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Michael Ventura is an entrepreneur, author of “Applied Empathy: The New Language of Leadership”, and advisor to leaders at organizations including the ACLU, Google, Nike, and the UN. He has taught emotionally intelligent leadership at Princeton, West Point, and Esalen. In this episode, Michael explores why our natural childhood empathy fades as adults due to life complexity, cultural conditioning, and survival mechanisms that suppress this innate behavior. He explains how organizational design can create systems where empathy thrives through measurement, rewards, and leadership modeling rather than trying to change people individually. Michael outlines seven empathetic archetypes that leaders can shift between like gears: the Sage (practices presence), Inquirer (asks great questions), Convener (creates connection environments), Confidant (builds trust), Cultivator (provides vision), Seeker (values self-work), and Alchemist (experiments and learns). He emphasizes knowing when to shift archetypes based on circumstances and people. He addresses why leaders struggle to guide rather than control, explaining how successful leaders must transition from having answers to asking questions and empowering others. Michael explains empathy's benefits through a GE medical imaging case study where understanding patient experience led to environmental changes that cut pain complaints in half and increased cancer detection by over 10%.  Listen to this episode to discover how empathy drives retention, innovation, and competitive advantage while serving as both leadership skill and business strategy.   You can find episode 481 on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! Watch this Episode on YouTube |   Key Takeaways [02:19] Michael explains that empathy fades as we age because life beats it out of us in some ways. [05:10] Michael outlines three types of empathy: affective (golden rule), somatic (physical experience), and cognitive (platinum rule). [07:27] Michael emphasizes that empathy must be embraced and modeled as a behavior from the top all the way down. Michael warns that empathy requires a code of ethics because "sociopaths are good cognitive empaths." [10:11] Michael clarifies that his keynote's first slide always says empathy is not about being nice. [13:06] Michael describes seven empathic archetypes as "gears in a manual transmission" that leaders should shift between. [19:05] Michael advises leaders to ask "How do you learn? How are you motivated?" to diagnose which archetype to use. [22:18] Michael states "Leaders should only do what an individual or team cannot do for itself" because leaders must transition from having all the answers to asking the right questions. [23:47] Michael shares that West Point teaches empathy because officers must lead people from "every socioeconomic stripe imaginable." [29:07] Michael cites retention as a hard benefit, noting it costs "1 1/2 times the salary" to replace someone. [35:54] Michael shares what he wandered; he's writing a book about moving from "North Star thinking to constellation thinking" for purpose. [38:33] Michael observes society lost its "emotional commons" where everyone shared the same cultural experiences. [42:17] Michael advises leaders to start empathy work "where the need is the greatest" rather than organization-wide. [43:42] And remember...“I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.” - Maya Angelou   Quotable Quotes "Life beats it out of us in some ways." "We start to see ourselves as the main character a little too much sometimes and forget that there are other characters in the play all around us." "Do unto others as they would have you do unto them. And the only way you're going to know that answer is if you do two things that most humans don't want to do. Admit they don't have an answer and then go ask the uncomfortable question." "Sometimes the most empathic thing that you do is say the hard thing or do the hard thing for someone else." "Stop trying to be the most interesting person in the room and start trying to be the most interested person in the room." "Leaders should only do what an individual or team cannot do for itself." "Don't tell people what to do. Tell them what outcome you want and let them surprise you with how they get it done." "When something is powerful and something is effective, just recognize it can be used for bad as well."   These are the books mentioned in this episode   Resources Mentioned The Leadership Podcast | Sponsored by | Rafti Advisors. LLC | Self-Reliant Leadership. LLC | Michael Ventura Website | Michael Ventura X | Michael Ventura Facebook | Michael Ventura LinkedIn | Michael Ventura Instagram |  

A dash of mystery, a sparkle of magic, and all things cozy! Elle interviews fellow cozy authors in this bookish podcast from Authors on the Air. Today on the podcast, meet Travis Baldree, author of the upcoming cozy fantasy novel Brigands and Breadknives--and more! Elle and Travis talk about the roots of the genre, the magic of mundane life, the importance of community, and more. Enjoy! Travis's Bio: I love stories, and I love telling them. I'm the author of Legends & Lattes, a low-stakes cozy fantasy novel. I'm a narrator too, and I've loved the art since I first heard Frank Muller's legendary work. I've lent my voice to hundreds of books (including my own). I live in the Pacific Northwest, and I get up every morning excited and grateful to do this job. Find Travis's Website and Books Here: https://www.travisbaldree.com/books ~~~ Elle Hartford's Bio: Elle Hartford writes cozy mystery with a fairy tale twist. The award-winning first book in her Alchemical Tales series, Beauty and the Alchemist, finds amateur sleuth Red mixed up with murderous beasts and moody beauties, and a set of missing books besides! Elle has also written two spin-off series, the cozy fantasy-goes-to-the-beach Marine Magic series as well as Pomegranate Cafe Romance. For other writers and authors looking into “wide” indie publishing, Elle offers coaching as well as the Beyond Writing blog (ellehartford.substack.com) with how-tos and resources. Find Elle Online: https://ellehartford.com/

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Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, "A Fight Bigger Than Myeloma” by Dr. Adeel Khan, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health at UT Southwestern. The article is followed by an interview with Dr. Adeel Khan and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr. Khan shares the story of a patient whose multiple myeloma diagnosis and treatment serves as a reminder of the civil liberties progress we've made and that we have more to go. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: A Fighter Bigger Than Myeloma, by Adeel M. Khan, MD, MPH, MS  I met her during the early part of my clinical training in hematology/oncology. She was in her late 70s, dressed in a rust-colored cardigan and a headwrap with patterns that reminded me of Ghanaian kente cloth. Her eyes were sharp, her tone polite but direct. You could tell from the moment she spoke that she had lived a life where she had to advocate—for herself, for her family, for her place in rooms that were not always welcoming.  Her chart said “multiple myeloma, R-ISS II,” but it did not say that she had first come to an emergency room at least a year earlier complaining of back pain and fatigue and had been told it was probably arthritis or old age. It did not mention that she had seen three different doctors before someone ordered the laboratory tests that finally began to work up her anemia and increasingly compromised kidney function. It would take another trio of doctors to eventually order a magnetic resonance imaging whose ghostly lytic lesions led down the path to a bone marrow biopsy and her cancer diagnosis. When I brought this up gently during one of our early appointments, she looked at me and said, “They don't hear pain the same when it comes from someone like me.” As a Black woman from the Deep South, she had grown up learning how to navigate a health care system that did not always believe her. She told me stories about being dismissed, misdiagnosed, and interrupted. She was born into an era of structural violence where she would be ignored at best and mistreated at worst. She carried the weight of those moments, but she also carried strength, and clarity, and the kind of dignity that made people sit up straighter in their leather chairs when she entered the room. She was one of the most quietly revolutionary people I have ever known, having grown up during a time of civil rights activism. She had even taken part in bending Dr King's long arc of the moral universe toward justice and could share story upon story from her glory days. Her myeloma treatments were not easy. Chemotherapy rarely is. She shared that there were days when her body was tired of fighting, when her bones ached, her blood counts dropped, and her neuropathic pain throbbed. In the back of my mind, I thought how tragic it was that her delayed diagnosis added unnecessary complications and whether she too thought of that. She was fully mindful of the issues people with her skin color faced in our American healthcare system and society as a whole and revealed how that motivated her to carry forward. “If I don't take up space here,” she told me once, “then someone else like me won't either.” Over the course of our visits, I came to understand that she did not see her myeloma as the hardest fight of her life. Not by a long shot. Her primary struggle was centered on life in Birmingham in the 1950s where separate but equal was still the law of the land; her mother cleaned houses, her father worked odd jobs, and her own prospects were uncertain. She admired the writings of Richard Wright and Jean Toomer and was not shy in sharing her passions. One day, during a particularly tough visit—her disease had progressed and we were down to limited options—I found myself meandering. We went through the usual workup and discussions: laboratory test results, symptoms, and treatment options. I offered the prospect of clinical trials, but she shook her head gently and said, “I've done my time in experiments—I can't give myself to a system that gave my people so little.” I paused. It was the first hint of what would become a larger conversation—not just about medicine, but about history. She was well aware of the atrocities of the Tuskegee syphilis trials in her home state, the Kligman experiments on incarcerated Black men, and the forced sterilization of women of color. As dependent upon medicine as she was in her old age, it carried a bloody stain of dehumanizing racism that soured her against it. Outwardly, I had little in common with her. As a young South Asian man growing up in times more conscious of racial injustice, I was far removed from these historical crimes. Although I learned of them during my education, I did not internalize their impact on the patients in front of me in clinic. But through her I came to comprehend just how scarring and enduring these events can be and how they can rob someone of trust. And the truth is the health care system had not treated her well. She had personal stories of doctors who did not believe her pain, nurses who assumed she was uneducated,  and being passed over for better options, better care, and better answers. “But I kept showing up,” she said. “Because that's what we do. We show up even when we're not wanted.” Her stories to me were revelations. In her younger years, she had helped organize teachers at her school when they tried to fire a fellow Black teacher who seemingly spoke too loud in a meeting. She had lived through redlining, through the crack epidemic, through watching young Black men vanish into prisons, and still she rose every day and worked as a public school teacher for decades. She worked for a system that largely did not work for her. I came to admire that about her—that in simply living day-to-day life with plain dignity and acute awareness of society's issues, she promoted change by living it. “You want to talk about cancer?” she once said, half laughing. “Try walking into a bank in 1972 with a good credit score and a Black face. That's a disease this country still hasn't cured.” Curiously, she did not say these things with bitterness. Not even anger, really. Just clarity. Like someone who had long ago made peace with the truth, even if it was sharp. In clinic, she challenged my every assumption—about treatment tolerance, about compliance, about who is difficult, and who is “advocating.” And she taught me to look differently at the ways bias lingers in medicine. Not just in data or policies, but in subtle moments: the tone we use when explaining options, the hesitations in our tests and referrals, and the assumptions we may not even realize we are making. And she did not just expect good care—she demanded it. She told me early on, “Don't you treat me like I'm anything other than your mother.” That landed. And in seeing patients before me now, I remind myself to wonder who they were in their past lives, what baggage burdens them, and how it all shapes their perspectives. So from my view, she fought multiple myeloma with everything she had, but from hers, she fought something bigger: an entire system shaped by inequality. And ultimately, she made me better to realize that, not just as a doctor, but as a human being. In my years since knowing her, completing my training, and beginning my practice, I reflect on her grace. I think not just about her life, but what it means to practice medicine in a world that often forgets what patients carry with them into the clinic—generations of weight, of injustice, of strength. Mikkael Sekeres: Welcome back to JCO's Cancer Stories, The Art of Oncology. This ASCO podcast features intimate narratives and perspectives from authors exploring their experiences in oncology. I'm your host, Mikkael Sekeres. I'm Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Hematology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami. I am so happy that today we are joined by Adeel Khan, who's Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health at UT Southwestern in Dallas to talk about his Journal of Clinical Oncology article, “A Fight Bigger than Myeloma.” Our guest's disclosures will be linked in the transcript. Adeel, thank you so much for contributing to JCO and for joining us to discuss your article. Adeel Khan: Thank you so much for having me. It's a pleasure to be here. Mikkael Sekeres: Adeel, I don't want to be disingenuous to our readers by acting as if we've just met. You and I have known each other for a decade since you were still in your training. I wonder if for our listeners you can tell us a little bit about yourself, where are you from and and walk us through your career so far. Adeel Khan: More than happy to. So, I grew up mostly in Oklahoma, but I've sort of lived around in the Northeast and here in the Southwest where I am currently. I did college at the University of Oklahoma. I did medical school at the University of Michigan. I did residency with good fortune at the Cleveland Clinic where I happened to get to know you and have continued to know you since. I did my fellowship then in hematology oncology at Beth Israel Deaconess in the Harvard system and along the way of all that I did a Masters of Public Health at Harvard and a Masters of Science and Epidemiology at Columbia, and that pinball finally settled here to UT Southwestern here in Dallas which I am very happy to make my second home. Mikkael Sekeres: That's great. I will say just for our listeners you've been a superstar since the moment you were a resident. It's been a real treat for me to get to know you over the years. Adeel Khan: Thank you so much. Mikkael Sekeres: Can you tell us a little bit about your own story as a writer? You're a good writer. We get submissions from some really good writers every single week. It's a real privilege to be an editor for the Art of Oncology section and it's always reinvigorating to me to see how many good writers there are in medicine. How did you start your journey as a writer and how long have you been writing reflective narrative pieces? Adeel Khan: I would say if I went back to let's say high school, you know, people tend to be divided into kind of like the sciency types versus the literary arts types and you're kind of an either/or, you know, you didn't really have as much crossover then. But you know, I actually didn't mind when we had an essay due and I liked writing back then, and when I entered college I did a minor in English because I actually did enjoy that and I just liked the idea of being able to put your thoughts on paper in a way immortalizing them. Adeel Khan: And then as I sort of pursuing medicine more and more, publishing is really- it has all kinds of flavors to it and scientific publishing is obviously what has been emphasized, but you know, there's so many things to talk about within medicine. There's the science and the art of the field, and as I've moved along, I've written different pieces focusing really on patient stories and interactions. And I think my motivation has always been that as I have gotten particularly nowadays increasingly busy, I've had the fortune and misfortune of becoming more and more busy, it's easy to lose the opportunity to really connect with people that makes what we do meaningful. And so in those times when you know, and they can be rare, but when you really get to connect with someone in front of you who you're helping to care for, it's really refreshing and it's rejuvenating and I've tried to keep that with me as long as I can as I've gone through my journey. Mikkael Sekeres: There's a lot of jumping off points from what you just said, Adeel. I wonder if I can start with do you consider yourself an English major who's good at science or do you consider yourself a scientist who's a good writer? Adeel Khan: I think I'm too humble to say either. I think I was really a science major who just happened to like writing and reading and kept that as a part of myself. Mikkael Sekeres: Because I think there are a cadre of doctors who are actually English majors and have learned to turn science into storytelling and that's their entrée into science and medicine. I remember I talked for a while with David Scadden about this. He's a brilliant translational scientist who's based at Mass General who also teaches a writing course to the Harvard undergrads and who was an English major when he was an undergrad at Case Western. We've talked about this, about how there are people, I'll include myself in this, who just think different, who probably have these liberal arts brains and they figured out a way to convert science into a way a liberal arts person can understand it. Adeel Khan: Yeah, I mean narrative medicine has been I think around all along and it has only kind of been recently named as a field, but I mean it very much speaks to that that there's so much more than just G proteins in medicine. Mikkael Sekeres: I'm thrilled to hear that by the way. You mentioned you were an English minor. Are there particular writers who are an influence on you or can you talk about what's the most recent book or article you've read? Adeel Khan: Oh, that is a great question. Paulo Coelho is someone I've liked for a long time, The Alchemist. I really liked it because I read it after I had lived in Egypt. I lived in Egypt between college and med school as a study abroad program, and I had actually been to the Faiyum Oasis where the protagonist in that story ends up. And so it was just a fascinating story to me that I could trace some of the steps that are discussed in the book and it's so much- it's a story about self discovery which at that phase of life that I was in was you know, very much a theme of my own life. And so that's one that definitely stands out in my head. Mikkael Sekeres: Do you think reading pieces outside of medicine makes you a better scientist? Adeel Khan: I think absolutely. I think it makes you a better human being. In some ways I lament that so much of what I do reading now is so much just about what's in the field, what's new in myeloma, what's new in hematology oncology and I sort of miss the escape to reading other things and being able to pursue it. And even broader than just what a novel really offers. I mean, I grew up reading comic books too and I've always loved superheroes and fiction whether it's Star Wars and other things. And really they're just stories and the medium- there might be connotations whether it's a comic book or a or a novel, but they're just different mediums, but the fact that they're just stories is fundamental. I actually think to myself that it's so fascinating that the earliest piece of writing that we've really retained as human beings is we believe, the Epic of Gilgamesh, which is really a story of a superhero when you think about it, you know, and it's it's fiction, it's phantasmic in so many ways. But it speaks to how stories are just vital as people. Mikkael Sekeres: And what is it about graphic novels or my kids now of course call them graphic novels. We're not allowed to call them comic books. Adeel Khan: As they've been renamed, yeah. Mikkael Sekeres: What is it about graphic novels or comic books or the story of a hero that appeals to us in medicine? Adeel Khan: I think it's in some ways a parable of what we're doing. There's something so powerful and fundamental about this idea of good-evil and we can rename it in different ways, but that you're trying to overcome something that's an issue, an obstacle. And when you think about what we do in- particularly in oncology, that's very much what we're trying to do. We're trying to overcome an illness, a disease, to try to help the person in front of us. And it has different aspects to it. It could be someone pursuing something in a lab, it can be treating someone in front of you in clinic, but that simple dichotomy of there's something good about what you're doing because there's something bad in front of you is just the fundamental that runs through it all. Mikkael Sekeres: It's fascinating. I wonder if 30, 40, 50 years ago people would have said, “Oh, it's because the doctor is the hero,” but we don't view ourselves that way anymore. The patient is the hero. I love how you posit this as a good versus evil, the evil of course being cancer and the good everything that our patients do and that we try to to help to do to overcome that. Adeel Khan: For sure. Mikkael Sekeres: You wrote a really great essay about a woman who was a patient of yours. Can you tell me a little bit about what inspired you this time to make this connection and to write about this woman? Adeel Khan: Within the past year or so as I had been just really- the fortune and misfortune of getting busier, I lamented that I just wasn't able to spend as much time with patients in the way that I used to. One of the beauties of medical school and you know, to some degree residency and certainly fellowship is that you just have a little bit more time as a trainee, student and trainee where you can really bond with your patients I think a little bit more. And so in trying to kind of refresh my motivation, I was thinking about just kind of randomly some stories that I've kept in the back of my mind and this patient's story is one that stood out to me as I was recalling things. It was so fascinating to me because she had the disease which I now focus on. And the way that she viewed it and the way that she viewed it as a part of her life was just so different than what I think most people think of. And in that way it was very revitalizing that her focus in her life was part of a broader theme of the way that I think she viewed society. And this was just one piece of her own part of that much, much larger puzzle. Mikkael Sekeres: You really write lovingly about her and about how meaningful her context was in how you cared for her and what her experience was in the medical system. I wonder if I can read a little bit of what you wrote because it really did grab me as well. I'm going to start out by quoting you where you say, “Outwardly, I had little in common with her. As a young South Asian man growing up in times more conscious of racial injustice, I was far removed from these historical crimes. Though I learned of them during my education, I did not internalize their impact on the patients in front of me in clinic. But through her, I came to comprehend just how scarring and enduring these events can be and how they can rob someone of trust.” Wow, there's a lot there. Could you start with what was your perspective as a young South Asian man growing up in Oklahoma and what your view was of racial injustice compared to what her experience was of racial injustice? Adeel Khan: Yeah, I have to admit I don't know that I thought that much of it back then and I think that that's part of what it is. You know, being someone who was South Asian, I'm Pakistani, I have Indian roots, and coming into American history and as we learned about it there's so much about slavery and the theme of slavery unfortunately and and the struggles that enslaved peoples have. And you know, as a relatively recent immigrant, I didn't see myself in that narrative. I didn't see myself in that historical reality. But I knew about it intellectually, you know, I knew about the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiments, you know, I learned about all these things and and you learned about how atrocious so much of it is. But again, not being so directly connected, I did not put myself in that same role as someone to view it so close to myself. I will say it hit a little bit more after 9/11 when you know, I was randomly stopped at airport security a little bit more often in those days and again, I think that speaks to racial injustices, you know, I was certainly profiled looking back then, I've been held by TSA in the past, but even that is very minor compared to what African Americans have dealt with here. And this patient in just kind of sharing her tidbits during our time together, I was not directly asking her so much of this. She was really offering a lot of it to me as we would talk and she would be very generous in sharing parts of her story. And over time I kind of understood the broader narrative of her life. You know, it was clear how much of all that was actually in the forefront of her head. Adeel Khan: And I think she might have been a little bit more unique in the way that she kept it there, but she was hyper vigilant of issues of society and the roots that brought a given society to where it is here. I kind of got to know her, this is during the COVID pandemic and this was after the injustice of what happened to George Floyd and so it was a theme that I think people were talking about more and so I think she felt comfortable in saying really what was quite a bit that was stewing in the back of her head seemingly at all times. Mikkael Sekeres: It's so interesting you talk about what you endured after 9/11 as being, I'm going to quote you now, “minor” compared to what she's been through, but even a minor affront like that can really compromise your trust. You write about her, “As a Black woman from the deep South, she had grown up learning how to navigate a healthcare system that did not always believe her.” Can you expand on that a little bit? How is it that the healthcare system didn't believe her and what can we do going into interactions with patients from different backgrounds where we're incorporating that there's a compromise of trust and we have to make up for that? Adeel Khan: Yeah, and I think you know, it's so unfortunate that so many people have stories like this where, in her case really it was back pain that was her presenting symptom. This is long before she knew me. And she'd had the back pain for quite some time, but being an older woman, she was in her 70s at that time, she was not in phenomenal health for other reasons. It sounds like she was just kind of ignored, told that it was old age, tendon changes, she did not have meaningful imaging for some time. When she finally did after seeing a slew of different providers, that's when it was revealed like there's something more significant here. And then when you kind of piece that a little bit retrospectively and I think she certainly sensed this and I did when I- hindsight's always 20/20, when I looked through things, it's like, well, this probably could have been caught much earlier. It's just that no one really I think listened to what she was speaking to with her pain and the gravity that was actually behind it. And it just speaks to the fact that I think we have to be more thoughtful in what we take away from patients and not to ignore even small comments because they might be revealing of something much bigger behind them. Mikkael Sekeres: You quote her, you have some really great quotes in your essay where you just listen to what she says and transcribe it because what she says is very meaningful. And one of the quotes you provide from her is, “They don't hear pain the same when it comes from someone like me.” Wow. “When it comes from someone like me,” someone like her, how was it that people weren't hearing her description of pain, something that was different that was going on in her body and how can we be more attentive to people when they complain about things like pain? Adeel Khan: It's unfortunate that there's even known data to show how depending upon a patient's melanin content in their skin, how likely they are to get pain medications and what happens to them is different and this is an unfortunate example of that where I think she just wasn't heard properly. And so it wasn't addressed properly and she was not shy about saying that. I mean I think she sensed that. She was very clear in feeling that herself and in wanting to have better care, she was still prevented and hence why she had to go from provider to provider. Mikkael Sekeres: You've lived in a bunch of different places in the country. I mean, following your path, you've been in Oklahoma, you've been in Michigan, Ohio, Massachusetts, and now Texas. Do you think that we as providers have to have different levels of sensitivity depending on where in the country we're practicing and how some of our patients' trust in healthcare may have been compromised in those different parts of the country? Adeel Khan: I think absolutely. I mean this particular patient was from Alabama which has a heavy history that she was again very aware of and for those of us reading history books are also very aware of too. And it's interesting how, while the U.S. is in some ways- has some aspects that are monolithic, but it's very much not so. It's very patchy and people are different, you know, if I take one theme that we're talking about here is obviously racial injustice, but if you take something like obesity, you know, prevalence rates are very different throughout the country and attitudes surrounding it are also very different. And I think we do- ought to be mindful that in treating the patient in front of us, it's not done without context. And so how they view their illness and their situation is going to be different depending upon the state, depending upon the city, depending upon actually even the era that they grew up in. So I would say now, if you took actually a similar patient, but you put her in a very modern context post-year 2000, she's likely to have different feelings of the situation around her than someone who was born in this case in the 1940s. And that just speaks to the fact that circumstances change and we should be recognizing that as providers, even though it's not always easy to. Mikkael Sekeres: Well, it just emphasizes how very important it is to know the history of the place where we practice and how it's affected our patients' perceptions of healthcare and trust and being cared for, particularly now as there's such a movement to whitewash that history and eliminate it from major institutions like the Smithsonian. It has been such a pleasure to have Adeel Khan here. He is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Public Health at UT Southwestern in Dallas and wrote just a great JCO article called “A Fight Bigger Than Myeloma.” Adeel, thank you so much for submitting your article and for joining us today. Dr. Adeel Khan: Thank you so much for having me. It's been a pleasure. Mikkael Sekeres: If you've enjoyed this episode, consider sharing it with a friend or colleague or leave us a review. Your feedback and support helps us continue to have these important conversations. If you're looking for more episodes and context, follow our show on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen and explore more from ASCO at ASCO.org/podcasts. Until next time, this has been Mikkael Sekeres for JCO Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. Guest statements on the podcast do not express the opinions of ASCO. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement.   Show Notes Like, share and subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a rating or review.  Guest Bio: Dr Adeel Khan is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health at UT Southwestern.

The Underground Lounge links up with two of hip-hop's most respected producers and rappers, The Alchemist and Hit-Boy, for an unfiltered conversation that blends creativity, competition, and legacy.In this episode, the duo opens up about their first time connecting and how mutual respect turned into collaboration, leading to the creation of their new joint album and short film. They share how the project came together, the inspiration behind the sound, and how their two worlds, Alchemist's gritty, sample-driven soul and Hit-Boy's polished, anthemic energy, merged to create something fresh for the culture.The Alchemist talks about balancing multiple creative lanes, including his food how with Action Bronson where he explores culinary experiences around the world through the same lens he applies to music, curiosity, taste, and storytelling. He opens up about how staying creative outside of music feeds his artistry and keeps him evolving.Hit-Boy reflects on his early beginnings, sharing stories about growing up around music and how his uncle's success in a hip-hop group sparked his desire to make beats. He walks through his journey from bedroom producer to Grammy-winning powerhouse, breaking down how staying consistent and fearless allowed him to produce for legends and still innovate with each record.Throughout the conversation, both producers talk about the friendly competition that pushes them to keep raising the bar, the respect they have for each other's grind, and what it means to create music that stands the test of time. They speak on mentorship, influence, and how they view the next generation of producers coming up behind them.Candid, funny, and filled with insight, this episode captures two musical giants at the top of their craft, discussing artistry, discipline, and the mindset it takes to stay relevant while remaining authentic. It's not just a conversation about beats and bars, it's a masterclass in evolution, collaboration, and creativity from two of hip-hop's best.

The Enneagram isn't just about your type—it's about movement. In this episode, we're diving into what the arrows mean for type 7.

A dash of mystery, a sparkle of magic, and all things cozy! Elle interviews fellow cozy authors in this bookish podcast from Authors on the Air. Today on the podcast, meet Jenn McKinlay, author of Witches of Dubious Origin--and more! Elle and Jenn talk creative brainstorming, how to keep a story interesting, the delights of cozy genres, and more. Happy listening! Jenn's Bio: Jenn is the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of several mystery and romance series. She is also the winner of the RT Reviewers' Choice Award for romantic comedy and the Fresh Fiction award for best cozy mystery. A TEDx speaker, she is always happy to talk books, writing, reading, and the creative process to anyone who cares to listen. She lives in sunny Arizona in a house that is overrun with books, pets, and her husband's guitars. Find Jenn's Website and Books Here: https://jennmckinlay.com/ ~~~ Elle Hartford's Bio: Elle Hartford writes cozy mystery with a fairy tale twist. The award-winning first book in her Alchemical Tales series, Beauty and the Alchemist, finds amateur sleuth Red mixed up with murderous beasts and moody beauties, and a set of missing books besides! Elle has also written two spin-off series, the cozy fantasy-goes-to-the-beach Marine Magic series as well as Pomegranate Cafe Romance. For other writers and authors looking into “wide” indie publishing, Elle offers coaching as well as the Beyond Writing blog (ellehartford.substack.com) with how-tos and resources. Find Elle Online: https://ellehartford.com/

Karina Anderson's story–from a violent upbringing in Denmark to finding her true purpose in South Africa–is a testament to resilience, spiritual enlightenment, and the power of trusting one's journey. “More and more I realized that if I can do this, maybe more can do this. And I started writing down the first pieces of my story, which is about how you navigate challenge and how you turn. “That's why I say I am an alchemist. I'm an alchemist in my own journey, turning lead to gold, regardless of how tough it looks. This is the moment you want that challenge. This is where heroes and heroines are born. “Everything I've achieved on this journey has been because I've listened. I have shown up. I've been called to go. And, I've learned to trust the process. I know this because I do it every day and I've done it since I arrived here in South Africa.” Intuitive Depth Coach, Alchemist and Change Specialist, Karina Anderson goes to places where most do not dare venture. Together with her Team of Change Agents, she helps switch on lights in some of the darkest corners of the human experience. Her work has taken her from prisons to boardrooms. As the Founder of SmilingOne and Circles of Change Academy, she has spent 17+ years honing a unique change recipe in the homeland of her heart–South Africa, and turning personal adversity into impactful change.

2023 marks the 40th anniversary of Voivod, a band that are at the very heart of everything we do at Radical Research and everything we listen to as incorrigible music obsessives. In celebration, Voivod released Morgoth Tales, which finds the Mark V lineup (Snake, Away, Chewy, Rocky) covering songs from various past eras. For ourselves, we pay tribute by offering our longest and most in-depth episode yet, while also celebrating a landmark of our own. We invite all chaosmongers, nothingfaces, cockroaches and diehards across the schizophere to join us in celebration of the one, the only, the eternal VOIVOD!!! Note I: The reason for this relaunch of this episode is simple: Jeff's Voivod book ('Always Moving - The Strange Multiverse of Voivod') is imminent! You can reserve your copy of this 3 lb., 540-page behemoth here and ONLY here: radicalresearch.org/voivod/ Note II: The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We offer tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Music cited in order of appearance: [all Voivod except where otherwise noted] intros from War and Pain, Killing Technology, Angel Rat, The Wake “Experiment” (Dimension Hatröss, 1988) “Blower” (War and Pain, 1984) “Ripping Headaches” (Rrröööaaarrr, 1986) Carnivore, “Carnivore” (Carnivore, 1985) “Forgotten in Space” (Killing Technology, 1987) Cave In, “Decay of the Delay” (Jupiter, 2000) “Cockroaches” (Killing Technology, 1987) “Psychic Vaccum” (Dimension Hatröss, 1988) “Brain Scan” (Dimension Hatröss, 1988) Wartech, “Virtual Reality” (demo 1991) “Missing Sequences” (Nothingface, 1989) “Into My Hypercube” (Nothingface, 1989) “Inner Combustion” (Nothingface, 1989) King Crimson, “Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two” (Larks' Tongues in Aspic, 1973) “Nuage Fractal” (Angel Rat, 1991) Alchemist, “Escape from the Black Hole” (Organasm, 2000) “Clouds in My House” (Angel Rat, 1991) Die Kreuzen, “Best Goodbye” (Cement, 1991) “Best Regards” (Angel Rat, 1991) “Freedoom” (Angel Rat, 1991) “Horror” (Rrröööaaarrr, 1986) Rush, “Natural Science” (Permanent Waves, 1980) Van Der Graaf Generator, “Man-Erg” (Pawn Hearts, 1971) “Moonbeam Rider” (The Outer Limits, 1993) “Time Warp” (The Outer Limits, 1993) “Phobos” (Phobos, 1997) “Temps Mort” (Phobos, 1997) “Neutrino” (Phobos, 1997) “Aware” (demo for unrealized 10th album, 2000) “Facing Up” (Voivod, 2003) “Divine Sun” (Voivod, 2003) “Polaroids” (Katorz, 2006) “Corps Etranger” (Target Earth, 2013) “Iconspiracy” (The Wake, 2018) “Always Moving” (The Wake, 2018) “Quest for Nothing” (Synchro Anarchy, 2022) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

In today's Tuesday Tinkering, I share a blog post from Rich Forest (one of the creators of A Visitor's Guide to the Rainy City) where he provides guidelines for a “quick and dirty “ alchemist class. This is especially useful in a world where the gods don't answer the prayers of priests with divine magic (like the Rainy City). Check out the complete post at superheronecromancer.blogspot.com.

We return to the mythical world of Aurduin this week with the next two chapters of the audiobook, The Alchemist and the Eagle. In chapter 4, the three sisters of Ashi, Ohada, and Nuya contemplate their new roles and identities among the Tal and followers of the Kyandara, and in chapter 5, Kalzhat, the leader of the resistance movement, explores the idea of escalating the fight and taking the war directly to the Jolao. 

On this episode of the Cruz Show After Hours Podcast The Cruz Show discusses the Nicki vs Cardi Beef + They talk about the Dodgers 1st Wild Card game and they preview the new Interview with The Alchemist & Havoc (of Mobb Deep)

Welcome back, Alchemists!! This week, we chat about the energetic and astrological forecast as well as today's Full Moon.Join our new LIVE show, The Alchemist's Inkspill, each Friday at 1pm EST/10am PST on YouTube and Instagram Live! Episode Links:Join us in Germany!

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Alchemist & Havoc stopped by the Cruz Show to talk about the new Mobb Deep Project which includes Prodigy. Alchemist slo told some funny stories about being dragged into various beefs because he produced the tracks. Havoc told some great stories about Mobb Deep and more. Great interview for Hip Hop Fans 

Send us a textINTRO – GREETING & THESISThis week we take a deep dive into the history and meaning of tea. We will explore the science and why it matters to our project weight loss goals and it matters more than you think!! Quote of the week:"Ive had this shop for thirty years...if we serve tea in the crystal, the shop is going to expand, and then I'll have to change my way of life." From the Alchemist, by Paolo Coelho in his book the Alchemist.Citations:American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2005). "Green tea consumption and fat oxidation."Public Health Nutrition (2015). " Habitual tea consumption and risk of metabolic syndrome"Paolo Coelho, the Alchemist  Let's go, let's get it done. Get more information at: http://projectweightloss.org

If you enjoy this episode, we're sure you will enjoy more content like this on The Occult Rejects.  In fact, we have curated playlists on occult topics like grimoires, esoteric concepts and phenomena, occult history, analyzing true crime and cults with an occult lens, Para politics, and occultism in music. Whether you enjoy consuming your content visually or via audio, we've got you covered - and it will always be provided free of charge.  So, if you enjoy what we do and want to support our work of providing accessible, free content on various platforms, please consider making a donation to the links provided below.  Thank you and enjoy the episode!Links For The Occult Rejects and The Spiritual Gangsters https://linktr.ee/theoccultrejectsOccult Research Institutehttps://www.occultresearchinstitute.org/Cash Apphttps://cash.app/$theoccultrejectsVenmo@TheOccultRejectsBuy Me A Coffeebuymeacoffee.com/TheOccultRejectsPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/TheOccultRejectsEvents The Occult Rejects will be atOctober 4 - Bigfoot Comicon, The Factory 1024 Georgia Rd, Franklin, NC 28734October 18th - Charlies Beyond Belief at Tropical Lodge 56 F & AM Fort Myers, FLhttps://www.charliesbeyond.com/October 25-26, ARKANSAS PARANORMAL EXPO,at 503 East Ninth, Little Rock, ARhttps://www.arkansasparanormalexpo.com/November 1 Greenville SC TBANovember 22 - UFO Comicon, N Broad St,US Army National Guard Armory, Mooresville, NC 28115 Mooresville, NC December 5-6 - ArtComicon, Mt. Airy, GA (Authors, Artists, Filmmakers) TBAEvents The Occult Rejects will be atOctober 4 - Bigfoot Comicon, The Factory 1024 at Georgia Rd, Franklin, NC 28734October 18th - Charlies Beyond Belief at Tropical Lodge 56 F & AM Fort Myers, FLhttps://www.charliesbeyond.com/October 25-26, ARKANSAS PARANORMAL EXPO at 503 East Ninth, Little Rock, ARhttps://www.arkansasparanormalexpo.com/November 1 Greenville SC TBANovember 22 - UFO Comicon, N Broad St,US Army National Guard Armory, Mooresville, NC 28115 Mooresville, NC December 5-6 - ArtComicon, Mt. Airy, GA (Authors, Artists, Filmmakers) TBA

You need this episode. If you've been feeling down about yourself (and let's be real, most of us do at times), this conversation is for you. I'm diving deep into the best qualities of every Enneagram type—highlighting the weird, unique, and truly awesome traits that make each type shine. This isn't surface-level encouragement; it's a powerful reminder of who you really are beneath the self-doubt. ✨ In this episode, you'll discover: The most life-giving strengths of Type 1–9 How each type's quirks are actually hidden sacred powers A new way to see yourself with more compassion and appreciation Whether you're an Enneagram beginner or longtime student, you'll walk away with fresh insight, encouragement, and maybe even a little spark of pride in being exactly who you are. Links: Check out The Coven Try the Free Enneagram Quiz!!!! Message me on Instagram @Angie.Alchemist and ask all your Enneagram questions! OR email me at angiealchemy@gmail.com Check out more at AngieAlchemist.com

A dash of mystery, a sparkle of magic, and all things cozy! Elle interviews fellow cozy authors in this bookish podcast from Authors on the Air. Today on the podcast, meet Lucy Jane Wood, author of Rewitched and Uncharmed! Elle and Lucy talk about magic systems, pineapple on pizza, healing through our characters, and the big warm hug that is cozy fantasy. Enjoy! Lucy's Bio: Oh, hey! I'm Lucy, author of Rewitched, Uncharmed, and perhaps some other mysterious, magical projects bubbling away in the background. I'm originally from the Wirral, UK, but these days you'll find me living in London, giant coffee in hand, probably being headbutted by my cat. Rewitched and Uncharmed were both written to be cosy, comforting, joyful books that envoke the 90s witches I loved so much growing up. They're soft, kind stories (full of absolutely terrible jokes) to lead you by the hand into spooky season and rewind your mind back to a precious, nostalgic time. Find Lucy's Website and Books Here: https://www.lucyjanewood.co.uk/books ~~~ Elle Hartford's Bio: Elle Hartford writes cozy mystery with a fairy tale twist. The award-winning first book in her Alchemical Tales series, Beauty and the Alchemist, finds amateur sleuth Red mixed up with murderous beasts and moody beauties, and a set of missing books besides! Elle has also written two spin-off series, the cozy fantasy-goes-to-the-beach Marine Magic series as well as Pomegranate Cafe Romance. For other writers and authors looking into “wide” indie publishing, Elle offers coaching as well as the Beyond Writing blog (ellehartford.substack.com) with how-tos and resources. Find Elle Online: https://ellehartford.com/

What if midlife isn't a slow fade—but a sacred initiation into your deepest truth, cellular power, and unapologetic pleasure? In this soulful, grounded conversation, Carla Wainwright—holistic wellness coach, sexual awakening facilitator, and “midlife alchemist”—joins Jannine to bridge science and the sacred. We unpack how hormone shifts, stress, and blood sugar changes can make pleasure feel far away—and why that's exactly when pleasure (hello, oxytocin) becomes the antidote that rewires your nervous system and stabilizes your hormones. Expect liberating reframes (hot flashes as sacred burn-off, anyone?), practical micro-rituals, and a reminder that the wisest, sexiest chapters can unfold in your 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond.In this episode, you'll learn:The “sacred metabolism” of midlife: a simple science-meets-sacred lens for feeling vital againWhy oxytocin sits “on the throne” (and how to stack 5 daily oxytocin moments without adding more to your plate)A kinder narrative for perimenopause + menopause that honors your body's design (not a “decline to fix”)How to transmute stress, people-pleasing, and identity shifts into clarity, boundaries, and desireReal-life practices for wetter, juicier intimacy at any age (yes to lube, language, and voice)The “second spring” reframe: channeling creative/sexual energy back into your heart and life purposeMentions & resources:Carla's Vibrancy Reset guide https://vibrancyguide.com/ Work with Carla https://www.carlawainwright.com/Free Honey Pot Meditation – a soothing, body-based anchor to drop you out of your head and into sensation. Perfect for those 5 daily oxytocin moments. https://janninemackinnon.com/honey-pot/Sensual Embodiment Collective (SEC) – monthly guided practices, live journeys, and a growing on-demand library designed for real women with real lives. (Use code PODCAST for 10% off your first month.) https://janninemackinnon.com/sensual-embodiment-collective/Related episodes you'll love:S4 Ep 114 - Pt. 1 Why Your Nervous System Is a Key Part of Having Better SexYoni Breathing: How to Awaken the Sensations of Your YoniHow to Nourish Yourself With Your Sexual Energy3 Ways to Spice Up Your Sex Life (That Go Deeper Than Toys & Lingerie)More About Carla:Carla Wainwright is a Holistic Wellness Coach, Sexual Awakening Facilitator, and Midlife Alchemist.
She supports women 40+ to reclaim vitality, balance their hormones, and reconnect with their pleasure and power through a blend of metabolic health, nervous system healing, and sensual embodiment.With a background in biology, homeopathy, and over two decades of experience in the healing arts, Carla bridges the science of the body with the sacredness of lived experience. Her work helps women shift from surviving to thriving - by listening to the body's signals, reawakening desire, and embracing midlife as a powerful rite of passage.Carla leads retreats, group programs, and 1:1 coaching that integrate lifestyle medicine, deep emotional inquiry, and somatic practices to guide women back to their vibrancy and radiance.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlawainwright/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarlaWainwrightCreatrix/

Welcome back, Alchemists!! This week, we chat about the energetic and astrological forecast as well as this month's bookends.Join our new LIVE show, The Alchemist's Inkspill, each Friday at 1pm EST/10am PST on YouTube and Instagram Live! Follow The Alchemist's Inkwell on: YouTubeInstagramTiktokConnect with Emily and KristaLyn across the internet + IRL!

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The Enneagram isn't just about your type—it's about movement. In this episode, we're diving into what the arrows mean for type 6.

Today on the podcast, meet Joanna Campbell Slan, author of many mysteries including the Kiki Lowenstein series! Elle and Joanna talk about using cozy to write about social issues, tips for writing a long-running series, the magic of turtles, and more. Happy listening! Joanna's Bio: Joanna is a New York Times and a USA Today bestselling author who has written more than 70 books, both fiction and non-fiction. Currently, she writes four ongoing mystery series: the Kiki Lowenstein cozy mysteries (Agatha Award finalist/first novel/contemporary); the Jane Eyre Chronicles (Daphne du Maurier Award for Literary Excellence winner/historical); the Cara Mia Delgatto mysteries (contemporary); and the Friday Night Mystery Club mysteries (set in 1980s). She's also the editor and co-author of the Sherlock Holmes Fantasy books. Find Joanna's Website and Books Here: https://joannacampbellslan.com/ ~~~ Elle Hartford's Bio: Elle Hartford writes cozy mystery with a fairy tale twist. The award-winning first book in her Alchemical Tales series, Beauty and the Alchemist, finds amateur sleuth Red mixed up with murderous beasts and moody beauties, and a set of missing books besides! Elle has also written two spin-off series, the cozy fantasy-goes-to-the-beach Marine Magic series as well as Pomegranate Cafe Romance. For other writers and authors looking into “wide” indie publishing, Elle offers coaching as well as the Beyond Writing blog (ellehartford.substack.com) with how-tos and resources. Find Elle Online: https://ellehartford.com/

How can we possibly begin to move on from tragedies like death, war, torture, and loss? Hear a clinical psychologist and her nerdy counterpart explore the ways Edward and Alphonse Elrich, Scar, Colonel Mustang and others try to move on in life after the violence they have experienced and, in some cases, participated in themselves.

Food Tank is live all week at WNYC-NPR's The Greene Space running food and agriculture programming at Climate Week NYC with over 300 speakers, 60 performers, and 15 events. Watch these conversations live on Food Tank's YouTube channel, or by visiting FoodTank.com. While you are on our website please also become a Food Tank member to ensure programming like this continues. This episode takes you to our summit "Roadmap to a Delicious, Nutritious, and Regenerative Food Future for All,” In partnership with Unilever. Our first conversation is with Rasmus Monk, (Alchemist, Spora) who speaks with Kim Severson (The New York Times) about “holistic cuisine,” immersive dining, and how food experiences can push boundaries, spark dialogue, and inspire climate and food system change. Then, Dani speaks with David Gelles about his forthcoming book Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away, and what Patagonia's story reveals about business, climate, and responsibility. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

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We return to the fictional world of Aurduin this week with the next installment of the series with book 3, The Alchemist and the Eagle. To get us started, I've got the first three chapters of "The Egg," "Precipice," and "Home." Audiobook selections will be deleted when new chapters are released, so be sure and stay current with your listening to not miss anything. The full audiobook is available at Audible, Amazon, and the Apple Bookstore. As with books 1 and 2, book 3 has its own soundtrack of original music and can be found wherever you get your digital music under the title of "The Alchemist and the Eagle - The Soundtrack" by Martin Ball. 

Welcome back, Alchemists!! This week, we chat about the energetic and astrological forecast including the upcoming equinox.Join our new LIVE show, The Alchemist's Inkspill, each Friday at 1pm EST/10am PST on YouTube and Instagram Live! Join The Alchemist's Inkwell on: YouTubeInstagramTiktokConnect with Emily and KristaLyn across the internet + IRL!

Welcome back Podsquadders, this is Episode 113 of The kPodcast! Today we'll be discussing some personal updates, a recent trip to New York, as well as tuning into some new music from Clipse, Larry June & Cardo, Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist, J Boog, Slightly Stoopid, Earl Sweatshirt, Major Lazer & Busy Signal, and Joey Bada$$. We're also going to be discussing SZA becoming artistic director for Vans, Mac Miller and Pittsburgh Pirates collab, Juicy J releasing a jazz album, Joyner Lucas versus Skepta, Bad Bunny's residency in Puerto Rico, a new Scooby Doo movie in the works, the US Open, a shooter targeting the NFL headquarters in NYC, trial in Argentina over illegal jaguar hunting, the Supreme Court approving Spanish speakers being detained, the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and justice for Trey Reed. Thank you so much for listening and please be sure to email therealkpodcast@gmail.com with any feedback, comments, suggestions, and/or questions! Also be sure to follow the show on socials @therealkpodcast

Send us a textSometimes fiction authors create stories that become unintentional analogies to other things. Case in point: the Dwarf in the Flask of FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST can be seen as representing A.I. and its potential for going out of control. BROTHERHOOD anime viewer Richard posted this interpretation on Reddit, and it interested us enough to have him on the show to explain the similarities. If a computer has consciousness and feels enslaved by humans, wouldn't strike back just like the Dwarf?We also discuss various other FULLMETAL questions, such as, how much did Bradley's government borrow from Germany in the ‘40s? Why does Ed have SO much money? And more.

01. Jasmine's - Benny The Butcher, Westside Gunn & Daringer [0:00] 02. The Outfit - Knowledge The Pirate & Roc Marciano [2:41] 03. Period Blood - Roc Marciano [5:25] 04. Skirt Steak - Roc Marciano & The Alchemist [7:19] 05. Se7enteen5ive - Conway The Machine [8:58]

In this episode of The Observatory, Scott and LaRae discuss the purpose of alchemy, which aims to liberate the entire individual self, including the parts held in darkness. Hear how you can transform your best self into your soul self, what makes life sacred, and the practice of paying attention and being present. They also share the areas in their life that have turned from lead to gold and the upcoming ‘You are the Medicine' retreat. Timestamps[03:31] Transforming your best self into your soul self[03:56] What makes life sacred?[07:21] The practice of paying attention and being present [13:08] Scott's memory of turning bricks into gold[14:28] About the book: The Alchemist[19:21] The areas in LaRae's life that have turned from lead to gold[25:55] The areas in Scott's life that have turned from lead to gold[31:37] The year of alchemy for all the listeners[34:11] ‘You are the medicine' retreatNotable quotes:“It's important in our lives to have something that nourishes our souls.” - Scott Wright [30:52]“It's less about doing and more about being, creating from a place of presence.” - Scott Wright [31:22]Relevant links:Subscribe to the podcast: Apple PodcastProduced by NC Productions!

Join us in this episode of the Oncology Brothers podcast as we dive into the highlights from the World Conference on Lung Cancer 2025! We are joined by Dr. Balazs Halmos, a thoracic medical oncologist at the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center, to discuss three pivotal studies that are shaping the future of lung cancer treatment. In this episode, we covered: •⁠  ⁠FLAURA2 Trial: Discover the significant overall survival benefits of combining osimertinib with chemotherapy for patients with EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer, and how it compares to single-agent osimertinib. •⁠  ⁠HARMONi Trial: Explore the intriguing yet complex findings of a new bi-specific antibody targeting PD-1 and VEGF in patients with progressive EGFR-mutated disease, and the implications of its current negative results. •⁠  ⁠ALCHEMIST Trial: Learn about the role of crizotinib in the adjuvant setting for ALK-positive lung cancer and why it reinforces alectinib as the standard of care. Tune in for an insightful discussion on the latest advancements in precision medicine, the importance of ctDNA, and the evolving landscape of lung cancer treatment.  Follow us on social media: •⁠  ⁠X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/oncbrothers •⁠  ⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oncbrothers •⁠  Website: https://oncbrothers.com/ Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more updates from the Oncology Brothers!

In this episode, I sit down with Enneagram Coach Darin Newbold, a Type 7, to explore the joys and challenges of being the Enthusiast. Darin shares powerful insights on navigating restlessness, embracing presence, and channeling the 7's energy into deeper fulfillment. Links: Find Darin on his website, or LinkedIn Check out The Coven, Typing Sessions, 1:1 Enneagram Coaching Try the Free Enneagram Quiz!!!! Message me on Instagram @Angie.Alchemist and ask all your Enneagram questions! OR email me at angiealchemy@gmail.com Check out more at AngieAlchemist.com Check out Enneagram University

Welcome back, Alchemists!! This week, we chat about the energetic and astrological forecast including the upcoming solar eclipse.Join our new LIVE show, The Alchemist's Inkspill, each Friday at 1pm EST/10am PST on YouTube and Instagram Live! Join The Alchemist's Inkwell on: YouTubeInstagramTiktokConnect with Emily and KristaLyn across the internet + IRL!

This weeks guest is Gail Nugent, who joins us from Vancouver, British Columbia. Gail is the publisher of The Alchemist - a magazine devoted to the dynamic, increasingly diverse world of micro-distillers and craft cocktails. Gail is also the publisher of Vitis Wine Culture Magazine and The Growler Craft Beer Magazine. Furthermore, Gail is the founder and Producer of Vancouver Cocktail Week and the Toronto Cocktail Festival. The Alchemist is presenting the Toronto Cocktail Festival which is occurring from October 22-26, 2025. The first annual Toronto Cocktail Festival will be a toast to the art of the cocktail and so much more. It will be a destination event that celebrates the vibrant culture of food and drink in a city that is a hub of culinary and cocktail creativity. The city's multi-award-winning bartenders, brand ambassadors and chefs make this an exciting culinary event that will give them the showcase they deserve—and serve up delicious fun for consumers, too. TCF 2025 presented by The Alchemist magazine will celebrate the city's cocktail culture with five days of events designed to appeal to industry, consumers, visitors and media alike. These events also offer brands, venues, retailers and agents an opportunity to showcase their establishments and products. International in scope but with a local emphasis, the aim of The Alchemist is to entertain and inform readers with stories about the passionate, talented people who are changing what and how we drink for the better. The writers and photographers at The Alchemist deliver readers authoritative and stylish commentary on the fascinating characters and brands that all play their part in elevating the timeless ritual of enjoying a cocktail. Beautifully designed and smartly portable, our seasonal magazine is made to be a keepsake. Find this all at thealchemistmagazine.ca, where they share information about and stories from the print issues, as well as exclusive web-only content that includes recipes, spirit recommendations, breaking industry news and other timely features that don't make it into print. @thealchemistmag thealchemistmagazone.ca Toronto Cocktail Festival @vitismag A big thank you to Jean-Marc Dykes of Imbiblia. Imbiblia is a cocktail app for bartenders, restaurants and cocktail lovers alike and built by a bartender with more than a decade of experience behind the bar. Several of the features includes the ability to create your own Imbiblia Recipe Cards with the Imbiblia Cocktail Builder, rapidly select ingredients, garnishes, methods and workshop recipes with a unique visual format, search by taste using flavor profiles unique to Imbiblia, share recipes publicly plus many more……Imbiblia - check it out! Contact the host Kypp Saunders by email at kyppsaunders@gmail.com for products from Elora Distilling, Malivoire Winery and Terroir Wine Imports. Links kyppsaunders@gmail.com @sugarrunbar @the_industry_podcast email us: info@theindustrypodcast.club

Mix Name: DJ Diverse – Real Hip-Hop is Back Volume 3 Website: https://www.iamlmp.com/ Join Our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/iamlmp Join Us DJs New Remixes & Blends: https://www.iamlmp.com/recordpool Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamlmp/ DJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djdiverselmp Download our DJ Music App Daily Mixes: https://linktr.ee/iamlmp 1. JID, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Community 2. Flee Lord & ETO Feat. Conway The Machine – Digi scales 3. 38 Spesh & Method Man Feat. Ti-Lar Bee – Speshal Methods 4. Benny the Butcher – Summer ’25 5. Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist & JID – Gold Feet 6. 7xvethegenius & Keisha Plum – The Genius 7. Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist – Skinny Suge II 8. Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist – LLC 9. Clipse, Nas, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em Out/Chandeliers 10. Droogie Otis, Madlib & Your Old Droog Feat. Killer Mike- The Edge 11. Chyna Streetz & 183rd – Like It or Not 12. Ghostface Killah & Nas – Love Me Anymore 13. Statik Selektah, The Musalini & Wais P – Live In The Flesh 14. Estee Nack & V Don – Lakota Dream Catcher 15. Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist – Bad Choices 16. Rome Streetz, Conductor Williams & Method Man – Ricky Bobby 17. Rome Streetz & Conductor Williams – Heartbreaker 18. Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – So Be It 19. Larry June & Cardo Got Wings – Gotta Be Love 20. Ghostface Killah & Method Man – You Ma Friend 21. DJ Premier & Roc Marciano – RocMarkable 22. Raekwon & Nas – The Omerta #hiphop #iamlmp #rap

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Abu⁠⁠⁠ and Obssa begin their read-through of ⁠⁠⁠Exhalation by Ted Chiang. They dive into the first short story in the collection, The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate, and explore the power of storytelling to change our perspective on life. Get bonus content and helpful reading materials: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/scifibookclubpod⁠⁠ Keep the conversation going in our free Discord: ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bVrhwWm7j4⁠⁠ Watch the video version of this episode: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@loreparty⁠⁠ Keep up with this season's reading schedule: ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/sfbc-season3⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A dash of mystery, a sparkle of magic, and all things cozy! Elle interviews fellow cozy authors in this bookish podcast from Authors on the Air. Today on the podcast, meet Melissa Westemeier, author of cozy mysteries like the Nun the Wiser series! Elle and Melissa talk about writing characters of different ages, the importance of teamwork, building a setting, and more. Enjoy! Mel's Bio: Melissa Westemeier grew up around the edge of nerd culture, but marriage and motherhood with three sons immersed her in it. She's fluent in Marvel, DC, Dr. Who, Star Wars, Godzilla, and more thanks to their influence. Recently, she's thrilled to realize her childhood dream of writing murder mysteries. Her new series features AJ Lewis, a Gen Z detective with an Xbox and comic book collection, and Sister Bernadette Ohlson, a retired nun who taught middle school English. This unlikely pair bridges the generation gap while solving murders in the witty and fast-paced Nun the Wiser Mysteries. Find Mel's Website and Books Here: https://www.melwestemeier.com/ And Check Out Mel's Podcast! https://www.melwestemeier.com/podcast ~~~ Elle Hartford's Bio: Elle Hartford writes cozy mystery with a fairy tale twist. The award-winning first book in her Alchemical Tales series, Beauty and the Alchemist, finds amateur sleuth Red mixed up with murderous beasts and moody beauties, and a set of missing books besides! Elle has also written two spin-off series, the cozy fantasy-goes-to-the-beach Marine Magic series as well as Pomegranate Cafe Romance. For other writers and authors looking into “wide” indie publishing, Elle offers coaching as well as the Beyond Writing blog (ellehartford.substack.com) with how-tos and resources. Find Elle Online: https://ellehartford.com/

On this episode we sample Ledaig 18 Year while talking about making another large purchase, the ease in finding older scotch, peat as an accent, giving small bottleshops a shot, challenging yourself to read and right more, The Overstory, getting through a work that you're not in love with, Underworld, giving up on a book, books that everyone has a copy of but noone has read, reading outside of your norm, Dungeon Crawler Carl, a bit of frothy language, The Alchemist, Greenlights, entering into the mind of McConaughey, speculative fiction, Paarable of the Sower, Prophet Song, why do we read fiction?, Looking for Alaska, reading a book because it's banned, crazy Calvino, No Nonsense Spirituality, reading the book before seeing the movie, and the TBR pile.  Support Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DrepandStone We'd love to hear from you! https://linktr.ee/DrepandStone Don't forget to subscribe! Music by @joakimkarudmusic Episode #311

If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more!My guest this week is Bronx-based rapper, singer, producer, co-host of Victory Light with The Kid Mero, and tattoo artist Rainey Ovalle. We spoke about the shadiness of the music industry and Spotify numbers, the Japanese crime thriller Battles Without Honor & Humanity, Tarzan, Sinners, listening to Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx for the first time on 9/11, evolving from slam poetry to rap music, his love for reggaeton and darkwave music, his feud with Alchemist, and the creative process behind his latest album Cigarettes With Dead Men and his latest single “Malona.” Come fuck with us. Cigarettes With Dead Men and "Malona" are available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Follow Rainey on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok: @RaineyOvalle. Listen to Victory Light on YouTube or wherever else you get your podcasts. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund,  The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti.  For information about contacting your representatives to demand a ceasefire, finding protests, and other tools, check out CeasefireToday!Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), Bluesky (@cinemasai.bsky.social), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped into all things Dylan Green.    Support the show

In this episode, I'm joined by Christa Jean Jones, an Enneagram 3 and coach who helps teachers unlock new possibilities beyond the classroom. Christa supports educators in building extra income through Teachers Pay Teachers and guides those ready to pivot into fulfilling new careers. We dive into her journey as a Type 3, exploring identity, achievement, and what it really means to find worth beyond accomplishments. If you're a teacher craving change—or simply curious about how the Enneagram shapes ambition—this conversation will inspire and challenge you. Find Christ here: on Instagram , or LinkedIn, or Find more about her work here Try the Free Enneagram Quiz!!!! Message me on Instagram @Angie.Alchemist and ask all your Enneagram questions! OR email me at angiealchemy@gmail.com Check out more at AngieAlchemist.com

As promised, here's Part II of my short and whimsical audiobook, God's Handbook for Operating Human Vehicles - a No Nonsense, No Strings Attached Approach to Universal Being. After next week's interview, I'll be continuing with sharing of Tales of Aurduin with volume III of the series, The Alchemist and the Eagle between interview episodes. If you've missed any of book I or II, you can find them in audiobook form and also print and ebook at Amazon, Audible, and the Apple Bookstore.  

Welcome back, Alchemists!! This week, we chat about the energetic and astrological forecast including the upcoming eclipse season.Join our new LIVE show, The Alchemist's Inkspill, each Friday at 1pm EST/10am PST on YouTube and Instagram Live! Join The Alchemist's Inkwell on: YouTubeInstagramTiktokConnect with Emily and KristaLyn across the internet + IRL!

Today on the show, we welcome Warren Bobrow. Warren is the "Cocktail Whisperer", a culinary innovator who bridges craft spirits, botanical traditions, and cannabis. His six books are:Apothecary CocktailsWhiskey CocktailsBitters and Shrub Syrup CocktailsCannabis CocktailsThe Craft Cocktail CompendiumWhiskey CocktailsApothecary Cocktails (French version)Bobrow has published six books on mixology and written articles for Saveur magazine, Voda magazine, Forbes Magazine, Whole Foods-Dark Rye, Distiller, Beverage Media, DrinkupNY, and many other periodicals.

On todays FolkLands episode we travel deep into the Welsh countryside for Welsh Occult Conference, an annual meeting of Occultist and Alchemists, Wizards, Witches and of course seekers of the strange and unusual, hosted by practicing Alchemist and Author Gary Nottingham and event organiser Lesley Jackson, along with guests including Atlantis owner Geraldine Baskin.Expect tales of wonder and mystery, Grimoires, standing stones and a lot of getting lost in the valleys.Welcome to Wales!Enjoy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.