WIDE SHUT. After Dr. Bill Hartford's (Tom Cruise) wife, Alice (Nicole Kidman), admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.   Hit up E Society on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/ESocietyPodcast/ Check out our ESP Spotify For Podcasters feed: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/esoc E Society YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCliC6x_a7p3kTV_0LC4S10A E Society and Mac-Nez t-shirts Tee Public: http://tee.pub/lic/9ko9r4p5uvE X: @esocietypod @macnezpod @TheoZissou Instagram: @esocietypod @thezissou @macnezpod Nez and Taylor Blu-ray IG pages: @bluraynez @blurayterror TikTok: @esocietypod  

After attending ASN Kidney Week, Bluestar Principal Jeff Fineberg sits down with Dr. Pietro Canetta to talk all things IgA nephropathy (IgAN). After Dr. Canetta provides a brief summary of his IgAN lecture at Kidney Week, Emerging Therapeutic Options in IgA Nephropathy, the two discuss the Filspari (sparsentan) data presented from both the PROTECT study, in IgAN, the DUPLEX study, in FSGS. From there, Dr. Canetta opines on the value of surrogate endpoints in predicting the three D's of CKD: death, dialysis, and doubling of serum creatinine (SCr). Dr. Canetta briefly discusses Novartis' press release announcing the positive Phase II data with atrasentan, another ETA RA, before the conversation shifts to other drug classes and therapeutic targets, including SGLT2 inhibitors, and B-cell activation (i.e., APRIL/BAFF). Finally, Jeff asks Dr. Canetta about whether the recent advancements in IgAN are generalizable to other glomerular diseases, and what might be the determinants of this. Jump to specific topics in the conversation: 00:00 Recap + guest intro/bio + Kidney Week lecture summary 05:05 Filspari (sparsentan) trial results from PROTECT (IgAN) and DUPLEX (FSGS) 12:25 Value of surrogate endpoints in predicting three D's - death, dialysis, and doubling of SCr - in glomerular disease 19:55 Atrasentan press release 23:05 The "four-hit" hypothesis of IgAN pathogenesis and SGLT2i 26:10 B-cell activation (APRIL/BAFF) as a therapeutic approach in IgAN 31:55 Generalizability (and lack thereof) of therapeutic approaches to other glomerular diseases 37:25 Where to learn more Helpful links: PROTECT Study (Filspari/sparsentan in IgAN) DUPLEX Study (Filspari/sparsentan in FSGS) Novartis press release (atrasentan in IgAN) ENVISION Study (sibeprenlimab in IgAN) Columbia Glomerular Center For more information about Bluestar BioAdvisors, please visit our website.

Wilmer Leon and Tom Porter discuss , as we exist in a political duopoly, what is the African American community to do when neither party is interested in representing its interests and the community does not seem willing to demand that they do.  The geopolitical landscape is changing from a unipolar world with the US as the unipolar hegemon to a multipolar world.  The US empire and neo-colonialism are struggling to survive.  This is a perfect moment in history for the African American community to coalesce with other oppressed peoples and implement change.   You can find me and the show on social media by searching the handle @DrWilmerLeon on X (Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube. Our Facebook page is www.facebook.com/Drwilmerleonctd All our episodes can be found at CTDpodcast.com. Transcript: Wilmer Leon (00:14): I'm Wilmer Leon. Here's the point. We have a tendency to view current events as though they occur in a vacuum, failing to understand the broader historical context in which most events take place. During each episode of this program, my guests and I will have probing, provocative, and in-depth discussions that connect the dots between current events and the broader historic context in which these events occur. This will enable you to better understand and analyze the events that impact the global village in which we live. What are we to do when neither party is interested in representing our interests and we don't seem to be willing to demand that they do? For insight into this, let's turn to my guest. He's a lifelong activist and scholar, former dean of the African-American Studies Department at Ohio University, and former director of the King Center in Atlanta, and former host of morning conversations with Tom Porter. He's Tom Porter. Tom, welcome, and let's connect some dots. Tom Porter (01:21): Good morning and thanks for having me Wiler. Wilmer Leon (01:23): So Tom, there's a lot going on right now. There are certain times or moments in history when you look back at some time later and you say, wow, that was a pivotal moment. That was the time that changed the world, the industrial revolution, the first man on the moon, the assassination of Dr. King. I believe that we're in one of those moments right now, the transformation from a unipolar to a multipolar world with the US no longer being the unipolar hegemon, the US Empire and Neocolonialism are struggling to survive. Tom, with that being understood, your assessment of what I've just stated and what are we to do? Tom Porter (02:12): It's an interesting question. At the same time that the world is, and rightly so focused on the events that are happening in the Middle East, not dealing with it in terms of a historical context, but at the same time that this is happening, there's a big meeting in China celebrating 10 years of the Belt Road Initiative where countries from all over the world are there. We are at a pivotal moment in history and what's happening in the Middle East. It is a reflection of that. It's a reflection of something historically that was wrong from the very, very, the state of Israel was founded in 1948, not in the biblical times of old. And not only was it founded in 1948, and the question you have to really ask yourself, why did they simply allow the Jews to stay in Europe? That's an interesting question. So now if you look at what is happening in the Middle East and if you deal with the results and not how the results were obtained, that is the state of Israel is a geopolitical construct. (03:37) I say that because it was put where it was put, not because it had something to do with the Bible or history, but because it was a strategic move on the part of the West to solve a problem of what to do with the Jews in Europe and also to solve a problem of establishing a geopolitical body in the Middle East to checkmate the Arabs. But while this is going on, the world has moved on. It's no longer a duopoly. It is no longer the West that's dominating. It's not only China, but it's various other organizations and formations around the world in Africa and Latin and Central America, and even in Asia, all pointing in one direction that is trying to find a way to solve the pressing problems of today, which cannot be solved unless you have a multipolar world. Wilmer Leon (04:48): You mentioned the 10th anniversary of China's Belt and Road initiative in the fact that a number of countries from all over the world came to China in order to convene, and you had President Putin spending three hours meeting with President Xi, and this is a rarity. When Putin and Lavrov traveled, foreign Secretary Lavrov traveled together. Lavrov goes to meet with Wangee, the Chinese foreign minister, and they're talking about all kinds of trade initiatives. They're talking about security initiatives, all of this taking place, and the United States isn't in the room. That, in my opinion, speaks volumes about how the world has changed. Tom Porter (05:46): Well, the West is no longer the center of the world. The West is no longer the dominant force in the world, politically, economically and actually militarily because you have around the world, as I said, different organizations and formations and the west has been left out. I mean, take Israel for years. Yesterday the United States representative of the UN vetoed a proposition that was put on the table by Brazil, vetoed it as it has in the past, and that is whenever the subject of Israel misdeeds would come up at the UN and it would pass overwhelmingly, but it was vetoed by the United States. The problem is now that the world is not paying any attention to that veto. But what is also interesting in all of this, Wilma, is the presence of blacks out front representing this country. It was a black woman who vetoed it, Linda Thomas Greenfield. (07:09) Yes, it was Lloyd Austin who went to Israel, went to Israel, and then there was this deputy who I'd never heard of, this black guy who popped up and they always put us out front. We were always out front, but there's never any reciprocity, and that's one of the problems in the African world, including here in this country, is the lack of an understanding of reciprocity because there's no agenda. The last time there was an agenda was the agenda at the Gary Convention. That was the last time. I mean, for instance, everybody wants us to support their position, but we never ask them, what is your position on reparations? Not reparations in some little city out in Illinois that decides that it's going to give a few houses away, but reparations in the same sense that Israel got reparations, the Jews got reparations, the Japanese got reparations. We don't even put it on the table. Where's the black caucus in this? Do they have a position on what's going on in the Middle East? Do they really see any relationship between what's going on in the Middle East and what's happening to us in this country? Gentrification is nothing more than a move against black people to take land in the fifties and sixties. (08:42) They call it urban renewal. We call it negro removal when they put expressways through every major black community in this country that they could, and therefore separating not only black people in terms of communities, but also limiting the possibility that we would be able to act as a force, a unified force. Wilmer Leon (09:07): Go ahead. Tom Porter (09:07): So we don't make the connections between what is happening in the Middle East and potentially what could happen to us in this country as we are marginalized more and more. It's not just gentrification, but it's also the reduction of the quality of education and our school systems. It's also the quality of healthcare. It's everything that we consider the misery index, Wilmer Leon (09:42): And it's all of those things, the misery index that we keep being told that we can't afford to ameliorate or we can't afford to solve, but somehow we can find a hundred billion dollars to send to Ukraine. We can now have a president in Joe Biden who wants to send not only money to Ukraine, but now also send more money to the settler colonial state known as Israel. And you even have Janet Yellen, the Secretary of the Treasury, saying, oh, we can fight wars. We can afford to fight wars on two fronts. That's not a problem at all. Well, if we can fight a war on two fronts, then why can't we fight the war on poverty? Why can't we fight the war on homelessness? Why can't we pay teachers in this country who are supposed to be educating the most significant resource in our culture, our children? Then why can't we afford to pay them more? Why can't we fight those fronts instead of printing money in order to send to Ukraine and in order to send to the settler colonial state known as Israel? Tom Porter (11:06): Exactly. And the problem that I'm having in all of this Wilma, is, and as I talk with my friends, I say the fundamental question that we must ask ourselves today. What does all of this mean for us? Should we have representatives at the Belt and Road Initiative in China? I visited Palestine and Lebanon years ago in a delegation that was led by Jack odell, and one of the things that I admired about the Palestinians, even though they were in a large ghetto, they were organized. They had their own Red Cross, they had their own school system. They acted as if they were in exile. We act as if we belong to something, which each and every day is saying to us that you could stay here, but under our conditions, and we have to really ask ourselves, should we? The UN has already said that the conditions of black people in this country is similar to crimes against humanity. Should this woman who represents the United States represent us at the un or should we have our own? We have to connect ourselves to the forces that are moving forward, not continue to stay and plead each and every day for the devil to accept us in hell. Wilmer Leon (12:47): What I hear you saying there is we should be having an international Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. We should, as Mrs. Hamer did at the Democrat Convention because Mississippi would not seat black, a black delegation that we should create our own and take that to the United Nations. Tom Porter (13:16): Exactly. We have to act as we really are. We are people who are really in exile, whether we believe it or not, there was never any intention to free the slaves and there was never any intention when they were freed to honor that freedom in any meaningful way was never a 40 acres in a mule. I mean, there was never, they had no plan for black people of African descent in this country beyond slavery any more than they had a plan to give the land back to the Native Americans. They never had any plan, and they still don't have a plan. And we have been continuing in each generation, our politics has been focused on trying to convince the people who run this country that we are worthy of being a part of this piece of SHIT. Rather than saying, Hey, I mean it's like critical race theory. (14:25) Why should we be concerned about whether white people want to know about black people? We should be concerned about knowing about ourselves, knowing what our history is, what our history has been. It should be taught in every place that black people gather in the churches and the neighborhood houses and what have you, but we shouldn't be concerned about that. But if people seeking freedom would not be concerned whether or not they're enemies who have been their enemies and will always be their enemy because of the nature of the capitalistic system, they can't solve the problem of black people or the native Americans of brown people, of working people, of poor people within the confines of capitalism. It is impossible. Wilmer Leon (15:14): You mentioned putting black faces on the front of all of this. If we shift the conversation, for example to Haiti, that would be a perfect example of what you're talking about. It's Hakeem Jeffries who has been traversing the Caribbean, trying to convince Caribbean countries to join the US invasion of Haiti. I believe Kamala Harris was a part, I know she's not part of the CBC, but she was at one point that she also was down at Racom trying to convince Caribbean countries to back the US invasion of Haiti. And now they finally convinced Kenya to get on board and send a thousand Kenyan. So-called policemen to Haiti, and fortunately the Kenyan Supreme Court has said not so fast they think that this move violates the Kenyan constitution. But I just use that as an example of how African-Americans are put on the face. I call it minstrel internationalism because it's black face on white folks foolishness Tom Porter (16:37): Without a doubt. They haven't really asked anybody black to comment on what is happening in the Middle East. Only to say that I support the state of Israel or the state of Israel has a rhythm. Wilmer Leon (16:52): Right to exist. Tom Porter (16:53): Right to exist and right to defend itself. Well, that's an interesting question because it goes back to 1948. It's not like this is an old situation, and it was a land grab that the people who settled and formed the state of Israel were not from that part of the world world. Their history was in Europe. And that's why I say it was a geopolitical construct. I mean, they considered putting it where Uganda is, and then they were going to put it in Latin America. So they considered a number of different places. So there's nothing sacrosanct about the state of Israel because the other thing is they say that Israel is the only democracy in the, if in fact Palestinians were allowed to vote in elections in Israel, Wilmer Leon (17:57): They'd be outnumbered. Tom Porter (17:59): Yeah, they'd be outnumbered. But again, we have to ask ourselves, what does this all mean for us? Biden's making these crazy statements. What does it mean to us? What does it mean to us that we give Israel more money than we give the whole continent of Africa every year, but we take more out of the continent of Africa every year. Wilmer Leon (18:32): Go ahead, finish that. Tom Porter (18:33): Then we take out of any other continent. Wilmer Leon (18:36): And to that point, that's one of the things that motivated Niger to throw the French out of Niger, which was we have some of the most precious resources in our country that are extracted from our country every year and somehow some way we're one of the poorest countries in the world. And they were saying, we have to change that dynamic. And what did they do took, and you know what? I think this is a great place to talk about the difference between flag independence and real freedom. Because for example, when you look at Palestine, they have a flag. When you look at Niger, they have a flag. When you look at so many of these former colonial states, which are now neo-colonial states, they got their independence, which means they got a flag, they got a government to a great degree, they control a lot of their politics, but what they don't control was their economies. And when you control your economy, you then have real freedom. And that's what a lot of these resistance movements now are about, is controlling their, what did Gil Scott Heron say? When I control your resources, I control your world. Tom Porter (20:10): That's right. It's interesting because I'm constantly having to remind my friends from the Caribbean that who like to talk about we have our own flag, and I have to constantly remind them that brother and sister, that's just another place where the slave ship stop. Don't get this stuff twisted. And it's very important that we understand that because they are using, do you notice that people who were black Americans now refer to themselves as black American of Jamaican descent, black Americans, of what they were comfortable in being black Americans. And now that they understand that the country is using them, the Black studies movement was undermined by bringing reactionary Africans and people from the Caribbean into leadership. You don't have to take my word for it, do a survey. So because you can come here and don't have a commitment to the struggle of black people in this country, and you leave the real struggle that's going on in your country. So we're beginning to see that not only, but just notice this from now on, people who now say that I'm a black American and of so-and-so, but when you were taking advantage of everything that we had fought for, you were happy in being a black American. Wilmer Leon (21:37): But here's a point that I haven't heard anybody mention, and that is the Balfour Agreement from 1917, which is where the whole agreement to establish a colony in Palestine was agreed to in London. And one of the provisions of the Balfour Declaration was the civil rights and protections of the indigenous Palestinians will not be assaulted. They will be protected. In fact, if you read the Balfour Declaration, Israel isn't mentioned. All it talks about is a homeland for Jewish people in Palestine with a capital P. Tom Porter (22:33): That's interesting. But see, there you go, raising those vicious truths, Wilmer Leon (22:39): Connecting the dots, Tom Porter (22:43): Which is really so important that we understand, as Cabral would say, connecting the struggles that we understand the interrelatedness of the world in which we live, in which China talks about bringing the world together to solve pressing problems, Wilmer Leon (23:01): As does Russia, Tom Porter (23:03): Right? The West, basically everything is a matter of national security. They're motivated. The new justification for every dirty deeded that they want to do is it's a matter of national security. If black people really begin to push hard, they're going to say that it's a matter of national security that we have to deal with. Not that the issue that they're raising is not important. They're not even talking about unifying the world even to solve the problem of climate. They're not talking about peace. They're talking about war, strategic interests and what have you. They're not even discussing building a better world, because if they talked about building a better world, they would have to change the system. And I mean something as simple as trying to solve the climate problem. Well, you could always say that by so-and-so and so-and-So we're going to eliminate the use of automobiles and have more public transportation more. I mean, you can go some places in this country, like my state of Ohio, if you don't have a car, you can't get around. There's no rail system. I mean, one of the things about the east coast, you can go to Philly, you can go to New York, or you get in the Midwest, it gets tricky. Wilmer Leon (24:40): You can go to Europe and never need a car with trains and buses and subway systems. You can go to Europe and never need a driver's license. Tom Porter (24:54): It's a mess, I tell you. Wilmer Leon (24:56): But you know, I'm glad that you brought up war versus solving problems because going back to the meeting that recently took place in China, while that meeting was taking place in China and they were cutting economic deals, they were cutting development deals, they were talking about how to make the world safer and improve the world. Joe Biden was in the Middle East fanning the flames of war, encouraging Netanyahu to invade Gaza, telling him, I've got your back. Go ahead and go on in. And I found it ironic that a couple of weeks ago, maybe a month or so ago, we were looking forward to the Saudis signing a deal, an agreement to recognize the colony known as Israel. And then once Hamas went in and sent those missiles into the colony, the settler colony, Saudi Arabia said, no, that's probably not a good idea right now we need to sit back and reevaluate all of this. Tony Blinken goes to Saudi Arabia and Mohammed bin Salman makes him wait damn near an entire day before MBS sits down with Blinken sending a very clear message. The dynamic is changing Tom Porter (26:45): Because what the Arab nations have to deal with Wilmer Leon (26:50): Are the Arab people, Tom Porter (26:51): The Arab people, the Arab streets, and you got mostly all over the world. The population is getting younger and younger in Africa, in the Middle East, in Asia. It's getting young and younger, and they definitely want a better world, a world free from war. And what Biden and blinking and these people are all selling more war. Why would you send more military weapons to a country that's already just overburdened with weapons? And the thing that they don't mention in any of these discussions is that Israel has nuclear weapons that's always had them. And in contrast to when South Africa gained this political independence, the one thing that they had agreed to was to emulate their nuclear weapons. South Africa had nuclear weapons under apartheid, and one of their leading, if not leading most important trading partner was Israel. Was Israel. When people say Israel is an apartheid state, it has always supported apartheid. So that's not really, but a small step from supporting apartheid someplace else and instituting the same practices in your country. And Biden goes without any understanding, without any mentioning of the apartheid nature of Israel or in mentioning in a real meaningful, substantive sense, freedom, justice, inequality for the Palestinians. He didn't even mention the two state solution, I don't think. Wilmer Leon (28:47): No. What he did mention that he did in his last speech, he did utter the words to state solution. But what he did not do as he called for peace, he never talked about equality for the Palestinians. And he talked about democracy, but he never spoke about democracy for the Palestinians. Because if you talk, people need to ask themselves this question, what does it mean when Netanyahu or Ben or Mulch talks about an Israeli state? Nobody asks, what does that mean? And it's important for me to say right here, this is not an antisemitic conversation. This has absolutely nothing to do with Jews because this has everything to do with Zionism. And it's important for people to understand. Not all Jews are Zionists, and not all Zionists are Jews. So this conversation has nothing to do with antisemitism. It has everything to do with freedom and justice, not only for the Palestinians, because it has everything to do with freedom and justice for the world. Because if you solve that problem of the settler colonial state and the genocide that's being exercised in the settler colonial state, you can solve a lot of other problems at the same time. Tom Porter (30:40): Well, Israel will never be safe within its borders until it deals fairly with the Palestinians. I mean, you can't just, as Fanon would say, we rebel because we can't breathe. We rebel because we can't breathe. You have 2 million people pushed together in what is nothing but a ghetto. And then you're taking more and more of that each day. You're shooting more and more of them each day. We have to get beyond this notion that if we criticize Israel or if we criticize some behavior of some members of the Jewish community, that we will be accused of antisemitism. (31:29) We have to get beyond that. I mean, clearly they're going to anything that you say that is not in line with what APAC or one of those other organizations, you're antisemite. And so if you go for that, you will never say anything, even if it's in your interest. It's not in Hakeem Jeffries interest to be talking about, we got your back, Israel. They don't have your back. Where's the reciprocity? It's not in the interest of this black woman up in the UN doing the bidding of the United States by vetoing, by doing what the United States has always done. It is not in our interest. It is not an interest of black people. And you can't say that I'm doing my job because you can always leave your job. I mean, if you are doing something that's not in your interest, you're crazy. Wilmer Leon (32:30): You mentioned a world free from war, and I want to just reiterate the point that at that economic in China, they weren't talking about war. They were talking about peace. But what does Gil Scott Heron say? Ask them what they're fighting for and they'll never tell you the economics of war because you were asking about why is the United States sending more weapons into the region? The reason is Lockheed Martin makes a lot of money when they do Raytheon, which by the way, our Secretary of Defense sat on the board of makes a lot of money when they do. That's why these cluster munitions are being sent into Ukraine. Why? Because they've been sitting on the shelf for years because they've been banned internationally. They want to clear their basements and their shelves, say again, Tom Porter (33:34): Their inventory. Wilmer Leon (33:35): They want to clear their inventory why? So they can get contracts for new weapons. That's what a lot of this is all about. And because sending more weapons into Ukraine at this stage of the game isn't going to change the dynamics on the battlefield. That war is over. It's done. The only question now to answer is how much longer does the United States want to push Ukraine to continue to take this weapon? That's the only question. Tom Porter (34:07): And the fact is sitting, all these are matters into the Middle East, these ships and what have you. It's just a show and supporting the military industrial complex because the United States is not going to get involved in a war in a Middle East because it will inflame the whole Middle East and the state of Israel will cease to exist if that happens. So I mean, it is bs, but there's an old saying that capitalism can only grow under war, and socialism can only grow, can grow only in peace. And so the Chinese know that if we can build a better mousetrap, and we can't do that if we just trying to build up an army, what have you, we have an army, what have you, but we don't want to get in any kind of war at all. We're not going to get sucked into something. With Taiwan, we played a long game. The Taiwanese are Chinese people, and there's a difference between the government and people. So capitalism, the history of capitalism has been, war has been plundering, has been rape. That's the history of capitalism. It was founded Wilmer Leon (35:27): Markets and resources, markets, resources and labor. That's Tom Porter (35:34): We were both the market and the labor. Wilmer Leon (35:36): We, well, in fact, many will argue that that's one of the reasons why they had to end enslavement in this country was because they needed those enslaved individuals as customers. Tom Porter (35:52): That's interesting because that is basically what we are even in the country days, is consumers. (36:01) Consumers. And if we would stop, my godson has a book, the Myth of Black Buying Power, which is true. But the other side of that is that the strength that we do have is to withdraw participation in the game of capitalism except where necessary. That is real power. The guy who on the bus in Montgomery, he never quit lacking blacks, never quit discriminating against blacks in his mind. But he had to decide whether or not he was going to have a bus company or not, and he just held his nose and said, they can ride anywhere they want to ride. Wilmer Leon (36:48): Which is one of the things I always, and you were much closer to that than I was, than I ever could have been. I always felt that one of the mistakes that we made early in that game was getting back on the bus. Once we decided to not ride the bus. We should have sent the bus company into bankruptcy. Tom Porter (37:11): Right. And started our own. Wilmer Leon (37:14): Exactly. Exactly. Tom Porter (37:17): I mean, the history of black people in this country is that when we did our own, we had more power and greatest strength and greater community. You take the, I remember growing up with the Negro Leagues, it was nothing like it. And who cared about what Babe Ruth or somebody else was doing? Wilmer Leon (37:44): We had Hank Aaron, right? We had Josh Gibson. Tom Porter (37:47): The whole myth that black quarterbacks didn't have whatever it took to be quarterbacks, whatever were quarterbacks in every black high school to every black college in the country. They just wasn't playing in the NFL. Wilmer Leon (38:00): And look at the NFL today, Tom Porter (38:02): Right? And that is why the Negro Leagues, and that's a whole nother discussion about Jackie Robinson, not him personally, but the integrating of baseball had absolutely nothing to do, but fairness of being right by black people. It had to do with the fact that more people were going to see black baseball than was going to see white baseball. And whenever black baseball and white baseball meant black Wilmer Leon (38:33): Baseball, baseball won. Tom Porter (38:37): The same is true with the A, B, A and the NBA. More people were going to watch Dr. J and Artist Gilmore, they were going to watch the NBA. So we say we got to merge it. And it's so much that in America, it's like the difference between jazz and black music. Anybody can play jazz, but everybody can't play Wilmer Leon (38:59): Black music. Can't play black music. Well, it's interesting that you brought up the ABA and the NBA and comparing that to the integration of baseball, because when they integrated baseball, they didn't bring the black teams into Major League baseball. No, they did not. They brought the black players because if you bring the black teams, you have to bring black ownership. And I think it was Queen Mother Moore. And again, you may know that, you probably know that history a whole lot better than me, but I thought it was Queen Mother Moore in New York that kept advocating for don't take the players out of the Negro Leagues, integrate the teams. But when they went to the A, b, A and the NBA, the ABA was still, that was white ownership in the A, B, A. It was white ownership in the NBA. So what did they do with the A, B, A? They integrated players and teams instead of just players. Because if they had done the same thing with basketball that they did with baseball, a lot of those A teams would've folded. Tom Porter (40:08): You're absolutely right. You're absolutely right. So same, we see the same thing playing out today, and they give us Jay-Z and Queen B give us Obama and Michelle. They give us all of these things. And at the same time that the life for the majority of black people in this country is getting worse because it's good that magic decides to give some black kid a scholarship, but that's not the same as quality education for all black kids. That's like a lottery. You get lucky if Magic knows you or jz. JZ gets to do the Super Bowl a halftime at the Super Bowl, but that doesn't mean anything to these black kids who are out in the street, who can't go to the Super Bowl, can't go to a local NFL game, Wilmer Leon (41:17): May not have a television in their home to watch the Super Bowl. Tom Porter (41:21): It doesn't really mean anything. And so this kind of tokenism and we get caught up in it. I mean, right now we're kind of caught up in what's that? Will Smith and Jada? Jada Ja Wilmer Leon (41:34): Pinkett. Tom Porter (41:34): I don't know what it's all about, and I don't really care because it's really not that important. It just really isn't that important. So we have to be very, very, Wilmer Leon (41:44): Or the discussion about Tyler Perry and what Tyler Perry is doing and how great it is for black people, even though he has a non-union organization in Atlanta, and we know what unions did to help create the black middle class. He made a lot of his money playing off of stereotypes of black people. Tom Porter (42:08): He still, I mean, I think about a week ago I saw one of his movies, it was late at night. I turned on a movie. It was why I got Married or something. And it's basically black people playing white people in black face. That's basically what it is. I mean, the kind of issues that they have and the kind of jobs that they have Wilmer Leon (42:31): And the responses and solutions that are provided are not ours. In fact, I remember Barack is saying They playing you better than you. Tom Porter (42:42): No question. Wilmer Leon (42:45): So here's the question, Tom, what are we to do? We're looking at 2024 right now. We're looking at Trump and Biden don't know if Trump's going to get there because he may wind up in jail. Don't know if Biden's going to get there. He doesn't really know where he is. So given that right now, that's what we have. They're talking about Robert Kennedy now has declared he's going to run as an independent. Dr. West has left the Green Party and he's running as an independent. So to those that are watching and listening right now, Tom, what are we to do in a duopoly where neither party is concerned about us and we don't seem to be concerned about demanding that they are. Tom Porter (43:46): One of the reasons why they had to derail Jesse's campaign had and the Democrats derailed his campaign and led by a segment of the Jewish community. People forget that when Jesse announced that he was running for president and the convention center in Washington dc, the Jewish Defense League interrupted his announcement. And everywhere Jesse went in those early days, and in those early days, he called it the road team. It was myself, Jesse, and Florence Tate, the press secretary. We were traveling from city to city, and the JDL was harassing us at every place that we went. And it was because of the nation of Islam providing us security of security that they backed off. I can remember our first meeting in New York with a Jewish community, Jewish leaders in New York. Percy Sutton met us backstage with a Yama Corps in his head explaining to us how we had to deal with how we had to relate with Jews. (45:09) So the Jaime thing, they never heard. Jaime and Jesse never used Jaime in a negative derogative way. I mean, the Jewish community would tell you, New York is theirs, so they don't have a problem. Ask Chuck Schumer, right? So they didn't have a problem with that. Ask Gregory Meeks. But the base of the Democratic Party was labor and the black community labor split. A lot of labor went for Donald Trump. Trump. Some went for Biden. The black community is the only community that has remained loyal to the Democratic Party. The Democratic party. There's nothing on the agenda that speaks to any concrete solution to what black people need and deserve nothing at all. So my position is I'm not going to focus on the less of two evils. That's evil. Yeah, evil is evil. And that's been going on for a very long time. And we've come up short. (46:30) We came up short with Obama. We came up short with Clinton. We came up with both of the bushes. We keep coming up short. The only person who sincerely attempted to address the issues of black people was Jimmy Carter. And of course it got him in trouble. So we have to begin to think it's good to run as an independent, and I'm glad to see Cornell West through that, but he does not have the base and the understanding and the clarity that Jesse had in the notion of a rainbow coalition and the Rainbow Coalition. We used to call it the domestic third world in the sixties, the unity of black, brown and yellow people and whoever else wanted to you because that's where the strength is. And so unless Cornell West could pull it off and he can't, but we must independently, we must have an agenda that says, if you want our vote, this is what we're going to do. (47:35) And if you're not willing to do this, then we're not voting for you because you're going to come up, which we're going to come up with snake eyes anyhow. Because when you get in, as Biden has done, he does a lot of symbolic stuff and he's got some symbolic clowns around him, Clyburn Sharp, Al, and this group and all the people. I mean, there's just some interesting stuff that's happening and we're getting left out of it. Nobody asks us what we think about any of these issues, how King Jeffries can speak about the state of Israel, but he can't speak about reparations. I mean, what good is he to us if he's not carrying our water? I mean, what good is Lloyd Austin if he's Secretary of Defense Wilmer Leon (48:31): And not defending us? Tom Porter (48:32): That's right. And all of these so that if they're not doing that and we have to call 'em out, we have to call out the Black Caucus. If you say you represent us, this is what we want you to do. We'd be better off without you. Wilmer Leon (48:48): And in the state of things today. In fact, I'm glad you mentioned the Black Caucus, because I've said for a very long time that when you look at the original, I think it was 13, when you look at the original Black Caucus and you look at where they came from, they came out of the struggle. They came out of the community and they came out of organizations and organic, many of them organic organizations within the community we're now a couple of generations removed from that. And I don't think that it's an accident that they are now less progressive, less effective than the original group that was known as the Conscience, conscience of the Congress Tom Porter (49:42): And less connected to the community because they're not funded by the community. They are funded by outside interests, and they no longer see that they have to represent us. They don't go home to their communities. You don't hear anything from, I don't know any members of the black community, somebody, I mean Meeks, I don't know anything about Black Caucus. Yeah, black Caucus. I don't even know them anymore. I used to know all of them. I used to participate, but it's nothing to participate in now. And we've got to have a whole new thinking that's in line with where the world is going, not where the world has been. So that we need to have both a domestic and international policy. We need to be connected with the Belt and Road initiative. I'm not talking about just black people in this country, and there are some African countries that are connected. Wilmer Leon (50:49): A lot of them are. Tom Porter (50:52): We've got to rethink what does Pan-Africanism mean today? Because it is still important. I mean, we've only been in this country a short while, so I mean, it ain't like we've been here for a long time. So as Africa is beginning to emerge, that we must emerge with it. We must have a new way of thinking about Pan Africans and what does it mean? And the Chinese are trying bit by bit to reorganize Ong and the African, Asian and Latin American conferences that used to take place in this country. I mean in the world, we have to rethink all of this, but we have to also in rethinking that realize that we need these formations in today's world. Wilmer Leon (51:46): We need these formations in today's world. And you talk about organizing, and a lot of people listening to this might say, well, what do you mean? Well, when you look at, for example, the L-G-B-T-Q community, they organized, they demanded, they got a president to come out, an African-American president to come out and support same-sex marriage. You look at the women's movement and they organized. They demanded, and they got an African-American president who very proudly and rightfully says, the first piece of legislation that I signed was the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. And now you have folks that'll say, well, why is the African-American community complaining when there are African-American members of the L-G-B-T-Q community, there are black women that benefited from the Lily led better Fair Pay Act. There's a difference between being an indirect beneficiary of a policy. There's a difference between being an indirect beneficiary of a policy and being a direct beneficiary of a policy. Tom Porter (53:04): Well, as I say, I believe in reciprocity. And if you come to me, and I've experienced this before in the past, people asking me to support something, I said, where do you stand on the issues that affect black people? Don't come to me and say that our struggles are similar. I mean, I don't need to tell me that your struggle is similar to mine. I need you to tell me where you stand on those issues that impact me. When Kamala Harris was in Africa recently, the complaint of the Africans is that she spent more time trying to convince them why they should be involved with the LG community. I can never say that, right? Too many letters, but they complained that that's all she was talking about, the Africans. But where does this community stand? Wilmer Leon (54:03): Lemme just quickly interject that in that issue of L-G-B-T-Q on the continent, that issue was not an indigenous issue or an organic issue to countries on the continent. That issue was brought there by white evangelicals Tom Porter (54:26): Who Wilmer Leon (54:26): Went there and raised that and presented that as something that mattered in countries that didn't give a damn about it. Tom Porter (54:39): Again, as I say, we got to have a clear agenda, and it's got to be rooted in reciprocity, and it's got to be an agenda that impacts African people wherever they are. And because if you don't think about it in a large sense, what you'll get is what's happening to reparations. I mean, I think it's Evanston, Illinois, which has for some reason, they of doing something with reparations, and now they become a leader in the reparations movement. And then we have to watch these organizations in the black community because people are leading organizations today who 20 years ago were anti-socialist, were anti-communist, Ron Daniels and your mentor, I would say your mentor, but Ron Walters, they were part of expelling Ami Baraka from the Black Political Movement because he was a socialist. And yesterday Ron Daniel's organization was in Grenada supporting the anniversary of Maurice Bishop's movement. But 20 years ago, these people were on the opposite side. It's interesting that the MacArthur Foundation gave Ron Daniels $500,000. I don't know what for, but I know a leopard doesn't change its spots either. So they're bringing all of these people back. Al Sharpton, who used to be a snitch. How do you decide that you're not going to be a snitch? You go in and tell the people you were snitching to, I'm not going to do it anymore. (56:29) But these people, they have to justify. How do you come from that to where you presenting yourself as a leader? After Dr. King and all of the great speakers we have, it's easy for you to become a speaker. You can just plagiarize turn around Dr. King of Malcolm and what have you. So it's not Mr. Say, Mr. Do and what have you been doing in the past? So we got to take a look at the leadership and not be afraid to reject them. I think Barack Obama and his wife looked good. They were good representation of how middle and upper class blacks should look. Wilmer Leon (57:19): But what did they do Tom Porter (57:21): Right? Tom Wilmer Leon (57:22): Porter, I got to thank you as always, my brother. Thank you so much for joining me today. Big shout out to my producer, melody McKinley. Thank you so much, folks for joining Connecting the Dots podcast. I'm Dr. Wimer Leon. This is where the analysis of politics, culture, and history converge. And remember, talk without analysis is just chatter, and we don't chatter on connecting the dots. Stay tuned for new episodes every week. Also, please follow and subscribe. Leave a review, share my show, follow me on social media. You can find all the links on the show in the show description. I'll see you next time. Until then, treat each day like it's your last because one day you'll be right. I'm Dr. Wilmer Leon. Peace and Blessings. I'm out

Dr. Chris Sullens, Kewanee School District Superintendent joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Tuesday to discuss Tuesday's Kewanee School Board Meeting. Dr. Sullens discussed getting a new contract completed with the Kewanee Education Association and the beneficial elements of the new contract for both sides. We also discussed Dr. Sullens' replacement as Superintendent which was announced on Monday. After Dr. Sullens retires at the end of the current school year, current Kewanee High School Principal, Rebecca Baney will be the new Kewanee School District Superintendent. Dr. Sullens had nothing but exemplary things to say about Mrs. Baney as his replacement. 

  Episode 24 Thomas Meixner The Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona had a very problematic student. After Dr. Thomas Meixner gave Murad Dervish a failing midterm grade, Murad began displaying increasingly violent behaviors. But while Dr. Meixner and several of his faculty appealed to the University administration and UA police force several times, little was done to deter Murad's violent outbursts. And though the university expelled Murad, the act would only serve to further enrage him, and Dr. Meixner became the target. On a quiet afternoon in October of 2022, Murad Dervish shot and killed Dr. Meixner in his own office, leading to an outcry from UA faculty that prompted the university to audit and revamp its safety procedures.    To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply  visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription.  For news, information, and updates about Campus Killings, or to contact the show, visit our website Follow Campus Killings on Social Media; Twitter & Facebook  Campus Killings is hosted by Dr. Meghan Sacks and Dr. Amy Shlosberg. Research and Writing by Abagail Belcastro Produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment Be sure to listen to Amy and Meghan's other podcasts: Women and Crime & Direct Appeal  

What do you do when your pet is struggling with chronic disease and the vets have no answers? Enter Dr. Marty Goldstein whose veterinary approach, known as "integrative medicine," combines the best of both traditional and alternative therapies to maximize our pet health.  After Dr. Marty lost 20 pounds on a macrobiotic diet, he started treating his veterinary patients with diet, nutrition and alternative modalities. One of Dr. Marty's patients, a dog named Kaiser, had low energy, difficulty moving, and problems with his skin and coat. Dr. Goldstein put him on a Macrobiotic doggy diet and the results were remarkable. Kaiser's energy surged, his coat gleamed, and his digestive system regained regularity. Even at 11 years old, Kaiser's best years were ahead of him, thanks to Dr. Marty's intervention. And he's been helping pets through his work as a doctor, author and star of the documentary film, The Dog Doc ever since.  If you missed part one of Dr. Marty's interview, don't forget go back to episode 439 of Food Heals. Plus - Stick around until the end of this episode, where I'll share the incredible healing stories of my own dogs, Jackson and Charlotte, and how I strive to keep my current beagle, Lily, healthy AF.  Thank You to Our Sponsors! CURED Nutrition You deserve to take control of your mental and physical health. CURED Nutrition is trying to make it easier for you to do exactly that. Formulated with their trinity of ingredients – a blend of full-spectrum cannabinoids, functional mushrooms, and adaptogens – Cure is your answer to finding the calm in every storm. Go to Curednutrition.com/foodheals and use code foodheals for 20% off. Organifi Organifi, is a line of organic superfood blends that offers plant based nutrition made with high quality ingredients. Organifi takes pride in offering the best tasting superfood products on the market at a price that works out to less than $3 a day. Go to www.organifi.com/foodheals and use code foodheals for 20% off. Just Thrive Health Probiotics  A Proven, Potent and Effective Spore Probiotic to Help You Be Your Healthier You. Just Thrive's breakthrough, award-winning probiotic contains the proprietary strain, Bacillus Indicus HU36®, which produces antioxidants directly in the digestive system where they can be best absorbed by your body. Go to www.justthrivehealth.com, and save 15% off using code foodheals15. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a scoreboard update from Brendan King, Coach and BK talk about some Notre Dame football. Then, Coach has a conversation with Len Clark about the Fighting Irish 41-17 win over Central Michigan. After Dr. Clark, Andy McCord of the Action Sports Network calls in to talk about his unique 12-hour high school football broadcast today at IWU. To close out the hour, Coach brings on Matt Theobald, the head coach at Hanover, to talk about a 67-17 win this afternoon over Olivet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Majority of farms and ranches are family-owned, but many of them fail because of strained or broken relationships. The success of a family farm depends on the ability of the family members to work together and communicate effectively. When these relationships break down, the farm is at risk of failure.In this episode, Dr. Greg Baer joins Jared Sorensen to talk about the importance of nurturing relationships with the people who are closest to your ranching operation and how having a strong support system can make all the difference in the success of your ranch.  Let's embark on a journey towards understanding, unity, and "Real Love." ABOUT THE GUEST: For twenty years, Greg Baer, M.D. was a highly successful surgeon, teacher, civic leader, and entrepreneur. But despite all his accomplishments, wealth, and respect, he felt empty and unhappy. He became a drug addict and nearly committed suicide. In his subsequent search for genuine happiness, he learned some principles that have changed the lives of hundreds of thousands. After Dr. Baer retired from one of the busiest solo eye surgery practices in the United States, he began a new career of writing, teaching, and speaking. He has so far written 17 books about relationships, marriage, and parenting, which have been translated into multiple languages, and published worldwide; produced the three-CD audio series, The Truth About Love and Lies; produced the six-DVD set (with Workbook) The Essentials of Real Love; produced the PBS television special, Real Answers, viewed nationwide; appeared on over 1500 radio and television programs from coast to coast in the United States; counseled personally with thousands of individuals and couples, profoundly changing their lives with the principles and power of Real Love; written thousands of blogs; conducted over 300 seminars and corporate trainings and delivered speeches to audiences around the world where he has taught the principles of Real Love; and developed a comprehensive website that offers Real Love education through video coaching, thousands of blogs, weekly video chats, support forums, and much more. An extensive Master Index is conveniently available to help you navigate through these resources. Dr. Baer and his wife, Donna, are the parents of seven children and live in Rome, Georgia. Get a copy of his book, "Real Love: The Truth About Finding Unconditional Love & Fulfilling Relationships " on Amazon.You can also visit his website or watch his videos on YouTube. Be sure to check out our previous episodes and click on the link to join our Webinar series:  https://www.agsteward.fyi/registration-page--1 or visit our YouTube channel. 

Because it's NOT bad, not all the time ;-) After Dr. Kerry's brilliant but hard-hitting previous episode, we wanted to return after summer with something gentler, funnier, and possibly even wholesome. This week, please join us as we talk to award-winning fantasy author RJ Barker. Despite dropping out of high school, suffering a chronic illness, losing one agent, and dying on sub , RJ has found his feet on the shaky ship of trad publishing. These days, he has 9 published books under his belt and many more on the way. We talk about about the clash of art versus business, the ever-present spectre of self-doubt, and how to keep your sanity and perspective in an industry that very easily strips both away. And above all, the 'pervasive and remaining joy' that is writing--the real reason we all got into this business.

Ticks are awful. They can give you Lyme disease, brain swelling, and can make you allergic to red meat. And as the world warms, they're steadily creeping further north.After Dr. Vett Lloyd contracted Lyme disease from a tick, she made it her mission to study these parasites. She tells us where ticks are, what to look out for, and what to do if you find one.Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com

Whether you're in the lab or the field, not feeling like yourself sucks. In this week's episode, both of our storytellers find a way to feel like themselves again. Part 1: Some harsh words from Sarah Kucenas' high school swim coach shake her confidence and she gives up her dream of being a pediatric neurosurgeon. Part 2: When Michael Herrera's COVID turns into long COVID, he struggles to feel like himself until he starts birding. Sarah Kucenas is fascinated by the developing brain. Specifically, she and her research group study how glia act as engineers of neural development. Her long-term goal is to understand the mechanisms that mediate cellular interactions between neurons and glia and use this information to better understand how the human nervous system is initially sculpted, maintained, and behaves during disease. Sarah earned a B.Sc. in Biology from Valparaiso University in 2000 and went on to earn a Ph.D. in Pharmacological & Physiological Science from Saint Louis University with Dr. Mark Voigt in 2005. After Dr. Kucenas' postdoctoral work with Dr. Bruce Appel at Vanderbilt University, she joined the faculty at the University of Virginia in 2009. Sarah has a 11-year-old daughter, Madelyn, 3 (VERY big) dogs, and is a life-long swimmer. Michael Herrera, PhD, is an atmospheric scientist, avid birder, and photographer. His work involves developing and implementing new methods for weather forecasting models, extending forecasts from the surface of earth all the way up to the international space station. He loves spending time outdoors, through birding, kayaking, or helping clean up the local marshes. After a prolonged battle with long COVID, he is rediscovering his curiosity and passion for everything the world has to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let's Connect: Instagram TikTok Lunch and Learn Patreon Family LINKS: Twitter Exchange Dr. Hotez says he was ‘stalked' in front of his home after Joe Rogan's Twitter exchange In this week's episode of the Real Physician Reacts series we are going to be talking about the recent Twitter exchange between Dr. Peter Hotez and Joe Rogan. After Dr. Hotez challenged Spotify on its inability to stop the misinformation spreading from Rogan's podcast. What happened next is akin to cyberbullying with countless other prominent anti-vaxxers including Elon Musk chiming in and offering large sums of money for Dr. Hotez to debate on his show for “charity”. Thankfully Dr. Hotez doesn't take the bait but it does end with anti-vaxxers showing up at the home of Dr. Hotez demanding the debate. Click here to watch the full episode... Several discussion points today; Why did Spotify get called out on behalf of Joe Rogan again Why we shouldn't be listening to someone listed on the disinformation dozen like Robert Kennedy Jr Why experts can not be seen as equals in this anti-vaxxer debate

When Michael Maddaus came home from school as a boy, he never knew what would be on the inside of his apartment door. It could have been his intoxicated mother, his abusive stepfather, or any degree of chaos in between. As he got older, he avoided being at home. Instead, he broke into homes, stole cars, experimented with drugs and alcohol, and escaped his home life in any way he could. After 24 arrests as a juvenile, his options were becoming clearer - prison or worse. Maddaus joined the US Navy for a reprieve. When he got out a few years later, a fortuitous encounter with a mentor changed his life forever. With the mentor's guidance, Michael Maddaus, the juvenile delinquent, transformed into Dr. Michael Maddaus, the world-class surgeon. In this interview, Dr. Maddaus talks about his difficult youth, how it helped him develop his resilience, and how that resilience prepared him for life as a surgeon. Dr. Maddaus also talks about how to create a Resilience Bank Account™ and he gives some very emotional advice for young people who may be struggling to find their way in life.After Dr. Michael Maddaus completed seven years of clinical surgical residency and three years of research, he joined the faculty of the University of Minnesota medical school. Over a 20-year career, Dr. Maddaus developed a robust clinical practice in complex and advanced minimally invasive surgery of the lungs and esophagus. He also became a full-time professor and vice chair of the Department of Surgery where he held the Garamella-Lynch endowed chair. Then, he stepped into his role as program director of the Department of Surgery's general surgical training program. Now Dr. Maddaus coaches physicians to turn their demanding schedules into fulfilled lives.

According to the National Library of Medicine, hypothyroidism or underactive thyroid affects up to 5% of the general population with an additional estimated 5% going undiagnosed. The lack of thyroid hormones can lead to irregularities in your metabolism, heart rate, and body temperature and trigger symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, and weight gain. 95% of people that are hypothyroid may actually have an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto's disease, in which the immune system creates antibodies that attack thyroid cells as if they were bacteria, according to Dr. Izabella Wentz. After Dr. Izabella Wentz received her Hashimoto's Thyroiditis diagnosis in 2009, she was shocked to see how limited information existed about Hashimoto's, hypothyroidism, and autoimmune conditions. This motivated Dr. Wentz to discover the root cause of the illness and focus on healing herself and others with Hashimoto's. Dr. Wentz spent years researching Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism. She has summarized her findings in her New York Times best-selling book, Hashimoto's Protocol: A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back.  In this episode, Dr. Izabella Wentz talks to Jen about the connection between adrenal and thyroid health, the rise of Hashimoto's disease, and the adrenal transformation protocol that will restore your body's health. Key Takeaways [02:07] - What led Dr. Izabella Wentz to study thyroid health. [07:52] - How to test for Hashimoto's disease. [09:56] - Why is Hashimoto's disease on the rise?  [13:19] - The connection between adrenal and thyroid health. [17:05] - How the research on adrenal fatigue has changed over time.  [19:50] - Why quick fixes don't necessarily help adrenal dysfunction. [22:20] - Dr. Izabella Wentz's adrenal transformation protocol. [24:11] - What are safety signals?  [27:45] - Client success stories from Dr. Izabella Wentz. [31:51] - Where to find Dr. Izabella Wentz. Quotes [22:21] - “My adrenal transformation protocol focuses on figuring out why the body feels like it's stressed right now. What are the threats that you're getting from your external or internal environment?” ~ Dr. Izabella Wentz [26:45] - “One of my favorite [recommendations] is actually adding pleasurable activities and doing more of the things that you enjoy. As adults, we are so focused on doing the things we have to do that we hardly ever find the time for the things that we want to do or feel like doing in the moment.” ~ Dr. Izabella Wentz [29:28] - “This is a really big myth that people have where they think they need to restrict themselves or be very strict on themselves and be very harsh to themselves, where when you turn it around and focus on just like really loving on yourself and giving your body what it needs, you can quickly turn that around.” ~ Dr. Izabella Wentz Links  Dr. Izabella Wentz | LinkedIn Dr. Izabella Wentz, PharmD, Thyroid Pharmacist Adrenal Transformation Protocol: A 4-Week Plan to Release Stress Symptoms and Go from Surviving to Thriving Hashimoto's Protocol: A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back ABCs of Adrenals Dr. Izabella Wentz on Facebook  Dr. Izabella Wentz on Instagram Connect with our host Jen on Instagram Jen on Facebook Wake Up and Read the Labels! Schedule a 15 Min Breakthrough Chat with a WURL Food Coach! Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts

The oral and maxillofacial board exam is a daunting prospect for even the most courageous of us. So today, we are joined once again by Dr. Matthew Pham to discuss everything related to the oral board exam and what you need to do to pass. Having recently passed his exam, Dr. Pharm shares how he studied for uncommon procedures, how the exam process is structured, what the final assessment looks like, and how he overcame his nerves. Our guest explains what you should be on the lookout for prior to your exam, how to present material in the right way, the importance of study groups and mock tests and leaning on alumni, and what you can expect on exam day. After Dr. Stucki walks us through his board exam process, Dr. Pham offers parting words of advice to those who are preparing for their oral board exams.Key Points From This Episode:Dr. Pham's initial thoughts on the oral board exam. How he prepped for his oral board exam. The way he studied for uncommon procedures. How the exams are structured: from the application to the test.A closer look at the way the final test is laid out. How to overcome nerves and stress in a public setting. What you should look out for when you begin studying for your oral board exam.  How to present material to the examiner in the right way.The wonders of forming study groups ahead of the exam and leaning on alumni. What you can expect on exam day. Debunking the notion of examiners having to fail a certain percentage of students. Taking a look at how Dr. Stucki tackled his oral board exams. Reiterating the importance of mock tests.Dr. Pham's parting words of advice to those preparing for their oral boards. Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Dr. Matthew Pham — https://mycenters.com/about/our-doctors/matthew-h-pham-dmd-md/Dr. Matthew Pham on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtpdds/Dr. Matthew Pham on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/phamomfs Royal Oak Dental Group — https://yoursmileteam.com/ American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery — https://www.aboms.org/Everyday Oral Surgery Website — https://www.everydayoralsurgery.com/ Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/everydayoralsurgery/ Everyday Oral Surgery on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EverydayOralSurgery/Dr. Grant Stucki Email — grantstucki@gmail.comDr. Grant Stucki Phone — 720-441-6059KLS Martin promo code EOSExo22 — https://www.klsmartin.com/  

In this spellbinding episode of Privacy Files, Rich and Sarah peel the layers off of the Chinese Spy Balloon incident that occurred over the United States from January 28 to February 4 2023. While this incident may have been an attempt by the Chinese government to gather intelligence from American military installations, there are further concerns that the technology included in the balloon's payload could have been used to surveil American citizens. According to the U.S. State Department, the spy balloon was likely capable of listening in on Americans' communications and pinpointing the location of those conversing on the ground. A State Department official said, “It had multiple antennas to include an array likely capable of collecting and geolocating communications. It was equipped with solar panels large enough to produce the requisite power to operate multiple active intelligence collection sensors.” The Pentagon now believes that China sent balloons over the continental U.S. at least four times over the past six years that went undetected. Rich and Sarah interviewed Dr. Juan Deaton about the science of radio waves and wireless communications technologies. Dr. Deaton is a research scientist and engineer who specializes in satellite communications. He has an extensive background in the areas of electrical and computer engineering, as well as wireless networking. After Dr. Deaton explains some common off-the-shelf technologies available for surveillance, the conversation moves to hypothetical scenarios. Should individual Americans be concerned? Can this type of surveillance technology be employed to intercept mobile phone communications? And if so, what can people do to better protect themselves from this invasion of privacy? We already know the FBI and the NSA have used cell-site simulator technology to surveil people's mobile phone conversations. "Stingrays" and "dirtboxes" are two types of surveillance devices reported to mimic a cell tower. This episode is informative and a bit unnerving at the same time. But in the end, Dr. Deaton helps put things in perspective. Links Referenced: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Chinese_balloon_incident https://time.com/6253974/chinese-balloon-worldwide-spy-operation/ https://time.com/6254318/chinese-balloon-spy-equipment-antennas/ https://time.com/6256389/chinas-spy-balloons-intelligence-mission/ https://www.diffen.com/difference/Analog_vs_Digital https://gizmodo.com/fbi-says-it-doesnt-need-a-warrant-to-listen-in-on-phone-1677609130 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/01/fbi-says-search-warrants-not-needed-to-use-stringrays-in-public-places/ https://gizmodo.com/the-stingray-is-the-virtually-unknown-device-the-govern-5843361 OUR SPONSORS: Anonyome Labs - Makers of MySudo and Sudo Platform. Take back control of your personal data. www.anonyome.com MySudo - The world's only all-in-one privacy app. Communicate and transact securely and privately. Talk, text, email, browse, shop and pay, all from one app. Stay private. www.mysudo.com Sudo Platform - The cloud-based platform companies turn to for seamlessly integrating privacy solutions into their software. Easy-to-use SDKs and APIs for building out your own branded customer apps like password managers, virtual cards, private browsing, identity wallets (decentralized identity), and secure, encrypted communications (e.g., encrypted voice, video, email and messaging). www.sudoplatform.com

This patient came to Dr. Jake with 5 causes for her rheumatoid arthritis. After Dr. Jake worked with her, she was symptom-free in just 2 months! In this episode, Dr. Jake breaks down how he figured out the root causes of her autoimmune condition of rheumatoid arthritis and what protocol he gave her to eliminate her symptoms and give her her life back without harmful drugs that don't actually heal the body! Find out more: https://integrativemedica.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-schmutz/message

Today, we're venturing into a postpartum topic — breastfeeding! After Dr. Stu tells Blyss about his last Los Angeles adventure, they are joined by the incredible Chelsea Poyo-Nieto BA, IBCLC who unpacks how to set yourself up for success with breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is a learned skill, and it's important to invest in your ability through a breastfeeding class and with a lactation consultant. In this episode, you'll learn how your birth experience and being in a hospital can affect the early days of breastfeeding, and ways to navigate the challenges that may arise.In this episode of Birthing Instincts:Your hospital experience can lead to breastfeeding strugglesBreastfeeding is a learned skillSkin-on-skin contact & why swaddling prevents nursingBenefits of breastfeeding over bottle-feedingBreastfeeding for baby's development & risk preventionWhat to know: birth weight, IV fluids, & mastitisThis show is supported by:LMNT | Go to drinklmnt.com/birthinginstincts to get a free sample pack with every orderNeeded | Visit thisisneeded.com and use the code BIRTHINGINSTINCTS for 20% off a one-time purchase or $100 off a 3-month subscriptionConnect with Chelsea:Website: www.boobssleephealing.comInstagram: @boobs.sleep.healing YouTube: Boobs. Sleep. Healing.Connect with Dr. Stu:Instagram: @birthinginstinctsWebsite: birthinginstincts.comConnect with Blyss:Instagram: @birthingblyssWebsite: birthingblyss.comThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Steak is the perfect stocking stuffer! https://bit.ly/GiftOmahaSteaksBW Code at checkout: BINGE  50% off Plus $40 off w/ our code BINGE Never miss a chance to mention Futurama. The only reason to become an astronaut is to hook up with aliens. Star Trek can be reimagined as a dating show with Captain Kirk. Millennial Christmas cliches and missing the ‘90s as a ‘90s kid. The National Film Registry welcomes such titles as Super Fly, Hairspray, Carrie, and one of our personal favorites, House Party. Jeff Goldblum teaches acting to comedians. We almost got to see Jeff Goldblum's gold blooms in this Geena Davis musical comedy. Tonight's movie is Earth Girls Are Easy. After Dr. Love cheats on Valerie, Valerie falls in love with one of the cat aliens that crash lands in her pool . And he can play jazz piano. Another way to say it is Jeff Goldblum fell in your pool. We got a nice message from the director of Eat Wheaties! Scott Abramovitch. Sub on Spotify Music: https://spoti.fi/37dC2td Sub on Apple Podcasts: ​​https://apple.co/2oX4ihM Sub on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3WbB7C0 Sub on CastBox: https://bit.ly/3Fu6lxx Horror movies. Movie News. Movie Stories and More. Adventures in Binge-Watching From the Professional Binge-Watchers on this Late Night Comedy and Movie Podcast Hosted by JOHNNY SPOILER. Joined by his film-making buddies, DANGEROUS DAVE and JORDAN SAVAGE  #comedypodcasts #stockingstuffers #stockingstuffermovies #bingewatcherspodcast #johnnyspoiler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the final week of the regular season in most fantasy leagues, and wow, do we have a lot to unpack. After Dr. Deepak Chona (@SportMDAnalysis) starts the show by enumerating the many injuries of Week 13, host Pat Fitzmaurice (@Fitz_FF) welcomes in Nick Skrip (@P2WFantasy) of P2W Fantasy, FantasyPoints.com and Underdog Fantasy. Nick and Pat assess the fallout from the injuries to Jimmy Garoppolo, Lamar Jackson, Kenneth Walker, and Courtland Sutton, and how players such as Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, Mark Andrews, and Jerry Jeudy will be affected. The return of Deshaun Watson and the rejuvenated fantasy value of James Cook also come up for discussion, and Nick and Pat talk about the 2023 fantasy value of Christian Watson and Garrett Wilson. Nick talks about using a wide variety of media to deliver fantasy content and why he often emphasizes video content. He also discusses his early-bird gym habits and his soccer background, and he and Pat kick around a few World Cup topics. Nick, a Bears fan, and Pat, a Packers fan, also discuss the Bears-Packers rivalry, and Nick offers his take on Bears GM Ryan Pace, the Chase Claypool trade, Luke Getsy's offense, Justin Fields and Cole Kmet. Nick and Pat size up the Jets' RB situation, speculate on Geno Smith's future as an NFL starter, and list candidates to be the No. 1 pick in 2023 fantasy drafts. Nick also runs through a few of his biggest hits and misses of the 2023 season. Host: Pat Fitzmaurice (@Fitz_FF) Guest: Nick Skrip (@P2WFantasy) Podcast produced by Colm Kelly (@OvertimeIreland) Music provided by International Jet Set

After Dr. Deepak Chona (@SportMDAnalysis) begins the show with this week's injury update, host Pat Fitzmaurice (@Fitz_FF) welcomes in Jim Coventry (@JimCoventryNFL) of Rotowire and the Sirius XM Fantasy Channel. The defending champion of the illustrious King's Classic fantasy league, Jim talks about how his title defense is going so far. Then, Jim and Pat discuss the Atlanta offense and whether Arthur Smith is being unfairly scapegoated for the disappointing fantasy seasons we're getting from Kyle Pitts and Drake London. Jim and Pat take a close look at the Bengals, what's made their offense click in recent weeks, and how they might fare without star WR Ja'Marr Chase. They also examine the fantasy value of Aaron Jones and assess whether Justin Fields has done enough to be considered the Bears' QB of the future. Jim explains how he first got into fantasy football and how he ended up as an analyst. He and Pat also hit on some Chicago culinary topics, including Chicago-style deep-dish pizza, Italian beef, and Chicago hot dogs. Jim and Pat take a closer look at Christian McCaffrey's role in the 49ers' offense and whether he has league-winning potential in fantasy football. They also discuss Leonard Fournette, Tua Tagovailoa, D'Onta Foreman, Greg Dulcich, Antonio Gibson, and the Rams' running game, and Jim talks about some of his biggest hits and misses of 2022. Host: Pat Fitzmaurice (@Fitz_FF) Guest: Jim Coventry (@JimCoventryNFL) Podcast produced by Colm Kelly (@OvertimeIreland) Music provided by International Jet Set

We are getting vulnerable on the podcast this week. Dr. Juliana Hauser returns to the show to talk more about sexual agency.  After Dr. Juliana's last podcast appearance, Lily participated in Revealed, Juliana's program about sexual agency in a community setting. This episode is an opportunity to be in the room while Lily talks to her coach about what it was like to dive deep into the experience of sexual agency, what it is, and how it can affect your life.  “When you get to reclaim who you are, excavating your story and understanding it on your own terms, then you really gain a different level of confidence in knowing who you are; so that you can make decisions with purpose, intention, and agency moving forward.” Dr. Juliana Hauser Hot-takes from this episode: Dr. Juliana and Lily share their experiences about being a part of each other's work (4:31) Excavating your stories and how doing so encourages owning your sexual agency (9:55) The first place to be in discomfort is with curiosity (14:15) Lily shares the most powerful lessons learned from her time in Revealed (16:49) All of the fears that came up for Lily when doing work toward sexual agency (23:31) What is the value of knowing your sexuality and understanding your sexual story? (26:13) Agency is the headliner of the essence of who we are (29:17) Links and resources: Limited Spots Available for the Main Energy Mastermind - Apply Today! Dr. Juliana's website Dr. Juliana on Instagram 80. Reclaiming your sexual agency with Dr. Juliana Hauser Date Brazen on Instagram Show notes: https://www.datebrazen.com/blog/a-conversation-about-sexual-agency/      

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