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Most people are waiting to find their purpose. Adrian Starks says that's exactly why they're stuck. The podcaster, voice narrator, professional speaker, and entrepreneur behind Your Purposeful Life returns to the show to share with Lesley Logan about the real cost of perfectionism, the salmon's lesson on fighting your purpose, and the daily self-reflection practice that quietly rebuilds your direction. This one's for anyone in a rebuild season, ready to stop searching and start moving. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co mailto:beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/#follow-subscribe-free.In this episode you will learn about:Why saying "I don't know" is the most underrated leadership move.The three cycles every purposeful life moves through on repeat.What happens when you stop checking in with your own purposeThe two questions Adrian asks instead of just journaling his thoughts.The real difference between nice people and kind people in your life.Episode References/Links:Adrian Starks Website - https://adrianstarks.comYour Purposeful Life Podcast - https://beitpod.com/purposefullifeAdrian Starks on YouTube - https://beitpod.com/adrianyoutubeAdrian Starks LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/?nis=trueAdrian Starks Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/adrian.starksEp 191. with Adrian Starks - https://beitpod.com/ep191The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish - https://a.co/d/0iNbLUALAre You My Mother by P.D. 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It's going to evolve with time, and that's okay. Having self-doubt is okay; not knowing everything is okay.Lesley Logan 0:13  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started. Lesley Logan 0:55  All right, Be It babe. I'm gonna keep this short and sweet, because you've got some gems, some nuggets, some magic coming at you. We have one of the best conversations I had at the beginning of this pod, episode 191. Our guest is Adrian Starks, and he is back, and he is back with so much. It's so fun how a difference of a few years can make when you're living your life and you're following your purpose and reflecting what you can do and what you learn about yourself that you can share with others. So here are so many amazing tips on helping you find your purposeful life. And if you love Adrian, go check out his podcast, Your Purposeful Life. Lesley Logan 1:29  All right, Be It Pod, we have a guest back. I think, honestly, this might be the biggest gap from the first episode to the next episode. So, Adrian Starks, we have a lot to talk about. We, one, probably have to reintroduce you to everybody, and then two, we have to hear what you've been up to, how you're being it till you see it. So, tell everyone who you are and what you're rocking at these days.Adrian Starks 1:48  Well, it is so great to be back, Lesley. Let me tell you. My name is Adrian Starks, of course. I'm a podcaster, voice narrator, speaker, entrepreneur, all the good stuff. But yeah, that's who I am.Lesley Logan 2:01  Are you reading books? Are you a narrator like that? Are commercials what we're doing with it? I mean, a great voice.Adrian Starks 2:06  We're reading books, we're narrating for commercials, we're doing a lot of things.Lesley Logan 2:11  Cool, that's so fun. How did... okay, we have to talk more about that. But first, so we had you on for episode 191, and I was on your pod, and we really had a great time because you had some really great "be it till you see it" moments. And I think maybe we can go back a little bit of the be it till you see it where we left off to here, because maybe I missed it, maybe I didn't get as excited, but I can't believe narrating commercials and stuff like that. That's got to be so fun using this amazing voice you have to do what you're doing. So take us back a little bit, so we can get to the present.Adrian Starks 2:48  Okay, so how did I get into that? Well, that's a good question. I started out as speaking, professional speaking, and then I just started making connections along the way, started auditioning for certain things. I did a lot of things on certain platforms, like reading for children's books, I did some audios for other people's books, and then one thing led to another. The next thing I know, I'm getting offered opportunities to do other things, like narrating, and it's fun for me. I enjoy it, and I love it. So that's where I'm at today, doing that, along with podcasting, along with just being it till you see it.Lesley Logan 3:20  Yeah, how has your podcast changed? It's been like almost 400 episodes since we've talked, so that's like at least two years.Adrian Starks 3:28  Yeah.Lesley Logan 3:30  Because when we start our podcast, we have an intention of what it is, and then we evolve. The podcast has to evolve. What have you kept the same, and what have you realized that as you've changed, you've changed?Adrian Starks 3:44  Wow, the podcast has evolved, and I've changed over time, in a way of not so polished like I was before. Before, I was very astute, and I had to talk about this, talk about that, and make sure all my answers are correct. Now I was like, you know what, there's some things I just don't know, and I'm gonna show certain sides of myself that no one's ever seen. So now people are seeing the comical side of me. I'm into comics, I'm into a lot of fun things, comic cards, comic books, superheroes, of course, reading. But the podcast has evolved in a sense of me now just... I'm not looking for the answer of purpose. I just want to understand what people's perspective of it is, and that has changed.Lesley Logan 4:30  Oh, I understand that. I get that, because it's called Your Purposeful Life. And I love that you're like, "I thought it has to be astute. Everything has to have an answer, because that's what everyone wants." Everyone wants an answer. I have these students in this mentorship program, and they asked a question, and I talked for seven minutes. My fathom is like that's like a monologue, and I was like, "I have fully answered your question, and I want to acknowledge that it doesn't sound like there's an answer in there because you want yes or no."Adrian Starks 5:01  That's the truth.Lesley Logan 5:01  But it's such a lot of questions about our life and the things that we do. There's nuances; there's things that might be too much purpose for you and not enough for someone else. And so it's complicated.Adrian Starks 5:14  It's very complicated. And I go by the philosophy of Socrates. He said that "I know that I know nothing," and that is something that is very courageous to do in this day and time. Yes, we want to be knowledgeable about things. Yes, we want to have things that we give to people that are correct, because, like in your case, when you're teaching people, you want the knowledge to be there for them. But there's a lot of cases where there's just some things we don't know, and that's okay. That's what learning is for, and being able to be a person in your field and be a leader, and say, "You know what, I don't know, but I would like to find that answer out with you, or find some type of solution to what this is." And that's where I feel like we're living now in this day and time; people are looking for solutions, but they're also looking for connection to that solution.Lesley Logan 6:06  Yeah, and I think there's a trust to be built there. There has to be something that there's an alignment. I actually remember when I first became a Pilates instructor, I think I had to know the answer to everything, and I have found that my clients and the students I teach, they might not love when I say, "I don't know. Let me think about it," but also I may never know. The person I studied under has passed, the person he studied under has passed, like there's just going to be some things we don't have an answer to. So I think it's very brave and courageous to be like, "I don't know the answer to that, but this is what I know, and I know enough of this to keep going in this direction." Being a recovering perfectionist and overachiever, I used to really need someone to tell me the right or left turn to take, and I've gotten better at going, "Oh, I'm going to take this left-hand turn, and based on the information I have, it should get me where I'm going, and if it doesn't, we'll get as far as we did, and we'll figure it out."Adrian Starks 7:05  That is the same way with me, too. You and I both share that common theme of being the perfectionist and wanting to have, we call these Type A personalities, they want certain things a certain way, and that's okay. But there are times where you have to just let things flow. I was thinking about this the other day. I had a day where everything seemed to be going against me, and I was trying my best, because I'm very stubborn, to make things go the way that I wanted them to. And the more I did that, I found that there was more resistance, something got delayed, something didn't happen, something fell through, and then I realized that, okay, I'm going against the nature of things. And when we go against the nature of things, when we try to make things perfect when they're not meant to be, that's going to be major resistance, because everything has to flow a certain way.Lesley Logan 7:57  Yeah.Adrian Starks 7:57  I'm all about looking at nature as a way of teaching, and if you look at the salmon, so I'm from the Pacific Northwest, here in Seattle, and the salmon, when they go upstream, that one last journey to lay their eggs then spawn, they go upstream. That's the last thing they do when they get there, is do that, and then they die. Now, the question remains: is it the exhaustion that gets them? Is it just that that was their purpose, like we're going to go back, we're going to give life, and then that's it? Well, there's a number of things going on, but the true essence is that that journey against the flow of the river, that's what exhausts them. So, by the time they get to the top and they do their thing, there is no energy left to go back.Lesley Logan 8:47  Yeah.Adrian Starks 8:47  And when I look at our days and our lives, and when we're going against the grain of what our purposes are, then that creates major resistance. It makes us feel like we're not worth it, makes us feel like we're not perfect. It makes us feel like we're incompetent, and the answer to that is that we're not. We're truly good at where we are. We can always be better, but we don't need to be perfect.Lesley Logan 9:11  Yeah, I interviewed someone about being 1% better every day, and eventually that just is too compounding for me. I've done math, and that's a lot, for the recovering overachiever. 1% better every day, and it's like some days you're gonna be 3% worse, because you made a mistake that you had to go learn and unravel and go back, and that requires... there's just things, it's a lot of pressure. But I do think that as long as your intention is to be a learner and to continue to put out what you feel your creative spirit is, then you're going to make mistakes, but you can recover from them and keep going, and you learn more, you have better muscle strength. Some days when you're having those resistances, you actually just build stronger resilience for what you're going to do, because the closer you get to the thing that you want, you'll have a lot of rejection along the way. People doubting that your idea is a good one, and you need to strengthen your resilience, so you can get to where you want to go. Because when you get there, there's going to still be some doubters; it's going to be even more, because now you're more known for it. And so now there are these people who are like, "Who do you think you are?" And it's like, I think I'm the person who's been working on this for 20 years. Where are you? You just got here.Adrian Starks 10:25  Exactly. That's what people see, they see the outcome, they see just that result. They don't see the build-up to it.Lesley Logan 10:31  Yeah.Adrian Starks 10:31  And it's like when you look at trees when they grow, you don't see the roots that are deep into the ground that have spent years getting its grounding so the tree can go upward and it can balance itself. You only see the blossoming of the tree, and we forget that there's a lot going on in the dark here, a lot that's causing this tree to be the way it is. And I love the fact that you said learning too, because that kind of rang a bell with me when I talk about purposeful living. There's three cycles, and one of them is learning. We have to be constant students of ourselves and our environments, learning what is actually going on in my environment, what am I not getting, what mistakes am I making, what can I improve, and then that learning process will trigger the second step. Once you realize that, that second step is growth.Lesley Logan 11:19  Yeah.Adrian Starks 11:20  We trust what we've learned. Right now, we're beginning to put it into action a little bit. We're starting to apply it, like, "Okay, this didn't work. Let me dial back here. Let me try this now. Let me try something different. Let me try a different road. Let me not go down this road anymore." And then, once you do that enough, that growth, then we move into the third part of the cycle, which is self-expression. That's the complete trust that now you've learned it, you put it into action, and now you know what works and what doesn't work for you. Now you're just going to have some fun with it. Then once you start having fun, the confidence builds up. Okay, now let's learn some more, let's grow some.Lesley Logan 11:58  Yeah.Adrian Starks 11:59  And you just keep doing that over and over through your lifespan here on the planet. And the beautiful thing is, like you were mentioning, you don't have to be perfect doing it, make a mess, and then clean it up as you go.Lesley Logan 12:10  Oh my god, I think the best things... I look at them in my office at the end of the day, and I'm like, "Yeah, we did some great work here." Maybe that's the ADHD that just puts things down instead of putting it away, but at the end of the day I look and go, "Oh yeah, if I thought I didn't do anything today, I was wrong." Clearly, I've been in every place in this room, I've done all these things, and I think that's a sign of a good day. It's interesting. I think another part of that growth process you're talking about is putting yourself around people who are the next step ahead, because if you end up doing all of that, and then you're just surrounded by people who haven't done that, it's really easy to either get a little full of yourself or to stop growing, or think that there's not another level. I've always had some great friends in my career that are about seven to 10 years ahead of me in age or in the profession, and I love it because they are always telling me what their complaints are, and I can go, "Oh, well, I don't have to experience that complaint. That sounds like a terrible thing, that sounds really exhausting." If I just change it now, I feel like I'm a little bit... not skipping ahead, but just having stronger guidance towards where I'm at and what I'm doing. So it's almost like the HOV lane on the freeway. I'm still going to be in a little bit of traffic, but it's a little less, less people.Adrian Starks 13:33  No, I agree with you. I love that, because it's so true. We do need to surround ourselves with people that uplift us, inspire us, and also show us what not to do. We can learn two ways: learn what to do and learn what not to do. A lot of times, learning what not to do is even bigger than learning what to do. It saves you time and energy. And we also have to be careful, too, with people that are around us that may be, not intentionally but unconsciously, pulling us away from that thing that we really want to do for ourselves, for our communities, for society. We get used to just being the person that's like, "Okay, we're good, we have a good time, and we get along." But is this person really, or this group, are they really challenging you to grow? Are they really allowing you to see things that you need to see in order to move forward? And it's hard. It's really hard to think about that consciously, because we get so used to just being in the group, and we can talk a lot about self-reliance, but we need each other.Lesley Logan 14:40  Yeah.Adrian Starks 14:41  You can never ascend alone; I believe that completely. Back in the day when I was doing my professional speaking on stages, I was in Canada, I was speaking, I thought it was all about me. I was like, "Hey, I got the answers, I'm teaching everybody." Then, boom, COVID hit. Humbleness, you know. It was like there was nobody around, because I was just by myself, and I was just doing my thing. I didn't have that group or those people to reassure me to say, "Hey, okay, you need to recalibrate here. We're doing this over here, you might want to take a look at what we're doing." I didn't have that group, and I'm glad that you said that, because there needs to be people that kind of challenge you. But at the same time, when you hit a pocket where it's like, "What do I do? How do I get better?" then you have that group to look to, or that person to look to, as an example.Lesley Logan 15:40  I agree. I think it's really easy, and I see it happening now, because it's almost like we forgot that there was a COVID. My schedule, even though as intentional as I've been, it's been very busy, and people are like, "Oh, when are you coming back?" And I'm like, "Probably not till 2028. I have not accepted any gigs for next year. I've not accepted any gigs." I've got an idea that I need to do, and that's gonna require me to be at home, and I've got another idea that won't happen unless I'm at home, so I gotta do that. And people just look at me like, "What?" And I'm like, "This is how busy I was pre-COVID." And then during COVID, it became very clear who my friends were because we were just at the same places at the same time, and who my friends were because they wanted to talk to me even when we weren't running into each other. So that really helped me go, "Okay, these are the people who care about me, no matter how they benefit, right?" And then these other people, they're not bad people if that's all they want to talk to me, but it's just that it's interesting to note who you want to share things with. But I think we have to realize that there was this beautiful time that helped us reflect on where we were going, and we got this reset, and how we used it hopefully was intentional. And then now we're back at it, and it's so easy to forget what that was. I'm seeing people fall back into the patterns of pre-COVID, and I'm like, I need to have intentional relationships. And speaking back to your podcast, my purpose is something that will probably change, will change as my life goes on, but if I'm not paying attention to it, I'm not gonna realize that; I'm gonna be doing five years ago's purpose.Adrian Starks 17:19  It's true. In the purpose thing, it's not what you find, it's what you do, and it's constantly evolving with you. We talked about in the beginning, you were asking me about what changed and what brought this about; it was just the changing of my purpose. I realized that there were things now that... okay, now I'm interested in this, or now this is moving into this direction because of these external situations that I can't control, so how do I adapt? Thomas Carlyle, he was a Scottish philosopher, and he said that a person without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder. What that means is that when you don't have a rudder in your ship, when something comes around unexpectedly, your ship just starts spinning and it goes off course. But when you have a rudder, meaning you have a purpose, something you're working with, no matter what's happening, you can navigate and be like, "Okay, let's make a little adjustment here. This may not work, but we're still going to go ahead with the plan." The plan is just altered a little bit, and that's what it is to be purposeful. It's just actively knowing that this year was different than three years ago, and so this year, what can we do that matches the frequency and energy and intensity of where we're at right now? And that's what I've come to realize, it's just you don't have to look back and say, "This is where I was, oh poor me." A lot of people felt this way, and I felt this way, like what happened to that spark, what happened to that person that was doing all these things over here? And I have to come to a reality check. Life... shit happens. Things happen, and we can't control them, but we also have the amazing ability as human beings to adapt and adjust.Lesley Logan 18:56  Yeah.Adrian Starks 18:56  We're the only species on the planet that can do that. All the other things of nature and animals, if there's a cliff, they just keep going because they know they got to get on the other side, migration-wise. But when it's us, we're like, "That shit ain't working. This is not working, we'll go over here." That's our ability to do that, and that's why I said the purpose, it's like you can guide it, it doesn't necessarily have to pull you, and that's where we get our true self-creative factors coming from and just making changes that we need to make in our lives.Lesley Logan 19:30  Yeah, so I want to go back to because you know what your podcast has become now. Brad and I have been making changes to our pod, and we were on our vacation in Europe, and we're listening to a podcast, and it started with like... I say we're gonna stop playing the music before the ads. Why are we doing that? Because if we want it to sound really produced, we have great producers, they're listening to this, you guys are amazing, love you, but they're great producers with or without that. And all these other podcasts I listen to, they don't have the music going into it, they just go into an ad. And that's kind of annoying, but you know what? How the podcast gets paid is for ads, so sorry, that's how it's paid for. These things cost a lot of money to do, so we're doing that. And it's like, "Well, what else?" And I'm like, "You know, I'm actually bored of this. I'm actually tired of that." And then you're like, "Oh my god, but my listeners are so used to it, people don't like change." But also it's like, "But this is my podcast, and I have to like doing it." So, what are some changes you've made, or decisions you've done? And then, did you think about how did you... did you tell the listeners, or you just did it? How did you do it?Adrian Starks 20:32  I have to say, to be honest and fully transparent, I did not tell my listeners I was going to take a hiatus off. I just did it. And what's interesting is that listeners... they begin to listen more because they missed that space. There's this saying that people don't miss you until you're gone.Lesley Logan 20:53  Yeah.Adrian Starks 20:54  When people don't hear from you, they get very curious. I always say this to people, I say, "I'm incubating." They're like... "I'm cooking up some stuff here, I'm working on some other things that I'm just incubating right now, but there's still things you can listen to." And I think that it would be nice to tell our listeners that, "Hey, I'm going to go on a five-month hiatus here, or six months, or seven months." But in all honesty, I don't think that would be... for me, that wouldn't be a good idea, because then they just stop listening. They'll just start moving on to something.Lesley Logan 21:23  Yeah because they know, "Okay, they'll be back in six months."Adrian Starks 21:25  So they're like, "Well, he's not gonna release anything new, so we're just gonna move on to the next person." And some people will do that, but I think that at the end of the day, we're human. If we're taking off and we're gone, we're gone. And when we come back, then we can explain, like, "Hey, I was gone for a minute. This is what's been going on." People want the real these days, and they want to know what is going on in your life.Lesley Logan 21:48  Yeah.Adrian Starks 21:49  Like I remember when professional speaking was so polished, everyone was on stage, they had suits and ties on, and I'll never forget I started out with a suit and tie. For some people, they can feel good; that makes them feel great. But I was like, "This is not me, I can't be this person." So I stopped wearing the suit and tie, I started being myself, wearing casual clothes. Then the podcasting industry kicked off, it boomed. It started back in 2018 is when it really began to take off, and at the podcasting stage, I was beginning to do the same thing: well-polished, all this stuff, and then I realized, no, not me. And the podcast over time has changed, it's evolved. You will see different perspectives of myself. There was one person asking me, "Do you think you should take down the episodes from the very beginning, because it's so not in alignment with what you're doing now?" And I said, "Absolutely not." I said, "This shows transparency, that I started with this idea, now we're moving on to these things, and it just shows the purpose, how it's constantly changing." And that's where we're at. But yeah, back to your question, I kind of went on a tangent there, but back to your question about whether you tell people or not: I think no. I think we do what comes natural, and yeah. In this day and time, everyone wants attention. I've noticed this on social media, I'm gonna have to say it, I'm gonna have to bring it up here, it's been on my mind a lot, everybody wants attention, everybody's doing podcasting right now. Lesley, you've been around for quite some time, you're a veteran in podcasting, but the people now... everybody, birds, cats, dogs, they all have podcasts now.Lesley Logan 23:26  I know everybody wants.Adrian Starks 23:27  To be on a podcast, and you know what? It's saturated the market. We're competing with people who don't really have a passion for what they do; they're just getting people on their show to talk to. I know some people will disagree with that, and that's okay, but this is my perspective because I've seen it. When we feel a certain way, like something doesn't resonate with us, it's okay to pull away. That shows we truly are in our essence. We're not doing this to impress, and we're not doing this hoping you stay with me and follow me. If you connect with me energetically and you really like what I do, then you'll go with the flow. I understand it's a business for us too, and we have to continue to do the things that bring business, but at the same time, it is what it is. You just have to know that if you're feeling a certain way, either do it or don't do it. I have this thing I do: if I'm not feeling an episode, I'm not going to get on a mic. I'm not going to talk if I'm having a shitty day, sorry for my language here, but if I'm having one of those days where I've encountered someone or done something in business and it's just not sitting right with me, then I'm not going to get on the mic. At that point, that energy is going to come across, my head will be somewhere else, and I'm not truly present. So, I think it's great for us to be able to take time off and just step away for a bit.Lesley Logan 24:49  I appreciate you saying that. There's this one podcast that Brad listened to, and the guy was like, "I'm taking off three months. Here's why I'm doing that, and here's what's going on." He was very honest. He said, "I'm having some burnout, I feel like I'm overworking, and I want to put some new systems in place." Then he said, "And here are the things I created for you." And I thought, Oh my god, why would you do that? You are tired. It was very thoughtful, but that was just extra work just to get to the finish line. And this other podcast I listened to, I realized, like, a couple, because he's a Friday podcast, it's True Crime of the Week, and so obviously it's very topical, it's very like time sensitive, and like after a couple weeks I was like, oh, that's interesting, I haven't heard from him in a bit, right, and then it kind of just went on, and the other day, two weeks ago, he came back, and I was like, oh, they're The True Crime of the Week, right, I was so excited to see it in my lineup, so I like hit it, and he goes, yeah, it was supposed to take a two week hiatus, and I took four months, and I apologize, it's been a while, but I really.. this is what I didn't know. There's a lot going on that just.. it felt like I didn't feel like I could talk about true crime with all the heaviness that's going on, and I didn't have the words to say what I was feeling, and so I just took time for myself, and I was like, you know what, I actually hold nothing against him, because I actually found that to be even more honest. It was like I needed time off, because I'm a big fan of, like, I'm not going to share anything with the world unless I fully processed it, because then, and I learned this from Tiffany Haddish, from her book, The Last Black Unicorn, she's like, if you have fully processed it, then no matter what people say, it's just going to bounce right off of you, right, but if you haven't fully processed it and you shared it, you're gonna take whatever they're saying personally, or you're gonna be offended by it, or you're gonna get frustrated, or you're gonna feel like you defend yourself again. And so I'm often late to some of the topics that are online, because it takes me a little bit to go, well, how do I feel? Does that bother me? Why does it bother me? What's going on? And then when I've processed it, then I'll, then I'll share it, and I find, like, I think it's better to be human, and social media is a problem. Podcasting, oh my god, there's so many. I'm proud to say this podcast in the top 1% of all podcasts in the world, even with all the crap that's out there. But, like, I find that sometimes I'm like, oh, I should have more followers or more likes on the posts that I have based on my career, but I won't do the click bait stuff. I refuse to do these three exercises, help you trim your waist. It's like, no, if you're perimenopausal, good fucking luck, and your hormones.. like, I'm sorry, there isn't, you know? My girlfriend was like, "Just say these three, and then, and then get them to click and go sorry, there is none. Go talk to your doctor." I'm like, that is just going to get people mad, like that would piss me off. I felt lied to, so it's not my style. So, I think, you have to stay true to yourself, and sometimes that means just honoring the pause. But also, Adrian, I feel like that requires self-reflection. So, what are you doing? Because it feels like you're quite knowledgeable about yourself. What do you do to make sure you're checking in with yourself? Do you journal? What do you do?Adrian Starks 27:41  So, I would say that the first thing I do is I ask myself questions. I know that a lot of people talk about journaling, and that's part of it, but in all honesty, I just ask myself, what's going on? You just gotta sit down somewhere and just say, okay, what's going on? What am I not happy about? What do I want? That's the big thing. What do I want? And then you start thinking in your head, and then thoughts start rolling. And as those thoughts start rolling, write some of them out or record them. Either way, document them somewhere. Then I ask myself, what do I want to do? Not like what do I want to do in five years, because that's just too much processing in a time where you're just likeLesley Logan 28:23  I agree. Just here to harm me, but I do know what I have told my team is I want to be retired in 10, but what I want to do in five is like a whole different story.Adrian Starks 28:34  It is, and we put time frames on ourselves, or we put this limit of like, I got to be here in five years, it's a good marker to get you going, but it's not necessarily something you need to be focused on, like that's what you, that's how it's going to end up, like it could be a number of things that happens between that point that brings that goal about, but like I said, there's, and I have to be careful the word goal, because the goal I feel is very saturated too, and I use it in a different term, I use goal as this, g o a l, get out and live, do something. Yeah, I use that as that's what I use for it. It just teaches me that when I said something, it forces me to get outside of my box and start living a little bit. Scare yourself a little bit. Say I'm gonna go over here, I'm gonna fly over here, I'm gonna spend time over here, or I'm gonna do this, do something that's just out of your comfort zone to get you out of that rut. And then that's what I do. So, once I'm out of the rut, then I'm like, okay, now let's sit down and let's look at creating a plan. But the first thing is, you got to get yourself out of the rut, you got to do something just to move, move your body, so to speak, right? You tell your clients this, move your body, you got to move, move, move your thoughts out of this head, and to put it somewhere else, but I do that, so I do a lot of self-reflection of asking myself, what do I want, what's going on, and then I also remind myself of what I've been doing. You've got to give yourself a pat on the back, because whatever you've been doing, it's been working.Lesley Logan 29:58  Yeah.Adrian Starks 29:59  And a lot of times we have high expectations for ourselves because we live in a world of comparisons, and it's very easy to do that now. Because when you go online, it's not just people who are very successful out there. You can see your friends, your family, and you're like, "Oh, hey, they flew over here and went to the Bahamas. I'm stuck here in this area over here, I can't even do this." And then you start down-talking yourself.Lesley Logan 30:25  Yeah.Adrian Starks 30:26  This happens with people in relationships and business and social environments, and so I think be careful with comparisons.Lesley Logan 30:32  Yeah.Adrian Starks 30:33  So I make sure I don't do that. That's why I get away from social media sometimes. I'll spend maybe a few days detoxing. I won't even look at social media, and then I'll just kind of sit in the dark a little bit, so to speak, away from technology, and just ask myself questions. I do reading a lot. Reading is a big part of my life. You mentioned a book before, and I love reading books. I don't necessarily read the whole book. I do what I call check-ins, so I will find something in the book that resonates with me, and then I will reflect on thatLesley Logan 31:07  Yeah.Adrian Starks 31:08  Along with my other things.Lesley Logan 31:09  Yeah, I like the talking to yourself, because journaling for me is really great, but it's really easy for it to become a to-do list. Like I could be, "Oh, don't forget that." But if I am out walking my dog, I mean, maybe it's because I have ADHD and I'm an Aquarius, so I live in my head, but I have these interesting thoughts pop in and I'm like, where's that coming from? Why am I thinking that? What have I been doing? And I love the pat yourself on the back with what you did do, because I do think most people, the reason they get into comparison is because they've forgotten what they did do. It's why this podcast has a Friday episode where people have to share their wins, because I really think people need to realize there's a lot of wins. And we had someone in one of our groups who was like, she had her best friend's mom die three months ago, and her best friend died two weeks ago, and she's like, "How do I still work on my goals during this time?" And I'm like, you don't. You're going through something. Loss is real, and we all grieve very differently. And maybe someone can work on their goals because they're not tackling the grief right now, it's not hitting them, and it hits them in five years. I don't know, there's different things, but I can't sit here with the life experience I've had and the business coaching I've done and go, "Yeah, just do one thing a day." No. Did you shower and sleep today? That's great. Did you actually eat some food? Are your kids still alive? You're nailing it, like you're going through something. I think people aren't realizing that the Bahamas trips are not the win. The win is, especially when you're in something, the win is that you got up and you tried again today, you know? And I think reflecting on that is really important. I do think asking yourself what I want, that is, because I often think people ask themselves that five years ago but forgot to ask themselves four and three and two and today. And so they forget why they're doing what they're doing, because that's not what they want anymore, but they never checked in.Adrian Starks 33:03  They never checked in. And here's the catch: the answer won't come to you right away, and it's not supposed to. You're asking something deeper inside yourself that hasn't been listened to with all the noise. So, once you put that there and you say, "What do I want?" then overnight, who knows? You may wake up in the morning and you've got an idea about something, so that's coming from that deep part of you. And there was a Howard Thurman, he was the mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and he said that the greatest and the longest and hardest journey ever is a journey inward. And we avoid that journey because we don't think there's anything there. The answer is inside of us. We just don't take out time to really probe and ask ourselves that question. We're very good about asking other people questions, but we don't want to ask ourselves questions, and that's something that has evolved with me. It's like, okay, you're good at asking questions and interviewing, but what about you? What's behind that skin of yours? What's going on? What's going on, dude? What are we doing today? You want to start checking in and being like, okay, what's really the problem here? You got irritated with this person, they didn't do anything to you. Then you got to pull yourself aside and say, okay, what's happening?Lesley Logan 34:16  Yeah.Adrian Starks 34:17  Why am I upset? And that's that self-reflection of like, okay, you're upset because there's a number of things that you're ignoring that you're putting to the side, and you're feeling like people don't see you because you don't see yourself.Lesley Logan 34:30  Yeah.Adrian Starks 34:30  So therefore you're putting that on other people, and that's where we have to be very careful with ourselves and just be patient and be kind to ourselves more often, because that was a problem I had. I held myself to very high standards, that I had to do this, I had to be this way, I had to be well-polished. That's why now you hear some curse words coming off of me, because I'm just being natural.Lesley Logan 34:54  Yeah.Adrian Starks 34:54  I mean, I can go off and say all these astute, know all these great words, and make myself look very articulate, blah blah blah blah, but at the end of the day, it's like, how am I showing up right now? That's the truth, and that's what people need to hear. So, I would say, yeah, talk to yourself, ask yourself questions, and be careful with who you ask information from.Lesley Logan 35:20  Yes.Adrian Starks 35:21  Because that's what gets you in trouble. And a lot of times with people working in environments where they may not be around the people that they choose to be around, I want to get to these people too, because a lot of people out there, they're working in environments they don't really want to be in, but they have an objective to get the hell out of there. But in the meantime, you're with people, let's just say the work world, seven, eight hours a day, and then you're dealing with those people, and then you're trying to get out of that environment. Well, you have to be careful what you listen to, how you conversate with them, and for goodness' sake, don't ask them for advice if they're not doing what you're doing, or if they haven't dove into what you're learning. Do not ask them, please, no, don't confide in them. I don't care how nice they are. There's this thing too that came up about nice versus kind.Lesley Logan 36:09  Yeah.Adrian Starks 36:10  And people get in trouble with this. It's like, okay, they're a nice person, great, but do they have good intentions towards you? And most likely, it's probably not.Lesley Logan 36:18  Yeah.Adrian Starks 36:19  A kind person, they just want to do good, they don't need nothing from you, right? So, a lot of people get mixed up in that, so be careful. I would say to people, when you're in that moment where you're vulnerable, the vulnerable state, guard that.Lesley Logan 36:32  Yeah.Adrian Starks 36:32  Be careful, be careful, be careful. And one more thing about the grieving that you mentioned: I lost my father a few years ago, and I'm still grieving because he had such a powerful presence in my life. So, grieving is not something we get over. We're supposed to learn to live with it. And I've cried multiple times, and every now and then, sometimes I catch myself, I'll just tear up, but you know what? I let it flow, because that's how he impacted me.Lesley Logan 36:59  Yeah.Adrian Starks 37:00  And for the person that you just mentioned, I would advise for them not to ignore that. If you have a moment and you're with somebody, tell somebody, "Hey, you know what? I'm having a moment right now. I need to step away." It's okay to tell people that.Lesley Logan 37:15  It's actually kind. It's kind because you're being super... you're actually being real authentic. You're feeling your feel, and you're letting people in like, "Hold on, I know we're supposed to have coffee right now, I just need to have a moment." And you can however you want to have that moment, go into your car, take the extra time, whatever that is. But I do think people think that they have to get over a loss like that, and the grief coaches that I've interviewed on this podcast, what I have really understood is that you don't. That's why grief is so hard. Your brain has to learn new rhythms and new patterns because that person's not there, and that person was part of a blanket that you've woven of your life, and so you're expecting that person where they repeat, and they're not. So you have to weave a new pattern for your brain. It takes time.Adrian Starks 38:00  It so takes time, and that's all we've got. At the end of the day, we only have time. And time doesn't go backwards, it doesn't go forward, it's just right there. And when we're grieving something, or it could be not just someone in our family, could be anything, could be a loss of an opportunity, that's a grieving thing. It could be a loss of a business or something. I mean, it could be anything. We have to just be mindful that we're human, and don't blame ourselves and don't beat ourselves up internally about it. We have to just know that this is something that's happened. Now, what can I do that can move me forward? And sometimes it's just going to take time. Patience is what we have to have.Lesley Logan 38:43  Yeah, also people don't realize that you could be excited about the next step, and there's still grief for what you left behind, you know? Like, I was so excited to move to Las Vegas, I still grieve that I closed a studio to do it, and I was very proud of that work, and I wasn't really actually ready to close that studio, but this is really exciting. So, something can be exciting, and there's still a loss that's there that you have to go, "Oh, what about that am I bummed about? Where..." You have to let those feelings happen. And I think that the more people actually self-reflect, the more they're going to find purpose in their life, they're going to figure it out. I find like people are looking to others to figure out their purposes, and I want to go back to your advice thing, because I really think people have to hear this 17,000 times. And I love that you brought up like you can have that job that pays the bills, but don't ask those people for advice. That might even be family too. I love mine, they listen to this pod, and sometimes I'll tell you personally, I'm not asking them for advice. They're not entrepreneurs, their face is not the business. If they say the wrong thing, they don't have people who will be disappointed, like hundreds of people, you know. So, they're not the best people for advice. Could I tell them things? Of course, that's different, telling people something, sharing your life with them is very different than asking them what to do. And so you really might need to take some time to write down who would be the best people in my life to ask advice from. If you don't have those people, like when I was first starting out, I didn't have money or mentors, I had to go, okay, I've listened to podcasts starting like 2012, 2013, I'm like, "This person makes a lot of sense. This is the person I'm going to infer advice from," and I would search their pods to find the thing that I thought might be an answer to my question. Sometimes it's that. Sometimes you don't even know the person you're asking advice from, but be intentional about that. I agree.Adrian Starks 40:33  Yeah, being intentional and just knowing that you're going to vibe with people a certain way. There are some people out there in the industry when I first started that I liked, and some that I didn't really vibe with. Didn't mean that there was anything against them, it's just that everyone's different. So, advice I would also give is that don't look at someone for their popularity, look for how they make you feel.Lesley Logan 40:55  Beautiful.Adrian Starks 40:56  Don't look at someone and say, "Oh, they've got millions of comments, they've got millions of likes. Oh, they must know a lot. Let me listen to them." No, nope, nope, nope, nope. That's something that's going to get your attention; it's designed that way.Lesley Logan 41:09  Yeah.Adrian Starks 41:10  How do they make you feel?Lesley Logan 41:12  Yeah.Adrian Starks 41:13  No, how do they make you feel? How do they sound when you listen to them? Could you listen to them all day? Could you listen to them in your times of need? How do they make you feel? That's the important thing of connection that we're missing today. We're so quick to look at the external, like, what has this person accomplished? Cool, then they're credible. Awesome, I'll follow. Awesome, I'll subscribe. Awesome, I'll comment.Lesley Logan 41:35  Yeah.Adrian Starks 41:35  They have a person over here, they may have a lot less, but they got a lot more to offer, and you're passing that up because you're just looking at numbers here. It's like I would encourage people that now is the time for us to find guidance that aligns with our purpose of being. And everyone, there's over how many people are on the planet right now? Lesley Logan 41:57  It's like 8 billion.Adrian Starks 41:58  8 billion people on a planet. I heard this stat one time. Out of 8 billion people, no matter what you do in life, 5% of people are not going to like you, they're not going to vibe with you, you're not going to connect with them. 5%. So, my math may be really off, I'm not going to even say it, but it's in the millions.Lesley Logan 42:20  Yeah.Adrian Starks 42:20  That you're gonna have a disconnect with people, no matter what you do. You could be well-polished, have everything together, and someone's gonna come around and be like, "Ah, they're phony." They're gonna talk some shit about you, because they just don't connect with you. They have no idea.Lesley Logan 42:35  Yeah.Adrian Starks 42:36  About your background, your pedigree, what you've done. They just want to.Lesley Logan 42:40  We all do it. We all do it, like you see something on your Instagram out of social, and you're like, just the first second, don't like it. Moving on.Adrian Starks 42:51  You move on. You're like, "Hey, I'm not interested in it. What is this? This is silly."Lesley Logan 42:57  Yeah.Adrian Starks 42:57  And that's part of us. We just have a natural sense of either we connect or we don't connect with certain things, and I think that in this time we're living in now, people are very overstimulated.Lesley Logan 43:07  Yes.Adrian Starks 43:08  There's so much information, there's so many solutions, there's so many offers, and we don't know where to look. It reminds you of like when you're sitting down and you have that night where it's a movie night, right? And you're just like, "Let me watch a movie, let me watch a TV show." And all of a sudden you got all these options, applications, and you're going from this application to this application, this application. Before you know it, it's like 30, 40 minutes later, and then you just give up and say, "You know what, damn it, just pick something, pick anything," because you're tired of looking.Lesley Logan 43:41  Yeah.Adrian Starks 43:41  And that's what's happening with us. We're just picking anything now we think is going to entertain us or bring us some type of joy.Lesley Logan 43:48  Yeah, because we can't handle being bored. Adrian, I could talk to you literally for more hours, but we do have to wrap this up. So we're gonna take a brief break, and then we're gonna find where people can find you, follow you, listen to your voice for many, many hours, and your Be It Action Items. Lesley Logan 43:59  All right, Adrian, where do you hang out? Where can they listen to your podcast?Adrian Starks 44:06  Okay, so you can listen to my podcast anywhere, pretty much. It's called Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks. And go to my website, adrianstarks.com. You can listen to the podcast from there. You can go to my YouTube channel, which has the videos. You can also listen to some audio, I have affirmations that I've been doing lately as well.Lesley Logan 44:25  Oh my god, do you have, if you don't, you should have a Patreon for affirmations because if people are paying for you to be a narrator, can you imagine every day you read me an affirmation or a mantra? I love that.Adrian Starks 44:39  I can do that, Lesley. Yes. They could go to adrianstarks.com. I just want to keep it simple for people, go to adrianstarks.com, all my social media handles are there, and you can just go wherever you choose and just be inspired and listen. And if you can, yeah, definitely subscribe to the podcast, it always helps. Share it whenever you can, but more importantly, just know this: that your purpose in life is not something you find, it's something that you do, and that is going to change, is going to evolve with time, and that's okay. Having self-doubt is okay, not knowing everything is okay. And now we live in a time where you're never too old, don't put an age on anything to start something new, or to pick up where you left off with something.Lesley Logan 45:27  Oh my god, those are Be It Action Items if I ever heard any. Like, you just led right in, and I'm obsessed with all of them. Great. Adrian Starks, I'm so happy we did this. We'll have to do this again. You'll have to be a person who keeps going back on, because you just have so much great wisdom. You guys, share this with a friend who needs to hear it. Share with a friend who's stuck on like, "What's my purpose?" They need to hear this, because it's like that Dr. Seuss book, like, Are You My Mother? You know, it's like that's not how you find it. It's got to be some self-reflection. So, thank you. We'll do this again, and until next time, my loves, Be It Till You See It.Lesley Logan 46:03  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. 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This last episode of 2025 lands just a few days before Christmas. And while the content may not seem very Christmas-y, it actually is. With the incarnation, God sets the trajectory that leads to the cross. The two are linked, and are both motivated by the same love of God for his people. For you. For me. But how do we understand that love? I sense a great divide however in the church, though we treasure the same doctrine. That divide falls along an understanding of who God is, and who we are before him. Let's explore that a bit. It's good to have you here. Please follow on your streaming platform and let others know that we are here. We encourage you to also subscribe to our newsletter where, on third Mondays and at other times there may be additional content. You can do so here. You can help support this podcast by supporting us on Patreon. You can do so here. EPISODE NOTES Notes and resources relevant to this episode: Are You My Mother? Podcast music provided by Cool Hand Luke and used with permission.Intro: “Holy Vanguard” / LyricsOutro: “Wonder Tour” / Lyrics / Video To find our more about Greatheart's Table, visit us here.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/family-devotions/20251219fam.mp3 Listen to Devotion While John was in prison, he heard about the things Christ was doing. He sent two of his disciples to ask him, “Are you the Coming One or should we wait for someone else?” Jesus answered them, “Go, report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the gospel is preached to the poor. Blessed is the one who does not take offense at me.” As these two were leaving, Jesus began to talk to the crowds about John. “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? What did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? No, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. So what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you! And he is much more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written, ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.' Amen I tell you: Among those born of women there has not appeared anyone greater than John the Baptist. Yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. Matthew 11:2-11 (EHV) Are You the Coming One? In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. There's a famous children's book called Are You My Mother? Maybe you've read it! It's about a baby bird who hatches while his mom is gone. So, he climbs out of the nest and starts asking all kinds of animals and even machines, “Are you my mother?” But they all say, “No!” Finally, the baby bird gets lifted back into his nest, and his real mother comes home. They are happy together again! We aren't baby birds, and John the Baptist wasn't either. But John was looking for someone—the Coming One, the Savior God promised. But here's the strange part: John the Baptist already knew Jesus! He even baptized Jesus. He heard God's voice say, “This is my Son, whom I love.” He saw the Holy Spirit come down like a dove. So why would John ask Jesus, “Are you the Coming One?” Maybe John wasn't doubting, maybe he was just tired of waiting. He was stuck in prison and probably wished Jesus would save him right away. Or maybe John wanted his followers to learn the truth themselves by going to Jesus and asking. Whatever the reason, we know what happened: John sent two of his helpers to Jesus to ask, “Are you the Coming One?” And Jesus didn't just say, “Yes.” Instead, he told them to look at what he was doing—making blind people see, deaf people hear, lame people walk and telling the good news to the poor. All those miracles matched the promises in the Bible. So the answer was clear: Jesus IS the Coming One! John's job was always to point people to Jesus. He wanted everyone to know the Savior. We can do that too. Many people still wonder, “Who is Jesus?” With our lives, words, and church family, we can point to Jesus—the One who came to save us, forgive us, and lead us to eternal life. Prayer: Jesus, you are the Coming One whom God promised. You help us see the truth, walk in faith, and one day you will raise us to live with you forever. Make our faith stronger and help us share the good news with others—at Christmas and all year long. Amen. The questions below are to help families discuss this devotion. The questions are divided by age group as suggestions, but anyone could reflect on any of the questions as they desire. Questions for Younger Children Who did John the Baptist send to Jesus to talk to him? (His disciples.) What question did they ask Jesus? (“Are you the Coming One?”) Questions for Elementary Age Children How can our church do the same kind of work John the Baptist did? (By pointing people to Jesus, teaching about him, sharing God's Word.) Name a few miracles Jesus did that showed he is the Savior—the Coming One. (Helping blind people see, lame people walk, sick people get better, calming storms, feeding crowds.) Questions for Middle School and Above Why didn't Jesus just say, “Yes, I am the Coming One”? Why did he answer the way he did? (He wanted them to see the proof—his miracles matched God's promises.) How did John the Baptist prepare the hearts of people for Jesus' arrival? (He told them to repent, be baptized, and look for the Savior.) Download Family Devotions Family Devotions are brought to you by WELS Discipleship. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: "Mr. Ferguson is Ill Today"When this TV sequel to Terminator 2 has a climactic face-off with its series-long cyborg Big Bad, it does so in style -- following the disparate ensemble of heroes from their individual perspectives until they come together in Mexico. We talk about why this is one of the best installments of the Terminator franchise, Derek introducing David to yet another short-lived FOX genre show with a 90210 cast member (hi, Brian Austin Green!), how this narrative structure is owed to the 1999 film Go, and much more.Check out the Are You My Mother episode on Sarah Connor.A proud part of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tip us on Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Gimmicks Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠gimmickspodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Disco Tears" by Raven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sources: ⁠Fox picks up seven new series, from The Hollywood ReporterJosh Friedman Interview with IGNFriedman Departure of Foundation covered by The Hollywood ReporterArchived transcript of the post-episode live chat with creators and Garrett DillahuntSeason 2 DVD Feature: “Write the Future”

KJ and Meredith are welcoming a new voice to the show this week, David (Gimmicks, Fear-Coded, Are You My Mother?) to talk about an episode of television that loves television. David brings his expertise in genre-bending TV, KJ accuses the Supernatural writers of colluding with the Grey's Anatomy team, and Meredith has to update our mythology section now that The Trickster's true identity is revealed. CW Episode Description: The Trickster (guest star Richard Speight Jr.) throws Sam and Dean into an alternate universe where they are characters in different television series, including a sexy medical show, a Japanese game show, a forensics show and a sitcom. The brothers realize the only way to get out of this world is to play along and become the characters in the shows. However, Castiel appears and warns them this universe is dangerous and they must get out before they become trapped.Episode recorded on July 19, 2025Linktree including sign up sheet to be on the podcast and our Discord server: https://linktr.ee/SupernaturalOpinionsPodcast Find our cohost Meredith on tiktok, instagram and Tumblr: shaedsofdeianeiraGuest social medias:David: dmuma on all the thingsGimmicks: https://www.glitterjaw.com/gimmicks Are You My Mother?: https://www.glitterjaw.com/are-you-my-motherFear-Coded: https://www.glitterjaw.com/fear-codedWell That Certainly Wasn't In The Bible by Owl_Lady on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/1109845

Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher speak with Alison Bechdel about her new graphic novel, Spent. Bechdel is the author of "Essential Dykes to Watch Out For," "Fun Home,"  and "Are You My Mother?" Spent fictionalizes Bechdel's life with her wife Holly on their pygmy goat sanctuary in Vermont. The comic chronicles political and local dramas, generational shifts, experiments with polyamory, and navigating the relationship between success and art. In conversation, Alison shares her struggles with fame, success, and the Trump era with a view toward the steadying forces of our relationships with others.

Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher speak with Alison Bechdel about her new graphic novel, "Spent." Bechdel is the author of "Essential Dykes to Watch Out For," "Fun Home," and "Are You My Mother?" "Spent" fictionalizes Bechdel's life with her wife Holly on their pygmy goat sanctuary in Vermont. The comic chronicles political and local dramas, generational shifts, experiments with polyamory, and navigating the relationship between success and art. In conversation, Alison shares her struggles with fame, success, and the Trump era with a view toward the steadying forces of our relationships with others.

Alison Bechdel‘s cult following for her early comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For grew wildly in response to her graphic memoirs, the best-selling Fun Home, adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical, Are You My Mother?, and The Secret to Superhuman Strength. To many, her name is synonymous with the Bechdel Test, a metric to evaluate a film's representation of women. Her new book, Spent: A Comic Novel, hilariously skewers the absurdities of modern life while delivering a rollicking case for embracing life's messy truths before it's too late.  In Spent, a fictional version of Bechdel lives on a goat sanctuary in Vermont, where she is visited by the older versions of the central characters of Dykes to Watch Out For among others.  On May 27, 2025, Alison Bechdel came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to read from her work, show slides, and answer questions from her fans.  She was introduced by artist Wendy MacNaughton. 

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Host Jason Blitman talks to Jonathan Van Ness and Julie Murphy (Let Them Stare) about astrology, the names of our teenage cars, and early inspirations for their book. And Crock Pots. And British accents. And Nobu. They talk about a lot. Jason is then joined by queer icon Alison Bechdel who shares what she's been reading and talks about her new graphic novel, Spent.   Julie & JVN Publisher's Weekly ArticleJonathan Van Ness is an Emmy-winning television personality, 3x New York Times bestselling author, podcaster, comedian, celebrity hairstylist, and founder of JVN Hair. He stars on Netflix's Emmy Award–winning reboot series Queer Eye, where he shines as the hair guru and self-care advocate; and he hosts the popular podcast Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness.Julie Murphy splits her time between North Texas and Kansas with her husband, who loves her, and her cats, who tolerate her. When Julie isn't writing, she can be found watching movies so bad they're good, hunting for the perfect slice of cheese pizza, or planning her next great travel adventure. She is the author of the middle grade novels Dear Sweet Pea and Camp Sylvania as well as the young adult novels Ramona Blue, Side Effects May Vary, the Faith series, Pumpkin, Puddin', and Dumplin' (now a Netflix original film).Alison Bechdel's cult following for her early comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For expanded wildly for her family memoirs, the New York Times bestselling and Time magazine #1 Book of the Year graphic memoir Fun Home, adapted into a Tony Award–winning musical, and Are You My Mother? Most recently, The Secret to Superman Strength was named a New York Times Best Graphic Novel of 2021. Bechdel has been named a MacArthur Fellow, among many other honors.SUBSTACK!https://gaysreading.substack.com/ MERCH!http://gaysreading.printful.me BOOK CLUB!Use code GAYSREADING at checkout to get first book for only $4 + free shipping! Restrictions apply.http://aardvarkbookclub.com WATCH!https://youtube.com/@gaysreading FOLLOW!Instagram: @gaysreading | @jasonblitmanBluesky: @gaysreading | @jasonblitmanCONTACT!hello@gaysreading.com

Alison Bechdel rose to fame as the creator of a long-running alt-weekly comic strip before jumping to an even wider audience by way of her celebrated graphic memoirs “Fun Home” and “Are You My Mother?” Her new book, “Spent,” is a graphic novel — but it was originally meant to be another memoir, as Bechdel tells Gilbert Cruz on this week's podcast.“Over the years that I turned myself from being a comic strip writer into a memoirist, I got very sort of self-righteous about memoir as a genre,” Bechdel says. “I just thought, why would you bother making anything up? Life is incredible. It's all right there. It's served up on a platter every day. Write about that. My friends who are fiction writers would say, You're able to tell a deeper kind of truth with fiction, don't you think? And I would agree with them, but secretly I would think, no, you can't. You've got to tell the actual truth. But that does get really tiresome. It gets tiring." Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Kevin was on assignment this week in Japan, so Joel tapped Alpha 5 to find the perfect guest host to fill in during his absence! And, lo and behold, David from "Are You My Mother?", "Gimmicks", and "Fear Coded" was able to join. Joel tasked David with the noble task of ranking the Morphers from across seasons without ever seeing the shows. Will they be morphenominal? or do some of these just belong in the garbage? Tune in and find out!Cover Art for this episode was done by David as well!Originally Recorded: 5/10/25May the Power Protect You, Always.Follow us on Bluesky!Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MayThePowerPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Bluesky)Joel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Thespispunk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Bluesky)David: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmuma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Bluesky)You can also check out on David on his other shows, including: Are You My Mother?: @mymotherpodGimmicks: @gimmickspodFear Coded: @fearcodedpodAll these and more are part of the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective!

Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman perfectly expresses how little children feel sometimes — I want my mom, and I want to go home. But it also has a sweet and subtle message about how the modern world can exist with nature if only we remember to show a little compassion to the little … Continue reading "181 – Are You My Mother?"

What a loverly time you're about to have after you click play because we're talking My Fair Lady in this, one of the missing episodes from earlier in the year! We're joined by David Muma from the Are You My Mother and Gimmicks podcasts to break down this delightful treat! We hold space for all the important topics like narcissists, misogyny, and Audrey Fucking Hepburn!Check out our Patreon for *exclusive* episodes every week that you won't find over here on the main feed! See what you're missing out on - and help us keep the lights on - over at patreon.com/triplemmmpodFollow us on the socials @triplemmmpodClayton - @justhappy2cuShawn - @murphthesmurphDavid - @dmumaEmail - menwholikemenwholikemoviespod@gmail.comIf you're enjoying the pod, give us a rate/review - it helps out SO much!Don't forget to be kind out there!

Every season, Mythic Quest delivers us an excellent standalone episode, and this year we get to know more about Brendan in "Rebrand"!Jenn (@notajenny) and Chels (@chels725) are joined by their podcasting pal David (Gimmicks; Are You My Mother?; Fear Coded) to talk all about the theme of this episode, exploring what it means to grow up, parasocial relationships, talk about Ian's brief appearance, Charlie Day's heart-wrenching and Emmy-worthy monologue, Shannon's relationship with her son, and more. Chels makes us rank our top two standalone episodes of the show so far and we also all discuss what is and is not a "bottle episode."Enjoy, all!Our recommended media:"The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide" by Dr. Steven ThrasherRuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedBeyond the Gates (CBS/Paramount+)With Love, Meghan (Netflix)If you're a Community fan and want to get some exclusive merch, scripts, etc., you can check out Megan Ganz's auction items on her Linktree. All proceeds go toward supporting the Wrexham Miners Project. You can also donate to her marathon.Follow us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Twitter for more fun content. Support the Loveland Therapy Fund for Black Women and Girls, and donate if you can to the ACLU Drag Defense Fund.

006 - Are You My Mother? Nothing like a trip to the necromancer to really lighten the mood and lift the spirits… literally! Things don't exactly go as planned when returning to Nick, but the party takes it all in stride. Featuring the vocal talents of: Amanda Clements, Ben Avery, Celeste Mora, Dave Clements, John Harju, John-Michel Bilezikian, Josiah Crandall, and Katherine Bilezikian Theme song by: AC the Bard, Amanda Clements, and Haryu-Shi Edit by: Katherine Bilezikian SFX & Music from Epidemic Sound.

Ready your decks and shuffle those cards, because this episode of Play Comics is about to take you on a wild ride through the pixelated world of Yu-Gi-Oh! Join us as we dive deep into the Game Boy Advance classics Eternal Duelist Soul and The Sacred Cards. These games are based on the legendary manga that taught us all how to dramatically shout “It's time to duel!” without any hint of irony. This week, we're not just drawing cards—we're drawing in the expertise of the one and only David Arnold! You might know him from his insightful and hilarious takes on Are You My Mother? and Gimmicks. David's here to help us navigate the labyrinth of duels, traps, and monster summons, all while keeping our life points intact. Expect a whirlwind of witty banter, nostalgic nods, and perhaps a few too many references to the heart of the cards. Whether you're a seasoned duelist or just here for the laughs, this episode promises to be a critical hit. So, grab your Duel Disk, tune in, and let's see if we can summon some podcast magic! Name the guest, where they're from, what we're looking at, and maybe another vague statement Learn such things as: Do you even need to be a player from the comics? Is the concept of playing a game inside a game too meta for the small children? Just what did we miss out on when watching the American versions of anime when we were younger? And so much more! You can find the guest on Twitter @dmuma22 and Instragram @dmuma. If you want to catch other podcast adventures from David then you should check out Are You My Mother?, Gimmicks, or the newly launched Fear Coded. While you're at it check out the other shows over on Glitterjaw as well. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook. A big thanks to Shonen Flop and Last Sons of Krypton for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who refuses to play card games because of a childhood incident involving Charizard and some grape jelly. Support Play Comics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomicsRead transcript

Are you Dad? Do you remember that Dr. Seuss book "Are You My Mother!"  What a cute story a little  bird's journey looking for his mommy. Well, in today's podcast we will talk about someone looking for his  dad. True story to share.  Also, Happy Father's Day to all the dad's  and mom's who were both mom and dad's and who have made such an good effort to raise children to be good people. ❤️Henrie#Dad#happyfathersday#ancestry#youvegotamatch#dnamatch#parentsSend us a Text Message.Thank you for listening.Go find your Blessings!

Hey Scrum Master... Are you my manager? - Mike Cohn Back when my girls were small, I used to read Dr. Seuss books to them. Together, we giggled over the antics in the Cat in the Hat and shed a few tears over the destruction in The Lorax.But a question I got asked in a class recently brought me back to another childhood classic from the Dr. Seuss brand, “Are You My Mother?” It's a simple story about a newly hatched baby bird that sets out on a quest to find their mother. (Don't worry, the baby bird is eventually reunited with their actual mother.)I think newly hatched Scrum teams (and sometimes the people forming those teams) can feel as lost as the baby bird in that story. Why? Because without fail, one of the first questions they ask of or about their Scrum Master is, “Are you my manager?”In the words of the book, the correct answer is, “No. I am not your manager. I am a Scrum Master.”The confusion is natural because good Scrum Masters do perform some of the same functions good managers do:  They motivate and encourage people to do their best work. They look out for the team's mental health by avoiding excessive deadline pressure. They remove impediments to progress. They improve a team's collaboration and teamwork and more. Scrum Masters don't assign tasks or allocate people to projects They don't pick due dates for tasks or projects And, most importantly, Scrum Masters do not assume responsibility for a team's work. The responsibility for the team's work resides with the team members. But Scrum Masters are unlike managers, too: If you find your teammates acting as though the Scrum Master is their manager, discuss it immediately rather than waiting for a retrospective. Quickly getting on the same page about how Scrum roles compare to traditional roles will help you and your team succeed with agile, How to connect with AgileDad: - [website] https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram] https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook] https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin] https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

We talked Jessica Chastain, unnecessary subplots, and Sorkin dialogue this week - that's right, we watched Molly's Game! We called in a favor from our debt sheet and got David Arnold, host of the Are You My Mother podcast and cohost of the Gimmicks podcast, to come chat with us! We get into everything from Ponzi schemes and terrible psychology to the sports references and the real world people involved! Check out our Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes that won't be in our main feed! www.patreon.com/triplemmmpod Twitter/BlueSky/Insta: @triplemmmpod Clayton - Twitter/BlueSky/Letterboxd/Serializd: @justhappy2cu Shawn - Twitter/BlueSky/Letterboxd/Serializd: @murphthesmurph Email: menwholikemenwholikemoviespod@gmail.com David on the socials - @dmuma22 or @dmuma depending on the platform! His pods on the socials - @GimmicksPod @mymotherpod If you're enjoying the pod, take a couple of seconds to give us a rate/review - it helps SO much! Don't forget to be kind out there! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/men-who-like-men-who-like-movies/support

Spider-Man ventures underground to fight a subterranean society of furry blue people in this send-up to Jules Verne! David from the Are You My Mother and Gimmicks podcasts joins us for this fantastical episode with stolen banks, an out-of-nowhere Scooby-Doo twist, and yet another resentful and mean Peter Parker. We're watching Spider-Man (1967): Season 2, Episode 5: “Menace from the Bottom of the World”. Find more from David: Twitter: @dmuma22 | Instagram: @dmuma Are You My Mother? PodcastGimmicks Podcast Website⁠ | ⁠Patreon⁠ | ⁠Discord⁠ Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Contact us: @WallopingWebPod on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠Instagram⁠ Email: ⁠wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.com⁠ Theme song features: ⁠“Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME⁠ | ⁠License (CC BY 3.0)⁠

A new MP3 sermon from Tomoka Christian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Are You My Mother? Subtitle: Wednesday Night Series Speaker: Cord Bear Broadcaster: Tomoka Christian Church Event: Midweek Service Date: 1/31/2024 Length: 39 min.

Matthew and Alex review Are You My Mother? by PD Eastman. They address how the baby bird would fare in the modern day with his neighbors and the reality of birds coming from other birds. Matthew also decries what he considers to be the false advertising of the I Can Read Beginner Book series. Please subscribe to get notified about the latest episodes and check out our page for more classic literature podcasts and children's book reviews! Instagram: @the_mmi_podcast YouTube: @MeMyshelfandIpodcast Purchase a copy of Are You My Mother here! (As Amazon Associates we earn from qualifying purchases)

This week, Rory and Laurie look into hiring task rabbit boyfriends, Jacob Elordi's SNL hosting, and Jeremy Allen White's Calvin Klein glow up. Plus, comforter vs. duvet, Are You My Mother, and shit getting messed up in the dryer. Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames Follow Laurie: @laurielamartina  

It's time. We HAVE to go back. So we're going on a quick journey to talk about the ORIGINS of Star Wars' Clone Wars (in animation). Part 1 is an indepth discussion of the 2008 blockbuster (?) film Star Wars: The Clone Wars with our pal, host of Are You My Mother? and Co-Host of Gimmicks pod, David Arnold! The movie...might not have aged the best, but we had a blast talking about it and all the behind-the-scenes goodness. Be sure to check out everything David's on Twitter and check out everything he's working on: Are You My Mother: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/areyoumymother | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: @mymotherpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Gimmcks: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/gimmickspod | Twitter: @GimmicksPod Follow us on Twitter @DistantEchoesSW or Instagram @DistantEchoesSW. Plus you can send us questions to DistantEchoesSW@gmail.com. Follow Cassie on Twitter @Cassiethulu and Tommy @AwkwardComma. And remember to rate and subscribe wherever you listen! And be sure to check out the full roster of GlitterJaw podcasts at glitterjaw.com! Theme Music 失望した by EVA https://joshlis.bandcamp.comPromoted by @RoyaltyFreePlanet - https://royaltyfreeplanet.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicenseListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5E4KvU...Vibe to EVA's entire "Rear View" album here: https://youtu.be/Gpm6YPwqJUA

Like Zoinks Scoob, I'm wearing a mesh shirt and teeny tiny sunglasses! Look it was either that or writing the whole thing in 3p1c H@ck3r L4ngu@g3. And that would be a pain in the @$$. DAVID ARNOLD from GIMMICKS and ARE YOU MY MOTHER activates his modem to log into a City-like motherboard and join the boys in a chat room all about HACKERS. It's 1995 as hell up in here. David's a young man. Luke's a toddler. Connor's barely a baby. It's a weird podcast! Join them as they answer such questions as: Is this the quintessential bisexual awakening movie? What's the deal with Angelina Jolie's Haircut? Are these Screennames cool or stupid? Is the villain in this the problematic scientist from the Short Circuit movies? How old are these "high schoolers"? and Was 1995 fashion sexy? among many others... Thank you for coming on, David! Be sure to check out ⁠⁠⁠the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective for his shows GIMMICKS and ARE YOU MY MOTHER NEXT WEEK: THE ONE with STEVE AND IZZY from EVERYTHING I LEARNED FROM MOVIES Thank you for listening! Please review us on your podcast provider and share us with your friends, we really appreciate it! Follow our socials: Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @NoHighwayPod YouTube: No Highway Option Theme Music composed by Ian C. Weber. Find more of Ian's projects here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.iancweber.com⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/no-highway-option/support

My guest this week is comedian Kevin Israel! Is there more content for girls and woman in the comic book world now? What did comic cons used to be like? Is Kevin's wife into comic books? How did Brett's wife find out he was into comics? What is Mr. Potato Head Wolverine? What action figures does Kevin have? Are audio books the same experience as regular reading? What book is Brett reading that's triggering his depression? What does Brett think of Spider-Gwen? Why do you read comic books? Is it normal to imagine you have superpowers? What would happen in the world if people had superpowers? Does science fiction lead science? Will we ever have a billionaire who fights crime? What characteristics do you need to go along with your superpowers? What is the Who Would Win Facebook page? Is Captain America super-human? What's coming up in the MCU? What comics did Kevin recently rediscover? Why did Kevin sell his comic book collection? Who were Hawk and Dove? Who is Pitt? What was Trencher about?  Get Kevin's album The Struggle Israel Reading list: Regular books (not graphic novels): The Only Good Indians Silo series MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios Jack Reacher books Graphic novels: Are You My Mother? Superman: Birthright Spider-Gwen Cerebus The Boys Hawk and Dove Early Image comics: Spawn Savage Dragon The Wildcats Cyberforce Wetworks Pitt Trencher Watch list: The Boys Avengers: Endgame Spider-Man: Far From Home Avengers: Age of Ultron Captain America: The First Avenger Titans Reacher

Nick and Josh are joined this week by David Arnold, host of Gimmicks and Are You My Mother, to talk Kojima and wrap up the Death Stranding book club. Topics also covered include, the new PS5 Slim, John Riccitiello retiring from Unity, and Counter-Strike 2 stepping in it.Keep up with David at:Twitter: https://twitter.com/dmuma22Gimmicks:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gimmicks/id1603025750Are You My Mother:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/are-you-my-mother/id1706294946 If you want to have a question read in a future episode, email the bros at SmashingGameTime@gmail.comWe have merch! Shop here https://the-trident-network.myspreadshop.com/sgtThank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. More of Alex's work can be found here https://soundcloud.com/lizardbeach?ut...Listen to us at: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4m74cmu...Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smashing-game-time/id1626864406 Or wherever you get your podcasts. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND!Creators & Guests Nick Coffman - Host Josh Coffman - Host

My guest today is cartoonist and comedian Teresa Roberts Logan! What is Teresa into? What is Zombies vs Robots about? What are her comics about? What is the Bell Witch? What is "Creepy Cute"? Who is Ballet Ghost? Why does Teresa love horror? Why did Tapas.io ban Teresa briefly? Why does Jesus Freak have a mature warning? Why is it hard to create content for kids? What is The Tao of Comedy about? Where did we buy our comics before we had comic book stores? How has the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood changed? What is Teresa's advice for aspiring cartoonists?  Teresa's IG Reading list: Drawing Power: Women's Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival Washington White Persepolis Votes for Women Neil Gaiman's Death Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts Roz Chast Lynda Barry Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor Making Comics  William Steig The Walking Dead (free on Kindle Unlimited) Zombies vs Robots Charles Addams Josephine Baker graphic novel Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula (free on Kindle Unlimited) An Embarrassment of Witches (free on Kindle Unlimited) The Oven by Sophie Goldstein Maus and Maus II Jules Feiffer - Kill my Mother, Feiffer's album Gemma Bovery Richard Thompson's Cul De Sac Fun Home (just read it already) Are You My Mother? Horrifyingly MAD Frank Miller Daredevil (free on Kindle Unlimited) Ruins The Rejection Collection of rejected New Yorker cartoons The Tao of Comedy Best American Comics My Favorite Thing Is Monsters By Teresa Jesus Freak: Losing My Religion (on Tapas.io) gocomics.com laughing redhead comics Fog of Worry (patreon) Watch list: Netflix Daredevil series The Warriors Recorded 10-2-23 via Zoom

We enjoyed talking about birds and their parenting skills SO MUCH that we decided to talk a little more about it! The process of baby birds becoming fledglings, taking that first step out of the nest is fascinating.  Also a good analogy for what we do to our human children.  Up to a point.  Birds don't come back to the nest once they jump.  Ever.  P.D. Eastman really gave us some false information in the book Are You My Mother?  An August 2022 study found that 8 in 10 young people come back to their hometown area if they ever leave at all.  More and more, for various reasons, kids are returning to their nest.  Emily has a baby bird back in the nest.  And it is not a bad thing.---Coffee Talk - a weekly podcast series by Nothin' But Fine. Don't we all hate small talk? What can you say that will be interesting? What won't sound boring? What will get a chuckle? What will create thought? How to get the ball rolling? Pass the time? Join Emily Trotter and Helen Manderson as they explore a variety of topics and give you the appropriate tidbit to start any conversation. (Bonus: they are hilarious.)---Check out the Nothin' But Fine blog and website.Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube Want everything in your inbox? Subscribe to the Nothin' But Fine substack newsletter!

Benoît PeetersCréation artistique (chaire annuelle 2022-2023)Collège de FranceAnnée 2022-2023Séminaire - Elsa Caboche : Fun Home d'Alison BechdelPremier volet du diptyque qu'elle forme avec « Are You My Mother? », « Fun Home » d'Alison Bechdel est l'une des bandes dessinées autobiographiques les plus reconnues au monde. L'autrice américaine y interroge les circonstances de la mort de son père, un homosexuel au placard asphyxié par ses efforts pour se conformer aux convenances de la Pennsylvanie rurale où il a passé toute sa vie. Tout en enquêtant sur son décès accidentel qu'elle interprète comme un suicide, Bechdel relate la découverte de sa propre homosexualité et l'émergence de son identité artistique. Historiquement lié à l'underground, le genre autobiographique dans les comics américains est largement travaillé par le rapport aux marges. En ajoutant aux thématiques intimes de la famille, du deuil et de la sexualité une problématique queer, « Fun Home » s'inscrit dans la marge des marges — ce qui n'a pas empêché l'album de recevoir une reconnaissance publique et critique rarement égalées. L'intervention s'attachera à montrer comment l'ouvrage s'empare du dispositif autobiographique pour y faire émerger une voix multiple, tissée de dicible et d'indicible, soutenue par une esthétique à la fois pudique et profondément incarnée.

Have you considered you and an adult child of yours "best friends?"  Attributions: the original artwork from P.D. Eastman's "Are You My Mother?", and Gilmore Girls, original series presently streaming on Netflix. Both appear here under U.S. copyright fair use practices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every teenager goes through the exact same exploration journey as the baby bird in Dr. Seuss's Are You My Mother?. Unsure of their identity, community, or role, they search for a persona, values, beliefs, and priorities that will give them the clarity and purpose they desperately long for. Primarily, teenagers use their peers as mirrors and sounding boards in their quest to figure out their answers to those huge, foundational life questions. They might mix in a celebrity or influencer, too. How nuts is that?? Teenagers will base the foundation of their lives on the opinions of other teenagers or media. Nope—I'm not letting that be the last word. What's the alternative? It's the people in my life who I admire and respect. I will intentionally create opportunities for my kids to get to know them, observe them, and learn from them about what's most important and the different aspirational paths they can take with their lives. I don't expect my kids to follow my footsteps. In some ways, I think that would be weird, albeit satisfying. Rather, I want to introduce and expose my kids to the people who are living life well, both from a career as well as personal standpoint. I want them to see what courage and generosity and humility and a commitment to service looks like a different shapes and forms. What does that look like in reality? It means inviting people to come and spend time at our home for meals. It means bringing my kids along to meet with other people, and facilitate conversations between them. It means being intentional to leverage the people I've met over the years to expose their influence on my kids. I don't anticipate my kid or any kid to pick up the most important parts of life by osmosis or accident—I want to intentionally design an environment where they have every opportunity to learn from the best. You can, too. Who are the people on your list you'd like your kids (or students) to get to know?

Hello and happy Friday! Today Asher is reading 2 books in 1 episode. Read along with us as he reads Are You My Mother? By P. D. Eastman and The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss!

Join me as I go through P.D. Eastman's Beginner Book "Are You My Mother?" Together we follow baby bird as he heroically searches for his mother and create our own yoga sequence as we help him look. Don't forget to check out the blog at www.readandyoga.com/blog for the full transcript and explanation of how to get in and out of the yoga poses. Support the show

My guest this week is cartoonist Caitlin Cass! When and where did Brett meet Caitlin? What is Caitlin's subscription service? Why did she change the name? What project is Caitlin working on? What comic did Brett draw? Do you need to be a good visual artist to make a comic? Who are some of Caitlin's influences? What graphic novels did Caitlin read that got her into the medium? How does Caitlin describe Chris Ware? What kind of storytelling does Caitlin like? What are some of the true stories Caitlin has turned into comics? What is a mini comic? What is Byrdcliffe and what cool comic did Caitlin make about it? How many New Yorkers cartoons does Caitlin do each week? What is Brett's book about? Reading list: Chris Ware; Craig Thompson's Blankets; Sandman; Watchmen; Frank Miller's Daredevil; Mister Miracle (Tom King); Alison Bechdel; Neal Adams' Batman and Green Arrow/Green Lantern; Ultimate Spider-Man; Are You My Mother?, The Secret to Superhuman Strength and Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel; Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home; and of course anything by Caitlin Cass recorded 7-23-22 via zoom

This week we have a very special, very cute episode for you all - we interviewed our moms!  Well, we each interviewed our respective moms.  Buckle up for some cute stories and wide-ranging children's book opinions.  Theo and his mom issue a challenge.  Jackie and her mom learn some surprisingly spooky information about each other.  Rachel and her mom actually discuss books.Books mentioned: Little House on the Prairie, Winnie the Pooh, Martha Speaks, Pride & Prejudice, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Are You My Mother?, The Runaway Bunny, Hop on Pop, Beezus and Ramona, Ramona the Pest, Henry Huggins, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, The Boxcar Children, My Side of the Mountain, Walden, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Harry Potter, Ender's Game, big dinosaur books, Follow That Truck!, The Poky Little Puppy, Hooked on Phonics, Sesame Street, Barney, The Monster at the End of This Book, and The Scarlet Letter.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A baby bird goes in search of his mother in this hilarious Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss. When a mother bird's egg starts to jump, she hurries off to make sure she has something for her little one to eat. But as soon as she's gone, out pops the baby bird. He immediately sets off to find his mother, but not knowing what she looks like makes it a challenge. The little hatchling is determined to find his mother, even after meeting a kitten, a hen, a dog, and a Snort. The timeless message of the bond between mother and child makes P. D. Eastman's Are You My Mother? a treasured classic. https://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Mother-P-D-Eastman/dp/0394800184/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RZGBOIY9WV8E&keywords=are+you+my+mother+book&qid=1650666290&sprefix=%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-1Storybook Bundles PodcastIs on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and much more.Storybook Bundles Links:https://storybookbundlespodcast.buzzsprout.comStorybook Bundles Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/storybookbundlesStorybook Bundles Instagram Page:https://www.instagram.com/storybookbundles/curlyblue productionsletsread415@gmail.com#storybookbundlesSome Storybook Bundles Podcast Links:Buzzsprout:Podcast website URL: https://storybookbundlespodcast.buzzsprout.comSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/6z6gbSiQaflljKhIZyRZAbPandora:https://www.pandora.com/podcast/storybook-bundles-podcast/PC:60131iHeart Radio:https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-storybook-bundles-podcast-77136048/Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f4933e8e-0f86-40a0-89ee-123bd8283abc/storybook-bundlesPlayerFM:https://player.fm/series/storybook-bundlesApple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storybook-bundles/id1550831259Google Podcast:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNjM4NjE2LnJzcwDeezer:https://deezer.page.link/GQ3PsGfoduf2pBUTAAudible:https://www.audible.com/pd/Storybook-Bundles-Podcast-Podcast/B08JJQKQ9F?qid=1635763661&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=XYT5GVC8Z9NHG0BDEV7YAnd so much more...Do You Need A Narrator For Children's Storybooks?If you have a Children's Short Storybook that you'd like me to do an audio narration, you can contact me regarding plans, and pricing. Use Storybook Bundles on Facebook Messenger, or email: letsread415@gmail.com.At this time I am only accepting Storybooks for ages 0-3, and NO more than 300 words long.Thank you,EGRStorybook Bundles PodcastIs on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and much more.Storybook Bundles Links:https://storybookbundlespodcast.buzzsprout.comStorybook Bundles Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/storybookbundlesStorybook BundlDo You Need A Narrator For Children's Storybooks?If you have a Children's Short Storybook that you'd like me to do an audio narration, you can contact me regarding plans, and pricing. Use Storybook Bundles on Facebook Messenger, or email: letsread415@gmail.com.At this time I am only accepting Storybooks for ages 0-3, and NO more than 300 words long.Thank you,EGR If You like the Storybook Bundles Podcast, please Like, Follow, Subscribe, and even share it with family and friends.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

In Episode 93, Gen and Jette kick off their graphic novel book club with Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. This graphic novel memoirs chronicles Bechdel's complex relationship with her father, and she does it with nuance, honesty, and humour. It's a fantastic read and we nerd out a lot on literature, as well as the graphic novel form. Show Notes: Fun Home was adapted as a musical and won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015. After finishing Fun Home, we both immediately wanted to read Are You My Mother?, Bechdel's second graphic novel memoir that chronicles, you guessed it, her relationship with her mother. We go off on a few literary tangents (as you do) and ponder James Joyce, the Fitzgeralds, the Alcotts, and Thoreau, among others. You may recognize Bechdel's name from the famous Bechdel test, wherein a movie will pass the test so long as two female characters speak to each other about something other than a man. For more graphic novel content, check out Episode 44: Genre Breakdown — Graphic Novels Our next episode is a book club episode and we'll be discussing Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. Other Books, Authors, and Media Mentioned Alison Bechdel's long-running comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For" Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Colette Zelda & F. Scott Fitzgerald Ulysses by James Joyce Henry David Thoreau The Wire Six Feet Under Albert Camus Don't forget to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com. We'd love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest!

We review the book "Are You My Mother?" by P.D. Eastman.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Fullbird)

Emily visits with podcast fan Kim from Dallas and learns about a particular kind of "picturephone," the Facebook Portal, that has brought her long-distance grandkids closer. Kim's book recommendations included Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman and The Aminal by Lorna & Lecia Balian.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Whoever wants to meet me is who I'll meet and whoever doesn't want to meet me, I'm okay with that." - Glodean Champion By the time of this episode's airing, Glodean Champion's life has already changed significantly - AGAIN! Usually when adoptee reunion stories are told it's from a place of longing - a far off, wishful hope - or they're told in the past tense. We spoke with Glodean as she was only a few weeks away from meeting biological family, including her father, for the first time. Don't worry, we already know a Part 2 is necessary! However, this conversation won't leave you on a cliffhanger. In this episode, Glodean gives us an intimate, real-time view of that exhilarating rollercoaster time between finding/getting a missing piece to your story and connecting with that piece in the flesh. How do you prepare for a reunion? How do you manage expectations for yourself and others? How do you set boundaries? When do you talk about your experience publicly, and how much do you share? There are no "right" answers, yet, Glodean's experience provides some options from the adoptee perspective. Take a listen and check out the Recommended Resources in the Show Notes! SHOW NOTES CONNECT WITH US! Black to the Beginning on Instagram Black to the Beginning on Facebook Black to the Beginning on Youtube Glodean Champion on Instagram @glodeanglo RECOMMENDED RESOURCES VISIT: Glodean Champion Official Website Ancestry.com LISTEN: Black to the Beginning: The Black Adoption Podcast Season 1 REQUIRED READING: Black to the Beginning Reads Bookshop - A carefully curated list of #BTTBreads...for the culture! Get into "Are You My Mother?" by P.D. Eastman (children's book) and "Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself" by Nedra Glover Tawwab SUPPORT BLACK TO THE BEGINNING: THE BLACK ADOPTION PODCAST Zelle: info@blacktothebeginning.com PayPal:info@blacktothebeginning.com SHOP Black to the Beginning SHARE YOUR BLACK ADOPTION STORY Podcast Guest Questionnaire #BLACKANDADOPTED #BLACKADOPTION #ADOPTIONPODCAST #FAMILY #ANCESTRY --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/black-to-the-beginning/support

We're diving into graphic memoir Are You My Mother, fittingly written by Pia's literal (figurative) biological mother Alison Bechdel. We talk about mom trauma, the “two genders” of color, and God. You know, the usual stuff. Does this episode pass the Bechdel test? And will your reading group pass the Bechdel test when discussing this episode? Does the Bechdel test pass the Bechdel test? Additional Reading: The Essential Dykes the Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel Fun Home (A New Broadway Musical), "Ring of Keys" Extra Credit: Follow us at @wedidthereading. Read more of Clementine's words at @clementinevonradics. See more of Pia's drawings at @pia_marchetti.

If you are a mom, you probably remember the book, "Are You My Mother?" by P.D. Eastman. It is the journey of a hatchling bird who doesn't understand where is mother is and goes to look for her. As we have walked our journey, we have come in and out of friendships. We even question some of them. While some relationships remain steadfast, others are fleeting. What qualities anchor you in your friendships and what needs do you have? We take an inner look at friendship as we are trying to coach our tween daughters through the complexities and challenges of developing and maintaining relationships.

Are You My Mother, by P.D. Eastman

If you could do just this one thing and guarantee results for your brand, do you know what it would be? In this episode, a behind-the-scenes snippet from our Boss Your Brand challenge, we dig into that very conversation. Listen in for some funny stories and powerful truths about the MOST important thing you can do for your brand. Connect with The Brand Boss Studio: https://brandbossstudio.com/ Follow along behind the scenes: https://www.instagram.com/thebrandbossshow/ Mentioned in this episode: "Are You My Mother?" by P.D. Eastman: click here for book on Amazon

Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman

24 Month Millionaire Transcript:  Jack Butala:                       Jack and Jill here. Jill DeWit:                           Howdy, there. Jack Butala:                       Welcome to The Jack and Jill show. It's here that we provide entertaining real estate investment advice sometimes. Jill DeWit:                           Okay, we try. Let's- Jack Butala:                       I'm Jack Butala. Jill DeWit:                           I'm Jill DeWit and we are broadcasting this week still from sunny Southern California. Jack Butala:                       Today, Jill and I talk about the 24 Month Millionaire. It's our number one request. It's the number one question I personally get. "Jack, you talk about the 24 Month Millionaire. What is it? What's it all about?" Well this show I'll answer all those questions. Jill DeWit:                           That's not the number one question I get. Jack Butala:                       What's the number one question you get? Jill DeWit:                           Are you guys married? No, no. Jack Butala:                       Shut up! You? Jill DeWit:                           Sometimes. You know, we used to get that a lot. We don't get it anymore. It's kind of funny but I used to- Jack Butala:                       Or is it phrased like this, "Jill, if you're not married ..." Jill DeWit:                           Oh. Remember when I had that job? There was a job years ago that I had and I talked to a lot of people and it was in an industry where there were more men than there were women. Remember, I would come home, you'd go, "Well. How many proposals did you get today?" Jack Butala:                       Yeah, I do remember that. Jill DeWit:                           I said, "Well. It was a slow day. I only got two." Jack Butala:                       Right. Jill DeWit:                           It was kind of funny, I know. So anyway, silly. Jack Butala:                       Remember that children's book, Are You My Mother? Are You My Mother? Jill DeWit:                           Aw, yes. Jack Butala:                       That's what men say to Jill. Can you be my wife? Are you my wife? Jill DeWit:                           Oh, no. No, no, no, no. Thank you. Jack Butala:                       Before we get into today's topic, let's take a question posted by one of our members on the jackjill.com online community. It's free. Jill, if it's okay with you I'm going to read this question and if you could answer it that'd be great because it's by Jason. He's the author of Deal to Death Threat Ratio. Jill DeWit:                           Okay, cool. Jack Butala:                       He's all very technical and numbers-driven. Jill DeWit:                           Okay. Jack Butala:                       Hi, everyone. First acquisition since signing up for Silver Membership and it looks like it's going to be 120 acres at $250/acre. So $30,000 in an area where low end comps for similar acreage are $880 or like $100,000 plus. Jill DeWit:                           Nice. Jack Butala:                       And the parcel could be very easily subdivided into three 40 acre properties with low end comps for forties being $1,000/acre. Jill DeWit:                           Wow. Jack Butala:                       Long story short, this is me talking now not Jason, he's going to make $100,000 on this deal. Jason is very, very vocal in our community. The guy's got to have 160 I.Q. at least. The seller's an 87-year-old man who must be on something amazing like probiotics because he still gets physical every year mining gold on gold claims in a few states away. Not on this property. And he told me if this deal goes well that he'll sell me an additional 320 acres he owns in an even more desirable area. This is the kind of situation you want to find yourself in.

24 Month Millionaire Transcript:  Jack Butala:                       Jack and Jill here. Jill DeWit:                           Howdy, there. Jack Butala:                       Welcome to The Jack and Jill show. It's here that we provide entertaining real estate investment advice sometimes. Jill DeWit:                           Okay, we try. Let's- Jack Butala:                       I'm Jack Butala. Jill DeWit:                           I'm Jill DeWit and we are broadcasting this week still from sunny Southern California. Jack Butala:                       Today, Jill and I talk about the 24 Month Millionaire. It's our number one request. It's the number one question I personally get. "Jack, you talk about the 24 Month Millionaire. What is it? What's it all about?" Well this show I'll answer all those questions. Jill DeWit:                           That's not the number one question I get. Jack Butala:                       What's the number one question you get? Jill DeWit:                           Are you guys married? No, no. Jack Butala:                       Shut up! You? Jill DeWit:                           Sometimes. You know, we used to get that a lot. We don't get it anymore. It's kind of funny but I used to- Jack Butala:                       Or is it phrased like this, "Jill, if you're not married ..." Jill DeWit:                           Oh. Remember when I had that job? There was a job years ago that I had and I talked to a lot of people and it was in an industry where there were more men than there were women. Remember, I would come home, you'd go, "Well. How many proposals did you get today?" Jack Butala:                       Yeah, I do remember that. Jill DeWit:                           I said, "Well. It was a slow day. I only got two." Jack Butala:                       Right. Jill DeWit:                           It was kind of funny, I know. So anyway, silly. Jack Butala:                       Remember that children's book, Are You My Mother? Are You My Mother? Jill DeWit:                           Aw, yes. Jack Butala:                       That's what men say to Jill. Can you be my wife? Are you my wife? Jill DeWit:                           Oh, no. No, no, no, no. Thank you. Jack Butala:                       Before we get into today's topic, let's take a question posted by one of our members on the jackjill.com online community. It's free. Jill, if it's okay with you I'm going to read this question and if you could answer it that'd be great because it's by Jason. He's the author of Deal to Death Threat Ratio. Jill DeWit:                           Okay, cool. Jack Butala:                       He's all very technical and numbers-driven. Jill DeWit:                           Okay. Jack Butala:                       Hi, everyone. First acquisition since signing up for Silver Membership and it looks like it's going to be 120 acres at $250/acre. So $30,000 in an area where low end comps for similar acreage are $880 or like $100,000 plus. Jill DeWit:                           Nice. Jack Butala:                       And the parcel could be very easily subdivided into three 40 acre properties with low end comps for forties being $1,000/acre. Jill DeWit:                           Wow. Jack Butala:                       Long story short, this is me talking now not Jason, he's going to make $100,000 on this deal. Jason is very, very vocal in our community. The guy's got to have 160 I.Q. at least. The seller's an 87-year-old man who must be on something amazing like probiotics because he still gets physical every year mining gold on gold claims in a few states away. Not on this property. And he told me if this deal goes well that he'll sell me an additional 320 acres he owns in an even more desirable area. This is the kind of situation you want to find yourself in.