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A stacked SDH AM for a Freestyle FridayChattanooga FC Chairman/Co-Founder Davis Grizzard joins to talk about the new financial investment the family is making for the MLS NEXT segment of the franchiseMichael Parkhurst, from Beyond Goals Mentoring, drops by to talk about looking at being stuck in ruts and the cahllenge of getting through them as a mentee and a pro athleteSoccerForUSPod's Bart Keeler looks at the recent USMNT announcement and the issues some feel it brings for the June window andWe look at the MLS windown involving ATLUTD, FC Cincinnati, and the rest of the league this weekend...

It's a Wall Pass Wednesday where anything is on the table...Scarves N Spikes Tyler Pilgrim talks ATLUTD against both Philly and FC CincinnatiMLSSoccer.com's Dylan Butler looks at the latest news in and around MLSWe look back at the CanChamp cupset from last night andWe look at the AM news getting folks ready for a financial loss- even if you win a trophy

Presented by Kaiser PermanenteWe go over the boys and girls polls in GHSA soccerGirls head coach at Druid Hills Kai Uchimura stops by to talk about his season andWe look at tonight's schedule in a midweek, Spring Break schedule

You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review! In this episode, we're diving into a trio of "the"-titled features, starting with our Top 5 Definite Articles in film and TV, followed by a look at Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical drama The Fabelmans, and rounding off with the delightful antics of The Smurfs.Top 5 Definite Articles in Film and TV:The Godfather (1972) - A cinematic masterpiece that redefined the crime genre and gave us one of the most iconic characters in film history, Don Vito Corleone.The Dark Knight (2008) - Christopher Nolan's gritty take on Gotham's hero brought depth, realism, and a legendary performance from Heath Ledger as the Joker.The Office (2005-2013) - A sitcom that revolutionized mockumentary-style comedy and introduced the world to Michael Scott's awkward brilliance.The Thing (1982) - John Carpenter's chilling horror-thriller remains a benchmark for practical effects and paranoia-driven storytelling.The Matrix (1999) - A sci-fi classic that questioned reality and revolutionized action choreography with its "bullet time" visuals.Main Feature: The Fabelmans (2022) Directed by Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans is a semi-autobiographical film that reflects on the legendary filmmaker's own life, capturing the wonder, complexity, and challenges of growing up in a family where art and reality often intersect. Gabriel LaBelle stars as Sammy Fabelman, a young boy enchanted by the power of cinema, with Michelle Williams and Paul Dano portraying his loving but imperfect parents.Set in the 1950s and 60s, the film chronicles Sammy's discovery of filmmaking and his growing passion amidst family tensions and personal dilemmas. Spielberg crafts a deeply personal story that explores how art can be an escape, a confrontation, and a way of understanding the world. With a blend of nostalgia and emotional depth, The Fabelmans showcases the director's love for the medium while delving into the challenges of family life. It's a celebration of creativity, dreamers, and the power of storytelling.The Smurfs For the little ones (and the young at heart), The Smurfs bring a mix of charm, humour, and life lessons. Originally created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo, the tiny blue characters have enchanted audiences for generations. The 1980s animated series and subsequent films follow Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy, and their fellow Smurfs as they navigate the magical forest, often thwarting the evil plans of the bumbling wizard Gargamel and his cat Azrael.These pint-sized adventurers deliver plenty of laughs, but the stories often come with underlying messages about cooperation, kindness, and problem-solving. Whether through the classic cartoon or recent movies, The Smurfs remain a colorful and fun escape.This episode dives deep into the importance of the small things—whether it's a single word that gives a title its iconic flair, a passion for filmmaking that shapes a life, or little blue creatures teaching big lessons. Stay tuned for a blend of reflection, nostalgia, andWe love to hear from our listeners! By which I mean we tolerate it. If it hasn't been completely destroyed yet you can usually find us on twitter @dads_film, on Facebook Bad Dads Film Review, on email at baddadsjsy@gmail.com or on our website baddadsfilm.com. Until next time, we remain... Bad Dads

It's a wide-ranging show on SDH AM for your TuesdayWe look at the news out of Manchester and walk through the new Old Trafford ideaWe look at the warning to multi-club owners and Europe cup playWe look at the week in MLS from MatchWeek 3 andWe preview tonight in UCL and CONCACAF

This episode includes a serious, hour-long discussion with Ryan McBeth on Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Israel and everything in between. ANDWe dive deep into this tweet…Of course, on December 24, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson issued the controversial pardon for his brother-in-law, Hunter DeButts, convicted of arms smuggling during World War I. DeButts, married to Wilson's sister-in-law, Alice, was sentenced to 15 years after British intelligence exposed his fraudulent shipping scheme. Though furious, Wilson faced mounting political pressure amid war preparations. The White House cited new evidence suggesting DeButts was manipulated by foreign spies, and critics accused Wilson of nepotism, while supporters framed the pardon as holiday clemency. After his release, DeButts vanished from public life, reportedly living quietly in Cuba until his death in 1933.Except. Wait a minute. What you just read, isn't true. I fabricated it by directing ChatGPT using Model 4o with the Mac app to make up a fictional reason why Hunter DeButts received a pardon from Woodrow Wilson. Because Hunter DeButts never received a pardon from Woodrow Wilson. Hunter DeButts did not marry Wilson's sister. Nor did he receive a pardon. There are other Hunter DeButts involved with Wilson or that time in history.And yet, Anna Navarro tweeted about it. Upon a simple Google search Navarro wound up getting serially dunked on as people realized very quickly something wasn't accurate.And so Anna Navarro posted the following explanation:She blamed ChatGPT's hallucinations.Oh, well. We've all been there. But have we? While conservatives dunked on Navarro even further for believing ChatGPT, I am here to tell you, as a reporter through and through, I don't know if ChatGPT hallucinated this. And really, I am following the research of my friend, Andrew Mayne, who first sent this to me and said, he could not replicate the Hunter DeButts answer on any ChatGPT model. Not 4o, not any model that is available, and specifically was available to Navarro on December 2nd.Now, here's something that you guys might not know about large language models: they are fairly replicable. You can get similar answers based on similar questions. It's not exact, but a hallucination is something that you should be able to recreate. It would be odd if you couldn't.And my friend Andrew should know. He worked at OpenAI. He was a science communicator. He made a lot of videos that demonstrated OpenAI products up to and including ChatGPT itself and is known as the first prompt engineer for that company. He spent a lot of time with these models.And with that, I went down my own reporting rabbit hole. Because one of the other things is that the screen grab that Anna Navarro showed was a ChatGPT search that had web results.See those little brackets with quotes in between them. Those would be annotations. Theoretically, you could click on them and they would bring you to a webpage that would show you where ChatGPT got this information.What's odd about it is that those are not the annotations that ChatGPT uses now. And they certainly were not used on December 2nd when Anna Navarro said that she did this search.So where'd she get it? What version of ChatGPT is she using? And what large language model is going to be the origin story of dear sweet DeButts?I had a theory. Let's say you're not particularly tech-savvy, if you don't know exactly what ChatGPT is or OpenAI is, then it is very easy, as ChatGPT has become more and more popular, to just go into the iOS app store and find a lot of — I'm going to call them copycats.What they really are are other apps that are using the ChatGPT API, but they do a skin on top of it and they often charge you a subscription service. Do not use them. But I did because my theory was that Ana Navarro was using one of these apps, one of these apps that are not using similar if not exact user interface the official ChatGPT app is. Maybe they are using those old annotations?All is revealed!We get to the bottom of DeButts, on this episode of the Politics Politics Politics. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.politicspoliticspolitics.com/subscribe

What is in the Little Book? Israel's Air Force is pounding Hezbollah targets inLebanon; The CCP has infiltrated our government; Who is calling the shots inDC? The trafficking of children is out of hand; A new documentary exposing it hascome out; Is Hollywood and the Music Industry about to fall because of it? Andwe are going to have to step onto the battlefield if we are to save our country! New episodes are released every Monday. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode, and leave us a rating on your podcast platform of choice. For more info or to support Burning Bush Ministries, visit our website at burningbushministries.tv.Follow us on social media:Twitter.com/ediifypodcastFacebook.com/edifypodcast Product Spotlight:Dr. Rhonda's Ultimate Daily Detoxifier:https://doctorrhonda.myshopify.com/discount/BURNINGBUSH?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fultimate-daily-detoxifierUse promo code Edify!Dr. Rhonda's Ultiamte Immune Booster:https://doctorrhonda.myshopify.com/products/bpuibooster?_pos=2&_psq=ultim&_ss=e&_v=1.0Use promo code Edify!My Pillow:https://www.mypillow.com/?cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=6481386640&cq_term=my%20pillow&cq_med=&cq_plac=&cq_net=g&cq_plt=gp&gclid=CjwKCAjwue6hBhBVEiwA9YTx8D1g59gXEUjFegHoWVjHHx6V_dwQUAQpc2fT4fQqsK93A1s2W-XT-RoCeLsQAvD_BwEUse promo code B66 Sources:https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1611_Revelation-Chapter-10/https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1611_Genesis-49-10/https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Psalms-2-4_2-6/https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Ezekiel-3-14_3-15/https://www.americaoutloud.news/america-and-the-world-are-on-fire-experts-have-failed-us/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

A newsy Tuesday Thoughts on SDHWe catch up on Chelsea and find out the power of a sneezeWe look at the contract situation of some folks after the MLSPA dropped their free agent list andWe look at the recent poll work done on NWSL front offices- with an interesting women's soccer thought on the board...Plus, the Twitch Pitch lays out their expectations for the run-in

Could intentionally limiting your practice's growth be a good thing? In this eye-opening episode, I'm sitting down with Joshua Scott to discuss some unconventional but powerful advice for practice owners. Joshua reveals how focusing on controlled growth can actually protect cash reserves and stabilize operations. Drawing from his experience with Studio 8E8, he explains how capping client intake helps manage expenses more effectively and enhances profitability. We dive deep with Joshua into identifying early warning signs of unsustainable growth and effective strategies to manage them, offering you insights into managing your own business effectively.As we break down these concepts, Joshua sheds light on the typical cycle of increasing expenses tied to rapid growth, from hiring more staff to expanding facilities. We also cover the critical role of marketing investments in ensuring long-term stability and how priorities should shift once a business reaches the $1 million revenue mark. Rounding it all off, Joshua shares thoughts on self-awareness and continuous personal growth, emphasizing the importance of not becoming an obstacle in your own organization's path to success.What You'll Learn in This Episode:Why limiting growth can lead to greater profitability.How rapid expansion affects your cash reserves and expenses.Key strategies to recognize and manage symptoms of overgrowth.The importance of investing in marketing for business stability.How to adapt your role and focus as your business scales.Insights on building infrastructure and effective scaling.The significance of self-awareness and personal development in leadership.Ready to discover how smart growth can transform your practice? Listen to the episode now!‍‍Sponsors:Studio 8E8: Dentistry's story-driven marketing agency. Traditional marketing repels. Story-first dental marketing attracts.We bring your story to life in a way that captivates and connects: https://s8e8.com/affiliates/tdm?utm_source=tdm&utm_medium=affiliate&wc_clear=true‍You can reach out to Joshua Scott here:Website: https://s8e8.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuascott/‍Mentions and Links: ‍Terms:EBITDA - earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization‍Books:Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't‍If you want your questions answered on Monday Morning Episodes, ask me on these platforms:My Newsletter: https://thedentalmarketer.lpages.co/newsletter/The Dental Marketer Society Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2031814726927041‍Episode Transcript (Auto-Generated - Please Excuse Errors)‍Michael: hey, Josh will talk to us. What's one piece of advice you can give us this Monday morning? Joshua: Hey, Michael, this is for our business owners out there. And it's probably going to be a piece of advice. That's definitely unconventional, probably a little controversial, but I'll tell you, it's based in my personal research.It's based in my personal experience. I've done this. I know people that have done this, it's limiting your growth. In order to be profitable. Now, as a company and you're growing a business those two things sound at odds, right? You're like, no, I'm trying to grow because I want to be profitable and have a profitable business.But often what happens, especially in the dental profession, because practices can grow and they can grow quickly. And we begin to Keep up with that growth and chase that growth, which just sucks cash out of the organization. we have so many expenses and we're hiring new team members. Andwe've got 30 new patients a month, but we could probably see 45.So now you're looking at bringing on an associate. We're expanding, you're remodeling, you're renovating. All these things continue as we chase growth. And what that does is it just eats up the cash from the organization. the upside is you're growing a more valuable organization. So I get that we don't need to talk about, equity all that stuff.I understand that's one side of it, but in order to actually see profit, you know, when we talk about EBITDA being 10%, 20%, pushing 30 to 40 percent of dental practice, that's like super amazing. You oftentimes have to get to a place where you're limiting your growth in order to let the fixed expenses kind of cap and the profit begin to rise.Michael: Interesting. Okay. So then how does growth suck cash from the initial start? What are some of the early symptoms where you're like, okay, maybe we need to start slowing it down. And then what are some of the barriers or boundaries we can put to start slowing it down properly? Joshua: Yeah.No, it's such a great question. And a lot of times we get into the cycle before we even realize it, you know, like you've got to start up a lot of times it can be you and a clinical assistant, and then all of a sudden you start getting patients. You're like, okay, I'm gonna stop doing my own hygiene.I'm gonna hire a hygienist. that's a financial commitment, early on you're wondering if it's even the right time. Do I have the money to do that? And then more new patients come in. So you hire another assistant and then you hire front office.Then you hire another hygienist. And this whole cycle keeps going as new patients start coming in. The patient base is growing because now all of a sudden you're like, I only had three ops outfitted. Okay. Let me get the next two built out. Then you're like, okay, now we're full again. Now let me bust out through the side and add, another, three ops and rent that space.Then you're like, okay, now I need an associate. the more you grow, almost the more big ticket these expenses get, because now you're hiring an associate. Now you're expanding your space. Now you're moving locations. Now you're buying a building to do it. And so you just get all these expenses going.And I'll tell you from personal experience, what we did with Studio 88, this was about three years ago. And I was having lots of conversations around this with other business owners way ahead of me. And I said, how do you grow and be profitable? Cause we were growing, but man, it was almost like expenses and revenue were just in line with each other.We were never seeing that separation. But we were like having to hire people like, Oh my gosh, we got these more new clients. We got to hire all these other people. So I had these conversations with about three or four business owners. I said, how do you grow and be profitable? And all three of them were like, you can't.There's seasons where you're profitable, but usually it's because you're spending less money. And then there's seasons where you're growing and you're really spending, you're investing in the business and putting out capital. And those are very hard seasons to be profitable. So what we did about three years ago was, said, okay, we're going to cap our client growth at eight a month.I already have a team in place. We can handle eight a month. So let's go this entire year and let's just do eight. Okay. And see what happens. And all of a sudden when we controlled that fixed cost that kind of leveled out and then our profit began to rise. And then by the end of the year, I think we were hitting like 12 to 14 percent profit.And I was like, Oh my gosh, this was amazing. And then we added more team to go to 10 new clients a month. expenses kind of jumped up a little bit, but again, we became. And so there are seasons like of growing a business and then you may just be like, man, I just need to grow. Cause I'm trying to hit some like number and I just want to build a million or 20 million organization.Cool. But then there's some of us where it's like, we're growing, but we want to be profitable as well. How do we do that? And it could just be looking at your new patients and going, It's okay if we cap it at 25 a month, at 30 a month. And I maintain that team. And let's just have a year where we grow and you control those fixed costs.Don't renovate. Don't hire an associate. Don't bring on another hygienist. Just serve that patient base really well for that year and let that profit begin to expand. Michael: Interesting. Okay. So then real quick asking you, what made you come up with eight Joshua: Oh, like eight new clients a month.Michael: Yeah. Joshua: It had nothing to do with our name. It was just, I was like, yeah, no, it honestly was like, that was the capacity of the team. I went to our creative team, photographers, videographers, designers, developers, account managers.And I said, what do you guys feel comfortable with us taking? And we kind of reverse engineered it. We were like, I think if we did eight a month. We would feel great about the level service, the level creativity, and not overwhelming our team consistently. And so we said, great. And that's kind of how we capped it.organizations that go from zero to 1 million. it's a whole different dynamic. key is selling. when you're growing from a startup to a million in revenue, it's just sales. And we don't like to talk about that in the dental practice, but it literally is get as many new patients in as possible, create revenue, like just go, go, go.It'scall it like sell like hell, man. You just like it all to get the revenue in. But organizations, once they get above a million, they start to switch. now you've proven a market fit, you're doing a million dollars in your community. you're a solid practice.You've proven your practice fits in that community. You've got something. Now you've got to start focusing on scalable infrastructure. Now you've got to realize that growing like that begins to suck cash. But as you go from like 1 million to 10 million, the complexities increase a ton. you need cash not only to grow, but you got to bring on somebody for HR.You got to bring on somebody for as like a practice administrator, of a sudden youhave people on your team that are now making six figures. and it's just infrastructure. It has nothing to do with selling or creating revenue. These are just people that the structure needs.And so you realize a lot of times when practices get above a million and they're just grow, grow, grow, grow. All of a sudden they find themselves strapped for cash because they never created profit. And now they've got to invest in infrastructure and how the organization begins to scale towards the next complexity.Michael: So then what do you recommend when we pass that million, Mark, can we start looking into books or instructions or advice where it's like, Hey, help me to build infrastructure? Cause we don't I wouldn't know that. Once we hit this specific amount of employees and numbers and you know what I mean, kind of a thing. Joshua: Yeah. No, it's interesting, Mike, because work with larger groups and you can be acquiring practices. Okay. A million dollar one here, a 1. 5, 2 million one here. But all of a sudden you're like, Oh crap, I need a CFO. that's a high level want to call it an expense because I'm a P and L it shows up as an expense, but it's really an investment in your leadership team. But like, that's, a hefty, person, a COO. All of a sudden you're sitting on three practices doing 12 million in revenue.And you're like, I need somebody to run all this. You need a COO. These are high level people. And my point is if you've been buying practices nonstop, renovating them, hiring teams, putting in high paid doctors, all of a sudden you're in a situation where there's no cash. To bring on the COO, the CFO, the people you need.And so part of this is yeah, it's a race to get to a million, Get all the revenue and get all the new patients. But once you get past that point, start to figure out how to build a profitable organization because you're going to need it for the next step. And the thing I have found that I've seen proven I can't write a book on it yet.I don't have that body of like research, but I've seen it over and over again is if you can limit your growth. Then you'll start to see that profit increase. And so don't keep chasing that expense structure. Go, okay, we're going to be good for this year with this team. And we're going to serve 30 new patients a month.And that's just how it's going to go in the next year. We're going to expand or hire more team and we'll take on 45 a month, but begin to put that in place to create that profit. Michael: Do you think it gives you time to think time to plan look into the details of, Oh, we do need a COO or we do need an associate As well, Joshua: made such a good point because oftentimes growth it controls us. we get caught up in it and we're just running. it really takes discipline because That scarcity mindset really kicks in when you go, we're only gonna take 30 new patients a month that freaks people out because they're like, I'm turning away 15 or we're scheduling 90 days out or 120 days out.And I'm like, I know. you know what? They'll be there in the future. They will, you keep growing and make amazing organization. They'll be there. This is what's best for your organization right now. And even you create that head space to where you're not just chasing growth all the time.You're now turning your eyes as a CEO to what the organization needs. Michael: And then what if you're in a season where. You've already decided I'm only going to take in 30 new patients a month, but then something external happens, COVID, right? Or anything, right? I mean, something external happens where you're like, crap, I should have been selling this whole time. And now I'm like, you know what I mean? and maybe just for that season, how do you feel? What do you do? What should we? Look into it. Joshua: Yeah, this is why I love talking to you.I feel like you read my mind. You keep asking me like the next question and you and I didn't rehearse this, here's the thing when you're in that zero to a million, it really is about sales and it's about getting new patients in the door, create revenue, right? When you get past that million dollar mark, and now you're in that kind of million to 10 million range.It has to shift to marketing. And here's what I mean by that. We often look at marketing as solving our needs today. Josh, I need 45 new patients a month. So I need the market. I'm like, okay, that's a need for today. And Michael, to be honest, marketing doesn't often solve that. We're not going to change that in the next 30 days.You know, that we all know that marketing ispositioning you for the future. the reason why, like in the first phase of business, it's so important just to sell, cause you need revenue. You got to keep the lights on, keep people paid. The second phase is exactly what you just said. We don't know what the market's going to do.We don't know what the economy is going to do. We don't know what the community is going to do. So you'll face these kinds of ups and downs, these dips and challenges. But if you're investing in marketing, you're securing your future, you're creating momentum and attention, not for today, but for 90 days, for six months, for a year, And so you begin to shift that, put it in the marketing and build this brand that becomes resilient during times like that.So to answer your question, the best thing to do to solve a downturn is to have been investing in marketing six months ago to get you through that. Michael: have to have man, I guess a lot of more insight when it comes to Passing this 1 million mark, When it comes to your team, what you need, profit marketing.So what can help us with that? Cause we're not all. Immediately once a million passes, we know these things, right? We just continue to sell sometimes and that's it. So is there something specific kind of like a check Mark, a checklist or anything like that? Joshua: That's a good question, man.I think you're right. So much of this for me was trial and error. There's a lot of good books, scaling up as one of those books that I would say super impactful. It talks about these three phases of business and even gets into 10 million plus, and what we're trying to do at that level.first step is probably just realizing the grind of a lot of us know how to grind out a million dollar business and to be honest as we're sitting here in 2024, I don't know that that's as unique and as special as it used to be. It's absolutely an accomplishment, 100%. Most people will never accomplish that in their life, but I think we realize with some humility.A lot of people can just grind that out, but that skill set is not going to get you to the next level. And so people out there are going to be listening to this where it's like they've acquired practice two, they've acquired practice three, and they're trying to apply that same skill set, grind it out, sell, create revenue.And you have this like sneaking suspicion that it's not going to work. It's not going to get you where you need to go. And at this level, it becomes leadership. It becomes marketing and it becomes a scalable infrastructure. So turning your eyes from those things. Onto what's going to get you to the next step probably the first step is just self awareness Michael: Self awareness.So noticing these things, cause a lot of the times I feel like you bottleneck yourself and then you're like, no, I can do that. you know what I mean? And then you're,why would I pay this associate this much? If I can just double down and block out my schedule and do this and that it might work, but I don't know.Joshua: And dude, I'm so aware, Michael, probably one of the things I internally struggle with, not struggle with, but I'm very aware. Most founders of companies like agencies like ours. Only get to a certain level and they can't get to the next point. we're kind of at that point where like most founders kind of bail because they just don't have a skillset to go to that next level.I know that I am intentionally investing in myself. Cause I want to get there, man. I feel like I can, and I don't want to become the main limiting factor of this organization. I'm investing in myself. I'm aware of it. I'm trying to grow. Cause I'm like, we can do this. I can do this. Michael: Nice, man.Awesome. Thank you so much for being with us. It's been a pleasure. I appreciate your time. And if anyone has further questions, you can definitely find Josh in the dental marketer society, Facebook group, or where can they reach out to you directly? Joshua: Guys, I'm at Instagram at Joshua Scott. I'm still in my account.So hit me up. Tell me you saw this, heard this episode. We'd love to hear from you, but also a website s eight e eight. com. Michael: Nice. And at the same time, studio 88. Does have an exclusive deal for you. So if you want to go in the show notes below, click the link, check it out, if you are a need or a marketing company or a website, especially a website, if you like my website, studio 88 did it.So go ahead and check it out. And Josh, thank you so much for being with us. It's been a pleasure. And we'll hear from you soon. Joshua: Thanks man.‍

A busy Tuesday Thoughts on SDHWe look at Monday's show and see if anything is left on the tableThere's news this AM from overseas that won't make some folks happy andWe look at MLS and see just how packed the standings are in both conferences 

Tuesday has the deep thoughts for the week on SDHJarrett drops by to talk Atlanta United and the last two home matchesWe look at the news on deadline day for MLS roster deals andWe look at the latest out of Forest and their quest to be full villains in England...

o ensure these Veterans can stay in their homes, VA is taking two steps:We are calling on mortgage servicers to pause foreclosures of VA-guaranteed loans through May 31, 2024. During this pause we will work with servicers on workable home retention solutions for Veterans; andWe are extending the COVID-19 Refund Modification program through May 31, 2024. This extension will allow Veterans to obtain a zero-interest, deferred-payment loan from VA to cover missed payments and modify their existing VA-guaranteed loan to achieve affordable monthly payments for the duration of this extension.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/rants-and-gems/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on Commerce Code we speak with Jill Moser, the Senior Vice President of Global Loyalty and Offers at Mastercard Data & Services. Mastercard Data & Services is the professional services arm of Mastercard, enabling businesses to drive stronger value beyond the transaction. We're planning to cover a lot of ground - including: Consumer preferences and discovery - are people still prioritizing experiences over things, and how does that change merchants' approach to the market?How do we create seamless experiences for consumers? andWe'll get Jill's perspective on the future of offers and loyalty as someone who's worked with those programs in retail, banking and now at Mastercard.

It's Below Deck Down Under S2 Ep17  An Eruption of Volcanic Proportions!!!!In this episode:It's the final charter of the season and there are too many eruptions to count! Chef and Joao hit a roadblock that they probably can't come back from ANDWe have some lovely charter guests from California!Stay tuned for next week's epic finale to Down Under!  We can't wait!  Support the showClick the link above to head over to Patreon where you can join our community & access ad-free, early release episodes from $2 per month (USD) or for $5 USD per month enjoy all the above perks AND our weekly bonus episode 'The Wrap Up' for Patreon subscribers only! You can also support us by clicking the link below to purchase a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaftdeckpodAs an entirely independent podcast, we appreciate ALL of your support!!! Ask us questions, give us your thoughts on the show or tell us what you'd like us to cover in future episodes at theaftdeckpod@gmail.com or DM us @theaftdeck.podMusic by: AudioCoffee (Denys Kyshchuk)

Below Deck Down Under S2 Ep11 Anchors AstrayIn this episode:It's a delightful crew day off with some reef regeneration    We can't go one episode without a deck dilemma ANDWe meet the new guests  Support the showClick the link above to head over to Patreon where you can join our community & access ad-free, early release episodes from $2 per month (USD) or for $5 USD per month enjoy all the above perks AND our weekly bonus episode 'The Wrap Up' for Patreon subscribers only! You can also support us by clicking the link below to purchase a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaftdeckpodAs an entirely independent podcast, we appreciate ALL of your support!!! Ask us questions, give us your thoughts on the show or tell us what you'd like us to cover in future episodes at theaftdeckpod@gmail.com or DM us @theaftdeck.podMusic by: AudioCoffee (Denys Kyshchuk)

Q-Balls!This week we looked at the 1944 psychological thriller, GASLIGHT. If you've ever wondered what the supposed origin of the ubiquitous term was, you should check out this movie. It's got a great cast and wonderful cinematography.As per, Q and I have a somewhat lengthy Christina & Quinn chat. If you'd like to jump to the discussion of the film, that starts around minute 19:02.We talked about CITIZEN KANE in Quinnisode 31We talked about SHADOW OF A DOUBT in Quinnisode 14We talked about REBECCA in Quinnisode 86, andWe talked about WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE (which I am sure we will talk a lot more about next time), in Quinnisode 20We talked about the goddess that is Angela Lansbury on Episode 99.Stuff we talked about on the podcast:$500 in 1944 dollars is about $8668 US dollars today.According to The Mayo Clinic "Mental Health Crisis" has largely supplanted the term "Nervous Breakdown". Both refer to depression and or anxiety that prevent the patient from functioning as usual. If you feel you are having a mental health crisis, in the U.S., call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It's available 24 hours a day, every day. Or use the Lifeline Chat. Services are free and private.The story about Orson Welles & Joseph Cotten From Wikipedia, via Cotten's autobiography, Vanity Will Get You SomewhereOn June 8, 1981, Cotten experienced a heart attack followed by a stroke that affected his brain's speech center. He began years of therapy which in time made it possible for him to speak again. As he began to recover, he and Orson Welles talked on the phone each week for a couple of hours. "He was strong and supportive", Cotten wrote, "and whenever I used the wrong word (which was frequently) he would say, 'That's a much better word, Jo, I'm going to use it.'" He and Welles would meet for lunch and reminisce. When Cotten announced he had written a book, Welles asked for the manuscript and read it that night (Cotten, Joseph (1987). Vanity Will Get You Somewhere. San Francisco: Mercury House. ISBN 0-916515-17-6). Welles died seven years before Cotten's death.Next time on the main show, Mac and I tackle films about possession with THE EXORCIST from the US & THE WAILING from South Korea.Get in touch with us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or wherever you listen to pods. You can now subscribe to the show to show your support, and we'd love to hear from you!What's your favorite black & white film? Psychological thriller? Joseph Cotten film?Next time on the Quinnisode, Q and I will discuss HUSH, HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE and I will try to talk her into LADY IN A CAGE for the next one.What do you think of our new catchphrase, "We're World Famous in Carolina!" (okay, I edited it for flow)Want to guest with us? Want to generally sing our praises? Have a suggestion for an upcomin Support the showInterstitial Music Works is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Theme by Charles Michel "Aqui"Interstitial MusicKumiko (edited)Coma-MediaSubscribe to the Podcast for a Special Shoutout!

Welcome back everyone!  We are so excited to bring you our recap of Below Deck Down Under Season 2.  Due to the time the show is aired over here in Australia we'll be releasing our weekly episodes for this season on Saturday mornings Oz time! In this episode:We're lucky Captain Jason has big enough shoulders to carry the team 2 crew down with a boat that's as old as we are. We have two obnoxious charter guests who almost become shark bait ANDwe meet the crew! Some we already love & some who are already showing some….questionable characteristics!Dive in everyone!  Support the showClick the link above to head over to Patreon where you can join our community & access ad-free, early release episodes from $2 per month (USD) or for $5 USD per month enjoy all the above perks AND our weekly bonus episode 'The Wrap Up' for Patreon subscribers only! You can also support us by clicking the link below to purchase a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaftdeckpodAs an entirely independent podcast, we appreciate ALL of your support!!! Ask us questions, give us your thoughts on the show or tell us what you'd like us to cover in future episodes at theaftdeckpod@gmail.com or DM us @theaftdeck.podMusic by: AudioCoffee (Denys Kyshchuk)

Today we want to talk about one of the biggest paradoxes of long-term relationships:We want spontaneity, energy, mystery, the unknown.ANDWe want comfort, safety, certainty, continuity.So how can you hold space for BOTH in your long-term relationships?In this episode, we will explore how to navigate a season of 'monotony' in long-term relationships, and also share how we keep the more spontaneous energy alive.In this episode, we talk about:The mundane things we find sexy in each otherMoving through anxiety in your relationshipWhat it looks like to be on autopilot within your relationshipHow to avoid sabotaging or creating dramaThe safety in peaceful love and how to be content in tranquilityCreating significant moments of love and connectionHow to create intensity, spontaneity or creativity in your relationshipAnd so much more!LINKS:Come say hi on Instagram - @sexloveeverythinginbetweenMeg: @the.meg.o Jacob: @thejacoboneillJoin Hot F*cking Love here.Buy a ticket to The Gathering of Men  here. 

Ugh. I ended two in a row that way? Well that's got to stop, right?This one is:more of a one man parody in 3 acts than anything else.It did send me into a deep hole of wtf a friendship is, like a 4 day hole... but since I'm still in that hole, don't expect this recording to have any of it ironed out.In fact never expect anything of me andWe'll all be better off in the long run.I might even quit f'n around with the limited format tools I'm offered.Just don't count on it.Right?iKudB.RiteEpisode 43 of 53

DRAMA FILLED END TO WEEK 2!!We had:a dumping of (2) islanders;an entry of (2) bombshells;a drama filled truth or dare game; ANDwe finally see Ron's TRUE colors in the villa.Will Ron get caught for all his lies? Only time will tell.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/villa-birds/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

INTRODUCTION: Let's start withthe basics I am 29 and identify as non-binary, pansexual and demisexual. I amon the spectrum and neurodivergent. I also have mitochondrial disease, ADHD,associated mood disorder, anxiety, depression and more. I am however an openbook on everything.  I am deeply engrained in the kink community and alsothe furry community. So I was born and diagnosed with mitochondrialdisease when I was young. Over the course of my life my single mother did herbest but like most parents of those with chronic illnesses she protected me wayto much. When my brothers were born they also were diagnosed with mitochondrialdisease I often joke that my mother hit the lottery 3 boys with mito with notrace of it anywhere else in our family.Having mitochondrial disease has posed manychallenges in my life from school where I had an IEP all the way intoadulthood. I have always known I was different from everyone else and growingup with that knowledge has made life hard for sure. I also decided however whenI was 24 that I was going to stop feeling sorry for myself and not let mycondition define me. It was at this point that I launched Lights Out, BarksOut! Or LOBO! for short. LOBO is a night club event that focuses on beingsex positive, kink positive, body positive, gender inclusive, and creating asafe space for all. When we started we were mostly a party in dc for pups andfurries but we have grown now to be in 8 cities and to include a wide anddiverse group of patrons. LOBO has changed my life and the lives of many otherswho have found their community and safe space through us. We actually as of afew days ago launched our non-profit wing called the LOBO Initiative whichfocuses on LGBTQ+ youth and adults and those with disabilities who need ahelping hand to achieve their dreams. In addition to LOBO I am a full time professionalDJ and producer and I get the opportunity to play all over the world at circuitparties. This however is at great expense to my overall health.  Havingthe Mito and being on the road 24/7 working late hours into the 3-5 am timeslot isn't good for someone with a mitochondrial cell deficiency. As I saidthough I made the decision that I wanted to live my life my way and if thatmeans taking a few years off so be it. IN SHORT:- Professional touring DJ and Music Producer aswell as event promoter (including events geared for kinksters, furries, andthose with sensory issues)  - Non-binary, Pansexual, Neruodivergant (High Functioning Autism), ADHD, Associated Mood Disorder, GAD-Reporter for Switch the Pitch Soccer Covering the USMNT-Founder and COO of The LOBO Initiative Non-ProfitINCLUDED IN THISEPISODE (But not limited to):·     An Explanation Of Mitochondrial Disease·      Jake'sTotally Kick Ass Grandma·      YAYCHOSEN FAMILY!!!·      Jake'sPath To Becoming A DJ·      ABreakdown Of LOBO (Lights Out Barks Out)·      HowJake Helps Other Rise In The Music Industry·      DifficultiesFor Creatives To Get Their Break·      NightClub Events For People With Sensory Concerns·      PupPlay & Furry Community ·      KetamineTestimonial  CONNECT WITH JAKE: Website: https://jakemaxwellproductions.comMixCloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/live/jakeMaxwell/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LightsOutBarksOutFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DjJakeMaxwellInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightsoutbarksoutdc/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djjakemaxwell/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LightsOutDCTwitter: https://twitter.com/DJJakeMaxwell   CONNECT WITH DE'VANNON: Website: https://www.SexDrugsAndJesus.comWebsite: https://www.DownUnderApparel.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3daTqCMFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SexDrugsAndJesus/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexdrugsandjesuspodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TabooTopixLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devannonPinterest: https://www.pinterest.es/SexDrugsAndJesus/_saved/Email: DeVannon@SexDrugsAndJesus.com  DE'VANNON'SRECOMMENDATIONS: ·      PrayAway Documentary (NETFLIX)o  https://www.netflix.com/title/81040370o  TRAILER:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_CqGVfxEs ·     OverviewBible (Jeffrey Kranz)o  https://overviewbible.como  https://www.youtube.com/c/OverviewBible ·     Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed (Documentary)o  https://press.discoveryplus.com/lifestyle/discovery-announces-key-participants-featured-in-upcoming-expose-of-the-hillsong-church-controversy-hillsong-a-megachurch-exposed/ ·     Leaving Hillsong Podcast With Tanya Levino  https://leavinghillsong.podbean.com  ·      Upwork:https://www.upwork.com·      FreeUp: https://freeup.net VETERAN'SSERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ·      DisabledAmerican Veterans (DAV): https://www.dav.org·      AmericanLegion: https://www.legion.org ·      What TheWorld Needs Now (Dionne Warwick): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfHAs9cdTqg  INTERESTED INPODCASTING OR BEING A GUEST?: ·     PodMatch is awesome! This applicationstreamlines the process of finding guests for your show and also helps you findshows to be a guest on. The PodMatch Community is a part of this and that iswhere you can ask questions and get help from an entire network of people sothat you save both money and time on your podcasting journey.https://podmatch.com/signup/devannon  TRANSCRIPT: [00:00:00] You're listening to the sex drugs and Jesus podcast, where wediscuss whatever the fuck we want to! And yes, we can put sex and drugs andJesus all in the same bed and still be all right at the end of the day. My nameis De'Vannon and I'll be interviewing guests from every corner of this world aswe dig into topics that are too risqué for the morning show, as we strive tohelp you understand what's really going on in your life.There is nothing off the table and we've got a lot to talkabout. So let's dive right into this episode.De'Vannon: JakeDidinsky is the host of the Lobo, which stands for Lights Out Barks Outpodcast. He runs Lobo nightclub events all across the country, and most of all,he lives his life out and proud. Y'all listen and learn about Jake'scontributions to the kink community, and Jake is particularly interested in PupPlay the Fur Community, which is super cute, super awesome.Learn about Jake's path to becoming a [00:01:00]dj. The ways Jake helps others rise in the music industry and Jake's tips forthose living with mitochondrial disease, which is something that Jake has livedwith all his life. That disease cannot be overstated as many people living withit are not expected to live very long. ,but Jake has defied the odds. He is still alive And he is sohere to help everyone in any way that he can. Please listen and fall in love.with Jake, just as I have. Hello, you beautiful souls out there and welcomeback to the Sex Drugs in Jesus podcast. I hope you all are doing fan fucking taskas myself and my guest Jake Denki are doing. Jake, how are Jake: you? I'm good.I am just happy to have another day on this earth and, you know living thedream one day at a time De'Vannon: hall.Love you Tabernacle and praise. And so y'all is he Lobo which [00:02:00] stands for Lights Out, Bark Out, I believeLights Out Barks Out, I believe is what that stands for. He runs the Lobopodcast and as well, he is a dj, an event promoter and a music producer, and sohe. Living a high energy life, . And today on this we're gonna be talking abouthis medical history.He has something that's called mitochondrial disease, which I'dnever heard from before. He's gonna be telling us about his low boatinitiative, what his nonprofit does, and what it can do for you. So let's startwith your own history. Like what is it you would like to tell us Jake: about yourself?Yeah. So the first thing people will notice about me, I'm surethey're in this podcast and just listen to me, is I'm severely adhd. So if Ijump around a lot, I apologize. In addition to that, I'm also on the spectrumvery proudly actually. So those are two of like my badges of honor, adhd, verymuch so neuro [00:03:00] divergent.As you mentioned, I have the MET Disease that was diagnosedwhen I was I think four. Both me and my two brothers have it with no othertrace of it. And my family, I like to often joke that my mom had three boys andhit the lottery. All three boys have a condition that it's only passed throughthe mother that she doesn't have.So go figure. You know, that's always often the joke. I am adj, I'm a producer. I run light top, barks out the event all over the country.In addition to our logo initiative, nonprofit as well as I am a soccerjournalist have previously worked in politics. I've kind of been all over theplace you know, run an e-sports team.I, if it exists, I will do it. My whole thing is that basicallyI don't know how much time I have on this earth because people of my conditionsdon't typically live to be my age. And so I'm trying to take full advantage ofit and live as much of a life to the fullest as I. I De'Vannon: admire youand encourage [00:04:00] your, your strengththat you have there, that you keep going.So, so you're saying people with your disease don't usuallylive to your age. How old are you as of today? Jake: I am 29. I willturn 30 in in April. April 16th. Yes. I can do this. April 16th, I will turn30. I will be officially gay dead as the kids say. But I am very excited to bein my thirties and looking forward to that chapter.You De'Vannon: should belooking forward to it. Thirties are wonderful. That's when we really solidifywho we are. So how long do people typically live with this disease if, if 29 isso far out? Jake: So it's one ofthose things where it's, it's really like with the mitochondria disease, it'skind of hard to, to put a number on it, right?Because the way I explain it is mitochondria cells are ineverything in the body, right? So when your mitochondria don't work, That meansnothing in your body works the way it's supposed to. And when you have adeficiency where certain things in your body might work and other things maynot, it's very hard to follow a [00:05:00] pathof how that condition may go.So there's really not one person who has my condition, it hasthe exact same symptoms as anybody else. I often compare it to, if you take abag of a million jelly bean and try to pick out the same one twice, the odds ofdoing that are slim to none. So on the one hand you have people like me who areless affected but could go immediately plummeting like I was in the hospitalthree weeks ago out of the blue.Or you have people on the other end who are very, very, veryseverely affected who don't make it to V3 or four. And there's a whole bunch ofsub conditions. And as we learn more and more about it with geneticconditioning and genetic testing, like we are able to start to pinpoint itmore. But essentially it's one of those things where, It's really kind of acrapshoot because you just don't know.You just, it, it's, I was hospitalized with a minor virus thatspread, that nearly took me out and that was terrifying. And it's somethingthat, you know, it's one of those [00:06:00]things where you just kind of, you never really know with my condition, andthat is something that weighs on you a lot as a.Hmm. De'Vannon: Okay. Sotell us like, you know, scientifically, you said that the, the mitochondriadon't work or there's not enough of 'em. Tell us exactly like your definitionof mitochondrial Jake: disease. Yeah,so with the mitochondrial disease, the scientific definition is essentially ifyou have a deficiency within your mitochondria cell, the mitochondria cellitself, then you have a mitochondrial disease.Within that, there is a much broader spectrum of which one youhave. It can go, It is a very wide ranging spectrum. I think there's like 67,68 different sub conditions of mitochondrial disease. With myself, essentiallythe, the most common thing that almost everyone of a MIT deficiency has is anenergy deficiency, right?So right out the gate mitochondria produced like 96, 90 7% ofthe body's. So if they're not working right, you're already starting off of alow energy. And having a [00:07:00] low energycan lead to other things like having a weak immune system. And then you getinto things, like I said, every single organ, every single part of your bodyhas mitochondrial cells in it.So if your cell mitochondrial cells aren't working the way theyshould be you're gonna have deficiencies in those org organs. So as an example,I had a feeding tube from the time I was like 13 to the time I was 22. I, whenI was 13, 14 years old, I was like 56 pounds and four feet tall. I wasdiagnosed failure to thrive.They had tried everything and I was eating like a machine, butI was metabolizing things so quickly that the food wouldn't like do anything.It would just go right through. Right? So I had a feeding tube, and because ofthat, that's a lot of where my ADHD and my autism comes from. The mitochondriaGIS use, gastritis, gastroparesis, kidney stones since I was 13.All, all this bumped up, all stems traditionally from themitochondria disease as a baseline. Well that's De'Vannon: like,that's like a lot. That's like fucking a lot. Like fuck. [00:08:00] I looked up real quick and I saw thatabout one in 5,000 people both in the United States and globally have thisdisease. Jake: Yeah. And a lotof times it goes undiagnosed because a lot of doctors don't know what it is.So like most doctors, when I say mitochondrial disease, thinkI'm talking about multiple sclerosis, which are two very, very, very, verydifferent conditions. I mean, they couldn't be further apart. One is very muchso brain related and one is very much so body oriented. You know also I'veheard people say, Oh my, that must be muscular dystrophy.That's another one. Closer. But not exactly the same. I havebeen guilty myself of walking into the ER and being like, Yeah, I just havemuscular dystrophy because if I say me disease, I've had doctors look at melike I'm making something up. That has happened to me in the ER multiple times.I went in to actually.But I was admitted to the hospital the first after I saw, thoughtI was just there to get opioids because I was making up something that he'dnever [00:09:00] heard of. And that was a wholewonderful experience where I was like, Dude, no, I'm here because I'm in painand don't wanna be on opioids. Please don't gimme opioids.This is a real thing. You should know this. You're a medicalprofessional. I'm like that. A son of a bitch, , right? Like there's nothingmore infuriating than walking in. Hospital and them being like, Yeah, we don'tthink this is a legitimate thing. This is like, we've never heard of it can, orlike, having you, I don't mind having you explain to a doctor my condition.I usually just walk in with a binder now that I just like handthem. I'm like, Here's everything you need to know about my condition from likemedical specialists in my, in my hoop, Specialize in medo. Just read this andcall them if you have any questions. Because at this point, like I'm so tiredof giving the spiel to these doctors that it's just, it's frustrating andoftentimes they just don't want to hear it.I had to tell the when they were giving me my scope in thehospital to check my stomach. I'm like, You gotta make sure you don't gimmelactic ringers. I will have a reaction. And the nurse looked at me like I hadthree heads because most [00:10:00] patientsdon't tell on theirs that they can't have lactic ringers or even know whatlactic ringers are.So the fact that that was mentioned is just kind of one of thethings that I've been doing for so long. It doesn't phase me anymore. Okay. De'Vannon: And then Iread where you have an had an IEP all the way through adulthood. Yes.Adulthood. And I'm assuming that stands for an individualized education Jake: plan. Yes.So one of the things that is actually very dear and important tomy heart is special education. I intend to run for school board at some pointin my life. I think that people with disabilities need more representation onschool boards from those who have gone through the special education program.I had an iep originally, they wanted to give me a 5 0 4 plan, Ibelieve which is the alternative. But my mother made sure was an IEP cuz shewas a lawyer and knew the system, which is unfortunately something that a lotof kids don't have access to. But that is part of the reason I wanna getinvolved.We'll come back around to that. But I was on an iep originallythey wanted to hold me back in third grade cuz I couldn't write [00:11:00] cursive and that was a whole thing. Theygave me a bunch of. They came back and they said we can't hold this kid back.He's reading at a college level. He's writing at a college level.We should actually skip him ahead of grade. And that was like acomplete whirlwind. So yeah, but the IEP was literally one of the things thathelped me get through school. I actually had to go to three to three differenthigh schools before they finally figured out a system that worked for me.When I was at my first high school, I was getting like D's andF's, but they couldn't figure out why, because I was getting perfect scores onthe state test in Virginia and I was getting like, perfect scores on all myexams. And the reason was I wasn't doing the homework cuz it bored me. Itwasn't challenging enough.And so I just was like, I'm not gonna do it. Like it doesn't, Idon't get anything from this. So I would just like do the exams and then notbother up the homework cuz I knew most of the material. Then they moved me to asecond school where I had a teacher tell me that I couldn't go on a field tripwith my journalism class because she didn't wanna be [00:12:00]responsible for a medical condition.Because she didn't think I could ride the metro for an hourwith kidney stones, which was a whole thing. And my mom said, Uhuh, we're notdoing this. Like we're gonna, we're gonna find a different place cuz this isnot like, acceptable. And then finally I arrived at Falls Church High School inVirginia which is where I ended up graduating from and will always have aspecial place in my heart, which is why I continue to go back there and visitand get back to the school.But there they kind of realized that they had to create almostthis alternative like, plan to help me, I guess, or I guess make it moreaccessible for me, right? Because what ended up happening was I was doing allthese classes and I was, I was getting, like I said, perfect scores and I waseventually they came up with the quantity or quality versus quantity.Which meant that if I could prove that I was getting thematerial, it wasn't how much work I was doing versus the qual, the quality ofthe work I was doing. So at one point [00:13:00]during my senior year, we ended up with the situation because I started inMaryland that I had to take world history. I, and in Virginia, that is afreshman class in Maryland, that is a senior class.I at that point did not want to spend an entire school yearsurrounded by freshmen. Not that I had any problem with it, it was just thatfor me, with being on the spectrum of a bunch of other issues, I was having areally hard time connecting with the freshmen, being older. And also I hadalways had a hard time kind of in school connecting with people my own age.I often spent most of my lunch periods hanging out with thestaff and teachers. So they allowed me to spend that period with my teacherfrom the previous year in us. And, you know, helping him with grading papersand teaching US history and whatever world history had a test, I would takethat test and I would pass it.And that was kind of how they allowed me to navigate my senioryear. Most schools wouldn't have been okay with that, but in this situation,they realized [00:14:00] that if they weregonna fail me because of this, it would've, it would've made no sense becauseat the end of the year, I got a perfect score on the state test, which issomething that should be eliminated altogether because state testing is a jokeand a massive fraud.And realistically, is it the way we should be measuringpeople's success? But that's a whole nother story. Mm-hmm. . De'Vannon: Wow. Thankyou for going into such great detail with that. I appreciate it because thoseare the sort of the, that's the sort of information that helps people. So in myresearch of you, I, I came across where you felt like your mom protected youway too much because of this chronic illness.I got the sense that. Maybe other parents do the same sort ofmaybe like overprotection thing. So I wanna know like what advice you wouldgive both to young people who have this disease and also to the parents ofyoung people who have this Jake: disease. Yeah.So I think first and foremost I should acknowledge that [00:15:00] while my mom and I don't have the world's bestrelationship, I acknowledge that she did the best that she could, right?She had three boys, all of a chronic illness that she had noexperience with as a single mother. And I respect the hell out of the fact thatshe did the best that she could in the circumstances that she could. And welived a relatively comfortable life growing up. And I will always have thatrespect for her, right?That that's never gonna go anywhere regardless of how strainedour relationship is. That being said, I think that it's important not just forparents of people with mito, but for parents. I'll start their parents,especially of kids with chronic illnesses, to understand that. You know, at acertain point in time, you're not gonna be there for your child anymore, right?Like, at a certain point in time, your child's gonna have to goout into the world in theory and figure it out on their own. And if you protectthem to a point where they get there and they're so used to people doing thingsfor them that they don't know how to handle themselves, it can create massiveroadblocks and relearning experiences that [00:16:00]put them behind the eight fall.Like I had never borrowed taxes previously up until a coupleyears ago because I had always been claimed as a dependent, and then all of asudden I wasn't a dependent and I had no idea how to do it. And it was likeincredibly overwhelming and incredibly alarming for me. And that was somethingthat I legitimately had to teach myself because I just had never even occurredto me.I think that the, the instinct just for parents in general isto protect, right? Because this is, this is someone, this is your child, right?Like you want the best for them, and you're afraid sometimes to take your handsoff the wheel. . But I think that you have to trust and find the balance ofletting your kid going, go out and fail and learn from that experience.But also being there to pick them back up when they do. Becausewhat I'm not saying to do is just push 'em out the nest and say, Okay, figureit out. But I'm also not saying like, to protect them to a point where theyhave no idea and think the world is this perfectly welcoming place to peoplewith disabilities because the reality is the world is really hard for peoplewith [00:17:00] disabilities.It just is. It is not a nice world out there at times. Andthat's something that I think a lot of kids with chronic illnesses, when theybecome into adulthood, find out the hard way. As for children and those teens,especially young adults going through this trying to find their independenceand expressed that they can do things, You know, the way I finally got my momto get it was just by demonstrating that I was capable of doing things.And eventually, if she really was adamantly against somethingand I really thought I could do it, I would just do it. And. At the end of theday, it may have led to some strain, but ultimately in the end, she understoodafterwards that I was just trying to show that I could, I could complete what Iwas trying to set my mind to.You know, she was pretty adamant against me becoming a DJbecause she didn't think it would be good for me with my medical condition. Andso because of that and because of my dad previously being a DJ and [00:18:00] thinking it would be a really hard worldto navigate for someone on the spectrum and all these other things, she did notwant to get me DJ equipment when I was younger.So I went on and bought my own. And then three years later shecame to see me play. She was like, Wow, you're really good at this. Like, youshould be doing this professionally. I'm like, I am, should. I've been tryingto tell you for the last three years is that I, I'm good at what I do and I'mokay with the trade off that it affects me medically because I make a bunch of peoplehappy and that's okay with me.But I think that not everybody has the ability to advocate likethat, Right? So, I would just say if you are a, a teen or a young adult outthere and you're saying, Man, I really wish my mom or my dad would like justget, get this point through their head. Just sit them down and be like, Look,at a certain point, there's gonna come a time when you just can't protect meanymore and I need to know how to navigate the world.And I think having that come to Jesus moment with them willreally, really help [00:19:00] open their eyes.So De'Vannon: the, thestrain that you spoke of between you and your mother was, is that the primaryreason there was strain because, you know, you were getting away from hercontrol and it sounds like she wanted what she thought was best and you had adifferent point of view and maybe she took that personally.Is that what, Was there something else that strange y'all evenfurther? Jake: I think a lotof it came down to the fact that she ultimately, Wanted to, wanted what wasbest for me in her eyes. And I wanted what was best for me in my eyes. And Iwas the oldest, right? I was her first born. So automatically she's gonna bethe most protective because she hadn't done it before.And traditionally parents who have multiple children, the firstborn is often told like, No, no, no. Like very protected. But then the secondand third or however many kids come after are often allowed to do things thatthe first born may not have been allowed to. Like I wanted to play in middleschool.I was told no, but my brothers both joined band in middleschool. And unfortunately growing up, it's [00:20:00]not as big of an issue now, but growing up there was a lot of resentment therebecause, well, why are you allowing my brothers to do the things you told me Icouldn't? But as I grow older, I kind of understand and try to piece togetherthose decisions and it starts to make more sense to me.But in the moment it created a lot of heat and strife. But alot of it, I think, did come down to the fact that yes, she. Wanted a lot ofcontrol, wanted to kind of in her mind, this is what's best. You know, I knowwhat's best, like I've done it. And a lot of it came down to me feeling like Iwas never quite good enough to live up to her expectations.And that kind of created a lot of headbutting where you know,being on the spectrum, a lot of these ideas kind of started fill in my head andwhether they were true or not, that's what became the image of my mother in mymind. Now we have come a long way since then. She is very supportive of mycareer now.She is very supportive of me now. She really does the best thatshe can, but as my fiance says, I think that she [00:21:00]is at the point where she just wants to be my, like, best friend and sometimesnot as much of like that's a point of mother figure, if that makes sense. WhichDe'Vannon: one wouldyou prefer? The best Jake: mother, or doyou want both?I mean, every kid wants to have that relationship with theirmother, Right? Where it was like you know, where. It's mom, right? Like I cancall mom and have her do cartwheels because I'm playing in New York City like Iwas last week. And you know, the reaction I got was, yeah, that's kind of cool.Okay. As opposed to like this overwhelming beaming of pride.For me that was a very big moment. And so I think there'salways a part of me that will want that relationship. But to understand thatyou have to go back to the relationship I had with her mother, my grandmother,which was, she was my best friend. She was absolutely, without a doubt theperson I was closest to on this earth.I came out to her first when I was like 16 and she's like,Yeah, okay, let me take you to the sex shop. Like let me help you. [00:22:00] Like if you need a place to, you know, doextracurriculars with people that's not your house, that's fine. You can do ithere. Like Grandma was the shit, like grandma used to have gay parties at herhouse all the time when she was younger.Grandma used to have all the kids in her neighborhood, but mymom and my uncle were younger, come over and party in her basement so that ifthey wanted to do drugs or something, they could do it under the supervision ofa, of a adult. And if they, something happened, she would rather to thehospital and all the parents in the neighborhood were fine with this cuz they'drather them be doing it under the supervision of somebody than doing it out onthe streets.And so these underground parties would just happen at mygrandma's house back, back in the day. And so she was literally everything Iaspired to be. She would give you the shirt off her back. I mean I very much soam my grandmother's child. And I think a lot of that bugs my mother in a waythat we are not as close as I was with, with my grandmother.But that was just because, you know, [00:23:00]grandmother, we call her, my mom and I were just incredibly close. We went toflyers games since I was a kid. We would talk sports. We often joked about theeulogies we would give at each other's funeral because that's how close wewere. If whichever one of us passed away first, like we had a very, very strongdynamic.She would not date somebody without my approval. Like it wasjust, she was like, Okay, like I, she's like, I need you to meet my grandsonand if he doesn't like you, then like, it's not gonna work. Like we were justthat close. It was that kind of a strong bond that some people just couldn'tunderstand.And I truly believe that even though she's no longer here in inperson, she's always with me in spirit. In fact, I always like to tell the. Andwhen she passed away, everybody assumed I would be devastated. I figured I'd bedevastated. But I went to the hospital, she just come outta surgery. She was ina coma, and I, I held her hand and I was like, Listen, like you've been througha lot in your life, girl.Like, you know, it, it's, it's okay. Like you don't gotta keepbiting this if you don't want to. Like, I will be okay. You will, you will be [00:24:00] okay. Like, I trust, I trust that we'regonna be fine, but if you feel like it's your time to go, then you know I'll beokay. And she squeezed my hand and I saw a tear come down her eye and I waslike, Okay.I knew that that's what we were doing. And I looked at her andI said, Just wait till I get back to your house before, before like anythinghappens because I can't be in the hospital. If you passed away, I will, I willhave a breakdown. And I drove back to her house and then I got the call that asI walked in the door, she had passed away.And then that. I had a dream where I, where she was there andwe spoke and we just spoke for hours and hours and hours. And she explainedlike, Look, I just want you to keep living your life. I don't want you toderail everything. Like, you know, this is what I need from you is to not stopliving because I'm never gonna not be there.I'll always be watching you. And then I was fine the next dayand I went about my life. Yeah, I was, I video1709663557: was De'Vannon: gonna askyou if you ever see her in your dreams because, you know, I see my grandmotherand my dreams, particularly in times of [00:25:00]stress and trouble and I had that strong relationship with my grandmother too.She, when I was a little crossdresser, running around at aboutfour or five years old in my, in an oversized shirt, one of my mom's belt andmy mom's little two inch pumps. You know, Granny would let me do that and she'dkeep a lookout in case my parents came back and give the signals I can get backin my boy clothes.And so, I'm here for the Grannys who watch out for the littlegay grandkids running around when the parents are too fucking stiff to get withthe fucking program. So you, it's just the most mindboggling thing. You know,grannys are born like the twenties and thirties and you would think people bornmore recently would be the more open minded ones, but they're just not.And so, so then your siblings don't necessarily have thisstrained relationship with your mom because she was more lenient on Jake: them. Yeah. Somy siblings actually both live out in California with my mother currently. I donot, I live about as geographically far away as I can [00:26:00]be on the East Coast.And you know, I think that, yeah, there, there, there's somestrain there, but not nearly as much as on that as we have. I actually don'thave the world's greatest relationship with my brothers either. In a lot ofways I explain that my brothers are very much like my mother. They're very typeA, they're very materialistic.Which is not, you know, you know, a bad thing in itself. Ifthat's what they are, that's what they are. Whereas I'm very much like mygrandmother, which is very type C. There is more than one right way to dosomething. Like if there's a start line and the finish line, how you get theredoesn't matter as long as you get there.My mother and my brothers, there's a start line and the finishline is really only one correct way to get to the finish line is how I kind oflike describe it. You know, to me my life has been a, a struggling journey,right? Like it's been, get knocked down, climb back up, get back down, climbback up. But the point is I always get back up and manage to get across thefinish line.Whereas, you know, in I think my mother and my brother's eyes,it's get back, get knocked down, but then go this way [00:27:00]as opposed to, you know, I'm like, you know, dude, a bunch of circles fall downa bunch of times, but I got there. But yeah, my brothers and I are starting todevelop a better relationship now.It. Great. I'm one of them is better than the other. They'reactually twins. So you know, there was always that to contend with. But yeah,I, I really am actually not close with a lot of people in my biological family.I do have a very close chosen family which, you know, we, in this community,very much so value, but as far as my biological family, I'm very close with mybiological father, but like not anybody else.De'Vannon: I am herefor all of the chosen family. Fuck this blood relative Jake: trauma andfamily . De'Vannon: The bloodrelatives can be very, very bad for your health. Y'all pick you a betterfamily. Do not have to contend with them. Blood relatives. Congratulations on the engagement. I heard you mentionedfiance. Jake: So actually funstory about that.[00:28:00] We actually had todo it twice. The first time I decided to do it at a pride party at Lobo. Wewere planning to do it the following month, but my mom actually got very upsetthat we didn't call and get her permission to get engaged and that she wasn'tthere. So she flew in the following month to Lobo and we did it all again sothat she could be a part of it.That is literally what we're dealing with which is not a badthing in itself. I get that she wanted to feel like she was involved, and I getthat it was a big deal for her. Her oldest was getting engaged. She's verytraditionalist in that way. I, you know, to me, I didn't really think it was abig deal in 2022 to have to call and be like, Hey, I'm getting engaged, youknow?But. I guess she felt she should have been informed and that'sfine. You know, And her, when she was my age, that was kind of the way it was.You know, Talk to your mother, talk to your father. Me. I'm like, Screw it. I'mjust gonna do this. Like, it was an auto whim decision at four in the morning.So like, you know yeah.But she did fly in the following month and we did it all againat Lobo in front of 400 people. Yeah. I mean, De'Vannon: [00:29:00] that's cute and all, but you lost me atpermission. Jake: Yeah, yeah. Itwas, it was a choice. It was a. De'Vannon: No, wedon't. We don't need nobody's permission to do the fucks we want to do. Butsee, that's why I'm always preaching for people to get over this addiction tofamily because inherent in blood family is a lot of control and a lot ofassuming that this person in the family or that person in the family cannot dothis unless we all agree it's good or something, some kind of bullshit likethat, that I tuned out years ago.I was like, Oh, hell no. . I observed my family. I'm like, Youknow what? All y'all's fucked up each and every fucking last one of y'all don'treally know how to live your damn life, so you not about to try to tell me howto live mine. Even though I am the youngest child. I got better sense than mostpeople in my family, if not them all.you know? So, mm. There there'll be no permission beinggranted. None of [00:30:00] this. I never cameout. I was like, If y'all can't figure it out, then shame on you. I'm doing myfucking life. Deal with it. . I mean, that's it myself Jake: to you bitches.That that's it. Like that, that's a hundred percent. It's, there's a ton ofcontrol.That's why I distanced myself from a lot of them. De'Vannon: Yeah. So Ijust wanted to point out we've been using the word chronic with this disease,y'all. And so what that means is that it's not like, and the opposite of thatis acute, meaning that it would go away over time or through treatment. Chronicmeans that, in this particular case, that there's really no like set cure forthe mitochondrial diseases.Well, so what they were treated with is like vitamins, physicaltherapy, I mean, not any kind of therapy to help the patient feel better, tohave a more comfortable life. They'll treat the symptom as they come up withvarious medications and stuff like that. But like with hiv, which is what, youknow, I have a history of.There's no way to like just say get rid of it. You manage thesymptoms and then you just promote an overall healthy [00:31:00]life. So when we say chronic, that's what we mean exactly. And so his websitey'all is jake maxwell productions.com. Of course that will go in the show notesand then the social media and all of that will be there too.So I bring up the website because this, I want you to tellpeople about that website and about how it all got started. I read where whenyou were 24 that you decided that you were gonna stop feeling sorry foryourself and stop letting your condition define you. So I want you to talk tome about this turning point that happened when you were 24.I want to hear about how your mind was before, cuz it soundslike you were in some. Pity party or a state of low self-esteem or feelingsorry for yourself or something like that, which can happen to us when we getsick or, or you know, we, or when we're fighting these uphill battles. So talkto me your mindset before you have this revelation at 24 and then Jake: after.Yeah. So, you know, [00:32:00]to understand that you kind of gotta go back to like when I was 18, it's alittle bit of a journey, right? So I had all these aspirations as a kid of allthe things I would be doing with my life. And, you know, a lot of them I hadachieved, like, I worked, started working in politics when I was 16.I was on a presidential campaign, I was on a senate campaign, Iwas on a congressional campaign. Like I had done all this stuff by the time Iwas 22. In fact, in 2016 I worked as a presidential and was like the youngestone as a field director in Virginia. So without a college degree. So I had, Ihad like accomplished that I did what I wanted to do on that front.And then, you know, 2016 happened and the whole world justkinda. Got flipped upside down. And I was not happy with the state of the worldand I was unhappy with where I was at with my life. I was going through thissituation where my grandmother had just passed away. And even though I was notreally affected by it as much as I was there, there was some lingering effects,obviously from losing that [00:33:00] strongconnection that I had.And I kind of, you know, was doing this DJ thing. I had, youknow, actually I've been in a kink relationship, not a, not a dating one, but akink one that it just ended and it ended very, very, very badly. And I was justlike, you know, I'm unhappy. I have this condition that's gonna kill me. Like Ihave, this is what was going through my mind, not currently, but at this timeit was like, I have this condition that's gonna kill me.I'm running into a wall. Like I'm, I don't know how to set pathforward. I haven't gone to college. Like, what, what am I doing? Like, what'sthe point? And. Eventually, like literally I was just lying in bed and one ofmy other friends called me and invited me out to a kink club, ironically, whichis how this story starts.And I was like, I wasn't gonna go, but he didn't really give mea choice. He said, You're coming or we're gonna come pick you up and take youregardless. So it's like, all right, I'll go, you know, what have I got tolose? And I went and at this party I met someone named David Merrill. [00:34:00] And this person was the catalyst for my DJcareer.Over time me and who would eventually become my chosen brother,best friend, and all around, like biggest support for me in my life. Corey, akaPhoenix. He, we would do kink demos at David's party. Corey would like flog me,right? And that, that's how my career started. And then one day I went to Davidwas like, David, can I like just dj?I was like, The DJ's not here. Do you mind if. Just try. And hewas like, Yeah, I mean, you know, it can't be any worse than we've ever had, sogo for it. And I went up there and I'm jamming and I'm having the time of mylife and I get done and I'm like, Man, that was awesome. And he's like, No, no,it wasn't, but you have potential and I can see it in you and I can teach youbecause you have something I can't teach, which is drive.You have drive and determination and I think you can get thereif you get someone in your corner to give you the support and the skills thatyou need. And I'm gonna do that for you. So sure enough, every day for like ayear, I'd go over to David's house and [00:35:00]I'd work on DJing and he'd show me things. And then eventually he startedbooking me at his parties.And then the next thing you know, I'm doing more of his events,not just the one. We moved to another event at another event, and I'm startingto get a little bit of a following, and then we kind of hit the turning pointmoment for me, which is when I get reached out to by a bigger promot. and they'relike, We would really like to book you.We think you're great. We think you're talented, but we don'tlike that you're non-binary and we don't like that. You don't really look likewhat a traditional circuit party DJ should look like. Mm-hmm. because I don'treally have the AB and I'm not like ripped and I'm not, all these other thingsthat traditional circuit parties, DJs at that time looked like and I'm like,Excuse the fuck outta me.The hell does that mean? And they were just like, Well, youknow, we just don't think you'll like, react well of the, probably will connectwith you like some of our other DJs. I'm like, Oh, okay, cool. Holding my beer.So I I looked at Corey and, and my friend piloted time and we start, we startedLobo and [00:36:00] that that's what it was.We, we basically started it because we wanted a safe space foreverybody else who wasn't welcome at these, these circuit parties. So wedescribe Lobo really as like a diverse circuit party. You're, you're not gonnawalk in the LOBO and see a bunch of cookie cutter gs, you're gonna see theeverybody else.And that's what we describe it as. You're gonna see the bears,the kinks stirs, the pups, the furries, you know, your big guys, your littleguys. Everything in between except for that traditional, you know, Abercrombieand Fit case, so to speak is how I describe it. And they come too, but in thiscase, they're not the majority.They're in the minority. And the looks on their faces when theywalk in is what makes it like just that much more special because they, it, itdawns that this is a party for everyone and always will be. But that turningpoint really for me, essentially be, it happened on a whim because I was justlike, you know, I need to stop trying to be what my mother wants.I have to stop trying to be what everybody else wants me to be.And if I really. [00:37:00] To be happy andDJing makes me happy. Why not? Like I am not beholden to anybody else'sexpectations of me. I am not beholden to anybody else's what they want me tobe. I basically was like, this is my life. And yeah, I may have all theseconditions and whatever, and this, that, and the other, but you know what?There are people far worse off in the world than me who aredoing far greater things. And sure, I could sit around and be sorry for myselfand sit in my room and just cry and do all these things, or I can go out and dosomething about it. And by doing something about it, it has now gotten to thepoint where we could start the nonprofit, where we can get back to others whomay need that quote unquote kick in the butt supporting shoulder to get themgoing.Going De'Vannon: Talk tome. I commend your ambition here and for fighting to maintain a positiveattitude, making decisions. I appreciate the mentor who helped to mentor youand groom you into DJing. So talk to me about how you give back. You mentionedlike you go back to your high [00:38:00] schoolfrom time to time to give out.I know Lobo has some sort of youth initiative. So tell me aboutall the ways that you give back. Jake: Yeah, so thefirst and easiest way to say how Lobo gives back is Lobo has a policy that we willnever price anybody out of a party. If you can't afford to come to our party,you just shoot us a message saying, Hey, I need a ticket.And we give you a ticket. It's a no question to ask policy,like we will never tell somebody that you cannot come to a community event. Andthe reason for that is no one should be told, Oh, well, we know how much thismeans to you and we know that you have friends in your community here, butsorry, if you can't afford the $15, you just can't come.It is a literally no question to ask policy. We will give you aticket. Now, if that starts happening every single month, we may have a talk,but essentially the way it is is we buy a block of tickets every month as Loboto just give out the people. We don't ask why we don't ask the policy. I need aticket done.Here you go. Like, that's it. And again, the main reason forthat is because we know the impact this has on people. We made that decision atday one that we were never gonna be the party that was so full of itself that wewere gonna tell people if you can't afford to go too, too [00:39:00] bad. So that's, that's the first thing.And that happens in every city we go to all across the country.At every party we do that is like a non-negotiable. So do we lose money on itsometimes, But it's worth it for us because Community first, that's what ourevents always been about. Recently we also launched the nonprofit which is theLOBO initiative.I believe we officially now have finally, finally gotten ourletter from the irs. I have to check. It's supposedly in the mail, but it'staken them like eight months to officially get back to us cuz they were sobacklogged. But that's why we've been like more quiet about it saying that it'sbeen approved.And so we're starting to roll it out. And the main, the mainfocus of the non-profit essentially is like to focus on LGBTQ specificallyyouth. Adults and adolescents and with a key focus on those with disabilitieswho wanna chase their dreams, but just don't have the financial support or theemotional support to get there.The easiest way I describe it is, you know, one of our [00:40:00] programs is a mentorship scholarshipprogram. You tell us I wanna be a dj, we buy you equipment and give you amentor in that field who will help you. And it's too pronged for this reason.One, getting the equipment is great, but you also need someone to help opendoors for you, right?Because that's how all fields work. It's all aboutcommunication and networking, and you can be really, really talented, but ifyou don't have somebody to sometimes help get you in, that can be half thebattle. If you don't have someone you can call like, Hey, I just got offeredthis opportunity, do you think it's legitimate?That can be a huge thing. So we pair you with a mentor to helpteach you your craft, but then also continually be there to help you along yourjourney. And that's one, when we explain it, what we don't do is give out cashvalue. We give out equipment, we give out classes, we give out basic thingsthat can help people go after their dreams.Because that was the big thing for me. Had I had that supportearlier, who knows where I would be now. Wow. De'Vannon: There wasa time that I wanted to become a DJ and I did go and research it. I would go tolike the Guitar [00:41:00] Center and justdifferent places and try to Google it and find it out. But it is so you, it isnot as simple as it, you know, getting turntables or now, you know, like aMacBook, you know, and putting an app on it and then just going, Hey, I'm gonnathrow a party , you know?You know, it was so, it was so, such a struggle to figure outwhere the fuck do I get started? Okay. So I get the equipment, I startpracticing at home, then where do I go? Do I go knock on doors? You know? Youknow. So the fact that you streamlined this process and. And, and to at leastgive people a chance and they're gonna be those who start, who won't keep downthe path.But at least they could say that, you know, they were given anopportunity, right? In being willing to open doors or people in the industry,you're trying to give them what you got, which is somebody to help to vouch foryou. You know, I, you know, when you started DJing, I wish to the heavens, youknow, to God that we had that in every industry, you know, because there is somuch good talent out there, but it's [00:42:00]so much of it to this day.It's about who you know is like that in the author industry.You know, I'm a good writer, you know, but, you know, and I have a lot of goodstories to tell, but trying to get it out there is difficult because there's nolike, you know, mentor for, you know, for me to do that. So I appreciate thefuck outta that.Oh my God. Like, who knows? Maybe I'll, I'll go to DC orsomething and join your initiative and become a DJ at Laugh . Jake: So, so one ofthe cool things about it is we actually have mentors in all fields. We havepeople who work in the author industry. We have people who are writers,artists, DJs. Like I use DJ as the example, cause that's the easiest way tosay, but we, some of 'em reaches out to us like, Hey, I wanna be a film adirector.We have film editors who do YouTube, who are big YouTube starsand all these other things who will help, you know, teach them and we'll sendthem a camera and we'll be like, Hey, you know, here you go. Here's who youreach out to, you know, talk to them. Our whole thing is basically, if you tellus what you wanna do, we will find somebody who can help you and get you whatyou need.It's, it's really [00:43:00]that simple. And that is why, you know, we believe that it's so important tohave this because it's one of those things where you. There are so many people,like you said, there's so many fields who are ridiculously freaking talented atwhat they do, but they just don't have the monetary support, they don't havethe equipment support, they don't have the mentor to open doors.And so because of that, they fall through the cracks. And thatis what we want to pick up the pieces in because especially in the disabilitycommunity, but across the LGBTQ and really all communities in general, youknow, people slip through the cracks and that's when we have this opportunitywhere we miss so many great, talented people.Hallelujah. Jesus. De'Vannon: It does.Well then we'll talk after the show about what you might or might not do forme. You know, I can't lose anything by asking you know, so I don't like howthey were trying to change you. You know, that [00:44:00]opposition you met for being who? Are, you know, because the only reason that,that, that production company would've reached out to you and told you all ofthis would've been because they had in mind the way that they could change youand make you into a different person.You know? Other than that, there's no reason to reach out andbe like, We love everything about you except for who you actually are. Sochange that and then, you know, we could make this work. I come up against thatin the writing industry because I write very like real, you know, if we'retalking about getting fucked in the ass and come spraying the place andshooting up meth and blood on the ceiling, and then that's what the fuck we'regonna say.We're not, there's no other way to say it cuz of what happenedhappened. But a lot of people are very conservative who hold a lot of power ina lot of different industries, especially in the music industry and it peoplewho, who create very polarizing art, you know? You know, it sucks when yourwork lands on the desk of that conservative bitch, you know, you know, in thepublishing house or in the, you know, be it music [00:45:00]or you know, literary or whatever.Because that person, I've seen them take like an adversereaction to work, whereas had had more liberal person gotten ahold of it, theywould've gotten a point as opposed to clutching their pearls and shit andcutting off their circulation. Now they can't fucking think straight, you know,about what's in front of 'em.So what cities is low in, because when I looked it up, onething, you know, like just what cities? I know you're at least in dc, Columbus,Ohio, Virginia Beach, Norfolk area, Jake: where else?Yeah, so our website is a little bit behind because we're growing much quickerthan one person could keep up of it. But currently we are in Norfolk, VirginiaBeach.That's one. Columbus, DC, Pittsburgh, New York with, have acouple other cities on the, on the way. In addition to some other ones thatwe'll be returning to, but those are the big ones that we're at regularly. Wealso have Richmond coming soon. [00:46:00] Inaddition to Lobo the party, we also have Lobo, the drag show slash drag brunch,which is in New York, Norfolk, and DC as well.Which we do to elevate Queens who just wanna get experience andalso those who are incredibly talented. So we do that. And those, that's wherewe are currently. I can't say some of the other cities we haven't announcedofficially yet, but we do have some more in the wings coming soon. De'Vannon: Okay. I'mtaking a note on that logo drag show.I'll be in New York in November. Jake: Well, weshould, we should talk, we should talk De'Vannon: just thefirst in November, so we'll see. What's going on for sure. So, so the circuitparties, you know, they're only like, The prices I saw were like 10, $15.That's not super expensive to begin with. For what a circuit party could cost.Yeah. . So I thought the pricing was very, very humble and I'mso pleased to hear that you're really going out of your way to reach [00:47:00] for PE people. Do you have like a story ofsomeone who came, came to one of your events or one of your locations? Like abefore I get before and after story. Jake: Oh yeah, I gotplenty.We get, we get messages from people all the time who haveliterally said that our event has changed their life. And that's one of thethings that actually I'm gonna pull one up right now. Sorry. I gotta find itcuz there's one I do like to tell like at the very onset because it was someaningful.That's fine. While De'Vannon: you'relooking for that, I have another question. So in all of these cities, do youhave like an office? Do you have people who work for your organization? Andthen congratulations on officially becoming a nonprofit. Yes. So, so do youhave a physical location? Cuz these parties don't happen like, say every Jake: weekend.So the easiest way to explain it is Lobo, the party is forprofit and the LOBO initiative [00:48:00] isnon-profit. Okay. So Lobo the party, which is where we are in multiple citiesofficially, we don't have offices, but we do have people on the ground in allthose cities who, and we have telegram chats for every city we're in.So people can come and join and find that sets of community forthe city that they're, they're going to. So there's a Lobo Columbus chat, aLobo DC chat, a Lobo Norfolk chat. And these are like just telegrams andmessages that pups use. And what it is, is it's just another way to create thesets of community where people can just kind of come and express themselves.We also have the one community shared for Lobo as all citiesshare it. It is the Lobo Horny Jail chat. You can probably figure out what happenedin that chat. But that is because we don't believe in people being restrictedand expressing themselves. We've never been about that. Like, go on, expressyourself, like, you know, do your thing.So that is a chat for all the cities to come and do theirextracurricular horny stuff with. But that one's always fun to just kind of popin and see what's going on. But yes, we do have people and admins and all those[00:49:00] chats. We also have a communitydiscord where people can go. So that is how we connect with everybody.I'm always reachable. That's partly why I'm so tired is becauseI respond to messages like 24 7. But yeah. One of the things we tell people iswhen we go to a city, we don't just wanna be the party that comes and takesyour money and leaves until we come back. We are all about celebrating andlaying down community roots.And a lot of these cities already have community organizationsoutside of us. So we work with them, with those local organizations to helpthem get funding or whatever we can do. To help elevate their events because wedon't need to have a monopoly on this type of an event that doesn't helpanybody. If they're succeeding, we're succeeding, and that's what we're allabout.De'Vannon: Okay.That's pretty kick ass. So basically since you have a network of people canjust, they do like meetups and stuff like that, they can still physically reachout and text somebody in these various cities if need be. So can find all ofthis at the Jake: website. [00:50:00] All the telegram chats are on the website.We also have a general announcement channel on Telegram, whichhas all this info. We put it out on twitterer regularly and rotation how tojoin the chats. But basically on all of our socials, you can usually find yourway to whatever chat you're looking for. Or if you have the wrong end up in thewrong chat, someone will immediately get you to the right oneBut oftentimes what we see is that people join all the LOBOchats because they just want to, even if they're not anywhere near that city.Oh, how fun. Okay. Do you have that before? I do. So one of the messages we gota couple actually January of this year was from a friend of mine who's becomevery close to me, and the message kind of went something like this.It says real talk. I have to say straight to you. I can't tellyou how grateful I am for Lobo. I only found out about it around a month ago,and it became genuinely one of the best months of my life, arguably the best.I've had a very long history of depression and loneliness. I wasn't exactlypopular in school growing up, being a nerdy, painfully shy, weird kid, and I [00:51:00] was really nose diving this year.Then I ended up being introduced to this community and havedone a total 180 as far as my mental health goes. For the first time in mylife, I felt like I've had a true friend group, and I can't describe howamazing that felt. Put it this way, the day after the December lo, I feltreally strange, and it took a few hours into that day to realize that thatstrange feeling was because it was the first time and I couldn't begin to guesshow long that I woke up about a black cloud on my mind.The sun seemed brighter, My vision was. The world just felt somuch more alive to me as I've reflected on my past what's happened for me, thispath, I realize how much I was doing mentally in 2021, and the conscious of howamazing this December's been like for me, I've come to swear, Lobo has prettymuch saved my life.It was getting that bad for me. I really don't think I couldthank you enough for making Lobo a thing. De'Vannon: Well, I'mhere for all of that. Let me go on ahead and give you a clap and Jake: yes, , and youget messages like that and just like it hits you so deep. Like, I mean, I crysometimes when I get messages like this [00:52:00]because one of the things that is sometimes hard for me to realize is thatwe've created something and I, I often get credited for, but it's me and myentire team and my co-owner and best friend and brother by choice Phoenix.Like we have built this thing from the DC Eagle distinct littleparty in DC into something so much bigger than we could have ever imagined. Andsometimes I especially kind of live in this bubble where I'm not aware how manypeople it's impacting or the impact it's having. And so when we get that memessages like that, it's like, oh my goodness.And at the end of the day, you know, people are always like,Well, why? Like, why even bother keep doing it? And I always tell them thefollowing, which is that, yes, doing Lobo and being on the road every weekendand traveling is terrible for me medically and will probably take a coupleyears off my, off my life.And I'm okay with that. I'm okay with that trade off. And thereason for that is very simple. I am making people's lives better. My team ismaking people's lives better. We are creating a community event [00:53:00] that is impacting the world. And that'sall I've ever wanted. If I was to die tomorrow, I, I could leave a legacy thatwe've changed some people's lives and that's all I've ever wanted to do.And so for me, if you're telling me that I would lose a coupleyears in exchange for saving a couple. Then that's fine. If you're telling methat I can leave the world in this, a legacy in this event that basically willhelp to create, find people of their chosen family, I'm okay with that at theend of the day because that is what I've always wanted to do, is basically livelife like my grandmother and leave the world in a better place than I found it.And right now there's a lot of people leaving the world in amuch fi place than they found it. But if I can just impact one person, then itwas worth it for me. Amen. Everything De'Vannon: you justsaid. I mean, and you mentioned having, you know, fighting the disease andtraveling and you know, and I know DJs don't exactly get off work at 5:00 PM soI know, I know you're worthy for the wee hours.So is there any sort of special thing that you do to keep yougoing? Because [00:54:00] I know you mentionedfatigue, it can be one of the symptoms. So how are, how do you manage thedisease and do all that? You do Jake: Red Bull, ,lots and lots of Red Bull. No the DJ answer is Red Bull and Caffeine pills, butthe actual answer is basically from Monday to really, like Thursday it's sleepand recovery, and then starting on Thursday night it's travel, and Friday andSaturday it's go, and then we start the process over again.That's really what it is. It is draining. It is hard. It isrough. It is not easy with the mito, but at the end of the day, like I alwayssay, it's, you know, the look on people's faces at Lobo and the messages thatkeep me going. It's, it's knowing that we're doing something and. Thatultimately I get to live a life that many people wish they could.And I'm very appreciative for that. But I'm also not mistakenon how many people sacrifice for me along the way to get me here. You are a De'Vannon: gratefulmotherfucker. I [00:55:00] love it. So, toexplain, Jake I read where you do like, you create events for people withsensory issues. I wanna know what sort of sensory issues you speak of and howyou tailor Jake: it.Yeah, so that's something new we are still laying thegroundwork for, but that we have done. And what we are trying to do isbasically create nightclub events for people who, who have sensory issues,sensory overload, loud noises, lights like, you know, we can do. One of thethings that people often say is, and this is especially true in kink andnightlife just for the record, is I can.Make this accessible? Well, sure you can. You just don't wantto, you don't wanna put any extra legwork to get it there. There are times whenyou can't make something accessible. Like if there's only a stairway up, I getthat. But, you know, don't tell me you can't play the music at a lower level ona, on a certain night and not do a bunch of flashing lights.Like that's, that's an easy fix. That's an incredibly easy fix.It's just the fear of alienating your ongoing base is what is preventing people[00:56:00] in a lot of ways with a lot ofdisability accessibility. It's fear of alienating those who might not wantthat. And you can hear I think some of the passion in my voice when we talkabout this, because as someone with a disability, I never want someone to feellike they can't go somewhere because of something that may trigger somethingfor them.So one of

#100// We've reached Episode 100! So, what's next?We're celebrating 100 episodes on this week's podcast and the celebration wouldn't be complete without thanking the listeners (that's YOU!) and a handful of other very special folks who encouraged, supported and discipled me along the way (visit the show notes here to see who I'm shouting out).From the very first episode of Positioned to Prosper, I promised you that every installment would be grounded in three principles:Every bit of wisdom, advice and teaching must find its foundations in the Word of God;Presented life strategies must be Biblical and produce real results in real life; andWe're going to talk about *real* discipleship -- the kind Jesus demonstrated when He walked the earth.I'm pleased to say we haven't veered from this plan at all as we made it to this milestone episode, praise Jesus! And I'm excited to report that, as we head into our second hundred episodes, we'll be bringing interviews to the party. Yes!So if you have a person in mind that you'd love to see on the Positioned to Prosper podcast, head over to this post on my Facebook page, and drop their name in the comments. You can also drop any topics you'd like to see discussed on a future episode on this post, as well.Thank you for being here! I'm so excited to continue on this journey with you.p.s. -- Would you take a moment to leave a helpful review of the podcast on whichever platform you listen on? It helps others who are trying to find quality content to give a listen. I'd be so grateful. Xoxo - Erica

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Welcome to another edition of ‘Roll On', wherein Rich Roll and journalist & author Adam Skolnick riff on matters of interest across sports, culture, entertainment, and self-betterment. Topics discussed in today's episode include:Rich's recent adventures in Miami (and getting COVID)Oz Pearlman's Central Park FKTRobbie Balenger on ‘outlasting a Tesla'Memorable performances from the Boston MarathonWhy the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely StupidWinners of the 2021 ‘Rollies'Coaching check-in with Chris Hauth; andWe field a listener question on how to make sense of catastrophic and heartbreaking lossesIf you want your query discussed in a future ‘Roll On', leave it on our voicemail at (424) 235-4626.Note: We will be recording a sleep specific AMA episode with Dr. Matthew Walker (RRP 600) in the near future. Please submit your seep questions for consideration by sending an e-mail to rrpstudio@richroll.com or leaving a voicemail at (424) 235-4626.Reminder that you can watch today's podcast on YouTube. And as always, the podcast streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Enjoy!Today's SponsorsLMNT: For a limited time receive a FREE LMNT sample pack just cover 5$ for shipping. Try it out at drinkLMNT.com/RICHROLLOuterknown: High quality, sustainably produced men's and women's clothing. Go to outerknown.com and enter code ROLL at checkout to get 25% off your full-price order.ROKA: Cutting-edge eyewear built for top performance. Visit roka.com and enter code RichRoll for 20% off.Seed: To learn more and order Seed's DS-01TM Daily Synbiotic visit seed.com/RICHROLLWhoop: The world's most powerful, waterproof fitness tracker WHOOP 4.0. Visit: WHOOP.com and use the code Richroll at checkout to get 15% off a membership.Athletic Greens: 75 whole food sourced ingredients. Go to: athleticgreens.com/richroll to get a FREE year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs of AG1 with your first purchase.Peace + Plants,Rich See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:A look ahead at the Alaska cruise season. Plus: Scenes from the first day of the Southeast Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting in Anchorage, andWe speak with two southern panhandle winners of Spruce Root's Path to Prosperity business competition.

“Dinner Table of Horrors” - RHOSLC S02 E18Due to the problematic cast, and the uncovering of Jennie's social media posts, this recap is a bit different than our normal.  Please bear with us as we figure out how to best navigate recapping such a.. dare we say.. toxic cast.  Moving forward:We will be including a new show.  (We still want to have some fun!)We will still cover RHOSLC, just VERY briefly.  ANDWe will no longer cover Jennie.Timestamps:Intro: 00:00:00 -> 00:10:02RHOSLC: 00:10:02 -> 00:25:51Outro: 00:25:51 -> end

Jennifer loves prowling around and researching old stuff, so it's only natural—or should we say SUPERnatural —that she would run into a ghost story now and then.  Tonight she takes us on a tour of the murkier regions of Circa19xx Land to meet a few of their less corporeal inhabitants.   Tonight's itinerary:We take a spin around the phantom ballroom at the Overlook Hotel (you know how Jennifer loves a good ballroom);Jennifer then takes us to the creepiest haunted mansion she has actually been to—right near her own hometown;We set sail on a majestic, and notoriously haunted, art deco gem: the Queen Mary; andWe celebrate the season with the Addams Family and get some home decor inspiration from their eccentric creator. Jennifer presents a variety of songs (don't be alarmed; she isn't doing the singing) and other spooky novelties as well. We wrap up in the Vintage Century Reading Room with the conclusion of F. Scott Fitzgerald's story, "The Cut Glass Bowl."Light your candle and settle in for the night.  This one comes at your request.  It's a Halloween Spooktacular, Circa Sunday Night Style!To ExploreThe Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, ColoradoPics from the Vaile MansionReally Excellent Full Tour of Vaile Mansion with Tour GuidesQueen Mary Short History VideoAstonishing Legends Podcast on the Queen MaryCharles Addams Illustrations:~ Miss Universe~ Movie Scream~ Addams FamilyHalloween with the Addams Family (Full Episode)Circa 19xx LandFollow Jennifer on Instagram!Circa19xx.comMeet Jennifer

Today on the pod we've got an esteemed Mexican mycologist & researcher, a mycomaterials designer and entrepreneur who is turning heads around the world and winning prestigious design competitions with his fungal biomaterial fabrications - all while publishing peer-reviewed academic papers and holding it down in academia - oh, he has a podcast about mushrooms, too, en Español, called "Entre Hongos"Gente del mundo micológico dar gracias, bienvenidos al Mycopreneur Podcast -Dr. Efren RobledoToday we're going to be talking bout Dr. Robledo's foray into the world of mycomaterials, which he and his team of mycopreneurs at the Universidad autonoma de Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexico, have been extensively researching, prototyping and reiterating with to create some seriously impressive reishi leather that is quickly garnering the attention of the international design community Their mycopreneurial venture is called Mycelium with an I and you can find some of their current offerings at www.somosmicelium.comWe're also going to talk about the mycopreneurial landscape of Mexico, as increasing number of younger folks re-embrace the abundant ancestral wisdom and knowledge of fungi that is endemic to this beautiful landWe talk about opportunities to build mycelium bridges across the world, both figuratively and literally, andWe talk about Efren's vision for his own mycopreneurial hustle and what the ultimate goal of mycopreneurism is for himAll that and a whole lot moreGracias para juntar nosotros ahorita aquí en el Mycopreneur Podcast, y vámonos a viajar ahorita al Mundo Mycelio See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Listen to Software Engineering Daily: https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2021/04/07/chainlink-connecting-smart-contracts-to-external-data-with-sergey-nazarov/TranscriptJM: Tell me a little bit more about the data sources for Chainlink. Like how do thosedata sources get vetted and how does the data make its way onto the chain?SN: Right, absolutely. So there're actually two approaches here and I think they'reboth important and the flexibility of how you acquire data is important. The first approach is thatyou have an oracle network and that oracle network is a collection of nodes that are incentivizedjust like blockchain miners and Bitcoin miners are incentivized. Those nodes are incentivized togo out and get accurate data in order to generate the most accurate, highly reliable resultpossible. In the first version of how data is put into a smart contract, this oracle network of anywhere fromseven to over 30 nodes basically goes to an API at a data provider that is considered a highquality data provider. Often that's determined by users. So users will say, “Hey, we want that data provider.” Chainlink also has a reputation system where we track how well each node, and even more and more now how each data provider is performing. And so better data providersget to continue selling their data to Chainlink networks, whereas worst data providers are kind ofnot as used by node operators because they're either not responsive or not returning the rightresults. And so there's actually a reputation system baked into Chainlink, and it's quitefascinating because the system inherently puts all of the data on chain and generates a lot ofproof about what's going on with the oracles.In any case, in the first variant of the system you can go to any data provider, you can go toreally any API in the world and you can request from it and you can come to consensus on thedata from that source assuming you can get other sources or you can come to some model ofconsensus that the user wants around that data. And that doesn't require the data provider to doanything, right? So the benefit of this system is that you have a layer of consensus and youhave a lot of proof that the data was acquired from a data provider and the data providers don'tneed to change anything about their infrastructure, right? So the data providers just continue toprovide their APIs, operate the way they have always operated and just do what they'resupposed to be doing. This is the system through which a good amount of the data is acquiredand then the data providers are more than happy to sell their data to Chainlink nodes becauseit's consumed into these applications which they're all excited about.The second version is when a data provider runs their own Chainlink node. And what thatbasically means is the data provider gets a lightweight signing appliance. They basically get alightweight signing application that allows them to connect their APIs internally to their ownofficial node. And then that node publishes a contract on-chain, and that on-chain contract is arepresentation of that data provider. So now there's an on-chain contract that's therepresentation of that data providers services. And that on-chain contract gets requests fromother smart contracts for data to be given to them because, once again, a blockchain cannottalk to an API. A blockchain has to have an oracle to speak with any API in the outside realworld. And so the second variant is where data providers that are more interested in kind of sellingtheir data to the blockchain ecosystem or more convinced about that, and we have many dataproviders already doing this live. We have data for sports events, weather events, marketevents, all kinds of things out in the real-world already live on production with data providersrunning their own production nodes. This variant allows you to get data essentially directly froman official node run by a data provider. It has the benefits of getting data directly from a dataprovider running their own node. It has the limitation in that the data provider now has to be ableto make sure that they are properly connected, that their APIs stay up according to the node andall these other kinds of nuances. The benefit that they get is they are connected to manydifferent chains all at once. And in reality this variant basically requires the data provider to wantto opt-in to some kind of infrastructure. It requires them to want to say that, “Hey, I want to kindof run a function in the cloud or I want to run some kind of node myself and I want to make atechnical investment in that.”What we found so far is that the majority of data providers just want to sell their data tosomebody and they want to provide that to an oracle network that just retrieves their data andsells that data successfully to a smart contract. There are some data providers that want to runtheir own node and we're working with a lot of those, but I think that's something that's going toevolve more slowly.[00:16:33] JM: You mentioned this reputation system for how data gets verified as quality. Howdoes that reputation system work? How do you vet and ensure quality data?[00:16:45] SN: So once again there's two levels. There's one level of the node operators andassuring that they're operating properly and then there's the level of the data providersresponding properly. In terms of the node operators, the way that the Chainlink system works isthat node operators are committing to certain service level commitments, right? They'rebasically, in many cases, on-chain committing to a certain degree of service. And they'recommitting to that because the on-chain activity that they do is immediately public to everybodyas soon as it happens. So I think the big nuance difference between a reputation system in the web world and areputation system in the blockchain world is that data is immediately available publicly. It isimmediately available for people to know that a node did not respond for a certain period oftime. And that lack of response is recorded on-chain immutably for everybody to analyze. Andwe actually have multiple ecosystem teams. We have multiple kind of block explorer-like thingsand marketplaces that are all able to analyze the same data about both node operators anddata providers.So basically the way that it looks is that the node operators are expected to perform to a certaindegree on-chain. Those expectations are clear. They are then able to perform, or in some casesif they're not able to perform, they are not able to stay on that oracle network. And then the dataproviders themselves, for the ones that run their own nodes, it becomes pretty clear what theirresponses, are and if their responses are often wrong, then you know once again that dataprovider and their node might not be used in an aggregation. They might not be applied to thataggregation.In the cases where a node operator gets data from a data source, a lot of that data is actuallymore internal to the oracle network and that data is something that's in the process of gettingpublished on chain. So there is a certain amount of insight that node operators have about theresponsiveness of different data providers and different data sources. At this point the reputationsystem extends to node operators and to the node operators that are data sources. It willcontinue and is already being extended to cover data providers. And that's another kind of piecethat's coming and is already working for node operators in how they choose data providers andis something that's going to be made more public.[00:19:13] JM: Let's talk a little bit about the architecture of Chainlink. Can you tell me about thedifferent types of smart contracts that are stood up to compose what Chainlink operates as?[00:19:26] SN: Sure. Sure. I think the simplest way to think about Chainlink is that you'recreating an on-chain interface between an off-chain service resource or computationalenvironment. So what you're really creating is you're creating an on-chain contract that canreceive transactions from other contracts that basically request specific types of data, specific types of computations like randomness and in many cases require you to make a commitmentto provide that, right? And it actually varies in terms of the use cases.So there're variants of chain-link networks that create something called reference data.Reference data is a piece of data that's used by many different contracts, and we have some ofthe top defi protocols using our reference data to settle their protocols and transactions and inlending and derivatives and insurance and various other financial products. And what referencedata does is it creates an on-chain aggregation from multiple nodes and then that aggregation isthen provided through an interface, through another interface that allows people to read thatdata and to use it in their contract. So that's one way to interface with Chainlink validated data.Another way to interface is something called the request model. The request model is when youactively request a specific computation, a specific piece of data, a specific randomness fromsomething like Chainlink VRF where you basically have a designation, a job ID that you feed inand you use to trigger a request. So I think that the nuance around understanding what oracle'sdo and what Chainlink is is around both the interface, the interface that allows people toconsume all this data in different ways, and it's kind of a roundabout answer to your questionbecause it's as varied as the different use cases want to consume data, which is quite varied,and also the type of data they want to consume.And then this interface is replicated across all the different blockchain environments, but inmany cases goes back to the same kind of core oracle network for that piece of data and thenthat retrieves the data from specific sources. But I think the simplest way to think about anoracle in an oracle network is that you're creating an unchained contract that is acting as theinterface. Just like APIs are an interface into people's web backends, oracles are kind of anotheronion layer on top of APIs that act as the interface for people to interact with those services froma smart contract. And those interactions are very varied. They can be on a schedule where youtell the interface that you want them to send data at a certain point in time. Or in some of ourkeepers functionality we actually can watch contracts and the oracle network chooses when tosend them data based on the certain conditions that contracts have or haven't met. And so it'smore and more advanced depending on how people want to receive the data or how they wantthe off-chain service to interact with them.

On this Episode;Johnny Awesome is still dealing with a house of unwanted cats (seriously if you know anyone that wants one... or 48 let me know)Plus How to un Funk yourself and the water the plant ruleThe Toiletpaper Trick! BREAKING NEWS ~ President Biden's Executive Order seemingly erases educational requirements allowing the licensed agent to work from state to state.andWe took your calls and discussed what the NWO of Real Estate Licensure would look like, the pro's the cons, and what it's like now for duel licensed agents. All this and More!Mentioned during the show:https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/

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Hey there friends. So yesterday I was just a fanboying I guess about Prisma. If you haven't heard of Prisma, it is a Oh what does that? It's ORN, I can't remember what what the word for that is but it interfaces between you and a backend database. So it supports post-grass and SQLite my sequel and a MongoDB support is coming. So yeah, just so you have a database and you tell it what database what kind of,Database you're hitting and how to connect to it or what the connection URL is. And then it manages connecting to it and you have the rest of your code doesn't have to worry about what type of database it is. You just work with Prisma. And what makes Prisma especially special is that it has a really great way for defining your schema for the types or the models that your database supports. It has a really nice way of making the database match that so it'll create the tables for you and everything. It has a great way for my great.Hitting so if you need to change the column name or something then it will automate that process and and that can be part of your deployment pipeline is to alter tables to add columns and stuff like that. It doesn't quite help you with like breaking changes. It they have some articles to help, you know, how to go about doing that and I have successfully done that with Prisma. But yeah, and and it's it's not like a terribly difficult thing to do necessarily but I mean if it's a really great big breaking change then having zero downtime is tricky. But yeah, I've had a couple like the situations where I needed to remove an enum value and stuff and I was able to do that without too much trouble. Thanks to a lot to prism as migrate feature, but then the thing that you experience on a regular basis working with Prisma that just I love is its type script support. So you define this schema and then it generates TypeScript types. So that as you're using Prisma you say Prisma dot and then the,The table that you want to get and info from and then find many and then you have a select and aware and an order by and if there's relations so like a user has many posts or something then you can get all that users posts or if you're looking for posts, you can get the the author and data from that and it's all just so nice with TypeScript. It's it's brilliant. So if you are using one of those databases and you haven't tried Prisma yet give it a look it is fantastic. I'm really really happy with it. Hope you're having an awesome day andWe'll talk to you later.

Today I want to talk about the DM I most aspire to be like. I don't remember if I've mentioned them before on my show, but I want to put this out there for posterity because they were absolutely amazing. I am pretty damn sure they'll never hear this, andWe'll talk about why not later in the episode.  Who's your GOAT? Who was the person that made you want to be a DM in the first place? Let me know. And speaking of the greatest of all time, Jason was kind enough to answer my movie question, so we have that to look forward to as well. Enjoy the show!

Hebrews 11:1Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Romans 10:17Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. We are called to build and live by the Most Holy Faith (Jude v. 17)  Reality of Living by Faith: A Time to develop Radical Faith in the radically changing world  Three Major Problems   1) Uncontrolled Emotion   2) Therapeutic Culture   3) Misconception about God How can we stay active in faith?  The Concept of Word John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. God's Word Psalm 119:9 How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.   II Peter 1:19 19 Andwe have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attentionas to a lamp shining in a dark place, untilthe daydawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,Our Word Psalm 42:5 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.   People's Word Ecclesiastes 7:20-21   20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins. 21Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken Church's Word I Thessalonians 5:1111 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.   Word of ObedienceMatthew 7:24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” 

Micky ScottBey Jones she/diva- the Justice Doula - accompanies people as they birth more love, justice and shalom into our world. As a womanist, contemplative activist, movement chaplain, certified Enneagram coach and trainer and nonviolence practitioner, Micky supports students, clergy, activists and everyday leaders in a variety of roles - speaker, writer, facilitator, pilgrimage guide, consultant and teacher. She is the Director of Resilience and Healing Initiatives with Faith Matters Network and the visionary leader of the Daring Compassion Movement Chaplaincy Project focused on infusing movements for social change with accompaniment, care, healing and resilience. Micky was a core team member with The People’s Supper who gathered more than 10,000 people around tables after the 2016 U.S. election for bridging and healing conversations. A lifelong learner, Micky has a B.S. in Consumer and Family Sciences and a M.A. in Intercultural Studies from NAIITS/Portland Seminary and is constantly taking a new class or reading a new book. A believer in the power of stories and empathy, she is also a facilitator and Master Practitioner Candidate with Narrative 4. She is the author of Keep the Fires Burning: Conquering Stress and Burnout as a Mother-Baby Professional and contributing author of Becoming Like Creoles: Living and Leading at the Intersections of Injustice, Culture and Religion and Keep Watch With Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers.Featured by the Nobel Women’s Initiative’s #16DaysOfBoldChange, racial justice fellow for Christians for Social Action and named one of the Black Christian leaders changing the world in Huffington Post, Micky is known worldwide for exploring peacemaking and justice movements in different contexts, across continents, crafting experiences for brave space, transformation and revolutionary love, compelling storytelling, engaging in authentic conversations - and most importantly - never passing up a dance floor.She has been a contributor on many platforms including Christians For Social Action, The Porch Magazine, Sojourners, Our Bible App, and Red Letter Christians, and many podcasts including CTZNWELL, The Liturgists, Lord Have Mercy and Homebrewed Christianity. Micky dropped knowledge about:- Healing Work for Movement Builders- Burnout and How to Prioritize Self-Care- Being Instead of Doing- The Year of Covid-19 - Dreaming and Working During Crisis- How Families Have Been Impacted by the Loss of Loved Ones Due to Covid-19- How we Cannot Meditate Covid-19 Away- The Value of Consistent Check Ins with Community - The Importance of Teachers and Mentors - A Commitment to Not Dying on the Altar of Justice You can find more about her work at www.faithmattersnetwork.org and check out her social media on Facebook and Twitter.The Daring Compassion Program at Faith Matters Network has trained 100s of folks worldwide in movement chaplaincy. We are currently accepting registrations for the Summer cohort and will have a Fall cohort as well. My vision is accompaniment, healing and resilience building woven into our movements for social change so that we might thrive as we resist and create new futures!Brave Space PoemTogether we will create brave space.Because there is no such thing as a “safe space” —We exist in the real world.We all carry scars and we have all caused wounds.In this spaceWe seek to turn down the volume of the outside world,We amplify voices that fight to be heard elsewhere,We call each other to more truth and love.We have the right to start somewhere and continue to grow.We have the responsibility to examine what we think we know.We will not be perfect.This space will not be perfect.It will not always be what we wish it to be.ButIt will be our brave space together,andWe will work on it side by side.Podcast music by Charles Kurtz+ Read transcript

We all need coaching to help us see things in ourselves that we do not see. Becoming more coachable is having a growth mindset ready to change so we can rise to the next level. Humbling ourselves and self-awareness opens the door to accepting critical feedback that provides opportunity for growth. What will you do when you finally see an area in your professional life that needs an adjustment? The episode follows this outline:We must be open minded about feedback,Become more self-aware,Coaching helps us self-discover, andWe need to challenge our mindsetYou can download the Leadership Growth Blueprint for Finance and Accounting Managers here. You can use this guide to develop your leadership by focusing on communication, and growing and empowering your team.For more resources, please visit stephenmclain.com.We need your feedback on helping us make The Finance Leader Podcast even more helpful to your development. Please click here for a survey. The results of the survey can help us put out the content you need. Your information will not be shared.Please follow me on:1. Instagram: stephen.mclain2. Twitter: smclainiii3. Facebook: stephenmclainconsultantYou can now purchase a course to help you advance your career from Finance Leader Academy. It's called Advance Your Finance and Accounting Career: Developing a Promotion Strategy that Sets You Apart. 

In this episode we find out how a small team of creatives re-imagined the talk show environment for Amazon Prime’s ‘Inside the Boys’.Amazon Studios approached Technical Director Brandon Epperson for a COVID safe workflow that could produce their nine-part TV series in just four weeks! Today Brandon shares why he decided LED virtual production was the way to go. andWe are also joined by his good friends at Aggressive TV, Daniel Shapiro and Alex Topaller who directed the animated set design, opening credits and branding. The team chose Notch as their content creation tool for real-time reactive animations. Art Director Federico Gonzalez also joins us on the line to share how his team at Tigre Labs created the set-pieces in Notch.Join us as we discuss set extension, what virtual sets means for the future of art departments and always needing more time!Episode credits:Interviews and editing by: Kat KemsleyProduced by: Bent StamnesAudio post production, additional music and mastering by: Arto Koivisto See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Celebrity torture porn or well-crafted reality series? That's the question when we look at Seven's new offering and one they hope will help them limp home as the number one network in 2020.The range of 'celebrity' only adds to the nature of the question... so where did your Bingeboxers fall on SAS AUSTRALIA?Also, as is now tradition, every tenth episode is punctuated with a very competitive quiz hosted by Brooky - who's trivia knowledge sees them rise to the top?!Join Jo, Dan, Brooky, and Molk as we give you some great tips, hints on shows to watch and those to give a wide berth to as we land squarely in the TV Bingebox!In this episode we cover off:Our Clap or Slap shows (ones we’ve been loving and others we've had the misfortune to watch), include: 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (SBS), The Split (ABC), Rebecca (Theatrical/Netflix), The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix), Lovecraft Country (FOX SHOWCASE), Insight: 15 Minutes of Fame (SBS), Seduced (Stan), Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix), Harlots (Stan);Our #GroupBinge SAS AUSTRALIA (Seven) pits celebrities against themselves, their egos, and their self-belief - but is it enough?; andWe compete in another devilish edition of BROOKY'S QUIZ to see whose knowledge of TV trivia offers them bragging rights (again)!Follow the @TV_Bingebox crew:@danmbennett@jocasamento1@viscountbrooky@SteveMolkFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_bingeboxFind us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TVBingeboxGang/Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au

Understanding Emotional Intelligence is our ability to be self-aware of our own words, actions, and attitude and how it affects others. We need to know ourselves so we can become a better leader who can inspire and create a positive environment where our team can thrive. I discuss the topic using the following points:Our actions and words affect others so we must become self-awareUnderstanding and caring for othersStay humble, continue to learn, and set the example, andWe still set the bar high, but how we do it becomes criticalYou can download the Leadership Growth Blueprint for Finance and Accounting Managers here. You can use this guide to develop your leadership by focusing on communication, and growing and empowering your team.For more resources, please visit stephenmclain.com.We need your feedback on helping us make The Finance Leader Podcast even more helpful to your development. Please click here for a survey. The results of the survey can help us put out the content you need. Your information will not be shared.Please follow me on:1. Instagram: stephen.mclain2. Twitter: smclainiii3. Facebook: stephenmclainconsultantYou can now purchase a course to help you advance your career from Finance Leader Academy. It's called Advance Your Finance and Accounting Career: Developing a Promotion Strategy that Sets You Apart. 

Today we hear about how Elijah encounters the still,small voice of God. Andwe hear about Peter attempting to walk on water.

Hope Mathumbu who is a nurse working on the front line of covid testing. We will hear from her first.We follow up with an exert from a recent webinar from the Australia Institute about Treaty & Sovereignty to celebrate National NAIDOC week.We follow up with a chat with Kath Larkin, a Victorian Socialist member, about her upcoming push to be Lord Mayor of Melbourne.Kevin Healy gives a run down of the week andWe end with a chat with Andrew Fowler about his updated book The most dangerous man in the world: Julian Assange and Wilileaks' Fight for Freedom. printed by Melbourne University Press.

Another cracking episode coming down the pipe for you this week! We launch into a whole bunch of great TV suggestions, a fabulous REWIND from Molk, and our GROUP BINGE looks at a new SBS ob-doc that looks at the contentious issue of immigration and how trying to become an Aussie is fraught with hurdles and challenges.Join Dan, Jo, Brooky and Molk as we give you some great tips, hints on shows to watch and those to give a wide berth to as we land squarely in the TV Bingebox!In this episode we cover off:Our Clap or Slap shows (ones we’ve been loving and others we've had the misfortune to watch) including: Neighbours (10 Peach), Emergency (9), Jim Jeffries: Intolerant (Netflix), Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (Netflix), The Mask You Live In (Netflix), Outcry (Stan), Q&A (ABC), The Casketeers (Netflix S01/S02, SBS VICELAND S03), Expecting Amy (HBO Max/FOX SHOWCASE)*I’ll quickly chime in on this one when you mention it, (Wentworth S08E01 (FOX SHOWCASE), America in Colour SBS War of the Worlds SBS, Iron Man 2 (Disney +), Avengers (Disney +), Snowpiercer (Netflix), RHONY (HayU), Ghost, David Foster: Off The Record (Netflix);The #GroupBinge is the part-fabulous-part-heart-breaking series WHO GETS TO STAY IN AUSTRALIA from SBS; andWe get caught in a landslide (no escape from reality) as we #Rewind our video cassettes and press play on FRONTLINE (available on Stan).Follow the @TV_Bingebox crew:@danmbennett@jocasamento1@viscountbrooky@SteveMolkFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_bingeboxFind us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TVBingeboxGang/Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au

We dip into original Australian content on an international streaming service this week as your Bingeboxers find out who has the best and worst funny bone as we size up LOL on Amazon Prime Video. Yes, it's a thing.Join Dan, Jo, Brooky and Molk as we give you some great tips, hints on shows to watch and those to give a wide berth to as we land squarely in the TV Bingebox!In this episode we cover off:Our Clap or Slap shows (ones we’ve been loving and others we've had the misfortune to watch) including: Big Brother (Seven), Jeffery Epstein: Filthy Rich (Netflix), Marcella (ITV/Netflix), The Voice (Nine), Masterchef (10), Captain America (Seven), Who Is America (Netflix), Cults and Extreme Beliefs (SBS), Disney Gallery (Disney+), Billions S05 mid-season finale (Stan), Perry Mason S01 (FOX SHOWCASE), Wentworth S07 (FOX SHOWCASE), Lenox Hill (Netflix), Babies (Netflix), Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse (ABC), The Woods (Netflix), The Sinner: Jamie (Netflix);The team look at the show in our #GroupBinge that asks what happens when you put 8 comedians in a room competing for $100,000 and they aren't supposed to laugh? That's LOL: LAST ONE LAUGHING Australia, hosted by Rebel Wilson on Amazon Prime Video (internationally!); andWe go back to a simpler, more racially direct time as Molk takes the chance to Rewind! us back to 1980 and the Australian sitcom KINGSWOOD COUNTRY.(Clip from THE VOICE AUSTRALIA appears courtesy Nine Network.)Follow the @TV_Bingebox crew:@danmbennett@jocasamento1@viscountbrooky@SteveMolkFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_blackboxFind us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au

Welcome back to fuel your legacy show and today we have an incredible guest on I'm excited every time when I get the opportunity to invite people onto my show. And it's it goes through a selection process of who do I think is gonna be best? What messages need to be heard? And how pertinent are they especially to when I'm watching them? How pertinent are they too kind of world circumstances things like that. So I am super pumped right now to have Kip Kenobi Brooks. Kenobi part is a calling name, but he is a certified Jedi Master and trainer in neuro-linguistic programming. Now if you've never heard of NLP or neuro-linguistic programming, you are going to have your mind blown today, especially going through this sense of world income. And it's essential that we learn how to talk to ourselves, how to communicate to others to others, and then how to stay positive negativity causes a lot offriction, a quantum physical perspective, and a hormonal perspective, a lot of not great things.don't serve us and so learning how to control our environment and the languages that we're using are crucial, especially in this time where you've never had as much time to yourself probably since you've been alive right? Then school all these things now you're sitting at home wondering what the heck to do with yourself and your family because you've never spent that much time together. This is this is huge. So he came from nothing gained it all lost all and now he's traveled the globe helping other clients gain it all in their lives by removing the emotional mental blocks that are often put on their success. Look, guys, you, I can't stress this enough. Now you have time to work through all of these things like now is the time to do it. You're never going to get two weeks off from work again. Just cuz I don't know if you never will. But this is the time to do it. I mean, it's a gift from God, in my mind this whole circumstance. So such a blessed opportunity for us to take advantage of I'm super excited for you guys to hear from Kip Kenobi Brooke so go ahead and give us a little bit more of your background.And help us understand why you want to build a legacy and what legacy you're building. Go ahead and start from your earliest memories and bring us on to the journey.And thank you so much for having me. I love the show. And yeah, for me, it's so I started typical kid, you know, curious about the world.And just trying to be happy and explore around andmake my parents proud and all that good stuff, butwasn't in a, an environment that was nourishing to that type of mindset and was very sensitive as a kid I was very empathic and, you know, I don't have a single memory of my parents ever getting along, or ever feeling like they were even remotely happy in their life in any way, shape, or form. They hated their job. And that just blew my mind because they own their own business and they hated every minute of it.They are happy being in a relationship. So, but neither one would walk away from the business so they wouldn't walk away from the relationship. And so that was just this. Never felt safe or comfortable at home. And by the time I was eight years old,I was having suicidal thoughts. Luckily, I didn't know that was something that could be done. It's just,you know, I would pray every night as I was going to sleep that just make my heart stop. Don't let me wake up tomorrow.And but around that time, I had a younger sister was born,connected with her right away andI just always felt protective, not just of her just of people, I never like to see people hurting or being hurt or anything like that. And so I came up with this idea thatby the time I was 10, or 11, and started learning, there were other options and you know, as far as like,That guy should be here. And I know there were ways toMRI for whatever.By the end, I connected with her so much I had this idea that if I wasn't there, then all this crap I was going through would get dumped on her and just kind of passed on. So I was like, I've got to stay here to keep her safe. At least until she's old enough to you know, and strong enough to survive on our own. And so she was for the longest time.Baby infant sister here was a was like a guardian angel for me.men had a really low point at age 14 anddecided that was it I just couldn't do it anymore.And her life was pretty good. She was the youngest in the family and the only girl so she was a she was baby. She was pampered. She was looked after and love. And I was like, all right, she'll be alright. Do you know?And I was holding a gun to my head pulling the trigger. And then something clicked. AndI just I got really angry, and I wanted, I wanted to be fixed, I wanted to feel better. And I was really upset. Not just that I felt that way. But a kid felt that way as long as I did. And also knew there were other people not happy. I see, somewhere between ages 10 and 12 I had a grandfather committed suicide so it was likepeople shouldn't feel this way. And I made a promise to myself in the universe that if I ever figured out another way to be and found happiness in life andwas able to get up every day and not be miserable that I woke up.I'm going to come back and shine that same light for the people who are in that darkness. I want to show people there's a possibility and but first I got to find it. Well, I wish I could say I woke upThe next day, and it was like Ebenezer Scrooge, yet his breakthrough was like just singing out the window and like, making it rain on the delivery boy.But I was still, you know, a broken lost 14-year-old kid, and no other way and I was still in the same environment and I didn't understand the power of perception and mindset and all that.Andso, stayed around, still trying to like, okay, at least look after my sister and all that and try to figure it out. ButI think as time went on, I was still just never getting there. And thenmy dad passed away was 15 and my mom was getting some security moneyfor each of the kids and when she came to me, I was around 16 or 17. And he was just looking for a turn 17 or think, and I was supposed to graduate at 17Because my birthday was right on the cusp, you know wherethey let me go through so I was always the youngest kid in my class. And she came to me She's like, you know, you would graduate at 18 or 17 but if you could stay in school and repeat 12th grade I'll get another year so security moneyand so I saw this likethis opportunity of all get to love and acceptance now I'm valuable now I'm alreadythat wasn't dreaming. And then it also planted a seed in my mind of that's all I'm worth, you know, to this. This is a mother's love is supposed to be like this justgodly presence in our life, right and constantly, I got to see planted as like, I'm absolutely worthless to this family. And, and then one day I saw the checks and it was like $632And some change. And it's like, that's how my life's work. For a couple of years after that, like about two, two and a half years, that's about all I ever made it any job I had. I didn't realize it for a long time. But looking back, I think I would make between like six and $7 a month. And if I ever got a job, whereas making more than that, I would do something to sabotage it. And I didn't understand it until you know, later on in life when I got into psychology and you know, P and everything.But it's really fascinating to look back on it. Wow. That's, that's what I believed I was worth. Because that's what I saw my mom got for me that was what was made her willing to ask me to intentionally fail. And now it had to be pretty painful for a mother to ask her child to fail. It shows me the Dire Straits we were in at the time, butat that moment in time, I didn't see it that way. You know, I didn't. I wasn't aware of any of that.And so anyway, I did repeat 12th gradeIf she went to do that, honestly, I would have probably just withdrawn from school completely. I didn't see a point in going, I was still pretty suicidal was planning on committing suicide after I graduated or afterhigh school is down once shewhen she asked me to do that, I said, Okay, the money stops at you know, June 8.I might as well as the last value I can add to the planet.a couple of months for that I had.If I didn't show up to school, they would have kicked me out completely. So I had to show up at least a little bit. only needed this half a credit for the second semester of world history class. And I had this rookie teacher was his second year, brand new to our school. And we hit ignore each other the whole first part of the year. He comes to me at the beginning of the second semester, a few weeks in andcomes up home after school.slap some papers down in front of my desk. He's like, I don't know what in the world you have going on, In your head, in your inside. at home. I don't even know you outside the classroom. We've never even spoken in here. He's like, but he starts slapping papers. He's like, no, this is not you. I won't accept this behavior from you anymore. I won't allow you to accept it from yourself. Because if you're better than this, and I was only said, and we sat there for what seemed like an eternity of silence, but it's probably about three seconds. And then he said, You You're allowed to leave whenever you want. That's all I had to say for today.And I got up and bolted out of the room as fast as I could. I felt so uncomfortable. Because you see, I was actually an AP student. All through elementary school. I was always on the honor roll student the month a bunch of times. And then when I went into seventh grade, something shifted and I went from A's and B's to D's and F's. Actually oneOne of my first report cards were like, six F and a D.And instead of anybody seeing them, you know, wow, what happened, what's going on inside? They just started punishing me non stop and I was written offby teachers by the school but my parents are just, you know, a screw-up. AndCoskata wrong was about the first teacher to see past that and look for something else.It wasn't the only one there ended up being another one. But he was the first one actually grabbed me, kind of shake me up a little bit of tough love. And what he did in NLP and psychology is called a pattern interrupt, you know, no one had actually done that. Everybody justshows up, suck it up, you know, pull it together, study harder, you know, whatever. I wasn't studying, I wasn't doing anything. I didn't see a point and no one ever got down to that. SomeSo the day con came did I plan to in my life, it came and it went. And it was a couple of years before I realizedI wasn't supposed to be here past now. I say, wait a minute. And I started looking back trying to figure out like what happened because it's like I would literally for a couple of years, I thought about that day, every single day. And candidate now, I was just so miserable. That was the only thing getting me through it was that I wasn't getting beyond that point.Or, you know, it wasn't going to pass that point as like there's an end to all this. Andfinally, around my mid-20s, I had actually started turning things around and had been at a job for a while and was doing good. And I was making more than that six $700 a month. And I was starting to get it together.Yeah, life was pretty decent was better than I'd ever thought it would be for me.Anyway, and it kept getting a little bit better, a little bit better, I still run into some roadblocks would still like sabotage here and there and mess things up.And wouldn't know why. But like, I would get four steps up, you know, fall two or three back, but then I would get five more, but you know, it was just back and forth. So it was this gradual improvement with some setbacks along the way.And finally, you know, as much as I found I was going to be a parent, I went to work on myself. I was doing pretty good by the end, you know, mentally and emotionally, and doing okay at work.And something triggered me when I was going to be a parent, and it was just,I was like, I know even though I'm doing better than I've ever done. So I know there's some skeletons in my closet, some baggage and I don't want to dress my kids out of the same baggage that I've been carrying. I was like, there's some stuff I need to hear.From childhood and I need to find out how. And I've been going to went to the therapist for a couple of years.psychologists and psychiatrists and things andnever got anywhere really. You know, we have some new improvements here and there but it's such a long drawn-out process. It's something me skips is there's another way Yeah, they would put me on some man I was on all sorts of meds.And it made me feel good for a little bit and they would plateauor drop back down and there's, there's something different there's something I'm missing. It's only back into a journey of trying to discover something and that's when you know p psychology and neuroscience started to enter in my life, I started putting myself in these different spots found out about the personal development world, went to seminars, you know, went to shamanism courses. I took a soul song class, I know what it was barely what it is.Now, when I was looking for anything of like something different than what I've been doing, and whenever I found, you know, being really started dissecting it, because when I first got introduced to it, it was I was only brought into this sales side of it. And which I found fascinating and loved used to work had some great success.But the therapeutic side of itwas kind of just parked away in the shadows somewhere. And when I discovered that and they realize how to link the two and started understanding the barriers we carry from the past and how to release and all that's when it really like triggered inflammation really get amped up. And, and then, in 2010 I had a daughter passed away shortly after birth and her life in it that shehad a brain deformation that was there's no train before. NoYou're in 100% fatal, it's just a matter of time. And that's it. And it's usually very soonthatin her time, the rest of it was perfectly healthy and strong. Andin her time going through that experience,I started learning about organ donation. And we're told she can ever be a donor because the way the laws are written there like it's, it's illegal fora child two years old or younger to be a donor. And, well, that's really stupid. Why is it because donors are needed for that age. And it's just that just the way the walls are written. It's like it falls into this funky little area. And I can't do anything about it. So I went out to change that. And I was like, there are people all the time losing child at this age. And it makes no sense that someone like me, can't help someone like them. It's like, if I can prevent somebody from feeling this, then I feel like that's my duty and soI went to work on that. Andone of the things they didn't tell me was it was just too taboo. And everybody was too afraid to approach that issue.So after it was all done, now there's a protocol set in place and actually the organ procurement organization I worked with them, they do the training and they set the protocol. So there's now a protocol for and they actually discovered the technology of a new way toa new technology bringing in organ donation with this liver cell transplant that actually keepsmany many times a high percentage, maybe even 100%. By now.can keep people from having to get the liver transplant they can actually inject sales from a healthy liver into that and they discovered it trying to shut me up basically, be not so many doors, and confu down. And so it was in Europe, they brought it they found it and brought it to the states and got a lot of funding byIt soso and then the world of organ donation was changed by thisyou know, baby girl that who only lived minutes they said, life outside the womb for her was 99 minutes. And that completely altered everything I believed, deep down.You buried beneath everything that altered everything I'd ever heard and believed about, about our life and value we bring. Because I realized if someone that young lives that shorter period of time could make such a huge difference in the world. I mean, globally, there have been so many lives saved and positively impacted because of her journey.She was able to add that much value and have had much of an impact me that significant to the world. What the heck Have I been doing? And it's like, every life has value. I was like, including mine and I won't live inAnother way ever again. And that was it. It snapped me out of it to this day right now I get goosebumps cold chills every time I think about when I had that just, you know, just clickmuscle like I had when I was 14 it's just so lost and dark. It's like finally all those seeds. Just say that, you know, from that moment at 14 to two and even the moments before that with my sister like understanding that life is valuable. I was seeing it my sister wasn't seeing it myself.And then again at 14 and then with Coach Calderon planting that seed and all these different little things along the way. Finally got through my thick skull, like Lana Tupac she killer would write a poetry about you know, a rose that grew from concrete it's like that's all I had to take the rose busted through the concrete that is my thick skull and finally figured it out. And, and to this day, like when people ask me, what's your superpower? I'm it's the fact that I can seepossibility in every person, even when it can't save themselves, and they just came from I never saw it myself. So once I did, I'm like, oh man, and and I tell people all the time, I've never met a client who is more screwed up than I was. So it's like, if there was a chance for me, there's one for you, you gotta believe it. And we got to get you there. And that's it.Has it's ever since then it's been a year towards, you know, where I'm at now and where we're moving towardsis, I love it. The whole story is incredible. Honestly, what I found about talking to multiple people is when they find their legacy, it really is to help help a version of themselves and also there's nothing like once that Penny drops once the rose burst through the concrete right, once that happens, there's never I don't feel like there's really ever any going back to it. And going back from that experience like there's it's athis this term is probably used to flippantly butIt's a level of enlightenment about who you are and what your potential is and what your purpose is, that can't be contained anymore.That's what I love about the whole process is it's, you're creating now healing for other people. And what I found was a lot of people who have talked to if they specifically do neuro linguistic programming, I'm gonna ask you this question because I am curious your perspective on it. There's, there's many people who I think have used neuro linguistic programming, you probably have a lot of clients who have used it in the past, in my experience, all of the practitioners that I know the people who are like, actively helping people,they all have a story similar to yours, where they truly believe that they're more screwed up than anybody they could ever meet. Or at least they were more screwed up than anybody that could ever meet and they, because of that, they make great practitioners becauseThere's that empathy that there's that relatability that like look there is still hope for you and I think that belief helps it work even more for the people who maybe haven't had that experience to be a practitioner I'm just curious how many practitioners Do you know that haven't had one of these like major life like they went from suicidal toto being an avid like Crusader for the NLP hypnosis things like that help us know so many who haven'tit's fine you're you're just dead on the money. It's the the ones I speak with who have had like these just amazing stories of transformation with clients. Like me my my favorite one is scroll and I have full permission to use her story. She's have tons of videostestimonials from her and interviews and everything. And she's actually a student of mine right now. But Melissa, she was a she was a rape victim. And because of the rape and the way trauma and everything works, the rape left her with asthma, PTSD, phobia, and afflicted allergy. And the allergy it actually left her legally dead for more than five minutes a couple of years ago, down in social anxiety, what else is she had a ton of stuff because she was brutally raped at 13. Andwe work together and like a 20 minute session, and part of it went right before work the other she's like, and she didn't tell me all that, but I could tell because I don't have to share because she was a demo I was I was at a seminar I'd been asked to come present it andsay, and whenever she asked me, you know, eyes were dark, and I could just see you know, pain can recognize pain, you know, andwe can only see and others would. We've seen ourselves a lot of times and so I could just recognize it and Iidea of what it was because this the shifter, persona, body language and everything.So no, not not at all and keep yourself I don't need to know you don't know, it's all unconscious. Let's just get rid of it. And then, you know, she told us, she told us afterwards, butshe had told me before she's like, well, you need to know thatone of my best friends has all the same training needed, and actually maybe simpler. And so he refused to work with me. Because it was too dangerous. And I said, Well, that's his stuff. That's not your limitation. It's not mine. I was like, do you believe it can be done? And she did. She was on it. I was like, can you trust me and trust the process? Yeah. Okay. That's all it takes. And about 20 minutes session. She's done. She's no allergy, none of that. No, PTSD anymore. No phobia, and she was so ready to let it go. And that like it rocked my world. I didn't know how long it was going to take, you know, it's like but if youtakes all night I'm staying here I will not let her lead in that kind of pain that I just saw. And, and what it is I we talked about it afterwards and, and had very similar conversation with where you and I are going it wasthe people and she talked to a few people who've worked with him on a lot of different things from around us but never going near like the allergy and all of that stuff.Andand that was their limiting belief in what it was. And if I have a second superpower, this is it. I've always been too dumb to be afraid. I'm not afraid to go there with a client. So I've had my own darknessand my own pain. And all of that is that yours isn't going to end and I don't mean this in a colder like being a jerk. I think so yours. Your trauma isn't going to hurt me. So why would I be afraid to go there if I can go there with you and help get you out. I'm coming in youThe firefighter coming into the burning building, everybody else is running out. And it's because is that protection thing and it's like, I don't want anyone, I can't sleep at night knowing unless somebody stay in that, you know, thinking it's anything remotely like my was it worse, that you know, the pain I experienced? Because the mental and emotional pain is far worse and physical. Absolutely.Andso yeah, the people she had said that, who would might refuse to work with it or whatever. Like the ones who were friends or whatever. Yeah, they had a pretty good childhood growing up or whatever, and other other practitioners or ones I've had who've come to me I've even had people who actually mentored me, on the way up, come to me and asked my advice and opinion and asked for mentorship, mentorship from me. And even though they have years ofstudy and knowledge in it, but they never had the practice, they never went there. They never pushed the boundaries at theAnd I would talk to them and kind of same thing like they never had the experience of it themselves of, you know, some kind of traumatic event or, you know, deep mental and emotional pain. And the ones I talked to who have had these amazing transformations for themselves or clients talk to us about, you know, well you life like growing up, you know, parents used to beat me all the time, or I grew up in an orphanage or have someone else who actually had a friend who had a great childhood, but then got into a very abusive marriage, and that just took everything they knew about the world, you know, flipped it inside out.And that's it. That's, andit's amazing. It's so healing to actually step into this side of things and start coaching people through that because it's like, it gives that pain a purpose, and that's why we're giving it anyway right? Pain is a huge motivator as a beautiful teacher. So we need to createbring you some of it now, I don't ever want to see anybody experienced like, true hopelessness. That's a pain that no one needs to sink that low toput us like pain can be beautiful. And, you know, prosperity can come from it. I don't just mean when I say prosperity, I don't just mean, you know, money and the monetization of things, to prosperity and just complete health, happiness. Well, you know, that's what true success and prosperity is. To me, it's just being happy and that you're alive. And I just been happy to take a breath, and have beautiful relationships, friends, family,life partner, kids, if that's what you want, and also prosperity and being able to leave a legacy and make an impact in the world and love what you do have passion in your work and all of that and set true abundance. And it's like now that that pain has a purpose, and if you just follow that purpose, that's the most healing thing I've ever done is helping othersTime work with a client there's a little piece of meat it's like give them back noticesomething it's cliche it can be everybody says it there has said it at some point it's in Hollywood all the time but it really is true like we help somebody else that's like a I can feel that little kid I once was like getting a hug, you know, are just getting the lollipop person getting something to bring a smile. Absolutely. So I'm gonna I just love that it's so cool. I'm gonna go over some of these things that stuck out to me about your stories on draw attention to them because this this podcast right is is partially healing for oneself, which is essential and if you've hopefully if you've got nothing else out of his story, you can start thinking I was just sitting here listening thinking man I need to goin certain cases I need to go be the pattern interrupt in some people's lives that I see that maybe aren't doing what and not not not that I think what they're doing is not good or bad, right? It's not about that.But I can see when somebody isdoing something intentional or out of habit. And once they get into the habitual thing that's not serving them, then it serves to have a pattern interrupt and say, Okay, why are you doing this? What's the intention behind this pattern? and help them get out of that. Sothink of that. Those are the things I thought about. But let's talk about some of your, your childhood, some of the thoughts you have, because I think these are very common, and they're in every area of our life. He shared a story of his childhood and what how he dealt with things that way. But I want to address this from a business perspective, from a relationship perspective. A few different things that I'm going to highlight here. But in the beginning, he said his parents, what was the situation with his parents, they hated their business. He felt like they hated him, and they hated being tied to each other. They didn't like each other. They didn't like their business didn't like anything, but they felt powerless to get out of it. They stayed together.Because of the business, they stayed in these bad situations because ofultimately, financial security, and that and that plays another role later on in the story, my story and as you've listened to me on different podcasts, very similar, right, I came from a seventh of 11 kids and in a position of poverty, I mean, essentially there was there was domestic violence, there was a lot of gaslighting emotional abuse, physical abuse, and with that, it's nothing bad to say about my parents or anything like that. I love and respect my parents. They were going through their own things, chemical imbalances, it's hard to raise a family. But the point being is we came from that position. And because of that, I went to study psychology and neuroscience and neuro psychology. So we go through these similar pathways. And what was fascinating what I found in the research, once we got into sociological research is exactly what he highlighted. And that is thatPeople will stay in these negative environments, these negative chemical environments, these negative physical environments, emotional environment, spiritual environments, they'll stay there 90% of the time, because they don't know how to financially care for themselves or the people that depend on them outside of that situation. And so my mission is to help people understand money enough so that they don't have to make decisions based on money, but they can make decisions based on what's best for them. What I'm doing doesn't replace or it complements what Kip is doing, he's helping people more with the mentality of healing through these traumas, that's as it as important or or more important than understanding how money works. Money's just the name of the show, right? The fuel for the legacy. It's not the legacy itself, the legacy itself is the healing that kit provides the fuel is understanding how to financially make those things happen. Okay, so I want to want to add some contrast there and some clarityOne of the things that I loved is when he got his little sister, right when his little sister shows up, and so many people, I mean, I've been using this quote a lot on social media and in different avenues, but that we like, very rarely do we rise to leadership, we fall to the level of our training, that is most cases, okay. And I've had some pushback, somebody will say, oh, there's the exception. Some people do rise, right? Well, Kip is one of those people who's an exception, he's an outlier. He did rise, right? When he was thinking, Oh, man, this sucks. I want out then he sees another person come in, says no, even if I did want out, I can't leave them in this situation. So rather than backing down, right, rose to leadership rose to I need to be alive to protect and to lead and to make sure that my family's okay. And these are the things that in such terrible circumstances. I'm sure Kip wasn't necessarily thinking of whatAn incredible attribute that is, for myself, I have a similar story like I literally when I get on stage, I literally use these wordings because, for me, I had an abusive mom I had. And I felt that the way tothe I was stronger, and these are all like ourselves justifications or our ourselves, building ourselves up, but I felt that I was stronger can handle a beating a little bit better, and could be a better leader than my mom. And so I did that. The unfortunate thing about my story is that rather than leading better than my mom, I became the same type of leader as my mom. So then I didn't get punished, but then I ended up not being nice to my siblings and causing harm to my siblings as a way to impact less pain than my mom was impacting But now what does that increase that incurs a sense of even betrayal from another party if there's there's a lot of psychological mess there, right?The landscapeI know they are. Yeah, but but I did. But the things you don't understand leaders, there are some people who do step up for an occasion most back down some step up. And that's happening in every area of life. And it's not, I want to make sure that people understand you're not bad or wrong or less than, orthere's nothing demeaning about being somebody who falls or or choose to run from the fiery building rather than running into it, right?That's notif that's you don't feel bad, don't sell shame or whatever or feel guilty about that. People are different, they have different roles and have different purposes. And that's okay. You know, it's okay to know that you're different. And we need both people because if everybody ran in the building, we'd all die, right? So we need people who are outside taking care, the people who are outside the building, so that was huge. And then to do that, to be able to do that he had to have anawareness of how others were right, what ultimately pulled the gun out of his mouth or wherever it was on his body. When he was he was thinking that is man. I'm finally at a point where I'm in this pain I now recognize I'm at a point where I think I could recognize other people are in the same pain. Maybe they're either doing the same type of thing in private, or they're thinking about it.Again, he had already set up the pattern in his life to be a leader, as soon as you recognize them, where he could leave, he fell back or rose up rather to leadership and say, okay, who else could? Who needs my help? That's his reason to live now is to find those people who are hurting and to help them and that was decided at a young age, even though it didn't necessarily come to a full fruition till later, I was decided, at a young age most major decisions in your life are decidedor created the patterns between I would say six and 10 years old, most of them maybe even younger, dependent depends on who you ask.But there's a wide range from anywhere for 15. And I like to say, well, let's go a little bit lower. But that's that's the situation there.Okay, this part is that I think the craziest part of I would say craziest, but there's two things that I think could cause the biggest transformation for you who are listening right now.Especially in the the world situation that we're in.The economy is upside down. The economy's like, basically worse than the Great Depression. And I'm not I'm not trying to be a doomsday er, but it just is. That's that's the statistical evidence. We've had worse days than even before the Great Depression and through the Great Depression. Okay. So what's interesting though, is many people are going to lose their jobs from which they were paid based on what their employer thought they were worth. In kipps situation he was gettingused for whatever money his mom thought he was worth.Okay? that his situation and your situation, orI mean, for lack of better words, not to draw too crass of examples. They're identical, okay? You're getting paid based on what somebody else believes your worth. And as long as you're looking or hoping for times to get back to the old normal, where you're just paid what your what somebody else thinks you're worth, you're not getting it. Like I said at the beginning, this is one of the greatest opportunities God could have given us. Our world situation right now, it's time for you to identify your worth. What do you believe your worth is because when this all ends, ends, you're gonna have to go find a job again. But maybe or you're going to start your own business, whatever you're gonna do. And how are you going to say no, this is what I know I'm worth. How are you going to project into those conversations? This is what I know I'm worth and Kip can help you make that transformation because he recognized hesaw what he thought he was worth 600 $700 a month. Okay? And so many people, you decide that you're worth $40,000 a year or $70,000 a year or $30,000 a year right? And it's the saint the numbers different but the mental process is identical. I promise you from a neuro linguistic programming perspective, the language is the same. And so he can help you if you want to level up your income through this whole situation. He's your guy, he can help you do that. He did it for himself. He can help you do that. And share a little bit about that kid because I I know it's possible. I know you can do it, but share a little bit about what that process is. What does it look like?It's funny when you were bringing that up by acolleague, I have she um,she's awesome. We we were, we were working with each other. We've kind of tried it out. I hate you know, you run me through SAS. I'll run you through a session or whatever. And she was focusing on career and theFinance and she's Tell me about all the money stories that she had growing up, you know, and oh, come from a small town people in small town don't make much money 

In this Tax Bite episode, we’re talking about working from home and the home office expenses that you may be able to claim as a tax deduction. These Tax Bites are created for you, the individual taxpayer, to give you tax tips and tools to help you prepare for Tax Time 2020 in Australia. This Tax Bite Edition is hosted by Registered Tax Agents and CPA’s Sheryl Cole and Corinne Cole.Special Tax Bite episodes will be happening in the lead up to tax time 2020 to help you prepare for tax time and get the inside scoop as to what you can and can’t claim on tax and what documentation you need to ensure your claim holds up in an ATO audit.In this Tax Bite, we talk about:The conditions that must be met in order to claim home office expensesThe difference between home office running expenses and home office occupancy expensesThe records and receipts you need to keep to claim home office expensesThe fixed-rate method versus the actual expenses method; andWe briefly chat about capital gains tax implications and claims for car and travel expenses when working from homeYou can learn more about the show hosts, Corinne Cole and Sheryl Cole at:platinumaccounting.com.authenumberninjas.com.au

Hello! What if government promised a job to anyone who needed one at any time? That’s the principle behind an idea gaining traction in the US: the universal jobs guarantee. Economic historian Lord Robert Skidelsky explains how governments have approached full employment in the past and why a jobs guarantee is now the best way to achieve it. Then US expert Pavlina Tcherneva talks about how the policy could work in practice.ANDWe talk to period poverty activist Amika George. Amika tells us about setting up the Free Periods campaign, how they achieved a shift in government policy, and where it goes next. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello! With an election on the cards, we’re talking about voter registration. The Resolution Foundation’s Laura Gardiner explains the relatively recent phenomenon of low youth turnout and Mete Coban tells us about what his organisation, My Life My Say, is doing about it. Then Danielle Root, voting rights expert at the Centre for American Progress, talks us through the success of new ‘Motor Voter’ laws, which have brought automatic voter registration to a number of US states.ANDWe have a brand new section for you! Anna Taylor, co-founder of the UK Student Climate Network, is our first ever ‘cheerful person’. She chats about her journey into climate activism, plotting in Camberwell’s Costa and why we should all join the Global Climate Strike later this week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hey Guys, welcome back to another Episode of Celeb Talk Girl Talk.On today's episode we have our first guest joining us, Tamika Flores! She's Jaanais's Best friend and the God Mother to her son! She is a 27 year old Puerto Rican from the Bronx, a Retail Manager for Aeropostale, and like most ladies figuring out how to date in this concrete jungle! Our Girl Talk Includes:Traditional ways of meeting a guy versus the new ways of dating through Apps. such as:Tinder, Plenty of Fish, Bumble, and Hinge. We Give a Shout out to Sconex, Meebo & Aim!We tell the story on how our parents met,We give our thoughts on how we feel about PDA, andWe talk about a few Celebrity love stories!We talk a little about Ghosting & Sliding into DMs (stay tuned for more in another episode)Lastly, make sure to stay until the end for an enticing game of would you rather!Interested? Grab a Cup and Join the Talk!!!!!Follow @celebtalkgirltalkpod @natasha_fig @jayrosexoxo on Instagramand our guest Tamika @xii_xci @celebtgirltalk on Twitter and don't forget to Rate, Review, and Subscribe!Music by WordSmithCover Art by Ria

Hello! Ed’s been going on about it for years, but we’ve finally agreed to do an episode on his favourite topic: predistribution. It’s all about reducing inequality in the first place, rather than relying on tax and benefits later down the line. We talk to inventor of the term Professor Jacob Hacker to work out what it means. Brazilian academic and politician Roberto Unger argues for predistribution to tackle inequality in the knowledge economy. Then Madeleine Gabriel and Isaac Stanley from Nesta propose policies that we could adopt in the UK.ANDWe’re joined by comedian Carmen Lynch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode not only are we on location in the "Writers Penthouse" of Village Books, but also this episode was made is in partnership with our very own Village Books, and Seattle based Libro.FM! We have our FIRST long distance interview, AJ has some talk time with Mark Pearson, the CEO and founder of Libro.FM. And Chris and AJ sit down in the Writers Corner of Village Books and talk with two of the three co-owners of Village Books (Paul Hanson and Sarah Hutton) in Fairhaven. New to Libro.FM? That's ok, tune into the episode to find out why they are on AJ and Chris' "the goods list." And- they are offering a promo for BhamPodcast listeners * 3 for 1 Audiobooks ----- https://libro.fm/redeem/BHAM18 ------- * Receive 3 audiobook credits for $14.99 during your first month of membership. Choose from over 100,000 audiobooks all while supporting Village Books. After your first month, you’ll pay $14.99 for one audiobook per month.ANDWe even have a special BhamPodcast reading list with Libro.FM! Check out OUR recommendations for some good reading/listening.https://libro.fm/playlists/bhampodcastVillage Books: https://www.villagebooks.com/ #watchfamBe sure to check out what was on wrist during our interview with Village Books (Sarah is part of the #watchfam) - there is indeed a wrist shot- instagram.com/ajbarseThe Analog Explorer; Volume OneRead about AJ's all new 20 page photographic magazine, The Analog Explorer!Now available on the Blurb bookstore! www.theanalogexplorer.comConnect with us:AJInstagram @ajbarse ajbarse.comChris Instagram @mnmltekchrispowell.co *Twitter Hashtags*: #bhampodcast

On this episode not only are we on location in the "Writers Penthouse" of Village Books, but also this episode was made is in partnership with our very own Village Books, and Seattle based Libro.FM! We have our FIRST long distance interview, AJ has some talk time with Mark Pearson, the CEO and founder of Libro.FM. And Chris and AJ sit down in the Writers Corner of Village Books and talk with two of the three co-owners of Village Books (Paul Hanson and Sarah Hutton) in Fairhaven. New to Libro.FM? That's ok, tune into the episode to find out why they are on AJ and Chris' "the goods list." And- they are offering a promo for BhamPodcast listeners * 3 for 1 Audiobooks ----- https://libro.fm/redeem/BHAM18 ------- * Receive 3 audiobook credits for $14.99 during your first month of membership. Choose from over 100,000 audiobooks all while supporting Village Books. After your first month, you’ll pay $14.99 for one audiobook per month.ANDWe even have a special BhamPodcast reading list with Libro.FM! Check out OUR recommendations for some good reading/listening.https://libro.fm/playlists/bhampodcastVillage Books: https://www.villagebooks.com/ #watchfamBe sure to check out what was on wrist during our interview with Village Books (Sarah is part of the #watchfam) - there is indeed a wrist shot- instagram.com/ajbarseThe Analog Explorer; Volume OneRead about AJ's all new 20 page photographic magazine, The Analog Explorer!Now available on the Blurb bookstore! www.theanalogexplorer.comConnect with us:AJInstagram @ajbarse ajbarse.comChris Instagram @mnmltekchrispowell.co *Twitter Hashtags*: #bhampodcast

This week was plagued by technical difficulties and super busy schedulesBUT we still got it in! And a fairly good one as well...We get to the Marvel changing it up a bit after a decade,Does Rosanne deserve an award? No.As well as our review of Sicario 2 andWe list our favorite actors and directors who we wantto keep making movies until the day they die...but in a good way!You a rebel without a cause? Feel free to skip around,we have all timestamps below!Intro"I Didn't Get The Job" - 0:58The Fucking News:The Marvel Switch Up - 05:21F-U Rosanne - 08:57Sicario: Day of the Soldado:Trailer - 14:11Discussion - 16:37Dom's Segment:Live For Ever!; Actors and Directors - 37:17Cate Blanchett - 37:52 Anne Hathaway - 38:21Idris Elba - 39:59 Jake Gyllenhall - 41:23Denis Villeneuve - 42:47 Guillermo del Toro - 44:12Tessa Thompson - 46:41 Bradley Cooper - 47:47Tom Hardy - 49:56 Kiersey Clemlons - 51:48David Lynch - 54:54 Taika Waititi - 58:38Elizabeth Olsen - 01:02:52 Zoë Karavits - 01:05:29Oscar Isaac - 01:07:49 Jackie Chan - 01:08:36End - 01:15:25Thank you guys for you're support!If you want to check out older episodes,just look for us on your favorite streaming apps!Or check out our page over on PippaAnd don't forget to add us on IG and Twitter @intb_podcastOr email us at intbpodcast@gmail.comAnd like always, remember guys...It's Not That Bad See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amy Locurto has been successfully blogging for almost ten years, and has seen so many trends come and go. In this episode, we discuss how to experiment and find new revenue opportunities as a blogger (selling products, affiliate sales, brand partnerships, membership sites), so you can stay in it for the long haul. Transcript - How To Focus On Your Strengths As a Blogger: Resources: Living Locurto Living Locurto Fun Club MiloTree Intro: [00:00:11] Welcome to the Blogger Genius Podcast brought to you by MiloTree. Here is your host, Jillian Leslie. Jillian: [00:00:11] Today my guest is Amy Locurto from Living Locurto. She is a blogger, a graphic designer, and an entrepreneur. Welcome to the show, Amy. Amy: [00:00:22] Hi, Jillian. I'm so happy to be here. Jillian: [00:00:25] So Amy and I, gosh, we've known each other for a lot of years. Andwe are friend in real life, and what I love about you is how you put it out there... about your business and about everything. Amy: [00:00:43] Yes, I'm an open book. Jillian: [00:00:47] So let's talk about Living Locurto. I know you have been at it for a long time. So how did you start it? And briefly how has it evolved over time? Amy: [00:00:59] Oh, OK well, first of all, let me give an overview of what Living Locurto is about, for those of you that have never visited my blog. It's a DIY lifestyle, party and food blog, that features fun recipes, crafts, home decor, and travel. I love to travel, so I mix that in with my fun creative ideas. So it's very whimsical, it's bright. And, you know, we have a lot of bad things going on in life, and I want my blog to just be a place where you can go and find fun and cute things, and get away from it all. So that's kind of how I started it. I started in 2008, so I wanted this to be a fun place to go. I've stuck with that this whole time. Jillian: [00:01:43] I will say, that Amy makes some of the most creative food crafts out there. Amy: [00:01:52] Oh, thank you. Yeah, I started blogging in 2008, and that's when D.I.Y. there was basically just DIY, and parenting blogs, and there weren't a lot of food or party decor blogs at the time. And back then D.I.Y. meant home decorating. I love to decorate but that wasn't my passion. So I'm like, how am I going to do this? How to keep up with these bloggers. I don't even like to shop, you know. But I would always make things, so because I work with really corporate clients all day long, in my graphic design firm, I use my blog as a creative outlet, to share fun and creative things that I was doing at home with my kids, and back then, I was designing things for them, such as birthday party invitations and decor and homemade gifts for teachers. Lunch bag tags, chore charts, and things like that. So I started sharing those printables on my blog and that's when everything really started to take off. Jillian: [00:02:56] And you were one of the first bloggers to really promote printables. Downloadable files that people can print out themselves. And anybody can DIY with printable. Creating a printables business Amy: [00:03:10] Yeah, we used to call them downloads back then. And at the time, there were four to five other professional graphic designers doing this, and we all knew each other we had our own little tribe. It was really fun to have a group of friends all over the world who could understand my passion for doing these over-the-top birthday parties and creative designs. My real friends in real life thought I was crazy. Amy: [00:03:40] And you know it was funny because the five girls that were really... I remember, there was one girl and she had freedownloads.com and or something like that. She was like... I just wanted to be like her. I don't know what happened to her. But there are so many of us that went on to do other things and there's a few of us still left that do do this blog thing. Amy: [00:04:02] Now how did you start monetizing your blog? Did you open an Etsy shop or how did you start thinking about money? Amy: [00:04:11] I started my own shop. I thought what is this? Etsy. I'm not going to give them a percentage of my profits. Amy: [00:04:18] I found a way to charge for my downloads on my own blog. And so I thought I'll test this out. If they love it so much and they're sharing it all, they'd probably be willing to pay for it, right. So I had a really popular free download that I turned into a $0.99 download and you would have thought I was like a horrible horrible person in the world, trying to sell a digital product. Amy: [00:04:48] People just thought well why? Why would you do tha? And I thought well why not? I spent a lot of time designing this and you like it. So you buy it. And people did. And then I opened a store from that. I just started a whole new website called Printables by Amy. And so I kind of jumped on that wagon. You know, I think about six months into my blog, I focus mainly on my shop and collecting emails and things like that. So I could sell my products. And I'm glad I did, because now I still have that shop. It still brings traffic to my Web site. It's in Google. And if I had started on Etsy I don't think it would have been as lucrative. Jillian: [00:05:36] And are you still getting sales? Amy: [00:05:39] Yes. Still to this day. It was all evergreen product birthday parties, it's still there and I used those for a lot of other things. I still use those designs and they're super cute. It's party packs and little downloads and decorations for birthday parties. Jillian: [00:06:04] I love the you saw this opportunity and you jumped on it and then you said, I'm going to start monetizing Why not? And you did and that it is still bringing you revenue. Amy: [00:06:15] Yes it does. It's pays the bills. That was just a chance that I took because I thought why not? It doesn't really cost anything to do this, so if I'm going to make some money, I'll make some money. And so that's how I made money back then, because the ad revenue was pretty much nonexistent back right. Because people didn't understand what a blog was, so nobody was advertising on our Web site. So we had to contact businesses and talked them into putting an ad in our sidebar. Jillian: [00:06:48] I remember that. So, today how do you monetize? You've got your printable business, you've got your graphic design firm, but let's kind of put that aside. How do you make money doing Living Locurto and all of your online ventures? Amy: [00:07:11] My main source of income on living Locurto comes from my ad revenue and my client work. Working with brands Amy: [00:07:16] So yeah I work with several brands and I create unique content for them, or I work with them to promote a specific product on my own blog and my social channels. Jillian: [00:07:28] So this is like sponsored content? Amy: [00:07:30] Yes. Yes. Jillian: [00:07:32] Did they contact you? Did they contact you directly? Amy: [00:07:37] Yes. I've been very lucky with that. I have an "about" page on my website that says "work with Amy" and it gives a whole rundown, kind of like my press kit or media kit, right online so they can see how they can work with me, what I'm doing now, what I'm looking for. Amy: [00:07:56] And are we a good fit? Contact me. And people find me through that. Jillian: [00:08:02] That's great. Amy: [00:08:02] I have reached out to a few brands that I've met at conferences and things like that, just to tell them a little more about me. But it's not like I said, I've got this idea... It was just more of an introduction. So I've been really lucky in that way. I don't I don't do a lot of pitches. I try to make everything very very open and honest on my website so they know that I do want to work with brands. Jillian: [00:08:32] And what would you say is the ideal brand that would work with Amy Locurt? Jillian: [00:08:38] Mmm well, I do a lot of work with movies. promoting movies and that is super fun because they're usually fun movies. Amy: [00:08:46] Like I just did a promotion for the Lego Ninjago movie. And I do a lot of work for food companies. I've worked with Coca-Cola. I've worked with so many brands. so yeah, anybody that wants to do something fun and creative, mainly food companies. I think that works really well with me, or entertainment like the movies or something for kids. That's kind of my audience. Jillian: [00:09:17] Got it. So now let's talk about social media, and you make some awesome videos. Tell me about it and you are also a YouTuber. Amy: [00:09:30] Kind of. Jillian: [00:09:31] So can you talk about your social media strategy and how it's evolved, and how video today fits into that? Amy: [00:09:41] OK. I'm glad you asked this because I had to really think about this when you sent me the questions. I'm like when did I get on YouTube? I and I had a look back. Getting started in YouTube Amy: [00:09:50] I got on YouTube over eight years ago, because I needed a place to upload a video for some Photoshop tutorials that I was doing because, mind you, I've been a professional graphic designer for many years and I started in the business thing when I was in college was right. That was back when Photoshop just came out. So I had to teach my professors how to use Photoshop. So I've always been the Photoshop guru, so I started doing tutorials for another blog I had years ago. Amy: [00:10:21] It was a photography blog, and I just needed a place to upload as well. I forgot about it because I embedded the video in my blog and then I went back, I think like a year later, and I saw that those videos weren't getting mega views from people on YouTube. I'm like oh my gosh, I didn't even think that people would find me on YouTube by just searching Photoshop tutorial or something. And that's when I was like oh gosh, this is where the direction of the Internet is going. And yeah, I got to do the things I'm doing on video, so that's when I really dove in, and you know, I got got a camera that would be better for video and jumped in had first to learn everything I could about video. I think I really started trying to grown my YouTube channel Living Locurto about four or five years ago. Amy: [00:11:19] And do you monetize on YouTube? Amy: [00:11:23] Well I mean I have ads over there, but the way to monetize there is I think, work with brands. And so that's what I've done in the past. Jillian: [00:11:36] So a brand will come to you and say, Will you make a video? Amy: [00:11:40] Yeah, well I think for YouTube, I mean that's a whole nother ball of wax. But you have to have a company that represents you over there. And so for me, I'm in a company I'm with a company called Kin Community. So they reach out to brands and if a brand wants to work with me, they'll contact me through Kin Community. That's how that works. Facebook strategies with affiliate links Jillian: [00:12:09] Can you share then how you think about video? Tell me about Facebook for you. And how how important Facebook is and how you have evolved in your strategy with Facebook. Amy: [00:12:24] Well I evolved with Facebook because I was over on YouTube and I saw the difference between the video views on Facebook versus YouTube and it was just astronomical. Like I don't get millions of views on a video over on Facebook, versus ten thousand on YouTube, which for me 10,000 you know is a lot at the time. But there's just my people on Facebook, and YouTube is a much younger audience, so I just thought I need to be where my people are. So I've started focusing more on Facebook. So it's very important just because that is where my audience is. Amy: [00:13:05] So yeah it's very important, whether you get traffic there or not, that's how you can promote anything to anyone. But it's really confusing and then you figure out something, and then they change it. That's the beast of blogging is Facebook. Jililan: [00:13:31] How often then are you posting? Is it video? Is it posts? What are you doing on Facebook? Amy: [00:13:38] On my Facebook page I try to post at least once an hour and sometimes even more than that. But there were days I slack off. You know, you can't do it all. And there's some days I'm gung ho about it. And I think my page would grow a lot more if I actually focused just on it. But I do too many things, and that's what we we do as bloggers, so there's a lot of people that have grown their Facebook pages because they focus solely on that. Jillian: [00:14:10] Does Facebook drive a lot of traffic to your blog? Amy: [00:14:15] It does. It does. It drives a lot, but it's not one of my top traffic drivers, but I'm not saying it doesn't drive any traffic, because when I look at it, I just see it in comparison to maybe Pinterest. So Pinterest is a whole lot more. But you know I looked today, and I thought, wow that is a lot of traffic from Facebook. Like I should look at that as a win. It's not a loss, and just because it's not the highest traffic coming over, it's great traffic, and you can also promote product there and I can also promote products and use affiliate links. That's a great way to make money. Jillian: [00:14:58] So let's just unpack that a little bit. Go through how you put an affiliate link on Facebook. Amy: [00:15:11] Well you can use any kind of company. There's all kinds of affiliate companies but let's take Amazon, for example. If you saw a product that you were talking about, that you liked, you can share a photo of it and say hey, you guys, tried this, like an instant pot or something. So just put your affiliate link in there, but you have to disclose that it's an affiliate link so you can say you know underneath underneath the description somewhere an affiliate link or or something just to disclose, and then if they click the link you know a cookie gets put on their computer. They might buy it, but they might come back that night buy something else, like cat food and then you'll get a percentage. Amy: [00:15:55] Then you can also put a shop on your Facebook page. They've got a section if you've got a business page which most bloggers do. There's a shop area there, so you can go in and you can add a photo and put your affiliate link in there. And you can have a whole shop of affiliates stuff. There's a lot of different ways to use it. I have one Facebook page where I don't even have a blog I just share affiliate links over there. It's just a little community it's a small Facebook page, but it's really active page. I don't even have a blog for that yet. You know, it just kind of took off. Amy: [00:16:42] But for now, I'm just putting in affiliate links. So am I making money. Jillian: [00:16:46] That's amazing. I will say you are. You are the queen of finding ways to monetize. Amy: [00:16:52] Well it's by accident too, like I think that as a blogger or an entrepreneur you have to find creative ways. You can't put all your eggs in one basket. You need to find creative ways to do things, so when I saw people years ago sharing my printables like bananas, I thought sheesh, there's only about four or five of us doing this. And so I rang them up, and I said well let's charge, let's start charging. And so we all did. And so we kind of started something new, and then eventually everybody started doing free printables. And so then you have to rebrand somehow and find another way to monetize. So there's always something creative, but I think that I like to give myself a time limit. Like I say I'm I'm going to try this. for one month and see what happens. And if it's successful I'm going to keep doing it, if it's not move on. Jillian: [00:17:54] We just did something where we were trying Amazon products on Catch My Party to see if how that works for us. Ultimately, it didn't work very well but, what we said, my husband and I, were going to try this. We're going to see. And then we looked at our results, and it wasn't giving us the results we wanted. But then we said, OK how else could we test this? So we've come up with other ideas to see if we can make it work this way or that way, putting products here or there. So I love that idea because you don't know, people think they want a magic bullet, and the truth is it might be a magic bullet for you, but it might not be for me, and the only way I'm going to know is if I test it, too. Amy: [00:18:44] And I tell people this all the time. I set my expectations very low. It's rare to have a product I'm going to launch. I don't say I'm going to sell five hundred of these in one day. I say, if I sell ten, that's a winning day for me because really that's probably going to be pretty easy. And then that makes me feel better, and I don't feel like a loser, because the day before, I had sold nothing because I didn't have anything to sell. Jillian: [00:19:14] I love that attitude. Amy: [00:19:17] Don't be hard on yourself. Jillian: [00:19:19] That's the thing, I think that as bloggers there are always people who are bigger than you, who are more successful, and who are also writing about how successful they are and you always have to take that with a grain of salt, because usually they're trying to sell you a product on how they got so successful. Amy: [00:19:36] Yeah I love that. I see about 50 of those at my Facebook feed every day. Jillian: [00:19:41] Me too. It can't help but wear on you. And I always have to tell myself, like when you were saying, like 10 sales is a serious win. Amy: [00:19:55] Yes. Amy: [00:19:56] And I know we look at Facebook and think, oh we're get crappy traffic from Facebook. But really, Facebook is free, and if you're getting any traffic from there, that is a win. Even if you're getting only, you know, 25 clicks, that's better than no clicks. Amy: [00:20:12] So we had to kind of change our mindset and we can't compare ourselves to others, because their success is totally different than where we are. Like let's say they might have their husband, like you got your husband working with you. My husband would never work with me. I'm doing this on my own. I don't even know what I'm doing and I've got kids. We're busy, so I work when I can. I have some friends that don't have children then they can work all day. Yeah I get so much done, and I have to remember that, like oh gosh, you know, they're single and they're just very organized and with it. Like I've got A D D. I'll run around. I see a squirrel and I run. Blogging schedule Jillian: [00:20:59] How many hours a week do you think you work on your businesses? Amy: [00:21:07] A lot. I don't know. I mean I go in waves. I've established my businesses, But in the beginning I probably worked way too much. I missed out on a lot with my babies when they were little. Amy: [00:21:24] I have mom-guilt over some of the stuff that that I did, because I was building. I built a graphic design firm and then the blog started. Amy: [00:21:35] And that was just new territory so you didn't know what you're doing. I think now after about eight-nine years I got to have a grasp on it and it's pretty steady. Amy: [00:21:44] So I can calm down and I can I take days off. But then like three days later I will work three days straight and then I'll take a week or so but I'm never... I don't ever just stop. Amy: [00:21:58] I'm always dabbling here and there, especially you know on Instagram or Facebook or Pinterest... social channels. I'm always on. But I try to not look at it when I'm on vacation. But so I go in waves. Amy: [00:22:13] I might work all day one day and then a couple of hours the next. Jillian: [00:22:19] I think that's one thing that I also like about what we do, which is our time is our own. Jillian: [00:22:28] So you were sharing with me last night, like, oh you're going to be up late working, but nobody is putting a gun to your head. You might have a deadline with a brand or something, but it's not like your boss is saying I need this on my desk tomorrow. It's oh my god I'm inspired, or I need to get this out or whatever. There are times, same thing, where I'm working late at night and then there are other days where I'm spending the day with my daughter, or I'm working on something really different. And I personally really like that. I like that flexibility. Amy: [00:23:05] I love it. Yeah I've been working on my own since I was 25 and I won't tell you how old I am now. Amy: [00:23:11] It's been a lot of years. Jililan: [00:23:13] So what about your business are you most excited about? Launching a membership site Amy: [00:23:19] I'm glad you asked me why. That's what I was working on last night. So today, after we talk, I'm going to launch what's called "The Living Locurto Fun Club."It's actually sort of a revamped version of the membership section of my web site that I started about three years ago, and I shut it down and now I'm I'm reopening it. I've had so many so many of my readers asked me, are you going to open up your membership site again? which basically the Fun Club is a revamped version where you get exclusive content just for you. Jillian: [00:23:58] So let's step back for just a sec. A membership site is your visitors, your audience, they pay you a monthly fee and then they get access to exclusive content or printables or things like that, or are able to you. What do you offer? Amy: [00:24:16] What I'm offering are my printable designs. So I've got wall art, really fun. Well I've got invitations, calendars, planners, all kinds of stuff, holiday, Elf on the shelf ideas, and I've just got a plethora of really fun designs that you can download. You have access as a fan club member to a certain amount of designs all at once and then once a month during your membership you'll get some new designs. So it's kind of a fun surprise every month. You don't know what you're going to get. And then in the middle of that I've got discounts to my shop and other fun freebies that I do. It's a fun club. Amy: [00:25:01] And do people have more access to you? Amy: [00:25:05] I'm not in this. I mean yeah they'll probably be talking to me if they're e-mailing me. But it's basically just a section on my Web site that's just for certain people. It's ad free it's it's quicker to get to everything. It's just it's an easier way to access. And it's just exclusive content. This is content that's not anywhere else. It might be in my shop but if it's in my shop it's going to cost a lot more. Like you'll probably get it if it's in my shop for let's say $15. It will be only 50 cents if you get in my fun club it's just a perk. Jillian: [00:25:48] And so it's going to be living on Living Locurto dot com. Amy: [00:25:53] Yes. It's just another section on my blog. You know like have a category. That's what it is. Advice to new bloggers: Settle down Jillian: [00:25:59] So if there was one piece of advice you wish you knew when you just started, what would it be? Amy: [00:26:11] I have to think about this, it's a hard one. There are a lot of thing. Amy: [00:26:15] I wish somebody would have explained to me to settle down, to stop the hassle. Because the reason why you are creating this business for yourself is so you can have the time to do the things that you want to do. So I wish somebody would have told me, you might look back and regret some of the things that you do, so settle down, and focus just on you know one path. Stay on a path. Amy: [00:27:01] It's easy to get distracted so pick one main goal and stick to that, and then move on to that next and give yourself... Don't be so hard on yourself and give yourself time to enjoy the life that you're creating from this business that you're creating. Amy: [00:27:19] You know have fun to play. Amy: [00:27:21] I don't think I did enough of that when I was younger. Jillian: [00:27:24] I love that. I think the thing that keeps coming up in our conversation is this idea of mindset, and how you frame it, because being a blogger can be fantastic and it can also be awful. And you could have the same Facebook traffic in both scenarios. It's like how you how you tell yourself the story of your own life in your own success. Amy: [00:27:51] Yeah. And I think a lot of people worry too much about the following, like oh, I'm not as successful because I don't have as many Facebook followers, or whatever it is, and that's not true because it doesn't really matter anymore. I mean it is just certain brands, but if you want to work with brands, if you have a hundred really engaged people that's really all they care about. It's just kind of how you look at it, and how you sell yourself to the brands. And I think that's more important then than the following. It's kind of what's your talent. What's your what's your mojo. Amy: [00:28:32] And so you sell yourself in that way, and not worry about what other people are doing so much. Like I said just enjoy and focus on your strengths. My strength is graphic design and creating really unique things. Amy: [00:28:49] Brands know they're going to get something that's different and it might already be out there in some form, but it's going to be very different, the way I do it. Jillian: [00:28:58] My favorite, just off the top of my head. You did these Curious George cupcakes I'll remember forever and also you made the cutest Oreo Minnie Mouse Christmas cookies. Amy: [00:29:13] That is still going crazy and it's not anything new. Amy: [00:29:20] But I put my spin on it. My Amy Locurto creative spin and I turn these Oreo cookies, that look like Minnie a Mickey Mouse, but I decorated them for Christmas. And it was like why hasn't anybody done this before? And I've done it for every holiday now. And yeah they're just really cute. And it's a no bake idea. Kids can do it. Any mom can do it any dad can do it. So that's the kind of stuff that. So I pride myself that I can create a simple little twist like that for a brand. And they love it, you know, and I can't get down on myself. I can't be hard on myself. My photos might not be the best or my videos might not be the best. As long as what I'm creating is really cute. That's all that matters. Jillian: [00:30:09] And I think you take that into every area of your business. That little twist on something. We're going to do printables and then we're going to charge for them. We're going to take it and we're we're going to try doing affiliate links this way. I just feel like you take that, again mindset, into every area of your business and you find creative solutions. Amy: [00:30:38] Yeah you have to try and do something to stand out. And like I said never give up. Learn from your failures. You know what not to do next time, like what you said when when you were putting up your affiliate links and they didn't work. I mean you learn, you're like yes, try this, and I failed a ton, but that was the only way I could learn to find the path that would work. Jillian: [00:31:04] Yes. Yes I totally agree. I do. So Amy Where can people find you and connect with you? Amy: [00:31:13] Oh well. Living Locurto and it's spelled just the way it sounds. L O C U R T O. I always laugh. I was into Ricky Martin back when I started my name... Living La Vita Locurto. So that's we're living Locurto came from. Living my creative life now, but it's just Living Locurto everywhere, on Pinterest and Facebook and Instagram and my blog is Living Locurto dot com. And then my Fun Club is online now. I'm going to be promoting it soon. It's Living Locurto dot com backslash club where you can learn about that. Amy: [00:31:54] So yeah I'd love for you guys to join and come visit. Jillian: [00:31:58] I love it. Amy thank you so much for being on the show. Amy: [00:32:03] Well thanks for having me Jillian. You know I love you. Jillian: [00:32:06] I love you. Jillian: [00:32:09] If you're trying to grow your social media followers on Instagram Facebook YouTube, and Pinterest, plus trying to grow your email list. Definitely check out MiloTree. It is the smart pop up, you add to your blog or your site, and it asks your visitors to follow you on social media or subscribe to your list. 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The PEI Green Party has experienced unprecedented success over recent years, and on this episode of On the Record, Off Script Mark speaks with the party's leader to learn more about what's happening behind the scenes in the party.In the 2015 general election, Peter earned the party its first seat. In late November of 2017, Green candidate Hannah Bell won the by-election in Charlottetown-Parkdale to earn the party its second seat. Bevan-Baker has been Islanders top choice for Premier in CRA's quarterly opinion polling for the last three quarters and is the only party leader on the Island to experience growing public support over the past year.Some of the things we explore during our conversation:What Peter learned over the ten elections he competed in before he was elected;How he approached getting things done as a caucus of one;How his party will tackle the upcoming general election, perhaps the first election in Canada where a Green Party has a shot at becoming the government; andWe unpack what happened when Peter was removed from the PEI House of Assembly for saying a word that starts with the letter F on it’s final day of sitting before the holidays.Share this episode using the shortlink: http://www.springtide.ngo/pbb See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello! With Geoff in Chicago, the birthplace of modern community organising, we thought it’d be a great opportunity to discuss the transformative power of community organising and why it’s a Reason To Be Cheerful. We are joined by veteran community organiser Jerry Kellman, who gave a 24 year old Barack Obama his first job as an organiser in Chicago in 1985. We also speak to Dan Firth from We Can Win about the transformative power of community organising in the U.K.Geoff talks grilled cheese and Thanksgiving with the inlaws and Ed discusses parental leave and feminist foreign policy in Sweden.ANDWe’re also joined by US comedian Emily Galati who pitches her ideas. FURTHER READINGMore on Jerry and Barack: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/us/17cncwarren.htmlWant to be a community organiser? Contact We Can Win: http://www.wecanwin.co.ukSwedish Feminist Foreign policy: http://www.government.se/information-material/2017/10/swedens-feminist-foreign-policy--examples-from-three-years-of-implementation/ CONTACT OUR GUESTShttps://twitter.com/danfirth1 https://twitter.com/emilygalati See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

And ... we're back!  In Episode 556 of The Traders Podcast, your hosts Rob Booker and the producer Jason Pyles discuss how success often comes from setting a goal to do the right things consistently (as opposed to just setting a goal to accomplish some great thing). Rob also talks about having a specific trick or “scheme” that is your job that you do consistently. Andwe discuss the approach of sticking to what you’re best at and exploring it further by looking deeperinside rather than branching out and experimenting with new and unfamiliar methods. Thanks for listening to The Traders Podcast. We release new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday. Subscribe free in iTunes and join us! Links for this episode: Join the new Rob Booker channel on Telegram Messenger here. Follow Rob on Twitter/Periscope for live video of the recording of Traders Podcast episodes here. http://thebookerreport.com

【毕业特辑】夏天的歌 Song of Graduation本期主播：潇雨(2014届毕业生)本期文章：Graduation背景音乐：午后柠檬树下的阳光，南山南，远方的寂静，长大七月，空气里有了盛夏的温度。在蝉声渐渐起来的时候，我们毕业了。学生证上加盖了注销的公章，在跳蚤市场卖掉了带不走的东西，在盛夏的镜头前把毕业帽抛向天空，在学校各处细细地慢慢地走了一遍，最后一次听见广播里为毕业季播放的老歌，最后一次在拥挤的宿舍里偷偷摸摸地煮火锅，最后一次坐在深夜的足球场上谈天说地，然后，在某一天清晨的公交车站告别。其实毕业就像散场电影，大家相互告别，然后各自生活，继续在不同的线条上拼搏向前。也许这些线条不会再有交点，但是一起走过的岁月一定照耀着我们，温暖着我们。谨以本期节目，献给所有毕业生朋友。GraduationByVitamin C.Sowe talked all night about the rest of our lives我们曾整夜讨论以后的生活Wherewe're gonna be when we turn 25不知25岁时我们会在哪里Ikeep thinking times will never change.我坚持认为时代不会更替Keepon thinking things will always be the same坚持认为事物会亘古不变Butwhen we leave this year we won't be coming back但当今年离开，我们就不再回来Nomore hanging out cause we're on a different track不会再呆在一起，因为我们会过着不同的生活Andif you got something that you need to say如果你有需要讲的话You'dbetter say it right now cause you don't have another day最好现在就说吧，因为你不可能再多有一天Causewe're moving on and we can't slow down因为我们在往前走，不能放慢脚步Thesememories are playing like a film without sound记忆就像在播放无声电影AndI keep thinking of that night in June我经常想起六月的那个夜晚Ididn't know much of love but it came too soon我对爱还了解太少Andthere was me and you但它又来得太快Andthen we got real cool我和你在一起Stayat home talking on the telephone呆在家里和我在电话里聊天We'dget so excited, we'd get so scared我们兴奋，也很害怕Laughingat ourselves thinking life's not fair自嘲自乐，认为生活不公Andthis is how it feels...这就是全部的感受Soif we get the big jobs如果我们身居要职Andwe make the big money赚得很多钱Whenwe look back now当我们回顾今天Willour jokes still be funny?是否我们的玩笑仍然有趣？Willwe still remember everything we learned in school?是否我们的玩笑仍然有趣？Stillbe trying to break every single rule是否还试着打破每一个条例？Willwe think about tomorrow like we think about now?是否我们会考虑未来就像我们考虑现在？Canwe survive it out there?是否我们在社会上能挺下来？Canwe make it somehow?是否我们能获得某种成功？Iguess I thought that this would never end我猜这永远都不会结束Andsuddenly it's like we're women and men但突然好像我们都已经长大成人Willthe past be a shadow that will follow us 'round?是否过去会像影子一样跟随我们？Willthese memories fade when I leave this town是否当我离开这个地方，这些记忆会褪色？Ikeep thinking that it's not goodbye我坚持，坚持认为这并不是再见Keepon thinking it's our time to fly坚持认为已到了展翅高飞的时候Aswe go on, we remember当生活继续，我们记得Allthe times we had together所有我们在一起的时光Andas our lives change, come whatever当生活在改变，但无论发生什么Wewill still be, friends forever我们永远是朋友VitaminC 背后小故事2014年2月，为你读英语美文小组收到一封特别的来信：“我是大学广播台的一名英语播音，现在要毕业了，可是还是想继续工作，希望能加入你们”，打开随信附来的音频，一个温暖的声音惊艳了耳朵，她就是—潇雨。彼时的潇雨，还在武汉，还在校园，经过精心选材，与北京的永清，西安的冯静，跨越三城反复敲定，最后用大学广播台的录音棚录下了第20期节目《彷如一早就知道 Like I Knew I Would》和第26期节目《一见钟情Love at First Sight》，节目推出以后，潇雨受到了大家的欢迎和喜爱。2014年7月，潇雨毕业了，从象牙塔走向工作岗位，从武汉来到长沙，从录音棚到简易的录音笔，开始从事与播音没有关系的工作，也许偶尔会自我怀疑，也会为了录出理想效果反复改稿，录音，后期制作，但这一切的努力都只是想要为你讲诉属于潇雨，也属于所有毕业生的七月故事。

【毕业特辑】夏天的歌 Song of Graduation本期主播：潇雨(2014届毕业生)本期文章：Graduation背景音乐：午后柠檬树下的阳光，南山南，远方的寂静，长大七月，空气里有了盛夏的温度。在蝉声渐渐起来的时候，我们毕业了。学生证上加盖了注销的公章，在跳蚤市场卖掉了带不走的东西，在盛夏的镜头前把毕业帽抛向天空，在学校各处细细地慢慢地走了一遍，最后一次听见广播里为毕业季播放的老歌，最后一次在拥挤的宿舍里偷偷摸摸地煮火锅，最后一次坐在深夜的足球场上谈天说地，然后，在某一天清晨的公交车站告别。其实毕业就像散场电影，大家相互告别，然后各自生活，继续在不同的线条上拼搏向前。也许这些线条不会再有交点，但是一起走过的岁月一定照耀着我们，温暖着我们。谨以本期节目，献给所有毕业生朋友。GraduationByVitamin C.Sowe talked all night about the rest of our lives我们曾整夜讨论以后的生活Wherewe're gonna be when we turn 25不知25岁时我们会在哪里Ikeep thinking times will never change.我坚持认为时代不会更替Keepon thinking things will always be the same坚持认为事物会亘古不变Butwhen we leave this year we won't be coming back但当今年离开，我们就不再回来Nomore hanging out cause we're on a different track不会再呆在一起，因为我们会过着不同的生活Andif you got something that you need to say如果你有需要讲的话You'dbetter say it right now cause you don't have another day最好现在就说吧，因为你不可能再多有一天Causewe're moving on and we can't slow down因为我们在往前走，不能放慢脚步Thesememories are playing like a film without sound记忆就像在播放无声电影AndI keep thinking of that night in June我经常想起六月的那个夜晚Ididn't know much of love but it came too soon我对爱还了解太少Andthere was me and you但它又来得太快Andthen we got real cool我和你在一起Stayat home talking on the telephone呆在家里和我在电话里聊天We'dget so excited, we'd get so scared我们兴奋，也很害怕Laughingat ourselves thinking life's not fair自嘲自乐，认为生活不公Andthis is how it feels...这就是全部的感受Soif we get the big jobs如果我们身居要职Andwe make the big money赚得很多钱Whenwe look back now当我们回顾今天Willour jokes still be funny?是否我们的玩笑仍然有趣？Willwe still remember everything we learned in school?是否我们的玩笑仍然有趣？Stillbe trying to break every single rule是否还试着打破每一个条例？Willwe think about tomorrow like we think about now?是否我们会考虑未来就像我们考虑现在？Canwe survive it out there?是否我们在社会上能挺下来？Canwe make it somehow?是否我们能获得某种成功？Iguess I thought that this would never end我猜这永远都不会结束Andsuddenly it's like we're women and men但突然好像我们都已经长大成人Willthe past be a shadow that will follow us 'round?是否过去会像影子一样跟随我们？Willthese memories fade when I leave this town是否当我离开这个地方，这些记忆会褪色？Ikeep thinking that it's not goodbye我坚持，坚持认为这并不是再见Keepon thinking it's our time to fly坚持认为已到了展翅高飞的时候Aswe go on, we remember当生活继续，我们记得Allthe times we had together所有我们在一起的时光Andas our lives change, come whatever当生活在改变，但无论发生什么Wewill still be, friends forever我们永远是朋友VitaminC 背后小故事2014年2月，为你读英语美文小组收到一封特别的来信：“我是大学广播台的一名英语播音，现在要毕业了，可是还是想继续工作，希望能加入你们”，打开随信附来的音频，一个温暖的声音惊艳了耳朵，她就是—潇雨。彼时的潇雨，还在武汉，还在校园，经过精心选材，与北京的永清，西安的冯静，跨越三城反复敲定，最后用大学广播台的录音棚录下了第20期节目《彷如一早就知道 Like I Knew I Would》和第26期节目《一见钟情Love at First Sight》，节目推出以后，潇雨受到了大家的欢迎和喜爱。2014年7月，潇雨毕业了，从象牙塔走向工作岗位，从武汉来到长沙，从录音棚到简易的录音笔，开始从事与播音没有关系的工作，也许偶尔会自我怀疑，也会为了录出理想效果反复改稿，录音，后期制作，但这一切的努力都只是想要为你讲诉属于潇雨，也属于所有毕业生的七月故事。

有声英语少儿童话故事 绿野仙踪 第10卷 第13章“It has been many years since anyone asked me to see Oz,” he said,shaking his head in perplexity. “He is powerful and terrible, and if you comeon an idle or foolish errand to bother the wise reflections of the GreatWizard, he might be angry and destroy you all in an instant.” “But it is not afoolish errand, nor an idle one,” replied the Scarecrow; “it is important. Andwe have been told that Oz is a good Wizard.”“So he is,” said the green man, “and he rules the Emerald City wiselyand well. But to those who are not honest, or who approach him from curiosity,he is most terrible, and few have ever dared to ask to see his face. I am the /ˈgɑ:diən/ of the Gates, and since you demand to see the Great Oz I must take youto his Palace. But first you must put on the spectacles.”

We take on The Strangest Super-Heroes of All (tm) and check outone of the movies responsible for making the cinema comic-friendly,2000's X-Men.What do Canadians do for fun that isn't beating people to pulp in acage? What does this movie have to say of the influence of the homevideo market on theatrical cinema? Is "naked" a valid characterchoice?To ME my X-Listeners! Oh wait, that sounds like ex- listeners. Andwe don't want that at all! For we just love you all so verymuch.

Nadya Schubert channels spirit via automatic writing.  In Notes from Spirit, Nadya shares a messge from spirit and co-host, Ann White and she discuss the meaning in their lives and the world. Nadya has two published collections of her Notes from Spirit:We are with you always...with love andWe are truth...we are love...we are youAnn White is the author of Living with Spirit Energy. Whether you have doubts about the spirit realm or are firmly convinced - you will be amazed at the role spirit plays in our world and the things spirit wants us to know. The musical interludes throughout the program are by Cymber Lily Quinn and her Reiki Healing Harp.

Nadya Schubert channels spirit via automatic writing.  In Notes from Spirit, Nadya shares a messge from spirit and co-host, Ann White and she discuss the meaning in their lives and the world. Nadya has two published collections of her Notes from Spirit:We are with you always...with love andWe are truth...we are love...we are youAnn White is the author of Living with Spirit Energy. Whether you have doubts about the spirit realm or are firmly convinced - you will be amazed at the role spirit plays in our world and the things spirit wants us to know. The musical interludes throughout the program are by Cymber Lily Quinn and her Reiki Healing Harp.

Radio Freethinker Episode 217 - Post Canada Day EditionThis week we why the mythology around our flags maple leaf, We talk about how politically driven drug laws are censoring science, Atheist erect the first of many 'town hall' monuments to atheism...much to the protest of the godly,AndWe exam a trio of food stories that show the wide range of reporting and how one story will become the seed for others.Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Freethinker Episode 216 - Goodbye Gandolfini EditionThis week we discuss the global memorials to the death of James Gandolfini. Dolphin Woo - the bad science behind Dolphin Assisted Treatment, Anti science left - we review a few of the bad anti-science news stories from the left - GMO food, Nuclear Power, Energy risks,Museum fail - UK museum hints 4000 yr old spirits are moving statues around,AndWe do fun flashback and look at the pre-internet conspiracy about the 'alleged' death of Paul McCartney of the Beatles back in 1966.Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Freethinker Episode 214 - The Good of Big Data EditionThis week historical precedent for the Red Wedding on Game of Thrones,New research shows a global divide on the acceptance of homosexuality,We reports on a study that shows atheist gain solus from science in times of stress and existential anxiety,AndWe look at the good Big Data has brought into our lives,Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Freethinker Episode 213 - Drone Strike EditionThis week Micheal Douglas blames oral sex for his cancer...was he right?Humanist report - In praise of MorgentalerWe reports on the use of super-computers to discover HIV's protein secrets,AndWe look at drones or semi-autonomous aerial military vehicles,Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft