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After Mark picked the 1997 Remake of 12 Angry Men, the crew then wavers into The Ham Duel, Jury Race Around the World, A Farce Recasting and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml  

Welcome to another episode of Roll for Wisdom, with the holiday weekend we've given the players a break and opened the forum for Ricky and Danny to speak about their character's backstories a bit for Mark as well as given he opportunity to ask Anthony questions that they've been dying to know. After Mark is also given the floor to explain his experience to creating a new character and his thought process a second time around with his new experience of playing Dungeons and Dragons. Follow us on all platforms at https://linktr.ee/podcastersttg Make sure to FOLLOW our sponsor for the stream, DCT Industries at: https://www.facebook.com/DctIndustries.tabletopgaming Dungeon Master Anthony. Players Danny as Howard Phillips Twitter: @PodcasterH Instagram: @ratphincarts Ricky as Remus Twitter: PodcastersRemus Everywhere else: @rickcoates Mark as Azoth Twitter: @PodcastersAzoth Instagram: @the.mark.716 Tony as Finks Twitter: @PodcastersFinks Instagram: @phoenixforged

It's our One Year Anniversary and we're going to celebrate they only way we know how... After Mark picked the 1994 film Little Rascals, the crew then wavers into Britton's Film Career, Little Rascals vs Astaroth, Lil' Hannibal and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml

Kyle "Whattie" Whatnall and Mark "Megatron" Glass are back to break down the Round of 16 of the Euro 2020 tournament. After Mark and special guest Matt Deemer found success with their Matchday 3 picks last week, the matches this weekend continue to be quality, with important ones taking place between England and Germany as well as Portugal and Belgium. Will Italy continue their great form? Are Belgium still the favorites to win the tournament? Follow - Twitter | Instagram Watch - YouTube | Twitch Listen - Apple | Spotify Read - SportsGamblingPodcast.com Discuss - Slack | Reddit Download the SGPN app - https://sgpn.app Support for this episode - WynnBet | CoorsLight | PropSwap.com code “SGP”

In episode 347: Animal Mutilations we talk to Mark and Amber about the bizarre experiences they've had. After his grandfather had passed away, Mark moved into his grandfather's house as a young boy where a lot of weird things happened to him. The thing that scared him the most was when he was a teenager he woke up to see imprints of hands slowly walking off his bed. After Mark, we talk to Amber who starts us off by talking about animal mutilations happing in her area. She talks about something coaxing her up a mountainside and as she would get closer it would get further up the mountain. Later, she was called to this area for a search and rescue where a man had frozen to death and upon seeing the scene she was left wondering if whatever was coaxing her up the mountain was responsible for this person's death.SPONSORSGET SIMPLISAFE TODAY: https://simplisafe.com/confessionalsGET StoryWorth: https://storyworth.com/confessionalsGET Hello Fresh: https://hellofresh.com/12tony Promo Code: "12tony" for 12 FREE MEALS!!!Get Emergency Food Supplies: http://www.preparewiththeconfessionals.comGet Beard Oil: https://bit.ly/2FbOhN5CONNECT WITH USWebsite: www.theconfessionalspodcast.comEmail: theconfessionalspodcast@gmail.comText Community: Text "YUP" to 844-215-0819Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/the-newsletter SOCIAL MEDIASubscribe to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TlREaIDiscord: https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7h Show Instagram: theconfessionalspodcastTony's Instagram: merkificationFacebook: www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcast Twitter: @TConfessionals Tony's Twitter: @tony_merkelSHOW INTRO Show Intro INSTRUMENTAL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyub39AXxUw Show Intro FREE DOWNLOAD: https://bit.ly/2HxNcw3

After Mark picked the 2019 film Knives Out, the crew then wavers into Secret Agent Craig T. Nelson, The Great Wayne Manor Mystery, Batman Minus Batman and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml  

After Mark picked the 2018 film Sk8tr Dawg, the crew then wavers into The Dog in the Iron Muzzle, Scream 4, Star Fox Prequel and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml    

After Mark picked the 1993 film Super Mario Bros. The Movie, the crew then wavers into The Arrest of Fred Flintstone, Charles Foster Koopa, Air Bud Moby Dick and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml

After Mark picked the 1991 film Terminator 2, the crew then wavers into The Ghostbuster vs The T-1000, Sonic Tesla, Frosty's Magic Hat and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml    

Kyle and Mark review their UFC 261 picks before diving into a breakdown of Formula 1 racing and how it works. After Mark breaks down the sport and why you should watch it, the guys dive into their best bets for the Portuguese Grand Prix this weekend.  Follow - Twitter | Instagram Watch - YouTube | Twitch Listen - Apple | Spotify Read - SportsGamblingPodcast.com Discuss - Slack | Reddit Support for this episode - WynnBet | BetterThan.Vegas | Riffr | GetRoman.com/SGP

After Mark picked the 2019 film The Tracker, the crew then wavers into The Rube Goldberg Event, Stunt Albanians, Steven Segal Movies, and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml

After Mark and Britton picked the 2021 film Godzilla vs Kong, the crew then wavers into House of Kongs, Lady McBobo, the Banana Singularity, and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked about Hunter Biden's press coverage, mounting tensions in Ukraine, the Biden admin's plans for corporate tax hikes in America and abroad, and Benjamin Netanyahu's criminal trial and his primacy in Israeli politics.Guests:Alexander Mercouris – Editor-in-Chief at The Duran | The Suppression of Hunter Biden's Scandals, Mounting Tensions in UkraineMark Frost – Economist & Professor | Corporate Tax Rates in the U.S.A. and Around the WorldMiko Peled – Human Rights Activist and Author | Benjamin Netanyahu's Criminal Trial and Political LongevityTed Rall – Political Cartoonist & Syndicated Columnist | Hunter Biden Scandal Redux, Georgia's Voter Fraud Law, Progressive/Democrat PoliticsIn our first hour we spoke with Alexander Mercouris about the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story during last year's presidential election, why the son of the president is suddenly so vocal about his scandalous past, and whether the ongoing federal investigation into Hunter will bear any fruit. We turned to the growing tensions in Ukraine as, following Ukrainian troop movements toward the borders of the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics, the Russians have followed suit by repositioning troops on the border. We talked about the possibility of an open war and how this issue has been treated in the Western press.In our second hour we spoke with Mark Frost about Biden's planned corporate tax hike, a key financial support for his $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill, the American Jobs Plan. We also looked at former Fed chair and current Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's proposed global minimum corporate income tax policy, including whether it's even possible under the current international political system.After Mark we spoke with Miko Peled about the recently resumed trial of Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of corruption and graft. Miko told us why he thinks Netanyahu is still in power: he's not just a charismatic political figure, he's also become ever more popular with the movement of the American embassy to Jerusalem and the country's world-leading vaccine rollout.In our last hour we spoke with Ted Rall about Georgia's new voting rights law and what it represents for Georgia and the Democrat party. We turned quickly to the Hunter Biden story, looking at the April Fools Day retraction of the story by NPR, and whether that will lead to any wider press. We closed by talking about the twisted fealty of Progressives in Congress to the Democratic Party.

After Mark meets Rachel West in an MSN chatroom, he is devastated when she is kidnapped and murdered by another MSN chat group member. Luckily, Mark has Rachel's stepbrother John to lean on.

After Mark picked the 2009 film Angels and Demons, the crew then wavers into The Insufferable Robert Langdon, Anti-Matter Bombs, Terminator Terrible 2's and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml  

After Mark and Britton finished the second season of the 2008 show Fringe, the crew then wavers into The One Electron Theory, Resurrecting Jimmy Stewart, The Vincent Price Joker, and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml  

This is the final episode for this season! Endings can bring up mixed emotions: sadness, excitement, grief, anticipation, and gratefulness to name a few. Some endings happen intentionally and some are without choice. Whether that’s leaving a job, ending a relationship, selling a home, or even moving, we can end well by intentionally thinking how we would like to exit. Ending well makes room for new beginnings.In episode 40, we speak with Debbie Laaser on ending well and starting new beginnings. She shares how to recognize when it may be time to end a season, the emotions that may arise, and how to do it with intentionality. This emptying out process creates room for what’s next in our lives. When we feel stuck in our current circumstances, Debbie explains that sometimes it’s about making the next right choice, rather than figuring out the entire plan. It is through listening to ourselves that we can know when to move on and how to discover what will truly give us a sense of joy and fulfillment.If you are trying to figure out how to end well or what may be next, this is a great episode for you! Thanks for joining us this season on But Really, How Are You?Key TakeawaysDebbie’s thoughts about the topic -- Ending wellSome beliefs that come along with ending things or being at the stand-still for herWhat she thinks people feel when they are on a stand-still or stuckOn knowing when to change thoughts and beliefs vs. changing what is happening in lifeBeliefs that influence decisions in life for herOn the importance of paying attention to emotions and their messageDebbie’s story on moving on and finding joyThe list that Debbie recommends to aid in finding joyHer thoughts on how to end things wellKnowing when to end a relationship and how to end it in a healthy way for herOn sadness as a healthy part of ending thingsThe benefit of ending things well for her in the long runHer view on the next small steps to pay attention to ending things wellA conversation on finding the next right house and denying self of joyLessons she learned from the book Big MagicHer belief that helped her find joyCorryAnn’s final thanks to close season 1LinkDebbie Laaser on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-laaser-5b640514/BookBig Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24453082-big-magicBio:Debbie Laaser, M.A., LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist and was involved in recovery with her husband, Mark, for over thirty years. After Mark’s passing in 2019, she became the Director of Faithful & True. Debbie has facilitated therapy groups and counseled relationally betrayed wives for over 20 years. She is the author of Shattered Vows and co-author with Mark of Seven Desires and A Toolkit for Growth: Practical Recovery Tools for Individuals and Couples. Debbie’s recent research project, “Posttraumatic Growth in Relationally Betrayed Women” was published in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

After Mark picked the 2008 film Cloverfield, the crew then wavers into Coverfield in Toontown, The Ultimate Battle, Wimpy Captain Planet and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml

As we get excited that fixtures have been released, well some anyway, we welcome back Mark Wilson to the show, before he has to go to Burnley, the lucky chap.   It's our first chance to talk about the upcoming deaprture of Robert Elstone, and a look back at his tenure, asking if he was doomed to fail, and what happens next.   Not just the future of Super League, but where is the sport heading, as we await a new TV deal, and what that means for those outside the top flight.   After Mark goes off to navigate the M62, we head west too, as the Chief Executive of Wales Rugby League, Gareth Kear joins us with plenty of positiviity about the sport in the Principality.   With developments in the wheelchair game, a new coach for the women's team, and men's team with a tough, but exciting, draw to look forward to, celebrations of those who paved the way and seeds being planted to develop the game there for years to come.

After Mark and Britton pick the First Season of the 2008 series Fringe, the crew then wavers into The Misadventures of Walter Bishop...   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml

After Mark picked the 2019 film Cats, the crew then wavers into Buttholes, Cats 2: The Revenge, Lazy Jedi and much more! For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml

Mark, from Michigan, tells the story of how CPS made him do all the work to prove that the child, he couldn't see, was in danger. After Mark did their ground work, CPS returned the favor, by taking the child and putting them in foster care, ignoring that Mark was a willing and able parent. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jpbrown/support

After Mark picked the 2008 film Wall-e, the crew then wavers into Three Stooges Meet The Terminator, Space Horror Movies, The Infinite Stooge Paradox and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml

After Mark and Britton pick the Second and Third episodes of the 2019 series The Mandalorian, the crew then wavers into The Log Episode...   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml    

After Mark picked the 2010 film Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, the crew then wavers into The Creepy Fairy-Demon Pope, Shyamalan Movies, Dead Heat and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml  

After Mark picked the 1972 album Dark Side of the Moon, the crew then wavers into Lil' Stinker Pope, The Beatles Washing Dishes, The Return of the Eggman, and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml

Some say it’s the most wonderful time of the year—the holidays are just around the corner! We all have expectations about how the holidays will go, whether it’s family traditions or what we’ve learned from Hallmark movies. Some love the holidays, but for others it may bring up loss or disappointment. While the holidays are often tricky to navigate, the pandemic complicates things even more. We chat with Debbie Laaser again as she sheds some light on difficult holiday situations.In this episode we will talk about expectations, family dynamics, loneliness, disappointment, being too busy, finances, and self care. We hope this discussion provides some ideas for how we can still make the 2020 holiday season special.Key TakeawaysCommon emotions people experience as the holidays are approachingHow the pandemic has changed people’s feelings about the holidaysHer thoughts on change Her take on people’s expectations about the holidaysWhat to do when disappointment and other emotions ruin the present momentWhat a distorted core belief isOne way to minimize difficult emotions when things don’t go your wayHow to handle disagreements during the holidaysHow to manage other people’s feelings and expectationsHow to navigate differences in beliefsHow to handle loneliness during the holidaysHow people can navigate their commitments during the holidaysHow to manage your finances during the holidaysHow to keep your self-care routine during the holidaysHow to talk to yourself when you feel like you have not accomplished muchWhat taking care of yourself looks like during the holidaysHer final message to the listeners Debbie Laaser Bio Debbie Laaser, M.A., LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist and was involved in recovery with her husband, Mark, for over thirty years. After Mark’s passing in 2019, she became the Director of Faithful & True. Debbie has facilitated therapy groups and counseled relationally betrayed wives for over 20 years. She is the author of Shattered Vows and co-author with Mark of Seven Desires and A Toolkit for Growth: Practical Recovery Tools for Individuals and Couples. Debbie’s recent research project, “Posttraumatic Growth in Relationally Betrayed Women” was published in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

After Mark and Britton pick the first episode of the 2019 series The Mandalorian, the crew then wavers into Drunk E.T., The Animal U.N., The High Council of the Waterbear, and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml

After Mark picked the 1991 film Ernest Scared Stupid, the crew then wavers into The Price is Right Games, A Vampire Priest, The Epic of Santa, and much more!   For the full list of spooky musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/y3n3h6so

After Mark picked the 2003 film House of 1000 Corpses, the crew then wavers into Forbidden Floor Food, Fleas, Britton's Magnum Opus, and much more!   For the full list of spooky musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/y3n3h6so

After Mark picked the 1974 boxing match Rumble in the Jungle, the crew then wavers into Evil C3PO, Game of Thrones, Jar Babies, and much more!   For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml    

A bumper edition for the stifling dog-days of August!  We kick off with an in-depth chat with Mark Wright, Group Operations Director at Fat Face. Mark's got an incredible track record in retail - online, offline and multichannel - with stints as head of trading at M&S and as Managing Director, Omnichannel and Jack Wills. His role at Fat Face covers all operations and trading and so it was interesting to get his reflections upon the lockdown, recovery and impact. Mark's a direct and generous guest and so there's no holding back! After Mark we hear from Murray Lambell, the VP of Trading at eBay UK. Murray's role is to help major retailers and brands get onto the eBay platform and there are some suprises here, with no hard sell. 27 million (yes, million) active customers on eBay are the "bait" for sellers, and Murray's team look at what they're are searching for, identify gaps, and then approach retailers and brands to take up that demand. Murray shares  with us the partnership approach and, as if a jolt were needed this year, points out that 60,000 sellers have joined eBay in the last 90 days! Busy, busy times indeed.   Run time: 53 minutes INFORMATION: Mark Wright: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wright-74824b/ Murray Lambell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/murraylambell/ Ian Jindal: www.linkedin.com/in/ianjindal/ and www.twitter.com/ianjindal Jamie Merrick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiemerrick/ Recorded remotely and at Spiritland Studios, UK. Episode photo credit: Ian Jindal.

This week we have a very special guest in part one of our two-part expose on Vampire The Masquerade, and the World of Darkness shared universe role-playing games. And who better to have as our guest for part one than the man who created it all, Mark Rein-Hagen. Mark joins us from his hotel at a secret, undisclosed location in Europe, where he is hard at work on his new tabletop RPG, Lostlorn, and he tells us about it and what he new game encapsulates. After Mark, the guys talk about the game and its impact on pop culture. Tom saw Becky and Host, and we dig into this pair of diverse horror films. All this plus we remember Bob Martin, the man behind the heyday of Fangoria.

To begin the journey towards emotional wellbeing, it’s important to understand why we have emotions and what they tell us. To help us better define emotional wellbeing, we talk to Debbie Laaser, who is a licensed marriage and family therapist. Not only will she help us understand the benefits of emotional health, but she will also share about how learning to listen to our own needs is one of the first important steps on the wellbeing journey.In this episode, we cover all the basics of emotional well-being, authenticity, and self-care. Our hope is you’ll gain a solid foundation on your emotional wellness journey. Key takeawaysWhat emotional well-being is and how it’s definedThe importance of acknowledging your emotionsWhat emotions areBenefits of emotional well-beingWhat being authentic meansSome of the barriers/obstacles people face in terms of their emotional well-beingMisconceptions around self-careDefinition of self-careThe importance of self-loveHer thoughts on self-careHow you can begin to listen and take care of yourselfWhy you need to attend to your emotionsTips for those who want to do self-careResources available for people who want to do self-careImportance of check-insQuestions to ask when you want to check-in with yourselfDebbie Laaser BioDebbie Laaser, M.A., LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist and was involved in recovery with her husband, Mark, for over thirty years. After Mark’s passing in 2019, she became the Director of Faithful & True. Debbie has facilitated therapy groups and counseled relationally betrayed wives for over 20 years. She is the author of Shattered Vows and co-author with Mark of Seven Desires and A Toolkit for Growth: Practical Recovery Tools for Individuals and Couples. Debbie’s recent research project, “Posttraumatic Growth in Relationally Betrayed Women” was published in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

Welcome to the third and final in our special Public Health Collaboration episodes inspired by the Public Health Collaboration conference. After Mark (ep12) explained what a PHC ambassador was, I had the opportunity to talk to Andy Bishop who is a PHC ambassador. Hear how he decided to share his story with the world after the low carb way of eating helped him to put his type 2 diabetes into remission. If you want to connect with Andy then his email is andy@lowcarbliverpool.co.uk and on Twitter as @Type2Rebel • Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review so we can get the word out to more people about the amazing low carb way of eating Connect with Us: • uklowcarb.com • deliciouslyguiltfree.com • Instagram @uklowcarbpod • Email dan@uklowcarb.com• Deliciouslyguiltfree.com

It was so fun to interview one of my best friends today for the podcast, Pastor Mark Cuprik. After Mark gave his life to the Lord, God completely delivered him from anxiety. In this episode, he walks us through his journey and walks us through how to walk away from fear and anxiety so you can be free from it and help others find freedom as well, using Philippians 4:4-9 as a blueprint. You can have peace in the storm that's raging around you, and you can pull others to safety as you do.

Nick and Jonathan are joined today by returning guest Mark Kondrat! We chat with Mark about his podcast, Let’s Meet For A Beer, and dive into the history of the Alberta Beer Festivals team and how many of their current festivals came about. Mark claims to be a on trick pony with everything he does revolving around beer and his podcast is no exception. Meeting for a beer is the best way to take time out of your day and get to know someone, and Mark uses the Let’s Meet For A Beer podcast to interview people who’ve inspired him personally. His first interview took place in June of 2018 with Jim Button of Village Brewing who surprised him at the last minute with an extra guest - the President of Beer Canada! Since then Mark has released more than 30 episodes, pumping out a new release every single week, and many of his episodes have focused on destigmatizing mental health by talking with men and women willing to open up about their own struggles and sharing how they tackle those issues. We also take some time to talk about Mark’s approach to work, despite being the founder of a company focused on massive festivals with thousand of people, Mark tells us he’s not much of a team player and most days simply prefers to work on his own. In addition we discuss the four very unique personalities that make up the ABF team and how together they’ve come together to create six amazing yearly festivals including the upcoming Banff festival from November 21 to 23 which he calls “the most beautiful beer festival in the world.” After Mark’s appearance on the show we sit down with Mama T to get her input on a red hot market, one that frequently flares up and some might even describe as inflamed: the hemorrhoid cream market. Through a little bit of digging we discover Nick has some experience of his own with industry frontrunner Preparation H. “If it’s good enough for your ass, it’s good enough for your tattoos!" Join us at the Wild Rose Taproom for 20oz of your own Have a question for Mama T? A story from the bottom of a beer can? Send it in to canfessionals@wildrosebrewery.com Mark Kondrat - Let’s Meet For A Beer: website | instagram | twitter Alberta Beer Festivals: website | instagram | twitter

The guys are back for another crazy week in the wrestling room. After Mark takes another dive into the Ring of Honor TV show, they look at the main events that are set for Final Battle and NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14, and then preview Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory.

After Mark was taken away by bad men last episode, it's Martyn's turn to enter the House of Hell and get boozed up with fear whilst a vampire and his butler try their best to kill him with hospitality. May our stamina never fail!   Campaign on Dice is not affiliated with Fighting Fantasy. Theme Music: Battle of Pogs - Komiku EMAIL: ifyoulikewagonwheels@outlook.com TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: www.whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com

The Top Dog Show episode 3 welcomes K9 Jax & Brittney from Ewing Police Department in New Jersey, USA. After Mark and Brittney met in Pittsburgh at the 2019 Blueline K9 conference, Mark & Emma just knew they had to talk to Brittney on the The Top Dog Show. Brittney is a Police K9 handler with plenty of tenacity and drive for the job that she does. Join Mark and Emma as they talk with Brittney about working as a K9 handler and her passion for the job that is clearly much greater than all of their heights put together... That's the long and the short of it! So come and have some fun with this K9 crew who are only more than happy to lay down some smack talk but also drop some value bombs along the way.

Summary:Mahdi's guest on this episode of the Project Kuwait podcast is Coach “Fit Marky”. Mark quit his office job to pursue his dream of being a personal trainer and coach, and he has done very well for himself. After several years of working for a big box gym, he took the leap to start his own facility and he is working hard to make that happen. He shares with us his insights about the industry and the way he has found a good balance between work time and family time.Time Stamps:1:41 – Mahdi introduces Coach Mark.3:21 – Mark talks about why he does what he does.4:04 – It all started in 2005 when Mark moved to Kuwait. He had never considered being a trainer before.5:18 – After he quit smoking, he realized how much his body was capable of, and he started reading articles about fitness. He quit his office job to pursue a career in personal training and coaching.8:12 – Mahdi and Mark talk about feeling great leading your to being great. Your mind will follow your body.9:21 – Mark discusses the uselessness of trying to make your body look a certain way. It is not sustainable for everyone because everyone is different.10:07 – After Mark quit is office job, he sent his CV to all of the local gyms and offered his training services for free for a month, and he ended up getting a job at a big box gym quickly.11:20 – Shortly after Mark started this first gig, he met Mahdi, who was impressed by his passion and extensive knowledge of training.14:00 – Mark learned how to coach his clients through trial and error and by doing endless reps.15:58 – Coach Mark has never been involved with steroids because of his own ethical convictions.17:00 – Mark was focused on learning all that he could about training and nutrition to help his clients.19:00 – He had a chance to go into managing all of the other coaches at his gym, but he instead decided to keep his current position and begin taking some online training courses to better himself.22:51 – Mark says that the main challenge with being a trainer at a big box gym is keeping up with the hours required of him. He had to reach certain quotas in order to qualify for his commission payments, which often caused him to work 12 hour days.25:45 – He made up his mind to just accept what the gym wanted to give him and be the best coach he could be.28:58 – Coach Mark reached his breaking point when, after taking a few days off to focus on training himself for a triathlon, his gym bumped down his pay grade. At the same time, he had started reading more from Jon Goodman and decided to go through the online training course.31:00 – With his new online platform, he realized that he could do this on his own, so he started renting a studio to train his clients. He noticed a huge difference in his overall wellbeing.33:05 – Mark talks about the differences between high-end and low-end personal training clientele, and he sees himself in the middle-tier right now.37:00 – Mark says that he found true freedom in scheduling his own time and focusing on the “personal” aspect of personal training, catering his coaching to the client's preferred modality.40:40 – Mark talks about the challenges of being a dad in Kuwait and the fact that his new work structure provides him with more needed time with his wife and kids.43:12 – Mark is currently working on starting his own facility with a partner in 2020, so he is learning how to market himself and getting all of the details in place. He is also going to Dubai in 2019 to do an assessment course that will help him coach the coaches.46:13 – He is excited about the future and the prospect of changinSupport the show (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl8NPB2H4Mf/?igshid=1m9w8d28oarlu&utm_source=fb_www_attr)

Raw land. Is it the undiscovered country of the investing world? Mark Podolsky shares his experience buying, selling, and leasing raw land as an investment. Unlike buying traditional real estate, purchasing raw land doesn’t require a lot of money. Mark outlines a process of looking for lots with unpaid property taxes, purchasing the lots, and then offering them to people who live along the plot line. The key to a successful raw land purchase is to do the research and due-diligence needed to make sure you have a clear title or other obstructions to a hassle-free transaction. After Mark’s interview, the panel discusses other thoughts behind investing in raw land - and the pitfalls you need to be aware of. For more information, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/224 

Mark interviews the wife of Thurman Mueller, who was deeply obsessed with the Video Palace before he disappeared twenty years ago. Mark is excited to discover another white tape in Thurman’s vast movie collection, even though viewing it makes him physically ill. He’s forced to flee with the tape when confronted by Thurman’s volatile son, Shane. After Mark returns home, he learns that Tamra was unnerved by a strange sound at their door.

Ramon Tamayo is our guest on Brew Ha Ha with Steve Jaxon and Mark Carpenter. He holds Mark's former job as brewmaster at Anchor Brewing in San Francisco. Mark Carpenter starts the show with a beer from Anchor and introduces Ramon Tamayo who is the current head brewer at Anchor. He says, "I picked up the baton where Mark left it." He's doing some very creative stuff, Mark says, such as a Brewer's Pale Ale. Steve asks Ramon to tell how he got into brewing. He was a home brewer in college, which was necessary while he was too young to go out and buy beer. He loved the art and science and the enjoyment of the hard work. He just made beer to drink with his friends. He grew up in Petaluma. Herlinda mentions that he is part of the Tamayo family that founded a famous local business, La Tortilla Factory, which is famous. Mark asks him to explain the Citra Pale Ale. After Mark left Anchor, they opened a successful 7-barrel brewhouse. He made this beer in the main facility, just like the old was Anchor used to do it, 125 barrels. Ramon says he learned a lot from Mark at the brewery. Herlinda remembers a Gigantes beer, that they made to celebrate the San Francisco Giants baseball team. For him it was an honor to work with another iconic San Francisco brand. Mark tells about the way San Francisco was in the late 1960s, it was the time of the hippies and everything. "It was a fabulous time." When he started at Anchor, they only made Steam. But they started Liberty Ale, the first IPA in America, and several other types that were the first of their kind. They also started a distillery to make whiskey and gin.  Now Anchor has a brewpub now, and food trucks that come. Mark tells the history of Steam beer. With the Gold Rush came beer drinkers. The brewers tried to set up brewing as fast as they could. They did not have refrigeration so they could not make lager beer. They called "Steam" a beer that was an "artificial lager beer" fermented at temperatures that were more similar to ales or old school beers. They they would Kräusen it, which is a second fermentation. Mark thinks it serves to clean up the beer. It's cleaner and crisper, which makes lager popular because it's easy to drink. As soon as they could use refrigeration, other brewers stopped using this process, except Anchor. Anchor will always make Steam beer, it's their main variety. They also do a Christmas Beer, that Fritz Maytag started many years ago. There is a different tree on the label every year. The recipe is pretty secret but he says they will have a Korean Pine Tree on the label. Herlinda says this year's Christmas Beer is rich and stout. It's available already, in late October.

Strap on your helmets (and your garbage bags) for a review of Zach Braff's zany but somber-seeming directorial debut, "Garden State." It's got everything you could ever want in a movie: paraplegics drowning in bathtubs, humping dogs, diplomas on ceilings and Sheldon from "The Big Bang Theory." Zach Braff plays Andrew "Large" Largeman, a twenty-something struggling actor who has been rendered emotionless after a lifetime of taking psychiatric medications following an incident where he shoved his mother and inadvertently paralyzed her from the waist down (that old chestnut). Large must return home for the first time in a decade when he finds out that his mom died. Once home, he goes cold turkey off his meds and starts staring into the infinite abyss known as life or something. Natalie Portman plays Samantha, a hamster-murdering former figure skater who claims to have epilepsy, but it's unclear if anything we learn about her is remotely true given that she's a pathological liar. Also, all of her physical and emotional problems seem to magically disappear as soon she falls in love with Zach Braff's equally damaged character. Peter Sarsgaard plays Mark, a pathetic gravedigger who still acts like he's in high school and lives at home with his mommy (played by Jean Smart). After Mark robs Large's mother's grave, we're supposed to forgive him because he takes us on a bizarre scavenger hunt involving shoplifting, visiting a hooker lair and bartering with some creepy weirdo who collects dead people's jewelry. Ian Holm (a.k.a. Bilbo Baggins) plays Dr. Gideon Largeman, Andrew's cold and creepy psychiatrist father who has no professional ethics and has been writing all sorts of prescriptions for his son for the past decade despite the fact that they have little to no contact. Join us as we discuss our difficulties at the gas pump, wonder if this movie's anti-pharmaceutical message is connected to Scientology and go back in time to prevent Keating's younger self from ever liking this movie. Tell us what you think by chatting with us (@filmsnuff) on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, or by shooting us an email over at mailbag@filmsnuff.com. This episode is sponsored by Turbo Extreme Titanium Gym.  Visit our website at https://www.filmsnuff.com.

Mark Mothersbaugh has done it all, from his pioneering work with Devo to an accomplished run as a movie composer, most recently for "Thor: Ragnarok." After Mark talks Tully through his career and composing process, Kevin Kraft joins the show to explain "Thor: Ragnarok" from the comic book nerd's perspective.

On this episode of The COMIC BROS Podcast Mark sits down with Derf Backderf. After Mark settles down, they talk about Derf’s career, his comics and even throw out some thoughts on the state of the floppy Superdude industry.

Full Show Transcription Welcome back to the Work Stories Project. I’m your host Carol Xu. In today’s show, Mark and his co-workers will continue with the workplace asshole story. In the last episode, Mark had no real awareness that his co-workers hated working with him for four years. When his manager Miles incidentally broke the news to him, it was a painful revelation to Mark. Mark: It just never occurred to me that I was disliked. So the idea that my self-image of being a nice guy that people generally like… To have that idea destroyed like that was eye-opening and painful. It’s like a revelation. To redeem himself, Mark went and bought flowers for the implementation coordinators (ICs for short), Mark: One flower for each IC and a little note saying, “I’m sorry I’ve been such an asshole” and… I think they gave me a hug. There was reconciliation. Apologies and coming together. It just turned the whole thing around. However, notice there were limits to what a symbolic gesture could accomplish. There were no real conversations where Mark and the ICs sat down and actually got to know each other. Mark thinks that the flowers were a good beginning, but shouldn’t be the end. Mark: It should be “let’s sit down and have a conversation and figure out what’s actually going on with our emotions and the interplay, and what exactly is happening here,” and be honest with each other and get to the heart of the matter. That’s what I value. But in the culture at BISNET at the time, such honest conversations seemed impossible. Mark: That’s corporate culture or whatever. You just can’t talk about that stuff. It could get heated. Maybe it was better the way it went down: “Let’s at least pretend that I’m not an asshole. And you pretend you don’t hate me. Maybe we can actually get to a point where you don’t hate me and I’m not an asshole, [laugh] if we just pretend long enough.” I ask Miles whether there were any lasting changes after the flower gesture, Carol: Do you remember any changes after the flower incident, in terms of people’s interactions or their reluctance (to interact)? Miles: No. I think like most things, it’s hard for people to change, both for Mark to change and for anybody else to change. I see it as a blip and  everything kind of falls back in the realm of people’s behaviors. After the flower gesture, Mark spent one more year at BISNET. During that year, Mark and his co-workers were more patient and tolerant with each other. But his co-workers still didn’t know Mark’s upbringing or understand his particular sense of humor. And Mark still got frustrated by the interruptions and wished in private that the ICs would put some extra effort in writing a problem-solving manual or take some programming training. In 2002, Mark helped to find a well-trained programmer to gradually take over his responsibilities. Mark left the company, on good terms, in early 2003. [music break] But our story doesn’t end there. After Mark has volunteered the story to me, I try to talk to as many of his former co-workers as possible. My conversation with the former IC Letitia reveals something surprising [sound: phone call with Letitia]. It turns out that there is one major difference between Mark’s version of the story and that of Letitia’s. According to Mark, nobody gave him any feedback about him being difficult to work with before the flower incident. Had he known that others hated working with him, he could’ve apologized much earlier. Yet, according to Letitia, she actually heard others calling Mark an asshole to his face, more than once. Letitia: There were people that gave feedback to Mark by calling him an asshole to his face. Carol [in surprise]: Oh really? Was that before or after the flower incident? Letitia: Yes, before. Carol: So they actually told him, “Oh you are being an asshole here.” But he didn’t really respond. And he just continued his way? Letitia: Yeah. But I don’t think it came out as ‘you are being an asshole’, I think it was ‘you are such an asshole!’ (laugh) I think that he had that said to him more than once and by more than one person. I would wager money on that.    Hmmm, from Mark’s perspective, he seems to have completely forgotten about being called an asshole more than once at work. Letitia goes on to say that she also gave Mark direct feedback in the form of an email once. One day Mark left work in the morning. Letitia: He just left. Basically left all of us hanging. I don’t remember what the big overhanging requirement was, but there were a lot of clients affected and a lot of employees of our company that were being affected. That was the time that I sent him an email. I said things to him that probably nobody else did, because I need to let him know, ‘Dude, I don’t think you are a team player.’ And that, in my mind, is one of the worst things you can say to an employee that’s part of a startup, ‘cause you gotta be team player. You gotta work together. You gotta come together for the greater good. And he was exhibiting more signs of “well, I’m the most important person here…” According to Letitia, soon after the email, Mark apologized to every IC with the flower gesture. I ask her how she felt about Mark’s apology. Letitia: I felt a little bit vindicated. I felt like he heard me. So, this is interesting. According to Letitia, the coworkers did give Mark direct feedback along the way. And Letitia’s email probably even directly led to the flower apology. But why doesn’t Mark remember any of that? I need to have a follow-up with Mark to relay Letitia’s perspective. Carol: Letitia remembers others calling you an asshole before the flower incident… Mark: To my face? Carol: Yeah, to your face, like “you are such an asshole” or “quit being such an asshole”. Mark: [long pause] I would think that I would remember that. If I don’t remember it, my only explanation for not remembering it is because it would have to be in a context where that could’ve been a joke or something. Maybe I took it as a joke. Or maybe [pause] I was in the middle of trying to defend some technical thing. My brain wasn’t in processing-emotions mode. It was in talking-about-technical-things mode. Maybe when someone said it, it just bounced off ‘cause I wasn’t in the space to really think about it. I don’t know. As an off-hand comment maybe. Nobody sat me down and said ‘Do you understand that everybody here dislikes you, right?’ Maybe it was a kind of willful ignorance on my part. Maybe I just felt so justified in everything I said and did, that any kind of criticism bounced off until the Miles’ thing? I don’t really know. I then bring up Letitia’s email and the fact that it happened one or two days before the flower apology. Carol: She specifically remember that after the email, she said either the next day or the day after, you brought everybody flowers. Mark: Right, well, part of my problem is I don’t remember the context of the thing very well. All I remember is I talked to Miles. But why did I talk to Miles? So it probably was after some incident that she’s describing. Mark tries to recall what happened Mark: Now that I’m thinking of it, her email was definitely part of it. Okay, this is one scenario that may have happened. But I’m not 100% sure, because it’s so long ago. I think her email spurred me to talk to Miles myself. She may have been the one who told me how bad things were. Then I go to talk to Miles about it. I think I was already upset by the email. When I talked to Miles, he basically confirmed everything in the email and said “It’s not just Letitia.” That was the order of events. I think her email upset me. Carol: do you remember specifically whether she said you were not a team player? Can you recall that phrase? Or what part upset you? Mark: [pause] Okay, a lot has started to come back to me right now. [laugh] So far what I’ve mentioned is… Mark goes on to say that now thinking back he was probably picking up some antagonizing feedback from the ICs along the way. But he didn’t understand what it meant. At the time, he just felt that Letitia and the other ICs had a misunderstanding of him. And they probably put him in the asshole box. Mark: I couldn’t get out of the box, the asshole box. Anything I said or did just reinforced it.” But because Mark never thought of himself as an asshole, all the feedback before the meeting with Miles didn’t sink in. Instead, Mark felt that he was the victim. So he started disliking Letitia. Mark: Because I felt she was the one that had wronged me, that had put me in the asshole box. And I was just some young dumb kid, trying to put some code together for them. Now I’m being labeled as something I don’t feel like I am. I always thought of myself as a nice guy. So when she wrote that email, my initial reaction to it was “this is bullshit!” After all the stress I’ve put myself through for this company and all the shit I put up with. After all that, for her to tell me I’m not a team player. Basically reinforce the idea that I’m some kind of asshole. It just seemed so wrong to me, ‘cause I didn’t see myself as an asshole. So yeah, I got defensive and I went… Mark went to Miles’s office to complain about Letitia’s email. It was then Miles turned around and told Mark that everybody else was on Letitia’s side. Mark: That woke me up and made me realize that I can’t defend my behavior. It doesn’t matter if she’s part of the problem. If she is antagonizing me to a point where I ended up becoming an asshole, that doesn’t mean I’m right to be that way. As our conversation goes on, Mark tries to make sense of why the feedback like Letitia’s email didn’t directly help him and instead agitated him. Mark: I think that was the problem. She just didn’t have an accurate model of me. Her model of me made me out to be an asshole. I feel there were legit explanations for why I was the way I was. That email, I feel was just even more antagonism. That was just her way of trying to tell me how to improve. But it was the wrong way. It was a bad way. Maybe I felt like she was trying to prove that I was an asshole. And I was defending myself the whole time. I’m not an asshole. But we couldn’t have a really deep discussion or anything. She couldn’t ever get a more accurate model of me and what was going on there. She just had some caricature of some guy who thought he was the king, and all her assumptions of me were based on some caricature of somebody who thinks he’s God or whatever. but I couldn’t really address that. All I could do was to really disprove it, to give them the flowers and say “I’m sorry that I’ve been an asshole. Let’s be friends.” That disproves everything she thought about me, whereas everything I’ve been doing up to that point was just reinforcing her preconceived notions. I ask Mark what’s the difference between Letitia’s and Miles’s feedback. Why did the latter finally get through to him? Was it because Miles had power over Mark? But ICs didn’t? Carol: Is it because Miles was your boss and the others are your peers? Mark: Just like Letitia thought of me as an asshole and misconstrued everything I did in that light, I put Letitia into a box: she was an IC who didn’t want to learn anything, who saw feature requests as some kind of personal favor or battle and took it upon herself to antagonize me until I did what she wanted, and to then insult me and call me an asshole if I didn’t do what she wanted. We kind of both caricaturized each other. And Miles kind of stayed out of everything. He was kind of independent third party. So for him to validate her email to me, it added more weight to it. So it wasn’t just Letitia being Letitia… In another conversation with me, Mark compares two kinds of feedback, one straightforward and the other more subtle. Mark: I think there are different kinds of feedback. There’s the “they are gonna quit or we are gonna fire you” type of feedback. That obviously worked. Then there’s this more subtle expressions on their face, the fact they don’t invite you to their houses, the fact that when you try to engage them in small talk, they don’t seem interested. Probably, they think that they are communicating with you, but you are oblivious. And you just think everyone else is being a jerk. In Mark’s case, he felt he had to prove even harder his value to the company. Mark: I was taking in a lot of the negative emotions that people had in reaction to things I said and did. But without addressing this things directly, that just made it worse. The negative emotions and my picking up on them just made me act worse. Then I felt like maybe I had to prove even harder my value to the company and what I’ve done for everybody. “You should be giving me some kind of deference because I’m working so hard and I’ve done so much. Why do you dislike me? That doesn’t make any sense.” I was just confounded by the whole thing, not understanding what was going on or how to get people to like me or… [pause and sigh]. Remember Miles mentioned earlier that Mark’s mom was trying to elevate Mark’s status at the Company’s Christmas party? To Miles and many others, it was an example of Mark’s big ego. When I bring it up to Mark, he explains where he and probably his mom were coming from. Mark: You know, people who stroke their egos, they are doing it for a reason. It’s not because they really have big egos, it’s because maybe they are not feeling so great about themselves and need some kind of propping up or whatever. So, to Mark, maybe much of his ego-stroking behavior was an attempt to simply get others to like him. But to the other people, it was exactly the reason for not liking him. Now we have a vicious cycle and a self-fulfilling prophecy. That is, when the co-workers caricaturized Mark to be an asshole, he actually became more asshole-like. What’s more, because the feedback didn’t match with Mark’s view of himself who identifies as a nice guy and a nerd, it never actually sank in. So now we have a disconnect between the two parties. For the ICs, they thought they were providing feedback to Mark along the way by calling him out as an asshole or telling him that he was not a team player. But somehow Mark never changed or maybe got even more asshole-like. I can see how frustrating it must have felt for the ICs.  Yet from Mark’s perspective, he felt that he was wronged by the ICs. In his mind, the feedback was, therefore, never registered as accurate, useful information, and thus easily forgotten.    So, if the meeting with Miles hadn’t happened, what kind of feedback would get through to him? From whom? I ask Mark. Mark: It takes a certain kind of person with a certain kind of perspective on things and an ability to, like a kind of optimism [smile], ‘let’s just hope that this is well received, because it can always back fire when you are honest with somebody about that kind of thing. So there has to be some magical fairy person at the job who’s willing to stick their neck out and tell the asshole, “you should not act like that here with these people. Maybe in some contexts that would work, if you were in a group of people that are just like you. But you are not and you have to make adjustments.”           So I do think that if someone had been able to set aside whatever trepidations they had about talking to me frankly, sat me down and said, “the people here don’t like you, do you know that?” At any point, if they had done that, then I’m pretty positive that I would’ve responded and “okay, how do I fix that?” [silence] But that’s not how people communicate. They just don’t do that in the real world, or especially in the workplace. Why don’t they? Is it because there’s a fear of… Is it because they are also in the kind of haze? They know that they are tormented by this guy, but they just don’t, they kind of put it off in a corner and try not to deal with it and avoid it as much as possible? So maybe everybody is in this similar kind of haze where “I don’t get along with that person. So whatever.” or “It’s not my job to deal with them. So I’m just gonna tell his boss and just try to get my work done and deal with my stuff. Well, we are all busy after all. Who has the time to play the “magical fairy person” at work? But I think what’s even rarer than time is the kind of optimism Mark mentioned. The optimism to even entertain the crazy idea that maybe just maybe the asshole also has an untold story waiting for you to explore. [music break]   Mark’s story only serves to begin the conversation between you and me or among your colleagues at work. If you want to share your story, please drop me a note on our website Workstoriesproject.org. I’m happy to be your personal researcher and curator on any work-related topics. While doing research for this episode story, I’ve come across so many interesting materials. For example, there’s a blog article by a senior Facebook software engineer. He reflects on his experience of being kicked out of his team once. If you visit the webpage of this podcast episode, you’ll see the links to all the resources that may help you build an asshole-free workplace. [Professor Bob Sutton, one of my mentors at Stanford, even devotes a whole book to the workplace asshole, titled “The No Asshole Rule!” It’s an interesting and provocative read. Tell me what books or resources have helped you surviving an asshole or building an asshole-free workplace.] I’ll keep updating the list as we go.  You may wonder what’s the topic for our future episodes. Well, it largely depends on your request. You tell me what to explore next, as long as it has the slightest connection with the human experience of work. We can always revisit old topics and explore new ones. So reach out to me on our website, Facebook, and Twitter. You are also welcome to join me in a sub Reddit discussion titled work stories project. And don’t forget to subscribe to our show in your podcast app. That way, you’ll be notified about new episodes automatically. All the details are listed on our website Workstoriesproject.org. Let me thank all the story contributors to this episode, Letitia, Miles, Bret, and my husband Mark. Sometimes revisiting the past can be painful and confusing. You all are very brave and generous. I’ve certainly learned a great deal from talking with you. And I hope I can pay it forward. I’m your host Carol Xu. Our sound engineer is Jason. And the music is by Mark. [music break] Hello, you are still there? You must be one of those people who sit through the whole credits after a movie. Are you waiting for a bonus clip? I’ll tell you a secret: I do have some fun behind-the-scene clips from the interviews for you. For example, in one clip, Mark and I kept going back and forth about whether he could be technically called an asshole. Here’s a little sample: Mark: So was I really an asshole? Or am I a special Silicon Valley brand of workplace-too-honest, temporarily autistic, not-paying-attention-to-other-people’s emotions (type of asshole?) Is there a name for that? Nerd? Is that it? I’m not shying away from being called an asshole by other people. That’s fine… Carol: … If we actually have a heart-to-heart with 10 assholes who are recognized by their colleagues, I go interview those 10 assholes. Maybe 9 out of 10 would go, “What? Really?” Mark: [bursts into laughter] You really think so?   Go to the webpage of this episode and click on the link that says “behind the scenes clips” and enjoy! J Okay, that’s it for our show. See you next time! 

After Mark fails at watching his 'Not Recommended' film 'The Lobster', much to Seann's annoyance, he performs a rap instead Listen to the full podcast here: https://audioboom.com/boos/3854135-walsh-on-film-episode-6 #walshonfilm

After Mark's call last week we check in to see how things went with Samsung and JB HiFi, plus I talk to the NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe about these new Consumer Laws and just what they mean. Plus the Twitter Hijacking, Ticket Scalping and Michael Ephraim - the boss of Playstation in Australia

After Mark's call last week we check in to see how things went with Samsung and JB HiFi, plus I talk to the NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe about these new Consumer Laws and just what they mean. Plus the Twitter Hijacking, Ticket Scalping and Michael Ephraim - the boss of Playstation in Australia

In this Session Report show, Mark and Jeff give the "point-5" treatment to GameWright's Forbidden Desert! We launch right into this session report with a description of which roles we each assume in this two-player game, and then right into some specific examples of play (which includes many notes of what things we find most forbidding about this particular desert). Our coverage includes some comparisons with the game's predecessor, Forbidden Island. After Mark and Jeff finish their coverage of this two-player example of play, Mark tells us a bit of his experience in a more recent, four-player example of play. We always love to hear from our listeners, so please post a comment to this blog entry (at www.gameopolis.org or gameopolis.libsyn.com), or send us an email at info@gameopolis.org! Stay tuned for Show 29.0, coming at you faster than an Explorer wearing a Jetpack! NOTE: To download, right-click on the "POD" icon above, and choose "Save Target As..." Select a download location on your computer, and save. After saving, play the file from your downloaded copy.  

In Show 28.0 of Gameopolis, Mark and Jeff inadvertently do a cooperative games extravaganza. But before any of that starts, observing tradition there is discussion of a Dusty Old Box…Actually it's a bag of Dusty Old Things (which sounds like an allergist's nightmare). Mark very enthusiastically describes the Dusty Old Things that Jeff presents him. After that it's a quick visit to our listener mailbag before we launch into the main show topics. Mark takes the first main segment of the show, with coverage of Forbidden Desert: long-awaited sequel to Forbidden Island. He covers the rules, the most obvious differences and similarities with Forbidden Island, and --of course-- talks about the quality of the game components. After Mark's main segment, Jeff dives into a second main segment on Valley Games' D-Day Dice, with focus on the rules of play, and the publisher's very clever use of game components. We'd love to hear from you, so if you get a moment, please post a comment to this blog entry (at www.gameopolis.org or gameopolis.libsyn.com), or send us an email at info@gameopolis.org! 00:00:00 Prelude 00:01:35 Dusty Old Box 00:10:39 Listener Feedback 00:16:00 Happy 4th birthday, Gameopolis 00:17:34 Forbidden Desert, by Gamewright Games 00:40:10 D-Day Dice, by Valley Games 01:09:46 Signoff Stay tuned for Show 28.5 --our session report on one of these filler games-- coming at you faster than a raging sandstorm! NOTE: To download, right-click on the "POD" icon above, and choose "Save Target As..." Select a download location on your computer, and save. After saving, play the file from your downloaded copy.  

Here in Show 22.0, Mark and Jeff feast on some leftovers from the tabletop of Wil Wheaton. But before digging into this cold pizza, there is some business to take care of. Mark and Jeff start by telling you all about our new Twitter Threads idea, one of which (#GameopolisTanks) has already completed, and a second of which (#GameopolisPnP) is just getting started. After this, it's on to the Dusty Old Box segment! This time, it's a Dusty Old Thing, with some pretty --interesting-- artwork! After the Dusty Old Box segment, Mark launches us into the show's first main topic: the Wizard's Tower expansion for Castle Panic. Mark covers the main ways this expansion changes the game, and the effect of these changes on the play experience. After Mark's main segment, Jeff finishes his 2-episode-long campaign to scratch his Arkham Horror Itch --with Fantasy Flight Games' Elder Sign. Jeff covers this new lighter Arkham play experience with focus on how the game differs from its parent game, Arkham Horror. We love, love, love to hear from our listeners, so if you get a second, please post a comment to this blog entry (at www.gameopolis.org or gameopolis.libsyn.com), or send us an email at info@gameopolis.org! 00:00:00 Prelude 00:00:57 Gameopolis Twitter Threads 00:05:30 Dusty Old Box 00:14:00 Shout out 00:16:48 What does "Table Scraps" mean? 00:21:30 Wizard's Tower Expansion to Castle Panic 00:35:12 Elder Sign 01:03:16 Signoff Related links: 1 Wizards Tower Expansion on Boardgamegeek 2 Elder Sign on Boardgamegeek Stay tuned for Show 22.5 --our session report on one of these wonderful cooperative games-- coming soon. NOTE: To download, right-click on the "POD" icon above, and choose "Save Target As..." Select a download location on your computer, and save. After saving, play the file from your downloaded copy.   

NOTE: To download, right-click on the "POD" icon above, and choose "Save Target As..." Select a download location on your computer, and save. After saving, play the file from your downloaded copy. It's a really big show....really...BIG. It's also our First Anniversary Show. And Mark and Jeff cover a lot of ground here -from introducing a new recurring segment --to closing-out the First Gameopolis Challenge --to addressing errata from previous shows --to 2 really fun games (one old and meaty; one new and light). We start you off by opening up a Dusty Old Box...a Dusty, Deteriorating, Deciduous Box with an awesome game inside. Then, we announce the five winners of our First Gameopolis Challenge. If you are one of the winners, be sure to email us at info@gameopolis.org to give us your physical address so we can send you your fantastic Gameopolis Coffee Mug! In the show's main segment, Mark covers the Avalon Hill game History of the World. Mark covers the nuts and bolts of the game as well as some basic strategic considerations. After Mark's coverage of HOTW, Jeff talks about a relatively new release from the On The Line Game Company: Pizza Box Football. Jeff tries to give you a basic feel for the game, its mechanics and some of the main gameplay options. 00:00:00 Prelude 00:01:20 Dusty Old Box 00:07:32 The Winners of the First Gameopolis Challenge 00:15:36 Erratum: error in Forbidden Island session report 00:23:10 As Far As Possible Game Goes Kaupankaynti 00:31:38 Avalon Hill's History of the World 00:52:16 On The Line's Pizza Box Football 01:05:30 Sign-off Related links: 1 Awful Green Things from Outer Space on Boardgamegeek 2 PVP Online Comic 3 Tyler's Held Action Gaming Blogpage 4 Numbskullz Inc Game Store in Queensbury NY 5 History of the World on Boardgamegeek 6 Pizza Box Football on Boardgamegeek Stay tuned for Show 9.5 -our session Report- coming real soon!

Listen as the Governor and the Mayor join Mark in the same hour!!! After Mark booted him off the show on Friday, Mark welcomes back Arnold to the program to discuss pensions, education reform and the need for job creation. Jerry Sanders checks in to promote Proposition D. Listen to the exciting hour now!

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Sausages with Condiments and Pasta with Spicy Tomato SauceWe took a smorgasbord approach to this video, since there are so many wonderful items to choose from on SavorCalifornia.com. We just had fun trying various combinations of the sausages and condiments. This would be a great way to host a party, letting people mix and match. The two sausages from we served cold: Saucisson Sec, a dry, hard sausage, and traditional French-style Garlic Sausage. (Both are great for picnics.) We put Mark Brashear, our videographer, in charge of grilling the other sausages. They were: Two from Marcel et Henri: Saucisse aux Fruits de Mer (made with scallops, shrimp and snapper) and Saucisse Merguez d’Agneau (a spicy North African-style lamb sausage). Sonoma Sausage’s Hawaiian Portuguese. After Mark had grilled the sausages, Julie Simpson, Mark and I tried all the sausages with a variety of condiments. Among my group of friends, food experimentation is the better part of valor…..or something like that. Serration's Menu’s The Sauce. This is really hot; anyone who likes hot food will love this sauce. A Perfect Pear from Napa Valley. Spicy Ginger Pear Mustard. I particularly liked this mustard with the seafood sausage (but don’t let that influence your decision…). Russian River Fine Foods, both their Roasted Garlic Teriyaki Sauce and their Smokey River BBQ Sauce. These are rich and thick and can be used as a marinade as well as a sauce. With a juicy hamburger anyone? The three mustards from California Harvest were Green Olive & Lemon Mustard, Roasted Tomato & Balsamic Mustard, Chipotle Lime Mustard. Each of them paired naturally with at least one of the sausages. For instance, I liked the olive and lemon one with the chicken and artichoke sausage, and I liked the tomato balsamic one with the lamb sausage. That same evening we had a Sonoma County dinner party at Julie Simpson’s, with Julie, Mark Brashear, Pam and Bob Sibley and Julies’ friend Sue. Mark grilled up some more sausages and we combined Francis Coppola’s Pasta with his Arrabbiata Pasta Sauce. With the pasta we drank a bottle of McCray Ridge Winery’s Cabernet Sauvignon. The label was designed by Pam Sibley’s Paloma Design Group. Chow, amici! Yummioso! Thanks to Julie Simpson for inviting us to shoot this video at McCray Ridge Winery’s ranch in the hills west of Healdsburg, California.