Podcasts about Arriving

Marine Staff Sergeant Tony Storey served 21 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, including combat deployments to Somalia and Iraq. At just 21 years old, he led Marines into Somalia during Operation Restore Hope, survived a bullet striking the sandbag beside his head, and later endured a monsoon that flooded his fighting position with human remains.In this episode, of Urban Valor, Tony shares what it was like entering Mogadishu, serving as an 0311 Rifleman, training Iraqi security forces, and carrying the memories of combat long after coming home. 

Former Mirage F1 combat pilot Easy Bethoux initially dismissed aerobatic flying as “circus” work—until a friend told him that life in the Patrouille de France was “war twice a day.” One selection flight changed everything. Easy went on to fly with and ultimately lead France's national display team. In this remarkably candid conversation, he explains the fear, trust, discipline and emotional cost behind one of the world's most respected formation teams.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:15 From the Mirage F1 to the Patrouille de France00:03:26 “I'm not a circus guy”00:04:04 “It's war twice a day”00:05:31 Arriving for the selection day00:07:00 Flying in the Alpha Jet's back seat00:09:12 The formation tightens—and Easy cries00:10:33 The dynamic flight at 100 feet00:12:00 The selection interview00:15:00 Joining the team and starting again00:19:40 Searching for the perfect formation flight00:21:16 Going to war with yourself00:25:01 Learning to accept fear00:27:29 “I was afraid of dying”00:34:00 A typical Patrouille de France training day00:39:00 The pilot–mechanic relationship00:44:00 Learning movements from the team's “Bible”00:50:30 The training flight that nearly ended in ejection00:57:50 The relentless display schedule01:10:00 Safety, fatigue and flying within your limits01:19:09 Dealing with threats during a live display01:25:46 The hardest part of the job01:31:00 When the entire formation reaches 100%01:34:15 Choosing the next leader01:38:25 Emotion and honesty among fighter pilots01:39:43 Easy's fear above Flight Level 30001:45:01 Creating the “Apache” manoeuvre01:50:00 Meeting the world's other display teams01:54:57 Why the Alpha Jet works so well02:05:34 What audiences never see behind the display02:15:00 How the show continues to evolve02:21:40 Leaving the Patrouille de France02:24:19 Bringing every pilot home02:24:35 Bertrand and the death of his father02:31:44 “You bring him back every day”02:33:26 The team's accident and safety briefing02:35:35 Should Bertrand see his father's fatal accident?02:37:31 The decision and its aftermath02:39:50 “You can be a fighter and you can cry”02:41:00 Closing thoughts

JOIN THE FAMILY: The Astrocast | Weekly Astronomy/Astrophotography Podcast | PatreonWELCOME BAAAACK to The EUROCAST! In this weeks episode, guest host Mark Lindley takes The Astrocast to Europe for a trip through Switzerland, the French Alps, and the Vosges Mountains, where online friendships finally become face-to-face conversations.Between missed train stops, passport trouble, cloudy skies, and a shared meal, Mark catches up with Dr. Klaus Schweitzer and Tim from Belgium. There's plenty of astrophotography talk along the way: traveling with camera lenses, remote observatories, processing software, simple star trackers, and knowing when to upgrade your gear.But the moment that makes the trip comes under the stars, when Tim sees the Milky Way for the first time. Mark closes his journey with a personal reflection on loneliness, friendship, and finding your people, followed by his original poem, “Alone Together.”Come for the stars. Stay for the company.Featured guests: Mark Lindley, Dr. Klaus Schweitzer, Tim, and Roo.Field-recording note: Parts of the car conversation have rough audio. To skip ahead to the cottage conversation, jump from 36:05 to 1:16:40.Chapters00:00:00 A first glimpse of the Milky Way — cold open00:00:48 Mark takes the mic: welcome to the Eurocast00:04:20 The friends, the route, and the plan00:09:14 Arriving in Geneva00:12:21 Chamonix and the French Alps00:16:48 Alpine hiking, wildlife, and changing glaciers00:20:42 Sponsor: Dark Dragons Astronomy00:22:29 The Mont Blanc Express and a break in the clouds00:26:26 Lausanne, passport trouble, and travel lessons00:34:53 A missed train stop on the way to the meetup00:39:05 Meeting Dr. Schweitzer and hitting the road00:54:52 Finding time to image and planning for remote skies01:16:40 At the cottage: meet Tim01:22:06 Cooking dinner and talking dark skies01:31:08 Camera lenses versus telescopes01:37:07 Processing software and homemade mounts01:47:54 Building a remote observatory setup01:58:09 Simple star trackers, dithering, and calibration frames02:09:19 Choosing gear, upgrades, and support02:20:32 Learning from the community02:28:49 One-on-one with Tim: photography and finding astronomy02:39:08 Generosity, friendship, and the Astrocast community02:50:21 Imaging together and learning to gather more data02:57:52 Mark shares his Mont Blanc Milky Way image03:03:22 Planning a simple Milky Way setup03:13:10 Finding the joy in less gear03:22:11 Under the Stars: a clearing above the clouds03:24:24 Tim sees the Milky Way for the first time03:29:20 Heading home: Mark reflects on the trip03:38:28 “Alone Together” — a poem by Mark Lindley03:41:13 Roo's closing thanks and epilogue03:43:47 The Astrocast outro songMusic credit“La fille aux cheveux de lin” from Préludes, Book I by Claude Debussy. MIDI performance by Katsuhiro Oguri, rendered using Garritan Steinway; published by Quinn Mason. Sourced from IMSLP, file #280628, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Mixed beneath poetry and closing narration for this episode.✨ Agena Astro |

In this study we will take a look at the women within the Bible. We will look at each one of them and see how their story influences our lives today.As we continue our study in this fantastic insight of the Women of the Bible, this morning we take a look at Rahab the harlot. "Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of Yahweh before you."—Matthew 21:31The unforgettable woman of the city of Jericho (place of fragrance), of whose faith the Holy Spirit hath given such honorable testimony, Hebrews 11:31. Her name is derived from Raah, and signifies “proud”. And if there be anything upon earth to make sinful dust and ashes proud, surely the faith this woman possessed formed the strongest temptation to it; when we consider who she was, what she was; where she lived, and how she acted in the cause of Yahweh. Her history is as great and striking, in the illustrious acting's of her faith, as any in the records of truth.She was one of the inhabitants of Canaan, a Gentile, an alien, and by nature an enemy to the commonwealth of Israel, "without hope, and without Yahweh in the world." Moreover, she was, as we say, a publican, and a harlot, not only kept an inn, exposed to numberless temptations, but a woman of ill-fame, notoriously known for such a character. She lived also in the accursed city of Jericho, a city devoted to destruction before Yahweh, and of peculiar disposition of evil in Yahweh's sight. And yet with all those disadvantages, this Rahab, this harlot, was a believer in Adonai Yahweh of Israel! Oh, the wonders of distinguishing grace! And what tends yet more to raise our views of Yahweh's peculiar manifestation and love to this poor harlot is the consideration that from the stock of this woman, after the flesh, Yahweh appointed the future advent of his dear Son. By her marriage to Salmon; from who sprang Boaz; and by the marriage of Boaz with Ruth, sprang Obed; and from Obed, Jesse; and from Jesse, David; and from David, after twice fourteen generations after the flesh, sprang Yahshua Messiah. (See Matthew 1:1-17) What subjects of wonder the glorious redemption by Yahweh / Yahshua Messiah involves in it! Here, as in a thousand instances besides, we learn that Yahweh's ways are not our ways, nor his thoughts as our thoughts!Brief Summary: Before the Israelites cross the Jordan, Joshua sends men to scout out the land. Arriving in Jericho, they decide to spend the night at the house of the prostitute Rahab. When Jericho's ruler tries to apprehend them, Rahab hides them and then helps them escape through the window, thus saving their lives. In return, she and her household are spared the destruction of Jericho and become part of the people Israel. Using the window gives a positive spin to a biblical window motif that casts a negative light on other biblical women. In saving the spies, Rahab acts as head of her household. She also functions as a prophetic voice anticipating Israel's occupation of the land.A Canaanite woman living in Jericho, Rahab is a prostitute who is also a biblical heroine. According to the narrative in Joshua 2, before the conquest of Canaan, Joshua sends two men as spies to see the land. They come to Rahab's house for lodging, information, and/or sex. The king, hearing about the two men, demands that Rahab give them up. Like the midwives in Egypt, Rahab is faced with a “moment of truth.” Like them, Rahab defies the ruler and rescues the Israelites. She tells the king's men that the two men have left and that the king's men should chase them. Meanwhile, she has hidden the men under the flax drying on her roof (2:4); the writer uses the unusual word tizpeno, “she hid him” (even though there are two men), perhaps as an allusion to Exod 2:2, where Moses's mother hides her newborn (tizpenehu). Rahab is midwife and mother to Israel in its beginnings in Canaan.1. A harlot named Rahab = throughout the history of Christianity, it has embarrassed some Bible interpreters that these two spies went to the house of a prostitute. Some have tried to say that Rahab was merely an “innkeeper,” but the description of her as a harlot in Hebrews 11:31 confirm that she was a prostitute. The Targum of Jonathan says it was the house of a woman, an innkeeper. Heb 11:31  By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.  Harlot = Greek por'-na; a strumpet, other words a prostitute; figuratively an idolater: - harlot, whore. An harlot = Hebrew “zaw-naw'”; A primitive root (highly fed and therefore wanton); to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple forniciation, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Yahweh) 2-3 There is little doubt, from what happened afterwards, that these men of Yahweh had spoken of their Yahweh, and had borne in faithful testimony the unhallowed atmosphere of that house; and now came a time when the woman must decide whether she should take part with Yahweh's people or whether she would be the means of their destruction. She chose for Yahweh, took the two men, and hid them, at the risk of her own life. She returned answer:"There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were and it came to pass, about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went, I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.4-5 Rahab told a lie, and a lie is one of the worst of sins in the sight of Yahweh. But let us remember that this poor woman had never heard the Ten Commandments, and did not know the difference between sin and righteousness. Paul says: "I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shall not covet…For without the law sin was dead." (Romans 7:7-8.) So it was with Rahab; she had not learned it was a sin to tell a lie; it was in her a sin of ignorance.She had brought the men to the roof of the house and hid them with the stalks of flax which she had laid in order upon the roof, ready for the winter spinning. Rahab had placed her life in danger because she had been so deeply impressed with the fact that their Yahweh was the true Yahweh; and we may be sure that, at the same time, she repented of her sinful life.11 After the officers of justice had left her house and gone to pursue after the spies, supposing that Rahab had told them the truth, she came to her hidden guests, and said to them:"I know that Yahweh hath given you the land." These very words bear witness that somebody had spoken to her about Yahweh, and the thought had taken possession of her. She had begun to fear Yahweh, and "the fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom" (Psa. 111:10), and she said: "I know that…your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. For we have heard how Yahweh dried up the water of the Red Sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt." From these words we may gather that however wicked may have been Rahab's former life, as soon as she heard of the Mighty Yahweh who could perform a miracle for the sake of His people, an awful and respectful sense of this Yahweh had taken possession of her mind, and she had learnt to regard Him as greater even than the king of her country. "As soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you; for Yahweh your Elohim, He is Elohim in heaven above, and in earth beneath."Putting herself at risk, Rahab rejected her past identity as a Canaanite and wanted to be identified with the people of Yahweh, with Israel.This woman was not ashamed of the measure of faith which she had in Yahweh. She believed that life and death were in His hands, and so she said:"Now, therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by Yahweh, since I have shown you kindness, that ye will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token: and that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death."Rahab had become, not a believer only, but an intercessor. She sought not only her own life, but the lives of her family. I wish that every Yahshua Messiah believer were as noble and as zealous for the souls of their family as was this once heathen woman!Hebrews 11:31 notes Rahab's faith and sets her in contrast to the unbelieving of Jericho and Canaan: By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.Rahab demonstrated her faith in many ways.· By believing the reports of what Yahweh had done for and through Israel.· By declaring the truth about Yahweh.· By seeing the greatness of the Yahweh of Israel and choosing Him over the gods of the Canaanites.· By forsaking the gods and values of her culture.· By receiving the Israelite spies with peace.· By hiding the Israelite spies and refusing to turn them over to the Canaanites.· By asking for the salvation of her family.· By persuading her family to also trust the Yahweh of Israel.· By marking her home as a place of faith as instructed.· By leaving Jericho behind and becoming part of the people of Yahweh. Join me as we go Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, Unraveling the Words of Yahweh!Have any questions? Feel free to email me; keitner2024@outlook.com

Right after +2, in the early 2000s, he left Nepal for Texas to build a life and chase bigger dreams. Two decades later, his company is building the bridges that connect terminal gates at DFW Airport.    Anup Tamrakar didn't inherit an empire. He started by working at his father's engineering practice in Nepal, tracing blueprints and even scrubbing bathrooms, long before “CEO” was ever part of the picture. Today, he leads Urban Infraconstruction LLC, a 400-person heavy civil construction company behind major Texas infrastructure like airport bridges, transit lines, and municipal water systems.   Key Milestones: -Scaled to ~400 employees, earning spots on the Inc. 5000 list and recognition as an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest Finalist. -Founded the Amaalya SK Foundation, committing to fund foundational education for 1 million children in Nepal by 2035.   This isn't another polished immigrant success story. It's a conversation about what it really takes to build something at scale with the difficult decisions, risks, setbacks, and responsibility.    Featuring Anup Tamrakar, Founder, CEO, Urban Infraconstruction LLC TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00  Highlights 00:02:17  What is Real Ambition? ("Cruising Means Going Down") 00:03:09  Arriving in the US in 2003: The 20-Year Vision 00:06:16  Time Allocation & The 24-Hour Reality Check 00:10:52  Early Roots: Working in His Father's Office in Nepal at Age 12 00:12:27 Cleaning Office Bathrooms & Learning Early Humility 00:15:03  Bypassing Traditional Engineering for Construction Management 00:16:28  Self-Studying for SATs on Dial-Up Internet in Nepal 00:18:45  Father's Tough Love: "I'll Get You There, You Do the Rest" 00:20:27  Parental Sacrifice: "I Learned to Let You Go" (Goosebumps Moment) 00:22:56  Defying the Advisor Who Said a Community College Visa Was Impossible 00:24:30 Facing Cultural Judgment & Staying Firm in Conviction 00:28:22  Be Careful Who You Take Career Advice From 00:32:08  Hacking the Curriculum: Creating Custom Classes to Graduate Faster 00:33:25  Leaving Your Comfort Zone is the True Meaning of Entrepreneurship 00:35:51  Overcoming Fear & Loud Phones: Making 300 Cold Calls a Day in Texas 00:37:35  Vulnerability as a Power Move: Learning from Veteran Tradesmen 00:38:55  The "Above & Beyond" Catalyst: Turning a Report into an Opportunity 00:45:35  The Age 30 Epiphany: Holding His Daughter & Feeling the Weight 00:46:27  The Operational Motto: Decide, Commit, Act 00:59:46  The 2-Millimeter Gap: Don't Give Up Right Before Your Breakthrough

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Thom's Nutshell: "Self-denial results in dependence. Self-acceptance creates independence." Waking up is a process, not an event. A road back to our true lost selves. Daniel Fulop-Furlano joins Allen to talk about his journey towards emotional sobriety, which began with the “Divided Sky” rehab retreat in Ludlow, Vermont. Dan's book, “Sincerely, Delusional,” is a testament to both the sincerity of his delusion (which we also call “sleepwalking”), and the capacity, beginning with an earnest asking for help, that he's built brick by brick as a person courageously exposing and addressing his deep set dependencies. Learn more about Dan and purchase his remarkable book: https://www.sincerelydelusional.com Learn more about Divided Sky: https://dividedsky.org Our music is provided by the great southern artist Jefferson Ross. Learn more about Jefferson at jeffersonross.com Visit our website: www.emotionalsobriety.info Learn more about Joe C., Secular AA and Rebellion Dogs here: https://rebelliondogspublishing.com  Follow us on social media: Instagram: thomrutledge2 Joe C. Twitter: @Rebellion_Dogs   Friendly Circle Berlin workshops: https://friendlycircleberlin.org/events   Allen's book, 12 Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety: https://www.amazon.com/12-Essential-Insights-Emotional-Sobriety/dp/1955415129/   Join Allen & Thom at our Thursday night, 7pm PST Zoom meeting on Emotional Sobriety and the Steps (login information below):  https://zoom.us/j/330149513 Password: 375986   For our ongoing workshop video series on Emotional Sobriety and the 12 Steps, visit our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEM2-kqLkfp3I4c0jy-X-g   Also, please join our “Emotional Sobriety and Recovery” FB Group at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/120450976662519 We'd love to stay in touch in between meetings.   We appreciate feedback! Contact Patrick, our producer, at pndirective4@gmail.com for any questions or comments. Chapters (00:00:07) - Introduction and Grateful Dead Sphere Chat(00:01:02) - Setting Up the Conversation on Waking Up(00:02:39) - The Flight to Rehab and Sincere Delusion(00:04:21) - Hitting the Bottom and Limitation(00:06:42) - Arriving at Treatment and Losing Freedom(00:08:49) - Returning a Year Later and Writing the Book(00:12:22) - Discovering Emotional Sobriety Language(00:14:51) - Compassion, Honesty, and Safe Spaces in Treatment(00:18:46) - Deciding to Go to Treatment Despite Resistance(00:21:11) - Sacrifice and Choosing Recovery Over Life Events(00:23:11) - Living Fully After Recovery(00:23:54) - Public Speaking, Nerves, and Practice(00:28:10) - Emotional Sobriety as Maturity and Practice(00:29:37) - Waking Up Back Into the World(00:31:41) - Book's Impact and Reactions from Readers(00:32:50) - Life as an Adventure and Closing Thoughts

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Teachings and guided practice on settling, integrating, arriving.

Lily's alarm goes off waking up her and Harrison. They debate whether he needs to hide from Ben and Paul. Harrison tells her he's not ashamed of what they've done. Neither is Lily. Harrison worries about how Fallon might find out, though. Lily confesses she's always fancied Harrison. Harrison puts his foot in it whilst worrying about being like Russ. Harrison sneaks back into The Bull claiming he was out for an early morning walk. Jolene says she'll join him one morning and offers him a bacon sandwich. Fallon then arrives to collect some of her things from The Bull's kitchen. Harrison starts acting nervously when Jolene tells Fallon he's been out walking, before Lily calls saying she'd like to see him again.Early morning, Carol calls Anna concerned over an injured baby bat. Anna's confusion is met by Carol's focus on getting a shoe box to take the bat to the vets. Anna says she'll drive over straight away. Arriving at Glebe cottage, Anna finds Carol talking to the swaddled bat. She offers to take the bat so Carol can call Alistair for advice. When Anna releases the baby bat outside, enraged Carol says that she might have broken the law. Anna points out how the bat just flew away. The pair descend into an argument as Carol asks if Anna's behaving this way because of Richard's memorial. Anna just says she's tired. Carol tells Anna to leave. She doesn't need her caring for her anymore.

CAPTOPN 1846 IRELAND FOOD RIOTEscaping Famine Saving Pennies Finding FootholdsTyler Anbinder, author of Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York, Part One: This discussion details the Famine Irish's harrowing escape to New York and their early survival. Starting with Kate Murphy's emotional return to Irish soil in 1896, the narrative traces the potato blight's biological origins in South American guano and damp Irish weather. British landlords cleared estates, sending tenants on deadly coffin ships to America. Arriving destitute, immigrants crowded into Five Points' notorious Old Brewery tenement and undertook grueling construction day labor. Traumatized by starvation, they diligently saved money in the Emigrant Savings Bank, while ambitious entrepreneurs like tailor George Fox and charcoal peddlers forged early paths to prosperity. (1)

President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Sept. 7 that he loved the idea of renaming New Mexico as “New America.”“Many people suggested changing the name of New Mexico, one of the great vote-cheating states of all time, to NEW AMERICA. So much more prestigious and beautiful for the people of that potentially incredible State. Wow, I Love It!!!” Trump wrote.New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham rejected the idea in a post on X.“New Mexico's name isn't up for debate—it's been ours since before the United States existed,” Grisham, a Democrat, wrote.NTSB has launched an investigation into Sunday's Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami that killed at least five people.Arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, the jet overshot a runway at Miami International Airport, hitting multiple vehicles.

Nick Watson is a former Royal Marine who moved to Dubai in the late 1990s and later founded Team Angel Wolf, a nonprofit built around his son Rio, who is 23 and lives with a rare chromosome condition. The wider mission behind Team Angel Wolf, teaching communities and schools across the UAE what real inclusion looks like. Timestamps 0:57 Nick and Spencer meet after 21 years of near misses 2:12 Why Nick says the timing wasn't right before now 2:56 Growing up in Cornwall and his parents' cafe in Falmouth 4:06 Leaving school at 16 and the family's move to central France 5:38 Discovering art and the dream of designing cars 6:31 Finding triathlon and building a community in Toulouse 9:56 Choosing the Royal Marines over art school 10:35 Joining the Marines at 21 13:19 The hardest decision of his career, stay or leave 14:50 Meeting his wife Delphine on a personal training course 16:15 The conversation that led them to Dubai 16:56 Arriving in Dubai in 1996 with £850 to his name 18:41 What Dubai looked like before the Marina and the Burj Khalifa 22:06 Rio is born in 2003 23:44 "Something's not right" 24:18 The first time Rio stopped breathing in the bath 26:05 It happens again, and the hospital sends them home a second time 27:16 The four and a half year search for a diagnosis 29:41 The call from Paris confirming Rio's chromosome deletion 30:08 What Rio lives with today at 23 38:02 Holidays, and the last one they took 10 years ago 39:19 Delphine, the backbone of the family 40:30 Tia, and her bond with her brother 41:43 A day in the life of the family 44:37 Why Team Angel Wolf was founded in 2016 46:24 What inclusion actually means to him 47:56 Whether organisations are genuinely inclusive or just ticking boxes 48:44 The four step plan behind Team Angel Wolf 53:01 What it would take to fund the mission properly 55:56 Three practical tips to become more inclusive 58:29 Whether he sees himself as successful 1:00:22 How hard it is to ask for help 1:01:41 A brush with clinical depression 1:05:44 The conversations he has with Tia about the future 1:07:00 What he'd ask of Spencer's audience 1:09:37 How to follow and support Team Angel Wolf 1:11:38 The advice he'd give himself, looking back 1:12:58 End Follow Spencer Lodge on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/madeindubaipodcast/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586194260076 https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@spencer.lodge https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV  https://www.facebook.com/spencerlodgeofficial/   Follow Nick Watson on Social Media:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickwatsontribewatson/ https://www.facebook.com/TeamAngelWolf/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-hasan-alogaily-mbbs-mrcgp-dipcd-iblm-icflm-6318a2171/

CAPTION USS OGLALA CAPSIZED, PEARL HARBORChristmas 1941 to July 1944: Calculated Risk and the Rebuilding of Pacific CommandCraig Symonds, author of Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay, Part One: This interview segment details Admiral Chester Nimitz's leadership during the first half of the Pacific War. Arriving at a devastated Pearl Harbor in late 1941, Nimitz was selected by President Roosevelt despite Admiral Ernest King's initial skepticism. Relying on a calm, humble demeanor, Nimitz managed intense interservice rivalries, including "brown shoe" aviators and "black shoe" ship drivers. He introduced the strategic concept of "calculated risk," balancing potential benefits against military exposure. Trusting intelligence officers Edwin Layton and Joseph Rochefort, Nimitz leveraged decrypted Japanese radio traffic to orchestrate defensive positions. This intelligence setup led to the historic carrier-clash Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway, where he appointed Raymond Spruance to command. Nimitz navigated resource shortages during the grueling Guadalcanal campaign, eventually replacing Admiral Ghormley with the aggressive William Halsey, and handled complex diplomatic relations with General Douglas MacArthur. He also maintained strict personal routines, including power walking, to survive the extreme pressures of supreme theater command. (1)

Around this time every year, dozens of parents of high school prospects ask IL's Terry Foy some version of the question, "How does recruiting work?"In an effort to round out that answer, he's interviewing DI men's lacrosse coaches about their process, continuing the fourth year of the "How Recruiting Works" series with UMBC coach James Purpura.Arriving in Catonsville after this summer's dead period, the conversation centers around two themes: what Purpura has learned via the diversity of his last two stops (head coach at VMI and assistant at Ohio State) and the timing of getting to know his Retriever staff, familiarizing himself with the '27 commits, adjusting his lens for the '28s, getting practice started this week and preparing for the first conversations with juniors next Wednesday. It's an insightful glimpse into his whirlwind of July and August.

"The very first thing that you have to do as a leader in Japan is to make yourself a team member." "You have to show them that you're here because you want to lead Japan, not because you want to lead." "Don't ask anyone to do anything you wouldn't do yourself." "You have to get to a level where you can show both knowledge and humility." "Once you show your people a path... they will follow you."   Doru Tasca is President and Representative Director of ZF Group in Japan, combining more than three decades of life in Japan with extensive leadership experience in the automotive industry. Born and raised in Romania, Tasca came to Japan at eighteen after winning a Japanese government Monbusho scholarship. He spent his first year studying Japanese at Osaka University of Foreign Studies before completing his university education in Japan. That early immersion gave him not only fluency in Japanese but also a deep familiarity with the cultural assumptions underpinning Japanese business. After initially teaching English, Tasca entered the automotive industry in 2005 with Japanese company Witech in Hiroshima, beginning in R&D before moving into sales and programme management. He subsequently joined Visteon and later Continental, where he worked extensively in automated and assisted driving technologies including cameras, radar and lidar. Tasca joined ZF in 2020 as Key Account Executive for Toyota. His responsibilities expanded until he became Head of Sales for ZF Japan at the beginning of 2025 and subsequently President and Representative Director, while retaining his sales leadership responsibilities. His career has been shaped by his ability to operate comfortably between Japanese and Western business cultures. Rather than treating Japan as a temporary overseas assignment, Tasca describes Japan as his home and believes effective foreign leadership requires understanding the language, culture, customers and people from the inside. Narrative Summary Leading successfully in Japan requires much more than importing global management practices and expecting local employees to adapt. For Doru Tasca, President and Representative Director of ZF Group Japan, effective leadership begins with becoming part of the team. Tasca's perspective comes from an unusual career. Arriving from Romania at eighteen on a Japanese government scholarship, he learned Japanese, studied in Japan and eventually built his entire professional career there. His first automotive role was inside a traditional Japanese company, where he experienced Japanese corporate life from the bottom upwards before moving into multinational organisations including Visteon, Continental and ZF. That background taught him an important lesson: Western leadership habits cannot simply be transplanted into Japan. Consensus building and nemawashi matter. Leaders must understand how decisions are developed and gain acceptance rather than relying solely on positional authority. Credibility also comes from being willing to do the work. Tasca believes leaders initially need to get their hands dirty so they understand what their teams actually do. Delegation should come later and must be explained carefully. Employees need to understand that work is being delegated because the leader trusts them and wants them to grow, not because the boss simply wants to unload unwanted tasks. This philosophy extends to decision-making. Tasca asks his management team to investigate problems, consult their teams, develop alternatives and return with a recommendation. If he accepts their recommendation, responsibility is shared. If he overrides it, he takes responsibility himself. This creates psychological safety around decisions while still encouraging ownership. Trust is another recurring theme. Tasca sees reputation as one of the most valuable assets anyone possesses in Japanese business. Trust takes considerable time to build and can be destroyed remarkably quickly. Leaders therefore need to demonstrate reliability through behaviour. Tasca attends meetings alongside his people, joins them when customer problems occur and makes himself visible throughout the organisation. Employees must see that their leader works with them rather than merely issuing instructions. He also emphasises accessibility. As president, he deliberately walks around the office and speaks with employees, even when the interaction lasts only thirty seconds. Japanese employees can be reluctant to approach senior leaders with problems, making it important for leaders themselves to reduce the psychological distance. For foreign executives, Tasca's advice is particularly clear: learn Japanese. Language is not simply a communication tool. It signals commitment and allows leaders to understand nuances that disappear when Japanese employees are required to operate entirely in English. Ultimately, Tasca defines leadership through example, humility and development. Leaders should never ask others to do something they would not do themselves. They must recognise that specialists around them will often know far more than they do and combine sufficient knowledge with the humility to listen. Most importantly, leaders must show people a path forward. When employees understand how today's difficult assignment contributes to tomorrow's growth, leadership becomes more than authority. It gives people a reason to follow. Q&A Summary What makes leadership in Japan unique? Leadership in Japan depends heavily on becoming accepted as part of the team rather than simply asserting hierarchical authority. Tasca argues that foreign leaders must demonstrate that they understand Japanese business behaviour, including consensus building and nemawashi. This requires hands-on involvement. Employees need to see that their leader understands their work and is prepared to share the burden. Only after establishing that credibility can delegation become genuinely effective. Japanese decision-making also places considerable importance on collective acceptance. Tasca asks managers to investigate issues with their teams, identify alternatives and recommend a solution. When he agrees, responsibility becomes shared. When he rejects their recommendation and chooses another direction, he deliberately assumes responsibility for that decision. Why do global executives struggle? Global executives can struggle when they arrive believing successful leadership practices elsewhere will automatically work in Japan. Tasca warns against behaving like a temporary expatriate who has come to collect several years of international experience before moving to another assignment. Japanese employees observe whether a foreign executive is genuinely committed to Japan. Leaders who remain isolated from employees, customers, language and everyday Japanese society can struggle to build the credibility required to lead effectively. Tasca's distinction is powerful: executives need to demonstrate that they came because they want to lead Japan, not simply because they want to be leaders. Is Japan truly risk-averse? The interview presents a more nuanced picture than simply describing Japanese organisations as risk-averse. Tasca's experience in the automotive sector shows companies managing uncertainty through relationships, consensus and long-term cooperation. Japanese automotive competitors may cooperate when earthquakes or other disruptions threaten production. Customers also deliberately bring competing suppliers together, creating relationships that may eventually enable cooperation when supply-chain problems emerge. Rather than seeing this purely as risk avoidance, it can be understood as strategic uncertainty management. Long-term relationships provide resilience when unexpected problems arise. What leadership style actually works? Tasca advocates visible, participative and accountable leadership. Leaders need to work alongside employees, understand their jobs and demonstrate that delegation is designed to develop people rather than dump work onto them. They also need to listen to criticism. Tasca argues that a person who cannot accept constructive criticism has no business being a leader and is merely someone who possesses power. Accessibility matters as well. Tasca makes daily rounds through the office and speaks with employees because people must feel comfortable approaching leadership with problems. The resulting style combines knowledge with humility. Leaders do not need to be the greatest technical expert in the room. They need enough understanding to evaluate expert advice, make decisions and empower specialists to perform. How can technology help? Technology is central to ZF's business, but Tasca's leadership lessons emphasise that technology does not eliminate the human component of management. ZF operates across advanced automotive technologies including automated driving, cameras, high-performance computing, braking, steering, suspension and transmissions. The company invests heavily in research and development and must persuade customers to adopt technologies that can initially be expensive. Yet commercial success ultimately rests on trust. Customers need confidence that the supplier will deliver reliably over decades. Technology may create the opportunity, but relationships, reputation and execution determine whether customers choose that organisation when the next technology arrives. Does language proficiency matter? For Tasca, the answer is unequivocally yes. His advice to a newly appointed foreign president is: learn Japanese immediately. Japanese employees may become more restricted when forced to communicate entirely in English, and important nuances can disappear. At ZF Japan, Tasca is the only foreigner and normal staff meetings are conducted in Japanese. He believes speaking Japanese helps employees communicate naturally and demonstrates that the foreign leader is making a genuine effort to understand the country. Language proficiency therefore contributes directly to trust, communication and leadership effectiveness. What's the ultimate leadership lesson? Tasca's leadership philosophy can be condensed into a simple principle: do not ask anyone to do something you would not do yourself. Leadership also requires humility. There will always be people who possess deeper technical knowledge than the leader. The leader's role is to listen, understand enough to make sound decisions and trust capable people with responsibilities that help them develop. Employees also need to see where they are going. Tasca believes leaders must show people a career path and explain how difficult assignments will help them grow. When people can see that their leader shares the burden, listens, accepts responsibility and invests in their development, they will follow — including when circumstances become difficult. Author Credentials Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" (2018, 2021) and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award (2012). As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver globally across all leadership, communication, sales, and presentation programs, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including three best-sellers — Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, and Japan Presentations Mastery — along with Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His works have also been translated into Japanese, including Za Eigyō (ザ営業), Purezen no Tatsujin (プレゼンの達人), Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō (トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう), and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā (現代版「人を動かす」リーダー). In addition to his books, Greg publishes daily blogs on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, offering practical insights on leadership, communication, and Japanese business culture. He is also the host of six weekly podcasts, including The Leadership Japan Series, The Sales Japan Series, The Presentations Japan Series, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews. On YouTube, he produces three weekly shows — The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews — which have become leading resources for executives seeking strategies for success in Japan.

Glen "Big Baby" Davis grew up with a love for theater, got drafted to the NBA, won a championship with the Boston Celtics, had his career ended by injury, navigated the struggles of life after the league, made decisions that produced a federal indictment, went to prison — riding Con Air, surviving the specific realities of federal institutional life, and collecting the stories most people never get to hear — and is finally sitting down for his first interview since being released to tell the complete truth about everything. _____________________________________________ #prison #truecrimestories #prisonstories #NBA #bostonceltics _____________________________________________ Thank you to CASH APP for sponsoring this episode:  Download Cash App Today: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/6pao71et #CashAppPod Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Cash App Green features, Savings, Direct deposit, Round ups, Overdraft coverage and Discounts provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ _____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 Intake: The Weirdest Strip Search 00:36 From NBA Champion to Federal Prison 01:02 Landing the Role on Power 03:17 Growing Up in Baton Rouge 04:40 Forced into Sports vs. Theater Passion 05:23 The Origin of 'Big Baby' 06:33 Teenage Curiosity and Escaping the Streets 08:25 Realizing the NBA Dream 10:20 College Years: LSU and Full Sail 12:56 The Hidden Side of Big Baby 13:27 Drafted to the Celtics: Championship Run 15:18 Timing, Fate, and the Celtics-Lakers Rivalry 16:35 Life After the Celtics: Orlando and Clippers 17:10 The Fake Car Accident Story 18:51 Staying Away from Trouble at the Peak 20:33 Survivor's Guilt and Keeping Boundaries 21:44 Athletes Losing Identity After Sports 23:20 Planning for Life After Basketball 25:54 Rebuilding Finances: Cash App Green 28:16 Financial Mistakes and Lack of a Plan 29:25 Going Back to School for Acting 30:44 Would the Injury Have Prevented Prison? 31:50 The Fraud Scheme Explained 34:38 Discovering the Federal Investigation 36:18 The Timeline and Lack of Concern 37:02 Why He Didn't Reach Out to Co-Conspirators 38:40 Arrested and the Media Firestorm 40:02 Disproportionate Punishment: $80K Restitution 41:35 Others Who Got Away: Tony Allen, Matt Barnes 43:36 Dealing with Public Scrutiny and Betrayal 45:46 Losing Relationships and Reputation 46:35 Pre-Trial Release and the Decision to Go to Trial 47:38 Why the Jury Convicted Him 49:30 The Verdict: Feeling Helpless 51:02 Aftermath: Cut Off and Shunned 51:50 NBA Treatment and the Cloud Over Him 53:09 Sentencing: Four Years for $40K 56:34 Preparing for Prison and Self-Surrender 57:20 First Day: The Drive to Duth 59:49 Intake: The Booty Hole Jump 01:00:17 The Guard Knew Who He Was 01:00:33 The Ride with the Girl 01:01:00 Building 7: The Horrible First Housing 01:01:44 Prison Welcome and Getting a Phone 01:03:38 Smuggling Phones and the Cost 01:04:16 First Prison Meals and Holiday Food 01:05:29 Commissary Favorites: Nachos and Crack Bars 01:06:36 Mackerel as Currency and the Laundry Business 01:08:50 Roommate Steve McBee 01:09:43 Smuggled Food and Best Dishes 01:10:56 Case Managers and the Halfway House Struggle 01:12:33 Halfway Houses: Worse Than Prison 01:13:00 Rehabilitation and Recidivism 01:14:06 Why He Got Transferred from Duth 01:15:19 Watching Power in Prison 01:16:34 Getting Caught with Contraband 01:19:22 Solitary Confinement: The Horror 01:21:02 Reflecting on Mistakes in Solitary 01:21:20 Con Air: The Ride and the Chaos 01:23:58 Arriving at Terra Haute 01:25:03 The Journey to Yankton 01:26:36 Terra Haute: The Transfer Experience 01:28:14 Oklahoma City: The Hellhole with K2 01:30:05 Encounters with Gang Members and Murderers 01:32:43 The Constant Strip Searches 01:33:18 The Month-Long Transfer Process 01:33:57 Yankton: A Camp Run Like a Low 01:35:36 Sports and Gambling in Prison 01:38:20 Inmate Treatment and Photos 01:39:02 Celebrity Support and Power Cast Relations 01:40:11 Total Time Served and Release 01:40:51 Getting Out: The Halfway House 01:41:21 Home Confinement: The Ankle Monitor 01:42:47 Working at Hidden Empire Films 01:43:28 Reaching Out After Release 01:44:38 Current State: At Peace and Moving Forward 01:45:56 Restitution: Still Paying for His Own Money 01:46:46 Probation and Public Reception 01:48:54 Advice to Younger Self 01:49:41 Final Thoughts and Future Plans _____________________________________________ To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/LockedInWithIanBicka

The Hebrides – Inner and Outer – Episode 1: John introduces the first episode of his Unique Scotland podcast on his Outer Hebrides trip as the beginning of a family adventure. Travelling with Pam, their Spaniel Minnie, and friends Irina and Philip and their two boys, Nicholas and Lucas, the journey had been meticulously planned for months. The intention was to travel from Edinburgh to Glasgow Airport, collect the family, continue to Oban and take the ferry directly to Barra, beginning an island-hopping journey through the Outer Hebrides. As John reminds us, however, the best travel stories are often the ones that don't go according to plan. Best laid plans..... The journey west begins with the family reunion at Glasgow Airport before heading towards the Highlands. The first stop is the beautiful conservation village of Luss on Loch Lomond where early Christian traditions are associated with Saint Kessog to its medieval Clan Colquhoun grave slabs and Viking connections. The route then continues through Tarbet and Arrochar, over the historic Rest and Be Thankful, before reaching Inveraray on Loch Fyne. Here the party admires Inveraray Castle and its planned town, while the boys particularly enjoy the atmospheric Inveraray Jail, bringing nineteenth-century justice vividly to life. The real drama begins in Oban, the traditional "Gateway to the Isles". The problem is not the weather but the shortage of available CalMac vessels, highlighting the wider importance—and continuing problems—of Scotland's island ferry network. A refund is offered, but with hotels, flights and the entire holiday depending on the crossing, John decides that simply abandoning the trip is not an option. Instead, the family accepts a rerouting via Skye, turning a major disappointment into an unexpected opportunity. The revised journey takes them north through Fort William and Glenfinnan, where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard in 1745. Nearby is the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct, immortalised by the Harry Potter films. The road continues along the spectacular Road to the Isles to Mallaig, where the family boards the ferry to Armadale on Skye. Arriving on Skye, the unexpected diversion becomes a highlight in its own right. The group travels through Sleat, visits Armadale castle and learns about the powerful MacDonald Lords of the Isles before continuing towards Broadford and the dramatic Cuillin Hills. With storm 'Dave' following hard on their heels, the family finally make it to Uig where they spend the night before catching the next ferry to Barra on the Outer Hebrides. However, with more surprises in store, the story continues in the next episode…..  

Welcome back to Lunch Walk #5! Starting from Saigon Podcast Studio on Pasteur Street in the Nguyen Thai Binh neighborhood (District 1), we go down a history rabbit hole — a vanished canal, a 150-year-old bridge tied to Gustave Eiffel's company, and the wild engineering behind the Thủ Thiêm Tunnel — before finishing up with a bowl of bún bò at a historic building on Ton That Dam Street.Key Takeaways:The lost canal: Pasteur Street (formerly Pellerin) once ran along a canal through the heart of Saigon, filled in decades ago. A look at the shophouses and Cantonese and Tamil immigrant communities that once lined the route.Cầu Mống ("Rainbow Bridge"): Built around 1880, ~150 years old, and engineered by a company linked to Gustave Eiffel. Originally a road bridge connecting District 1 and District 4, later dismantled and rebuilt during tunnel construction.The Thủ Thiêm Tunnel: Finished in 2011 (years behind schedule thanks to unexpectedly soft riverbed soil), built using the "tube tunnel" method: four ~26,000-ton tubes dredged into a trench under the Saigon River and connected with millimeter-level precision.A functional building with character: The unassuming structure managing the tunnel's ventilation, drainage, and lighting — designed to actually fit the neighborhood.Lunch stop: Bún bò at a historic building on Ton That Dam Street, now home to cafes, vintage shops, and cocktail bars tucked above a street of Vietnamese-only menus.Timestamps00:00 — Intro from Saigon Podcast Studio03:07 — Cầu Mống, the Rainbow Bridge & its Eiffel connection09:16 — How the Thủ Thiêm "tube tunnel" was built13:56 — Arriving at the lunch spot on Ton That Dam Street18:33 — Plans for a "Discover Vietnam" series & walking tours20:33 — Bún bò arrives"Send me a message!"Book your free tour of Saigon Podcast Studio!Support the show

Khallid Barber grew up in New York with a good family and a solid upbringing, went off to college, came home for break, got around the wrong crowd, and got involved in a club shooting he thought he got away with — until three weeks later cops showed up at his college and arrested him for attempted murder. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, he shares what the arrest that interrupted everything actually felt like, what facing attempted murder charges as a college student actually involved, what three years inside Rikers Island and the New York state prison system actually required of him to survive, and what figuring out the work release program that gave him a path back actually looked like for someone who had a future before one night at a club changed everything. _____________________________________________ #rikersisland #college #truecrimestories _____________________________________________ Connect with Khallid Barber: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/khallidbarber/ Book: https://khallidbarber.com/ _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ _____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 A Knock at 5 AM 00:42 A Good Upbringing in the Bronx 02:20 Class Clown to Trouble 04:43 High School and College Years 06:36 The Pandemic's Wrong Turn 09:18 The Night at the Club 12:03 Why I Carried a Gun 14:42 The Aftermath and Arrest 20:22 Hauled Out in Cuffs 21:55 Bail and a Double Life 27:09 Fighting the Charges 30:48 Sentenced to 3 Years 32:27 Arriving at Rikers Island 36:00 Isolation and Solitary 38:53 Transferred Upstate 43:13 Choosing the Right Influences 47:43 Applying for Work Release 50:33 Life on Industrial Release 56:14 Work Release and Finding a Job 01:02:42 Coming Home for Good 01:05:36 Life Today and Second Chances 01:07:57 A Changed Mindset _____________________________________________ To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/LockedInWithIanBicka

An African safari doesn't have to mean a traffic jam. On this episode of Unpacked, host Aislyn Greene travels to Tanzania's southern circuit—visiting two parks most first-time safari-ers never consider—and discovers what happens when you trade the famous Great Migration crossing for a dry riverbed with not another human being in sight. To get there, she consulted Elizabeth Gordon, co-founder of Extraordinary Journeys, who helped reframe what an African safari could be. What followed was eight days in Ruaha National Park and Nyerere National Park: a walking safari with a guide who reads the wind with a pouch of ash, a river full of hippos and crocodiles that Aislyn took to calling "danger soup," and a fly camp on a lake where a ranger stayed up all night speaking hippo so she didn't have to. Come back next week for a bonus episode about what happens when a lion leaves the park—and meets a herd of cattle. THIS WEEK'S GUESTS Elizabeth Gordon is the co-founder of Extraordinary Journeys, a bespoke travel company designing African safari itineraries—and trips throughout South America and Asia—for travelers who want more than the standard route. Born in Kenya to a mother who joined the Peace Corps, earned her pilot's license, and built a house on a game park outside Nairobi, Elizabeth grew up between Kenya and France, studied in Beijing, and managed safari camps in Namibia before launching the company with her mother. Pay Mbaryo is a walking guide and naturalist with Nomad Tanzania in Ruaha National Park. A farmer's son who grew up in the Gorongosa district, he has spent 15 years in the bush and navigates unmarked wilderness using what he calls a natural GPS. In a decade of guiding, he has never once had to use his rifle. Gerald is a guide with Nomad Tanzania in Nyerere National Park, in his fourth year on the Rufiji River. He can identify a hippo's path out of the water by sight and smell—and he was the one who handed Aislyn a hippo skull to explain exactly why you don't want to be in that path. IN THIS EPISODE Why Tanzania's Southern Circuit—specifically Ruaha National Park and Nyerere National Park—offers a better African safari experience for first-time visitors than the Great Migration crossing: fewer people, better guides, and wildlife that doesn't know you're there What a walking safari in Ruaha actually feels like: reading the wind with a pouch of ash, approaching a mother elephant and her calf without being detected, learning to make a toothbrush from a tree, and discovering the Small Five How Pay spent 15 years learning that birds, buffalo, and elephants are all sharing information with one another—and why walking safari means becoming part of that conversation rather than watching it from a Jeep The Rufiji River at Nyerere: a wide, curving expanse of "danger soup"—filled with hippos and crocodiles—and what an afternoon on the water teaches you about the elephant as a keystone species What fly camping looks like when Nomad's team digs a bathroom into the sand, rigs a hot shower, serves gin and tonics under the stars, and a ranger stays up all night so you can fall asleep to the sound of the hippo brass band CHAPTER MARKERS 00:00:00 Introduction: African Safari, But Different 00:04:00 Why the Southern Circuit 00:08:00 Arriving in Ruaha 00:12:00 Walking Safari With Pay 00:20:00 The Small Five and the Keystone Species 00:26:00 Nyerere and the Rufiji River 00:33:00 Danger Soup: Life on the Water 00:38:00 Fly Camping With Hippos LINKS & RESOURCES Extraordinary Journeys Nomad Tanzania Nomad Kigelia Camp, Ruaha Nomad Sand Rivers Camp, Nyerere Ruaha National Park, Tanzania Nyerere National Park, Tanzania View From Afar—Great Migration episode Stay connected Be sure to subscribe to the show and sign up for our podcast newsletter, Behind the Mic, where we share upcoming news and behind-the-scenes details of each episode. And explore our second podcast, Travel Tales, which celebrates first-person narratives about the way travel changes us, and View From Afar, where we spotlight the people and ideas shaping the future of travel. Unpacked by Afar is part of Airwave Media's podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this episode, we perceive an emphatic attempt to change a person’s path, as depicted in Sangam Literary work, Aganaanooru 320, penned by Madurai Koolavaanikan Seethalai Saathanaar. The verse is situated amidst the leaping waves of the ‘Neythal’ or ‘Coastal Landscape’ and sketches scenes of wild life and human life on this domain in vibrant detail. ஓங்கு திரைப் பரப்பின் வாங்கு விசைக் கொளீஇ,திமிலோன் தந்த கடுங் கண் வய மீன்,தழை அணி அல்குல் செல்வத் தங்கையர்,விழவு அயர் மறுகின் விலை எனப் பகரும்கானல் அம் சிறுகுடி பெரு நீர்ச் சேர்ப்ப!மலர் ஏர் உண்கண் எம் தோழி எவ்வம்அலர் வாய் நீங்க, நீ அருளாய் பொய்ப்பினும்,நெடுங் கழி துழைஇய குறுங் கால் அன்னம்அடும்பு அமர் எக்கர் அம் சிறை உளரும்,தடவு நிலைப் புன்னைத் தாது அணி பெருந் துறைநடுங்கு அயிர் போழ்ந்த கொடுஞ்சி நெடுந் தேர்வண்டற் பாவை சிதைய வந்து, நீதோள் புதிது உண்ட ஞான்றை,சூளும் பொய்யோ, கடல் அறி கரியே? In this trip to the balmy landscape, we have to plenty to see and hear, as we listen to the confidante say these words to the man, when he arrives for his tryst by day with the lady: “From the seas with soaring waves, harsh-eyed, strong fish, gathered by the pull of sturdy nets, are brought ashore by fishermen, and handed over to their precious sisters, wearing beautiful leaves around their waists. They take this catch to the streets, filled with festivities, and sell by shouting out the price in your picturesque hamlet, filled with groves, O lord of the huge seashore! You have failed by not showering your grace to remove the rumours, spreading in town, and end the suffering of my friend, with flower-like, kohl-streaked eyes. The short-legged seabird which had been fishing in the deep backwaters, dries its exquisite wings upon sand dunes, filled with beach morning glory vines, upon which the laurel wood tree with curving trunks shower their pollen, beautifying those huge shores, where splitting the fine wet sand, your tall, decorated chariot had arrived, ruining sand dolls carved on the shore. Arriving so, when you relished the beauty of her fresh arms, didn't you take an oath, with the sea as your witness? Are you going to fail in keeping your word too?” Time for a dip in the pristine seas of the past! The confidante first takes us right to the middle of the seas, where we see ancient fishermen casting their nets and pulling in a rich catch of fish. Then, we travel back to the shore and see how their work done, the men hand over the catch to their sisters, who take up the task of selling this catch by finding the right spot in the streets, where festivities are unfolding. Isn’t that a good division of labour? I wonder what the price of that catch would be? Was it barter or money? Would those fine maiden let their customers bargain and negotiate? Interesting to ponder on these questions about the past. Returning, we learn the confidante has mentioned this scene only to describe the man’s hamlet, where such things unfold. Then, she turns to the man and accuses him of not fulfilling his role of showering grace upon the lady because slander was spreading in town and he seemed to be doing nothing to allay the lady’s suffering on account of that. Then the confidante turns to describe their huge shores, where seabirds rove above the backwaters, fishing, and then come to dry their wings on the sand dunes, which are coated with the fragrant pollen of the laurel wood tree. Describing this exquisite place, the confidante recollects how the man had come through those very shores, splitting the sands with the wheels of his tall chariot and ruining the sand dolls, those girls had carved with much love on the shore. The confidante turns to talk about how at that time, the man had taken an oath before relishing the lady’s beauty, with the sea as his witness, probably saying that he shall never let the lady suffer again. The confidante concludes by asking the man if he was going to fail in fulfilling that oath too! In essence, it’s a strong warning invoking promises made, bidding the man to ‘Marry the lady’, instead of seeking the temporary pleasure of trysting. It must have been a time when a man breaking his word was huge deal and it’s that moral currency the confidante employs here. Beyond these usual relationship dynamics, it was indeed a refreshing trip to the seas, taking in the commotion of humans and the calm of flora and fauna that resonate on those ancient shores!

In this episode of The Searchers Podcast, Atem sits down with his older brother, Thuc Bul Bior, for a deeply personal conversation about the journey from Kongor, South Sudan — where Thuc was born — all the way to resettlement in Australia.Thuc walks through the physical and geographical path of that journey, country by country, alongside the fear, excitement, uncertainty, and hope that came with each move. The conversation also traces the role education played throughout — not just as a goal, but as a source of identity, pressure, and purpose along the way.This episode is a tribute to community. From older sister Akec Bul Bior, who led the way and sacrificed for the family, to relative Chol Athian, who funded Thuc's schooling in Kenya — this is a story of resilience carried by the people around him as much as by Thuc himself.This recording happened almost spontaneously, out of a simple belief: understanding where we come from is how we move forward. One day, our children will benefit from hearing what their fathers went through — the good, the bad, and the ugly — the same way we benefit today from reflecting on those who came before us.This episode will also speak to anyone curious about the journeys South Sudanese families have taken to call Australia home. The Searchers Podcast exists as a space for understanding ourselves and each other, and for sharing experiences that connect us.Note: due to a technical audio issue, a portion of Thuc's reflection during the second half of his time in Kenya and into Khartoum was lost. The conversation picks back up as he arrives in Egypt.Chapters:1:13 — Thuc introduces himself20:52 — Sent to boarding school by a relative in 199624:43 — How Thuc felt about education early on — fact, responsibility, pressure, or enjoyment?26:00 — Arriving in Egypt: another change of scenery and circumstance37:35 — Advice for anyone waiting on their next milestone — living on hope38:48 — Not following the crowd and going your own way41:35 — The first resettlement interview application in Egypt42:55 — How Thuc reacted when the application was unsuccessful, and the dream dying49:05 — The feeling when the application was finally accepted and stepping into the unknown52:15 — The Atari Thuc bought Atem in Egypt, and how he even afforded it52:50 — Atem gives his older brother his flowers56:21 — The flight to Australia and the first week of resettlement1:00:50 — Beginning high school in Australia1:06:19 — If you could stand in front of young Thuc the day he arrived in Australia, what would you tell him?1:09:26 — What Thuc would tell his son about what masculinity means1:13:30 — A question for the next guestAvailable everywhere you find your podcasts — search "The Searchers Podcast" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any platform you listen on.

The final day of the Oregon Coast Trail adventure begins at Barview Jetty with one major decision: take the short road walk toward Garibaldi or head back onto the beach for one last stretch of hiking. The beach wins, giving James and I a fitting final chapter to our first successful backpacking trip in years—and plenty of time to start thinking about what comes next. maybe James won't cause us to miss a bus next time? Pedalshift Live - September 11, 5pm PT! Topics TBA, but it's a summer closeout and certainly a preview of some stuff coming in the fall. ALSO we're doing a super fun giveaway exclusively for people that make it to the live show itself… there's some incentive for ya! ALSO ALSO, some special previews of all sorts of things. Am I being cagey? YES. Show up anyways! Chat room is fun, live shows are fun… but if you can't make it, it's the pod for the following week. pedalshift.net/live! Email reminders coming too. Maybe some previews of my previews? Who knows? Sign up here. "My Tent is not Viable" Check out this absolutely hysterical special design awarded to Brock and I to memorialize our night 1 mishap... See more of Simone's designs here. The Pedalshift Project 450: Oregon Coast Trail - Part 3 Waking up at Barview Jetty after a slightly better night's sleep—and some bonus fireworks from Garibaldi Days. Breaking camp with damp tents, questionable battery-charging logistics and a decision to make about the day's route. Road walk toward Garibaldi or return to Rockaway Beach? Naturally, the beach wins. A few physical reminders of the previous day's nearly 11 miles, including the lingering consequences of bad sand. Meeting a touring cyclist at camp with an impressive résumé that includes the C&O, GAP and Empire State Trail. Another reminder that there were considerably more bicycle tourists on the Oregon Coast than expected. Tim and James make it official: they're backpackers again. Why backpacking may be easier to share with more people than bike touring—and why it may become a regular part of future Pedalshift adventures. Heading north along the beach toward Rockaway for the final hiking segment of the trip. Yesterday's brutal headwind finally becomes today's much gentler tailwind. A little filtered sunshine and substantially easier conditions make Day 3 feel like a victory lap. An IT band issue provides one last reminder that walking on soft sand changes your gait in some interesting ways. Looking back on three days that provided a surprisingly complete shakedown: climbing, beach walking, rain, wind, good sand, bad sand, camping and multimodal transit. Arriving in Rockaway Beach and wrapping up the hiking portion of the adventure. Food, another encounter with the cyclist from camp and the beginning of the journey home. Back into multimodal mode: bus to Tillamook, bus to Portland, retrieve the car and eventually drive back to Seattle. Plenty of waiting around reminds everyone that transit-based adventures occasionally involve the advanced outdoor skill of sitting somewhere for a while. Final verdict from James: "Great trip." Three days later, the experiment feels like a pretty staggering success. Backpacking appears destined to become part of the Pedalshift adventure mix—including the possibility of combining hiking and cycling on future trips. Next up: the takeaways episode, including gear lessons, what worked, what didn't and why this backpacking thing might stick. Statistics Route choices 2 Sand types still 2 Wind normal! Bicycle tourists encountered MORE! Transportation segments after Rockaway 3 Buses James is permitted to cause me to miss 0

Tonight on Sounders Weekly, Jackson Felts celebrates the introduction of striker to Dejan Joveljic from Kansas City, including a victory lap months in the making, and we hear how this trade got made from Niko Moreno, how Joveljic fits into the team with Ari Liljenwall, and why Sporting made the move at all with SKC broadcaster Blake Aerni. Plus, as a special podcast bonus, we include the full opening press conference featuring Dejan, Head Coach Brian Schmetzer, and General Manager Craig Waibel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, hosts Bela Musits and Mike Wasserman dive deep into one of the most iconic offshore challenges in the sailing world: the Marion to Bermuda Race. Joining the conversation is seasoned sailor Ray Cullum, who shares his extensive experience navigating this prestigious 645-mile blue-water event. Whether you are a competitive racer or an aspiring coastal cruiser looking to head offshore, Ray's insights into preparation, Gulf Stream strategy, and the unique spirit of this race are invaluable.The Marion to Bermuda Race is renowned for its focus on celestial navigation and its "family and friends" atmosphere, setting it apart from other offshore competitions. Ray breaks down what it takes to prepare both the vessel and the crew for the unpredictable conditions of the North Atlantic. From heavy weather tactics to the mental endurance required for multi-day offshore passages, this episode covers the essential elements of successful blue-water sailing.Bela, Mike, and Ray also discuss the intricacies of crossing the Gulf Stream—a pivotal and often daunting segment of the journey to Bermuda. Ray shares his approach to analyzing weather routing and current data to find the most efficient path through the "river in the ocean." We also explore the gear and safety protocols that are non-negotiable for an offshore voyage of this magnitude.Beyond the technical aspects, this episode captures the allure of the destination itself. Arriving in Bermuda after days at sea is a milestone for any sailor, and Ray describes the sense of accomplishment and the camaraderie that awaits at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club. If you've ever dreamed of leaving the coast behind and heading for the deep blue, this conversation will provide the inspiration and practical knowledge you need to start planning your own Marion to Bermuda adventure.About the Guest: Ray Cullum is a veteran sailor with a wealth of experience in offshore racing and coastal cruising. His passion for the sea and commitment to the sailing community make him a sought-after voice for anyone looking to improve their seamanship and navigation skills.Key Topics Discussed:Preparation and safety requirements for the Marion to Bermuda Race.Strategies for navigating the Gulf Stream and interpreting weather data.The importance of crew dynamics and watch rotations during offshore passages.Celestial navigation vs. modern electronics in traditional racing.The rewards of finishing a major offshore race in Bermuda.SEO Search Terms: Marion to Bermuda Race, offshore sailing, blue water cruising, Gulf Stream navigation, sailboat racing, sailing podcast, Bela Musits, Mike Wasserman, Ray Cullum, yacht racing preparation, North Atlantic sailing, coastal cruising USA, heavy weather sailing tactics.

What happens when a cidermaker decides to do less and give cider more time? Spencer Morris of Sowams Cider Works in Warren, Rhode Island, makes cider with more than 70 apple varieties, old mechanical rack-and-cloth presses, glass demijohns and a remarkably hands-off approach. Explore still cider, single-varietal apples, long aging on the lees, native fermentation, and why some Sowams ciders aren't released until they are three or four years old. Timestamps 00:00 Doing Less and Giving Cider Time 00:25 Meet the Guest 01:59 Single Varietal Cider 05:25 News from Ciderville 08:24 Fall Cider Festivals 10:29 Arriving in Rhode Island 12:55 Inside Sowams Cider Works 14:38 Spencer's Cider Story 18:38 Orchard and Rootstocks 22:37 Harvest Timing 24:55 Fermenting in Demijohns 31:59 No Sulfites, No Filtration 35:15 Aging Cider and Favorite Apples 37:07 Storing Apples Before Pressing 37:49 Concentrating the Fruit 38:30 Culling Apples and Sediment 40:53 Hands-Off Fermentation 42:07 Customers and the American Palate 46:15 Rhode Island Heritage Apples 48:53 Tasting the Orchard Blend 51:44 Serving Cider and Batch Numbers 55:03 Blending Apples at the Press 58:04 Tasting Rhode Island Greening 01:01:13 Weather and Vintage Variation 01:02:17 Visit Sowams and Final Thoughts   Listen & Subscribe

Send us Fan MailLieutenant Frank D. Baldwin led a ferocious, five-hour cavalry and infantry assault against a Cheyenne camp at McClellan Creek, sending the encampment into chaos as warriors mounted a desperate rearguard defense. Amid the gunfire and smoke, soldiers shot a warrior just before he could kill seven-year-old captive Julia German, discovering her hiding beneath a buffalo robe while her five-year-old sister, Adelaide, was found unharmed in a nearby dry wash. Hardened troopers were moved to tears by the young sisters' emaciated, bruised state and bloodied feet, immediately wrapping the girls in heavy overcoats, feeding them rations, and placing them in the care of field surgeon Dr. Junius L. Powell.Dr. Powell escorted the rescued sisters north across the frontier—traveling by ambulance to Camp Supply, where officers' wives nursed their wounds, and onward by train via Fort Dodge to Fort Leavenworth. Arriving at the headquarters of General John Pope on December 1, 1874, the girls finally reached safety, only to have the tragic fate of their family confirmed. General Pope revealed that infantrymen had discovered the burned remnants of the German family wagon along the Smoky Hill River, finding the bodies of their parents and siblings alongside an untouched family Bible that identified their kin and brought a somber close to their plains ordeal.Support the showIf you'd like to buy one or more of our fully illustrated dime novel publications, you can click the link I've included. 

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Send us Fan MailAaron, Trent, and Peaches sit down with Justus, a Security Forces airman out of Moody Air Force Base, to talk about one of the nastiest, coolest, and most under-discussed opportunities in the Air Force: jungle warfare training in Panama.Justus walks through how he ended up in the Air Force, why Security Forces was not what he expected, and how a career field that gets roasted constantly can still open doors if you are fit, positive, prepared, and willing to say yes when opportunities show up.He breaks down life in Security Forces, deploying to Prince Sultan Air Base, supporting the F-22 demo team, competing in Defender Challenge, and eventually getting to the 820th Base Defense Group at Moody — a unit built around defending and opening forward air bases in contested environments.Then the episode gets into the real reason he is here: Panama Jungle School.We talk tents, heat, humidity, malaria meds, mosquitoes, botflies, leaf cutter ants, black palm, trench foot, dysentery, wet boots, wet uniforms, and the harsh reality that the jungle itself is usually the hardest enemy. Justus explains the combat water survival assessment, jungle 5K, knot tests, survival phase, food and water procurement, firecraft, shelter building, rope systems, Z-pulley, one-rope bridge, jungle tactics, and the final Green Mile.The best part? He is not bitter, negative, or trying to scare anyone away. His message is simple: Security Forces has opportunities everywhere, but you have to be ready when they appear. Be in shape. Ask questions. Find the people doing hard things. Say yes.If you are in Security Forces, stop telling yourself the job is just gates and patrol cars. There is more out there. Go find it.00:00 - Intro and Ones Ready01:04 - Panama Jungle School Preview03:44 - Justus Joins the Team Room04:20 - How Justus Joined the Air Force06:08 - Security Forces Is More Than the Jokes06:42 - Basic Training and Tech School09:10 - Langley, Gates, Patrols, and Reality11:44 - Defender Challenge Opportunity12:21 - What Is the 820th Base Defense Group?14:12 - Mindset Changes the Career Field17:36 - Base Defense Group Mission and Schools20:28 - Air Assault on Short Notice22:05 - Panama and the Jungle School Opportunity24:23 - Training, Tryouts, and Preparation27:07 - Arriving at Fort Sherman29:18 - Bugs, Plants, and Things That Want You Dead33:25 - Wet Boots for Three Weeks34:16 - Combat Water Survival Assessment36:38 - Fail Early, Stay Anyway37:04 - The Jungle 5K Gut Check40:18 - Why Jungle Movement Is Different42:05 - Survival, Tactics, and the Jungle Is Neutral44:44 - Food, Water, Traps, Fire, and Shelter46:27 - Finding Fun in the Suck47:04 - Jungle Tactics Are Different48:51 - Rope Systems and the Z-Pulley50:48 - Boot and Training Recommendations52:58 - Can Airmen Outside the 820th Go?54:09 - Culminating Exercise Prep54:58 - Accepting the Jungle59:12 - The Green Mile01:01:44 - What Is Next for Justus?01:03:10 - 824th Base Defense Squadron Shoutout01:03:52 - Why More Airmen Should Go01:04:16 - Final ThoughtsSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...

Check out the new Smart Travel PodcastThis episode is supported by Smart Travel a new podcast from Nerd Wallet. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Follow Smart Travel wherever you get your podcasts.Smart Travel PodcastWinging It On Location – Days 12-17 - UK + Paris: A 30k Step Day In Paris, 4 English Breakfasts in 4 Days + Thoughts on HomeIn this episode, I wrap up my latest trip with Days 12–17 taking me from the UK to Paris before finally heading back home to Vancouver.I spend some time back in Norwich catching up with friends and family, but being back in the city where I grew up also gets me thinking about what “home” actually means to me these days. After living in Vancouver for almost a decade, could I see myself moving back to Norwich one day?There's also a chaotic train journey to London, a long-overdue catch-up with an old travelling friend, a visit to Wokingham and, somehow (quite easily to be fair), four English breakfasts in four days!Then I head to Paris for a couple of days, partly because it was actually cheaper to fly home from Paris than London. After surviving some airport chaos, I settle into the 10th arrondissement and set out to explore one of my favourite cities in the world.I run along Canal Saint-Martin, hunt down some great coffee and croissants, wander through the streets of Paris, visit the Palais Garnier and Place de la Madeleine, walk along the Seine and finally meet fellow travel creator and former Winging It guest Jay Swanson for coffee.I then spend hours walking across Paris towards Jardin du Luxembourg before getting absolutely soaked in a huge downpour. By the end of the day, I've clocked up 30,000 steps — including my morning run — and I'm completely exhausted.Finally, I look back on the whole trip: almost three weeks, six countries, countless cities, coffees and plenty of adventures. I also talk about why I enjoy podcasting on the road and what's coming next, including my upcoming trip to French Polynesia.It's the end of another Winging It On Location series — thanks for coming along for the ride!Jay's episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/winging-it-podcast/id1559489384?i=1000633040744https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gdjWp82iVfGD3jRFnEpiX?si=6lkGVVmbRdKesbDePj2GawSupport Winging It Travel PodcastIf you enjoyed this episode:⭐ Leave a 5-star rating or review on your podcast app☕ Support the show at buymeacoffee.com/wingingit

Day two on the Oregon Coast Trail takes us south from Nehalem Bay for a day dominated by beach walking, a tiny boat crossing, unexpected rain, relentless headwinds and the discovery that not all sand is created equal. What initially looks like an easier day turns into nearly 11 challenging miles, and  convincing proof that MJ and I might actually be backpackers after all. My Tent is Not Viable! Because this pod has become all Oregon Coast all the time (and no, spoiler… more to come) I have to share yet another special creation. Newly minted Pedalshift listener and merch designer Simone was so moved by the Brock and Tim Sprocketshift disaster of night 1 that she created a special design just for the two of us… yes, my tent is not viable has now been memorialized on an ornament. But you have to see it in the shownotes at pedalshift.net. It features the classic line and… because of course… a flooded tent. Plus the new Pedalshift logo, which you might get to see soon on other things! COMING SOON. Super excited to show you what we've been working on! Go check out the special edition my tent is not viable design and more Simone's designs at her Etsy shop… link in the shownotes! Live Show! Friday September 11th, 5pm PT - 8pm ET Topics TBA, but it's a summer closeout and certainly a preview of some stuff coming in the fall. ALSO we're doing a super fun giveaway exclusively for people that make it to the live show itself… there's some incentive for ya! ALSO ALSO, some special previews of all sorts of things. Am I being cagey? YES. Show up anyways! Chat room is fun, live shows are fun… but if you can't make it, it's the pod for the following week. pedalshift.net/live! Email reminders coming too. Maybe some previews of my previews? Who knows? Sign up at the site. Oregon Coast Trail – Part 2   Breaking camp at Nehalem Bay State Park after a less-than-restful first night. The day's route comes with an unusual Oregon Coast Trail feature: a small boat crossing of the Nehalem River. Hiking out the Nehalem Bay spit rather than road walking Highway 101 or relying on another bus. A $10, on-demand boat ride that you essentially hail like a water taxi. Naturally, Tim is delighted. Early beach walking into a surprisingly strong south wind—and the realization that hiking into a headwind can be plenty annoying too. Overcast, cool Oregon Coast weather turns out to be pretty much perfect hiking weather for Tim and James. Then the rain finally arrives. Rain gear gets its first legitimate test as wind, rain and cold hands briefly turn the morning into some genuine Type 2 fun. Reaching the mouth of the Nehalem River, where ocean waves, river current and fishing boats all converge. Calling for the boat and crossing the Nehalem River to continue south. Boat-crossing soundscapes, fishing stories and a little local wildlife discussion along the way. An unexpected rail walk after the crossing, followed by some improvised navigation back toward the beach. The terminology of the trip is established: good sand is firm and easy to walk on; bad sand is soft, energy-sucking nonsense. Continuing south toward Rockaway Beach with sea stacks appearing down the coast. Sustained headwinds approaching 20 mph turn what should have been a helpful prevailing wind into an all-day adversary. Rockaway Beach provides a badly needed break from the wind—and Indian food for the day's big meal. Back into full rain gear for the final push toward Barview Jetty. Headwinds + rain + bad sand = a surprisingly demanding backpacking day. Despite the conditions, Tim and James finish just shy of 11 miles. Another successful test for the new backpacking gear, including Tim's Hyperlite Southwest 40. Arriving at Barview Jetty Campground thoroughly cooked and very ready for dry clothes and tents. The campsite itself gets mixed reviews, particularly when Tim discovers that "level tent site" is apparently more of an aspirational concept. Day two verdict: challenging, fun and another successful proof of concept. Bigger conclusion: Tim and James may officially be backpackers again—and longer trips suddenly seem entirely plausible.   Statistics Miles hiked 11  Nehalem Rivers crossed by boat 1 Prevailing tailwinds received: 0 Headwinds: Yes Sand varieties identified 2 Indian food recs in Rockaway Beach 1 Campground rating: 7 Flats: N/A

In this episode, Craig shares practical tips to help first-time church visitors overcome their fears and feel welcomed. Whether you're visiting a church for the first time in a long while or inviting someone new, these insights make the experience less intimidating.Key TopicsWhat to wear when visiting a churchHow to arrive early and find a seatWhat to do with children during serviceHow to navigate church service for first-timersThe importance of church community and welcoming gesturesSound Bites“Nobody's judging you. They're just so thankful you're there.”“Most churches will love your baby like it's their own.”“God has given us the great commission to share the gospel.”Chapters00:00 Introduction: Overcoming fears of visiting a church02:21 Church culture: Judging vs. welcoming04:44 Arriving early and finding your seat07:31 Preparing for your first visit: Bible and outfit11:20 Visiting with children and managing their needs14:40 Connecting with church members and leaving17:31 Encouragement for inviting others to church18:01 The church's role in welcoming newcomers18:59 The importance of sharing the gospel and making disciples19:24 Closing thoughts: Using everyday tools to share faith

Lunch Walks continues, and this time I've got company — Te from Saigon Podcast Studio joins me, since Carrie had to duck out after we wrapped a Vietnam Content Marketing episode together. It's pouring rain in Nguyễn Thái Bình, but we push on anyway to a fried chicken and rice spot I only found a couple of weeks ago, tucked down a back alley I hadn't explored before. Along the way we talk about the neighborhood getting recognized by Time Out as one of the coolest in the world (or Vietnam — details are fuzzy), the nonstop construction that's part of daily life here, and why Vietnamese people always seem thrilled to end up on camera. Then the rain really sets in, and getting back to the studio turns into its own adventure.Key TakeawaysThis neighborhood has fans beyond just me: Nguyễn Thái Bình has apparently been named one of the coolest neighborhoods around by Time Out — and between the mix of old buildings, cocktail bars, and hidden local spots, it's easy to see why.The best finds are the ones you almost walked past: This fried chicken and rice place had been on this street the whole time, but it took a few passes before it actually got noticed and tried.Not all rice is created equal: The rice here isn't broken rice (cơm tấm) — it's fried separately, which gives it a different color, texture, and flavor that's worth asking about if you don't recognize it."Developing country" hits different when you live it: Watching construction happen in real time — new buildings going up constantly, the sound of drilling as a daily backdrop — makes the textbook definition of a developing economy feel a lot more real.Rainy season doesn't wait for you to finish lunch: What starts as a light rain can flood a street within minutes, turning a short walk back to the studio into a full production — sandals over sneakers, camera tucked away, and a lot of patience.Chapters and Timestamps00:00 – Heading out with Tay after wrapping Vietnam Content Marketing, rain already falling02:00 – Nguyễn Thái Bình's reputation, and the neighborhood's mix of old and new04:00 – Arriving at the fried chicken and rice spot, ordering fish sauce and garlic chicken08:00 – Talking construction, development, and life as a foreigner watching Vietnam grow11:00 – The bill, and Vietnamese love of being on camera13:00 – Flash flooding on the walk back and sheltering from the rain16:00 – Back at the studio, wrapping up the episode"Send me a message!"Book a free call with me here if you want to start your own podcast! Support the show

Doug Price remembers arriving in Colorado Springs in 2011 when streetlights were dark, parks were not being watered and the city was struggling to pay its utility bill. Fifteen years later, Colorado Springs has built a national identity as Olympic City USA and the Pikes Peak region welcomes more than 25 million visitors a year.In this episode of the Colorado Business Podcast, Visit COS President & CEO Doug Price explains how tourism, civic leadership and coordinated investment helped transform Colorado Springs. Doug shares lessons from a 52-year hospitality career, the creation of City for Champions, the development of the Olympic City USA identity and the business impact of attracting visitors throughout the year.The conversation also explores destination marketing, downtown and regional growth, the local sports and live-music ecosystems, Labor Day Lift Off, Fountain Creek, smart growth and the leadership required to keep building a city where people want to visit, work and raise a family.FEATURED GUESTDoug Price President & CEO, Visit Colorado Springs https://www.visitcos.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-price-889aba34/CHAPTERS00:00 Colorado Springs: Then, Now and Next01:06 Colorado Business Podcast Intro01:16 Doug Price's 52-Year Tourism Career03:24 Arriving in Colorado Springs in 201106:03 What Visit COS Actually Does08:33 Building City for Champions17:59 Diamond Sponsor and Sponsor Read22:02 Creating Olympic City USA27:54 More Than 25 Million Visitors33:22 Growing Tourism Beyond Summer36:18 Conventions, Downtown and Regional Growth41:14 The Economic Impact of Tourism44:18 Live Music, Neighborhoods and Local Pride51:51 Sponsor Read54:55 Andrew's Tiny House Festival Story57:22 Sports and Labor Day Lift Off59:23 Planning a Colorado Springs Visit1:02:17 The Next 10 Years and Fountain Creek1:04:28 Leadership, Government and Smart Growth1:09:42 Community Collaboration and Legacy1:14:02 Doug's Plans for Retirement1:19:33 Visit COS and Closing Thoughts1:21:39 OutroABOUT THE COLORADO BUSINESS PODCASTThe Colorado Business Podcast features entrepreneurs, founders, builders and leaders shaping Colorado's business community.Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coloradobusinesspodcast Explore more episodes: https://coloradobusinesspodcast.com/

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Ronald Long is a United States Marine Corps veteran who served from 2009–2013, leaving the Marines as an E-4 Corporal. In this episode of Urban Valor, Ronald shares his incredible story of joining the U.S. Marines, experiencing combat, surviving an IED explosion, losing a fellow service member beside him, and confronting experiences that would follow him long after the battlefield.But Ronald's story started LONG before the Marine Corps...He grew up in Northern California in a Puerto Rican family that endured financial hardship, his sister's battle with cancer, his mother's addiction, abuse inside the home, and eventually the breakup of his family.As a kid, Ronald learned pretty damn quickly how to survive.By his teenage years, that meant helping raise his sisters, trying to help keep his family financially afloat, getting involved in selling marijuana, witnessing violence around his friends, and reaching adulthood without much of a plan for what came next.Then life changed FAST.Ronald began a relationship, discovered he was about to become a father, and suddenly needed a way to provide for a family.Then, seemingly out of nowhere...A Marine Corps recruiter called.Ronald signed the paperwork, went to boot camp, and began a path that would eventually put him into situations very few people can truly understand.And somehow, even surrounded by some incredibly dark moments, Ronald's Marine Corps stories can also be absolutely hilarious.From doing boot camp practically BLIND because nobody gave him his glasses......to Marines breaking into the WRONG barracks......to a drill instructor apparently studying World of Warcraft just so he could figure out new ways to destroy the recruits playing it. But combat was different.Ronald describes transporting bodies, seeing horrific injuries become almost routine, and the moment a pressure plate detonated feet away from him.For a moment, his mind transported him somewhere completely different.Then Abdul came crashing back into his reality.And Ronald realized his friend was dead.Thank you to Ronald Long for trusting us with his story.

n this episode of the Matthews Mentality Podcast, Kyle Matthews sits down with Payam Zamani, founder and CEO of One Planet Group, CEO of Buyerlink, entrepreneur, investor, and author of Crossing the Desert.Payam shares his incredible journey from fleeing religious persecution in Iran as a teenager to arriving in the United States as a refugee with just $75 in his pocket. Less than 11 years later, he and his brother had built an early online automotive marketplace and taken the company public at a $1.2 billion valuation.But Payam's story goes far beyond financial success. After navigating the dot-com crash, divorce, family illness, and the loss of much of his wealth, he began rethinking the relationship between business, purpose, faith, and fulfillment. Those experiences ultimately shaped his philosophy of "spiritual capitalism," the belief that companies can pursue profitability while creating meaningful value for employees, customers, communities, and society.Topics covered in this episode:- Payam Zamani's escape from religious persecution in Iran- Being smuggled out of the country at 16 years old- Arriving in America as a refugee with $75- Starting over and building his first technology company- Taking an early online automotive marketplace public at a $1.2 billion valuation- The dot-com crash and losing much of his wealth- Why money alone failed to create fulfillment- The philosophy behind spiritual capitalism- Building One Planet Group without outside capital- How Buyerlink connects consumers with automotive dealers and service providers- Turning around Inspirato by cutting roughly $45 million in expenses and reaching profitability- Leadership, humility, and putting people ahead of short-term profits- Work-life balance and the sacrifices behind entrepreneurship- Gratitude for America and the opportunities it gave his family- Concerns about social media, young people, and the loss of spiritual grounding- Writing his memoir, Crossing the DesertPayam also shares why he believes business can be a powerful force for good, why leaders should think beyond maximizing shareholder value, and how some of the most difficult periods of his life ultimately reshaped his definition of success.Whether you're an entrepreneur, investor, executive, or someone navigating adversity in your own life, this conversation offers powerful lessons on resilience, leadership, faith, gratitude, and building businesses with purpose.Follow Payam Zamani:LinkedIn: Payam ZamaniLearn More About One Planet Group:Website: https://oneplanetgroup.comLearn More About BuyerLink:Website: https://buyerlink.comRead Payam's Book:Crossing the Deserthttps://crossingthedesertbook.comFollow Kyle Matthews CEO:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylematthewsceoTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kylematthewsceoX: https://x.com/kylematthewsceoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylematthewsceo00:00 America as Hope00:39 Meet Payam Zamani02:32 Life and One Planet04:02 Buyerlink Explained06:30 Growing Up in Iran08:38 Persecution and Survival14:57 Decision to Escape16:26 Smuggled Through the Desert19:56 U.S. Embassy Breakthrough22:42 Landing in America27:56 Starting Over in California30:03 First Tech Venture32:23 Dot-Com IPO Reality Check36:25 Crash, Divorce, and Faith38:57 Work-Life Balance42:17 Spiritual Capitalism Begins43:13 Greed Versus Community43:47 Spiritual Capitalism45:09 One Planet Breakthrough47:04 Unicorn Doubts48:43 Writing Crossing the Desert52:24 Memoir Truths Revealed57:49 Inspirato Turnaround Playbook01:04:20 Rapid Fire Reflections01:07:26 Youth, Screens, and Faith01:13:35 Closing and Daughter's Music

So many of us are waiting for the moment we finally "arrive." When we lose the weight. When the kids need us less. When work calms down. When we're more organized, more confident, more together... then we'll be happy. Then we'll rest. But what if there isn't an arrival point? In this trailer, Jessica and Kelly open up Season 6 with a question that changes everything: what if this is it? Not in a depressing way, but in a freeing one. Maybe your life isn't something you have to perfect before you're allowed to enjoy it. Maybe you can be proud of who you are and still want to grow. Maybe rest doesn't have to be earned, and starting something before you feel ready is allowed too. This season isn't about becoming the perfect version of yourself. It's about becoming more you. Season 6 of Chasing Brighter, Becoming Not Arriving, begins September 3rd. In This Episode: Why the idea of "arrival" keeps so many of us stuck Letting go of the myth that you have to be finished before you can be happy Growth that's real, rest that's earned, and a life that's actually yours What to expect from Season 6 Season 6 begins September 3rd. Subscribe now so you don't miss it. Find us: Website: chasingbrighter.com Instagram/TikTok: @chasingbrighter Keywords: chasing brighter, becoming not arriving, season 6, personal growth, self acceptance, letting go of perfectionism, rest without guilt, women's podcast, sisters podcast, real over perfect, growth mindset, self worth, starting before you're ready, permission to rest, life transitions

She grew up in a community that Nepal doesn't count. Below all 126 castes. Girls in her village had no access to education, healthcare, or transport. From the age of 11, they were sold. Hannah Badi was nearly trafficked at 9 years old. She escaped at midnight with 32 girls and a stone in her hand. She went on to rescue 682 children. Her sister is now a minister of Nepal. This is one of the most powerful conversations Spencer has ever had.   Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:13 Hannah's childhood in far west Nepal 02:52 No food, no water, no school: what survival looked like 05:00 How the Badi community made money: selling daughters 08:03 What the Badi community is not allowed to do 10:18 There is no age: when girls are sold 14:15 A baby bought before she was born 16:36 Price tags on girls: Hannah's personal story 22:50 She collapsed. Her father took her to hospital for the first time. 25:25 What the doctor did 27:51 Her father's instruction: say nothing 28:14 The moment she realised it was wrong 28:31 Uncle Raju arrives in the village 29:48 Nobody believed him 31:20 The midnight gathering in the jungle 32:37 32 girls, one bus, a stone in her hand 33:41 Arriving in Kathmandu for the first time 38:50 Seeing a toilet for the first time 43:17 How long it took to change their mindset 44:41 At 13: her first rescue 46:11 682 children rescued 46:50 From that first group: doctors, bankers, a minister 47:18 Hannah's sister is now a minister of Nepal 51:06 Spencer's visit to Nepal and the documentary 52:00 Meeting the president of Nepal 53:54 The caste system: where the Badi sit within it 56:36 Below all 126 castes: not even counted 58:43 Hannah's message to the world   Follow Spencer Lodge on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/madeindubaipodcast/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586194260076 https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@spencer.lodge https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV  https://www.facebook.com/spencerlodgeofficial/   Follow Hannah Badi on Social Media:  https://www.instagram.com/hannah_badi_/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/hannah.badi.487845 linkedin.com/in/devisara-badi-168720250

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Operation Midnight Hammer through the eyes of the people who flew it. SSgt Dray was a weapons technician responsible for the munitions and countermeasure systems on the F-16s, arming the Wild Weasels who flew Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses ahead of the B-2 strike on Iran. Watch the three-part documentary series on Afterburn Defense: Part I: https://youtu.be/MgQ_X3Td8a4 Part II: https://youtu.be/GzdL6NMYDso Part III: https://youtu.be/Xc22-2RaGSY This is the full interview. He is one of the airmen who put the weapons on the jets. In this conversation he explains what it actually takes to reconfigure a fleet of F-16s from one mission to another, the failure he chased down that nobody could explain, what changed for him when he realized this was not training, and the night the loading told him something was about to happen. Before Iran, the 55th Fighter Squadron fought over Yemen in Operation Rough Rider, a sustained air campaign against Houthi surface-to-air threats. What they learned there is the reason the F-16 Block 50 and the AGM-88 HARM were part of the strike package on June 21st, 2025. These interviews were recorded between December 2025 and January 2026 and preserve firsthand accounts from pilots, maintainers, intelligence officers, and logistics airmen who were there. 0:00 What a Weapons Technician Actually Does 2:10 Spinning Up Before the Deployment 8:30 Reconfiguring a Fleet of F-16s 12:35 Arriving in Theater During Rough Rider 14:42 The Failure Nobody Could Explain 19:24 This Wasn't Training Anymore 20:48 The Night Something Was About to Happen Have a story? Want to Connect? Advertise? https://theafterburnpodcast.com/contact/

What happens when the busyness of life drowns out the beauty right in front of you? Sometimes all the Lord is asking for is your "BRAVE YES". This season, Rhythms That Restore is exploring what it means to REMAIN with Jesus — not just on a Sunday morning, or at a  Silent Retreat, but in the middle of an ordinary, full, busy life. Some weeks it'll be just us. Other weeks, I'll pull up a chair with a friend who's helped shape my faith journey — on our next episode, you will hear from my friend who is a Spiritual Director & Retreat Host, Allison Bradsher. In this first episode of a new season, I'm sharing what happened when I finally said "yes" to three full days of silence at a 3 Night Silent Retreat — a tree planted right outside my window, an unexpected conversation at the dinner table, and a rest I couldn't have planned or earned. I'm learning that the rhythm of rest bears a fruit I've been searching for in so many other ways: freedom. If you're curious about Allison's next Silent Retreat — her next one starts Monday evening, November 2nd at 6:00pm through Thursday, November 5th at 10:00am — you can reach her directly for more info at allibrad@gmail.com. Pull up a chair, friend. I'm so glad to be back with you. If this episode touched your heart, if it resonated deep within you, or if you just have something you want to share — I'd love to hear from you. Find me on Instagram @cherissehixson01 or connect via email: Cherissehixson@hotmail.com Episode Highlights 00:03:59 — The word "nothing" surfaces during a moment of silence, and the funny, tender idea of inviting friends to "come do nothing" is born 00:05:36 — A six-year journey of learning to sit in silence, starting with a single 3-hour retreat back in 2021 00:08:21 — Arriving at the retreat to find a tree planted right outside her window — an echo of the Psalm 1 image she opened with 00:09:35 — A new friend at the dinner table shares how she found her own spiritual director through the Rhythms That Restore podcast — a moment that breaks something open 00:12:24 – 00:13:51 — Two full days of unplanned rest: sleeping, eating, watching birds and a storm roll in, with nothing to accomplish 00:16:50 — The question she's carrying into the new season: "Can 'remain' survive a season like this one?" 00:18:31 — A preview of next episode with Allison Bradsher — on questions as portals, not problems to solve

Begin your morning with stillness. In this gentle meditation, James Ookafor guides you into the slow, patient quality of morning light — a light that does not rush, a breath that has kept you company all night, a body that carries ten thousand quiet processes on your behalf.This is not a meditation about productivity or motivation. There is nothing to achieve here. The morning is simply asking you to arrive. To notice the air on your skin. To feel your feet on the ground. To remember that you are not behind, not late, not failing — you are simply here, in this one breath, in this one body, on this one morning.Each word is offered slowly, with the warmth of a wise uncle speaking from long experience. James's Nigerian English voice carries a calm authority — unhurried, deep, and reassuring. There is space between sentences for you to feel what was just said. There is no rush. There is no race.If you have been waking up feeling hurried, or if your body carries the tension of yesterday's unfinished things, this practice is an invitation to begin again — softly, gently, with the patience of light itself.Use this meditation seated or lying down. Close your eyes if it feels right. Let the words wash over you. Let the breath be your anchor. And when the day begins to call you back to its tasks, carry the quiet knowing that the breath is always available, the light is always arriving, and you are always exactly where you need to be.Good morning. May this day be kind to you.Chapters:00:00 — Arriving in the Breath01:30 — The Patience of Light03:15 — The Pause Between Breaths05:00 — Trusting the Body07:00 — Returning to the Morning09:30 — Carrying the Stillness ForwardThis episode was created with AI assistance and a human-guided creative process.DISCLAIMER

Moving between word and image, the call-and-response collaboration between writer Christopher R. Rogers and photographer karim brown improvises a contemporary portrait of present-day Black Philadelphia, replete with the unfinished activism present since the transnational upsurge of the George Floyd Uprising.Arriving five years after the crucible of that period, this experimental essay-as-LP challenges us to prioritize the urgency of reckoning with our own hang-ups and half-steps and to reground ourselves within the daily, prefigurative life-work of rehearsing Black liberation. This is a hyperlocal, future-forward recommitment to ongoing principled struggle and a hopeful model of contemporary self-criticism.Taking its title from a song by the late, beloved Uptown Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock, My City Need Something (Common Notions, 2026) challenges readers to strive for clarity in a time of Black suffering, in a city resplendent with Black joy. Christopher R. Rogers, PhD is a Philadelphia-based cultural organizer and educator hailing from Chester, PA with more than a decade of experience in supporting radical arts, culture, and community-building. He is a Facilitator with the W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School for Abolition & Reconstruction and co-coordinates the Friends of The Tanner House, incubating a revitalized National Historic Landmark rowhome that Dr. Carter G. Woodson once dubbed the “center of Black intellectual life in Philadelphia.” He previously published with Common Notions as Lead Editor for How We Stay Free: Notes on a Black Uprising (2022) alongside novelist Fajr Muhammad. You can find Chris on Instagram @justmaybechris. After listening to this episode, head over to the Additions to the Archive Substack, where Chris and Sullivan talk further about community education and activism. Subscribe, like, follow, and rate Additions to the Archive with Sullivan Summer on Instagram, Substack, and wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Moving between word and image, the call-and-response collaboration between writer Christopher R. Rogers and photographer karim brown improvises a contemporary portrait of present-day Black Philadelphia, replete with the unfinished activism present since the transnational upsurge of the George Floyd Uprising.Arriving five years after the crucible of that period, this experimental essay-as-LP challenges us to prioritize the urgency of reckoning with our own hang-ups and half-steps and to reground ourselves within the daily, prefigurative life-work of rehearsing Black liberation. This is a hyperlocal, future-forward recommitment to ongoing principled struggle and a hopeful model of contemporary self-criticism.Taking its title from a song by the late, beloved Uptown Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock, My City Need Something (Common Notions, 2026) challenges readers to strive for clarity in a time of Black suffering, in a city resplendent with Black joy. Christopher R. Rogers, PhD is a Philadelphia-based cultural organizer and educator hailing from Chester, PA with more than a decade of experience in supporting radical arts, culture, and community-building. He is a Facilitator with the W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School for Abolition & Reconstruction and co-coordinates the Friends of The Tanner House, incubating a revitalized National Historic Landmark rowhome that Dr. Carter G. Woodson once dubbed the “center of Black intellectual life in Philadelphia.” He previously published with Common Notions as Lead Editor for How We Stay Free: Notes on a Black Uprising (2022) alongside novelist Fajr Muhammad. You can find Chris on Instagram @justmaybechris. After listening to this episode, head over to the Additions to the Archive Substack, where Chris and Sullivan talk further about community education and activism. Subscribe, like, follow, and rate Additions to the Archive with Sullivan Summer on Instagram, Substack, and wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

*This episode contains content that may be triggering for some listeners.* Today we’re joined by author and speaker Sarah Jakes Roberts, who invites us to rethink what true strength looks like—shifting from building a tolerance for the world’s noise to finding stillness in our calling. From stepping back from social media to anchoring identity in daily prayer, Sarah shares the liberating truth she discovered when she finally hit “mute” on the digital world. Next, we hear from human rights defender Timothy Cho, who recounts his harrowing escape from North Korea. He recounts the oppression and lies that were leveled at him from an early age and the moment he was labeled a traitor in his own country, driving his daring escape to experience the freedom truth brings, and how he now advocates for others to find their own freedom. Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned: Jesus Calling Podcast Jesus Calling Jesus Always Jesus Listens Past interview: Cyntoia Brown-Long Upcoming interview: Heather Land Sarah Jakes Roberts Woman Evolve 2 Corinthians 12:9 www.SarahJakesRoberts.com The Power in Surrender Timothy Cho Tumen River Timothy Cho’s Instagram Interview Quotes: “Strength is not our tolerance for whatever comes our way. It is our ability to stay focused regardless of what comes our way.” - Sarah Jakes Roberts “Coming to a place where you can admit that I don’t have to be strong enough takes so much pressure off of yourself.” - Sarah Jakes Roberts “My gratitude becomes more magnified because I realized just how unworthy I am, and how good God has been in allowing me this space and opportunity.” - Sarah Jakes Roberts “When we talk about trying to figure out our identity in Christ in a world that is so noisy, we have to be the one to turn the volume down. You have to remember that you hold the remote control. At any given moment, you can hit mute. And in the process of hitting mute, you have to be willing to confront some of those voices that exist within our own head.” - Sarah Jakes Roberts “Our identity is constantly being developed, and we get to decide whether we allow it to be formed by digital algorithms or by words from God, affirmations that come from stillness and prayer.” - Sarah Jakes Roberts “Connecting with God daily allows us to be rooted and anchored in such a way that when we show up to the world, we’re not asking the world to tell us who we are.” - Sarah Jakes Roberts “I asked God, ‘If you are really there and you give me freedom, I will give my life to you.’” - Timothy Cho “Arriving in a democratic country, a free country, I thought it was the end. What I didn’t realize was that it was the beginning of another part of the journey.” - Timothy Cho “I was [able to] fight back against a wave of darkness and trauma. In my desperation and screaming out and tears, I would keep hearing, ‘Son, I love you, I love you, I love you.’” - Timothy Cho “We are facing a lot of hatred in this world at the moment. But hatred never [wins]; only love can overcome all of this hatred.” - Timothy Cho ________________________ Enjoy watching these additional videos from Jesus Calling YouTube channel! Audio Episodes: https://bit.ly/3zvjbK7 Bonus Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3vfLlGw Jesus Listens: Stories of Prayer: https://bit.ly/3Sd0a6C Peace for Everyday Life: https://bit.ly/3zzwFoj Peace in Uncertain Times: https://bit.ly/3cHfB6u What’s Good? https://bit.ly/3vc2cKj Enneagram: https://bit.ly/3hzRCCY ________________________ Connect with Jesus Calling Instagram Facebook Twitter Pinterest YouTube Website TikTok Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Chris and Amy booked a last-minute week in Bora Bora that would have cost over $20,000, almost entirely on points. They break down how it came together, why they chose Bora Bora over Fiji, the Marriott award search quirk that hid available rooms, flying business class in both directions by mixing two airlines, and using card travel credits on the inter-island flights. Then, three nights in, they decided to abandon the deal and pay more to switch resorts. They compare and rank the major Bora Bora resorts, weigh points versus cash, and explain what makes French Polynesia one of the easiest long-haul trips from the West Coast. Link to Full Show Notes: https://chrishutchins.com/bora-bora-on-points-2026/ Partner Deals Haven: Skip the waitlist for the best sauna. Gelt: ⁠Skip the waitlist on personalized tax guidance to maximize your wealth Thrive Market: ⁠30% off your first order of organic groceries + a free $60 gift Bilt Rewards: ⁠Earn the most valuable points when you pay rent Superhuman: ⁠Free month of the fastest and best email with code ALLTHEHACKS For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: ⁠chrishutchins.com/deals Resources Mentioned Hotels & Resorts Hotel Upgrade Program The Westin Bora Bora Resort & Spa Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort Conrad Bora Bora Nui The Brando Le Taha'a Nanuku Resort Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Products Monopoly Deal Health & Sauna Research Bryan Johnson — Is Sauna ACTUALLY Good For You? (90-Day Experiment) ATH Podcast #285: Why Net Fulfillment Beats Net Worth with Bill Perkins #287: Putting Die With Zero Into Practice with Brad Barrett Hotel Upgrade Program Best Cards Page Gift Cards Page Newsletter AMA: Submit Questions Leave a review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Email for questions, hacks, deals, and feedback: podcast@chrishutchins.com Full Show Notes (00:00) Introduction (02:09) How a Kid-Free Trip Came Together (03:33) How Chris and Amy Choose Vacation Destinations (13:09) Why French Polynesia Over Fiji (14:59) Booking The Westin (20:43) Flying Business Class Both Ways on Two Different Airlines (26:22) Air Tahiti Nui and the Inter-Island Flights (31:15) A Surprise First Class Upgrade on Air Moana (32:47) Arriving in Bora Bora and Checking Into The Westin (34:29) First Impressions: A Brand-New Property with Great Bones (37:33) A Thousand Little Cuts: The Westin's Service Problems (44:50) The Math Behind Checking Out Early (52:21) The Four Seasons vs. The Westin: What the Extra Money Buys (59:23) Why the Four Seasons Spa Facilities Stood Out (01:00:37) Getting Serious About Sauna Again (01:05:51) Pickleball, Paddleboarding, and Space to Get Lost (01:08:00) Did the Four Seasons Save the Trip? (01:13:18) How to Actually Get Deals at the Four Seasons (01:16:20) Ranking All Four Bora Bora Resorts (01:19:32) Why Fiji Is Still at the Top of the List (01:21:45) Where AI Can Go Wrong (01:23:15) Packing a Travel Med Bag for Remote Destinations (01:24:20) Final Thoughts and Why Bora Bora Keeps Winning Connect with Chris ⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠ | ⁠Membership⁠⁠ | ⁠X⁠⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ Editor's Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices