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Electricity Canada's President and CEO, Francis Bradley, joins thinkenergy in episode 140. Hear about the shift to sustainable electricity, including the difficulties navigating provincial and federal policies, climate change directives, and funding gaps. Plus how Electricity Canada evolved from a technical exchange club into a national advocate for sustainable energy. From challenges to leading the charge, learn how governments and private sectors are working towards a clean, efficient electricity system. Related links:   Francis Bradley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francis-bradley-3617802a/ Electricity Canada: https://www.electricity.ca/ The state of the Canadian electricity industry 2024 Getting to Yes report: https://www.electricity.ca/advocacy/getting-to-yes-the-state-of-the-canadian-electricity-industry-2024/ Trevor Freeman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-freeman-p-eng-cem-leed-ap-8b612114/ Hydro Ottawa: https://hydroottawa.com/en    To subscribe using Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinkenergy/id1465129405   To subscribe using Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wFz7rdR8Gq3f2WOafjxpl To subscribe on Libsyn: http://thinkenergy.libsyn.com/ --- Subscribe so you don't miss a video: https://www.youtube.com/user/hydroottawalimited Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hydroottawa   Stay in the know on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HydroOttawa   Keep up with the posts on X: https://twitter.com/thinkenergypod Transcript: Trevor Freeman  00:07 Welcome to think energy, a podcast that dives into the fast changing world of energy through conversations with industry leaders, innovators, and people on the frontlines of the energy transition. Join me Trevor Freeman, as I explore the traditional, unconventional and up and coming facets of the energy industry. If you have any thoughts, feedback or ideas for topics we should cover, please reach out to us at think energy at hydro ottawa.com. Hi, everyone, welcome back. On the show before we have talked about how energy is primarily a provincial jurisdiction in Canada, so that means that provinces and provincial governments set energy policy provincial grids are structured both in a regulatory sense as well as a physical infrastructure sense. at the provincial level, we've gone into some detail about Ontario's grid and talked about how it's kind of a distributed grid meeting most electricity customers in Ontario get their electricity from a local distribution company. Not every province is the same in any of those senses. Some are a little bit more vertically integrated, meaning there are you know, maybe a single entity that gets you all the way from generation to distribution. There's different regulatory frameworks. The point is there's a lot of diversity across the country. Now, as much as that is a provincial jurisdiction, there is a role for the federal government to play here at that national level. There are some national policy directions that are important and that impacts energy policy. Climate change is a great example. So the federal government has jurisdiction to set targets and come up with strategies to address climate change for the country. Things that the federal government is doing currently is enacting a clean electricity standard with the goals of decarbonizing electricity generation in the country, so making sure that we stop using fossil fuels to generate electricity on a large scale. The federal government also supports decarbonisation efforts for buildings and for transportation, and they put money into those things. And those efforts impact electricity grids and impact markets. The federal government also has a role to play when it comes to major projects and providing approvals for those projects to move forward. And that includes energy projects. So new generation or new transmission, you know, things that are using land or moving across land, there's a role for the federal government to play there. So enter electricity Canada, the national voice for electricity utilities in Canada. Now, we've talked before about the sort of provincial equivalent that advocates on behalf of energy utilities. This is the national voice here for electricity, utilities, electricity, Canada has been around for over 130 years now. And their focus, at least in the last while has been on federal advocacy. I'm not going to tell you too much about electricity, Canada, because my guest today is going to talk a little bit about that. But just as a primer. So they have recently published their 2024 state of the industry report, which looks at the need to accelerate some of these major initiatives in the electricity sector to keep up with the energy transition that, as we've talked about many times is already underway. It's already happening. And we are just trying to keep up really. So my guest today is actually making his second appearance on the podcast as Francis Bradley, who is the president and CEO of electricity Canada, and has held a number of different roles within electricity Canada as well prior to becoming the president CEO. He also has a number of key positions on national committees and working groups, which are focused on infrastructure, energy and electricity and other related topics. And most interestingly, he also hosts his own podcast, the flux capacitor, which I highly recommend you check out. Francis, welcome back to the show.   Francis Bradley  04:01 Delighted to be here. Thanks for the invitation, Trevor.   Trevor Freeman  04:03 So I know you've kind of given us the background before but electricity Canada has been around for over 130 years now, which is older than our kind of modern, interconnected grid, at least here in Canada. Can you just remind us of the role and the mandate that your organization plays in the electricity sector?   Francis Bradley  04:20 Sure. Absolutely. In fact, somewhere we have a photograph of like the first meeting of what at the time was the Canadian electrical Association at Niagara Falls in 1891.   Trevor Freeman  04:32 Wow.   Francis Bradley  04:32 But yeah, you know, where, where we're at today. So basically, you know, if you turn a light switch on pretty much anywhere in Canada, any province, any territory, everything it took to generate, transmit and distribute the electricity to turn that light on was probably done by by one of one of our 42 members. They're in every single province, every single territory to use the official the official definition you know, Our mandate is to be the national voice for sustainable electricity for our members and the customers they serve. We do this through advocacy through sharing best practices, and, and education of stakeholders and the government. But yeah, our our members are basically the, you know, the 40 odd, biggest companies that generate transmit distributed coast to coast to coast.   Trevor Freeman  05:22 And has that mandate changed over the course of the 130 years, or is it pretty consistent?   Francis Bradley  05:27 No, it's It's actually that's that's an interesting question. It has changed a lot. And it's changed over the time since I've been at the association even and then aimless changed, that this is the third name. I'm on since since I joined the organization. Yeah, when it was first established. As you say, there was a letter A long time ago, 133 years, it was basically a little club for these people that were in this nascent industry who, who would, you know, swap stories about, about what they're doing and how it's working. And even at the time, there was still, you know, debates about should we be doing AC or DC and, you know, the whole, the whole, you know, battle between, between Westinghouse and, and, and, and the other folks, but so, you know, it was initially a technical information exchange organization, when I joined the organization, it was still very much technically focused, would do a big annual conference, we actually had a technical research division, and we do a couple of million dollars of research a year, back then. We then evolved, we, we evolved from the Canadian electrical association to the Canadian electricity Association. And our mandate began to shift away from Duke First off, where we stopped doing technical research and moved away from technical detailed technical information exchange, and increasingly our mandate began to focus on advocacy and and what the what the industry needs and what they what the members require, from an advocacy standpoint. And then in the 1990s, mid 1990s, we moved up into Ottawa because prior to that we'd been in Montreal, we've been in Montreal since the 1930s. Before that, we were in Toronto. So in the 90s, given that the focus had shifted pretty significantly to advocacy, and the principal government that we were seeking to advocate with was the federal government, the office moved up to Ottawa. And then three years ago, the name of the organization was changed from the Canadian electricity Association, to simply electricity, Canada.   Trevor Freeman  07:42 So that's that switch from technical to the more advocacy and policy work. It's really interesting and actually kind of ties into this. This next question, I want to ask you, we've talked on the show before about, you know, how the Ontario electricity sector is structured. And it's complex, to say the least, but that's one of many in Canada, different provinces have different regulatory structures. Energy Policy is primarily provincial jurisdiction. But as you mentioned, the federal government has a say in that as well, especially when it comes to climate change recently. So I'm curious, how do you navigate all those differences and kind of speak with a common voice when you're dealing with so many different regulatory bodies? So many different governmental bodies? What's How do you find that common voice?   Francis Bradley  08:31 Yeah, well, and you know, that that is that is that the fundamental challenge of, frankly, any organization in Canada that's attempting to, to operate at a national level, in a in a sort of domain that's principally principally provincial, but it's kind of even more so with electricity because of the differences in different jurisdictions. And, you know, you've noted that Ontario is complex in terms of the industry structure, it was more complex. When I when I first started in the sector, there were 300 and more than 350 local distribution companies, you know, so there's been a little bit of consolidation,   Trevor Freeman  09:11 we have a paltry 60 something now.   Francis Bradley  09:13 Yeah, well, that's right. Yeah, we're down into only double digits. But at the same time, you know, we also saw, you know, municipal municipal amalgamations that's taken place that have driven some of that, but, you know, so we've seen an evolution here in Ontario. But, you know, there are no two jurisdictions in this country that are the same. So you know, there isn't a like an electricity system in Canada, each province and territory is different, different types of ownership. You know, in some, it's like a private, privately run companies and in other jurisdictions, it's a Crown Corporation. In some like Ontario, it's a hybrid of a mix of different types of ownership. But, you know, there's there are there are crowns, there are municipally owned there are privately owned companies as part of the value chain. And so you know, It results in a pretty disparate system, both in terms of how the sector is structured, and also how its regulated. Because the regulations are different in each and every one of those jurisdictions. And so, you know, this presents us with a huge problem, frankly, and we see it now, in particular, with respect to all of the politics around climate change, because electricity is a provincial responsibility, but we have one level of government, the federal government, providing direction in this space. And then we have another level of government, that the provincial level, you know, reacting to what those national objectives are, we've got multiple regulators across the country offering their own interpretations on what can and cannot be done in this space. And it proves to be a problem, you know, with respect to the challenge to build the infrastructure that's going to be needed to meet our, our, our aspirations, our future aspirations, this complexity makes it very difficult to get things moving and get things done. And, you know, in addition to that, honestly, in the past year, you know, if you look at the relationship between federal government, the federal government and provincial governments, in some parts of this country, it's starting to smell and feel like just raw geopolitics, right. You know, all sides, frankly, on some of these files have have demonstrated the sort of dogmatic posturing that you'd expect between countries, not necessarily between provinces, and a central government and in a confederation. But, you know, the thing is, and I keep going back to this, if you sort of strip out the posturing that we see, the fact is, we actually agree on much more than than the areas where we disagree. And here's an example. You know, if you look at the, the,the provincial opposition in a number of provinces to the Government of Canada's clean electricity regulations, you would think that, you know, we're on completely different pages here. But, you know, if you ignore some of the, you know, saber rattling, and the point scoring, you actually can see that there is general agreement provincially. And federally, that electrification is going to be, you know, the long term solution to our climate crisis. In fact, the only thing that's in dispute is sort of the deadline and the methods that we're getting there. So, you know, there, there are expressions in some provincial capitals, about the clean electricity regulations as the method and you know, and dispute as to whether or not it should be 2035, or a different time frame, but everybody is on the same page of, you know, an aspiration to have a non omitting sort of a clean system throughout the economy by 2050. And so, you know, that's the starting point that we work from, is that, oh, yes, there are certainly disparate views on some of the methods and some of the policies, but objectively, we are all attempting to head essentially in the same direction. We're all heading towards, like this net zero future. It's just a question of, how are we going to get there and, and with the time you're going to be,   Trevor Freeman  13:18 it's interesting to hear you say that, because that's, you know, a couple episodes back, I talked to David Caletto, from abacus, and he was talking about just the general populations opinion on things, and it mirrors that exactly. So it's not just our sort of various jurisdictions and levels of government that kind of agree, where we need to get to, they just don't know how we're gonna get there. They don't agree and how we're gonna get there.   Francis Bradley  13:40 Yep.   Trevor Freeman  13:41 Your average Canadian also agrees with that. Canadians feel that a an electrified energy sector energy system is better than a fossil fuel one.   Francis Bradley  13:50 Yep.   Trevor Freeman  13:51 We just don't agree on how we're going to get there. So yeah, that's great. Great to hear. And that leaves you guys to sort of thread that needle and find the common points and amplify that I imagine.   Francis Bradley  14:00 Absolutely. And, you know, and, and attempt to come up with solutions. You know, given that our principal role is, is is in advocacy, you know, that that means that we're in the public policy, loop solutions business, and trying to attempt to find ways to to, as you say, thread that thread that needle, but also, you know, figure out ways that that we can make sure that we have policies that are supportive of that future that, you know, as you said, even even the polling work that the David Caletto discussed with you. They agree that that's the destination as well. So, like, what's one of the public policy specific initiatives apart from the overall objective that we should be seeking to, you know, seeking to pursue?   Trevor Freeman  14:51 So if I could pick on one of those specific issues, you know, keeping on this theme of regional differences and regional challenges, we have different relationships with the fossil fuel industry in Canada. And that includes both our electricity generation, some of our provinces have predominantly carbon free generation and some don't. And in terms of our economy, so I mean, West fossil fuel is weaved into the economy and a pretty integrated way. How can we navigate this move to cleaner electricity, collectively as a country, knowing that different areas of the country have to do different things to get there, and it's going to impact them in different ways?   Francis Bradley  15:31 Yeah, and it isn't surprising that different parts of the country have a different approach to this, and they're coming from a different starting point. You know, it's kind of the luck of the draw, when, you know, when, when the geography prior to, you know, it prior to prior to anything like this, it was all determined by geography, if you happen to be in a jurisdiction today, that has a lot of water and a lot of different elevations so that the water is falling, you know, you're starting it certainly in a in a in a better place. That, you know, that the challenge overall is to is to really try and figure out how we we make this work across the country? You know, you're you're absolutely right, there are some parts of this country that have historically been very reliant on fossil fuels for the production of electricity. Why? Well, because they didn't have any falling water, or they're relatively flat. And so you know, that that was the certainly the case. And it continues to be the case and the challenge for some jurisdictions, so, you know, take the example of the draft clean electricity regulations that, you know, we've been, we've been talking about, and we're spending a lot of time focused on they, they hit different jurisdictions very differently, this objective to try and reach a netzero grid by 2035 is not a huge stretch, if you happen to be, you know, in in, in Quebec, or in British Columbia, or in Manitoba, it's a lift, but it's not a huge lift. You know, however, if you're, if you're elsewhere, it, it can be quite challenging. So the problem that we have there is, but you know, when the government of Canada began putting together their work on the clean electricity regulations, they use modeling that looked at the national average, and, you know, nationally, they were 84%, non emitting as a country. That's great.   Trevor Freeman  17:31 Right.   Francis Bradley  17:32 But, you know, they really should have taken a hard look at what the differences were between different jurisdictions in the country. And they should have done their modeling that was much more local. You know, Canada is a big, diverse country. And, you know, you hinted at that. So, you know, exactly nowhere in Canada is average. Right, and so we shouldn't be modeling nowhere. Because then that simply doesn't work. You know, and, and the, the simple illustration, I will often say is, if you've got two lobsters, and one of them is in the freezer, and the other one is in the pod on your stove, on average, the temperature is pretty good for the lobsters. But it isn't for either of them, right? Yeah. So, you know, listen, why does this matter? Well, if we get the modeling wrong, and if we don't understand the differences between the different regions of the country, we're going to be making decisions on how to allocate because, you know, we talk about 2050, and what is Net Zero 2050 Looks like, looks like it's going to be, you know, trillions of dollars worth of investments are going to be required. And if they're leaning on models that are not right, that becomes problematic. It's a huge bet that we're making, you know, if the models we base our decision making on and where we're going to be putting our investments aren't accurate. If the regulations are wrong, you know, these clean electricity regulations, because they didn't take into consideration the regional differences. Compliance is going to be expensive. It could in some jurisdictions, you know, make blackouts or brownouts more common with bigger impacts, and it might have disproportionately more significant impact on on the rates in most jurisdictions. So, you know, the reality is, it's four provinces in, in in Canada, that have a starting point with respect to decarbonisation, that's substantially lower than then the rest of the country. They've got much more significant lift if you happen to be in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. That's just the reality. So you know, we need to move forward with the with decarbonisation, but we need to be realistic that moving us from what we have today and 84% carbon free system to 100% is going to be far far more complicated than it's assumed. Again, looking at it on a national average, it seems like only a small numbers, you know, we're at 84%. It's not a stretch to 100. Except if you're in a jurisdiction where it's, you know, 10%. Yeah, then it's a problem.   Trevor Freeman  20:09 Okay, so 11 years, we got our work cut out for us. And we'll kind of see how we move forward. A big part of what we're going to talk about today is electricity, Canada's recent report that you've called Getting to Yes. The 2024 state of the Canadian electricity industry. So in the very first lines of the report, you talk about how there's this culture of No. Which is creating these major obstacles to progress. The report highlights that there have been all these funding pledges from the federal government. But projects are not getting off the ground. They're hitting barriers. Can you elaborate on what some of those barriers are?   Francis Bradley  20:48 Sure, absolutely. Happy to. This is, this is something that we've been very focused on since we released a report earlier this year, is is an initiative we do each year, we try and kind of sum up what we see as the most significant challenge for the sector. And, yeah, the challenge for this sector is we need to, we need to figure out how to how to get to yes. This year, earlier this year, we saw the release of RBC, the RBC climate action Institute report that charted this massive growth for electricity, particularly with the rise of electric vehicles, and home heating. But the reports word of the year for the electricity sector is moratorium that because that was, you know, such a significant event, in the past year 2023 was a difficult year, frankly, you know, we've seen some projects that were halted temporarily like that six month moratorium, the pause on renewables in Alberta, we saw some projects, you know, like the Atlantic loop in the Maritimes, that were halted in indefinitely. And, you know, what's moving forward now is, is a piece of what would have been the Atlantic loop, but the Atlantic loop just just hasn't moved forward. So, you know, there, there is a very significant challenge, right now, with respect to being able to ensure that we have the policy frameworks in place. So that we can can get beyond these challenges with respect to moving through the regulatory frameworks. And at the same time, we need to make sure that we get the financing and the financials in place. I mentioned that RBC report, the title of the report, this year was double or treble, they estimate that we should be investing to be able to meet our aspirations, we should be investing at a rate of about $60 billion a year, in clean energy on an annual basis, were investing at a rate of barely 20 billion a year. So we need to more than double, almost triple the investment that we're putting in place to be able to meet those those targets. It's interesting, it's very consistent with the recent plan that Hydro Quebec came up with, to meet its 2035 objectives,  it's estimating that it's going to close, you know, close to triple its capital investment to be able to to meet those. So we're well below what needs to be invested. And part of the problem is, is this, you know, we had a culture of, of no, you know, we we kind of have the technology to be able to do this. And we have, you know, the the financing, there are people who were are willing to invest in this space, because this is a good space to invest in. We have, you know, commitments and agreements in terms of what the overall target is that just that we seem to have set ourselves up with, you know, overall regulatory frameworks, that that slow things down. And by the same token, you know, we're waiting on final details for, you know, some of the financial incentives the Government of Canada has promised, like the investment tax credits, we're still waiting for the final details on that. And, and this is stuff that was promised almost two years ago.   Trevor Freeman  24:12 Yeah. And I mean, these projects are not quick projects, they're not short projects, they take a long time to get off the ground. So every absolutely moment that's lost as an impact. There's a lot to pick apart and what you just said, and I there's a few things I want to pull on that maybe to start with, is anybody getting it right, right now in Canada? That's like a Canada just specifically, is this going well, anywhere in terms of getting projects up and running and off the ground?   Francis Bradley  24:36 Well, our our focus as it associations is at the national level. And so at the national level, no, we're not getting it. Right. You know, there's a number of things that we need to do to be able to improve this and some things that we've been, we've been asking for so you know, like in terms of some some concrete steps at a national level. We need to coordinate federal impact assessments and project permitting through a central federal office. Again, this is something that that has been proposed, but isn't there. Second, we need to build capacity of regulators to deliver on our netzero goals and their decisions. They need to do prompt to so promptly they need to do it effectively. And third, you know, there was a one project, one assessment framework that the federal government promised in budget 2023. And then it promised that again, in budget 2024, that would be great to see that coming forward, like in this year's Federal Budget, it was teased, that, you know, many of the things that we would like to see are going to be addressed. But, you know, how long is it going to take? And, you know, are we actually going to be able to, to see some of those things implemented and implemented in a timely manner are open questions. And I've been I've been in front of parliamentary committees trying to get some of the move forward, some of the budget implementation details like the investment tax credits, move forward, but they we don't have all of the investment tax credit details yet in front of us much less moving them forward. And, and the clock is ticking, you know, that we keep getting closer and closer to to our targets, and we haven't made it any easier to get projects built.   Trevor Freeman  26:32 You mentioned regulatory hurdles as one of those obstacles. What are you talking about when it comes to regulatory hurdles? I mean, like you said, you kind of focus at the national level, there's the provincial level. Talk us through what some of those hurdles are.   Francis Bradley  26:44 Sure. Okay. Well, let me let me let me start with the the Impact Assessment Act, it's it's one of the biggest examples, frankly, of what up until now has been a culture of No, and this isn't a knock on the the individuals involved. It's just how the legislation is structured and how it works. Electricity, infrastructure projects are logistically complex, they require long lead times, they can take years to design to build construct. And that's even outside of the government approval process. At the current rate of regulatory approvals, new projects may take as much as 10 or more years to complete the, you know, the Federal provincial and territorial impact assessment processes, and obtain those relevant regulatory permits from various governments and regulators, you know, in Florida to have like, fully decarbonize, and, you know, double it grid capacity in a little over 25 years. This is going to be a challenge if it's going to take us a decade to get through these these processes. So when we were researching our state of the industry this year, we did a search of the open applications on the impact assessment act's website, what we found is that six projects, including electricity projects have been suspended indefinitely, because the information gathering effort to proceed with the federal Impact Assessment were enough to force a pause on the process. So it's possible that some proponents might reengage with the process, but what we found was that the paper exercise associated just the paper exercise with the impact assessment was enough of a deterrent to cancel or you know, otherwise viable projects, including, you know, in one case building a natural gas and hydrogen fueled electricity generating facilities and hydroelectric facilities. If just the time to go through the Paperchase is so long. This is problematic and something that needs to be addressed now, we're we have a revisions and amendments that have been introduced to the Impact Assessment Act as a result of the Supreme Court decision. I have appeared before parliamentary committee a couple of weeks ago, to speak specifically about that, and in hopes that we're actually going to see this move forward in a more of a timely fashion. But it was made clear by one of the other representatives that was giving evidence to the committee that that their expectation, this is from another province, their expectation is that they will once again be challenging this version of the Impact Assessment Act. So So even that creates further uncertainty. And just the uncertainty, the last thing that the business wants to be able to make generational investments is, you know, a stable, uncertain environment within which to operate.   Trevor Freeman  29:41 So, on that topic of investment, you talk about the need for major investment in both transmission and distribution infrastructure. And just as a reminder for our listeners, that's the poles and the wires and the transformers. That's the real hardware of the electricity system. Those are already really big buckets. So help us understand I got a couple questions around this, you know, what kind of investment are we talking about? Is it building more of those poles and wires? Is there something else in there? What size of investment? I mean, you mentioned $60 billion and clean energy. And who should be making this investment? Who are we looking to hear to be making this investment?   Francis Bradley  30:20 Yeah, I mean, that these are these, these are great questions in terms of what the investments are going to look like. And so, you know, we're looking at, as I said, earlier, doubling, doubling the grid, we're going to need at least two times more kilowatt hours when we get to the future. So you know, that's the level of investment that we need to be thinking about. There have been different organizations that have tried to kind of get a scope and scale of what that actually looks like, again, I mentioned the the RBC climate Institute. Last year, it had a study that came out, and I believe they, they paid this, I think it was $2 trillion, was the was the amount that they expected this to cost. Where's the money coming from? Well, you know, that's a really good question. And it's one that we've been engaging in for a number of years now. And, you know, not to be a little too much. I'll try. I'll try not to be like totally pedantic on this. But, you know, if you, if you consider, from a public policy standpoint, if if we believe that expanding the electricity system is necessary to decarbonize the Canadian economy, then essentially, what you're saying is that expanding the electricity system is a public good. from a, from an economic theory standpoint, if it's a public good, well, then it is something that should be borne by that taxpayer, not the ratepayer. Right. And so, you know, part of this discussion is, who needs to bear the costs for building out a clean non emitting electricity system, so that the rest of the economy can decarbonize? Should it be the electricity customer? Or are there parts of this, this core infrastructure that, that are regarded as a public good, and it's something that is paid for by the taxpayer, you know, and we see this in, in, in other sectors, other sectors as well, where, you know, certain things are perceived to be public good, and they're taxpayer supported. And we saw a bit of a recognition and a realization that this made sense to a degree in the federal government's budget in 2023, where, you know, they essentially pledged, one in every $8, in new spending was going to go to clean electricity projects through a variety of needs, you know, the investment tax credits, the candidate infrastructure bank, a number of funding mechanisms. So I mean, that those kinds of dollars from the federal government was a commitment to building infrastructure that that really is unheard of, at a national level since the Second World War. So you know, it really kind of moved clean energy and electrification into the category of well, I guess it's a public good, because, you know, there's a recognition that if the federal government wants to achieve these policy objectives, it needs to put some federal dollars in there. So, you know, that determination is, and whether it's a public good or not, as has been made in favor of the taxpayer versus the rate payer. Now, again, you know, you could easily say, Well, hang on a second, the rate payer, the taxpayer, the same person, except that it doesn't quite work the same way. We, you know, do do we want to attach to the customers bills, every single customer, that the cost of, you know, this, this expansion of our infrastructure or not, and, you know, electricity bills, are not something that, that, that fall, as taxes do disproportionately on those that are more wealthy. Right. And so, it's a little more fair. Now, you know, in terms of the specific investments, you know, I think, I think exactly how this is going to happen, and how it's going to roll out, those details are still being worked out by by some of our members, but I do want to highlight that, you know, the, the approach here, that we're seeing from the government, which we appreciate, is, you know, a one that is so far technology agnostic, which we think is the right way to go. So, you know, there isn't like a right way or a wrong way to generate electricity. So, you know, the future that we see is going to be an all of the above future, that will encompass wind and solar and nuclear and traditional hydro and, and, and hydrogen and carbon capture and storage. And more, not only does that give us, you know, the greatest flexibility and gives us the ability to to balance different types of generation of dispatchable versus non dispatchable. But it also gives us you know, overall, a far more flexible system. So, you know, That's the what the future is going to look like. So to, you know, to, to give you the short answer, it'll be all of the above, and it'll be probably $2 trillion.   Trevor Freeman  35:08 What's the role of private equity and all of this?   Francis Bradley  35:10 Oh, I mean, it's going to have, it's going to have to play a significant role, that there's no doubt about it. And in fact, that's one of the things that are BC has pointed their finger at when they when they identify the lack of investment right now, in this space, they note that the vast majority of it is public money. And the vast majority of that public money right now is federal public money. And so what they have said is they expect that there's going to have to be significantly more dollars coming from different levels of government, but also from private private investment and private investors as well. And this kind of a, you know, this is good news and bad news on that. I mean, the good news is, you know, their sense is that if we get the economics and the policy environment, right, that it won't be a problem, attracting capital. On the one hand, on the other hand, man, we're competing, you know, we're not an island here, and like, even now, where it's been taking us such a very long time to get the investment tax credit regime in place, and it's not in place yet. Whereas south of the border, the inflation Reduction Act, was developed and rolled out in short order. And what I'm concerned about is that, you know, people that want to invest in clean energy projects, I mean, I don't want to hear the sucking sound of those investment dollars flowing from Canada into the United States. But, you know, there has been more private investment in this space in the US than in Canada, because they've already established the regime that this is going to discuss, you know, production tax credits and, and, and other mechanisms. And we're still working out the details on ours. But yeah, you know, everything that we've heard is, there's a great deal of appetite, so long as we get things sorted out, as long as we get it, right. And that's why, by the way, one of the other things that's interesting for us as an association, is because our members are of, you know, a wide variety of types, a number of my members are investor owned companies. And so, you know, some Canadian companies that have become international players and international leaders, so, you know, Nova Scotia Power, it's now under a holding company called Amera, that is a major player, there's all of the Fortis companies, for US companies are our major players internationally. Afco is one of our members, and they're a big international player, you know, Transalta, again, you know, there's these are very significant players, capital power. So these are all all members of our organization. But it also gives us an ability to kind of get some insight into, into what the business looks like, for private investors as well. And, yeah, you know, what, what we're seeing and what we're hearing us, we need to get the policy, environment and the regulatory environment, right, because that right now is proving to be a barrier. And it's not just not just not not just us saying, you know, they'll see that reflected in other reports, including the RBC report where they talk about these the same sorts of things. And, you know, there's a recent reliability report by the North American Electric Reliability corporation that they've mentioned, as well, you know, one of the risks it sees over the longer term is, is a risk with respect to policy, and lack of policy and bow policy alignment.   Trevor Freeman  38:40 I think I mean, you bring up the inflation Reduction Act, that highlights the value of policy in the setting of the stage to allow for the types of investment and the types of projects that we need going forward and the critical role that governments and policymakers can play there. And actually, my previous guests, and I talked quite a bit about policy. So that's timely. When we talk about these major investments, and you start talking about these major dollar values. You know, you're no stranger to this, I'm sure, electricity prices, the cost of electricity is a sensitive subject and has been for some time now across the country in many different jurisdictions. We often look at as a distribution company, Hydro Ottawa, we look at what we call our social licence. And that's not a term that's unique to the electricity sector, to essentially the the permission our customers give us to operate our business. As we look at these investments, as we look at the amount of dollars that have to be invested in our in our sector and our industry. We know that there's an affordability crisis in Canada right now, lots of people are struggling with cost of living. And those two things can seem at odds. So I want to get your thoughts on how do we continue to hold on to that social licence that we have and in fact grow it and build it because electricity as we know it and your utility as you know it are going to be Change. And how do we get people on board with that, while still making the level of investment that we're talking about here?   Francis Bradley  40:06 Okay. All right. So, you know, I kind of touched on this a couple of times. But know, first and foremost, the energy transition, if you will, as I noted earlier, can't be paid exclusively by the ratepayers right? At be, you know, this is this is an overall objective that we have. And so, you know, the the infrastructure built is so large, that it needs to be certainly parts of it need to be paid through the tax system, and that that is progressive in a way that, that that rates are not progressive to begin with them, you know, but boy addressing vulnerable customers absolutely critical. You know, there's a variety of things that that could be tried, you know, in the United States that there's a Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, that it helps keep families safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families with energy costs this, I think they call it the LIHEAP provides federally funded assistance, to reduce the costs associated with home energy bills, energy crises, weatherization, and minor energy related home repairs. So you know, a similar initiative in Canada, could be there to assist the the most vulnerable, you know, as as, as you're aware that, you know, your your, your most vulnerable customers are the ones that have the least capacity to do things like weatherization. And so, you know, there's an example of a national program that we could look at as a model. You know, one of the other is let's, let's try not do dumb things at the same time from a public policy standpoint. And one of the areas that we've been lobbying and has been something called the excessive interest and financing expenses limitation, we call it Eifel. And now it is not going to impact your customers, but in some jurisdictions of this country, it is actually going to bite the customer. So this is a this is a change in financial rules that will limit the amount of interest paid interest expenses that can be deducted from taxable income for existing and new borrowings. Now, it sounds complex, but basically every dollar that is denied interest, it winds up getting passed on to the customers, and it increases the cost of capital. Now, it only affects a smaller number of jurisdictions in this country. But you know, in the US and the UK and other countries, they have exemptions for this role. So they don't apply to utilities, but it will apply to to utilities here in Canada. And so like, right now, the only exemption offered to this is for investments in rental housing, which, you know, we see, but you know, that that's a, that is a program that some of your listeners though, not the hydro Ottawa customers will will likely be aware of, but you know, there's also an important role for energy efficiency and conservation programs in this space, right? You know, energy equity programs, thermostat installations, insulation rebates, and direct install for low income customers, they all help people to reduce their energy costs consumption and, and help them reduce their energy bills. But you know, you're absolutely right, we need to make sure that we keep our eye on the most vulnerable as we go through this transition. And there are ways that we can do that. And there, there are examples like that program I talked about in the US, even at a national at a federal level, where there are programs that we could put in place.   Trevor Freeman  43:39 Yeah, we do have I mean, there's, like you say, there's national programs that could be rolled out, we do have more local programs and Ontario, there are some assistance for low income customers that that we can support on the electricity bills. Federally, we've seen that investment in kind of on let's call it the supply side, helping helping homeowners access capital for low carbonization upgrades. So whether that's weatherization or putting heat pumps in, you know, the current program is oversubscribed and pause as a result, but seeing more of that and more directed to electricity specifically, I think would be would be great. When it comes to emerging technologies, so things like energy storage, smart grids, shaping the future of our sector, and let's break that apart a little bit. Let's talk about that at the macro level first. So kind of the grid level, and then we'll talk about it maybe on a behind the meter on the customer side of things. What do you see the role is for these new emerging technologies?   Francis Bradley  44:40 Right. Well, you know, I mean, you know, as I said, as I said earlier, I think the the future is going to be an all of the above approach. And emerging technologies absolutely are going to be a critical part of this. But you know, we need to be realistic too. So you know, there's technologies that that may be able to replace fuel base generation but they're not yet commercially available, and they're dependent upon supply chains that are not yet at scale. So, you know, there's a lot of reasons to be optimistic, for example, about the role that small modular reactors are going to play or the battery storage will play in our electricity nicks out to 2050. But is it realistic to assume that they'll be deployed on a large scale between now and 2035? You know, we need to look at both the the medium term and the long term solutions. And so I think a lot of these technologies hold a great deal of promise, when talking about a 2050 timeframe, the 2035 timeframe is a little bit more more challenging, you know, one of the emerging technologies I mentioned in a minute ago, small modular reactors. And so, you know, we we see, Ontario Power Generation moving very aggressively hoping to complete their build by 2028. Get to grid by 2029. But, you know, if you happen to be Saskatchewan, and you're hoping that small modular reactors will be your solution over the longer term, you may not be in the 2035 timeframe. So, you know, that's, that's the challenge there. So I have a great deal of confidence in our ability to develop those technologies. And I think there's going to be some huge advantages as well, right? I look back, because I've been around the sector long enough to, you know, the early days of, you know, candu and the build out of the CANDU reactors, principally in Ontario, but although, you know, we have a plant operating in New Brunswick, and we did have one in Quebec for a time, but we built an ecosystem to support that as well. And, you know, I'm very bullish on our ability to develop these new technologies, hopefully develop them here in Canada, and develop the ecosystems and the supply chains here in Canada, not only to the benefit of sort of Canadians and Canadian customers, but I think, you know, much like can do this could be technology that we'd be able to, to market around the world. So small modular reactors, carbon capture, you know, this is there's so much work that's being done in this space, that, that, that I'm confident that they will be important technologies, and they will be important for our supply in the future. We just need to be realistic about when we can rely on them. Because you know, that the one thing that that we can never sacrifice, of course, is the reliability of the system that's customer will never accept that.   Trevor Freeman  47:35 Yeah, of course, we're so intertwined. I mean, everybody that's listening knows this. This isn't any kind of insight, but we're so intertwined that yeah, we can't sacrifice that reliability. And it does, it touches on this idea that we have the technology that we need today, in the in the sort of near and medium term to get going on this stuff. And we're already going on this stuff. And then there are these nascent technologies that some of them may succeed, some of them may not, but we, we do need to invest in those. And we need to figure out which one of those is going to help us in that sort of medium to long term to get over that last 5, 10, 15%. Who knows what, but help us get there? What about on the sort of smaller scale behind the meter side of things when we talk about these emerging technologies? So distributed energy resources, you know, solar storage at the home level? Do you see that playing a big role in how we move forward here?   Francis Bradley  48:32 Yeah. Like not tomorrow or next week? But you know, when you when you're looking over the longer term? Absolutely, I mean, I think, you know, we're already seeing changes in terms of how the customer interacts with the, with the supplier, in some jurisdictions, where, you know, you'll look at, you'll look at Hawaii, you'll look at Australia, where we see massive penetration of rooftop solar, for example. But what what that's given us is, it's given us the ability to get insights in terms of how that change in the relationship between the supplier and the customer that's going to evolve. Absolutely, and it is clearly something that, you know, as we've seen, in in, in those jurisdictions, that there is a, there's a significant amount of interest in, in in pursuing this. And there's a great deal of interest when the opportunity arises on the part of customers to be able to access technologies that allow them to feel like they they have more agency, sort of in the relationship and how they relate to electricity. So yeah, absolutely. When you when you go out to, you know, the longer term, distributed generation rooftop solar mine, I'm a, you know, an EV driver now, but like 10 years from now, you know, hopefully we will have figured out how to use vehicle to grid. You know, again, you know, when I talk about it you're going to need two to three times more kilowatt hours. I'm not saying we necessarily need two to three times more generation, because a lot of these technologies are going to give us the ability to have a more flexible, and more efficient electricity system. And a number of those are at the customer level. So you know, if you think of an electric vehicle, that is probably charging 2% of the time, or 4%, of the time, and the rest of the time when it's not being driven, it's plugged in. And that's a I've got an 82 kilowatt hour battery, that, you know, at some time in the future, me and all of my neighbors will have 82 kilowatt hour batteries. And so like how many megawatts on my block that that we could tap into, that can not only give the customer the ability to, as I say, have more agency in the relationship, but man the kind of flexibility we'd get for the distribution system operators, to be able to tap into that the greater resilience that we would have. So you know, that's just one example of a technology that that I think holds a huge amount of promise and that one aint pie in the sky, because I'm driving around with with a 82 kilowatt hour battery today.   Trevor Freeman  51:11 Yeah. And I mean, the other side of that is also happening, the utilities are getting ready for that, and putting in the foundation and the building blocks that we need now, to do what you just described, to be able to look out there in our service territory and say, what are all the assets that I can use not just the incoming power from the grid, not just our switches and transformers? But what are all the assets that I can call on? And how do I incentivize this customer to do this behavior? You know, a couple episodes ago, we talked about what's our grid modernization roadmap, and it is designed very much around that, that capability. So I mean, that was a bit of a loaded question. I'm, that's kind of the answer I was expecting. For sure. But yeah, that's something that we're super keen on and super interested in. So Francis, as we kind of wrap up today, you know, maybe sum up some of the major steps that you want to see us take nationally in terms of policy to get out of this culture of No, as you call it. And into the you know, getting to yes, that towards the name of your report.   Francis Bradley  52:15 Sure. Okay. So to get to that place, we would have that one project, one assessment framework that's been promised in two consecutive federal budgets, we'd have it and we'd have it up and running, we have significant changes to the Impact Assessment Act, we would have a clean electricity strategy. That's been one of the things that, that we've been asking of the federal government for the past several years, you know, we have similar strategies, we've got a national strategy for hydrogen, we've got a national strategy for minerals, we've got, you know, national strategies in a whole bunch of areas. We had a commitment last year by the federal government to have a national strategy for for clean electricity. So we're hoping to see that this year, we would engage indigenous communities at the start of a process and we'd work to split equally in favorable ways like Hydro One, and for desync have done in Ontario. And we would have collaboration at all levels of government, federal, provincial, indigenous, as well as regulators. That would be that would be my wish list.   Trevor Freeman  53:11 That's, that's no small list. Well, Francis, it was really great talking to you today. We do always end our interviews with a series of questions. So if you're ready, I'll dive right into that   Francis Bradley  53:22 A series of questions. Uh oh. Okay   Trevor Freeman  53:24 We'll see how you do here. What is a book that you've read that you think everybody should read?   Francis Bradley  53:30 Okay, well, it is a book that I have not read yet. I've just begun reading it because somebody pointed me in this direction. So I just got it. It's called the parrot and the igloo. And that the subtitle is climate and the science of denial. It is a it is a sofar, a very, very interesting book by the author David Lipski. So, I've just started reading this, but so far, it's proving to be a really great read.   Trevor Freeman  54:03 If our listeners can hear me typing here, every once in a while, actually, you know, maybe half the time I hear about a book that I haven't come across yet. So I'm taking notes here. That's a good one.   Francis Bradley  54:12 There you go. Yeah, the parent and the igloo.   Trevor Freeman  54:15 So same question, but what's a movie or a show that you would recommend?   Francis Bradley  54:19 Oh, okay. Well has nothing to do with energy or electricity or climate change. But But Mad Man. the I think the greatest the greatest series that they did ever been produced and television. Love it. Yeah. I wish I would have been there. They just seem to be such weird and creative meetings that they that they wind up in terms of figuring out the advertising back in the 1960s.   Trevor Freeman  54:42 Yeah, totally. There's, there's no shows out there that you can go back to several times, if not indefinitely, and that's, that's certainly one of them   Francis Bradley  54:49 that's one of the ones for me.   Trevor Freeman  54:50 Yeah. If somebody offered you a free round trip flight anywhere in the world, where would you go, if you could offset the carbon   Francis Bradley  54:59 I would I would, I would go to Ireland, I had been planning a trip to Ireland in April 2020. With with two of my kids. It never happened that we've never been so, you know, one one side of our family the roots go back there. But I have never been so it would absolutely be to Ireland.   Trevor Freeman  55:22 Very cool. It is amazing how many times I hear that sort of there's those 2020 2021 trips that were planned that never happened. Yeah. are on the list for everybody. That's great. Who is someone that you admire?   Francis Bradley  55:36 Niko Tesla. Yeah, Tesla, who is I think one of the real unsung heroes of the of the past, you know, people know all about, you know, Edison and Westinghouse. But very few people know about Tesla. And and I think I think he had significantly more patents than either either of those two guys. Everybody knows the car, but very few people know the man.   Trevor Freeman  56:03 Okay, so last question, what is something that you are excited about when it comes to the energy sector and its future?   Francis Bradley  56:10 Everything   Trevor Freeman  56:11 Great  The future is bright. I mean, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else right now. Specifically, you asked about the energy sector, but specifically electricity, I'm, I'm really looking forward to the future. You know, I talk a lot about, you know, we're going to have to build in the next 25, 26 years, a system that is twice as large as the system we had, you know, 120, 130 years ago. But if you look at how much a society has changed, because of electrification in the past century, society is well is going to change even more significantly, in the next 25 years. As we move forward. And we double, I'm really, you know, it's just like everything about what's going to happen in the sector. And, and, and our utilization and the new technologies that will, we'll have access to is, I find it endlessly fascinating to see what that future is going to look like I'd listened 15 years ago, nobody had iPhones and iPads, and all of these new technologies. And we used to have to watch TV shows when they were scheduled. And, and, you know, when I started working back in the day, if you if you wanted money, it would be cash, and you'd have to go to the bank. And if you didn't get there by Friday afternoon, you were stuck for the weekend. So yeah, you know, now I pay everything with my with my watch, right? Yeah, it's not even a tap. I just, I just use the watch. And so like, what's going to change in the next 25 years? It's going to be endlessly fascinating.  It does feel like it, you know, and I've been in this industry a little while now. And it seems like the rate of change, specifically on climate on the energy transition on decarbonizing feels like it's picking up speed and getting momentum, and people are kind of getting behind it, not to say we've solved all the problems, but Right. That's the optimistic piece for me that I look at and say, Yes, stuff is happening. And this is a really cool spot to be I agree.   Francis Bradley  58:16 Absolutely.   Trevor Freeman  58:16 Well, Francis, this is a fantastic conversation. I really appreciate you taking the time and sharing your insights with us. And this was number two on the podcast, so I'm sure there'll be a third at some point.   Francis Bradley  58:25 Excellent. Thanks a lot, Trevor. It was great to chat with you take care.   Trevor Freeman  58:28 Yeah. Thanks.   Francis Bradley  58:29 Cheers.   Trevor Freeman  58:31 Thanks for tuning in to another episode of The think energy podcast. 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Angela and Patti went live on their YouTube channels and Building Better Relationships at Home and Work Facebook Group to give an update on changes coming in 2025. Sorry about the echo in the audio, this was a live un-edited video and audio. We are taking a hiatus and we'll be sharing BBR past podcast episodes on our Youtube channels @CoachingforINSP and @DancewithAngela We will be sharing podcast episodes from Patti's "Exploring Life and Work with Patti from Chaos to Calm" and Angela's "Monday Lives" in our Building Better Relationships Facebook Group. We would love any questions you have on Relationships at Home or Work for our new season which we will be LIVESTREAMING in 2025 on our Youtube Channels! Email us at bbrathomeandwork@gmail.com with your Relationship questions and challenges and please like and subscribe to our Youtube Channels. @coachingforinsp and @dancewithangela and @loveandrelationshipcoach Discover the Building Better Relationship Journal & Meditation to Empower you for Beautiful Relationships - https://bit.ly/BBRJournal Building Better Relationships at Home and Work Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/351340705675175 Exploring Life and Work with Patti from Chaos to Calm (Podcast) - https://open.spotify.com/show/70FztukC0x4anAWdhrGyc0?si=813eea300d034448 If you would like to learn more about working with Patti for coaching services, go to her website: www.CoachingforInspirationwithPatti.com/coaching Join Angela for Dance For JOY Classes: ONLINE Dance for Joy Classes $20 AUD https://bit.ly/worlddancehealing If you're in Sydney join Angela in Marrickville for IN-PERSON classes starting May 2nd Thursdays: Sufi Dance 6.30pm Thursdays AEST https://events.humanitix.com/sufi-movement-and-dance AND World Dance Healing 7.45pm-9pm Thursdays AEST https://events.humanitix.com/dance-healing-with-world-dance Take one or both classes at Amera's Palace Marrickville! Thank you for listening, please like and share with others! #podcast #podcasting #podcasts #podcasters #spotify #itunes #podcastlife #youtube #work #thanks #episode #listenpodcast #entrepreneur  #radioshow #podcasterofinstagram #podcastshow #business #motivation #applepodcasts#life #inspiration #listen #people #show #listeningpodcasts #favoritepodcasts #relationships #relationshippodcast #buildingbetterrelationshipsathomeandwork --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bbr-at-home-and-work/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bbr-at-home-and-work/support

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In this episode of Whiskey Web and Whatnot hosts Robbie and Charles discuss various aspects of coding and web development with special guest, experienced front-end Engineer, Amera White. She shares her personal journey of transitioning from a career in aviation to the tech sector and the experiences that deepened her passion for web accessibility. They highlight the challenges for neurodivergent individuals on the web and discuss how to improve this through better design and coding practices, emphasizing the importance of personalization and empathy in development. The discussions also include a walkthrough on various coding topics such as the use of TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, dealing with neurodivergent audiences and the benefits of using accessible web development strategies. Key Takeaways [00:19] - Getting to Know the Guest: Amera White [01:05] - Whiskey Tasting: Teeling Single Grain [04:31] - Whiskey Rating and Discussion [07:00] - Hot Takes: Tech Edition [15:01] - Understanding Neurodivergence [18:27] - Improving Website Accessibility for Neurodivergent Users [28:02] - The Power of Netflix and Platform Accessibility [28:23] - The Struggles of Web Accessibility [29:16] - The Importance of Incorporating Accessibility in the Process [30:06] - The Challenges of Corporate Responsibility [30:37] - The Impact of Lawsuits and Regulations on Web Accessibility [31:19] - The Benefits of Accessibility for Everyone [31:54] - The Disconnect Between Business and Employee Experience [32:09] - The Importance of Teaching Accessibility Early [32:49] - The Role of SEO in Promoting Accessibility [33:21] - The Impact of AI on Accessibility [38:49] - The Challenges and Fun of Working in TSA [48:06] - The Transition from TSA to Coding [55:51] - The Importance of Beyoncé in Web Design Links Amera White Twitter Amera White LinkedIn Beyoncé's Internet Connect with our hosts Robbie Wagner Chuck Carpenter Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Whiskey Web and Whatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund/⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/message

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In 2010, Suzanne Falter left her 25 year marriage, moved from upstate New York to San Francisco, and experienced major life changes. The most traumatic was the sudden death of her 22-year old daughter, Teal, in 2012. Suzanne then went on a journey to heal and to become a healer with Teal's help from Spirit.  This conversation will inspire you on your own healing journey. We talked about:How burnout affected the grieving process after the end of her 25 year marriageThe impact on her when her new relationship and her business both endedHow her daughter, Teal, came to live in San FranciscoThe sudden collapse of her daughter in August 2012, and her death a week laterThe experience and knowing Suzanne had the first night Teal was in the hospitalHow connecting with Teal's energy after her death impacted Suzanne's lifeHow Suzanne has followed her intuition throughout her life - and how it's changed through the yearsThe fascinating spiritual work Suzanne did early in her lifeHow Suzanne had to “relearn” how to take care of herselfThe surprising thing she stopped doing, even though she fought itHow Suzanne was able to stop working for two years (this is a great lesson in trusting the Universe!)The lessons she learned during the first two years of her grief journeyThe choice we have to become bitter or better after trauma or lossHow Suzanne's writing has evolved over the yearsThe part of the book that wasn't clear to Suzanne for many yearsWhat caused her Facebook group to blow up in 2020 - and Teal's imprint on itWho hired Suzanne to write her upcoming book about her father, the famous American illustrator, John FalterSomething fun and unique about Teal that isn't in the Free Spirited book, and what she studied related to itThe connection Teal had with Suzanne's father in Spirit before she died - and what they both lovedThe form of “payment” Suzanne's father received from one account he hadThe journey to Teal's organ donationSuzanne's connection with Amera, one of the recipients of some of Teal's organsWhat Suzanne and Amera's mother, Debbie, have done together since meetingThe experience Debbie had upon entering Amera's hospital room after Amera received Teal's heart (this gave me chills!)The gift of Suzanne found in being alone for a period of time during her grief before finding the love of her lifeSuzanne's inspiration to anyone on a healing journeyFinding the gold in your griefWhere you can find joy in griefBe sure to pick up a copy of Suzanne's latest book, Free Spirited (and I highly recommend listening to the audiobook!). In it, she goes more in depth on what she shared in this episode. You can learn more about Suzanne on her website.Do you have your copy of my free guide, 4 Steps to Connect with Your Higher Self? If not, get yours here!

The Protestant priest Martin Stählin has been accompanying passengers aboard cruise ships as a ship priest since 2014. His travels have taken him halfway around the world. Now he is embarking on his last trip aboard the MS Amera. Benjamin Kanthak caught up eith the priest before his departure and spoke to him literally about “God and the World.” - Der evangelische Pfarrer Martin Stählin begleitet seit 2014 Passagiere an Bord von Kreuzfahrtschiffen als Schiffspfarrer. Seine Reisen haben in schon in um die halbe Welt geführt. Jetzt tritt er seine letzte Reise an auf der MS Amera. Benjamin Kanthak hat den Geistlichen vor seiner Abreise getroffen und mit ihm wortwörtlich über "Gott und die Welt" geredet.

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Amera discusses the Body Politic, a new podcast focused on the impact of our politics on Black women and through the lens of Black women. 

Greetings and salutations, friends of the pod. This week we teamed with our good-good friends Mike and Amera from Faith Uncut to talk about the dystopia of the now. We cover how we got here, if we're ever getting out, and what we will do while we're in it. All that and the news worth talking shit about, this week on The Brown Liquor Report.

This week, Mike and Amera join the family over at The Brown Liquor Report podcast to discuss dystopia. Who defines dystopia? Are we in it? How do we navigate this moment in human history. This episode is full of helpful information, sobering truth, and dystopian laughs. We always have a good time when the family reunites. Come and sit with us as we figure out how to thrive in dystopia.

Amera & Kayla B.I.G. MixCALI ALLYSnifflez-Long SongzAmora & Kayla MJB mixAnneston- Swing my wayCALI ALLYParis Jackson-Scorpio RisingI am Kay-Tell meOchoa Boyz -Lost in your loveAlexander James Rodriguez-Cherry BombIn the know Brenda Mejia-interviews Bryce XavierBryce Xavier-Beautifully TragicFloh Presents interviews -Bryce XavierBryce Xavier-RomeoAlien Ant Farm- SummerJoey Supratta-CribboLeila Destiny Marie & Floh Presents-interviews El JayEl Jay-Play groundLeila Destiny Marie & Floh Presents-interviews El JayEl Jay- Love SickLeila Destiny Marie & Floh Presents-interviews El JayKehli-One last kissBianca Lo- LuckyVan Halen-Light Up the SkyLeila interviews San Miguel PerezKing Kelechi-ThumperDiamond Longs-It's not me It's you

Så hände det, våren är äntligen här! Säkraste tecknet på det måste ändå vara att årets kryssningssäsong börjat på allvar genom anlöpet av tyska Amera i Göteborg under söndagen. Det snackar vi om, men också om nya Nils Holgersson, om Cunards Queen Anne och om det fantastiska fyndet av Ernest Shackletons fartyg Endurance som fastnade i isen utanför Antarktis år 1915. Dessutom går vi på djupet kring frågan om att äta på specialrestauranger när man kryssar.  Välkommen ombord!   /Christopher & Patrik

Children's authors, critique partners, and friends (Bonnie Clark and Shanda McCloskey) look back at what worked and what didn't (school-visit wise) in 2021 in order to set new goals and improve in 2022. Kid book review by Amera. Resources and books mentioned in this episode (with affiliate links that help support this podcast): The Gift Shop Bear by Phyllis Harris Where to find us: Bonnie: https://bonnieclarkbooks.com/ Facebook and instagram: @bonnieclarkbooks Twitter: @bonclark Shanda: https://www.shandamc.com/ Twitter: @ShandaMcCloskey Instagram: @shandamccloskeydraws This podcast is sponsored by AuthorVisitCentral.com and produced by Ben McCloskey of EngineIndustries.com. And if you enjoyed this episode, we would surely appreciate it if you would rate and review us and please share with others who might like it too! And if our podcast is helpful to you, please consider making a one-time or reoccurring donation to help keep us going! If you have comments or even ideas for future topics to cover on an episode let us know on the contact form at AuthorVisitPodcast.com. With your help, kids can record a book review there too and it might get used as the Kid Book Review on one of our future episodes! There's even a printable book review template there to help guide you if needed. Thanks for listening! Happy 2022!

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In November 2000, 23 year old Aesha Muhammad vanished from Philadelphia, Pa. Three days later her two-year-old son showed up at a church 82 miles away in New Jersey, alone. 21 years later Aesha is still missing. Need More Episodes? Join Us On Patreon For Exclusive Minisodes www.patreon.com/blackckgirlgonepodcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The guys break down a bit of early 2000s punk rock. From Duane Peters to drone strikes, this week's got something for everyone.

The guys break down a bit of early 2000s punk rock. From Duane Peters to drone strikes, this week's got something for everyone.

The guys break down a bit of early 2000s punk rock. From Duane Peters to drone strikes, this week's got something for everyone.

Today I dive into common nutrition misconceptions, diet culture and how to navigate conflicting health advice with Amera Musleh. Amera is a certified Holistic Nutritionist and runs her consulting practice, Nutrition Blooms, which is dedicated to helping others take control of their lives by implementing nutritional wellness, and holistic lifestyle strategies. We also talk about: Female probiotics  The health tests everyone should do Adaptogen and iron supplements  Intermittent fasting and fasting protocols  Resources: Nutrition Blooms Amera on Instagram Let's Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Try Sensate, a device that tones your vagus nerve for stress management. Use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for a discount! Use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 25% off all products and plans from InsideTracker.

Few experiences in life can be more bewildering than watching your 19-year-old daughter get suddenly, seriously ill. And then stay ill, off and on, for the next eight years. This is what happened to Debi Granger as her daughter Amera struggled with congestive heart failure, nearly dying three times. And yet. Such a time can also be when life is most inspiring, because a heart and kidney donated by a stranger ultimately saved her life. Debi tells her story, with its surprise ending, in such grace and strength it should inspire you for a long time to come.   May you find her story useful as you find your way back to happiness, and what really matters in this life, yourself. Sending a big hug, Suzanne & Debi SOOTHING RESOURCES & LINKS The Self Care Group for Extremely Busy Women WHO ARE THEY? WHO ARE THEY?  Debi Granger is a true survivor. After nursed two of her children through life-or death experiences, she lost her home in Paradise, California after the worst wildfire in state history. She's also a working single mom with a disability. Yet, she remains a happy optimist, here to spread joy. She is a retired Dental Assistant with Expanded Function, and lives in the foothills of the Sierras with her fiancé, Chuck.  Suzanne Falter is a writer, podcaster and essayist whose work has appeared in SELF, O, More, Fitness, New Woman and The New York Times, Tiny Buddha and Elephant Journal. She is the author of multiple self-help titles including How Much Joy Can You Stand? (Ballantine) and The Extremely Busy Woman's Guide to Self-Care (Sourcebooks). Suzanne also hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she interviews leading self-care authorities for those who need better self-care.  

This week we learn how this power couple went from owning a handful of rentals to branching out into AirBnB's, private lending, and much more. Most importantly, we learn how they worked together as a team to reach their unified goal of obtaining financial freedom to do the things they love most.

Dr. Amera McCoy is the CEO of her own consulting company, she has a PHD in philosophy from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and she worked at J.P. Morgan for 8 years, where she was Vice President of Vendor Management. This week, Alec and Amera discuss her trajectory that got her where she is today, the obstacles for women of color in the business world, ways to stay positive and productive during the pandemic, and why getting a good night's sleep is so important when running a company. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/diversevc/support

Dr. Amera McCoy is the CEO of her own consulting company, she has a PHD in philosophy from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and she worked at J.P. Morgan for 8 years, where she was Vice President of Vendor Management. This week, Alec and Amera discuss her trajectory that got her where she is today, the obstacles for women of color in the business world, ways to stay positive and productive during the pandemic, and why getting a good night's sleep is so important when running a company. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/diversevc/support

What is at the heart of the mother-daughter relationship… and how does it affect us? In this show, we take a good clear look at our own relationships with our mothers (very different!), as well as with our daughters. For what’s here is nothing but unvarnished love. And it can be healing, indeed! Among other things, we covered: The story of Teal and Amera, our daughters Dealing with our daughter’s pushback The heart of love in motherhood What the moment was like when Teal was born Girdles and Chanel No.5 vs farm dresses—our two moms An important lesson Debi learned from her mom However, you get along with your mother, there is nothing as foundational as your relationship with the person who gave birth to you. May you find some healing and inspiration here. Suzanne and her mother Debi and her mother Submitted with love, Debi and Suzanne RESOURCES Suzanne’s essay ‘Learning to Forgive My Difficult Mother’

Die Kreuzfahrt News heute im Livestream, die Mein Schiff 2 hat mehrere Corona-Fälle an Bord gehabt. Wir sprechen heute über das Hygienekonzept und das Sicherheitsprotokoll was passiert wenn Corona-Fälle an Bord vorkommen. Dream Cruises hat neue Reisen in Asien aufgelegt und bietet sie ab sofort an. Wir sprechen über eine mögliche Impfpflicht bei AIDA Cruises und Tui Cruises. Ob das kommen kann und wenn wie das aussehen könnte. Mein Schiff wird die Kanada-Kreuzfahrten vermutlich absagen müssen, gleiches gilt für die MS Hamburg, die MS Amera und auch für Hapag Lloyd Cruises, da die kanadischen Gewässer weiterhin gesperrt bleiben für Kreuzfahrtschiffe mit über 100 Gästen. Ein weiterer Neubau für Viking Ocean Cruises wurde auf Kiel gelegt, die Viking Mars und die Meyer Werft hat 47 Absolventen von Ausbildungen und Studiengängen zu vermelden. Weiterhin machen wir die täglichen Kreuzfahrt News und beantworten diverse Fragen aus der Community.

Dr. Amera McCoy PhD the CEO of McCoy Consulting LLC tells you how to apply for a request for proposal (RFP), how to find them online, and the best practices for applying for them. You can check her out at https://www.McCoyConsultingUsa.com/

Greetings friends of the pod(s)! This week the BLR Crew is back, along with the good homies Mike and Amera from Faith Uncut with Part 1 of our 2020 Election coverage, "A Shot and A Prayer: Jumanji Edition." In this first episode, we admire the problem and figure out how we got here in the first place; how this didn't start in 2016 and how it might not end on November 3rd. The season is strange, the problems are deep, and we do our best to unpack what we can while providing a bit of cautious optimism for the future. All this plus all the news worthy to talk shit about, this week on the Brown Liquor Report. #DontStopListenListen

McDonalds has new flavor of McNuggets. / Meal kits are more prevelant at grocery stores now. Start thinking about how you want to eat for better health. / Kids 10 to 100 times more likely to be carrying Corona virus in their noses / Two kids died in locked car. People are learning more and doing more activities now during Coronavirus pandemic. / Amera worked for company that went bankrupt due to owners embezzlement. How does she explain this in her interviews with other companies she's applying to work for. Elizabeth has a baby due soon and her mother in law is way too intrusive, calling, texting, coming over all the time. She's worried this will continue and wants to put a stop to it. Her husband is oblivious. How should Elizabeth handle this? Workplace is going to change after Covid. Some businesses will no longer keep as much office space, and allow more remote working. We won't be dealing with long commutes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/drclaudia/message

Few experiences are more moving than someone’s heart transplant story… unless you’re the mother of the recipient. Debi tells the story of how Amera’s life was saved through a transplanted heart and kidney. You’ll find this one inspiring, for sure.

Welcome to the podcast that aims to help you get past your struggles. What Back to Happy’s hosts offer is a little perspective, much of which they gained when Suzanne’s daughter’s heart saved Debi’s daughter’s life. Debi is also a Paradise wildfire survivor. These life-defining experiences changed both of them for the better, as they completely reinvented their lives with the wisdom of a new perspective. In fact, Suzanne’s daughter Teal wanted to be a healer before her sudden death. And today Debi’s daughter Amera actually is a healer, working in a hospital to provide people with cardio sonograms. This podcast is meant to continue Teal’s healing legacy, as Debi and Suzanne share her positivity. Today both of them truly are happier than ever, even after losing everything. Each show offers uplifting, humorous talk and answers to your hard questions. Debi and Suzanne take on life’s greatest challenges, from anxiety to grief, anger, finding healthy relationships, making difficult requests. And, of course, they’ll be sharing their organ donation story, as well as your write-in questions. No matter what you’ve been through … you really can get back to happy!

Welcome to the podcast that aims to help you get past your struggles. What  Back to Happy’s hosts offer is a little perspective, much of which they gained when Suzanne’s daughter’s heart saved Debi’s daughter’s life. Debi is also a Paradise wildfire survivor. These life-defining experiences changed both of them for the better, as they completely reinvented their lives with the wisdom of a new perspective. In fact, Suzanne’s daughter Teal wanted to be a healer before her sudden death. And today Debi’s daughter Amera actually is a healer, working in a hospital to provide people with cardio sonograms. This podcast is meant to continue Teal’s healing legacy, as Debi and Suzanne share her positivity. Today both of them truly are happier than ever, even after losing everything. Each show offers uplifting, humorous talk and answers to your hard questions. Debi and Suzanne take on life’s greatest challenges, from anxiety to grief, anger, finding healthy relationships, making difficult requests. And, of course, they’ll be sharing their organ donation story, as well as your write-in questions. No matter what you’ve been through … you really can get back to happy!

Check out Josh & Amera's Airbnb options here: https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/210766999 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thelink/message

Mike and Amera discuss surviving 2019 and goals for 2020. This episode covers strategies and tools to help you achieve your goals. Are you setting goals that make sense for your life? Does your plan help or hurt your chances of reaching those goals. Help get your 2020 off to a good start with these helpful tips.    Happy Kwanzaa!

This is the season of hope! Mike and Amera discuss Advent, what it means, and their experiences with the season. The element of hope is important to religious and non-religious people. This episode is all about why. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

This week, Mike and Amera open the bible to discuss one of the most difficult portrayals of God. In Joshua 2, God gives Israel the land, only, the land is occupied. When God is the liberator and the conqueror, how do we sit with that? Which lessons can it teach us?    Building on the idea presented in the “Under the Text” episode, this discussion uncovers motives and impact for a God that is both liberator & conqueror. 

Jeremy from the Let's Talk Bruh podcast joins Mike and Amera to discuss how dating during the age of technology is a completely unique experience. It brings new challenges many of us didn't grow up considering. What's different? How do we navigate it? Is there any hope?    Swipe right on this episode, then check out the Let's Talk Bruh podcast: https://letstalkbruh.libsyn.com

“He may not come when you want him, but he’s always on time.”   This week, Mike and Amera challenge the idea of Jesus being on time. The scriptures paint a different picture. Jesus has a reputation. What does it mean if we acknowledge Jesus’ problem with punctuality? 

This week, Mike and Amera discuss navigating the persistent tension we all feel. The tension feels inescapable. Is it possible to escape? If not, how do we learn to live with it? Join the conversation as Mike and Amera discuss helpful strategies when living in tension. 

This week, Mike and Amera discuss Harriet Tubman, the movie and the hero. Who was Harriet Tubman? Why is she so iconic? They discuss the controversy around the casting and the important conversation it caused. 

This week, Mike and Amera discuss navigating multiple religious traditions in a culture that prioritizes singular religious expression. They look at what it means for your faith as you open it to more, how it could be received and the advantages and disadvantages to spiritual fluidity. 

If you’re like a lot of us, you’re hard on yourself. I know from a young age I was Little Susie Perfect who could do nothing wrong. Which not only made life exhausting and difficult, it prevented me from doing healthy things like ask for help and admit when I didn’t know something. I mistakenly believed I had to be all things to all people – which prevented me from taking good care of myself. After all … why would I ‘waste time’ on something as nebulous as self-care? I begin this show by reading my essay, ‘On Loving My Imperfection.’ What follows are my thoughts about overcoming our natural need to ‘over produce’. You know this is you if you’re the last one out the door at work, if everyone comes to you to solve their problems, if you find yourself unable to say ‘No’. Take a listen if you truly believe you don’t have time for self-care … or if you just want permission to be … good enough! Because honey – you most definitely do! This one’s for you. RESOURCES Surrendering to Joy book MORE ABOUT SUZANNE Suzanne Falter is an author, speaker and blogger who writes essays and non-fiction books about self-care, joy and lessons learned after the death of her daughter Teal. Her book, Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women (Sourcebooks) will be out in December, 2019. Suzanne is an international speaker, and speaks to healthcare and corporate audiences about self-care, the gifts of crisis, and her experience as a donor mom in the world of organ donation. She also speaks about her connection with Amera, the young woman who received her daughter Teal’s heart after her sudden death in 2012. Suzanne’s online writing and videos can be found on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest. She is the author of the book, Surrendering to Joy  as well as How Much Joy Can You Stand? and Living Your Joy (both Ballantine.) She is also the author of a novel, Doin’ the Box Step (Random House) as well as the Transformed series of novels. Transformed: San Francisco was recipient of the Rainbow Award – Best Transgender Book Runner Up. A new series of lesbian romance novels launches in January, 2019. Suzanne’s essays and other work have been featured in publications like O, The New York Times, SELF Magazine, Women’s Day, More and on more than 100 radio and television shows. She lives with her wife in Oakland, California.

This week Amera and Mike explore the question "How do we know God?" They look at 8 ways we all encounter the Divine and discuss how to recognize them when you see them.

To start season 4, Mike and Amera are starting at the beginning. This week they discuss the purpose and power of myths and how they influence our lives, starting with one of the most famous myths of all.

“Where should the focus be for my upcoming keynote?” “How do I avoid spamming my database?” “Can I start another business in my 50s?” "Should I run an online survey?” "Can I have your podcast workflow?” These are just some of the questions you've been sending me over the past few months, and today I finally get around to answering them.   Question - Rhys Donovan of the Animal Rehab Klinik Hey Timbo, I'm having a debate with my business partner about an upcoming presentation that we're doing, and we've got very different opinions on how we should structure it...so I figured I'd ask you for your opinion, because I can't think of anyone more qualified to answer it! The business I am in is animal allied healthcare/rehabilitation - just like when us humans are sore we might see a physio, chiro or massage therapist, but we provide that service for the family pet. We've scored a gig presenting to a room full of veterinarians (our main source of referrals), right after the main presentation which is on hip replacements in animals. Our goal is to get every vet in that room sending us at least one case in the next 3 months. This will be the best platform that we've had so far to get our message across, so it's important we nail it. I'm of the opinion that we should focus our presentation on how strengthening & rehabilitation can help their patients with hip problems, because that's what the Vets came there for. However, my business partner doesn't want to be pigeon-holed as just the ‘hip rehab' place because we can (and do) a lot more than that. So, he wants to talk about a range of things that we can help their patients with.  I think both points are valid, I just don't know what is the better option ¯_(?)_/¯ How would a seasoned marketing guru and presenter like yourself handle this one? Kindest of regards, Rhys. Relevant Small Business Big Marketing episodes to Rhy's question: Episode 417 - This simple (yet scary) conference-speaking strategy generated $150K in new revenue Episode 303 - How to become a professional public speaker   Question - Scott Burns of CleanrCrates Hey Timbo, Great show mate. I'm looking for some advice on better ways to market my small business. I launched a year ago and growth has been quite slow. I have a basic email setup regarding autoresponder as I hate spam and have trouble getting my head around spamming the few customers I have (150 contacts with about 100 purchasing within that number.)  I have been sending out free products to ‘up and coming' Instagram influencers for a post and a story pointing out the positive points in our bundles. This is fantastic for exposure and IG profile views and al that BUT! Hardly any of them convert. If I got a small percentage of them converting I doubt I'd be writing to you.  Stay sustainable! Scott Burns. Relevant episodes to Scott's question: Episode 412 - Sports Illustrated was the inspiration for this clever email marketing strategy says Dan Fagella Episode 131 - Email marketing tips from email marketing guru Chris Tilley Episode 376 - How to start an eCommerce business and turnover $1.8M in your first 10-months with Power Planter's Brian Chapman Episode 451 - Snotty Nose's Laura Klein on how to build an eCommerce empire Episode 468 - How to slow down and build an online empire selling hats   Question - Dean Zellman of Mr. Stitch Hey TImbo, I've been running an embroidery business for about 20 years now. We specialize in custom logos for TV/Movie and marketing companies as well as small to medium size businesses.  Our work is very custom but I just haven't seen any good out of the box marketing tips. Are there any shows of your that might relate to my business? Thanks Dean Relevant Small Business Big Marketing episodes to Dean's question: Episode 388 - Will It Blend's Tom Dickson on turning an everyday product in to a YouTube sensation Episode 270 - A masterclass in remarkable marketing with Chick-Fil_A's Arthur Greeno Episode 75 - Phil McKinney on how to use killer questions to think differently   Question - Amera Eid of Ameras Palace Belly Dance Boutique HI Tim ! Im re emailing you my message I sent you on Facebook ……. I just want to let you know that I have just started listening to your podcasts whilst driving back and forth to work  , You make my dreary drive worth it ! I don't know how yet , but I know you will be mentoring me in my next venture . 8 years ago I sold my business Ameras Palace Belly Dance Boutique , that is now in its 32nd year ( pretty good for a small business ) I opened it in 1987 and its still going - granted didn't make big dollars , but I created great pathways for like minded dancers around Australia - and I guarantee every Belly Dancer in Australia bought at least one product from there Im now working full time as I moved to Caves Beach  NSW 18 months ago . I am itching to get back into my own business - and have come up with an idea , Cave Woman ( IN Caves Beach) I can just see this area as the Byron Bay of 20 years ago. I just know my mindset needs to change from what it was from Ameras Palace ( which I opened with nothing ) to this project that needs to make money this time ( as I have a mortgage up here ) how do I start again in my fifties with no start up funds ? Amera x   Question - Sam Krief of Stay Kinetic Hey Timbo, I'm a new business owner and I have set up a small podiatry supplies business (medical supplies)  I just have a couple of questions and hoping for some of your wisdom.  I have gone back to the very start of your podcast And in the process of making my way through all of your episodes. First question is around my email. You have just listened to an episode where it talks about an unprofessional email.  I have set mine up as staykinetic(at)outlook(dot)com And I thought that sounded reasonably professional. And I didn't want to spend extra money on securing a different email when I thought this one was ok? My second question is I don't really know where to start with marketing the launch of my business to podiatrists.  I have already done a bit of a soft launch with people in my direct network, but am in the process of trying to think of ideas to reach podiatry clinic owners outside my personal network. For reference I am a young (27) Podiatrist myself.  Anyway I would love any help you could give me  Cheers Sam Relevant Small Business Big Marketing episodes to Sam's question: Episode 326 - How to make more money by working less with Daniel Gibbs from Posture Podiatry Episode 387 - How to create a happy business that thrives with dentist Paddi Lund   Question - Would-be student Troy Heinz Hi Tim, Love what you do, just wanted to ask a question around studying marketing. Would it be wise to go off to university and waste 4-5 years of your life, when in today's world social media is producing 100's of videos around “marketing” that helps educate people? Does the qualifications really matter? Or would you suggest starting in sales then work your way into marketing as a career? Cheers, Look forward to hearing from you.   Question - Roger Harrower of The Modern Butcher Hey timbo. I own a small retail butcher shop but am also pursuing other ventures. i hear a lot about market research but i don't really know much about it. where do you start to run an online survey or is there companies that sell this sort of data. any info would be great or reference to a past podcast if you have covered this before. love the show it's very helpful and more importantly motivating kind regards Roger Relevant Small Business Big Marketing episodes to Roger's question: Episode 435 - Sam Canning runs six fancy butcher's shops through Melbourne's leafy suburbs Episode 422 - A $1,500 online survey lead to a 34% increase in sales for this craft beer retailer   Question - Jonathon Painting of Jono's Jerky Gday Timbo!  First of all, I love the show.  I've listened to other business podcasts before but nothing provides as much value as yours. Pure Marketing G.O.L.D as you say!  My wife and I run a business called Jono's Jerky where we focus on creating a range of premium, full flavoured beef jerky. Currently we're getting ready to launch a new product which has the potential to totally transform our business and take it to the next level. The product I'm talking about is a flavour of jerky that no one has done before... A Cheeseburger flavour! (I actually got the idea after listening to your interview with Phillip Kuoch, episode 441)  Anyway, I have been going through your back catalogue to pick up as many tips as I can to help this launch be successful.  Two of the best ones I found were the interviews with Kara from the Kader Boot Co and Tom Maclean from Sofi Spritz.  I'm emailing to see what other episodes you can think of that are specific to new product launches or line extensions that might be useful for me?   Also I'd like to finish with a tip for your listeners that has worked wonders for me!  Every time I listen to an episode of SMBM I think of other business owners in my network who might enjoy and get good value out of that particular episode. For example customers, distributors, suppliers, friends or just someone who I'd like to connect with! It's a simple thing and people really appreciate that I'm thinking about them, after all we can all get stuck in our own business bubble a lot of the time!  I look forward to hearing from you! Jono. Relevant Small Business Big Marketing episodes to Jono's question: Episode 468 - How to slow down and build an empire with Loz and Will from Will & Bear Episode 424 - Storytelling is Dave Munson's secret weapon Episode 396 - 15 year-old Will Deeth made $70,000 selling toys last Xmas   Monster Prize Draw winner The winner of this week's Monster Prize Draw is Matthew Harris of The Pedal Empire who wins over $1,000 worth of goodies thanks to the generosity of past guests.   Episode Transcription Let's get into your wonderful marketing questions that have been emailed to me over the last few months and that I have been sitting on. The first one is from Emily Harris who simply demands I mean asks in a short tweet. Very short tweet that I hand over my podcast workflow. Click Here To Download Full Transcription Please support the following businesses who make this show possible:   American Express Business Explorer Credit Card Let your business expenses reward you. Every year.   Yellow Partner with Australia's #1 online business directory for all your digital marketing needs.   Switchnode Australia's Internet isn't great. That's why Switchnode exist. The solution is here and it's wireless.   If something in this episode of Australia's favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below. May your marketing be the best marketing. [ For more interviews with successful business owners visit Small Business Big Marketing ] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former AMERA staff and advisers reflect on the impact this NGO had in advancing refugee protection and how it embodied Barbara Harrell-Bond’s philosophy.

Another landmark Supreme Court case is being challenged. This week, Mike and Amera discuss Roe v. Wade, the Christian obsession with it, what the Bible has to say about abortion, and the ultimate goal of those who seek to overturn Roe. It’s an important episode for an important topic. Join us. 

Last week was the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Currently, federal judicial nominees are refusing to answer the low bar question of whether Brown was decided correctly. Something is amiss in the Federal Judiciary. Mike and Amera review the decision and the impact of both the ruling and the sustained campaign to circumvent the ruling. This episode is the first in a two-part series we continue next week when we look at Roe v. Wade and the Christian obsession with it. 

This week, Mike and Amera dive deep into the religious mythos of Game of Thrones. The Old Gods and the New, the Many-Faced God, the Drowned God, the Lord of Light, they all play integral parts in the character’s lives. The religious elements of Westerosi life are fascinating! Join us to see just how much religion drives the events of their world. 

This idea of the Rapture is not as old and ubiquitous in Christendom as we may believe. This week, Mike and Amera discuss its origins, impact, and why Christians may be worse off because of it.

To celebrate the upcoming 49th anniversary of Earth Day, Mike and Amera are diving into how Christianity has informed the way we view the planet. They take a look at how some of those views may be changing, through the lens of Ecotheology. We have one planet and there are multiple movements working to save it. This is the story of one. 

Reading the bible literally seems to create more problems than it solves. Why is the bible read literally? When did it start? Is this required? Mike and Amera walk through the history, reasons, and impact of biblical literalism. We may have more options than we think. 

If God is so powerful and good, why does evil exist? Mike and Amera tackle this age old question. What does our answers about this say about God? This discussion looks at how other religions answer the question and explores the idea of a relational God. Do not miss this one!

The Bible is the most debated book in history. It has been used for both tremendous good and evil. Mike and Amera ask what is this book? How are we supposed to use it? 

After an unexpected break, we are back just in time for Black History Month! Amera and Mike celebrate black people and black life. They discuss what makes us...US. Start off your Black History Month with a celebration of blackness. This is us!

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Maida - Last Call Amera Tabet - Dissolution (Radio Edit) Michelle Shafer - Horizon Ellen Edwards - Blue and Green Val  Kinzler - What's A Place Like This Ed & Carol Nicodemi - Long Lonely Winter Raina Krangle - Home Wanda  Gronhovd - Grief Melissa D - End of the Day Godivar - Before It All (chilled mix) For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Suzanne's Band at: Visit our Visit our Sponsor Ed & Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Kim Krenik at: Visit our Sponsor Bandzoogle at:

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Maida - Last Call Amera Tabet - Dissolution (Radio Edit) Michelle Shafer - Horizon Ellen Edwards - Blue and Green Val  Kinzler - What's A Place Like This Ed & Carol Nicodemi - Long Lonely Winter Raina Krangle - Home Wanda  Gronhovd - Grief Melissa D - End of the Day Godivar - Before It All (chilled mix) For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Suzanne's Band at: Visit our Visit our Sponsor Ed & Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Kim Krenik at: Visit our Sponsor Bandzoogle at:

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Maida - Last Call Amera Tabet - Dissolution (Radio Edit) Michelle Shafer - Horizon Ellen Edwards - Blue and Green Val  Kinzler - What's A Place Like This Ed & Carol Nicodemi - Long Lonely Winter Raina Krangle - Home Wanda  Gronhovd - Grief Melissa D - End of the Day Godivar - Before It All (chilled mix) For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Suzanne's Band at: Visit our Visit our Sponsor Ed & Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Kim Krenik at: Visit our Sponsor Bandzoogle at:

You know it. You love / loathe it. The Prosperity Gospel. This week, Amera and Mike discuss the history, impact and issues with this globalized phenomenon. The prosperity gospel boasts media empires and global brands but what is it based on? How does it work? Does it make sense with the rest of the bible it uses? We cover it all, including your problematic fave, Jamal Bryant. 

Recent events highlight a continuing problem in our churches. What are our standards and why are they important? Amera and Mike discuss the events surrounding the death of John Allen Chau, the self appointed missionary who proclaimed Christ to the inhabitants of the North Sentinelese islands. Then, they tackle the standards issue in the bible and what it looks like for us today. Standards have always been an issue. It’s time for an honest conversation about them and their function. 

Who calls for civility? Who does civil discourse benefit? This week, Amera and Mike are joined by Nick Gaines to explore the language of the oppressed. They uncover how powerful the language is both as a self affirmation and catalyst to liberation. Join them for the first part of this important discussion.   

A special that we had done as a podcast of foes! Originally this was featured on the Dungeons and Dragons podcast feed, but because we had an off week, we wanted to release it to our followers! Join Nat, Amera, Willow and Nova as they go investigate a missing caravan and Sarah have a blast flexing the muscles of some new and scary-like foes from Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes! The charity this month can be found here: https://t.co/L3sPGDK3sV Our links: show: http://rolllikeagirl.com patreon: http://patreon.com/rolllikeagirl discord: http://bit.ly/RLAGdiscord merch: http://tee.pub/lic/rlag Find the girls on twitter: Lauren is @thenat1lady Livi is @liviturnbull Nicci is @whtfoxgirl Sarah is @momma_mcsnazzy Therin is @explosiverunes

What's this?! A halloween episode? How special! Our four prime favorites; Nat, Amera, Willow and Nova return! What can possibly wait for them in a little friendly corn maze? Our Charity of the month can be found here: http://nwaws.org/ Our links: show: http://rolllikeagirl.com patreon: http://patreon.com/rolllikeagirl discord: http://bit.ly/RLAGdiscord merch: http://tee.pub/lic/rlag Find the girls on twitter: Lauren is @thenat1lady Livi is @liviturnbull Nicci is @whtfoxgirl Sarah is @momma_mcsnazzy Therin is @explosiverunes

This week, Amera and Mike explore the importance of a faith that affirms blackness. They address harmful and healthy depictions, why it is vital to the development of self-identity, and strategies for ensuring we construct healthy environments. With so many anti-black messages pressing into our collective consciousness, this isn’t just a fight in faith spaces. It is an interconnected effort to devalue so our efforts to affirm must also push back on multiple fronts.    Why do black Christians worship white Jesus? Why practice a faith given to you by slave masters? Amera and Mike deal with common arguments raised and how applying a little critical thought allows for richer and historically accurate dialog. There’s a lot to address in this one. Take the journey with them. Be affirmed. 

Amera and Mike discuss theology, what it means to define your own and why your personal theology is important. 

Amera and I are going back to church! This week we’re detailing our experiences. What did we do after leaving? What made us consider returning? What are the challenges of coming back? It’s homecoming season and we’re coming home. 

This week Amera is back and we are using our platform to discuss the importance of building up a practice of political participation, especially in the non-presidential, or midterm, election cycles.  While different groups are advocating for "getting out the vote" for this specific cycle, we are advocating for a change in attitude toward political participation that will increase issue and candidate awareness and voting across various types of local, state, and national races.   We cover a lot of ground here. It isn’t your usual poli-tainment. One of us even makes something like a right leaning argument.    This midterm is especially important. Sit with us as we explore some of the reasons why. 

What makes a good church? This week Mike, Amera, & J.W. discuss what goes into planning a new church, being 'called', how existing churches adapt to changing conditions, and the overall purpose of the church. It may not be what you think. Intro Clip: Rethinking Church by Francis Chan: https://youtu.be/vTuj_QcrE6E  

We're continuing a conversation we began in 'Truth to Power' about divorce in the church. Amera and Mike discuss their own experiences with marriage and divorce and the effects it had on friends, family and their church life. We're exploring how we navigate divorce and how our faith spaces can improve their support for people who find themselves divorcing. 

For starters, sorry for the crappy audio. There were goblins interfering with our recording...but alas, we have backup audio! Oooh boy, that fight. The girls were able to survive the assault on Craydon with some various injuries. But where did these crazy things come from? And who is this new player in the field? Amera gets blown away by new knowledge of slaads, Nova gets greedy, Willow saves the day, and Nat gets information. Join the four girls to see what chaos follows them!

The girls finally make it to Craydon to get some answers about Hadleigh. But upon their arrival, it is apparent that a bigger threat looms. Also, don’t let Amera comfort children. It’s just a general bad idea.

The girls and Chester are whisked away by another one of Amera’s weird Aunts to find the ever elusive Roz who may or may not know the stories of the stones. Maybe. But what the hell is with the weird badger??

The girls take on the Maze Master to make sure they are sent back to where they're supposed to be. Needless to say, when they do get back to Ecrisma, Amera is happy to be back on familiar grounds. And then it's time for shopping!

The girls finally made it to Ecrisma to get more information about the stones from the esteemed headmistress at the college. Who also happens to be Amera’s mother...is Headmistress Draconia truly a force to be feared or just a tired wizard? Also, beware small blue gnomes...

Join the girls as they traverse to Ecarsima to speak with Draconia, Amera's adoptive mom. But the road isn't exactly an easy one. Will the girls make it or does fate have other plans for them?

This particular podcast is a very personal one for me. In this episode, I have the privilege of interviewing the mother of Amera, the young woman who received my daughter Teal's heart and kidney after her death. As one mother to another, Debi and I certainly connect out of simple empathy for the path of motherhood. And we are both happen to be people who love to laugh, and enjoy a good chat. In fact, we genuinely like each other! But we are also people who started out as total strangers, only to become inextricably linked on August 24, 2012. We are mothers who know what it’s like to sit by the side of your daughter’s bed, fearing her imminent death. And we are mothers who learned such decisions are not up to us, and so we both had to learn when to fight … and when to surrender. Today, we are mothers whose DNA is shared in the body of one extraordinary young woman. And we are definitely better for this shared connection. Some might call this karma. It sure feels like it to me. My path with Debi has been a really interesting one, because we didn’t even know each other until about three months ago. It was not until five years after Teal's death that we all finally felt like we could meet. So we met at Ocean Beach, the very place where we scattered Teal’s ashes – which was Amera’s idea. Amara is a thoughtful and highly sensitive young woman with an amazing life ahead of her. That much I'm sure of. And as for me and Debi … well, we’ve both been through the ringer, but we agree that we have emerged better for it. Our experiences have been remarkably similar, as this episode will tell you. Listen and you’ll learn how Amera made her way with congestive heart failure for more than seven years. And what it was like for Debi knowing her daughter’s death was always in the shadows … until her life was finally saved because of my own daughter’s death. It’s a conversation filled with hardship, hope, light and a lot of love. I recommend you listen to this when you have a moment, and really get into the idea that we are all truly interconnected. Every last one of us. Even those of us who do not know each other at all. It's a pretty wild concept when you think about it, and organ donation makes that truth extraordinarily clear. Enjoy.

This week all 3 members of the LA based live electronica, drum n' bass band AMERA (Brooke Adams - Vocals, Mikael Oganes - Keys, Donovan Butez - Guitar) stop in to Uncontained. AMERA’s fanbase is rapidly growing. They are known for their Live show, bring live instruments to the genre of electronica adding an organic aspect to their stage performance. We talk about the making of their new self-titled EP that you can find on Bandcamp. We also talk about how they bring their individual musical influences to make AMERA a melting pot of musical styles, philosophy behind writing and performing their music, and the importance of building a network. AMERA's art work used in the show art is by Ben Jay Crossmanhttps://www.instagram.com/benjaycrossman/ https://amera.bandcamp.com/releasesameramusicla@gmail.comhttp://ameramusicla.wix.com/amerahttps://soundcloud.com/ameramusichttps://twitter.com/ameramusichttps://www.instagram.com/ameramusic/Brooke Adamshttps://www.facebook.com/kishabeachinstagram.com/lovebrookeadamsMikael Oganeshttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009198267187Donovan-Butezhttps://www.facebook.com/Donovan-Butez-308466062679502/#Amera #LiveElectronica #drumnBase #Uncontained #UncontainedPod #LiveUncontained #AmeraHQ #podcast #podcastLover See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join our newest group of heroines looking for adventure, mayhem, knowledge and....dolphins? Meet Nat the Bear, Nova the pirate-rogue, Amera the Sorcerer and Willow, the musically inclined cleric. Just don't look for the wagon.

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Cathy - It's in the Cards Throw Like A Girl - Fake Fur Coat Shelly Pay - No Memory Linda Bonadies - I'll Believe in You Amera Tabet - Fools Emmaline Muchmore - Bessie Kim Lembo - State of Grace Tammy Rafferty - This Morning Arastella - Zeus   For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our sponsor Bandzoogle at: Visit our Sponsor Debbie Anthony at: Visit our Sponsor Tammy Rafferty at:  

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Cathy - It's in the Cards Throw Like A Girl - Fake Fur Coat Shelly Pay - No Memory Linda Bonadies - I'll Believe in You Amera Tabet - Fools Emmaline Muchmore - Bessie Kim Lembo - State of Grace Tammy Rafferty - This Morning Arastella - Zeus   For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our sponsor Bandzoogle at: Visit our Sponsor Debbie Anthony at: Visit our Sponsor Tammy Rafferty at:  

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Cathy - It's in the Cards Throw Like A Girl - Fake Fur Coat Shelly Pay - No Memory Linda Bonadies - I'll Believe in You Amera Tabet - Fools Emmaline Muchmore - Bessie Kim Lembo - State of Grace Tammy Rafferty - This Morning Arastella - Zeus   For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our sponsor Bandzoogle at: Visit our Sponsor Debbie Anthony at: Visit our Sponsor Tammy Rafferty at:  

1. ID 2. Jacob B - The Limit (Original Mix) 3. Dene Antony - Peace & Harmony (Original Mix) 4. Tobias - Not Good Enough For You (Original Mix) 5. Josh Butler - Can See You (Original Mix) 6. Jamie O'Reilly - Crunch Time (Original Mix) 7. Sjef Wanders-Fakin (Too much bass rmx) 8. ID 9. ID 10. John Mood - A Basement Romance (De Sluwe Vos 'Kontra' Remix) 11. ID 12. Giuseppe Aiello - Darkness (Original Mix) 13. Josh Butler - Warm Embrace (Bass Version) 14. De Sluwe Vos - Believe (Original Mix) 15. Dene Antony - You Got Me (Original Mix) For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

1. Amine Edge & Dance - They Call Me Jack (Tapesh & Dayne S Remix) 2. Weiss - My Sister 3. Beckwith - The Townsend Sling 4. George FitzGerald - I Can Tell (By The Way You Move) 5. Husky - So Crazy 6. Dennis Ferrer - Mind Ur Step 7. Sonny Fodera & Wally Callerio - Everything 8. Celsius - Incoming 9. Disclosure - F For You (TEED Remix) 10. Steve Silk Hurley - Jack Your Body (Doorly Club Rub) 11. A Lister - Bitter Sweet 12. Gorgon Cirty ft. Yasmin - Real (Low Steppa Broken Edit) 13. Yasmin - Thinking About You (Billon Remix) For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

1. Hector Couto - Creampie (Low Steppa Bass Hook Remix) 2. Scott Diaz - Therapy 3. LEFTWING and Kody - Bump and Flex 4. S.Jay - Yesterday 5. Real Connoisseur - You Dont Love 6. Real Connoisseur - Nobodys Fool 7. Motez - Take Off 8. Scott Diaz - If You Back 9. Andi Rivera ft Robert Owens - To Be (A Lister Remix) 10. Bhokero, Dey and Tasita D - Beautiful Lie (Grant Nelson Garage Dub) 11. Krishen and Markus Anthony - Rebel Force 12. Karma Kid and Friend Within ft Yasmin - Special 13. Low Steppa - Simples 14. Gorgon City - Real (Low Steppa Broken Edit) For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

1. Ricky Simmonds Mix 2. AZ&TOR Interview and Mix 3. Walter Ego Interview and Mix For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

1. Flashmob - Ninety Five 2. Dusky - Mr man 3. Movement - Feel Real (Shadow Child remix) 4. Waifs & Strays - It's Over 5. Weiss - Baby Talk To Me 6. Coat of Arms ft. Ria Moran - Mesmerised 7. Vanilla Ace - Bring It Back 8. Colourvision - Haus Party 9. Dene Antony - R8ted 18 10. Subb-an & Tom Trago ft. Seth Troxler - Time 11. Eli and Fur - You're So High For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

1. Dr Dru - U Don't Dance 2. French 75 ft. J.Expo - Panos & Sentenza (Leftwing & Kody Remix) 3. Bruni & Danielle - Check This 4. Betoko & Louie Fresco ft. Fritz Helder - Late At Night (Leftwing & Kody Remix) 5. Leftwing & Kody - Lost 6. Darius Syrossian - I'll Do Anything (Leftwing & Kody Remix) 7. XXXY - Got Me So 8. Maya Jane Coles - Everything (Breach Remix) 9. Trevino - Lag 10. Jimmy Edgar - Sex Drive (Scuba's Dub of Doom) 11. Deetron - Character 12. Bicep - Stash For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

1. Jack Fell Down - Road to Nowhere 2. Platium Bass - You and Me 3. Dusky - Nobody Else 4. DJ Haus - Feel It 5. Jack Fell Down - In Your Soul 6. Celsius - Holdin' On 7. Waifs & Strays - Remedy 8. Timmy P - What You Saying (Cheesus Oh Remix) 9. George Fitzgerald - Nighttide Lover 10. Lars Vegas - The Game 11. Detroit Swindle - Guess What For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

Recorded live at Ministry of Sound London. For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

1. Kidnap Kid - Animaux 2. Just Kiddin - Pray 3. Homework - I'm Into This (Andre Crom & Martin Dawson Remix) 4. Butler & Murt - Oracle 5. Mario Basanov feat. Manica Liu - Move On 6. Celsius - Thought As Much 7. Lauyn Hill - That Thing (Golden Boy Remix) 8. King Dinosaur - How To Feel (Just Kiddin Remix) 9. Detroit Swindle - Brotherman 10. Just Kiddin - Time, Space & Honey 11. Sante - Homegirl 12. Last Magpie - (Who Knows) Where Love Goes 13. Jonas Rathsman - Bringing You Down 14. Toyboy & Robin - In Need 15. Just Kiddin - Soul Drop For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

1. Nicholas - Things Of The Past 2. Leftwing & KODY - You Were 3. Freak Seven - Surreal (Sebo K Main Mix) 4. Prince Club & Poupon - Only One feat. Nahrin David 5. Rhymos - The Two Handed Jig 6. Dusky - Dummy 7. Prince Club - Get Live Doin' Shit 8. Santos Resiak - A Better Life feat. Dilo (The Martinez Brothers Remix) 9. Trikk - Floorwave 10. Last Magpie - Roots 11. Silk 86 - Need Me 12. Poupon - Want It (All) For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

1. Medlar - The Sun 2. Greymatter - Sweat 3. Medlar - Knockard (Detroit Swindle Remix) 4. DMX Krew - Mustard Parasol 5. Medlar - Floor (Unreleased Mix) 6. Disclosure ft. Sinead Harnett - Boiling (Medlar Remix) 7. James Welsh ft. Terri Walker - M62 (Medlar Remix) 8. Medlar - Can't Stop x Mood II Swing - Closer 9. Bicep - Keep Keep For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

1. Squarehead - Elegante 2. Polkadot - Somateria 3. AZ & TOR - Resend (Polkadot Remix) 4. Justin Jay - Into The Night (Jack Fell Down's Garage Mix) 5. Supernova - This World Is Crazy 6. Bordertown - You 7. Dom 877 - Do It Right 8. Velcro - Compton Blvd. 9. KORT - No Fear 10. Flashmob ft. Laila Walker - Pieces (Panorama Mix) 11. Waifs & Strays - I Saw Yo Girl (Full Acid Vox Edit) 12. James Welsh - Bill Murray Came To My House Party 13. Ali Love ft. Kali - Emperor 14. Just Kiddin - I Want U For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

1. Parliament - Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) 2. Leon Vynehall - Title #7 3. Breach & Dark Sky - The Click 4. Janet Jackson - Call On Me (feat. Nelly) (Disclosure Bootleg) 5. Archie Pelago - Arcjoe 6. Maddslinky & Thefft - Passing Us By 7. Paleman - Anxious 8. TOYC - Blist 9. Mike Delinquent Project - Mama Said (Thefft Remix) 10. Alex Coulton - Too Much Talk (Tessela Remix) 11. Daphni - Ye Ye 12. Zed Bias & Paleman - Boiler 13. Ivy Lab - Brat (South London Ordnance Remix) 14. GoldFFinch - Funky Steppa (Trusta Remix) 15. Nphonix - Don't I Feel 16. Shlohmo - 7am For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

1. Glenn Astro - Feelin' Me 2. James Dexter - Only You 3. Feivo - The Way You Wanna 4. Squarehead - Elegante 5. Cassio Kohl - Keep On Trying 6. Steve Huerta - Take Me Closer (Urulu's 'Too Close' Mix) 7. Urulu & Steve Huerta - Things I Didn't Mean 8. Yooj & Steve Huerta - Make Me Bad 9. Leftwing & Kody - You Were 10. Jae B. - Is It True (Forrest Remix) 11. Simon Garcia - Control 12. Bruh Jackman - California Ft. Joel Culpepper For info & bookings: rickysimmondsdj@live.com Follow on www.twitter.com/RickySimmondsDJ Catch the House & Funky show every Monday night from 7-8pm exclusive to Ministry of Sound Radio www.ministryofsound.com/radio

Traxsource : http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=106487 Melomania Records & Paso Doble are ecstatic to present to the world the highly anticipated and long awaited Cubique DJ CB Feat. Amera Light - My Passion Remixes Cubique DJ's First EP To Be Dropped in 2011 After Many Singles and Remixes He Has Done The Past Years. He has worked with Many well known international soulful and afro house music producers. This New Release Features One of the best in the house music scene. Artists Like QHRadio CEO Denz Devarez, Emanuelle Collabello, also features the well known Darque, Cuebur, Gordheaven, Kadasma & Morgale Bro's. This Feature has gotten gushing praises from legends in the house music industry & is rocking plenty dance floors around the world. Lyrics & Vocals: Amera Light Original Produced, Mastered & Mixed by Cubique DJ CB Remixes: Cuebur Remix Pastello Boys Afro Dub Darque Goes Retro Dub Gordheaven Remix Dex The Magician SoDeep Remix The Vibrations Remix Cubique DJ Sauces Dub Cover/Artwork: Melomania Rec/Design Published By Melomania Records (P) & (C) 2011 Melomania Records© MelRec005 www.pasodobleworld.com www.facebook.com/pasodoble Cubique DJ CB www.kre8yvz.co.za cubiquedj@kre8yz.co.za www.facebook.com/cubiquedj www.twitter.com/cubiquedj Amera Light amera_productions@hotmail.com Facebook: Amera Light