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After threatening Americans with raising their taxes by 68%, President Trump managed to strong-arm Republicans in Congress into passing his Big Burglary Bill: a sweeping economic and policy package that slashes healthcare funding, shuts down hospitals, inflates ICE's budget to be larger than the Marines', opens new concentration camps in Florida, adds $3.4 trillion to the national deficit, and gives billionaires even more tax breaks than ever before.So why didn't more people try to stop it? Today, comedian Dan Cass joins us to break down the nightmare that is the Big Burglary Bill, and the swampy new detention centers dubbed “Alligator Auschwitz,” where Trump adviser Lara Loomer openly called for feeding all 65 million Latin Americans living in the US  to alligators in Florida.FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:★ instagram.com/dankkass★ instagram.com/faustofernos ★ instagram.com/marcfelionPlus-• How Republicans use tactics like “flooding the zone” to make people give up.• How to figure out which news media you can trust.• Dan Cass opens up about being neurodivergent in the comedy world of Chicago.

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This episode of the Crux True Survival Story Podcast, hosted by Kaycee McIntosh, recounts the harrowing tale of Eric Murda, a 43-year-old irrigation contractor from Sarasota. On July 17, 2022, Eric's routine day turned into a nightmare when a seven-foot alligator attacked him while he swam across Lake Manatee in Florida. The attack resulted in Eric losing his arm, leading to a grueling 72-hour survival ordeal in the harsh Florida swamp. He faced severe blood loss, venomous snakes, disease-carrying water, and other predators. Despite being disoriented and gravely injured, Eric's mental resilience and instinctive survival skills allowed him to navigate through dense vegetation, signal for help, and eventually find rescue. His story underscores the importance of preparation, mental fortitude, and situational awareness in wilderness survival. The episode also touches on winter travel preparation and survival strategies, reflecting on another tragic survival story and discussing improvements in search and rescue protocols. 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast 00:49 Setting the Scene: A Deadly Encounter 02:07 Eric Murda's Fateful Decision 04:36 The Alligator Attack 08:29 Surviving the Swamp 19:20 The Psychological Battle 21:56 Lessons in Wilderness Survival 24:42 Necrotizing Fasciitis and Waterborne Pathogens 25:06 Venomous Snakes: A Deadly Threat 26:37 Survival Skills: Plant Identification and Shelter 28:39 Eric's Final Push to Civilization 30:07 Medical Challenges and Psychological Transformation 31:31 Lessons from Eric's Ordeal 33:05 Eric's New Role as a Motivational Speaker 34:22 Podcast Outro and Listener Engagement

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Die Themen: Eine wissenschaftliche Studie bestätigt, dass Kaffeetrinker nach der ersten Tasse morgens bessere Laune haben; Von der Leyen und Merz begleiten Selenskyj zu einem Treffen mit Trump; Nach einem Trump-Putin-Gipfel sorgt ein vergessener Ausdruck mit vertraulichen Dokumenten für eine peinliche Panne; CDU-Generalsekretär Linnemann beklagt eine schlechte Stimmung in der schwarz-roten Koalition; Genf macht als erste Schweizer Stadt die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel vorübergehend kostenlos; Ein Zoo in Washington verkauft seine 130 Reptilien, darunter einen Alligator für 47.000 Dollar; Ein italienischer Star-Bergsteiger soll bei Besteigungen geschummelt haben und Steakhouse-Erbin Christina Block räumt ein, über filmreife Pläne zur Rückführung ihrer Kinder nachgedacht zu haben. Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/ApokalypseundFilterkaffee

OCTOPUS AUGUST CONTINUESThis week I dive in to the sequel (?) of last week's movie and check out OCTOPUS 2: RIVER OF FEAR (2001).In this installment we head to New York City where people are mysteriously disappearing, and it's up to a hard headed detective to convince everyone a giant sea monster is responsible. It's like Alligator or Jaws, but with an octopus.Does this movie deliver? Or does it disappoint like last week's movie? Tune in now to find out!Check out our friends:The Truth TankAnd for more Bucket of Chum, check out the links below:Join the Patreon!For only $2 USD a month you'll get a bonus episode each month, a newsletter, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bucket of Chum Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on Letterboxd ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠Check out the YouTube ChannelTheme song written and performed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mike TrebilcockThanks to the Patrons!Benji IrwinArties AngelsKatie LampeCassandraJennifer HallmanScott McCallumBrett ParkerTom MoorePoodini Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Talkin' Blues, a conversation with Alligator recording artist, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter - D. K. Harrell - The Official Site of Award-winning Blues Artist D.K. Harrell

It's big. It's green. It is NOT a kids soccer movie from the 90s. Busting up from the sewers, it's our long overdue episode on Alligator! Be careful what you flush. Support us on Patreon! 

Doechii the Don, Doechii the Dean, Doechii Supreme has us caught in a Death Roll this week with her Grammy-winning mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal! TikTok turned Jaylah Hickmon from an aspiring choral singer into an overnight rap sensation. On her sophomore record the Swamp Princess blends styles and genres into a biting, analog hip-hop sound that tackles everything from mental health to relationships. The Mixtaper has a slew of swamp facts about homemade shoes, alligator activism (#StayWokezilla), and amphibious musicals. Can we handle the Boom Bap, rappity rap rap, or are we just in Denial? You'll just have to fall back and Wait... or Slide right into this episode!Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro3:30 About Doechii8:10 About Alligator Bites Never Heal13:26 Awards & Accolades14:02 Fact Or Spin15:01 She's An Entrepreneur20:49 She Practices Alligator Activism27:18 Swamp Princess: The Musical30:20 She's Official Swamp Royalty34:01 Album Art36:26 Stankah Pooh39:02 Bullfrog39:56 Boiled Peanuts42:53 Denial Is A River45:19 Catfish48:01 Skipp48:51 Hide N Seek50:02 Bloom52:02 Wait54:14 Death Roll56:54 Profit58:02 Boom Bap59:55 Nissan Altima1:02:41 GTFO1:04:16 Huh!1:05:08 Slide1:06:18 Fireflies1:08:27 Beverly Hills1:11:12 Alligator Bites Never Heal1:12:48 Final Spin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It's Animals Attack August and this week we had guest Holly Chou  (from X-Men 97) in the studio to talk about Alligator 2: The Mutation, a movie about a giant alligator who eats people again.Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Grey.-----Watch Holly Chou in X-Men 97 where she plays Jubilee!August 30 from 2pm-5pm Holly will be doing an in store signing at Legends Comics in Clovis, CA Jordan and Holly will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!August 28th, come to the Punch Line Comedy Club in Houston to see Matt and his wife Francesca Fiorentini! https://bit.ly/mattfranhtx  

Alligator (1980)Directed By: Lewis TeagueStarring: Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo, That bad guy.What if I told you that an alligator from Florida got flushed down a toilet in Chicago (John would say it popped up in New York, but you'll have to find out by listening to this episode), and then got pumped full of growth hormones to eventually bust out and kill? I'd say, I'm glad I don't live in Chicago! IMDB.com describes Alligator as: "A pet baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives in the city sewers. Twelve years later, it grows to an enormous size thanks to a diet of discarded laboratory dogs injected with growth hormones. Now, humans have entered the menu."We Also Talked About:Flipside (Amazon)Empire Skate (ESPN)Freeway Maniac (Roku)Happy Gilmore 2 (Netflix)Our Dewey Cox EpisodeShowdown in Little Tokyo (Internet Archive)They Call Me Macho Woman (Roku)Project Grizzly (Tubi) - Bikers beat a guy in a bear proof suit2nd Chance (Amazon) - Documentary on the Inventor of the Bullet Proof VestLike what you hear here? We're on the youtubes now with our entire new back catalog and some upcoming exclusive content available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@deweypodmonster⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Some of the above links are affiliate links, if you purchase through these affiliate links we do get a small kickback, and it's the best way to support this show!).Rate and Review us on the podcast platform of your choice!As always, remember, you can always find the latest goings on at our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Crap.Town⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our fellow podcast network members at https://⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yourunpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, writer and producer Lakin Imani Starling joins Pop Pantheon ahead of the first anniversary of Doechii's mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal to talk about how the project turned Doechii into a breakout star. Lakin and Russ dig into Doechii's origins in Florida, her early years as a rapper and musician and early hits like "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake" and "What It Is" that helped set the stage for her massive mainstream breakthrough. From there, they discuss how Doechii uses Alligator Bites to challenges notions of genre and, ultimately, to tell her own story.To hear the rest of the this episode plus receive weekly bonus episodes of Pop Pantheon, gain access to our Discord channel and so much more, subscribe to Pop Pantheon: All Access at the Icon Tier. You can also subscribe for the audio only directly in the Apple Podcasts app.Note for iOS users: Subscribe using your desktop or mobile browser, not the iOS Patreon app, for cheaper rates on Pop Pantheon: All Access.

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OA1180 - We begin with some much-needed reminders that good things are still happening and the rule of law is still (mostly) holding on before turning to a recent Trump executive order on homelessness which reads like something out of a (not very good) Batman movie. Jenessa explains how this development fits into the history of long-term institutionalization of vulnerable and unhoused people in the US as we work through what this thing is actually trying to do. In an unfortunately not-at-all-unrelated story, Matt then breaks down the situation with Florida's “Alligator Alcatraz” (aka “Gator Gitmo”), the pending challenges to this completely new (and totally illegal) approach to state-based immigration detention, and where this is all going. Finally, in today's footnote: has ChatGPT finally made its first hallucinatory appearance in a judicial opinion? We investigate not just one but two recent instances of federal judges who have now joined the many lawyers caught using AI to do their homework. “Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets,” The White House (7/25/25) Complaint in Friends of the Everglades v. Noem, filed 6/27/25 Complaint in C-M. v Noem, filed 7/16/25 Defendants' Unopposed Motion to Clarify in Mississippi Association of Educators et al v. Board of Trustees (7/22/25) Judge Henry Wingate's order in Mississippi Association of Educators v. Board of Trustees declining to clarify decision of July 20, 2025 (8/1/25) Defendant's letter to Judge Julien Neals in In re CorMedix Securities Litigation (7/22/25) Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do!

  Alligator Alcatraz, an immigrant detention facility in Florida, has been ordered to stop construction on an expansion for at least two weeks while a judge considers a legal challenge brought by environmental groups and a Native American tribe. Greg and Holly discuss the latest.   

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Have you noticed a steady drop in your click through rate in Google Search Console, even as impressions seem to be increasing? You're not alone! TREW's Account Director, Erin Moore, explains the "SEO Alligator" phenomenon and how marketers should pivot when AI search results siphon off your traffic. In this episode, Wendy Covey and Erin Moore discuss the concept of the 'SEO alligator,' a term describing the widening gap between impressions and clicks in Google Search metrics. They explore the impact of AI-generated content on click-through rates and the need for marketers to adapt their strategies in response to these changes. The conversation emphasizes the importance of creating unique, valuable content that resonates with audiences, rather than relying on high-volume keywords that may no longer drive engagement.Key TakeawaysThe 'SEO alligator' refers to the gap between impressions and clicks in Google Search Console.AI overviews are affecting click-through rates significantly.Unique content based on your company's deep expertise is more valuable in search than generic content (even when that generic content ranks for higher volume search queries).AI overviews are answering top-of-the-funnel queries directly in search results, turning these terms into zero-click results.Marketers should explore multiple channels for audience engagement and traffic.ResourcesConnect with Erin on LinkedInConnect with Wendy on LinkedInRegister for the Industrial Marketing SummitRelated Episode: Is Inbound Marketing Still Working? Related Episode: What the Heck is Going on at Google?!

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From time to time over the nearly 50 years since the establishment of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center, a significant number of its members and its affiliates in the Silent Thunder Order have complained of burning out in terms of their participation in the Zen community. Some have faded into obscurity and were never heard from again. Others have come back after years. The record for the longest hiatus is about three decades. This cohort would amount to a small percentage of the total attendance, or course, but it has been noted that more people come and go than stay. Matsuoka-roshi used to say, of some disciple that was no longer showing up, "Come-and-go type" or, "Wishy-washy type." I assume that these lost souls continue to practice in some form or other, hopefully maintaining their practice of meditation at least. And they probably retain an interest in reading about Zen and Buddhism. And I think it fair to say that if they had stayed, instead of moving on, we would have no place for most of them to sit. This is why I refer to the Zen sangha — and it is probably true of all communities — that it is like a cloud, constantly evaporating and recondensing, with new molecules of water, over time. People have real lives, other demands on their time and energy, and they always have. Master Dogen pointed out that the famous places in China were not typically comprised of large groups, but a small core of a half-dozen monks or so, with others coming and going from time to time. A cursory reading of the history of the formal transmission in Soto Zen makes this clear. Many of these encounters were short-term. So I don't worry too much about the many former members who are no longer in attendance. I do reach out from time to time if someone has suddenly disappeared who was diligently engaging on a frequent basis for some time, out of curiosity if nothing else. But I have enough to worry about, dealing with those who are presently practicing, as well as the constant flow of newcomers knocking at our doors. Most newcomers report that their first exposure to Zen is through reading — or, nowadays, listening — to a well-known teacher online, such as Thich Nhat Hahn, or Ram Dass. I had the pleasure of meeting Ram Dass in person in the 1960s, when I was teaching at the School of the Art Institute and the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle campus. Some friends of mine who knew him told me he was travelling through the area, so I asked them to connect us, and invited him to speak to one of my classes at the U of I. I still have the 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape somewhere of his talk, which was his classic trip to India, giving LSD to the guru tale. I plan to have it digitized so that those who are interested can listen to it. Not to be too much of a name-dropper — near to greatness, and all that — but he came to our apartment for dinner that evening and cooked chipatis and beans for us. My friends told me later that he had told them he thought I was one of the most spiritual people he had ever met. That may have been because my apartment was full of student work, models of geometric structure studies they had done in one of my design classes.Another factoid of interest, and one of those coincidences that we say are not in Zen — he was driving a Chrysler Airstream at that time, and several years earlier, before I had graduated from the Institute of Design, my best friend at that time and I attended a talk by Claes Oldenburg, the famous Swedish-American sculptor, at the University of Chicago, at which presentation, amongst other things, we saw his life-size soft sculpture of — you guessed it — a Chrysler Airstream. But I digress. I have never heard of anyone burning out from too much study of the dharma, or too much sitting in meditation, although some naturally grow tired of too much group discussion, especially when it slides down the slippery slope of intellectualism and erudition, as has been seen many times in the history of Zen. Ch'an Master Huineng famously made a public show of burning scrolls of sutras to make this point. Dogen held that both things can be true at the same time — that the written record also contains the dharma, even though subject to the limitations of language. No, usually, problems with burnout arise in the context of serving the Zen community. Community, or sangha, is the third leg of the stool of Buddhism, joining that of dharma, the study of the teachings of Buddhism and Zen; and most centrally, buddha, the practice of zazen, or the meditation of Buddha. This is what Zen claims to transmit. Where the rubber hits the road in terms of burnout is usually in an individual's efforts to serve the sangha in ways that demand what seems to them to be a lot of time, effort, and energy, with all the opportunity costs associated with any form of contributions of one's precious time to any cause. The third rail for most or all not-for-profit enterprises such as ASZC seems to consist in serving on the board of directors. What I refer to as the "substitution effect" begins to set in — one finds oneself sitting less and less over time, the limited bandwidth available for Zen being consumed more and more by the ever-evolving demands of raising money and paying the bills; upkeep, repair and maintenance of the facility; producing and publishing online communications, newsletters, bulletins and podcasts; and, finally, the sheer pressure of administrating a robust schedule of programs of dharma study and meditation, serving a shape-shifting and ever-growing community of practitioners. As one who has been immersed in this process for going on 50 years -— ASZC was incorporated in 1977 — I am very familiar with this syndrome of overcommitting, on a personal level. But I think it may be that we are getting it backward if and when we do burn out in service to the sangha. It is easy to lose track of the central focus of Zen. The three legs of the stool are not equal in importance or effectiveness in supporting our personal practice. Buddha practice, Zen meditation, or zazen, is definitely first and foremost. Dharma, or study of the teachings, comes second and is subordinate to zazen. Without zazen there is little hope of ever comprehending buddha-dharma. Sangha, community participation and service, is a distant third, and is not really necessary, or conducive to personal practice, absent meditation and study. When we get this backward is when we tend to burn out. If I had not been continuing my meditation practice over the 60 years I have been engaged in all three dimensions, from the mid-1960s at the Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago, through the years of establishing ASZC in Atlanta, I would have burnt out long ago. Attending most of the public sessions of meditation and witnessing the evolution of the Zen lives of hundreds of individuals have reinvigorated my zeal for Zen again and again, especially during the difficult times we have endured. The evidence of my senses has convinced me ever more undoubtedly of the value and effectiveness of Zen as the Upaya, or skillful means, for our times, as Matsuoka-roshi believed. If you have found yourself experiencing burnout, please consider whether or not you see yourself in this picture. If you do your best to attend a reasonable number of our scheduled meditation programs including daily, weekly, monthly and annual opportunities, such as day sits (zazenkai), longer retreats (sesshin), classes and workshops, you will rediscover the renewable resource that is genuine Zen practice. If you have gotten entangled in the ASZC or STO administration or other demanding roles of service to the sangha, please understand that your efforts are very much appreciated, but that you may be inadvertently developing the substitution effect syndrome, which ultimately does not bode well either for your practice, or the wellbeing of the community. If you relinquish your position and function, no worries, someone else will step up. I have witnessed this again and again. There is no way to plan for, or to design around, human nature, so please do not blame the corporate entity that is the Zen community for your unhappiness. If instead you renew and reinvigorate your practice of meditation, both at home and at the Zen center, you may begin to see that the burden you are or were carrying on behalf of your fellow travelers on the Zen raft was not so onerous, after all. And that somehow, willy-nilly, what you may have seen as your vital function within the Zen community will be taken up by others. If you do not claim your place on the cushion, you may miss the point of practice altogether. Which would be a "cry and shame" as Albert the Alligator would say. And I know that dates me. Look up "Pogo the Possum" by Walt Kelly. Let me propose in closing that you apply a tried-and-true time management approach to your Zen practice. There are only 24 hours in a day, as we say, so unless we chuck it all and go join a monastery, or become a hermit, only a small fraction of those hours can be devoted specifically to our practice, as we conceive it. So let's say you create the visual of a classic clock face representing your 24-hour day. After filling in all the many other things you do to get you through the night, such as sleeping, and through the demands of your day, such as paying the rent, take a look at how much time is left over. For the sake of argument, let's say you can free up an hour a day, or maybe two. In that time, maybe an hour in the morning, and an hour in the evening, maybe more of a weekend, you commit 50% to Buddha Practice: time on the cushion; 30% to Dharma Study: reading up on the literature and joining online dialogs; that leaves 20% for Sangha Service: helping out at the center, or attending admin meetings. The very exercise of visualizing — and tracking — your time may reveal that you are not actually spending as much as you think you are, or at least allow you to cut it down to a bearable amount. The main thing it may help you do is to put the emphasis where is should be: on meditation. If you are attending zazen regularly you are already doing the most you can do to support your community. Your presence encourages them in their practice more directly and to a greater degree than financial and in-kind contributions. Although those are very important. If you join the dharma dialogs online or in person on Sunday mornings and occasionally make a contribution to the conversation, that is also a service to the sangha. It indicates your sincere interest in clarifying the Great Matter, which is the main and central purpose of the pursuit of Zen. If you do both the above and still have time to devote to supporting the programs and physical plant of the Zen center, more power to you. But please be careful not to let the tail wag the Zen dog. There is a story from the history in China, if memory serves, that illustrates this principle clearly. A monk complained that during meditation, the rain was leaking in on him through the thatched roof. The Master's response? "Move down." Why spend a great deal of time and effort patching a roof, maintaining a building, if it prevents you from sitting in zazen? The building, the corporate entity, and all other dimensions of the Zen community and its physical manifestation in the world are subject to the three marks of dukkha. They are impermanent in the long run, imperfect in their current variation, and inherently insubstantial in comparison to the effects of zazen on your consciousness. To quote the venerable Ch'an Master Sekito Kisen, from the closing line of his short but dense poem, Sandokai—Harmony of Difference and Equality: I respectfully urge you who study the mysterydo not pass your days and nights in vain

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The controversial immigration detention center — dubbed by Florida officials and the Trump administration, "Alligator Alcatraz"-- has already hit some legal snags since opening earlier this month. Civil rights groups are suing the Trump administration over due process complaints. The lawsuit alleges detainees are being held without charges and aren't being given access to their attorneys.It comes after reports of overcrowded cells, overflowing toilets, and no access to prescription medications.The center was constructed in only eight days at an airport in the Everglades. Three weeks after it opened, around 100 people have already been deported straight from the center.We discuss the legal rights of those held in immigration detention centers and what's happening inside the one in the Everglades.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Connect with us. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ashlee, with the Origins Foundations, discusses the conservation impacts of Alligator Alcatraz and whether Florida is about to get a real bear season for the first time in decades. Fifth Generation Floridian, Professional Hunting Guide & Conservationist of the Year, Travis Thompson, joins Ashlee to discuss the conservation and environmental risks associated with the highly controversial Alligator Alcatraz project in the Everglades as well as the upcoming final FWCC Commission vote on a Florida Black Bear Hunting Season. Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/travisthompson/?hl=en  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Wild Hunting Spain: https://www.wildhuntingspain.com/  Ivy Safaris: https://www.ivysafaris.com/  Old Wolf Taxidermy Cleaning: https://www.oldwolftaxidermycleaning.com/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we celebrate the beginning of the very first Animals Attack August where all month we will be talking about movies where animals attack people. First up, the 1997 Ice Cube movie Anaconda, where an Anaconda attacks people!Tune in next week when the movie will be... Alligator 2.------Listen to Christian Duenas's wonderful podcast Primer.Go to Emily's Etsy store now!On August 28, Matt will be in Houston, TX at the Punch Line.Watch "Emily Have You Seen This?" on Mythical Society!Jordan will be in the SF Bay area on Aug 22 for a live Jordan, Jesse, GO! Get your tickets here!Jordan will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!Listen to our latest bonus episode where we talk about the pilot to Frasier! www.Maximumfun.org/join

If you think animals only attack in the country, you're dead wrong.  Erin Dawn (Manic Movie Monday Podcast ) follows us into the city sewer for ALLIGATOR (1980) starring Robert Forster and Robin Riker in this film about a mutant man-eater. Alligator was directed by Lewis Teague and written by John Sayles. Manic Movie Monday Podcast Instagram - Manic Movie Monday Podcast

Illegal Aliens SH*T THEIR PANTS! FIND OUT Alligator Alcatraz 2.0 is COMING! FAFO!

3702 – August 5, 2025 – IT'S HARD TO DROWN AN ALLIGATOR – BUT IT CAN BE DONE! Yes, alligators can drown, despite their impressive adaptations for underwater survival. WHAT ABOUT THOSE SWAMPY PYTHONS? Yes, snakes, including pythons, can drown. While they are capable of holding their breath for extended periods and are good swimmers, they are not aquatic animals and will ... The post IT'S HARD TO DROWN AN ALLIGATOR appeared first on CSC Talk Radio.

In this Kim on a Whim segment, Kim and Ryan torch the media outrage over a hunger strike at “Alligator Alcatraz”—a Florida immigrant detention center dubbed cruel by detainees. They call out the hypocrisy of illegal immigrants demanding “respect” after breaking U.S. laws and question the media's emotional manipulation. Ryan draws a powerful metaphor comparing Trump's America-first agenda to a diabetic finally ditching junk food: painful but necessary. They argue Trump's aggressive policies on immigration, manufacturing, and trade are unpopular only because they challenge decades of decline—and might be our last chance to course-correct.

Ensalada de rock’n’roll con sabor a pantano. Brujas, caimanes e historias de las ciénagas moran en esta ecléctica selección de canciones.Playlist:(sintonía) MARTIN DENNY “Song of the bayou”JIM STAFFORD “Swamp witch”JOHN FOGERTY “Wicked old witch”CCR “Born on the bayou”THE NOMADS “Swamp girl”THE HANGMEN “Bayou moon”THE SCIENTISTS “Swampland”ROKY ERICKSON and THE ALIENS “Cold night for alligators”SCREAMIN’ WITCH DOCTORS “Witches in the swamp”MOONSHAKERS “El pantano”SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS “Alligator wine”HIPBONE SLIM and MAMA ROSIN “Swamp water”BLOODSHOT BILL “Monsters in the bayou”KAY MARTIN “Swamp girl”LYNYRD SKYNYRD “Swamp music”LOS STRAITJACKETS “Swamp fire”Escuchar audio

Illegal Aliens FIND OUT as Ron DeSantis drops BIG NEWS on Alligator Alcatraz! FAFO!

Illegal Alien FINDS OUT Alligator Alcatraz is CALLING after DEADLY Crime! FAFO!

Author Andrea Pitzer joins Karen Conti to discuss whether Alligator Alcatraz is a concentration camp and why countries continue to have these holding facilities. Andrea details the conditions at Alligator Alcatraz and explains what we can do to fight for what is right. You can learn more about the history of concentration camps in Andrea’s […]

Alligator Alcatraz Illegal Alien FINDS OUT after HUNGER STRIKE BACKFIRES! FAFO!

EP801: Bryan & Krissy are back from vacation. Krissy enjoyed some time off with her husband, relaxing by the pool. Bryan spent his week taking kids to urgent care and dodging wannabe NASCAR drivers on Alligator Alley in south Florida. Plus, Terry Bollea is dead. The Hulk has long been gone! Ozzy was the soft, satan loving rockstar we all needed and Hooped Earring passed?? Ok... Then, listener texts are discussed and merch lines are dropped! TCBits: A new CASP director is making (flat) waves! Watch EP #803 on YouTube! Text us or leave us a voicemail: +1 (212) 433-3TCB FOLLOW US: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thecommercialbreak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/thecommercialbreak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tcbpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tcbpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CREDITS: Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan Green⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Krissy Hoadley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Executive Producer: Bryan Green Producer: Astrid B. Green Voice Over: Rachel McGrath TCBits & TCB Tunes: Written, Voiced and Produced by Bryan Green. Rights Reserved To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The media has reached out to some of the illegal aliens being held at Alligator Alcatraz and they are complaining about the conditions.  Visit the Howie Carr Radio Network website to access columns, podcasts, and other exclusive content.

In this compelling episode, Mariann Sullivan speaks with Elise Bennett, Senior Attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, about the lawsuit challenging the controversial immigration detention facility in Florida’s Everglades. Bennett details how this hastily constructed center in Big Cypress National Preserve threatens endangered species, water quality, and the integrity of a crucial ecosystem that has received billions in restoration funding…

President Donald Trump didn't rule out pardoning Jeffrey Epstein's associate. Deportation flights from the makeshift immigration detention center in South Florida have begun. State and local vaccination programs are experiencing a funding shortfall. We'll tell you about the latest deadly shooting on a US college campus. And, authorities are investigating a tragic incident at an amusement park.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The newest complaint about Alligator Alcatraz is that the ham sandwiches weren't toasted, and then Columbia continues to rack up losses.  Visit the Howie Carr Radio Network website to access columns, podcasts, and other exclusive content.

As democracy continues to die without so much of a whimper, Alligator Alcatraz is up and running. Florida state representative Anna Eskamani talks to Billy Corben about what she saw when she visited the detention facility. Plus, Grant Stern, the executive director of Occupied Democrats, talks about the postponement of this year's election in the city of Miami. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alligator Alcatraz, a pop-up immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, has been touted by members of the Trump Administration as an ‘efficient and low cost way' to carry out the president's mass deportation agenda against ‘criminal illegal aliens.' But an investigation by the Miami Herald found hundreds of the people at the facility have no criminal convictions or pending charges at all. And according to detainees and staff, the conditions in the makeshift facility are horrible, with reports of floors flooded with waste water, food ridden with worms, and clouds of mosquitos. Florida Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost visited Alligator Alcatraz. He joins us to talk about his experience, and how he thinks Democrats should respond.And in headlines: An Israeli strike hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin slammed Trump's judicial nominee Emil Bove as “unqualified,' and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hinted carry-on liquid limits could change.Show Notes:Call Congress – 202-224-3121Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

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Jase shares the bizarre tale of getting into a stranger's van—tattoos, purple hair, and all—for a last-minute TV interview, complete with alligator jokes he never got to tell. Meanwhile, Al joins the sister podcast "Duck Call Room” for the first time as a guest with Miss Kay, who brings some rare calm to the chaos. The guys begin their deep dive into John 11 and the raising of Lazarus, asking hard, honest questions about why Jesus delayed, why he wept, and what it means to face death with resurrection on the horizon. Check out Miss Kay and Al's appearance on the “Duck Call Room” at https://youtu.be/3mi0tZF5B14! In this episode: John 11, Luke 24, verses 50–53, Mark 5, verses 35–43, Colossians 1, verse 18, Revelation 1, verse 5, and 1 Corinthians 15, verse 2 “Unashamed” Episode 1126 is sponsored by: https://chefman.com/unashamed — Get up to 30% off the Pebble Ice Maker during the flash sale! https://fieldofgreens.com — Get 20% off your first order to get started today! https://puretalk.com/unashamed — Get 50% off your first month when you make the switch! https://helixsleep.com/unashamed — Get 27% Off Sitewide! Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. —  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices