Podcast appearances and mentions of Andrew Stanton

Couch Potato Theater: Be Kind & Rewind - John Carter (2012) Watch: Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/@FandomPodcastNetwork Listen: Fandom Podcast Network Audio Podcast Link: https://fpnet.podbean.com/category/couch-potato-theater Welcome to Couch Potato Theater here on the Fandom Podcast Network. Fandom Podcast Network co-founders Kyle and Kevin welcome back special guests, author and friend of the FPN John Mosby, and one of the original FPN co-founders... Norman! Norman came to us with an excellent idea and twist to Couch Potato Theater. Couch Potato Theater is where we celebrate our favorite movies.... usually. But on this special edition of Couch Potato Theater we look back at films that maybe we, or the public opinion originally didn't like! But now, we may have a different opinion, welcome to Couch Potato Theater: Be Kind & Rewind - John Carter (2012). We also welcome special guest, author and journalist John Mosby. John attended a London 2012 John Carter press conference, and shares his experience on that event and the article he wrote on the movie. That Impact Online article can be found here: https://www.impactonline.co/features/669-john-carter-battling-martians-and-marketing Plot: John Carter, a Civil War veteran, who in 1868 was trying to live a normal life, is "asked" by the Army to join, but he refuses, so he is locked up. He escapes and is pursued. Eventually they run into some Indians, and there's a gunfight. Carter seeks refuge in a cave. While there, he encounters someone who is holding some kind of medallion. When Carter touches it, he finds himself in a place where he can leap incredible heights, among other things. He later encounters beings he has never seen before. He meets a woman who helps him to discover that he is on Mars, and he learns that some kind of unrest is going on. John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction action-adventure film directed by Andrew Stanton, written by Stanton, Mark Andrews, and Michael Chabon, and based on A Princess of Mars, the first book in the Barsoom series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Produced by Jim Morris, Colin Wilson and Lindsey Collins, it stars Taylor Kitsch in the title role, with Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy and Willem Dafoe co-starring in supporting roles. Fandom Podcast Network Contact Information - - Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork - Master feed for all FPNet Audio Podcasts: http://fpnet.podbean.com/ - Couch Potato Theater Audio Podcast Master Feed: https://fpnet.podbean.com/category/couch-potato-theater - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fandompodcastnetwork - Email: fandompodcastnetwork@gmail.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandompodcastnetwork/ - X: @fanpodnetwork / https://twitter.com/fanpodnetwork -Bluesky: @fanpodnetwork / https://bsky.app/profile/fanpodnetwork.bsky.social Host & Guest Contact Info: - Kyle Wagner on X: @AKyleW / Instagram & Threads: @Akylefandom / @akyleW on Discord / @Ksport16: Letterboxd / Blue Sky: @akylew - Kevin Reitzel on X / Instagram / Threads / Discord & Letterboxd: @spartan_phoenix / Bluesky: @spartanphoenix Guest: Norman Lao on Bluesky: @laongelizard / website: https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/ Guest: John Mosby on Instagram: @theregoestheday / Bluesky: @theregoestheday #CouchPotatoTheater #FandomPodcastNetwork #FPNet #FPN #CPT #BeKindRewind #JohnCarter #JohnCarter2012 #JohnCarterMovie #AndrewStanton #EdgarRiceBurroughs #Barsoom #TaylorKitsch #LynnCollins #MarkStrong #SamanthaMorton #CiaránHinds #DominicWest #JamesPurefoy #WillemDafoe #JimMorris #ColinWilson #LindseyCollins #DosneyFlop #MichaelGiacchino #APrincessOfMars #KevinReitzel #KyleWagner #NormanLao #JohnMosby

Dana and Tom with returning guest and 5x Club Member, Allyson Techmeier (sister of Tom, daughter of Dana) discuss the revolutionary animated film, Toy Story (1995): directed by John Lasseter, written by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow, music by Randy Newman, starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Annie Potts, Wallace Shawn, and John Ratzenberger.Plot Summary: Toy Story is an animated film about a group of toys that come to life when their owner, Andy, is not around. The story centers on Woody, a cowboy doll, and Buzz Lightyear, a space ranger action figure. When Buzz arrives and threatens Woody's status as Andy's favorite toy, Woody is overcome with jealousy. However, after an accident, the two must work together after getting lost in the chaos of a move, leading to an unlikely friendship and a heartwarming adventure.The film explores themes of friendship, identity, and the changing nature of relationships as children grow up. The story is heartwarming, humorous, and full of adventure, with memorable characters and groundbreaking animation that set a new standard for animated films.Guest:Allyson Techmeier5x Club Member - My Fair Lady (1964), Mary Poppins (1964), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Batman Begins (2005), Casablanca (1943) Re-RevisitChapters:00:00 Introduction and Welcome to Allyson Techmeier01:49 Cast and Background for Toy Story04:07 Relationship(s) to Toy Story06:53 What is Toy Story About?07:41 Significance of Toy Story in Animation History16:27 Plot Summary for Toy Story17:28 Did You Know?19:18 First Break20:07 Best Performance(s)29:29 Best/Favorite/Indelible Scene(s)38:30 Second Break39:59 In Memoriam40:55 Best/Funniest Lines43:42 The Stanley Rubric - Legacy49:18 The Stanley Rubric - Impact/Significance59:20 The Stanley Rubric - Novelty01:03:50 The Stanley Rubric - Classicness01:10:34 The Stanley Rubric - Rewatchability01:14:20 The Stanley Rubric - Audience Score and Final Total01:17:47 Remaining Questions01:24:21 Thank You to Allyson and Final Thoughts01:27:28 CreditsYou can also find this episode in full video on YouTube.You can now follow us on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, or TikTok (@gmoatpodcast).For more on the episode, go to: https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/toy-story-1995-ft-allyson-duncanFor the entire rankings list so far, go to:

En apportant sa touche singulière à la BO d'un film Disney d'abord délaissé par son propre studio, Elton John ne pensait pas une seconde que ses nouvelles compositions allaient traverser le temps et marquer des générations entières. Débarquement immédiat pour la Terre des lions !

did we learn nothing from zardoz? I don't know where to start with 2012's John Carter. Andrew Stanton's first foray into live action, adapting a work that inspired most of the science fiction pulp classics of the 20th century, did not go well. Mired in production troubles and studio tensions, John Carter (of Mars???) bombed at the box office and produced a crater in Disney's finances so deep that entire careers vanished into it.Adam and Aidan were hoping that John Carter was due for a reappraisal. It was not, unless you're of the select camp that enjoys a running joke in which Carter is repeatedly called Virginia. Listen below or find us your podcaster of choice.

Business Growth Toolkit – a series from The Standards Show - developed in collaboration with Innovate UK Business Growth.Innovate UK is the UK's innovation agency. And Innovate UK Business Growth is the agencies national business growth and scaling service. It helps thousands of businesses sharpen their commercial strategies, realise the maximum value from their intellectual property (IP), raise game changing investment, and take their businesses onto the global stage every year, through tailored, one-to-one support.The series looks at the relationship between standards and some key business issues, with particular relevance for SMEs.In this episode of the series, Victoria Milne speaks to Andrew Stanton and Andrew Philips about the relationship between IP, innovation management and standards. And how organizations can use the standard ISO 56005 to effectively manage their IP within their innovation processes.Series | Business Growth ToolkitFind out more about the issues raised in this episodeIUKEDGEtoolkit@bsigroup.com Business Growth Toolkit Get involved with standardsGet in touch with The Standards Showeducation@bsigroup.comsend a voice messageFind and follow on social mediaX @StandardsShowInstagram @thestandardsshowLinkedIn | The Standards Show

You know the drill, Danny and Julius talked for way too long and now the episode is split into 2 parts! It's like the new Wicked movie! Topical, eh?First up is Danny's playlist. This playlist tells the story of Danny's youth where he grew to appreciate movies enough to want to study them in college. Of course Julius provides some excellent film criticism, particularly to a mutual favorite film from 2016, Moonlight.Songs/Movies Discussed"Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" - Ramones - from School of Rock (2003) dir. Richard Linklater"The Man in Me" - Bob Dylan - from The Big Lebowski (1998) dir. Coen BrothersKaw-liga - Hank Williams - from Moonrise Kingdom (2012) dir. Wes Anderson"Cell Therapy" - Goodie Mob - from Moonlight (2016) dir. Barry Jenkins"Beyond the Sea" - Bobby Darin - from Finding Nemo (2003) dir. Andrew Stanton & Goodfellas (1990) dir. Martin Scorcese"Me & Mr. Hohner" - Bobby DarinCheck back in next week to hear Julius's version!PlaylistsDanny: Spotify - Apple Music - YoutubeJulius: Spotify - Apple Music - YoutubeSend us a text message!You can follow us here: Instagram Twitter Tiktok Send us a message, we'd love to hear from you! Email is thegmspod at gmailLeave us a rating and review if you want to!Thanks for listening!

Aujourd'hui, on regarde WALL-E de Andrew Stanton. On avait oublié que c'était une comédie romantique entre deux robots qui ont 700 ans d'écart. Aussi border que le pitch puisse paraitre c'est vraiment trop mims.Attention c'est chaud !Tous les 15 jours, c'est comme aller au ciné avec ses potes : on découvre un film et on y réagit à chaud

Send us a textPixar month continues as Amber, Andrew (not Stanton), and Dayton discuss one of the most magical, adorable, loving, and beautiful animated features. From director, Andrew Stanton, it's Wall-E.Twitter @dockingbay77podFacebook @dockingbay77podcastdockingbay77podcast@gmail.compatreon.com/dockingbay77podcasthttps://discord.gg/T8Nt3YB7

Sure, everyone has heard of Coppola and Scorsese and Spielberg. But those guys are two silent generations and a Boomer!What about those Gen X filmmakers that have really made an impact on Hollywood? It turns out that there were way more notable directors from our generation than I had originally expected. This is only part one.Part 1 covers those directors born between 1965 and 1969. You may recognize names like Michael Bay, Wes Anderson, Antoine Fuqua, James Gunn, Zack Snyder, and Denis Villeneuve. Billions of dollars in box office between them, with some more “artistic” projects in their filmographies as well. We can also get so caught up the “big name” directors, that it is forgotten how the Pixar films have been - up until very recently - very high quality films, regardless of being animated. So guys like Byron Howard and Andrew Stanton, who have made some of the best of the Pixar flicks, are not household names outside the hardcore animation fans. It should come as no surprise that the movies that have most resonated with me in recent years have been Gen X directed. What are some of your favorites?

Assine o Café Brasil em https://canalcafebrasil.com.br "WALL-E" é uma animação da Pixar, lançada em 2008, que explora temas de consumismo, ambientalismo, e a relação entre humanos e tecnologia. Dirigido por Andrew Stanton, o filme é tanto uma aventura divertida quanto uma crítica social profunda. Ambientado num mundo dominado por tecnologia e consumismo, Wall-E mostra os humanos numa nave espacial, vivendo em cadeiras flutuantes, constantemente conectados às telas e completamente desconectados do mundo físico. Eles não têm noção do ambiente ao seu redor. De repente, um dos personagens cai da cadeira e finalmente olha ao seu redor. A partir dali, percebe como é importante se desconectar e se reconectar com o mundo real. Somos bombardeados por informações de todos os lados, seja pelas redes sociais, pelos noticiários, ou pelos inúmeros aplicativos que habitam nossos celulares. Essa avalanche de informação constante pode nos deixar exaustos e, em alguns casos, até confusos sobre o que é importante ou verdadeiro. Dois conceitos que emergem dessa situação são o "Brainrot" e a "Infotoxicação". Sobre o Brainrot, falamos bastante no episódio anterior, e muita gente ficou curiosa por saber mais. Por isso voltamos ao tema, mas com sua prima, a Infotoxicação. Mas o que esses termos significam, e como eles afetam nosso dia a dia, heim? Vamos cair da cadeira para explorar esse tema de forma bem descontraída e tentar entender melhor o que está acontecendo com a nossa cabeça.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we want Dr. Pepper to sponsor us, fishing for crabs for moonstones, a new (and free) cartoon channel is launching soon, Anger is coming to Pixar Pier, Andrew Stanton is taking the reins for Toy Story 5, guests ride Tiana's Bayou Adventure with Mama Odie, herself, Jennifer Lewis and Dick Van Dyke breaks a new record! Listen now at: https://www.podketeers.com/521 or watch this episode at: YouTube.com/Podketeers   Our most frequently requested links can be found at: https://www.podketeers.com/links/   Check out our series of Armchair Imagineering episodes here:  https://www.podketeers.com/armchair-imagineering/ --- Join the FGP Squad Family! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp --- We're on Discord! Join other members of our community and us on our Discord server! Use the invite link below to join us: https://discord.gg/gG8kJ2a --- Help us make a difference!  Teamboat Willie is the official charity team of the Podketeers Podcast. For more information on the charity that we're currently supporting, head to: http://www.teamboatwillie.com

Today's episode includes: Paramount+ released the trailer of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Focus Features released the trailer of Piece by Piece John Lasseter's alleged bad health is complicating the Skydance-Paramount deal Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton will direct Toy Story 5 Netflix announced many animated movies and shows coming in 2024 and 2025, including the Plankton movie, Motel Transylvania and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Director John Lasseter, co-directors Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon, and co-writer Andrew Stanton

Director John Lasseter, co-writer Andrew Stanton, art director Ralph Eggleston, supervising animator Pete Docter, supervising technical director Bill Reeves, and producers Ralph Guggenheim and Bonnie Arnold

A.I. baited us into sea-ing this animated classic that's 20,000 leagues of pure nautical trauma! Andrew Stanton's marine adventure is full of reel-y impressive animation. At times the story flounders, and we often wanted to see Marlin and Dory rolled up in sticky rice. But if you just keep swimming, there's some fin-tastic moments, especially with the world's either best or worst dentist - we couldn't tell. Stick around for the end when A.I. probably takes its biggest L yet in the game for next week. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon! You can even hack the A.I. and influence its choices... for better or worse!

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Graham Day and Deirdre Molumby, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT. This week, Andrew Stanton's Wall-E. In the distant future, Earth has been abandoned. Towers of garbage loom over a toxic landscape consumed by dust storms. The planet is dead, except for Wall-E, a small service robot assigned the task of cleaning Earth in the hope that the planet might be ready to welcome a returning humanity. Alone and forgotten, Wall-E makes a life for itself among the ruins. At time of recording, it was ranked 59th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

For this week's fun episode, we are comparing Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Minority Report (2002) - two films about corrupt businesses that are dependent on exploiting children, and the star employee who takes them down with the help of a kidnapped girl.-----The Movies:Monsters, Inc. (2001)Directed by Pete Docter, David Silverman & Lee UnkrichWritten by Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson, Pete Docter, Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon & Ralph EgglestonIMDb Rating: 8.1Minority Report (2002)Directed by Steven SpielbergWritten by Scott Frank & Jon CohenBased on the short story by Philip K. DickiMDB Rating: 7.6-----Find us on:Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552Tumblr - @ItTakesTwoPodInstagram - @ItTakesTwo_podFacebook - @ItTakesTwoPodYoutube - @ittakestwonzOur website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz-----Content Warning:Discussions of murder, kidnapping, torture, abuse, and suicide.

3/6/24 Mike and ‘Son of a Critch' star, actress Sophia Powers had a wonderful time chatting with actress Skywalker Hughes on ConversationsRadio Ep.166. This Canadian/American actress is a shining star in film, tv and animation voiceover. Skyler currently stars as ‘Ashley Schmitt in the Lionsgate feature film 'Ordinary Angels' opposite Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson – in theatres nationwide. Skywalker Hughes is well known for her role as ‘Sheridan Pickett,' a series regular, on the Paramount Plus mystery series, ‘Joe Pickett' - based on the New York Times bestselling book the series by author, C.J. Box becoming the "Most-Watched Series of All Time" on the Spectrum streaming service and was quickly renewed for a second season. Shortly after renewal it was purchased by Paramount Plus. You can catch Skywalker in all 20 episodes of the series. Skywalker had already landed another series lead on the highly acclaimed Fox anthology series, 'Accused'. She stars alongside Oscar winner Keith Carradine in the season finale as JoJo Carlson making history as the series' first lead young actor! Look for Skywalker to star alongside Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones and Daveed Diggs in the soon to be released Academy Award winner Andrew Stanton movie ‘In The Blink of an Eye.' As a voiceover artist, Skywalker can soon be heard singing and acting as part of the main cast of Season 5 of the popular animated series ‘Blue's Clues and You' and also guest stars on Season 9 of Nickelodeon's 'Paw Patrol.' She also has a guest star role on the new children's series ‘Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum.' You can follow Skywalker Hughes on Instagram @skywalker.hughes Enjoy the Podcast!

Super Bowl Jesus Ad funded by groups fostering "hateful Christian Nationalism" , Boing Boing, by Jennifer Sandlin, on Mon Feb 12, 2024, https://boingboing.net/2024/02/12/super-bowl-jesus-ad-funded-by-groups-fostering-hateful-christian-nationalism.htmlChristian Super Bowl Commercial Outrages Conservatives, Newsweek, by Andrew Stanton , on Mon Feb 12, 2024, https://www.newsweek.com/christian-super-bowl-commercial-outrages-conservatives-1869125Here the discussion revolved around a controversial ad campaign titled "He Gets Us," seemingly promoting unity through Jesus washing feet. However, it's revealed that behind this facade lies a troubling truth. The ads, costing millions, were funded by organizations with ties to hateful agendas, notably the Servant Foundation, known for funding anti-LGBTQ groups. Despite attempts to distance themselves, the shadow of these connections looms large, leading critics to condemn the campaign's hollow message of love as a thinly veiled attempt to cloak regressive ideals in righteousness.The conversation delves into personal experiences and reflections on foot-washing services in churches, drawing parallels between the superficial message of love in the ads and the underlying discriminatory beliefs of the funding organizations. The discussion critiques the hypocrisy of promoting inclusivity while supporting groups that propagate discrimination and intolerance.There's a critique of the commercial's attempt to present Jesus as accepting of sinners, contrasting this with the Bible's harsher interpretations. The conversation segues into broader criticisms of Christianity, portraying it as a divisive ideology cloaked in a veneer of love. The ads are condemned for attempting to whitewash Christianity's more judgmental aspects, with participants expressing disdain for the notion of eternal damnation for non-compliance.The discussion also touches on the financial backing of the ads, with Hobby Lobby billionaires funding the campaign. There's skepticism about the sincerity of the campaign's message of love, given the history of the funding organizations. The conversation explores potential atheist and Jesus-themed ad concepts, with suggestions ranging from highlighting freedom in atheism to depicting a dramatic scene of judgment and salvation.Overall, the transcript provides a critical analysis of the "He Gets Us" ad campaign, highlighting the hypocrisy and underlying agenda behind the message of love and unity it purports to promote. Participants express skepticism and disdain for the commercial's attempt to reconcile Christianity's harsher teachings with a sanitized portrayal of Jesus' love.The Non-Prophets 23.8.3 on March 1, 2024, 2024 with Scott Dickie, Infidel64, and Jonathan Roudabush.

Animation Season returns... with one of Pixar's most important movies, and one with a prescient message. Andrew Stanton had pitched an idea about the last robot on earth back in 1994. It would take eight years for the project to materialise properly, and was originally conceived as Robinson Crusoe and The Last Man on Earth, becoming a Planet of the Apes-style humans-as-aliens reveal, before its robotic love story blossomed, and along with it, a stark warning for the future of humanity, our reliance on AI, and a suggestion that following your "directive" might not be the ideal choice to make.He never intended to make any political statements about environmental issues or climate change. And he never intended for WALL-E's design to look like Johnny 5.He did, however, fully intend to use the songs of Hello, Dolly!I would love to hear your thoughts on WALL-E !CONTACT.... Twitter @verbaldiorama Instagram @verbaldiorama Facebook @verbaldiorama Letterboxd @verbaldiorama Email verbaldiorama [at] gmail [dot] com Website verbaldiorama.comSUPPORT VERBAL DIORAMA....Give this podcast a five-star Rate & Review Join the Patreon | Send a Tip | Buy Merch ABOUT VERBAL DIORAMAVerbal Diorama is hosted, produced, edited, researched, recorded and marketed by me, Em | This podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free. Theme Music: Verbal Diorama Theme Song. Music by Chloe Enticott - Compositions by Chloe. Lyrics by Chloe Enticott (and me!) Production by Ellis Powell-Bevan of Ewenique StudioPatrons: Simon E, Sade, Claudia, Simon B, Laurel, Derek, Vern, Cat, Andy, Mike, Griff, Luke, Michael, Scott, Brendan, Lisa, Sam, Will, Jack, Dave, Chris, Stuart, Nicholas, Zo, Kev, Pete, Heather, Danny, Aly, Stu, Brett, Philip, Michele and brand-new patron Xenos!Mentioned in this episode:Paid promotions in this episodeThis episode contains a paid Patron promotion for Middle Class Film Class, hosted by patron Pete.

This week, we look at the theme of interplanetary love in two more Space Opera adventures - Andrew Stanton's John Carter (2012) and Lily and Lana Wachowski's Jupiter Ascending (2015). Join us as we discuss the super jumping barbarian and ex-Confederate soldier, John Carter and the unassuming toilet cleaner with the genetic makeup of a long-dead Queen, Jupiter Jones.  Visit our website https://www.journeythroughscifi.com/ Email Us! Follow us on TWITTER Add us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Follow us on LETTERBOXD Support the podcast on PATREON

My guest this week is comedian Adam Bush! What major event happened when Adam started reading comic books? Why did Adam buy certain comics twice? Why doesn't Adam like Superman? How is movie Thor different from comic book Thor? Why does Brett have a hard time getting rid of comic books? What's the difference between standup comedy and storytelling? What did Andrew Stanton say about storytelling? Is comic book writing better now than it used to be? How did Peter Parker do with the ladies? Do the old Spider-Man stories hold up better than the old Thor stories? Why did The Marvels not do well? Is Captain Marvel in the movies too powerful?  Reading list: Death of Superman Knightfall Superman: Birthright Thor (early comics) Spider-Man (early comics) Watch list: Batman '66 Superman '78 The Marvels Loki Recorded 11-29-23 via Zencastr

On Thursday April 30th, 2020 the Hermetic Hour with host Poke Runyon will present a discussion and review of the 1934 to 1954 science-fiction Lensman series, by Edward Elmer Smith, PhD, a scientist in the food industry specializing in pastry, whose major accomplishment in food engineering was making powdered sugar adhere to doughnuts, and whose major accomplishment in science fiction writing was the creation of a sub-genre called “Space Opera” His Lensman series and its concepts and themes influenced Frank Herbert's Dune, Roddenberry's Star Trek, and Lucas' Star Wars. It even re-influenced the screen version of one of Smith's inspirations The 1912 Burroughs' John Carter, when Burroughs's Therns were rewritten by Andrew Stanton as Smith's evil “Eddorians” and their medallions given the powers of an Arisian Lens. Smith developed the concept of the Multiverse, laser and particle weapons and super computers years before they appeared. His concept of the Lensmen as an incorruptible Galactic police force, guided by secret masters from a hidden planet seems to have been inspired by Theosophy's “Ascended Masters” from Tibet, and King Arthur's knights of the Round Table and the Holy Grail. The Lensmen are obviously the origin of the Star War's Jedi.  Another imitator of Doc Smith was Issac Asimov with his Foundation Series. Asimov was so successful with his Foundation series that he beat out Doc Smith for the 1966 Hugo award for “the best all time science-fiction series.” But at least they declared that Doc's epic was runner up. So if you would like to look deeper into this and even review what happened when Doc ran one of his Lensmen for president and how Clarissa MacDoughil became the first Lenswoman, tune in and we'll activate the lens. 

Okay, let's do this one last time. This week, we wrap things up by again discussing Netflix's money-grabbing tendencies, Pen talks music and horror films, and Dan closes the At The Drive-In Trilogy. Plus, what better way to end than with a Hatchet Ending (Trademark) with our Film From The Hat, 'Victor Crowley'. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you all for listening to us these past 3 or so years. Love ya, bye! Andy, Dan, and Penny x ----- 0:00 3 Plus Years Of Shambles 16:44 The C*nt Count: RESULTS! 21:12 The Witcher 23:50 Captain Fall 25:00 Netflix Rant 34:31 Daisy Jones and The Six 38:36 Influencer 41:50 Vicious Fun 45:00 The Umm Edit 57:07 At The Drive-In: 3 1:37:45 The Films That Couldn't Be Here Tonight 1:44:15 Victor Crowley aka Hatchet 4 (The Final Film Out Of The Hat) ----- Welcome to The Unusual Suspects Podcast - Where three film fans talk about movies of varying quality. Some are great. Some are dreadful. Some are absolutely fine. Join us as we journey through tangents, shambles, and absolute rubbish. Listen to the podcast here  ► Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5DCVar9YPPayLTL15xBjHR ► Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-unusual-suspects/id1520080657 ► Anchor - https://anchor.fm/unusual-suspects ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtwSl3e_1NShxV0IqiaW9Q ► Google Podcasts - shorturl.at/pFLMS ► Overcast - https://overcast.fm/itunes1520080657/the-unusual-suspects ► Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/05ndn02p ► RadioPublic - https://radiopublic.com/the-unusual-suspects-WwRk95 ► Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/the-unusual-suspects Socials  ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/unusualpodspect ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unusualsuspectspod/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/unusualsuspectspod Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get this podcast, it's much appreciated. We love you long time. Main Banner Artwork by Lisa O'Reilly - https://animonink.ie/ Music by Andrew Stanton - 'Laugh It Up Fuzzball'.

Jim Morris is President of Pixar Animation Studios, where he oversees all of the company's productions and operations. Morris began working at Pixar in 2005. Films under his supervision include RATATOUILLE, UP, TOY STORY 3, CARS 2, BRAVE, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, INSIDE OUT, THE GOOD DINOSAUR, FINDING DORY, CARS 3, COCO and INCREDIBLES 2. As a producer, Morris most recently made the live-action Disney feature JOHN CARTER with director Andrew Stanton. He also produced Pixar's WALL•E, which won the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature. Morris was also awarded Producer of the Year in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures from the Producers Guild of America, the AFI Award, the Golden Globe and the Visual Effects Society Best Animated Feature Award for WALL•E. Prior to joining Pixar, Morris held a range of key positions for 17 years in various divisions of Lucasfilm Ltd. He served as President of Lucas Digital Ltd., and managed its three divisions, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Skywalker Sound and Lucasfilm Animation. As ILM's General Manager for more than 13 years, he supervised a staff of over 1,400 artists and technicians, and guided the largest visual effects facility in the entertainment industry.   With Morris' oversight, ILM created the groundbreaking and Academy Award®-winning visual effects in JURASSIC PARK, DEATH BECOMES HER, TERMINATOR 2 and FORREST GUMP. Other notable projects completed under his management include MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, TWISTER, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, STAR WARS: EPISODE I, STAR WARS: EPISODE II, THE PERFECT STORM, PEARL HARBOR, MINORITY REPORT, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, MASTER AND COMMANDER, and three films in the HARRY POTTER series. Morris joined ILM in 1987 as a Producer of visual effects for films and commercials. Among Morris' producing credits are James Cameron's THE ABYSS (which earned the Academy Award® for Best Achievement in Visual Effects), and Steven Spielberg's ALWAYS. Before joining ILM, Morris was Executive Producer at Arnold & Associates, where he oversaw the company's three offices and produced commercials for clients such as Atari, Chevron and Mattel. Prior to that, Morris was Executive Producer at One Pass, where he headed the commercial production division. He also served in the production departments at advertising agencies J. Walter Thompson, and Foote, Cone & Belding in San Francisco. Morris worked as a producer and director for PBS, and began his career as a cameraman and editor at NBC. Morris is the recipient of the Producers Guild Digital 50 Award, the Visual Effects Society Board of Directors Award and the Visual Effects Society Founders Award. He has also been named a VES Fellow. Morris served for many years as President of the San Francisco Film Commission, and is Founding Chair of the VES. He is a member of AMPAS, PGA, BAFTA, VES and ASIFA, and currently serves as a member of Motion Picture Academy's Finance Committee. Morris earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Film and a Master of Science degree in Television/Radio from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. In this Podcast, Allan McKay interviews Pixar's President Jim Morris about his career both at ILM and Pixar; working with legendary Directors such as James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Andrew Stanton and Robert Zemeckis; behind-the-scenes and Innovations of JURASSIC PARK and FORREST GUMP; the unpredictable magic of live action projects; how limitations inspire VFX inventions; and why “Problems aren't an impediment to the job. Solving problems IS the job.” For more show notes, visit www.allanmckay.com/419.

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This week, Pen watches a selection of bleak docs and some of her 'comfort' films, whilst Dan regales us with another cinema mishap. Plus, we have an announcement.  ---- 04:46 - The Bear Season 2 11:17 - Ticket To Write : The Golden Age Of Rock Music Journalism 13:04 - Finders Keepers 22:50 - How To Become A Cult Leader 27:34 - The Deep End 33:35 - Battle Royale 1 + 2 36:36 - Almost Famous 38:25 - Sing Street 44:43 - Good Omens Season 2 55:27 - Twisted Metal 1:00:45 - Opportunities In Oppenheimer 1:28:46 - Announcement 1:36:18 - Box Office Releases ---- Welcome to The Unusual Suspects Podcast - Where three film fans talk about movies of varying quality. Some are great. Some are dreadful. Some are absolutely fine. Join us as we journey through tangents, shambles, and absolute rubbish. Listen to the podcast here  ► Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5DCVar9YPPayLTL15xBjHR ► Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-unusual-suspects/id1520080657 ► Anchor - https://anchor.fm/unusual-suspects ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtwSl3e_1NShxV0IqiaW9Q ► Google Podcasts - shorturl.at/pFLMS ► Overcast - https://overcast.fm/itunes1520080657/the-unusual-suspects ► Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/05ndn02p ► RadioPublic - https://radiopublic.com/the-unusual-suspects-WwRk95 ► Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/the-unusual-suspects Socials  ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/unusualpodspect ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unusualsuspectspod/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/unusualsuspectspod Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get this podcast, it's much appreciated. We love you long time. Main Banner Artwork by Lisa O'Reilly - https://animonink.ie/ Music by Andrew Stanton - 'Laugh It Up Fuzzball'.

This week, Dan watches some new and exciting releases, whilst Pen watches horrors and reality shows. Plus, things get murdery in our Film From The Hat, 'Natural Born Killers'. ---- 03:55 - Barbie 14:20 - The Flash 22:25 - We're All Going To The World's Fair 30:15 - The Horror Of Dolores Roach 37:25 - Too Hot To Handle 37:25 - Pokerface 39:30 - The Bear 41:15 - Rock Of Love 42:35 - Hat: Natural Born Killers 01:39:20 - Boxoffice Releases ---- Welcome to The Unusual Suspects Podcast - Where three film fans talk about movies of varying quality. Some are great. Some are dreadful. Some are absolutely fine. Join us as we journey through tangents, shambles, and absolute rubbish. Listen to the podcast here  ► Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5DCVar9YPPayLTL15xBjHR ► Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-unusual-suspects/id1520080657 ► Anchor - https://anchor.fm/unusual-suspects ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtwSl3e_1NShxV0IqiaW9Q ► Google Podcasts - shorturl.at/pFLMS ► Overcast - https://overcast.fm/itunes1520080657/the-unusual-suspects ► Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/05ndn02p ► RadioPublic - https://radiopublic.com/the-unusual-suspects-WwRk95 ► Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/the-unusual-suspects Socials  ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/unusualpodspect ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unusualsuspectspod/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/unusualsuspectspod Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get this podcast, it's much appreciated. We love you long time. Main Banner Artwork by Lisa O'Reilly - https://animonink.ie/ Music by Andrew Stanton - 'Laugh It Up Fuzzball'.

Today we're talking about Andrew Stanton's Wall-E.Is this movie cute at first, but having major issues in terms of messaging, or are we seeing Pixar at it's finest?Who convinced you? Raji, or Johannes?Connect with us!You can find us on:Twitter: http://tiny.cc/MistrialTwitterFacebook: http://tiny.cc/MistrialFBInstagram: http://tiny.cc/MistrialInstaWebsite: www.moviemistrial.com

This week, Andy winds the clock back to an icon's greatest hits, while Pen gives us two options of wildly different films. ---- 10:10 - Titans 14:40 - The Haunted Mansion (2003) 31:42 - Dr. Dolittle (1998) 54:33 - Barbenheimer and The Other Movies That Came Out At The Same Time 1:29:27 - Box Office Releases ---- Welcome to The Unusual Suspects Podcast - Where three film fans talk about movies of varying quality. Some are great. Some are dreadful. Some are absolutely fine. Join us as we journey through tangents, shambles, and absolute rubbish. Listen to the podcast here ► Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5DCVar9YPPayLTL15xBjHR ► Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-unusual-suspects/id1520080657 ► Anchor - https://anchor.fm/unusual-suspects ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtwSl3e_1NShxV0IqiaW9Q ► Google Podcasts - shorturl.at/pFLMS ► Overcast - https://overcast.fm/itunes1520080657/the-unusual-suspects ► Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/05ndn02p ► RadioPublic - https://radiopublic.com/the-unusual-suspects-WwRk95 ► Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/the-unusual-suspects Socials ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/unusualpodspect ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unusualsuspectspod/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/unusualsuspectspod Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get this podcast, it's much appreciated. We love you long time. Main Banner Artwork by Lisa O'Reilly - https://animonink.ie/ Music by Andrew Stanton - 'Laugh It Up Fuzzball'.

This week, Andy retains his 'Marvel Fanboy' status, whilst Dan ranks the multiple things he's watched. Plus, things get super as we watch this weeks Film From The Hat, 'Super Mario Bros.' Letsago! ---- 04:33 -Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 07:33 - Secret Invasion 12:38 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie 16:33 - My Adventures With Superman 18:45 - A Goofy Movie 22:59 - Fast X 28:12 - Reality 32:27 - Nimona 35:17 - Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves 41:35 - Super Mario Bros. (Film From the Hat) 1:22:16 - Box Office Releases ---- Welcome to The Unusual Suspects Podcast - Where three film fans talk about movies of varying quality. Some are great. Some are dreadful. Some are absolutely fine. Join us as we journey through tangents, shambles, and absolute rubbish. Listen to the podcast here  ► Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5DCVar9YPPayLTL15xBjHR ► Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-unusual-suspects/id1520080657 ► Anchor - https://anchor.fm/unusual-suspects ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtwSl3e_1NShxV0IqiaW9Q ► Google Podcasts - shorturl.at/pFLMS ► Overcast - https://overcast.fm/itunes1520080657/the-unusual-suspects ► Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/05ndn02p ► RadioPublic - https://radiopublic.com/the-unusual-suspects-WwRk95 ► Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/the-unusual-suspects Socials  ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/unusualpodspect ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unusualsuspectspod/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/unusualsuspectspod Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get this podcast, it's much appreciated. We love you long time. Main Banner Artwork by Lisa O'Reilly - https://animonink.ie/ Music by Andrew Stanton - 'Laugh It Up Fuzzball'.

Actually, he is so much more as you will hear in our episode. Brian started life in New Jersey. Over his lifetime he has traveled quite a lot, worked successfully in the Supply Chain industry and, for the past seven years, he has been an incredibly sought-after business coach and entrepreneur now living in Orange County California.   Brian offers us so many life lessons in our 70 minutes together that it is hard to know where to begin. Let me just say that I believe if you listen to Brian and truly think about the suggestions, he gives us you will be better for it.   Brian also is a successful author and a podcaster. He is quite engaging, and I am sure you will love what he has to say. We already have begun plans for a second episode. At the end of August, he will be holding an event you can read more about in these notes.   About the Guest:   Brian Drury is a trilingual (English, Spanish, Portuguese) international speaker and presentation coach who helps his clients to master the skills of public speaking and effective communication to improve their: speeches, interviewing, networking, presentations, sales pitches, and more! Working with executives, entrepreneurs, and organizations around the world, Brian provides proven frameworks and strategies that help his clients know they can confidently present in any scenario, even on short notice.   One of Brian's speeches went viral with over 20 million views on Facebook alone.   Additionally, he is a best-selling author, podcaster, content creator, and former Fortune 300 internal consultant.     He offers 1-on-1 coaching, group coaching, workshops and keynote speeches for entrepreneurs, executives, and working professionals alike.   Ways to connect with Brian:   Craft Your Keynote event, https://thebriandrury.com/craft-your-keynote/ Website: https://thebriandrury.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briancdrury/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebriandrury/ Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerfulpublicspeaker Book Link: Amazon link to The First Step by Brian Drury     About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app.   Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.     Transcription Notes Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i  capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:20 Well, Hi, and welcome to another episode of unstoppable mindset. We're recording this near the end of July and here in Victorville is only going to be 105 today. So what what do you do with all that lovely weather. And our guest Brian Drury lives in Orange County and he tells me that they've been getting temperatures in the 80s and maybe up to about 90 And that's what I kind of remember as a student at UC Irvine. So we have all this wonderful weather and all that. But Brian's got a great story to tell he's a trilingual person. He's got a few really interesting stories. I think that I'm really looking forward to hearing about especially one regarding a Facebook presentation that had over what 20,000 or 20 million people. I'm jealous, but anyway, Brian, welcome. Welcome to unstoppable mindset.   Brian Drury ** 02:11 Thanks for having me, Michael. I'm stoked to be here.   Michael Hingson ** 02:13 This will be a lot of fun, and we're really looking forward to it. Well, why don't we start like I usually like to do with people. Why don't you tell me a little about the earlier Brian growing up and all that stuff? Where and anything else that you want to divulge secrets included?   Brian Drury ** 02:27 Yeah, we'll start with my deepest, darkest secrets. Okay. Yeah, absolutely, absolutely can dive in. So I can give you just kind of a quick summary of how I got to Southern California. And we can dive in on whatever area you think is most interesting or would be best for your audience. So born and raised in New Jersey, so in northern New Jersey, and, and we have a shared experience where you're like, one of the things that you're most known for is escaping tower one on 911. My dad was actually supposed to be in one of the towers on 911. He worked in the city for decades. And so you know, living in North Jersey at that time, it had a huge impact. And so hearing your story, listening to your speeches, I was really, I was like, Oh my God, because my dad left late that day, and he never left late for work. So it was just one of those things where that day this crazy thing happens. So that being said, grew up in New Jersey, and went to school at Penn State. So I am a huge college football fan and a diehard Penn State fan. In our good years and bad years, I studied supply chain and I minored in Spanish. And during that time I studied abroad. And that was where I became fluent in Spanish. And so I graduated, got my first job moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, so a very small town in Wisconsin, yes, and was working in supply chain. And I was working in international export, spent a few years there. And in that time got into the world of personal development, and ultimately in 2015 is when I launched my first business. And that was when I then transitioned to North Carolina. I was working in an internal consulting job I traveled 50% Plus globally, went to 13 Different countries over three and a half years and felt like my home was more of a hotel with a lot of my stuff. And so during that time I launched a podcast, I published a book, started my first business called overcoming graduation, which was all about teaching young adults everything I wished I'd known about life. Yeah. Where I did the podcast, that's where I you know, launched the book. And then that business evolved over the years into coaching and ultimately, habit change coaching, because I thought that was the end all be all where I said if we can help people set the habits that they need and set goals effectively, we can do that. And then over the years ultimately, so went to North Carolina, I lived down in Brazil for a while back to North Carolina came out to California. And since then, back in 2018, as you alluded to, I had a speech that went viral. It's been seen 20 million times on Facebook. And you know, there's several As another million plus on the other platforms. And when that happened, I had been studying under one of my greatest heroes and mentors, Sean Stephenson. And once that speech went viral, people said, How did you do that. And that ultimately was kind of the impetus for what I do today. And just last year, in 2020, to April of 22, I left my corporate job after seven and a half years building my own business. And I have been full time ever since. So now I'm a full time professional speaker, and then Speaker trainer. And so I work with individuals, groups, organizations, and I help them improve the way they communicate. So I'll do trainings on everything from an elevator pitch, sales pitches, how to more effectively create rapport, and then how to present public speaking storytelling and the whole work. So that's kind of the summary of how I went from, you know, a little red haired boy in New Jersey to the grown up red haired man I am today.   Michael Hingson ** 05:56 So you learned Portuguese along the way was that down in Brazil? So I   Brian Drury ** 06:00 actually taught myself while I was living in Wisconsin, when I saw when I studied abroad in Spain, I studied abroad in Granada, Spain, my junior year of college. And I had been studying Spanish all throughout school. And I think like so many people, the way it's taught in school didn't resonate with me, I was not just the rote memorization repetition guy, I'm very kinesthetic, I'm very practical, I like to be hands on. And much like you've talked about and in the content of yours that I listened to about where the education system doesn't adjust or adapt to teach us essentially, like one way and it's Take it or leave it. So when I got into the world of personal development, I was living in a very, very small town in Wisconsin, there was, as you can imagine, not much going on. And I took on this challenge, where I wanted to get a job at this very progressive company called Mind Valley, which you actually interviewed visions wife very recently, which I thought was very funny. And so mine valleys how I initially got introduced to Sean Stephenson, I have this huge affinity for them. I've watched so many Awesomeness Fest speeches. And I said, I want to apply there. And they required a video resume. So I said, Okay, what could I do to stand out because I'm a year and a half out of college. And this company is so cool and innovative, that they're pulling people from Google and Apple and the biggest companies in the world. So I said, I can't compete off what I've done. But I can compete by showing them what I'm capable of, or what I will do. So I recorded a video resume for them, where I said, I'm going to take on, I put up these whiteboards behind us, and I'm going to take on these next I think it was 30 challenges. Over the course of the next seven months. They're all personal development in all different areas. And one of them was write and publish my book one was right with the group or UPS I run for events with my team triumph, it was tried 20 new recipes, and one of them was speak 100 hours of Portuguese. And essentially what I did is I said, Okay, I learned Spanish, I don't like the way they taught it. And then also I realized you don't need to learn everything about a language to be conversationally fluent, or business fluent. So let me start to study. And I didn't really do this as directly, I started to study meta learning, because I wanted to learn more about how do I learn? How do people learn? And how can I retain more faster and you know, learn subjects faster, because if I build this skill of learning, I can apply it to anywhere of life, new jobs, new careers, new pursuits. And so ultimately, I did that for the course, over the course of seven months, I practiced, on average, I would say, like three times a week for 30 minutes. And ultimately, over the course seven months, got up over 100 hours of practice, and went from speaking no Portuguese at all, to having and to our conversations in Portuguese. And in the same way, you know, people said, Well, why did you do it? Was it business related? Was it this or that, and like so many things in life, it really wasn't about the, like, it wasn't business. It wasn't this, it was something in my heart, like an intuitive feeling that just said, go for it. And so many of my mentors have said that feeling that intuition or God's voice, like whatever word that a person puts to it, we ignore that to our detriment. And because my mentor, you say that your intuition can't give you all the answers because it operates off faith. So just that feeling that trust, like, we've got to go for this, I don't know why. So I study Portuguese, teach myself Portuguese, then I start integrating it because I worked in international export. And then about two years later, my manager calls me and new job down in North Carolina calls me into his office and says, Hey, Brian, we've got an extended project and it's down in Brazil. Would you be interested? You're the only guy in the team who speaks Portuguese and Spanish. And so there's no way I could have known that opportunity was coming. And that's why I think so often when because I'll talk to students a lot. They'll say what skills should I develop to get the job? I'm like, don't just develop skills to get the job you think you want? Because if you're cultivating a skill set that's solely about being hireable and has nothing to do with what you're We're interested in what you really care about, you may get really good at doing things you don't like and make a lot of money doing things you don't like, and ultimately reach a point where you're like, What am I doing with my life? So that's how Portuguese came about.   Michael Hingson ** 10:11 So how different is Portuguese from Spanish?   Brian Drury ** 10:14 The so same roots. And this was very, it was curious. Yeah. So learning Spanish gave me a foundation where I was able to understand more about like, what? So for example, in Spanish, there's 14 Different conjugations for every verb, but I would be in class in high school, and they would say, we're going to learn the pollute perfect subjunctive tense. You're never going to use this, but we're going to learn it. And I was like, Well, why are we learning this, like, we're not trying to be translators, we're not trying to be at full experts, we want to speak and be able to use it in business and dating in life. So I realized, okay, the three tenses I use the most are past, present and imperfect. And then I started to go to high volume, high usage words hot, like common expression. So I had the experience of learning language in a way that didn't really resonate. But the study abroad showed me that the quicker you can get to speaking and applying for day to day, the better, because you're gonna make mistakes. So often people avoid speaking because they don't want to sound stupid, they don't want to say something wrong. And they don't realize that most people are going to make an effort to understand they're going to try and communicate, and you learn far better by doing. And I always use the example of like shooting a basketball, if I was to read every book, and, you know, watch every video on it, versus just go out and try and shoot it, I'm gonna have two very different experiences. So they come from the same route. And I didn't even know until I started studying language, I thought English was a Latin based language. They're like, Oh, no, it's Germanic, I was really. So Spanish and Portuguese come from the same route. And what you'll find is written, it appears very similar. So a lot of words will have like two s's in Portuguese, where they have one, or it'll be slightly different. But the pronunciation is extremely different. And so that's where you can hear the two languages. And some people have got like, oh, I can kind of pick stuff up and other people be like, I didn't get it at all. But like any language, there's the false positives, where you like, Oh, I know what that means. And it's a totally different context. And there's some very hilarious mistakes I've made over the years in trying to say one thing and saying something completely different.   Michael Hingson ** 12:21 But you try, which is the point. It's all about trying. And if it if it doesn't work, then you figure out or you ask, Well, what should I have said, Right? Right. You know, and the whole idea of going for it is is so important. And but we're, we're so discouraged from that in school and everything. And you talked earlier about the whole issue of people in college, and what do I really need to learn? And what skills should I learn? We don't, as much as people say, Well College prepares you for later in life only in some ways, does it do that in a lot of ways it doesn't. And it should do a better job than it does. But we've allowed ourselves to dumb down the whole process a lot. And we don't get into the intellectual or emotional things that we need to truly buy into in order to be more successful.   Brian Drury ** 13:14 Right. And I was literally just reading about that last night. I love Pixar. So I'm a huge Disney and Pixar fan. And I'm reading a book by one of the like, Lee, I think dead cat, cat, cat, something. I'm blanking on his last name. But essentially he talked about how in school, we're taught to look for the right answer. There's there is a right and a wrong answer. And we've tested things that do that. And we get this whole thing in our head that trying and failing is bad, because you get the bad grade and you're doing wrong, you want to have opportunities, whereas he talks about trying and experimenting is essential to any growth process. And the people that I work to emulate as much as possible and that I really admire the ones that have a constant like beginner there, they embrace the beginner's mindset. Like whether it was when I learned how to do Latin dance like salsa and Bachata or speak another language or write computer code or launch my first web site, whatever the thing was, you have to get comfortable with that uncomfortable feeling of I don't know I'm messing up because what I find is my dad says a great thing about this. He says one of the greatest compliments you can give is that a person is eternally curious. And the people who are eternally curious and they embrace that beginner's mindset, or the people who cultivate the ability of quickly acquiring new skills, which will be essential in any path or field. And when I've gone back, like last time I spoke at Penn State, the teachers were telling me one of the big challenges they face is getting students to actually do and apply to work. And in fact, in my high school, I gave a speech there. They said, a lot of teachers now aren't even giving homework because they know students would just go home and at that time, just Google it and copy paste. Now with Introduction of AI, that's going to happen even more. So it takes in less. It's like built into the curriculum where the teacher has to craft a way to help students learn to think critically and embrace challenge, then people will default to usually what's easiest and what's most accessible. So now more than ever, with the introduction of AI, I think what you're describing is so critical. Because the people I know that are most successful are lino fail fast fail forward, and then people go, Oh, my God, you were an overnight success. Oh, my God, you had like, you sold $100,000 worth of blank in one day, but they don't see that 10 years of experimentation and iteration it took to get there.   Michael Hingson ** 15:39 Well, they don't. And the the other part of it is that we're, again, we're so discouraged from really being curious and exploring in so many ways. And so the result of that is that we don't look at end in the future with the whole advent of AI, it becomes worse. And so the real question is, How are teachers going to teach students? Or how are they going to evaluate students, and I still say, although it takes time, what I think teachers are going to have to do is to start to demand that students make oral presentations about whatever it is that they're supposed to be discussing, or the homework they're supposed to have, they have to defend it themselves. And the only way to do that is to know you can't go back and look at things and just read from some printout that came from Ai, you have to know it.   Brian Drury ** 16:31 All right. And that's where I'm very fortunate because this thing, that's the skill set that I've worked to craft and build of public speaking, presenting storytelling, I'm very fortunate because there's a lot of people, let's say, in copywriting, for example, that have feel very threatened. You know, in the screenwriters guild, you hear these strikes, where writers feel extremely threatened, because there are people that go well, I can just type it into AI and have it in five seconds. But you take out the human element, the creativity, you absolutely experience. Yeah. And so for me, being in public speaking, I can still go, Hey, guys, you can have the best website, the best presentation, the best content ever, and have it all automated on AI. But if you're selling a product, or an idea or a program, you need to be able to present it and be the face of it. So when you stand up in front of a room, if you're the world expert, and you can't clearly and concisely articulate what you do your ad a disservice. So, you know, in the long term with deep fake technology, and all that stuff, I know there's things that will become more challenging, but the idea of genuinely being able to connect with human beings in a public forum, and you know this because you've spoken all over the world, creating that not just information exchange, but as my mentor Sean, Steven said, Sean Stephenson said, the emotional exchange, lighting people up and getting them to see things different and behave different. It's huge. And like you've talked about, I heard in one of your podcasts talking about accessibility, it's not just modifying learning for different learners, it's making it also accessible to people with all different types of needs. And with technology, we have more ability than ever to do it. But we need teachers schools, we need people to be willing to take that extra step. And I loved how you said in one of your you were like you when people go, Oh, are you visually impaired, and you're like, well, you're light dependent. And it's kind of the funny thing where there's situations where everyone has strengths, and everyone has different abilities, but we need to cultivate and create opportunities, not just teach or share it one way, to me that's real expertise is when a teacher can modify the way that they deliver a message like that's a real expert, they can reach the person, no matter their learning style, or you know, their needs.   Michael Hingson ** 18:39 And also the whole idea. And I've said a podcast before, the whole idea where people talk about visually impaired is a horrible thing. And it continues to promote the worst. In people about blindness. I don't mind blind and low vision, it makes a lot more sense. Like if you talk to a person who has hearing issues, and you call them hearing impaired, they're liable to deck you because they understand why hearing impaired is bad because this whole idea of being impaired and equating it to how much a person hears is really so wrong. And it's the same with visually impaired but the experts. And so many people when it comes to blindness, haven't made the leap to understand its blind or low vision and forget the visually impaired. But it's also wrong because visually, we're not different just because we're blind, but so many different things. And we don't really work to change. And it is something that we need to really address a whole lot more than we do. And in it and it starts in schools. It starts with professionals who haven't learned better and who don't want to nowadays because they're really stuck. But whether it's dealing with blindness and low vision or dealing with so many other things as we both talked about here. It's a matter that we really need to change and find out what it is that we really need to do to most benefit students and that is that we need to teach them to think to really think   Brian Drury ** 20:01 The aspect of critical thinking it's one of the biggest gaps I would say, is, when you come out of school, there's this idea that there will always be a right answer. Because throughout school with classes with exams, you're like, Oh, well, it's A or B, or C or D, it's always gonna be a four choice option. But then you get into the business world, or you know, the working world. And there is never this just one crystal clear, perfect answer. And what people are trying to do so often is they're trying to find the perfect answer before they act. And this is why so many people get caught in analysis paralysis, they're just sitting. So I and literally, just last night, I read one of my new favorite kind of metaphors for this. And it's comes from Andrew Stanton, same book, I was like, I was reading this, I was like, this might come up in our podcast tomorrow, but same book, understand who is a real hero of mine, if he ever hears this, I'd love to talk to him. But he's, you know, lead writing to writer director from Pixar. He's incredible. And just the way he perceives the world. He's one of my favorite TED talks of all time. But essentially, what he said is, when someone goes to learn guitar, we don't tell them, hey, just look at the stare at the guitar. And make sure everything's perfect before you strum one chord. And you better not struggle until you're sure it's gonna be right. And you only get one shot at this. So buckle up. The idea of doing that with the guitar is absurd. And yet, when it comes to, again, taking a dance class, trying a new lesson, changing the way that we teach, people go, Oh, what if I fail? What if I mess up? And there's this thing, I call it creative procrastination. And it's the idea that we are really good at tricking ourselves into thinking that we're doing the hard work when we're really just avoiding it. And so it's like, let me just plan, let me strategize a little more. And where that does have its place. Typically, as we talked about earlier, the best thing, it was like when, like you talked about in one of your speeches, your parents just said, they might go play, right? Like when you were a kid, they sent you out, you did what every other kid did, you rode your bike, they didn't hold you back, they said, Hey, you're gonna figure out your way to operate in the world. And it may not be using your eyes, like your mom or dad did. But you're there, like, you're gonna find your way. And you were able to navigate and do all the things and more, you know, and it's like, because we've all got things that we have unique capacities to do. But it took your parents allowing you to go out and try and experiment and figure things out. It's the same thing. If we try to, like cuddle or control or prevent failure, if we've tried to prevent failure, we robbed people of the opportunity to learn and grow. So I think changing the perception and easier said than done, because none of us want to be we all want it to be a home run. And, you know, have everyone share, of course, but how can we lower the perceived risk and the perceived detriment, you know, work against that kind of monkey mind of ours, and get people to be excited about taking action. It's one of my favorite things like I, I've gotten really good over the years and helping people get from where they are to where they want to be right now and start moving to see it's not nearly as scary. And you're going to learn as my first coach Peter Scott said, clarity isn't a requirement for taking action, but a result of taking action. Yeah. So I learned far more by doing and experiencing than I do by theorizing. And I think that's it's critical to help people learn and grow.   Michael Hingson ** 23:20 I think I was very blessed by having a number of good teachers throughout school, but especially I'm thinking of right now in high school, I had a general science teacher, Mr. Bill and Mr. dills, who came into class one day, and he said, I've got a pop quiz for everybody. And he handed out this paper. And so everybody had to start taking the tests. And he came back to me after a couple minutes. He said, I know you're just sitting here, he says, I can't really give you this test. And he had to speak really quietly. He said, at the top of the test, it says please read all the questions and then answer them. I don't think it was worded quite that way. It's like pre please read all the questions and then fill up and complete the test. He said, the first question is, what's your name? And he says, if you go down and look at all the questions, and you get to the bottom, it says, Only answer Question one, he says to you, and no one did that. Everyone answered all the questions because they didn't take the time to read the questions. And I thought it was so clever. And I remember, I've had a number of those kinds of situations that I remember that it's all about paying attention to details. It's all about thinking. And we we are so far even away from doing that. I don't know what teaching is like I'm sure there are a lot of really bright teachers who are working as best they can. But we've got so many different things going on in the world where we discourage creative thinking. We discourage conversation, you know, even kids with disabilities. When I went to school going into college, I had to find my own readers to read material because at that time, there was a whole lot less material available than there is today in electronic form. So I had to hire people. And I had to hire people to read tests that I couldn't read and all that sort of stuff. But along the way, states started putting money into college and this and saying you guys have to pay for all this, and the colleges took on all those responsibilities, sort of talk about what you're not letting students learn. So students go through college who happen to have disabilities, relying on these offices for students with disabilities, to provide the services, of course, they claim over time, we're teaching students how to get away from that, but they're not. And the reality is, they're doing all the stuff and Students don't learn how to go out into the world, and be able to hire, fire, evaluate, and do all the all the other things that they need to do in order to keep up with the rest of the world that may not even have to do that.   Brian Drury ** 25:44 Yeah, so much of what I teach, like, my dad distilled it down the other day really nicely. And he said, he's really, it seems like what you're telling people or what you're guiding people in is getting back to honest and genuine human connection. Because so much of what I do is I'm like, listen, until AI, you know, takes over and just running things on its own, which I know some people talk about, but we're, we're pretty far from it's, you know, any type of sci fi movie type of stuff is, is you're gonna be dealing with people. And I often tell people, it doesn't matter how good you are at what you do if you can't articulate it, and you can't connect. And so when it comes to the problem solving and the group projects, it's they're meant to teach students how to interact and engage with other people with different working and learning styles and collaborate to create something great. But if people just go, alright, let's just copy an AI, they missed that if they're not challenged to think critically, if they're told there's always a clear answer. My best teachers and the ones I love the most, were the ones that challenged me the most and held me to a higher standard, and forced me to think because other times I didn't want to, I didn't want to write better, I didn't want to I was like isn't good enough. But how often are we celebrating the people who have immersed and done this incredible work. And then we're not seeing the same correlation that if we really want to do something exceptional, if we want to stand out, we need to find the things we're most passionate about. And then I think, yes, the schools have a responsibility and universities. But then also for the individuals, I'm like, Listen, if the school isn't doing it, or the teacher isn't cutting it, there are more resources than ever, on how to do that, and how to figure this out YouTube videos. And so a highly motivated person today has, in my opinion, more resources available than ever before, with things like AI and technology. So a highly motivated person can do more, by on their own, you know, their kids learning to build robots and stuff, just from YouTube videos. And it's incredible things that weren't accessible in the past. So where a lot of people get pessimistic, and they talk about the negatives of both social media and technology, which they exist, of course, but the idea of use technology, don't be used by it, I have to remind myself all the time, you know, we're all like, I'm certainly addicted to my phone, I'm working to break it down. But it also opens doors like this, where you and I are connected through LinkedIn, you reached out to me, and through technology, we can connect, we can grow. And at the core of it, I think it's essential for every person to learn how to connect with other human beings create real genuine rapport, and then find and cultivate relationships, both business and personal, that are a mutual value exchange, you're not just giving or taking, because that to me is you know, that's one side, you should I think in business, you know, I give a lot without the expectation in return. But my closest relationships, we both nurture and support each other. So I work to do that in business, as well as to have business relationships that have a similar type of foundation, because I find those are the best. And that creates the best like full circle effect.   Michael Hingson ** 28:49 I have no problem with the concept of AI. I've been involved with artificial intelligence, and so on ever since working with Ray Kurzweil, who developed the first Kurzweil Reading Machine for the blind, back in the 1970s. And it learned as it read so that it became more competent and read more accurately. But I've written articles using chat GPT. But what I've done is I've said, here's what I want to write about, here are the things I wanted it and I've gotten seven or eight different renditions. And then I take those and go through them decide exactly what I want to use, and then add what I want to to do to make a greater impact because as you would put it the human element before I will publish something, but I think that AI has an extremely valuable place. Although I think a lot of people of course, are going to misuse it. And that's, that's what's so unfortunate, but I think it offers like the internet. I mean, now we've got the dark web and other things like that. But the internet itself is such an incredible treasure trove of information that's available to us if we just put use it right,   Brian Drury ** 29:56 right. Exactly. Yeah. Ai like you know Google, like any of these things is a tool. And we have multiple choices in how we apply it. And I've talked to people, I was like, I'm really glad I grew up when I did, because when I was born, it was pre internet, it was cell phones. And so I got to grow up in that area. And then when I was hitting kind of middle schools, when I got my first cell phones just block thing which blue screen and throw it against the wall, and it was the Nokia that you could never break. And it's right for 10 hours, or just like 10 days. And, and I got to see how things have evolved. And then the introduction of social media. So where Google was a way for us to generate searches, and it aggregated information, it validated and vetted sources. And I know there's various ways it does it. And then we were able to search, it's like the next iteration of that is instead of searching and then finding the thing where we go and read and discover or watch. AI is now taking that next step further, where it's saying I'm aggregating all of that I've already done the searches. So now I'm just going to compile this into an answer or a response or an image. And so it's just a faster way or a faster, deeper, new tool. And just like you, I'm using AI already, like I use chat GPT for ideation, like what topics do people struggle with most, and then I look at the topics and then I pick from them and write something off of it. I use AI for captioning my videos so that I can have captions on all the videos that are nice and aesthetically pleasing. So tons of opportunities there. And it's to me, I I know a lot of people get pessimistic, but I like to I'm kind of an eternal optimist. But I also have to work to cultivate that. Because I think unless you consciously seek out examples of how human beings are enhancing, growing and building together, you will default to you know, news or social media, which often focuses on the most extreme and worst things, right. And as human beings, we have recency bias, we have confirmation bias. And if we all day, every day or on social media and just see bad things that are happening in the world, it can feel like the whole world's falling apart, versus specifically focusing on and targeting the positive examples and the people that are doing exceptional, wonderful things, and then working to connect more with those people. So you can ultimately do more, I think that's the power where technology can connect us and bring us so much closer together, we just have to make sure we don't get lost in it.   Michael Hingson ** 32:21 And we need to think about the fact that what we really need to do is to help the world pull closer together and not fall apart. And that's right. That's a process and we can choose which way we go. And you know, it's like anything else. As I tell people on a regular basis, things may happen to us, we may encounter things that we have absolutely no control over. And that's fine, because we don't have control over them. We shouldn't worry about them. But what we always have control over is how we deal with whatever we face and whatever we encounter, and that we do have control over the World Trade Center is a perfect example. Right? We had no way to really deal with the World Trade Center, it happened, whether it could have been predicted or not. It still is a subject open to conjecture. And I'm not convinced that we could have figured it out. But the bottom line is we didn't. So what happened? Alright, the question really is how are each of us going to deal with it moving forward? And how are each of us going to deal with all of the things that we have like AI? Like just interacting with people? And how are we going to get back to having better conversations and interactions so that we grow by learning from other people, and that's something that we just haven't really faced. And we've got too many people who are supposed to be our leaders who discourage it. Which is another whole story.   Brian Drury ** 33:40 Another topic, how many hours do we have for that? Yeah, really?   Michael Hingson ** 33:44 Yeah. So So tell me Well, go ahead.   Brian Drury ** 33:47 Oh, just on the note, you said I loved in your speech, how you talked about the reason you were able to maintain calm when you know, a plane stuck the tower. And like you said in the speech, no one knew what was going on. It was on the other side of the building. It was There was panic, there was smoke, and it was like, what do we do? One of the most valuable things that I never realized how valuable it will be it was being a lifeguard when I was a kid. Because it trained me to have like, Navy Seals have a saying, I believe it's the navy seals that say, you don't rise to the level of your expectations, you rise to the level of your training. Right? So you in that situation, you talk about the speech that you had mapped out the exit routes, you were prepared, you knew where to go, you had familiarity with the area with how to get around the office, because you were like, Hey, I don't know what could happen. But I want to be prepared when it does. And that was one of the main reasons you were able to keep calm in a frantic situation. And very often what I found is it doesn't take at Navy SEAL level of training. Like all it is, is we need a default of okay instead of panic and freak out and all This, it's alright, in an emergency situation, what do I do first, you know, find the exit. And so being a lifeguard It was when there is a moment of panic for most people were meant to react, right. And that's literally my speech that went viral was about my grandfather collapsing and having a heart attack in the shower. And me using the skills to give him rescue breathing and tried to save him. And so I think something that's so important about that message you share in your speech is so well. And what we're talking about is preparation. You know, a lot of people like, I don't feel prepared for the future, it's like, well, you can do training and you can have things ready. That doesn't mean you have to try to anticipate every possible bad thing that could come. And so it's like, prepare within your means and within what's reasonable and what you can control. And you know, that's like, oh, I don't feel ready for a physical altercation. It's like, oh, well trained jujitsu trained Muay Thai. And that's, that's why I do that. And I love it. And fortunately, I'll be able to get back to it soon. I, you know, had a back injury over the past year. But yeah, it's it's that level of prepare for what you can let go of the rest, and then focus and connect with the people and your purpose and your mission daily. And to me, I think that's where you really start to cultivate a great life, because at that point, you go, Well, what is a great day and a purposeful day look like, right? And how do I maximize my ability to connect with the right people? For me, because I often say I think one of life's greatest missions is finding people who share your particular type of weird. So it's finding your fellow weirdos and the people that share the wild, crazy news with you so that you can go on this ride of life together, because it passes quick. And it's it's crazy, where we can spend so much time we all do this worrying about or stressing about silly nonsense. When if we just focus in I think we can not only enjoy life more, but do a lot more good for the in a broad sense felt our fellow people in the world.   Michael Hingson ** 36:52 Sure. Well, tell me a little bit about your business. So you started the business? Why did you start it? What got you to decide that you, you wanted to start it and I would sort of think just having listened to you for a while now. You would probably hoped about the day that would come when you could just put your other job and go into it full time? Maybe not. But what got you going down the road of starting your own business?   Brian Drury ** 37:16 It's funny how, like I said earlier that that quote about the intuition that your intuition can't give you all the answers because it operates all faith, I often would get these kind of feelings like it was a feeling in my chest for me. And I know some people it's their gut or their heart. And my mentor Sean used to say, when it comes to the big decisions in life, or the big things drop from your head down into your heart, because your head is trying to logic everything and it's trying to create a way where this is foolproof, it'll, it won't fail, and you'll be perfect before you even start like, Oh, I'm nervous about going dancing and trying dance lessons. It's like, well, how can I be perfect before I get out there. So everyone is just dazzled and applauded. And it's like, so the brain is trying to do that the heart goes, Hey, man, just go take your first class. Like just try. Why not? You will, you'll know a lot better if you like it or not once you've tried it. So with me, I remember even I have this vague memory in high school of saying to my dad, I want to be an entrepreneur. I don't even know what it is. But I it sounds cool. Like, because I kept hearing entrepreneurs doing these things and creating life on their terms. And so when I got introduced the world of personal growth and personal development back in 2012 is when I first saw Sean's well I saw Sean's dance party video, which is famous viral video of his and then got into his speeches and everything. I said, Okay. I realized, like, I had a choice on how I was going to live my life. And unfortunately, being in a small town, I noticed a lot of people saying, I guess this is it, you know, people that were 22 years old going, well, you know, I you know, I'd love to live in California like, Well, why don't you go for them? Well, it's hard. It's scary, or like, well, I just got to default to what's around me because it's the most accessible or I don't have examples of people who've done something different. So the idea of mentorship I think, is really interesting, because many people go Well, Brian, I don't have 10s of 1000s of dollars to invest in a high level mentor, I can't spend a million bucks to have Tony Robbins be my coach. And I'm like, right. But in the world we live in, you can have a mentors of all kinds through books and podcasts and all the free content people put out and you connect with some of the most incredible people in the world through that. So when it came to starting a business, I said, All right, I know supply chain, isn't it, you know, sitting here and doing different work, right, the first company I worked at, and I worked in major, you know, fortune 500 fortune 300 companies. So I got to see what global business really looked like. And my first job is I won't specify I'm not saying anything critical, but they made Toilet Paper Paper towels, diapers, tampons, and all kinds of other sexy, wonderful products. And so I'm like, you know, I'm sitting there and I'm organizing shipments and right take orders for paper products around the world. And as you can imagine, I wasn't exactly lit up and dancing. And so one of the first big lessons though, through personal development was, I thought, when I graduated school, the job was meant to give my life meaning. And then I get there and very quickly, you just getting to the monotony. And you're like, is this all there is. So the first big shift was realizing the job doesn't give your life meaning in the same way, your company or your business? Well, it's how you choose to approach it, and what you do with that. So then I started to infuse meaning in my day job where I said, Okay, I'm not thrilled about the product or daily work. But if I can do process improvement and save time, then I can help that person, go home and be with her kids, I can help that person spend more time with their boyfriend, I can help that person, you know, get out to the concert early. And that was the way I created meaning. And even then I go, this is the step I graduated with $80,000 in student loan debt. And I was like, I need something to pay the bills and do this. But how can I start crafting that next step? And then next stage, so I started studying entrepreneurs and studying people seeing how did they figure out what they wanted, and what was the next step. And ultimately, as we've been talking about, it got to point where just try something like just get going. And so I launched overcoming graduation, I got my URL, I launched a podcast of the same name. And my whole idea was, I can start to share the lessons I'm learning as I go, and hopefully save people the headache of learning it the hard way like I had to. And then I can also interview people who have overcome graduation, quote, unquote, in unique and profound and different ways. And I can learn from them and share it at the same time. So it was this beautiful thing. And that then led me to seeing that the people that are willing to put in the extra effort to get really good at a skill to bring additional value to do something above and beyond what most people will do, can create disproportionate amounts of value back as well, because they're bringing that much and more to the market and to people. And so for me, my mentors, and my dad taught me this growing up, the people that I really want to emulate are the people who are not selling to get money for them, they are creating a solution and working as hard as them they can to get in front of people. And the financial value that they get in return is, you know, they're delivering multiples of that to their clients. And that's what I've always worked to do. So that's how I got started was just this realization of, I didn't want to be dependent on someone else for paycheck, in order to survive, I didn't want to have like, only have one option, because one of the main things I did in my corporate career, and in my own business career outside of it is I always tell people create options for yourself. Because when you've only got one job, you've only got one offer, you've only got one product or one offering, you're limited. And your if you say I can only serve these people, I can only, you know, they have to be in the finance industry, I only do this, like niching is important. But when you limit yourself too far, you reduce your ability to have options. So I think when it comes to business, yes, you need to niche down and be specific in your marketing needs to be specific. But don't put on the blinders so much that you lose the ability to see other opportunities that don't fall right in line with your expectation, but might be better than what you were even hoping for. So that's kind of the early days. And you know, like I said it built from the podcast and my first coaching client. And this is funny because a lot of people again, think they need a business plan and all this stuff and the logo and the website and all that I'm like, listen, get a basic web page of how can people contact you to get started? Like, yes, you need a web presence and maybe a social platform, but get started helping and serving people start creating testimonials and delivering results. One of the best ways but my first client was a guy who one of my best friends. I was making all these changes in my life with the personal development stuff I was learning. And he saw the results I was getting and he said, Listen, I want you to coach me. And it was literally Okay, well, alright, what should I charge? I don't know, I   Michael Hingson ** 44:08 was gonna ask you what your thoughts were about charging.   Brian Drury ** 44:11 And that was the thing. I was like, wait, I have a business because I you know, I made an LLC. I did all of that. And I was like, Okay, I've got my LLC, I've got a business. I've got a business bank account, like I have a business, but like so many people, I had a logo and business cards and all this, but I wasn't selling anything. I wasn't offering anything. So he said I want to be your client. And I said, Okay, how about I think it was 300 bucks a month, right? We'll do one call a week. And that'll be like 75 bucks an hour essentially. And he was like, great, you know, like, that's fantastic. And so he got great results. I helped him get a dream job. And that's where I started I said okay, I'm gonna help people with dream jobs first and then it was more of like a life coaching thing. And then you know, over the years is now I'm getting paid many multiples of what that hourly rate was. And then because I found and clarify the value and really honing the skill sets. But the start wasn't this. I always tell people wasn't this clearly thought out really well developed plan. I didn't have all the answers. I didn't even have a plan. I just said, I want to help people. And I think so many people start from that point. And I said, What skills do I have right now that I could do that. And one thing that I'll tell anybody who's thinking about getting started, or might be on the fence or scared about getting started, when I tell people I used to help teach Cuban salsa, I often get confused looks because they see, you know, a white guy with red hair from New Jersey. And they're like, that doesn't what's not what I expect for a salsa teacher, but and I go listen to they go, Oh, so you must be like a pro? And I say no, no, no. Because now, I mean, now I've been dancing for over eight years, and I'm a good dancer, I'm like, and I would some people would say a very good dancer. And I'm proud of the progress I've made. But the gap between me and a pro is tremendous. Like, you know, there are people in between 2030 years and you see the levels. So, but what I tell them is this, I was a teacher, not because I was a pro, but I was further down the road than that particular person or that individual. Because I trained for a year with my teacher who was exceptionally still training. Steve Messina in North Carolina is wonderful, and amazing teacher, and not just really good at the art of dance, really good at gently correcting people. And he's an incredible guide, and he was great at celebrating your wins. And then you go try this instead, instead of that's wrong, you're doing it wrong, yes, exceptional way of delivering feedback. And so after a year, I was good. I was one of you know, we had this very small group is back when he left his job to go full time. So there's like five or six of us were the original group. And he said, Hey, Brian, could you start helping with the beginner classes, you know, show him the 123567. That's a sure sure I can do that. Then I started helping at events, and then the intermediate classes. So the people that are afraid to get started in offering a product or service. I know those feelings and those doubts and those fears or even public speaking, if you're interested in that you like what if I don't deliver what if I don't this in the early days, just say hey, if I don't deliver, I'll give you a full refund, like take the pressure off you and then go out and pour your heart into it, and learn and grow as you go. Because it was just that I needed to be further down the road than the person was, and give them the opportunity and present a solution to a problem they had. And then the value exchange, they gave a financial piece and I gave information, education motivation. And I started to see where that exchange can be so positive. And the unfortunate thing is, in this space, you got a lot of people that genuinely want to help and they're such great people. But they go, Oh, I don't want to charge. And then they can pay their bills, and they have exceptional skills. And I'm like, Listen, I love the idea of, you know, a good person, money is just an amplifier. So it will just amplify the person you are so good, with more money can do more good. So the idea is, it's really hard. And you know this like where it's like being creative, when there's other stressors in life, it gets really hard. And like we said chap GPT can be a resource. But when you're struggling to pay the bills, and I have certainly had the ups and downs and even in my first year, I remember last year and the first couple months out, when I left my corporate job, it wasn't this big grand plan. And trust me, I had a plan, I was like, oh, once I get it to x $1,000 a month, I'll just gently tiptoe over the you know, I'm gonna jump over this, versus what life typically does is and again, my mentor said, when life has something greater for you, it'll start with a whisper, then it'll be a tap on the shoulder, then it'll be a nudge, then it'll be a kind of a shake, and then ultimately, the universe or God, whatever you believe in is going to just push you. And so for me being in supply chain through the pandemic, my job got so bad. Towards the end, I was so miserable. And I was spending less time on my work, that it finally had to get to the point where I was like, It's time and things had to get so bad that I said, Alright, I've got three months of money in the bank, and I'm just gonna go for it. Because so often the fear is not whether or not we know what we're doing. It's betting on ourselves like, do I believe I can overcome this? Do I? Like it's not the market? It's not all these other things. It's not saturation, it's not clients and avatars. It's Do we believe we can overcome the challenges that we're going to face? So yeah, that initial step was critical. And, you know, now years later, I'm working with major corporations, like the last two speaking events, were trainings I did with Northwestern Mutual. I'm working with huge super high level speakers and helping them craft their messages. I'm helping people with elevator pitches, and I have my biggest event coming up at the end of August and a big virtual event coming up. So it's one of those things where I often don't do a great job of celebrating or really seeing the progress and I think we all do this. We get focused on the day to day and we're so self critical. So the moments where I do pause though and go hey, I literally had had this I think either just this morning or last night, where I said, if you went back and talk to that younger Brian, who was like, I want to be an entrepreneur, so one day and you say, Hey, man, listen, not only are you going to do that, but Sean, you know that guy, Sean Stephenson, he's going to become one of your best friends. And I just want to teachers that he's going to be introducing you to speak on his stage one day that all these things that have happened, that couldn't have happened without a willingness to just try when I didn't know. It all started with, hey, I want to start a business. And well, let me make an LLC and get started. And that's been that was the impetus and a desire to help people. And then I've just gotten clear on what I can help people with most. And then I continue to get better at how I share that and market and promote it,   Michael Hingson ** 50:44 which is what it's really all about. And I know I've gone through a lot of the same things I worked for Kurzweil actually until July or late June 1984. And then they were well purchased by Xerox and phased out at all the salespeople. And I went looking for a job couldn't find one. And eventually I started my own company just to have a job. And I have learned a great deal about businesses, not only from observing Kurzweil for six years serving and working in small computer products, but also just from a variety of other things. And so I started a company and I did it for four years, it was sort of working, but not nearly as well as it needed to be. So eventually I went back into the workforce. And you talk about God nudging you so suddenly, September 11 comes along, and suddenly, I'm getting calls from people saying, Would you come and tell us what we need to learn about September 11? And would you tell us your story, and so on. And clearly, that was a whole lot more fun to do than selling in a computer systems and managing a computer Salesforce, so I did it, and had been speaking ever since it's very rewarding, rewarding. The pandemic had some effect on stuff, but it's so much fun. And it is so rewarding. And but I also think that, you know, we are nudged and we are encouraged. And we feel things in our heart. And I know you said, oftentimes, it's a lot of faith. But the other part about it is I think that even more than that, we learn a lot whether we recognize it, and we absorb more information than we think we do. And so when we're hearing things from our heart, it's also coming from all the information, all the data, all the stuff that we have collected over the years. The problem is we have not been encouraged or nor taught how really to listen to it. And my favorite example is trivial pursuit, you know, how often do you play Trivial Pursuit? And there's a question that comes up and you suddenly think you know the answer. But then your brain says, No, that's not right. And it turns out, it was the right answer every single time. If we would only learn to listen, I think there's a lot to be said for that.   Brian Drury ** 52:55 Yeah, and I think one of the biggest challenges we face is, and it's, you know, I never I really work to avoid speaking in absolutes. It's one of the things I tell my speaking clients, like my speaker training clients, I say, one of the quickest ways to break rapport with your audience is to say something in a total absolute. That being said, there are things that I find to be true of high performers more often than not, or it's, that's what I'll say is like, in my experience, it seems to be a common characteristic or trait, that the high performers, even if they're like, go getters crushing it, you know, grinding, like those types of people where it's just nonstop. At some point, they create quiet and space to connect with themselves. Because with social media, and I'm just as guilty of this, and I've had I'm working to break a lot of these bad habits is, you know, wake up, put on a podcast, and I have a waterproof speaker so I can bring it into the shower. So I constantly have noise, then I'm doing that while I'm listening to while I'm prepping breakfast, then I watch TV with breakfast, then I come to work and I've got music on and then after, you know, it's like then I'm constantly looking at the phone. So we have constant visual and auditory stimulation, we have all these different ways of like kind of maxing our brain out and redlining it. So we're constantly looking for like the next notification the next thing, but often it takes a moment of peace and it doesn't have you know, a seven day silent meditation retreat, like a moment of peace to really check in and say, Do I want this job or not? Like, is this the right path? What's the next step and just removing so much of that distraction? What I found is some of the most peaceful and fun and engaging times in my life are where I disassociate from the technology as much as possible. And I focus on connecting with my passions and with people versus what we perceive like even something like us. Yeah, I'm a single guy. So years ago, I was on the dating apps, and that was one of the biggest distractions because I would find myself feeling more insecure like, Oh, no one loves me because I'm not having dates or Oh, I didn't get them. hatch today, and it was just what it was like, Brian, do you really think you'd get like one of those check ins with the heart moments? I was like, Brian, do you really think you're gonna meet the love of your life on a dating app? I said, I don't think so I said, Why are you and I was like, okay, so I just got off them. And my dating life has improved significant significantly, I, I have far better connections, but also, like any of those other phone addictions, it's just the dopamine we're craving or to feel connected. But it's like the most artificial and smallest form of it, it's just enough dopamine to keep us coming back like a drug, versus having a moment of pause, creating space, you know, creating some distance from all of this chaos to really check in with yourself. And sometimes we also, we do need that external source of assistance where you know, asking our most trusted friends or family members like, what do you like? What are the best qualities in me? What is it that you see me as really good at that I don't really notice, because sometimes we're so self critical need an external voice to help. But that's still removing all that extra noise and all the nonsense and then getting down to what is a life well lived really look like Friday, what do I really want, because so many people think they want millions of dollars, and they don't, they don't need anywhere near that to have an Exceptional Life By their standards. But it takes us pausing to say, what is the life I really want. And it's often that where we go, and we map some things out my brother's a financial advisor, and, you know, I mapped out my finances, I don't need nearly as much as I thought, to live the life I want. And having, like, the push from the universe

This week, Pen is having a week so watches bleak docs and horrors, Dan tries to find James Bond, and Andy is haunted by a ghostly shark. ---- 08:23 - Ted Lasso 16:10 - Malignant 21:35 - Daniel Isn't Real 25:00 - Lake Mungo 29:25 - The Poughkeepsie Tapes 35:35 - Face Off 40:30 - The Witcher: Season Three 46:30 - The Other Fellow 58:30 - Ouija Shark 1:25:35 - Boxoffice Releases ---- Welcome to The Unusual Suspects Podcast - Where three film fans talk about movies of varying quality. Some are great. Some are dreadful. Some are absolutely fine. Join us as we journey through tangents, shambles, and absolute rubbish. Listen to the podcast here  ► Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5DCVar9YPPayLTL15xBjHR ► Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-unusual-suspects/id1520080657 ► Anchor - https://anchor.fm/unusual-suspects ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtwSl3e_1NShxV0IqiaW9Q ► Google Podcasts - shorturl.at/pFLMS ► Overcast - https://overcast.fm/itunes1520080657/the-unusual-suspects ► Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/05ndn02p ► RadioPublic - https://radiopublic.com/the-unusual-suspects-WwRk95 ► Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/the-unusual-suspects Socials  ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/unusualpodspect ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unusualsuspectspod/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/unusualsuspectspod Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get this podcast, it's much appreciated. We love you long time. Main Banner Artwork by Lisa O'Reilly - https://animonink.ie/ Music by Andrew Stanton - 'Laugh It Up Fuzzball'.

Episode Notes This week's Anime Menu: Trigun 17 + 18 Chapter list (3:16) Game - Band For Life: Gunsmoke Edition (21:22) Summary (23:30) Discussion (40:54) Spoiler Warning Intro music: Don't Blink, by Andrew Stanton (licensed through Soundstripe.com) Outro music: Trigun Ending Theme - The Wind Blows To The Future Incidental music used this episode: Trigun OST - People Everyday, Opening Theme - HT Max Newland - @Maxnewland.com Stevie Mattos - @asmattering Max Kostrach - @Max_Attacks ASAC on Twitter - @AnimeClubPod Moonshot - @MoonshotPods www.patreon.com/moonshotnetwork www.twitch.tv/moonshotnetwork Find out more at https://afterschool-anime-club.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/afterschool-anime-club/8d3c197d-78af-457c-bf43-0b7050da2af7

This week, Pen does the heavy lifting and watches a varied selection of documentaries, while Dan delves into Reddit. Plus, we tell crime to shut up as we watch our Film From The Hat, 'Super'. ---- 06:55 - Evil Dead Rise 14:15 - You Don't Know Me 19:26 - Serial Killer Culture 23:05 - Misery Loves Company 28:15 - Pennywise: The Story Of I.T. 33:10 - Caroll Spinney: I Am Big Bird 37:44 - According To Reddit 55:45 - Hat: Super 1:32:50 - Boxoffice Releases ---- Welcome to The Unusual Suspects Podcast - Where three film fans talk about movies of varying quality. Some are great. Some are dreadful. Some are absolutely fine. Join us as we journey through tangents, shambles, and absolute rubbish. Listen to the podcast here  ► Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5DCVar9YPPayLTL15xBjHR ► Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-unusual-suspects/id1520080657 ► Anchor - https://anchor.fm/unusual-suspects ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtwSl3e_1NShxV0IqiaW9Q ► Google Podcasts - shorturl.at/pFLMS ► Overcast - https://overcast.fm/itunes1520080657/the-unusual-suspects ► Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/05ndn02p ► RadioPublic - https://radiopublic.com/the-unusual-suspects-WwRk95 ► Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/the-unusual-suspects Socials  ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/unusualpodspect ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unusualsuspectspod/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/unusualsuspectspod Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get this podcast, it's much appreciated. We love you long time. Main Banner Artwork by Lisa O'Reilly - https://animonink.ie/ Music by Andrew Stanton - 'Laugh It Up Fuzzball'.

On this episode of ROCK DOWN SOUTH, we had the pleasure of speaking with lead singer Kevin Young and guitarist Andrew Stanton of the hard rock band Disciple. This is an incredible episode that I think fans will really enjoy. We get into the band's long history, their sound, songwriting, and of course talk about their brand-new album titled “Skeleton Psalms” – which you all should definitely go listen to. Kevin also tells us some funny story involving some pranks they were victim to on tour. This is one of the longer episodes we've done, but it's well worth a listen.Follow Disciple:Website - https://disciplerocks.comPatreon - https://www.patreon.com/disciplerocksInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/disciplerocksInstagram (Kevin) - https://www.instagram.com/disciplekevinInstagram (Andrew) - https://www.instagram.com/andrewstantonmusicFacebook - https://facebook.com/disciplerocksTwitter - https://twitter.com/disciplerocksYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/disciplerocksSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4D9k73VomKTnVQ6ROnt8IOApple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/disciple/18284287Amazon Music - https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B0012ACURS/disciplePandora - https://www.pandora.com/artist/disciple/ARxlxgbjg7b3J7wIHeart Radio - https://www.iheart.com/artist/disciple-60050Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/us/artist/70384YouTube Music - https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCn6CKmdI5orXevfnF9_qlcQFOLLOW ROCK DOWN SOUTH:Website - http://www.rockdownsouth.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/rockdownsouthFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/rockdownsouthTwitter - https://twitter.com/rockdownsouthSTREAM HERE:Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4bFp0Sto6EeJaPlrgQDHEfApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-down-south/id1528008275YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@rockdownsouthGoogle Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3JvY2tkb3duc291dGguY29tL2ZlZWQvcG9kY2FzdAAmazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/01df1ad4-fd7a-48fd-9998-3664e243e585/rock-down-southPandora - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/rock-down-south/PC:51570IHeartRadio - https://iheart.com/podcast/72331957

Stevie, Josh, Mikey, Korey, and Brett review Pixar classic: Wall-E! WALL-E, short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class, is the last robot left on Earth. He spends his days tidying up the planet, one piece of garbage at a time. But during 700 years, WALL-E has developed a personality, and he's more than a little lonely. Then he spots EVE (Elissa Knight), a sleek and shapely probe sent back to Earth on a scanning mission. Smitten WALL-E embarks on his greatest adventure yet when he follows EVE across the galaxy. Release date: June 27, 2008 (USA) Director: Andrew Stanton Story by: Andrew Stanton; Pete Docter Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Box office: $532.5 million Cinematography: Jeremy Lasky; Danielle Feinberg

Episode Notes This week's Anime Menu: Trigun 15 + 16 Chapter list (3:12) Game - Nightmare Blunt Rotation (12:47) Summary (15:06) Discussion Intro music: Don't Blink, by Andrew Stanton (licensed through Soundstripe.com) Outro music: Trigun Ending Theme - The Wind Blows To The Future Incidental music used this episode: Trigun OST - Carrot and Stick, Opening Theme - HT Max Newland - @Maxnewland.com Stevie Mattos - @asmattering Max Kostrach - @Max_Attacks ASAC on Twitter - @AnimeClubPod Moonshot - @MoonshotPods www.patreon.com/moonshotnetwork www.twitch.tv/moonshotnetwork Find out more at https://afterschool-anime-club.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/afterschool-anime-club/72ec1853-d9cc-4be6-bfe0-b07aa3d70e3c

Episode Notes This week's Anime Menu: Trigun 13 + 14 Chapter list (5:16) Game - Editors' Notes (19:09) Summary (20:57) Discussion Intro music: Don't Blink, by Andrew Stanton (licensed through Soundstripe.com) Outro music: Trigun Ending Theme - The Wind Blows To The Future Incidental music used this episode: Trigun OST - Cynical Pink, Opening Theme - HT Max Newland - @MaxNewland_ Stevie Mattos - @asmattering Max Kostrach - @Max_Attacks ASAC on Twitter - @AnimeClubPod Moonshot - @MoonshotPods www.patreon.com/moonshotnetwork www.twitch.tv/moonshotnetwork Find out more at https://afterschool-anime-club.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/afterschool-anime-club/7ea9d6f8-f5d1-475b-8e26-7f7f5375845d

Episode Notes This week's Anime Menu: DBZ Movie 02 - The Strongest Guy In The World Chapter list (3:58) Game - Band For Life (13:28) Summary (14:58) Discussion Intro music: Don't Blink, by Andrew Stanton (licensed through Soundstripe.com) Outro music: DBZ Movie 02 Ending - I KU SA Incidental music used this episode: Dragonball Z OST 45 - Son Goku is the Strongest after all, DBZ Opening 01 - Cha-La Head-Cha-La Max Newland - @MaxNewland_ Stevie Mattos - @asmattering Max Kostrach - @Max_Attacks Merritt K - @Merrittk | Pre-order her book now! ASAC on Twitter - @AnimeClubPod Moonshot - @MoonshotPods www.patreon.com/moonshotnetwork www.twitch.tv/moonshotnetwork Find out more at https://afterschool-anime-club.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/afterschool-anime-club/4de1fbae-2640-46f8-a8ed-e66d6a3c12ad

In this session Amelia and Ryan discuss fusing more necromancy in with the magical girl aesthetics, relationship mechanics, fashion, the names of things, what happens when you die, how you get revived, game balance and much more. Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Patreon Drive: https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Newsletter Signups: https://newsletter.charactercreationcast.com/ Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Main Theme: Black Crown by Andrew Stanton (https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8359) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/ Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Mastodon: @gingerreckoning@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Mastodon: @lordneptune@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disney will monopolize Have You Ever Seen's first 2 days of May. We start the month with Finding Nemo, which even 20 years later remains one of Pixar's best stories and feats of animation. Even though he's one of the funniest people in Hollywood, Albert Brooks has to play the killjoy, so the laughs are courtesy of the supporting voice cast, especially Ellen DeGeneres. Her Dory is one of the great characters in all of Pixar, both from a comedy standpoint, but also from a lovability standpoint. We spent a lot of time talking about her checkered real-life history, plus we jawed about the driving forces behind this film: director Andrew Stanton and the now-reviled executive producer John Lasseter. We also talked about Pixar's legacy, including their decline in the past 10 or 12 years. Still, a classic is a classic and Finding Nemo is that. So just keep swimming while you make this podcast mineminemine by downloading it, then go on a perilous mission with your helpful Memento-esque friend as our 508th edition drifts into your ears. Well, Actually: Ellen's talk show was called "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and her sitcom was just called "Ellen". Also, the movie she made with Bill Pullman was Mr. Wrong, not Mr. Right. Sparkplug Coffee is ready and waiting to give you a 20% discount. If you plop "sparkplug.coffee/hyes" into your browser, then you're on your way to getting great beans and saving a little moolah in the process. All of our podcasts this year are also on YouTube. We haven't been recording on-camera segments for a while now, but we plan to get back to that at some point. Go to @hyesellis to find our YouTube library. To contact us, you can tweet. Ryan is @moviefiend51 and Bev is @bevellisellis. Our email address is haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com Ryan also gabs about sports flicks on "Scoring At The Movies".

Gary shares his journey from a humble upbringing to financial success through real estate and infinite banking. He highlights the importance of maintaining personal financial control and stewardship to achieve stability and fulfillment in life. Whole life insurance policies are recommended as a secure foundation to store money, coupled with real estate investments and the infinite banking concept. Wealth strategist Gary Pinkerton assists clients in establishing their financial foundation, exploring tax-efficient investments, and maintaining a lifelong relationship to support their financial growth. Also, Andrew Stanton and Gary discuss Andrew's new podcast The Whole Steward and Gary's journey to Infinite Banking and dedicating his life to helping others grow Agency in their world. Episode Highlights Andrew Stanton's podcast focuses on agency, finances, and stewardship from a deeply religious perspective. Gary shares his background, growing up on a dairy farm in southern Illinois during the 70s and 80s, losing the farm during high inflation, and his decision to pursue a safe, secure job. Gary's realization during the Great Recession that he had lost half his family's wealth, leading him to research how the wealthy maintain and grow wealth, and his introduction to infinite banking. Gary discusses his experience on the submarine, focusing on risk tolerance and realizing that it was all just a sales pitch. Gary emphasizes the importance of having control over your finances and not delegating them to someone else. Gary explains his enthusiasm for government-backed loans and his decision to invest in real estate to protect his money from fluctuating interest rates. Gary recommends putting money into whole life insurance rather than banks, citing the historical success of early 1800s companies like Penn Mutual and MassMutual. Gary talks about the opportunity cost of using cash for investments and why it is better to borrow against the policy and make payments back on it. Using the whole life insurance policy as a foundation in the hierarchy of wealth and investing in other assets as the individual moves up in the hierarchy. Gary explains that his role as a wealth strategist includes a lifelong relationship with clients, meeting with them regularly to discuss taxes, investments, and overall financial strategy. Links and Resources from this Episode Connect with Gary Pinkerton https://www.paradigmlife.net/ gpinkerton@paradigmlife.net https://garypinkerton.com/ Connect with Andrew Stanton https://thewholesteward.com/about/ https://thewholesteward.com/podcast/   Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Audible Subscribe with Listen Notes Subscribe with RSS

What do you get when you blend necromancers and magical girls? We're about to find out! Join Amelia and Ryan in this bonus series where they create a whole RPG using the Illuminated by Lumen system. In this episode we explore what we want to get out of this game and give ourselves a direction to move towards. Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Patreon Drive: https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Newsletter Signups: https://newsletter.charactercreationcast.com/ Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Main Theme: Black Crown by Andrew Stanton (https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8359) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/ Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Mastodon: @gingerreckoning@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Mastodon: @lordneptune@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're looking at one of the biggest flops of all time as we talk about the interplanetary romance of Andrew Stanton's 2012 would-be sci-fi franchise starter John Carter! Join in as we discuss digital sidekicks, multiple prologues, Barsoomian fashion, and the contentious afterlife of this box office bomb. Plus: Should the movie have kept "of Mars" in its title? Were Stanton and his friends in the Pixar braintrust up to the challenges of live action? Why would John Carter want to return to Earth? And, most importantly, when is Mark Strong gonna get to play a good guy? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Interstellar (2014) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features the year's biggest flop, Andrew Stanton's John Carter. Directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton and starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Dominic West and Mark Strong, John Carter was meant to launch a franchise based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic novels.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/john-carter-2012), Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2012/03/09/john-carter/), and Todd McCarthy in The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/john-carter-film-review-297041/).Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedyYou can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleedYou can find our producer David Rosen's Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenAll of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.comPlease like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2012 installment, featuring the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or winner, Michael Haneke's Amour.

“Helping talented people in the process of creating magic in the world is both a privilege and a joy.” Will Csaklos Story Telling For Business Will Csaklos is the former Senior Creative Executive and Story Consultant at Pixar Animation Studios. In addition to providing story consulting and story repair on Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., Ratatouille and Open Season, Will taught his singular Story Development course to Directors, Heads of Story, Story Artists and Top Executives at Pixar, Sony and Disney and in publicly available classes in the San Francisco Bay Area where he was “discovered” by Andrew Stanton and recruited to Pixar. During his career, Will has consulted and contributed to short films, independent films and corporate and product narratives. Employers and clients include Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Marza Animation Planet, Sony Pictures Animation, Ogilvy Paris, Cube Creative and Barajoun Entertainment. Today, Will focuses on writing, repairing and developing stories and scripts for all genres of live-action projects, animated features, and shorts. His clients include studio and independent filmmakers as well as aspiring writers and filmmakers who are on their way to achieving their creative dreams. He has just completed his first novel, a middle-grade fantasy titled Journey to the Kingdom. Website | IMDb | LinkedIn

Do you have a pen and paper? Might want to grab them now... Andrew Stanton wrote and directed Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, and Wall-E, all of which consistently rank among the best films of this century, and best animated films ever made. In live action storytelling, he's become a critically acclaimed director, working on shows like Stranger Things and Better Call Saul. Andrew is considered one of the finest storytellers working in our industry. Andrew has given lectures for TED and Google, and he's joining us today to help us in our own understanding of story. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thescreenwritinglife/support

Today's guest is Robert McKee. He is an author, lecturer, and consultant who has dedicated his life to educating and mentoring screenwriters, novelists, playwrights, poets, documentary makers, producers, and directors through his Story Seminars.  He is the author of Story,  Character, Storynomics, Dialogue, and his latest, Action, books that help artists write their truth.  Since 1984, more than 100,000 students have taken McKee's courses around the world. Alumni include Peter Jackson (writer/director THE LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy, THE HOBBIT), Jane Campion, Andrew Stanton, Geoffrey Rush, Paul Haggis, Akiva Goldsman, William Goldman, Joan Rivers, Meg Ryan, Rob Row, David Bowie, Kirk Douglas, John Cleese, Steven Pressfield, Russell Brand, and the writers of Pixar (creators of TOY STORY 1, 2, & 3, FINDING NEMO). His former students include over 60 Academy Award Winners, 200 Academy Award Nominees, 200 Emmy Award Winners, and 1000 Emmy Award Nominees. To find out more about Robert and his seminars, visit mckeestory.com.  You can follow him on YouTube @RobertMcKeeSTORY , on Facebook @RobertMcKeeSeminars , and on Twitter @McKeeStory Sponsors: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today's episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today's episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle Coffee Company. Check out the latest here.  SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Featured Gear Ten Thousand: Today's featured gear segment is brought to you by Ten Thousand. Ten Thousand is offering our listeners 15% of their purchase! Go to tenthousand.cc and enter code DANGERCLOSE15 to receive 15% off. James Rupley Print / Vickers Guide United States Naval Special Warfare Book Badass Workbench Send Me Documentary  KJ Murphy's Custom Hat

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week's show by discussing Disney's ongoing effort to mitigate Bob Chapek bobbling the Company's response to Florida's “Don't Say Gay” bill. They also talk about how “John Carter” ‘s failure at the box office led to Andrew Stanton directing “Finding Dory” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices