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Hawaiian Airlines reports a cybersecurity incident. Microsoft updates its Windows Resiliency Initiative after the 2024 CrowdStrike crash. CitrixBleed 2 is under active exploitation in the wild. Researchers disclose a critical vulnerability in Open VSX. Malware uses prompt injection to evade AI analysis. A new report claims Cambodia turns a blind eye to scam compounds. Senators propose a ban on AI tools from foreign adversaries. An NSA veteran is named top civilian at U.S. Cyber Command. Maria Varmazis speaks with Ian Itz from Iridium Communications on allowing IoT devices to communicate directly with satellites. One Kansas City hacker's bold marketing campaign ends with a guilty plea. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest today is Ian Itz, Executive Director at the IoT Line of Business at Iridium Communications. Ian spoke with T-Minus Space Daily host Maria Varmazis on their Deep Space weekend show about how Iridium allows IoT devices, like sensors and trackers, to communicate directly with satellites, bypassing terrestrial infrastructure. We share an excerpt of their conversation on our show today. You can listen to the full conversation on Deep Space. And, be sure to check out T-Minus Space Daily brought to you by N2K CyberWire each weekday on your favorite podcast app. Selected Reading Hawaiian Airlines Hit by Cybersecurity Incident (Infosecurity Magazine) Microsoft to Preview New Windows Endpoint Security Platform After CrowdStrike Outage (SecurityWeek) CitrixBleed 2 Vulnerability Exploited (Infosecurity Magazine) Vulnerability Exposed All Open VSX Repositories to Takeover (SecurityWeek) Prompt injection in malware sample targets AI code analysis tools (SC Media) Scam compounds labeled a 'living nightmare' as Cambodian government accused of turning a blind eye (The Record) Bipartisan bill seeks to ban federal agencies from using DeepSeek, AI tools from ‘foreign adversaries' (The Record) NSA's Patrick Ware takes over as top civilian at U.S. Cyber Command (The Record) Man Who Hacked Organizations to Advertise Security Services Pleads Guilty (SecurityWeek) Audience Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Criddle talks BYU sports every weekday from 2 to 6 pm.Today's Co-Hosts: Ben Criddle (@criddlebenjamin)Subscribe to the Cougar Sports with Ben Criddle podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cougar-sports-with-ben-criddle/id99676

Gentlemen’s Hour: Jim O’Day, Executive Director of Integrity Restored, answers: Is porn an addiction? (2:26) and how do you stop looking at porn? (19:33) Why can’t an infertile couple have sex outside of marriage? (40:47) Physical and mental health: why we should be physically and spiritually agile, robust, nimble, and able (45:11) Resources mentioned : Helping end porn use and addiction https://integrityrestored.com/ Covenant Eyes Filtration software https://www.covenanteyes.com/ Bloom for Catholic Women – Betrayal trauma support https://www.bloomforcatholicwomen.com/ Betrayal trauma – episode on healing https://omny.fm/shows/trending-with-timmerie-catholic-principles-applied/betrayal-trauma-cheating-adam-levine-behati-prinsl Find a Catholic Therapist https://www.catholictherapists.com/

John joins Paul Coleman, John Steenhof and Kristen Waggoner for a powerful discussion on the state of religious freedom in the West. Together, they explore the rise of hate speech laws, the weaponisation of anti-discrimination regimes, the erosion of conscience rights, and the emergence of a new secular orthodoxy that punishes dissent. Drawing on major legal cases across Europe, the US, and Australia, the panel reveals how fundamental freedoms are being redefined — and what must be done to reclaim them.Paul Coleman is a British lawyer and Executive Director of ADF International, a legal advocacy organisation based in Vienna. He specialises in international human rights and European law, and has worked on more than 20 cases before the European Court of Human Rights. Coleman has also authored submissions to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the International Criminal Court, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the UN Human Rights Committee, and various national courts. Kristen Waggoner is CEO, President, and General Counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, the world's largest legal organisation defending religious liberty and free speech. She has argued several landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases, including Masterpiece Cakeshop and 303 Creative, securing major victories for freedom of expression. Waggoner also oversees ADF's international work, advancing human rights and defending the rule of law around the world. John Steenhof is the Principal Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Alliance, a legal firm dedicated to defending religious freedom and free speech in Australia. With a background in commercial law and non-profit leadership, he now focuses on protecting the rights of individuals to live out their faith without legal penalty.

Dylan Russell, the Executive Director of Lead for North Carolina and Faculty Lead for Public Service Matters at the UNC School of Government, joined the podcast to talk about connecting young leaders to local government service. He shared his experience starting Lead for America and placing recent graduates in fellowships. He also discussed how local governments can support and retain talent as well as how local government and prospective fellows can get involved in the fellowship program. Host: Meredith Reynolds

JB goes for three. PLUS, Hayden Padgett, Young Republican National Chairman, tells Shaun about their efforts to foster the next generation of Republican leaders, keeping the MAGA momentum up, Elon Musk's contributions to President Trump's success, and they make a bet on BBB. And Gregory Wrightstone, Executive Director of the CO2 Coalition, talks to Shaun about the Supreme Court's decision to allow gas companies to sue California for their regulations and his efforts to expose sustainability as the scam it is.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mortgage Rates 2025: How to Buy a Home Now (Expert Advice) Worried about mortgage rates in 2025? John Donnelly, Executive Director of Sales at Service First Mortgage, breaks down the current housing market and offers strategic advice for aspiring homeowners in a recent podcast. Learn how to: Budget for higher mortgage payments and avoid waiting for significant rate drops. Overcome affordability challenges by considering all homeownership costs and exploring new markets. Understand evolving migration trends and identify emerging housing markets for investment. Strengthen your mortgage qualification through early pre-qualification and financial preparedness. Leverage homebuilder incentives and new buyer's market dynamics for better deals. This podcast is essential listening for anyone looking to buy a home in 2025 and navigate today's complex real estate landscape.

What does healing look like when your identity straddles cultures? How do we address mental health in a community taught to stay silent? What if redefining wellness means confronting intergenerational wounds—together? In this episode, we sit down with Soo Jin Lee and Linda Yoon—two powerhouse mental health advocates, co-authors of Where I Belong: Healing Trauma and Embracing Asian American Identity, and co-founders of  @yellowchaircollective. Together, they share the inspiration behind building culturally responsive spaces for Asian Americans to begin their healing journeys. From the gaps in traditional mental health care to the deeply rooted stigma within immigrant families, they break down how identity, resilience, and community shape the healing process. Soo Jin Lee is a licensed therapist, Executive Director of Yellow Chair Collective, and co-founder of Entwine Community. Linda Yoon is the founder of Yellow Chair Collective and a fellow co-founder of Entwine. Both have been recognized by NPR, PBS, CBS, and more for their groundbreaking work in Asian American mental health. If you've ever felt caught between cultures or questioned your place in the world, this episode is a must-listen.

This week, we unpack The Optimist, the new Sam Altman biography; revisit OpenAI's early days; and break down Coatue's AI strategy deck. Plus, tips for squeezing in side projects between thought leadership presentations. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 526 (https://www.youtube.com/live/1CnmEwdH6ME?si=64oVGDyCvXdzJeIj) Runner-up Titles Flow State Altman and AI Day 2 Thinking Growth Mindset Less of you You don't need a Harvard Business Review subscription to know that Running unnecessary hardware in your house Lifelong Costco member here. Pre-populate Everything There's no ROI on a good hotdog Rundown AI Native vs. AI Add-on (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/525) AI Frenzy The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future (https://www.amazon.com/Optimist-Altman-OpenAI-Invent-Future/dp/1324075961?tag=googhydr-20&hvqmt=&hvbmt=%7BBidMatchType%7D&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_8w2bwd161h_e) Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab valued at $10bn after $2bn fundraising (https://www.ft.com/content/9edc67e6-96a9-4d2b-820d-57bc1279e358) ChatGPT's Enterprise Success Against Copilot Fuels OpenAI and Microsoft's Rivalry (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-24/chatgpt-vs-copilot-inside-the-openai-and-microsoft-rivalry) Iyo vs. Io — OpenAI and Jony Ive get sued (https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/23/iyo-vs-io-openai-and-jony-ive-get-sued/) Zuckerberg Leads AI Recruitment Blitz Armed With $100 Million Pay Packages (https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-ai-recruiting-mark-zuckerberg-5c231f75) After trying to buy Ilya Sutskever's $32B AI startup, Meta looks to hire its CEO (https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/20/after-trying-to-buy-ilya-sutskevers-32b-ai-startup-meta-looks-to-hire-its-ceo/) Message from CEO Andy Jassy: Some thoughts on Generative AI (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-on-generative-ai) Clouded Judgement 6.19.25 - The Dropping Cost of Intelligence (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-61925-the-dropping?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48bf3cef-6d79-4e10-8bb4-ccf48a08341b_1189x729.png&open=false) Coatue's 2025 EMW Keynote Replay (https://www.coatue.com/blog/company-update/coatues-2025-emw-keynote-replay) Slides in online PDF (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Srl8Y4pBoKtNVYZBxmfj2TEMYM5tp1mE/view) Coatue's Laffont Brothers. AI, Public & VC Mkts, Macro, US Debt, Crypto, IPO's, & more (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JA7n0wTChw) Agents and the Web Remote MCP support in Claude Code (https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-code-remote-mcp) Agentforce 3, it's agents all the way down. (https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/23/salesforce-launches-agentforce-3-greater-ai-agent-visibility-connectivity/) Google Cloud donates A2A to Linux Foundation- Google Developers Blog (https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-cloud-donates-a2a-to-linux-foundation/) Linux Foundation Appoints Jonathan Bryce as Executive Director, Cloud & Infrastructure and Chris Aniszczyk as CTO, Cloud & Infrastructure to Oversee Major Open Source Initiatives (https://www.cncf.io/announcements/2025/06/24/linux-foundation-appoints-jonathan-bryce-as-executive-director-cloud-infrastructure-and-chris-aniszczyk-as-cto-cloud-infrastructure-to-oversee-major-open-source-initiatives/) Relevant to your Interests Amazon orders employees to relocate to Seattle and other hubs (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-orders-employees-relocate-seattle-212945920.html) Microsoft announces advancement in quantum error correction (https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2025/06/microsoft-announces-advancement-quantum-error-correction/406175/) Datadog DASH: A Revolving Door Of Operations And Security Announcements (https://www.forrester.com/blogs/datadog-dash-a-revolving-door-of-operations-and-security-announcements/) the six-month recap: closing talk on AI at Web Directions, Melbourne, June 2025 (https://ghuntley.com/six-month-recap/) Snap acquires Saturn, a social calendar app for high school and college students (https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/20/snap-acquires-saturn-a-social-calendar-app-for-high-school-and-college-students/) Frequent reauth doesn't make you more secure (https://tailscale.com/blog/frequent-reauth-security?ck_subscriber_id=512840665&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=%5BLast%20Week%20in%20AWS%5D%20Issue%20#428:%20One%20UI%20Gets%20Fixed,%20Another%20Falls%20-%2018055641) Checking In on AI and the Big Five (https://stratechery.com/2025/checking-in-on-ai-and-the-big-five/?access_token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6InN0cmF0ZWNoZXJ5LnBhc3Nwb3J0Lm9ubGluZSIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJzdHJhdGVjaGVyeS5wYXNzcG9ydC5vbmxpbmUiLCJhenAiOiJIS0xjUzREd1Nod1AyWURLYmZQV00xIiwiZW50Ijp7InVyaSI6WyJodHRwczovL3N0cmF0ZWNoZXJ5LmNvbS8yMDI1L2NoZWNraW5nLWluLW9uLWFpLWFuZC10aGUtYmlnLWZpdmUvIl19LCJleHAiOjE3NTMyODQ4NzAsImlhdCI6MTc1MDY5Mjg3MCwiaXNzIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hcHAucGFzc3BvcnQub25saW5lL29hdXRoIiwic2NvcGUiOiJmZWVkOnJlYWQgYXJ0aWNsZTpyZWFkIGFzc2V0OnJlYWQgY2F0ZWdvcnk6cmVhZCBlbnRpdGxlbWVudHMiLCJzdWIiOiIxNjY4NDg4My04NTYzLTQ1ZGEtYjVhYy1hYWY2MmEyYzZhZTciLCJ1c2UiOiJhY2Nlc3MifQ.rg-oA59aKciV6Pvwn1GezC8ElCYxg92wPMQ9ORYS5KXLFvsuSRlJj1hjn9rlcpqmY3BtiPSHpPHDC1Sos9J5ZIPaW3Rn7o-5Yu6Rn_0HyGkqHUSCAsU36SZ-9Q9bf7Ibd_fWcRN7G6nuIe2j0OMURacJ30W3jMm6_dBtR-IacPllW7q6yDxlDW-pX50I_xhZ_pZfTa7B7HXimMTOWiJ5S-uddGLDOOqxihxgIa3w96SnK7wiiyx5bwe5r0A7IQBvHOe5yVzrTSOxm5DBSZJwbGx_f36MzDGPtdwsMOojbs3yN5gWRZnlre6h1GkiukeAXHqXTWImfUfxyBS1ebOjOQ) U.S. House tells staffers not to use Meta's WhatsApp (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/23/meta-whatsapp-us-house.html) How AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux Have Diverged Since CentOS (https://thenewstack.io/how-almalinux-and-rocky-linux-have-diverged-since-centos/) AI search finds publishers starved of referral traffic (https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/22/ai_search_starves_publishers/) 10 years of platform engineering at SIXT: Lessons in scaling and innovation - Boyan Dimitrov (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtxWxkehkPE) What Would a Kubernetes 2.0 Look Like (https://matduggan.com/what-would-a-kubernetes-2-0-look-like/) kubectl-ai (https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubectl-ai) Nonsense Costco Executive Members get extended hours (https://www.axios.com/2025/06/19/costco-hours-executive-members-early-shopping) Listener Feedback Warp (https://www.warp.dev/future) Conferences CF Day EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-europe/), Frankfurt, October 7th, 2025. 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The world has become galvanized, polarized, and hell bent on not talking and seeing each other. You're either on my side or out...even in our own LGBTQ+ Community. So how do we find center, find each other, and let each other be the gay men we are, without throwing each other under the bus of hate? David Grass, journalist and television commentator joins us today to share his perspective in navigating our world and getting us all back to focusing on one fundamental right - FREEDOM! In this episode: Discover the power each of us holds to bring FREEDOM back into FOCUS Learn how to explore the flaws instead of exploiting them Focus on the purity test to get the real answers About David David Grasso is a distinguished journalist, television commentator, and serial entrepreneur with extensive experience covering startups, public policy, and technology. He has provided insights on business and politics on networks such as Fox, CBS, and The Young Turks. In addition to his nonprofit work, David previously hosted the nationally syndicated podcast "Follow the Profit," which showcased the transformational power of entrepreneurship. He also hosted a startup-focused streaming show, Bold Business, where he interviewed more than a thousand entrepreneurs. Currently, David leads a nonprofit media portfolio for a foundation. He also serves as the Executive Director of Project Amicus, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising global awareness about LGBTQ+ safety through media. He holds a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, where he serves on the Alumni Board, chairs the Pride Alumni Caucus, and is a founder of the Carr Center's Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program. Originally from the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, David was also one of the founding residents of Celebration, FL, a town developed by Disney. He resides in Houston, where he is an active member of the Harvard Business School Club of Houston. Connect With David Website Instagram LinkedIn Hey Guys, Check This Out! Are you a guy who keeps struggling to do that thing? You know the thing you keep telling yourself and others you're going to do, but never do? Then it's time to get real and figure out why. Join the 40 Plus: Gay Men Gay Talk, monthly chats. They happen the third Monday of each month at 5:00 pm Pacific - Learn More! Also, join our Facebook Community - 40 Plus: Gay Men, Gay Talk Community Break free of fears. Make bold moves. Live life without apologies

Liz Perlman, Executive Director of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the challenges facing University of California (UC) workers. She discussed income inequality between executives and frontline staff, the impact of recent layoffs and the union's efforts to protect immigrant workers amid increased U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. Merrilee Logue (National Labor Office), Keisha Adams (Blue Cross Blue Shield Association) and Jennifer Bateman (Boys & Girls Clubs of America) joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to provide an update on the partnership between BCBSA companies and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. They highlighted the first discussion of the collaboration on AWF back in May 2024, then discussed the implementation of trauma-informed practices, the impact of trauma-informed specialists and the Apprenticeship Readiness Workshop initiative.

Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Special Guest: Margaret Downs, RCP – Executive Director – Premier Visual Voice, LLC Mathew Call, NCSP – Director of Technology – Premier Visual Voice, LLC Website: […]

Peter O'Rourke brings a highly diverse skill set in transformation, innovation, and leadership honed over 27 years of demanding fields and challenges. He served in the military as a Navy enlisted plane captain, an Air Force officer andlogistician. He is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and has held positions in consulting and government service, including service as a senior policy advisor, congressional staffer and executive director for a non-profit focused ongenerating support for federal government efficiency.  O'Rourke served as VA Chief of Staff from Feb. 16, 2018, to May 29, 2018. In that short period, he helped oversee the department through the appointment of Acting Secretary RobertWilkie and was instrumental in finalizing VA's electronic health record modernization contract as well as working with the White House, Congress and Veterans service organizations to secure passage of thelandmark VA MISSION Act. Prior to becoming VA Chief of Staff, O'Rourke served as the first Executive Director for VA's Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection. In that position he established and led the new office, which isthe first of its kind in the federal government. In this role, he quickly became a trusted advisor to many leaders throughout the department on accountability and culture issues. Mr. O'Rourke is a 1998 graduate from the University of Tennessee and the USAF Institute of Technology in 2005.

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As AI-driven digital infrastructure continues to expand, what steps can the industry take to minimize its environmental impact? In this exclusive JSA TV interview, Miranda Gardiner, Executive Director of the iMasons Climate Accord, shares insights on balancing AI's energy demands with sustainability, industry-wide collaboration for greener solutions, and how New York's digital footprint can be lighter on the planet.Tune in to hear how data centers, policymakers, and tech leaders can work together to drive meaningful change for a more sustainable digital future.

With Seattle Public Schools seeking a new superintendent, and with four of the seven School Board Director positions up for election this fall, what challenges are ahead for a new set of local leaders on education? Are school closures still a possibility in Seattle? Plus, with state early learning programs getting delayed or cut, and with federal funding for schools in jeopardy, what's next for the 1.1 million K-12 students in the state of Washington? Former Seattle School Board Director Stephan Blanford, now the Executive Director of Children's Alliance (a non-profit advocacy organization) breaks down these issues and more with host Brian Callanan of The Seattle Channel. Want to get this content before anyone else? Support the show here on Patreon!

Executive Director of Northfield Shares Carrie Carroll goes over the now open grant application process, a current open position with the organization, and more.

In Episode 404 of The Andrew Parker Show, host Andrew Parker welcomes Steve Hunegs, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), for a timely and wide-ranging conversation on the centrality of Israel to the Jewish people, the rise of antisemitism across the political spectrum, and the urgent need for education, security, and bridge-building in today's fractured world.Together, they explore the historical and moral significance of Israel—from the Torah to the Declaration of Independence—and how false narratives like apartheid and settler colonialism are weaponized against the Jewish state. Steve offers critical insights into how antisemitism has adapted over time, showing up on both the far left and far right, and how ignorance has fueled the normalization of dangerous rhetoric in American politics.Andrew and Steve don't shy away from hard truths—discussing misalignment in the Democratic Party, the need for bipartisan accountability, and what's at stake for Jewish Americans. But this episode is also filled with hope: from grassroots educational efforts and Holocaust education trips abroad to interfaith partnerships and the enduring work of the JCRC in defending democratic values.This is a deeply personal and politically powerful episode you don't want to miss.Listen now to understand the stakes, the struggle, and the strength of a community determined to stand tall.Support the showThe Andrew Parker Show - Politics, Israel & The Law. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and X. Subscribe to our email list at www.theandrewparkershow.com Copyright © 2025 The Andrew Parker Show - All Rights Reserved.

Louisiana shelters always need help, especially in the summer. We talk about what you can do with Jeff Dorson, Executive Director of the Louisiana Humane Society

What does digital accessibility look like in a mobile-first continent with 1.4 billion people speaking hundreds of languages across 50+ countries? Irene Mbari-Kirika, Executive Director and Founder of inABLE, takes us on an illuminating journey through Africa's rapidly evolving accessibility landscape.The conversation begins with inABLE foundational work teaching digital skills to blind students in Kenya. This initial focus quickly expanded when Irene recognized that teaching assistive technology wasn't enough—the digital products themselves needed to become accessible. Six years ago, this realization sparked the creation of Inclusive Africa, now a thriving conference bringing together disability advocates, tech companies, and most importantly, young people with disabilities who understand technology and can drive innovation.Kenya emerges as a surprising accessibility leader throughout our discussion. Recently, Kenya's president signed legislation mandating compliance with the country's accessibility standards (based on EN 301 549), making it the first African nation to take such a decisive step. Building on this momentum, inABLE is collaborating with standards bodies across Africa to develop a continent-wide accessibility standard—recognizing that fragmented country-by-country approaches would delay progress by decades.What makes Africa's accessibility journey particularly fascinating are its unique challenges and opportunities. With the youngest population globally and high youth unemployment, the accessibility sector represents an untapped employment frontier. Currently lacking accessibility specialists, designers, and developers, Africa has the chance to build accessibility practices from the ground up rather than retrofitting existing systems. We explore how AI is already transforming accessibility in Africa, with innovations like avatar-based sign language solutions addressing the complex challenge of multiple sign language variations across different communities.Join us for this eye-opening conversation about digital inclusion in Africa and discover why investing in young people with disabilities might be the key to unlocking accessible technology across the contineSupport the showFollow axschat on social media.Bluesky:Antonio https://bsky.app/profile/akwyz.com Debra https://bsky.app/profile/debraruh.bsky.social Neil https://bsky.app/profile/neilmilliken.bsky.social axschat https://bsky.app/profile/axschat.bsky.social LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/antoniovieirasantos/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/axschat/Vimeohttps://vimeo.com/akwyzhttps://twitter.com/axschathttps://twitter.com/AkwyZhttps://twitter.com/neilmillikenhttps://twitter.com/debraruh

John Vick, Executive Director of Concerned Veterans for America, hosts this special episode of American Potential featuring U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy, a decorated combat veteran and one of the newest members of Congress. Senator Sheehy shares how his military service shaped his leadership philosophy and why veterans bring a vital mission-first mindset to public office. They discuss the sharp decline in veteran representation in Congress, the importance of giving veterans more healthcare choice through the Veterans Access Act, and the urgent need to restore fiscal discipline and national purpose. This conversation is a powerful reminder that when veterans lead, America is stronger, more focused, and more free.

On June 18, Tradeoffs moderated an online event with economists and doctors examining why this legislation could cost so many people their health coverage — or even their lives.Guests:Eric Roberts, Associate Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, Perelman School of MedicineAditi Vasan, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of MedicineRachel Werner, Executive Director, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of PennsylvaniaLearn more and read a full transcript on our website.Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily M. Bender & Alex Hanna share about their book, The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want on episode 576 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What's going on with the phrase artificial intelligence is not that it means something else than what we're using it to mean, it's that it doesn't have a proper referent in the world. -Emily M. Bender There's a much broader range of people who can have opinions on AI. -Alex Hanna The boosters say AI is a thing. It's inevitable, it's imminent, it's going to be super powerful, and it's going to solve all of our problems. And the doomers say AI is a thing, it's inevitable, it's imminent, it's going to be super powerful, and it's going to kill us all. And you can see that there's actually not a lot of daylight between those two positions, despite the discourse of saying these are two opposite ends of a spectrum. -Emily M. Bender Teachers' working conditions are students' learning conditions. -Alex Hannay Resources The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want, by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) The Princess Bride Emily Tucker, Executive Director, Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big? By Emily M. Bender, Timnit Gebru, Angelina McMillan-Major, and Shmargaret Shmitchell Emily M. Bender's website How the right to education is undermined by AI, by Helen Beetham How We are Not Using AI in the Classroom, by Sonja Drimmer & Christopher J. Nygren  Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI, by Karen Hao

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John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at West Point, joins guest host Casey Kustin, AJC's Chief Impact and Operations Officer, to break down Israel's high-stakes strike on Iran's nuclear infrastructure and the U.S. decision to enter the fight. With Iran's terror proxy network reportedly dismantled and its nuclear program set back by years, Spencer explains how Israel achieved total air superiority, why a wider regional war never materialized, and whether the fragile ceasefire will hold. He also critiques the international media's coverage and warns of the global consequences if Iran's ambitions are left unchecked. Take Action: Take 15 seconds and urge your elected leaders to send a clear, united message: We stand with Israel. Take action now. 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Transcript of the Interview: Casey Kustin:   Hi, I'm Casey Kustin, AJC's Chief Impact and Operations Officer, and I have the pleasure of guest hosting this week's episode. As of the start of this recording on Wednesday, June 25, it's been 13 days since Israel launched precision airstrikes aimed at dismantling the Iranian regime's nuclear infrastructure and degrading its ballistic missile capabilities to help us understand what transpired and where we are now, I'm here with John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, co-director of the Urban Warfare Project and Executive Director of the Urban Warfare Institute.  John, welcome to People of the Pod. John Spencer:   Hey, Casey, it's good to see you again.  Casey Kustin:   Thanks so much for joining us. John, you described Israel's campaign as one of the most sophisticated preemptive strike campaigns in modern history, and certainly the scope and precision was impressive. What specific operational capabilities enabled Israel to dominate the Iranian airspace so completely? John Spencer:   Yeah, that's a great question, and I do believe it basically rewrote the book, much like after the 1973 Yom Kippur War, where Israel did the unthinkable, the United States military conducted 27 different studies, and it fundamentally changed the way we fight warfare. It's called Air-Land Battle. I think similarly with Operation Rising Lion, just the opening campaign rewrote what we would call, you know, Shock and Awe, Joint Forcible Entry, things like that. And the capabilities that enabled it, of course, were years of planning and preparation. Just the deep intelligence infiltration that Israel did before the first round was dropped. The Mossad agents texting the high command of the IRGC to have a meeting, all of them believing the texts. And it was a meeting about Israel. They all coming together. And then Israel blew up that meeting and killed, you know, in the opening 72 hours, killed over 25 senior commanders, nine nuclear scientists, all of that before the first bomb was dropped.  But even in the opening campaign, Israel put up over 200 aircrafts, almost the entire Israeli air force in the sky over Iran, dominating and immediately achieving what we call air supremacy. Again, through years of work, almost like a science fiction story, infiltrating drone parts and short range missiles into Iran, then having agents put those next to air defense radars and ballistic air defense missile systems. So that as soon as this was about to begin, those drones lost low cost drones and short range missiles attacked Iranian air defense capabilities to give the window for all of the Israeli F-35 Eyes that they've improved for the US military since October 7 and other aircraft.  Doing one of the longest operations, seconded only to one other mission that Israel has done in their history, to do this just paralyzing operation in the opening moment, and then they didn't stop. So it was a combination of the infiltration intelligence, the low-tech, like the drones, high-tech, advanced radar, missiles, things like that. And it was all put together and synchronized, right? So this is the really important thing that people kind of miss in military operations, is how hard it is to synchronize every bit of that, right? So the attack on the generals, the attack on the air defenses, all of that synchronized. Hundreds of assets in a matter of minutes, all working together. There's so much chance for error, but this was perfection. Casey Kustin:   So this wasn't just an operational success, it was really strategic dominance, and given that Iran failed to down a single Israeli Aircraft or cause any significant damage to any of Israel's assets. What does that tell us about the effectiveness of Iran's military capabilities, their Russian built air defenses that they have touted for so long? John Spencer:   Absolutely. And some people say, I over emphasize tactics. But of course, there's some famous sayings about this. At the strategic level, Israel, one, demonstrated their military superiority. A small nation going against a Goliath, a David against a Goliath. It penetrated the Iranian myth of invincibility. And I also failed to mention about how Israel, during this opening of the campaign, weakened Iran's ability to respond. So they targeted ballistic missile launchers and ballistic missile storages, so Iran was really weakened Iran's ability to respond. But you're right, this sent a signal around the Middle East that this paper tiger could be, not just hit, it could be dominated. And from the opening moments of the operation until the ceasefire was agreed to, Israel eventually achieved air supremacy and could dominate the skies, like you said, without losing a single aircraft, with his really historic as well. And hit what they wanted with what they wanted, all the military infrastructure, all the senior leaders. I mean, eventually they assigned a new commander of the IRGC, and Israel found that guy, despite him running around in caves and things.  It definitely had a strategic impact on the signal to the world on Israel's capabilities. And this isn't just about aircraft and airstrikes. Israel's complete dominance of Iran and the weakness, like you said. Although Israel also taught the world back when they responded to Iran's attack in April of last year, and in October of last year, is that you probably shouldn't be buying Russian air defense systems like S-300s. But Iran still, that was the backbone of their air defense capabilities, and Israel showed that that's a really bad idea. Casey Kustin:   You mentioned the component of this that was not just about going after infrastructure sites, but targeting Iranian military leadership and over 20 senior military and nuclear figures, according to public reporting. This was really a central part of this campaign as well. How does this kind of decapitation strategy alter the regime's military capability now, both in this immediate short term, but also in the long term, when you take out that kind of leadership? John Spencer:   Yeah, absolutely. I mean, much like when the United States took out Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Quds Force, who had been decades of leadership of the Quds Force, the terror proxies, which I'm sure we'll talk about, overseeing those to include the ones in Iraq, killing my soldiers. It had a ripple effect that was, it's hard to measure, but that's decades of relationships and leadership, and people following them. So there is that aspect of all of these. Now we know over 25 senior IRGC and Iranian basically leadership, because they killed a police chief in Tehran and others. Yet that, of course, will ripple across.  It paralyzed the leadership in many ways during the operation, which is the psychological element of this, right? The psychological warfare, to do that on the opening day and then keep it up. That no general could trust, much like Hezbollah, like nobody's volunteering to be the next guy, because Israel finds him and kills him. On the nuclear though, right, which all wars the pursuit of political goals. We can never forget what Israel said the political goals were – to roll back Iran's imminent breakout of a nuclear weapon, which would not only serve to destroy Israel, because that's what they said they wanted to do with it, but it also gives a nuclear umbrella, which is what they want, to their exporting of terrorism, and the Ring of Fire, the proxy networks that have all been defanged thanks to Israel. That's the reason they wanted. So in taking out these scientists.So now it's up to 15 named nuclear scientists. On top of the nuclear infrastructure and all the weaponization components. So it's not just about the three nuclear enrichment sites that we all talked about in the news, you know, Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. It's about that complete, decades-long architecture of the scientists, the senior scientists at each of the factories and things like that, that does send about, and I know we're in right now, as we're talking, they're debating about how far the program was set back. It holistically sets back that definitely the timeline.  Just like they destroyed the Tehran clock. I'm sure you've heard this, which was the doomsday clock that Iran had in Tehran, which is the countdown to the destruction of Israel. Israel stopped that clock, both literally and figuratively. Could they find another clock and restart it? Absolutely. But for now, that damage to all those personnel sets everything back. Of course, they'll find new commanders. I argue that you can't find those same level of you know, an Oppenheimer or the Kahn guy in Pakistan. Like some of those guys are irreplaceable. Casey Kustin:   So a hallmark of Israeli defense policy has always been that Israel will take care of itself by itself. It never asks the United States to get involved on its behalf. And before President Trump decided to undertake US strikes, there was considerable public discussion, debate as to whether the US should transfer B2s or 30,000 pound bunker busters to Israel. From purely a military perspective, can you help us understand the calculus that would go into why the US would decide to take the action itself, rather than, say, transfer these assets to Israel to take the action? John Spencer:   Sure. It's a complex political question, but actually, from the military perspective, it's very straightforward. The B2 stealth fire fighter, one of our most advanced, only long range bomber that can do this mission right, safely under radar, all this stuff. Nobody else has it. Nobody else has a pilot that could do it. So you couldn't just loan this to Israel, our strongest ally in the Middle East, and let them do the operation. As well as the bomb. This is the only aircraft with the fuselage capable of carrying this side. Even the B-52 stratomaster doesn't have the ability to carry this one, although it can push big things out the back of it. So just from a logistics perspective, it wouldn't work.  And then there's the classification. And there's many issues with, like, the somebody thinking that would have been the easiest, and even if it was possible, there's no way to train an Israeli pilot, all the logistics to it, to do it. The Israel Begin Doctrine about, you know, taking into their own hands like they did in Iraq in 1981 and Syria in 2007, is still in full effect, and was shown to be literally, a part of Israel's survival is this ability to, look, I understand that allies are important. And I argue strongly that Israel can never go at it alone, and we should never want it to. The strength of any nation is its allies.  And the fact that even during this operation, you saw immense amounts of American military resources pushed into the Middle East to help defend Israel and US bases but Patriot systems on the ground before this operation, THAAD systems on the ground before the system. These are the advanced US army air defense systems that can take down ballistic missiles. You had Jordan knocking down drones. You had the new Assad replacement guy, it's complex, agreeing to shoot things down over their airspace. That is part of Israel's strength, is its allies.  I mean, the fact that you have, you know, all the Arab nations that have been helping and defending Israel is, I think, can't be underscored under Israel doesn't, shouldn't need to go it alone, and it will act. And that's the Begin Doctrine like this case. And I do believe that the United States had the only weapon, the only capability to deliver something that the entire world can get behind, which is nuclear proliferation, not, you know, stopping it.  So we don't want a terror regime like the Islamic regime, for so many different reasons, to have a nuclear weapon close to breakout. So United States, even the G7, the United Nations, all agree, like, you can't have a nuclear weapon. So the United States doing that limited strike and midnight hammer, I think, was more than just about capabilities. It was about leadership in saying, look, Iran's double play that the economic sanctions, or whatever, the JCPOA agreement, like all these things, have failed. Conclusively, not just the IAEA statement that they're 20 years that now they're in violation of enrichment to all the different intelligence sources. It was not working. So this operation was vital to Israel's survival, but also vital for the world and that too, really won in this operation. Casey Kustin:   Vital both in this operation, in the defense of Israel, back in April 2024 when Iran was firing missiles and we saw other countries in the region assist in shooting them down. How vital is Israel's integration into CENTCOM to making that all work? John Spencer:   Oh, I mean, it's life saving. And General Carrillo, the CENTCOM Commander, has visited Israel so much in. The last 20 months, you might as well have an apartment in Tel Aviv. It's vital, because, again, Israel is a small nation that does spend exponential amounts of its GDP in its defense. But Iran, you know this, 90 million much greater resources, just with the ballistic missile program. Why that, and why that was so critical to set that back, could overwhelm Israel's air defense systems. Could. There's so much to this, but that coordination. And from a military to military perspective, and this is where I come and get involved, like I know, it's decades long, it's very strong. It's apolitical on purpose. It's hidden. Most people don't know it, but it's vital to the survival of our greatest ally in the Middle East. So it meets American interest, and, of course, meets Israel's interest. Casey Kustin:   Can you help us understand the Iranian response targeting Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, because this seemed like a very deliberate way for the regime to save face and then de-escalate. But if the ceasefire falls apart, what are the vulnerabilities for us, troops and assets in the region. How well positioned are our bases in Qatar, Al Dhafra in the UAE, our naval assets in Bahrain, our bases in Iraq? How well positioned are we to absorb and deter a real retaliatory response? John Spencer:   Yeah, it's a great question. I mean, first and foremost, you know, there is a bit of active defense. So, of course, all of our US bases are heavily defended. A lot of times, you can see things are about to happen, and you can, just like they did, they moved to naval aircraft that would have been even vulnerable in some of these locations, out to sea, so they can't be touched. Heavily defended. But really, active defense is absolutely important, but really deterrence is the greatest protection. So that has to be demonstrated by the capability, right? So the capability to defend, but also the capability to attack and the willingness to use it.  This is why I think that supposedly symbolic to the 14 bunker busters that the United States dropped during Operation Midnight Hammer. Iran sent 14 missiles. President Trump says, thanks for the heads up. You know, all of it was evacuated, very symbolic, clearly, to save face and they had a parade, I guess, to say they won something. It's ludicrous, but sometimes you can't get inside the heads of irrational actors who are just doing things for their own population.  Our bases, the force protection is heavy. I mean, there's never 100% just like we saw with all the air defenses of Israel, still about 5% or if not less, of the ballistic missiles got through one one drone out of 1000 got through. You can never be 100% but it is the deterrence, and I think that's what people miss in this operation. It set a new doctrine for everyone, for the United States, that we will use force with limited objectives, to send an immense amount of strength.  And when somebody says there's a red line now that you should believe that, like if you would have injured a single American in the Middle East, Iran would have felt immense amount of American power against that, and they were very careful not to so clearly, they're deterred. This also sent a new red line for Israel, like Israel will act just like it did in other cases against even Iran, if they start to rebuild the program. War is the pursuit of political objectives, but you always have to look at the strategic on down. Casey Kustin:   On that last point, do you think we have entered a new phase in Israeli military doctrine, where, instead of sort of a more covert shadow war with Iran, we will now see open confrontation going forward, if necessary? John Spencer:   Well, you always hope that it will not be necessary, but absolutely this event will create, creates a new doctrine. You can see, see almost everything since October 7, and really there were just things that were unconceivable. Having studied and talked to Israeil senior leaders from the beginning of this. Everybody thought, if you attacked Hezbollah, Iran, was going to attack and cause immense amounts of destruction in Israel. Even when Israel started this operation, their estimates of what the damage they would incur was immense. And that it didn't is a miracle, but it's a miracle built in alliances and friendships with the United States and capabilities built in Israel.  Of course, Israel has learned a lot since October 7 that will fundamentally change everything about not just the military doctrine, but also intelligence services and many aspects that are still happening as they're fighting, still to this day in Gaza to achieve the realistic, measurable goal there. Yes, it absolutely has set forth that the old ways of doing things are gone, the you know, having these terror armies, the ring of fire that Israel has defanged, if not for Hamas dismantled and destroyed.  It sets a new complete peace in the Middle East. But also a doctrine of, Israel is adapting. I mean, there's still some elements about the reserve forces, the reigning doctrine, that are evolving based on the magnitude of the war since October 7. But absolutely you're right about they will, which has been the doctrine, but now they've demonstrated the capability to do it to any threat, to include the great, you know, myth of Iran. Casey Kustin:   So when you talk about this defanging of the Iranian proxy network obviously, Israel undertook significant operations against Hezbollah. Over the last year, they've been in active conflict with the Houthis. How does this operation now alter the way that Iran interacts with those proxies and its capacity to wage war against Israel through these proxies? John Spencer:   Yeah, cripples it, right? So Iran's nuclear ambition and its terror campaign are literally in ruins right now, both literally and figuratively. Hezbollah was defanged, the leadership, even taking out Nasrallah was believed to have caused catastrophic consequences, and it didn't. So, absolutely for Iran, also during this operation, is sniffing because all of his proxies were silent. I think the Houthis launched two missiles because thanks to Israel and the United States, the Houthi capabilities that should never have been allowed to amass, you know, this pirate terror empire. They didn't make those greatest shore to sea arsenal out of falafels. It got it straight from Iran, and that pipeline has already been cut off, let alone the capabilities.  Same thing with Hezbollah, which relied heavily on pipelines and infrastructure of missiles and everything being fed to it by Iran. That's been cut. The Assad regime being the drug empire, support of Hezbollah to rule basically, in Lebanon, has been cut. Hezbollah couldn't come to the aid of Assad. All of these variables. And of course, Hamas will never be able to do anything again, period. It all causes Iran to have to rethink everything. From, you know, not only their own national defense, right air defense capabilities and all this, but their terror campaign, it isn't just in ruins. There's a new doctrine, like it's not acceptable.  Now, of course, that's going to be hard to fully reign in. You have Shia backed groups in Iraq, you have a lot of bad things going on, but the Quds Force, which is its job, it's all shattered. Of course, they'll try to rebuild it. But the fact that these terror proxies were already so weakened by Israel that they couldn't do anything and remain silent. Hezbollah just was silent basically during this, is very significant to the peace going forward. I mean, there, there's still a lot of war here, but Israel and the United States have rewritten the map of the Middle East. Casey Kustin:   in the hours days that followed the US deciding to engage here. A lot of the conversation focused on the possibility of triggering now broader regional escalation, but we didn't see that, and it sort of shattered that myth that if Israel or the US were to go after Iran, that it would spiral into a broader Middle East conflict. Why did we not see that happen? Why did this remain so controlled? John Spencer:   So many reasons that really go back a few months, if not years? Mean going back to the first the Abraham Accords, President Trump's recent tour of the Gulf states and his story. Turic financial deals Israel's like we talked about with the Arab nations that were part of protecting it, the fact that the so on, that very geopolitical aspect. And we saw Iran turn to Russia, because there's always geopolitical considerations. Iran turned to Russia. Said, you're going to help us out. We signed this security agreement last year. We've been helping you in Ukraine do the awful things you're doing there.  And Russia said, No, that's not what we said. And it called called President Trump. President Trump says, how about you worry about mediating a ceasefire in Ukraine? And well, so they turned to China and the fact that there was nobody again, and that all the work that had been done with all the people that also disagree, nation states like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, all those others. Those are many of the contributing factors.  But war also, I wrote this piece about, this isn't Iraq, this isn't Afghanistan, this isn't Libya. I really hate the lazy comparisons. This was contained and not able to spill out by constant communication from day one of what the goals were. Limited objective to roll back a threat to the world nuclear program and the ballistic program as well. That prevents the ability for even the Islamic regime to say, you know, my survival is at risk, I need to escalate this, right? So, being clear, having strategic clarity from Israel, and when the United States assisted, from the United States. You know, war is a contest of wills, not just between the military is fighting it, but the political element and the population element. So, you know, being able to communicate to the population in Israel and like, what's the goal here? Like, how long are we gonna have to do this? And to the United States. Like, what are our interests? Keeping it the goal limited, which all parties did.  And even, in fact, you had the G7 meeting during this and they signed an agreement, we agree Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. That is a big part of how you permit the spill out. But it does have many contextual elements of the broader, this isn't black and white between Israel and Iran. It's much bigger than that. And that, and we saw all that work that has been done to show strength through peace, or peace through strength, in all the forms of national power that have been rallied against what is chaos that the Islamic regime wants in the Middle East. Casey Kustin:   So now that we've had a few days to begin to assess the impact of both the US and the Israeli strikes based on what's publicly available. I think you wrote that the nuclear timeline has been pushed back years. We saw some reporting in the New York Times yesterday saying it's only set back months. It seems this morning, the US is concurring with the Israeli assessment that it's been set back years. A lot of talk about where certain Where did certain stockpiles of enriched uranium, and how confident can we be at this point in any of these assessments? John Spencer:   So yes, as we're talking, people are trying to make it political. This should be a non partisan, non political issue. I'm an objective analyst of war. If you just write down all the things that Israel destroyed, validated by satellite imagery. then the fact that somebody And even the spinning of words where like we saw with that leaked report, which was the preliminary thoughts about something, it isn't comprehensive, right?  So one, BDA has never come that fast. Two, we do know, and Iran has validated, like all these scientists dead, all these generals dead, all these components of the nuclear program, damaged or destroyed. The idea that somebody would say, well, you only set it back a couple months to me, it's just anti-intellectual. Look, Natanz, Esfahan, Fordo, we can debate about how much stuff is inside of that mountain that was destroyed, although 14 of the world's best bunker buster munitions, 30,000 pounds punching through.  I just think, it's not a silly argument, because this is very serious. And yes, there could be, you know, hundreds of pounds of enriched uranium up there, a certain percentage that got floated around. That's not the, the things that set the timeline of breakout. Breakout included all the components of the knowledge and capability to reach breakout and then weaponization of a nuclear bomb. There's nobody, I think, who can comprehensively, without nuancing the words say that Israel wasn't very effective, and the United States assistance in only what the United States could do, at setting this program back and actually stopping the immediate danger. Of course, Iran is still a danger. The program is still a danger, but I just think it's so political that they're trying to say that, well, you only said it back a couple months. That's like, that's ridiculous. Casey Kustin:   So as an objective analyst of war, but also as someone who's really been a voice of moral clarity and has called out the international media over the last 18 months for a lot of this disinformation, misinformation, bias reporting. Before we go, John, what is one consequence of this operation that the international media is just missing? John Spencer:   One is that, I think the international media who are debating whether Iran was literally using an opposing opinion against global thought that Iran was close to a nuclear bomb, they missed that completely and tried to politicize it to where, just giving disinformation agents that tidbit of a headline that they need. I do believe in journalistic standards, fact checking, those elements and holding those people accountable. I live in the world of experts. People on the platform X who think they're experts.  But when you have national media running headlines for sensationalism, for clicks, for you know, struggling for opposition to just political administration, we should learn to really question a single report as valid when there's overwhelming opposition. I don't know how to put that succinctly, but you think we would learn over the last, you know, 20 months of this lies, disinformation, statistical warfare, the things like that that, yeah, it's just crazy that that somebody would think in any way this wasn't an overwhelming success for the world, that this program was set back and a new doctrine for treating the program was established. Casey Kustin:   Finally, John, before we wrap up here, the question on everyone's mind: can the ceasefire really hold? John Spencer:   So, you know, I don't do predictions, because I understand wars uncertainty. It's human. It's political. It looks by all signs, because of how Iran was dominated, and how the United States showed that if it isn't contained, then immense amounts of force and of course, Israel's superiority, I believe that the ceasefire will hold. It was normal. And I made some some posts about the historical examples of wars coming to an end, from the Korean War, to the Yom Kippur war, Bosnia War, where you had this transition period where you're rolling back forces and everything. But the by the fact that Iran has said, Yeah, we agreed. We have stopped our operation. All signs for me are saying that this ceasefire will hold, and now the world's in a better place. Casey Kustin:   John, thank you so much for the insight, for, as I said, your moral clarity that you bring to this conversation. We appreciate you joining us today on People of the Pod. John Spencer:   Thank you so much.   

Today, on Karl and Crew, we continued our weekly theme of “Transformational Tools” by discussing how Christ-centered resources and information can catalyze our spiritual growth with Jesus. Our spiritual lives can flourish when we understand and distinguish the three key buckets of spiritual priority in connection to the Trinity: Humility before God, Proximity to Jesus, and Liberty of the Holy Spirit. Karl explained the three buckets and referenced 1 Peter 5:6, John Chapter 14-16, and Romans 8 to support it. Loren La Luz also joined us to discuss the ministry he co-founded, Streetlights. This ministry is a group of Creative Communicators who are called to intentionally engage global urban culture with the Gospel of Jesus Christ by producing, translating, teaching, and proclaiming God’s Word. Loren works as the Executive Director for Streetlights, and he also travels alongside his team of musicianaries, as the drummer, sharing the Gospel through the art of live music. We then had Dr. Nick Gatzke join us to share about a trip to Ireland. This trip is intended to be a time of fellowship for Moody Radio listeners and will be guided by Dr. Gatzke. There is limited space for the trip. For more information, please visit the website. Dr. Gatzke is the Senior Pastor of Old North Church, and he also hosts the Moody Radio Program, “A Better Word.” You can hear the highlights of today’s program on the Karl and Crew Showcast. If you're looking to hear a particular segment from the show, look at the following time stamps: 3 Buckets of Spiritual Priority Segment[00:08- 21:15] Loren La Luz Interview (Streetlights Ministry) [24:54-31:52] Dr. Nick Gatzke Interview (Ireland Trip) [44:50- 52:08]Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/morningshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of SIL, we’re joined by the new Executive Director of Plywood People, Matt Reynolds. Matt leads the conversation with a powerful lineup of leaders: Jeff Shinabarger, Founder of Plywood People; Chanel Dokun, co-founder of Healthy Minds NYC, a therapy and coaching practice; and Christina Cummings, Executive Director of Kids2Leaders. Together, they reflect on their experiences in Plywood’s “Layers” program—a space designed to help leaders go deeper, build strong models for their organizations, and face the hard questions that come with leadership. Jeff shares the inspiration behind creating the Layers program, and the group explores the unique sense of community it fosters among both nonprofit and for-profit leaders. If you’ve ever longed for a space where you can be honest about the challenges of leadership, this episode is for you. https://www.plywoodpeople.com/layers Follow: instagram.com/plywoodpeople plywoodpeople.com This Podcast is brought to you by WABE, part of the NPR Network. wabe.org/podcasts Edited By: DJ OP Diggy Produced By: LaTasha Brown Music By: Jude ReynoldsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of GoalChat, host Debra Eckerling discusses strategy with Jason Falls, Influencer Marketing Strategist and Executive Director of the Marketing Podcast Network, which hosts GoalChat; Camille L. Miller, Intuitive Business and Life Strategist; and Ana Visneski, Crisis Communications. Strategy starts with deciding who you are and what you want to bring out into the world. Jason, Camille, and Ana, share their experiences and perspectives on strategy, along with their takes on claiming your niche in thought leadership, aligning it with your mission; and more. Goals  - Jason: Use the 5 Whys method proactively; ask yourself if your strategy aligns with the business, and keep asking yourself a string of "whys" to help you identify the right actions that align with your goals - Camille: Try the Future-Self Method; keep your vision of your future bright, put yourself in the position of where you want to be and make decisions based on that - Ana: Do something that makes your inner 5-year-old happy Final Thoughts - Camille: Live your life with purpose; do what makes your hear sing - Ana: Everything is a lot. Take care of yourself and the people you love - Jason: 5-year-old Ana wanted to ride sharks through tornados. Be who you want to be Learn More About: Jason Falls: FallsPartners.com Camille L. Miller: SoulProfessional.com Ana Visneski: TheMereWif.com Debra Eckerling: TheDEBMethod.com/blog 52SecretsBook.com MarketingPodcasts.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." - Mother TeresaFounder and Executive Director of Raise the Bar Family Services Karly Forman Cohen is our guest on the show today and we are very excited to get into philanthropy, nonprofits, and good work by good people in general.  Karly and Jay are digging into what nonprofits actually are and what purpose they serve, the work that she and her team do assisting families with children with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and what the future holds for Raise the Bar.  Karly and her team are putting in the good work and we hope that our listeners are inspired to do so as well after this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

Did you know that people living in arctic regions have some of the highest body burdens of toxic chemicals? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Pamela Miller, MS, Founder and Executive Director of Alaska Community Action on Toxics and Co-Chair of the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN). Miller discusses the unique food system, climate and environmental toxin challenges faced by those living in Alaska and the broader Arctic region.Related Websites: www.akaction

Today, it is my absolute pleasure to speak with Amy Hart Clyne, Chief Knowledge & Learning Officer at Pitcairn. Amy is responsible for Pitcairn's Family Engagement Services function and leads the firm's thought leadership and learning initiatives. Before joining Pitcairn, Amy served as Executive Director and Chief Knowledge Officer at FOX, and led our knowledge, learning, and education strategies serving our community of families and multi-disciplinary advisors. Amy is the co-author of the book Finding Her Voice & Creating a Legacy: Portraits of Pioneering Women Leading Wealthy Families – an exploration that draws from intimate, in-depth conversations with over 40 women of wealth about how they came to wealth, their role in the family, and the obstacles they overcame. Amy holds a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) designation and an Advanced Family Business certification (ACFBA) from the Family Firm Institute where she is also an FFI Fellow. She, and her firm Pitcairn, are valued wealth advisor members of FOX and we are thrilled to have their expertise as part of the FOX membership community. Finally, Amy is a former member of the FOX team, and I am thrilled to welcome such a distinguished FOX alumna to FOXCast. Amy's book, Finding Her Voice is a groundbreaking book and, in my view, required reading in the family wealth space. Amy shares with our audience the story of the book, including what motivated her to write it and what methodology she used for gathering the insights and stories captured in the book. Having captured the fascinating and unique stories of these 40 women, Amy talks about the main revelations and learnings that she took away from her research and that she is passing on to the readers of the book. We then talk about the more practical outcomes of Amy's research and the applied learnings for female wealth owners, starting with some practical tips and suggestions for the women who are founders or wealth-creators and built their wealth from scratch. Next, we discuss the advice and suggestions Amy would offer to female inheritors – those who are the recipients of generational wealth being passed on to them. This is a must-hear conversation with one of the pioneers of family wealth learning and education, and a groundbreaking researcher, writer, and thought leader in the field of women in wealth.

Join us for this episode of Civic Warriors as we speak with Angie Carmignani, Executive Director of the California Fire Foundation (CFF). CFF is a nonprofit that provides emotional and financial assistance to fallen firefighters' families, active firefighters, and the communities they serve. Angie shares how CFF supports California communities before, during, and after disasters, funds safety-focused projects, and ensures both professional and volunteer firefighters get the help they need. She also discusses the power of philanthropy in the firefighter community, the importance of connecting with donors, and how the foundation is responding to the recent LA fires. To learn more or support their work, visit cafirefoundation.org. Support the show

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Reinaldo Henry-Ala, Executive Director, and Jason Edmonds, Director of Business Development and Communications, of Whole Systems Learning share how they are transforming lives through entrepreneurship and creative programming. Drawing from lived experiences, their work empowers participants to build real-world skills and lasting purpose as they embark on their professional journeys. “Once we understand that there are gifts in our wounds, then we're able to heal — not only heal, but thrive and move forward.” -Reinaldo Henry-Ala The views expressed by Enterprise.ing® presenters or guests are those of the presenter or guest and not, necessarily, of Enterprise Bank & Trust or its affiliates. All content, related materials and third party website links are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement by Enterprise Bank & Trust. Enterprise Bank & Trust does not make any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and specifically disclaims any legal liability or responsibility for accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information presented. Enterprise Bank & Trust is not under any obligation to update or correct any materials or content provided in connection with this podcast. All statements and opinions are subject to change without notice. ©2025 Enterprise Bank & Trust. All Rights Reserved.

Looking to take your career above and beyond? You'll want to hear this. This week, we're joined by Dr. Stephen Lewellis as he walks us through what it means to go above and beyond. Listen in as he describes the pros and cons of owning your own practice, when to make changes in your career, and how to tell your own story to patients and peers alike. Each Thursday, join Dr. Raja and Dr. Hadar, board-certified dermatologists, as they share the latest evidence-based research in integrative dermatology. For access to CE/CME courses, become a member at LearnSkin.com.   Stephen Lewellis, MD, PhD, FAAD is a board-certified dermatologist with expertise in both conventional and integrative dermatology. He earned his MD and PhD from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and completed his dermatology residency at Stanford University. He is the founder of Above & Beyond Dermatology, an independent integrative dermatology practice in central Wisconsin offering office visits, virtual care, and house calls. He also serves as the Medical Director of Skinnovations Medical Aesthetics and hosts Above & Beyond Dermatology, a podcast dedicated to challenging conventional wisdom in both patient care and business. Additionally, he is a Founding Medical Partner at Doctorpedia and the Executive Director of Dermatology at FirstHx. Dr. Lewellis is passionate about combining evidence-based care with functional medicine principles to treat skin, hair, and nail conditions—often achieving results that go beyond the surface. He serves his team, patients, and audience by upholding his Core Four Values: Hospitality, Trust, Access, and Accountability.

Trying to nail down your podcast audience is no easy task. It can be frustrating trying to figure out their exact persona, especially when we often put listeners into neat little boxes. But what if I told you there's a deeper way to understand your ideal listener, your guests, and even yourself that goes far beyond simple demographics? In this episode, I'm joined by the incredible Dr. Lola Adeyemo to dive into the powerful concept of intersectionality in content creation. This week, episode 214 of Podcasting Unlocked is about intersectionality in podcasting! Dr. Lola Adeyemo is the CEO and lead facilitator at EQImindset, a management consulting firm, and the Executive Director and Founder of a non-profit called Immigrants in Corporate Inc., a membership platform empowering immigrant professionals to thrive in corporate America. She is also the co-founder and leads operations as COO at an IT consulting firm, Sapient Logic, a rapidly growing government contracting firm with 21 full-time employees. Drawing from almost two decades of experience across Fortune 250 Global STEM companies, she partners with organizations to increase their business goals through employee engagement and retention and scale their inclusion programs through business-aligned and optimized Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).In this episode of Podcasting Unlocked, Dr. Lola Adeyemo is sharing the importance of intersectionality and how it applies differently to different people. and actionable steps you can take right now to create inclusive content and attract diverse guests. Dr. Lola and I also chat about the following: Lola's book “Thriving in Intersectionality” and how it shaped her podcast.The definition of intersectionality and how it has evolved over time to a broader scope.Understanding your audience's needs and interests to stay relevant and inclusive.Creating thoughtful follow-up strategies to stay engaged with your guests.Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on turning your podcast listeners into leads and to hear even more about the points outlined above. Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me! And don't forget to follow, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!Learn more about Podcasting Unlocked at https://galatimedia.com/podcasting-unlocked/ CONNECT WITH DR. LOLA ADEYEMO:LinkedInWebsiteThriving in Intersectionality podcastThriving in Intersectionality bookCONNECT WITH ALESIA GALATI:InstagramLinkedInWork with Galati Media! Work with Alesia 1:1Proud member of the Feminist Podcasters Collective.

Welcome to the Pinkleton Pull-Aside Podcast. On this podcast, let's step aside from our busy lives to have fun, fascinating life giving conversation with inspiring authors, pastors, sports personalities and other influencers, leaders and followers. Sit back, grab some coffee, or head down the road and let's get the good and the gold from today's guest. Our host is Jeff Pinkleton, Executive Director of the Gathering of the Miami Valley, where their mission is to connect men to men, and men to God. You can reach Jeff at GatheringMV.org or find him on Facebook at The Gathering of the Miami Valley.Keith Ferrin is a husband to the coolest woman on the planet and a dad to the three coolest kids on the planet. He's also an author and speaker, with a passion for helping people read, study, and enjoy the Bible. He is also a messaging coach who helps entrepreneurs, teams, and C-level leaders simplify their messages and deliver them well. 

LIVE from the Montreal's Climate Solutions Prize Festival 2025 Na'im Merchant, Executive Director of Carbon Removal Canada and the host of The Carbon Curve podcast, and Grégoire Baillargeon, President of BMO Quebec and Vice Chair of BMO Capital Markets join Ed Whittingham for a panel discussion exploring how Canada can become a global leader in carbon removal. With two podcast hosts and one Bank of Montreal president, Ed, Na'im and Greg pass the host's mic like a baton as they unpack the developer, buyer and policy dimensions of today's CDR market in Canada and abroad.About Our Guests:Na'im Merchant is the Executive Director of Carbon Removal Canada. He is passionate about the potential for carbon removal to meet climate goals while driving economic and social change. He previously founded Carbon Curve, a consulting practice focused on equitably scaling up carbon removal. Na'im is an advisor to Terraset and the Carbon Removal Standards Initiative, and was previously an Elemental Impact Policy Fellow. He brings 10+ years of leadership experience in non-profits that expanded access to health innovations around the world.Grégoire Baillargeon is President of BMO, Quebec and Vice Chair, BMO Capital Markets, in November 2022. Passionate about transition and fighting climate change, Mr. Baillargeon has also been acting as Vice Chair of the BMO Climate Institute since September 2024. He recently joined the advisory board of Volt-age: Electrifying Society, a research program at Concordia University, and also serves on Carbon Removal Canada's advisory board. Under his leadership, BMO became the first bank to join the Montréal Climate Partnership, as well as the launch of conVERTgence, two movements aimed at accelerating decarbonization and integrating sustainable business practices in the city.Produced by Amit Tandon & Bespoke PodcastsSend us a text (if you'd like a response, please include your email)___Energy vs Climate Podcast: How climate change is changing our energy systemswww.energyvsclimate.com Contact us at info@energyvsclimate.com Bluesky | YouTube | LinkedIn | X/Twitter

This week's episode of the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast delves into the Insurrection Act, its historical uses, and whether it could legally authorize the use of the military to assist in the arrest and removal of illegal aliens.The Insurrection Act allows presidents to deploy federal troops not only in cases of insurrection but also when federal law can't practicably be enforced through conventional means. The Posse Comitatus Act, which many point to as preventing such a use of troops, is not the obstacle many assume it is.President Trump so far has only tasked troops with protection of federal facilities and agents, but, if he chooses to exercise it, he does have authority under the Insurrection Act to put them to work actually enforcing immigration law.“The Insurrection Act has been invoked by leaders of both parties to protect civil rights and to enforce federal law. President Trump would have ample justification to use the Insurrection Act to allow the U.S. military to assist with large-scale deportation efforts,” said podcast guest George Fishman, Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies and former Deputy General Counsel at DHS.Historical precedent:Over the past more than 200 years, presidents have relied on the Insurrection Act to deal with some 30 crises.Presidents of both parties have relied on the Insurrection Act: Grant to suppress the early KKK, Cleveland to protect Chinese immigrants, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson to enforce civil rights for African Americans, Bush to restore order during the 1992 LA riots.Misconceptions about the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA):The PCA does not apply where Congress has explicitly authorized military use — such as under the Insurrection Act.Immigration enforcement today:More than 15 million illegal aliens are in the U.S.3.6 million backlog in immigration court.1.4 million aliens have final removal orders, yet remain at large. Millions of removable aliens were released by the Biden administration, and ICE has no knowledge of their location.ICE has only 6,000 officers to manage enforcement nationwide.HostMark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration StudiesGuestGeorge Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration StudiesRelatedDon't Fear the Insurrection ActPresident Trump Doesn't Need to Invoke the Insurrection Act — He Already HasIntro MontageVoices in the opening montage:Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

In this powerful episode of Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters, Diana Pastora Carson is joined by Kristin Wright, Executive Director of Inclusive Practices at the Sacramento County Office of Education. Drawing from her deep personal and professional experiences—as a former California State Director of Special Education and the mother of a daughter with disabilities—Kristin shares her “why” for dedicating her life to the work of inclusion, belonging, and rightful presence. The conversation explores the harmful persistence of the medical model in education, the importance of shifting mindsets from exclusion to rightful presence, and how inclusion must be viewed not as charity, but as a fundamental human right. Kristin also offers candid reflections on systemic ableism, the political threats to essential protections like Medicaid and Section 504, and the urgent need for collective advocacy. This episode is a heartfelt call to action for educators, families, and policymakers to reimagine inclusive education as not only possible, but necessary. Guest Information Kristin Wright Links to Resources MentionedTIES CenterDisability Voices UnitedNational Center for Learning DisabilitiesParents Helping ParentsDisability Rights CaliforniaRightful PresenceJudy HeumannChaeli MycroftAngela Van Ostran Free ASL Classes (Email Diana for details - Diana@GoBeyondAwareness.com) Stay Connected with Diana Diana's Website, including blog Free Resource - 5 Keys to Going Beyond Awareness Free Resource - How to Talk with Kids about Disability Beyond Awareness: Bringing Disability into Diversity in K-12 Schools & Communities - Diana's Book Ed Roberts: Champion of Disability Rights - Diana's Children's Book Ed Roberts: Champion of Disability Rights Thematic Unit/ Disability History Lesson Plans "Beyond Awareness" Digital Course Diana's TEDx Talk Beyond Awareness Facebook Page Diana on Instagram Beyond Awareness Tote Bag Beyond Awareness Pullover Hoodie Beyond Awareness Raglan Baseball T-Shirt Beyond Awareness Journal/Notebook Diana's Teachers Pay Teachers Store - Disability as Diversity Diana's Trifold Laminated Resource: Beyond Disability Awareness: An Educator's Guide, Published by National Professional Resources, Inc. (NPR, Inc.) Credits and Image Description Intro and outro music courtesy of Emmanuel Castro. Podcast cover photo by Rachel Schlesinger Photography. Podcast cover image description: Black and white photograph of Diana, a Spanish-American woman with long, wavy, brown hair. She is wearing a flowy, white blouse and smiles at camera as she leans against wooden building. Photo is colorfully framed with gold and orange rays of seeming sunshine on top half, and with solid sage green color on bottom half. Text reads "Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters, Diana Pastora Carson, M.Ed."

I love Whitney Houston's song that goes, “I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead theway. Show them all the beauty they possess inside….”The way we nurture our kids shapes their futures. Are we truly equipping them for what lies ahead? Looking forward to an engaging discussion next week on this topic!

Today, on Karl and Crew, we continued our weekly theme of “Transformational Tools” by discussing how Christ-centered resources and information can catalyze our spiritual growth with Jesus. Our spiritual lives can flourish when we understand and distinguish the three key buckets of spiritual priority in connection to the Trinity: Humility before God, Proximity to Jesus, and Liberty of the Holy Spirit. Karl explained the three buckets and referenced 1 Peter 5:6, John Chapter 14-16, and Romans 8 to support it. Loren La Luz also joined us to discuss the ministry he co-founded, Streetlights. This ministry is a group of Creative Communicators who are called to intentionally engage global urban culture with the Gospel of Jesus Christ by producing, translating, teaching, and proclaiming God’s Word. Loren works as the Executive Director for Streetlights, and he also travels alongside his team of musicianaries, as the drummer, sharing the Gospel through the art of live music. We then had Dr. Nick Gatzke join us to share about a trip to Ireland. This trip is intended to be a time of fellowship for Moody Radio listeners and will be guided by Dr. Gatzke. There is limited space for the trip. For more information, please visit the website. Dr. Gatzke is the Senior Pastor of Old North Church, and he also hosts the Moody Radio Program, “A Better Word.” You can hear the highlights of today’s program on the Karl and Crew Showcast. If you're looking to hear a particular segment from the show, look at the following time stamps: 3 Buckets of Spiritual Priority Segment[00:08- 21:15] Loren La Luz Interview (Streetlights Ministry) [24:54-31:52] Dr. Nick Gatzke Interview (Ireland Trip) [44:50- 52:08]Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/morningshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're live with Ben Clapper, Executive Director of Louisiana Right to Life, with our "Pro-Life Persuasion" talks about three Years Since Roe v Wade was overturned, Fr. François-Marie, chaplain at the Shrine Our Lady of Montligeon, in Normandy, France talks about his mission to Louisiana and Nathan Crankfield, Founder and President of Seeking Excellence, talks about the upcoming Defending the Faith Summer Conference.

Today, on Karl and Crew, we continued our weekly theme of “Transformational Tools” by discussing how Christ-centered resources and information can catalyze our spiritual growth with Jesus. Our spiritual lives can flourish when we understand and distinguish the three key buckets of spiritual priority in connection to the Trinity: Humility before God, Proximity to Jesus, and Liberty of the Holy Spirit. Karl explained the three buckets and referenced 1 Peter 5:6, John Chapter 14-16, and Romans 8 to support it. Loren La Luz also joined us to discuss the ministry he co-founded, Streetlights. This ministry is a group of Creative Communicators who are called to intentionally engage global urban culture with the Gospel of Jesus Christ by producing, translating, teaching, and proclaiming God’s Word. Loren works as the Executive Director for Streetlights, and he also travels alongside his team of musicianaries, as the drummer, sharing the Gospel through the art of live music. We then had Dr. Nick Gatzke join us to share about a trip to Ireland. This trip is intended to be a time of fellowship for Moody Radio listeners and will be guided by Dr. Gatzke. There is limited space for the trip. For more information, please visit the website. Dr. Gatzke is the Senior Pastor of Old North Church, and he also hosts the Moody Radio Program, “A Better Word.” You can hear the highlights of today’s program on the Karl and Crew Showcast. If you're looking to hear a particular segment from the show, look at the following time stamps: 3 Buckets of Spiritual Priority Segment[00:08- 21:15] Loren La Luz Interview (Streetlights Ministry) [24:54-31:52] Dr. Nick Gatzke Interview (Ireland Trip) [44:50- 52:08]Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/morningshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 26, 2025 ~ What impact does the Rocket Classic have on the community? Laura Granneman, Executive Director of the Rocket Community Fund and the Gilbert Family Foundation, shares with Mark Hollis how this event affects the surrounding communities.

"Pride Month" was so scaled back this year - the rainbow showed up in pastel. It seems big corporations realize going woke can hurt the bottom line. But what’s really behind the silencing of this once-colorful cacophony of the leftist agenda? Executive Director of the National Center’s Free Enterprise Project, Stefan Padfield, and The Washington Stand’s Suzanne Bowdey join Casey Harper to unpack this year’s seemingly toned-down "Pride Month" and whether this is a trend we’ll continue to see.

Andrew Giuliani, Executive Director of the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026, calls in to touch on the recent primary Mayoral election results in New York City, expressing disbelief over the outcome in Zohran Mamdani's primary victory over Andrew Cuomo and the result's implications for the city's future. Andrew delves into the challenges facing candidates Curtis Sliwa and Eric Adams, including the need for unified support to prevent vote splitting in the general election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this powerful episode of Dates, Mates, and Babies, Jason and Lauren Vallotton welcome two courageous women: Kirsten Lapp, Executive Director of Northstate Care Clinic, and Lauren Hodgson, a mother of four who walked through an unexpected pregnancy and found hope in the face of overwhelming pressure. This is the second part to a conversation that began in episode 122.When Lauren discovered she was pregnant with her fourth child, it came as a complete shock. That shock deepened when she learned her baby had Down syndrome. Surrounded by doctors quoting grim statistics and suggesting termination, Lauren found herself in a vulnerable and isolating place—until she connected with Northstate Care Clinic. There, she encountered something radically different: compassion, clarity, and care. All offered freely, without pressure.Now, 18 months later, Lauren's daughter Millie is a joyful, thriving little girl. In this deeply honest conversation, the hosts explore the realities women face during a crisis pregnancy, the unique challenges of raising a child with special needs, and the profound impact of having a supportive community.This episode covers:What defines a crisis pregnancy and the pressure many women experience from the medical system and cultureThe emotional and spiritual strength required to say yes to life when fear and uncertainty are loudThe vital role of Northstate Care Clinic in providing non-judgmental, life-affirming support and resourcesThe need for continued after-birth resources, including housing, especially for women without stable home environmentsA unique opportunity for listeners to help Northstate raise $300,000 to close escrow on a permanent home by July 14thJason and Lauren share that they are contributing to this campaign and invite their listeners to join them in funding a place of real hope for women in Northern California.To learn more or to give, visit: