Podcasts about Millennials

En este episodio hablamos del nuevo slang de la Gen Z en México y de cómo está cambiando el español mexicano. Exploramos expresiones como “farmear aura”, “tirar rostro”, “shippear”, “funar” y “ghostear”, y platicamos sobre cómo las nuevas generaciones crean y adoptan nuevas formas de hablar. If you'd like to listen to our episodes ad-free and get the full word-for-word transcript of this episode — including English explanations and translations of Mexican slang and colloquial expressions — visit us on Patreon. You can also find more content and resources on our website: nohaytospodcast.com If the podcast has been helpful to you, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts — it really helps! And if you prefer video, check out our YouTube channel. No Hay Tos is a Spanish podcast from Mexico for students who want to improve their listening comprehension, reinforce grammar, and learn about Mexican culture and Mexican Spanish. All rights reserved. No Hay Tos is a Spanish podcast from Mexico for students who want to improve their listening comprehension, reinforce grammar, and learn about Mexican culture and Mexican Spanish. All rights reserved. No Hay Tos is a Spanish podcast from Mexico for students who want to improve their listening comprehension, reinforce grammar, and learn about Mexican culture and Mexican Spanish. All rights reserved. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Here's an uncomfortable question: if you replaced "Gen X" with a racial or ethnic label in a hiring conversation, would anyone tolerate it?    Dan Pontefract — leadership and corporate culture strategist, six-time author, and former Chief Learning Officer at SAP and TELUS — thinks the answer says a lot about how casually organizations discriminate by age. In this conversation, Dan traces the arc that led to his sixth book, The Future of Work Is Grey — from a "reverse ageism" encounter as a 26-year-old college administrator to a career-defining moment when, at 51, a longtime speaker bureau dropped him because they were "refreshing the roster." That sting, he admits, forced a reckoning: for two decades as a chief learning officer, he'd poured development dollars into younger employees without ever questioning who got left out. The centerpiece of the episode is Dan's "Rivers, Rocks, and Rubies" framework — a model for career stages that replaces rigid generational labels (Gen Z, Millennial, Boomer) with a fluid, non-linear way of understanding where people are in their working lives, regardless of age. He also cites new polling data on how dramatically less likely companies are to hire older candidates for AI-related roles, despite AI itself being only a few years old. Beyond the book, Dan and Peter dig into the business realities of running a solo thought leadership practice: why Dan resists being boxed into one topic, how he splits revenue across keynotes, workshops, and consulting, and why speaker bureaus often struggle to sell someone who doesn't fit a single, easily marketed lane. This one's for anyone who manages people across generations, anyone building an independent expert career, or anyone who's ever wondered whether the workplace quietly wrote them off too soon.   Three Key Takeaways: • Age bias hides in plain sight in training budgets. Organizations routinely front-load learning and development spend on younger employees while quietly deprioritizing workers past 45 — a pattern Dan admits he ran for years as a CLO without questioning it. • The Rivers, Rocks, and Rubies framework replaces generational labels with career stage. Instead of sorting people by birth year, Dan argues everyone moves through fluid (river), stable (rock), and wisdom (ruby) phases at their own pace — and no phase is superior to another. • A multi-topic thought leadership brand is harder to sell but more sustainable. Dan's refusal to niche down to one keynote topic makes him a tougher pitch for speaker bureaus, but it's let him build a business across consulting, workshops, and keynotes rather than one repeatable speech.   Dan's episode is a case study in exactly what Peter, Bill Sherman, and Naren Aryal explore in The Thought Leadership Handbook: a powerful idea — in this case, that age is an asset organizations are squandering, not a liability to manage around — only creates impact once it's shaped, packaged, and built into a sustainable business. Dan's Rivers, Rocks, and Rubies framework, his refusal to niche down to one keynote topic, and his deliberate choice to run a solo practice rather than scale a firm are all decisions the Handbook helps thought leaders navigate in their own work. If this conversation had you thinking about how to package your own expertise for a crowded market, The Thought Leadership Handbook is the field guide.   Order it today at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, or Amplify, or learn more at thoughtleadershiphandbook.com.

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Your favorite millennial cohosts are back, but instead of bringing straight nostalgia, they're finding a way to embrace the best of both worlds. Taking on a common social media trend, Kourtney and Clarissa are offering an episode of "Like This, Try That" suggestions to find new music, movies, shows, and books based on your millennial era favorites. They've got suggestions for Wishbone, pop punk favorites, 2000s sitcoms, and more. And they're taking a layered trip Back in Time to unveil some of their "canon girlhood events" over the years of their young adulthood. DISCLAIMER: This is an entertainment podcast not associated in any way with any musicians, songs, or recording personnel related to the songs discussed in this episode. No ownership, monetary compensation, or other benefit is being gained through the mention of these songs, movies, shows, or other pieces of media and the brief playing of edited clips is done for the purposes of commentary, education, and review, in line with Fair Use. None of the opinions expressed by cohosts in this episode should be taken as the opinions as any other person, business, entity, or group nor are any sentiments professional, legal, medical, or psychological advice. This episode is purely for entertainment purposes. Its content should be taken as fact or accusation of any kind. Names, dates, and details have been altered to protect privacy. Please enjoy in context.

A surprising new study shows that Millennials and Gen Z account for 80% of all new timeshare purchases. In an era where homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for younger generations, buying into a timeshare might offer a psychological sense of owning real estate—but it is one of the worst financial traps you can walk into.  Also, how can you tell if something is a fake brand or not? There is a helpful new browser extension called Knockoff designed to clean up your Amazon search results. Because Amazon functions largely as a third-party marketplace and fulfillment house, the platform has been flooded with junky, counterfeit items and unknown knockoff brands. A member of Team Clark tested Knockoff and found it does a great job filtering out suspect sellers and warning you about low-quality duplicates as you shop. Read the full review. Plus, Christa shares your #AskClark questions and Clark gives his take. All this and more on the September 2, 2026, episode of The Clark Howard Show. Submit your questions: Ask Clark. Timeshare Trap: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Amazon Brand Filter: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: ⁠Why Timeshares Still Stink How To Sell, Cancel or Get Rid of Your Timeshare - Clark Howard Car Rental Insurance: Everything You Need To Know - Clark Howard Credit Card Car Rental Insurance: What You Need To Know Air Traffic Control Chaos: Brace Yourself Travel Headaches Knockoff: The Free Tool That Spots Fake Brands on Amazon Why You Need To Lock Your Brokerage Account Today Clark.com resources: Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com  /  Ask Clark Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Millennial Matt from Ohio is back on the program. He brings up to date on the state of Ohio and brings the young perspective, Let's get into it.

Millennial Matt from Ohio is back on the program. He brings up to date on the state of Ohio and brings the young perspective, Let's get into it.

In this episode, Nicole talks about why today's body and weight-loss landscape feels eerily familiar to Millennial women who grew up in 90s and early-2000s diet culture; and why old beliefs about food, weight, discipline, and thinness can start feeling louder when everyone around you suddenly seems to be getting smaller.Nicole breaks down how you can be “done with dieting” and still mentally follow the rules you learned from Weight Watchers, Atkins, SlimFast, The Biggest Loser, and the rest of the diet culture that raised us. She also explores the important difference between wanting to lose body fat and feeling like you need to become as small as possible to be successful, disciplined, or worthy.Throughout this episode you'll learn what sustainable, health-promoting fat loss can look like; including creating a manageable calorie deficit, protecting muscle and strength, eating enough to support your body, maintaining flexibility around food, and building habits that can survive your actual life. Nicole also introduces The Rewrite, her approach to identifying the old diet-culture rules still influencing your choices and replacing them with evidence-based nutrition skills so you can finally create fat loss you can confidently maintain. Apply for 1:1 Nutrition Coaching:https://nutritioncoachingwithnicole.com/1-on-1-coachingCheck your HSA/FSA Eligibility:  https://app.truemed.com/qualify/tm_qual_q0c29x5n9v

In this episode, influencers Jake Hall and Meaghan Zeimba discuss what's new on the factory floor this year, including smarter robots, better-connected software, and the biggest workforce challenges in manufacturing. They also share helpful tips to get the most from the show and explain why meeting people in person is so valuable.See more innovation in packaging and processing at PACK EXPO International than anywhere else! It's the show that defines where the industry is headed, with the solutions that define where your business can go. Discover state-of-the-art packaging technology, processing equipment, new materials, sustainable solutions, supply chain resources and more. You'll walk away with innovative solutions to challenges, big and small. Register at packexpointernational.com.Register for PACK EXPO International today!

Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Northlight Asset Management, says he would not be surprised by the market taking a small pullback heading into the election, rallying after the voting is done, leaving the conversation for next year on whether the market is in a bubble and what could change its trajectory. Zaccarelli notes that the same forces that create booms — like artificial intelligence now, but every major technological advancement in the past — also leaves room for downturns and crashes. Zaccarelli notes that valuations are high, but earnings growth has been so big that it has held classic value measures like price/earnings ratios in check. "If it is a bubble," Zaccarelli says, "we don't think we're at the end yet," adding that investors should ride the wave while diversifying to prepare for its end. Freddie Smith, discusses his book, "Generation F*cked: How Millennials and Gen Z Were Robbed of the American Dream and How We Can Fix Our Futures," and how those younger generations should be responding personally and financially to the challenges that their age groups face as a society.  Chip Lupo, an analyst at WalletHub discusses the site's recent research into the best and worst places to retire, which covered more than 40 indicators of an area's level of "retirement-friendliness," from financial factors like tax rates and the cost of living to things like access to quality medical care and fun activities. While three of the top five cities for retiring were in Florida, but the top overall state for retirement was Wyoming, with Florida second and South Dakota third. Kentucky scored the worst among the 50 states. 

THIS WEEK ON REWIND: WE ARE ON “VACATION”, but not really!! We are actually at work filming a little sum'n sum'n you'll see later. But we will never eave our listeners empty-handed. So today, we are making our MT. RUSHMORE'S OF THE BIG 4: DISNEY CHANNEL, NICKELODEON, MTV, & VH1!! Who are the four staples of each? Will Blake & Raven fight? Are cartoons allowed on a mountain? What was Blake's original Black Threads? Take a millennial dip in the nostalgia pool and whip up the perfect, iconic MILLENNIAL MT. RUSHMORE, only on REWIND!!   ⏰TIME CODES⏰ (0:10) WE WORKING BUT NOT AT WORK!! [FIRST THOUGHTS] (2:39) DISNEY CHANNEL MT. RUSHMORE (15:42) NICKELODEON MT. RUSHMORE (26:51) MTV MT. RUSHMORE (35:54) VH1 MT. RUSHMORE (45:09) WHAT'S NEXT!? [FINAL THOUGHTS]   —   Follow Blake: @heyblakerackley   Follow Raven: @iamravendawson   Follow Producer Gabe: @theproducergabe   BUY REWIND MERCH (AVAILABLE NOW): https://rewindthepod.threadless.com   SUBSCRIBE TO BLAKE'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@heyblakerackley   WATCH RAVEN on THE TERRELL SHOW: https://youtu.be/7c0Y-DN-_A4?si=TlI0ZZpSKdDBmtNH    COME SEE BLAKE @ RANCH HANDS COWBOYLESQUE: https://www.ranchhandscowboylesque.com   BOOK GABE WITH “HEY BACH!” EVENTS: https://www.heybachnash.com [CODE: REWIND]   To watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVVnhe6Es3kFxV18W2oLrur6m3c7Lwl6-    Follow Blake- Instagram: @heyblakerackley TikTok: @heyblakerackley Threads: @heyblakerackley Twitter: @heyblakerackley   Follow Raven- Instagram: @iamravendawson TikTok: @iamravendawson Threads: @iamravendawson   Follow Producer Gabe- Instagram: @_thenerdalert TikTok: @_thenerdalert   ABOUT REWIND: The Podcast - Hosted by the effortlessly charismatic duo Raven Dawson and Blake Rackley, REWIND: The Podcast is where pop culture past meets pop culture present—with a whole lot of personality in between. Fueled by a love for iconic throwbacks and today's most talked-about moments, these two besties serve up unfiltered opinions, sharp humor, and a deep appreciation for the drama that keeps entertainment interesting. From Y2K nostalgia to red carpet chaos, award show upsets to reality TV scandals, nothing is off-limits. Whether they're revisiting the cultural staples that defined an era or breaking down the latest internet-breaking headlines, expect hot takes, deep dives, and plenty of side-eye. If your playlist lives somewhere between classic R&B and current chart-toppers, if you still quote your favorite 2000s movies on the daily, and if you love a little (or a lot of) flair with your pop culture commentary—this is the podcast you've been waiting for. Press play, lean in, and get ready to REWIND.

"Here's the thing men never think about with dating: murder." Comedian Jared Freid has a new special on the Millennial-to-Boomer relationship, inspired by his relationship with his parents, but he can also deliver top-tier dating advice and swat away Dan's body shaming. Plus, it's not just the body shaming: Dan is in peak form with thoughts on broadcaster salaries and racist undertones from WEEI. Also, let's play a game of Real or Fake Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you Spirit-led—or led by some mess?Why do you make the choices and decisions you make? Why are you operating the way you are? What's actually leading you?2 Timothy 1:7 gives Christians some powerful truths about the Spirit God has given us.These are truths we can hold close to and allow to shape the way we live, think, and make decisions.The question is: Are you?

You don't have to believe in God to experience certain great things in life… Do you know why that is?However, there is one experience you absolutely do NOT want to face apart from God.And unlike so many other things in this life, once it happens, there's no going back.Take two minutes and listen. This may be far more important than you think.

Kibu is a digital trust layer providing infrastructure for identity verification for peer to peer connections. Using the Kibu app, individuals can assure themselves they are communicating with the intended party as opposed to an AI deepfake or a criminal impersonating someone. Before Kibu, Ari had a very atypical career for a cyber founder. He started a podcast called "Millennials don't Suck", and he leveraged that into a production company for other media. He then started a bootstrapped software company during COVID, and he is now hitting the cycle with a venture-backed cyber company, starting Kibu to improve trust for remote communications. In the episode we discuss everything from "serendipity-maxing" to how digital trust changes with AI.Website

Home ownership being out of reach for Millennials has been in the headlines nearly nonstop since 2022, and recent polls say that isn't changing anytime soon. In this episode, Gary sits down with Patrick Donohoe, CEO of Paradigm Life, to walk through the consumer polls and economic data that came out the morning they recorded, and to talk through whether rates coming down would actually help, or just push prices up further. The conversation makes the case that all of this only strengthens the argument for investors to step in and provide safe, affordable rental housing. Before the interview, Gary gives a personal update: a move into the new home he and his family built in Cape Coral, a recap of presenting at Kenny McElroy's Limitless event alongside the Real Estate Guys and Robert Kiyosaki circle, a preview of the new Family Office 360 wealth strategy framework (currently WealthView 360 and the 4-3-2-1 Financial Operating System), the relaunch of the Paradigm Life client portal, and news that Gary's Gulch will be sponsoring the upcoming BiggerPockets event in Orlando. About the Guest Patrick Donohoe is CEO of Paradigm Life, where he leads the company's mission of helping clients overcome financial challenges through proven, economically sound, and time-tested strategies. Since 2007, Paradigm Life has guided over 8,000 clients nationwide toward greater financial independence, helping them build and follow a path to thrive personally and professionally. Contact: pweb@paradigmlife.net Links & Resources Gary Pinkerton: garypinkerton.com Paradigm Life client portal: portal.paradigmlife.net Email Gary: gpinkerton@paradigmlife.net What's Covered Personal update (opening segment) The move to a newly built home in Cape Coral, and why Gary sees it as a tool for serving clients rather than a vanity project A recap of presenting at Limitless (Kenny McElroy's event, in the Real Estate Guys / Robert Kiyosaki circle) alongside Paradigm Life's Jayden A first look at Family Office 360, the wealth strategy concept built on the hierarchy of wealth, family banking through over-funded whole life insurance, and the 4-3-2-1 Financial Operating System The relaunch of the Paradigm Life client portal (a ground-up rebuild, not a facelift) at portal.paradigmlife.net, now with Plaid connectivity for bank and brokerage accounts News that Gary's Gulch will be sponsoring the BiggerPockets event in Orlando A note that this episode is a replay from the Perpetual Wealth Podcast, which Gary co-hosts with Patrick Donohoe and his team at Paradigm Life The conversation with Patrick Donohoe Gary's path from a dairy farm to the Naval Academy to nuclear submarines, and why that linear, checklist-driven training didn't automatically translate into good investing habits The financial advisor meeting in Pearl Harbor in 2009 that Gary walked away from without asking enough questions, and what it cost him Why Gary pivoted from the markets into real estate, and what "more control" actually means in practice Human nature, hubris, and why investors expect a projected return to show up in the mail every month Gary's personal risk checks: running major decisions by his wife, and "trust but verify" carried over from the military The Case-Shiller housing index: home prices down in real terms for 11 straight months, a 0.8% year-over-year read against an expected 1.1%, and why locked-in low mortgage rates are freezing the market Why Gary's own Cape Coral rentals are down 20 to 25% from peak, and why real estate being local matters more than the national number The Chicago PMI as a read on whether businesses are expanding or contracting, and why that shapes everything from equipment sales to hiring Inflation, the debt-based monetary system, and why some inflation is structurally unavoidable Why inflation hurts the paycheck-to-paycheck majority but can work in favor of investors holding leveraged, appreciating assets, using the math on a financed rental property as the example The bigger picture: reading past the headlines to find where the opportunity sits inside every one of these statistics

Þátturinn er í boði: Húðfegrun - www.hudfegrun.is Sleepy & Vest - www.sleepy.is / www.vest.is Er millennial krísa?

Disney Lorcana exploded from a $50 D23 promotional set into one of the world's most popular trading card games. In only three years, it has sold nearly 3 billion cards, produced five-figure collectibles and inspired hours-long product-launch lines. But Lorcana also releases four sets a year and retires relatively new cards from competitive play. Is that necessary to keep the game balanced—or a strategy designed to keep Disney fans buying? In this episode we cover: -Lorcana's origin -How the game works -The millennial nostalgia behind its success -The most valuable cards -Whether this is a lasting game or a collectible bubble Submit a question/topic for us to discuss on a future episode. Don't forget to check us out on: -Instagram -Facebook  -Youtube -Patreon Get your Enchanted Ears merch now Timestamps s Lorcana Just a Cash Grab by Disney? 00:00 How Disney Lorcana Works 04:33 The Challenge in Creating a Game for Both New and Experienced Players 11:47 Is Lorcana the Perfect Produce for Millennials?  18:57 Is Ravensburger Creating False Demand? 28:09 Will the Lorcana Bubble Burst? 36:53

Steve Swartz, Ezekiel 40-48. From the "Millennium: Kingdom Worship" series.More sermons available online at www.gbcob.org.

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Johnny Patterson, Chief of Staff for the Alliance for Responsible Citizens (ARC) and former founding director of Hong Kong Watch, to explore his landmark book, The Age of Reconstruction: Building a Civilisation Worth Inheriting. Starting from his front-row seat watching freedoms stripped away in Hong Kong to analyzing the "meaning crisis" consuming modern Western youth, Patterson delivers a stark wake-up call and a compelling message of hope. Is Western civilization in an irreversible, downward spiral of cynicism and cultural amnesia—or are we on the brink of a massive cultural rebuilding movement? Dive in to discover why dismantling the past was easy, but constructing a future worth inheriting demands an entirely new kind of courage.

Bridget Way spent nearly two decades in the trenches of tax season before asking one question that reshaped her entire business: what if doing great work didn't have to mean burning out?A CPA based in the mountains of Colorado, Bridget rebuilt her firm around AI after a disconnected family trip to Utah during COVID convinced her there had to be a better way to work — one where technology creates more capacity while preserving the relationships that make the job meaningful.In this conversation, Bridget and Joe cover:• The funeral story about her grandfather (also an accountant) that reshaped how she saw the profession• Why she calls herself a "QuickBooks desktop warrior" and how cloud accounting changed everything• The panic-call moment in Utah that triggered her shift to boundaries and automation• How she quantified saving 500 hours in year one of using AI• Why she believes AI won't replace small accounting firms — and how she uses it as a "personal assistant" instead• The generational shift in accounting culture (Gen X grind vs. Gen Z boundaries)• How "firing" the wrong-fit clients gave her freedom• What her grandfather — an old-school Enrolled Agent who refused computers — might think of her AI-powered practice todayBridget is the author of Upskill or Out: AI, Small Business, and the New American Dream — part personal story, part practical guide to using AI to build a stronger, more sustainable business.Learn more about Bridget at https://www.upskillorout.com.Chapters00:00 – Intro: Bridget's journey from tax-season burnout to AI-powered firm00:23 – Meet Bridget Way, CPA and author of *Upskill or Out*01:01 – The story of her grandfather's funeral and its impact02:23 – Seeing her grandfather, the accountant, in a new light03:17 – Young Bridget: marketing major turned numbers person04:10 – What is an Enrolled Agent vs. a CPA?05:01 – Confessions of a "QuickBooks desktop warrior"06:12 – The rise of cloud accounting and alternatives to QuickBooks07:01 – Transferable skills and the post-COVID hiring shift07:59 – The Utah trip: the moment everything changed09:36 – Realizing "I don't have to work 16-hour days"09:55 – Changing the business model — and the client fallout11:37 – The AICPA Vegas conference "tech awakening"13:15 – First AI experiment: cleaning up a messy client file14:40 – The automation hack that saves the most time and money16:44 – How she quantified saving 500 hours in year one17:45 – Why AI won't replace small accounting firms18:31 – Using AI as a "personal assistant" to punch above her weight19:30 – Bundling in HR and other adjacent services for clients20:12 – The post-COVID accountant shortage and AI stepping in21:09 – Are Gen Z accountants embracing AI and boundaries?22:34 – AI absorbing the "mundane" work so people don't have to22:54 – Gen X banter: adapting through the pre/post-internet era23:22 – How Millennials and Gen Z reshaped work-life boundaries24:52 – Does tax season still get "crazy" in her practice?25:43 – The ski trip during tax season story26:15 – Handling clients who think "a computer is doing my taxes"27:47 – "You know you've made it when you can fire clients"29:09 – Redefining success: time and presence over the corner office30:27 – "You're less edgy during tax time now" — her kids notice the change32:04 – What would her grandfather think of her AI-powered practice today?33:42 – Where to find Bridget's book and close

Welcome to another episode of LIFTS, where we explore the future of fitness, wellness and human performance. In this episode, hosts Matthew Januszek and Mohammed Iqbal are joined by Tony Small, co-founder of Replify, Richard Earney, National Wellness Director at Midtown Athletic, and Mason Levey, co-founder of Y7 Studio, for a special round table recorded live at an exclusive VIP dinner in Chicago, brought together in partnership with ABC Fitness. The fitness consumer is changing. From AI and GLP-1s to wellness, longevity, social media and shifting demographics, the expectations people have of fitness businesses are evolving quickly. The panel explores how younger generations are engaging with fitness differently and whether gyms, studios and health clubs are becoming important spaces for real-world connection. With ABC Fitness data showing Gen Z and Millennials joining and using fitness facilities at higher rates, what does the next generation of members actually want from the industry? They also discuss the growing convergence of fitness, health and wellness, including the impact of GLP-1s and whether fitness businesses should broaden the services they offer or remain focused on their core areas of expertise. The conversation then turns to AI and how technology could help operators deliver more personalised experiences. Rather than using technology primarily to acquire new members, could AI help businesses understand individuals better, communicate with them at the right time and ultimately help create stronger fitness habits? Ultimately, as consumers become more informed, more connected and more demanding, the question is whether the fitness industry can evolve quickly enough to keep pace. In this episode, we cover: How the fitness consumer is changing Why younger generations are engaging with fitness differently Whether fitness is becoming a new kind of social space GLP-1s and the convergence of fitness, health and wellness Whether fitness businesses should expand beyond their core offering Why how exercise makes people feel could become more important How AI could transform the member experience The move from mass communication towards personalisation How technology could help operators build stronger fitness habits Why human connection remains critical as technology evolves Find out more about ABC Fitness - https://abcfitness.com  Support fitness industry news by sponsoring future LIFTS episodes. Contact us at wendy@liftspodcast.com for advertising opportunities. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and turn on notifications so you never miss a new video when it's published: https://www.youtube.com/user/EscapeFitness  Or if you prefer, you can receive the latest news direct to your inbox by subscribing here: https://www.liftspodcast.com/newsletter  Join the conversation at LIFTS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/liftspod  https://www.instagram.com/lifts.podcast Timestamps 0:00 The Member Has Changed. Has the Fitness Industry? 3:48 Is Fitness Becoming the New Third Space? 10:32 GLP-1s, Wellness & the New Health Consumer 16:19 How AI Is Changing the Fitness Industry 24:28 Does Fitness Need to Rebrand Itself? 29:27 Can AI Help Build Better Fitness Habits? 33:32 Are Consumer Expectations Changing Faster Than Fitness?

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On this episode of Millennial Millionaire, Steven Cohen sits down with Paul Smith—entrepreneur, investor, educator, author, and co-founder of the Art of Wealth Institute. Paul shares how leaving home at 17 with £170, surviving a life-threatening illness, and buying his first property as a teenager shaped more than four decades of learning how wealth is created, protected, and transferred. Paul explains why earning money is not the same as becoming wealthy, how property taught him to use financial leverage, and why his “one for me, one for you” strategy dramatically accelerated his portfolio. He also breaks down the mindset required to ask better questions, buy back your time, build a business that can operate without you, and move from concentration toward a more balanced approach across assets and jurisdictions. The conversation explores the path from the first million to eight and nine figures, compound growth, private equity, how to evaluate wealth advisers, and why fulfillment depends on aligning work with your highest values. Paul closes with the three lessons he would give his younger self: find mentors earlier, remove mental blocks around responsible leverage, and diversify sooner. This conversation is educational and reflects the speakers' experiences. It is not personalized financial, investment, legal, or tax advice. Connect with Paul Smith   Art of Wealth Institute: https://joinaowi.com/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulsmithwealth/   Touchstone Education: https://touchstoneeducation.com/   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulSmithTouchstoneEducation Connect with Steven Cohen   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stevencohen2832/videos   Links: https://linktr.ee/steven_cohen ### Chapter Markers 00:00 – Paul Smith's Journey From £170 to Wealth 06:18 – Financial, Time, Skill & AI Leverage 13:24 – The “One for Me, One for You” Property Strategy 17:07 – The Difference Between Rich and Wealthy 22:20 – Create, Protect & Transfer Wealth 23:38 – Ask Better Questions and Rewire Your Mindset 28:34 – Buy Back Your Time and Build Beyond Yourself 32:19 – Moving From Six Figures to Nine Figures 34:33 – How to Vet Wealth Advisers 37:59 – Diversifying Assets and Jurisdictions 43:34 – Compound Growth, Private Equity & Earning the Right to Invest 52:30 – Achievement, Fulfillment & Living Your Values 58:13 – The Art of Wealth and the One Million Millionaires Mission 01:03:03 – Three Lessons Paul Would Give His Younger Self

This week, Kate is back from the book-deadline trenches with a mini dive inspired by the many fellow Beths who misread Brenda Song's new NFL gig as "color analyst." What follows is a journey through a brief history of "having your colors done" and why we can't resist things that offer to help us explain ourselves to ourselves. Also covers Taylor Swift's Grammy Museum interview, some theories on Harry and Meghan's big move, and an elder-millennial's defense of KATSEYE. Enjoy! Order Kate's NYT Bestselling book, One in a Millennial here! Text or leave a voicemail for Kate at 775-HEY-BETH! If you're looking to make a small change in your routine, you can get 15% off your first order at Blueland.com/BETHEREINFIVE. That's 15% off your first order at Blueland.com/BETHEREINFIVE. Oversized, ultra-plush, and completely built for your best summer days. Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BETHEREINFIVE for an exclusive 20% off. That's code BETHEREINFIVE for an exclusive 20% off. And if you see a post-purchase survey, mention that you heard about Cozy Earth right here! Right now, you can save up to $230 on the 12 piece cookware set vs buying the products individually. And you can find even more set savings when you shop Caraway's full Kitchenware collection. Plus For a limited time, every dollar you spend on clean kitchenware gets you closer to your dream kitchen— or $100,000 cash! Visit Carawayhome.com/BTIF10 to take an additional 10% off your next purchase.This deal is exclusive for our listeners, so visit Carawayhome.com/BTIF10 or use code BTIF10 at checkout. Go to LagoonSleep.com/bethereinfive and take the 60-second sleep quiz to find your match. Use code BETHEREINFIVE for 15% off your first order, and every pillow comes with a 100-night trial. You're going to love Hungryroot as much as I do. For a limited time get 40% off your first order PLUS get a free item in every box for life. Go to Hungryroot.com/bethereinfive and use code bethereinfive. That's Hungryroot.com/bethereinfive, code bethereinfive to get 40% off your first box and a free item of your choice for life.

The fallout from the Lindsay Clancy case has created a bizarre (yet valid) relationship litmus test, and it opens a much bigger conversation about trust, personal responsibility, paranoia, and the slow disappearance of polite society. Then we lighten things up with the strange side of MILLENNIAL adulthood, Batman's fear of bats, an almost-total lunar eclipse happening tonight, bizarre discoveries in space, internet oddities, and whatever else finds its way onto the desk. I am Frank, and I approve this message. Line up let me tickle you one by one. DON'T RESIST. Stop. Okay nevermind. No one reads this anyway. Thursday Night's Flipside: https://pilled.net/topic-detail/1495967?time=7367 I Love KetoBrainz and Nattokinase, and so will you... 15% OFF EVERYTHING on KetoBrainz.com w/ code AUGUST: https://tinyurl.com/2cess6y7 Every purchase enters you into this month's BIG raffle! E-Mail me @ Frank@QuiteFrankly.tv for FREE SAMPLES! JOIN The Culture Club!: https://www.quitefrankly.tv/sponsor Read Books, Watch Film, Keep Frank INDEPENDENT! One-Time Tip: http://www.paypal.me/QuiteFranklyLive Quite Frankly Amazon Storefront: https://amazon.com/shop/quitefranklyofficial Frank's Exquisite Light Roast Coffee: https://www.coffeerevolution.shop/category/quite-frankly Frank's Official MERCH: https://tinyurl.com/f3kbkr4s Gold & Silver: https://quitefrankly.gold Send Holiday cards, Letters, and other small gifts, to the Quite Frankly P.O. Box! Quite Frankly 222 Purchase Street, #105 Rye, NY, 10580 Tip in Crypto: BTC: bc1q97w5aazjf7pjjl50n42kdmj9pqyn5zndwh3lng XRP: rnES2vQV6d2jLpavzf7y97XD4AfK1MjePu Quite Frankly Socials: Twitter/X: @QuiteFranklyTV Instagram: @QuiteFranklyOfficial Discord Chat: https://discord.gg/xPu7YEXXRY Telegram: https://t.me/quitefranklytv Streaming Live On: QuiteFrankly.tv (Powered by Foxhole) Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/yc2cn395 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/yeytwwyz Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/quitefranklylive Audio On Demand (Please Leave A Nice Rating!): Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/59vma35y iTunes: http://apple.co/2dMURMq #QuiteFrankly #GoodbyePoliteSociety #LindsayClancy #LindsayClancyTrial #PoliteSociety #ModernSociety #Relationships #Culture #MentalHealth #TrueCrime #SocialCommentary #InternetCulture #Millennials #Batman #LunarEclipse #SpaceNews #WeirdNews #OpenLines #Podcast #LivePodcast

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Gen Z has a list of Millennial habits it wants retired, from skinny jeans and side parts to LOL, Facebook Messenger, statement jewelry, and dial-up nostalgia. Austin and his cohost decide which critiques land and which can be ignored. The show also remembers Dolly Parton's humor, Appalachian roots, philanthropy, and Imagination Library legacy. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new episode lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

Why Labels Are Ruining Your Company with Ryan Vet In this episode, Tim Staton sits down with Ryan Vet—generational futurist, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and USA TODAY bestselling author—to examine why generational labels may be quietly damaging your culture, communication, and leadership effectiveness. Rather than treating Millennials, Gen Z, Gen X, or Baby Boomers as monolithic groups, Ryan Vet argues that leaders should focus on the individual human beings in front of them, the life stage they are navigating, and the conditions shaping their behavior. The conversation explores human leadership in a changing future of work—including the risks of trading meaningful connection and independent judgment for convenience, automation, and digital distraction. Tim Staton and Ryan Vet discuss the productivity paradox: technology was expected to create more freedom and leisure, yet many people now use that saved time for more work, more screens, and less genuine connection. The result can be cognitive erosion, reduced critical thinking, workplace loneliness, and a growing tendency to outsource difficult thinking to technology and AI. Ryan Vet also explains the generational pendulum: the way each generation often overcorrects for the perceived failures of the one before it. From the stability sought by the Silent Generation, to Baby Boomer individualism, to the independence associated with latchkey kids, and later helicopter parenting, these patterns influence how people approach authority, achievement, risk, communication, and belonging. For today's generational leaders, understanding this history matters—but relying on stereotypes does not. This episode is a practical conversation for leaders managing a multigenerational workplace. It highlights why mentorship, face-to-face dialogue, and intentional no-tech moments can help organizations rebuild trust, strengthen relationships, and develop more capable teams. Instead of leading through labels, Ryan Vet calls leaders to create environments that value accountability, human connection, thoughtful disagreement, and the kind of mentorship that helps people grow across every stage of life. Whether you lead a business, manage a team, build culture, mentor emerging professionals, or simply want to understand the evolving workplace, this conversation offers a timely perspective on leadership, generations, technology, and what it means to remain human at work. Topics discussed Why generational labels can create division and reinforce bias Human leadership and the need to see people as individuals The future of work, AI, automation, and cognitive erosion Why critical thinking is becoming a leadership imperative The productivity paradox of modern technology Mentorship as a bridge between generations The generational pendulum and changing parenting styles Latchkey kids, helicopter parenting, independence, and stability How generational leaders can lead without stereotyping Reducing loneliness and rebuilding real human connection Leading effectively in a multigenerational workplace Creating intentional no-tech time for better communication and trust Connect with Ryan Vet Website: ryanvet.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ryanvet YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ryancvet Ryan Vet is a generational futurist, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and bestselling author who helps leaders and organizations navigate generational change, leadership, and the multigenerational workplace.   Connect With Tim Website: timstatingtheobvious.com Professional Reading List: https://timstatingtheobvious.com/products Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timstatingtheobvious YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHfDcITKUdniO8R3RP0lvdw Instagram: @TimStating TikTok: @timstatingtheobvious LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-staton-04b41a271/ SKOOL Community: https://www.skool.com/timstatingtheobvious-9537/about?ref=de9c7e65d8ba4eeabc1a8eea413c125b

What does it mean to be a good man? In this episode, Dru Johnson talks with Professor Nancy Pearcey about masculinity, toxic masculinity, feminism, fatherhood, Christianity, and the cultural forces that have shaped modern ideas about men.Pearcey explains why she wrote her book on masculinity after seeing increasingly hostile portrayals of men in popular culture and explores the deeper history behind these attitudes. Rather than tracing hostility toward men only to second-wave feminism, she argues that its roots extend back to the Industrial Revolution and changing ideas about work, family, masculinity, and human nature.The conversation examines how Darwinism and evolutionary psychology have contributed to negative cultural scripts about male aggression, sexuality, and dominance—and how those ideas can help explain the appeal of figures such as Andrew Tate. Pearcey also discusses research suggesting that Christian men can be loving husbands, engaged fathers, and committed family members.The episode explores the importance of recovering a healthier vision of biblical masculinity centered on responsibility, virtue, service, protection, provision, fatherhood, and family. It also considers how working from home, integrating family and work, and reconnecting fathers with their children could help reshape modern family life.Order Professor Nancy Pearcey's book here: https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/products/9780801075735_the-toxic-war-on-masculinityProfessor Nancy Pearcey's website: https://www.nancypearcey.com/Contact us at The Biblical Mind: Click HereWe are listener supported. Give to the cause here: https://thebiblicalmind.org/give/For more articles: https://thebiblicalmind.org/Social Links:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HebraicThoughtInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hebraicthoughtThreads: https://www.threads.net/hebraicthoughtX: https://www.twitter.com/HebraicThoughtBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hebraicthought.orgChapters00:00 — Covenant, new Christians, and the intellectual questions nobody knew how to answer02:19 — How the conversation will work and why the book matters04:04 — Why Pearcey wrote the book after seeing anti-male rhetoric everywhere06:38 — Abuse, feminism, and moving from blame to healing09:06 — Anti-male language before the 20th century11:50 — Darwinism, social Darwinism, and the “beast within” script13:44 — Andrew Tate as a popularizer of older intellectual ideas16:16 — The universal “three Ps” of masculinity: provide, protect, procreate18:11 — The difference between the “good man” and the “real man”21:23 — Why empirical research matters for claims about Christian men22:21 — What the studies say about evangelical husbands and fathers25:26 — Why churches often discourage men instead of encouraging them27:24 — How the Industrial Revolution changed fathers and family life34:39 — Pandemic remote work and fathers getting closer to their children36:24 — Work, family, and the real-life benefits of flexibility40:36 — Men on the daddy track and the cost of choosing family43:08 — Bringing work home for women and the recovery of integrated family life47:16 — Millennials and Gen Z want a more integrated life48:45 — What Pearcey means by secular and how the split developed50:55 — The historical reversal that made women seem morally superior53:13 — The double standard in dating and the pressure on women to police men55:25 — Why the title is controversial and how people misread the bookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Catherine Liu joins the pod to talk about trauma scripts, AOC and other fragile millennials, Laschian narcissism, the identitarian co-opting of the Left, and how to get over yourself. Check out her new book ‘Traumatized' https://www.versobooks.com/products/3263-traumatized?srsltid=AfmBOopbQa25m4AqVp8AJGGAEUOiQwk8D6B1dJbtl6cKPEPz6w4Wcc1M And follow our Substack https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/

Housing prices are through the roof, mortgage rates are high and rents continue to climb. So what's driving today's challenging housing market?  This week, Jonathan Miller, CEO of Miller Samuel, joins SoFi Chief Market Strategist Liz Thomas to break down the forces shaping today's housing market. Jonathan shares his perspective on where homebuyers are finding available inventory and why some long-held assumptions about the housing market may no longer apply. He also gives his view on how federal policy could affect home prices and why new construction alone may not solve the housing supply problem.  So what does this all mean for Millennials and Gen Z trying to enter the housing market? How are Boomers helping their kids enter the market? Where does the Sandwich generation fall in all this? They get into all of that and more. This episode is for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. Additional resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On The Money⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Sign up for SoFi's newsletter for intel, insights, and inspo to help you get your money right. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Investing 101 Center⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: At SoFi, we believe investing is for everyone — which is why we've created a hub with info for beginners and experts alike. Start exploring to get investment education, advice, resources, and more. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wealth Investing Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Information you need to know to make your money work harder for you. This podcast should be used for informational purposes only and not deemed as a recommendation. Our Automated investing is via SoFi Wealth LLC, and is a registered investment advisor. Our Active investing is via SoFi securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. For additional disclosures related to the SoFi Invest® platforms, please visit www.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SoFi.com/Legal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ©2026 Social Finance, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

This week on Where The Party At?, Eldredge is out in Los Angeles with the We Are CommUNITY Choir, so King Williams pulls up to guest host. King is a writer, historian, and Atlanta-area native with plenty of takes about development, politics, power, and who gets to shape the future of our communities. We start in South DeKalb with the closing of New Black Wall Street Market and the challenges facing commercial spaces across the area. What does it mean when a project built around the promise of Black economic power doesn't survive? Is it simply about whether the community showed up or are there larger forces determining which developments succeed? That conversation leads us to a bigger question: Who actually holds the power? We look at development authorities like Decide DeKalb, public investment in places like Belvedere Plaza, and what happens when some of the decisions affecting our neighborhoods are made by boards most residents never voted for and may not even know exist. Then we turn to the 2026 election and the races happening below the governor's race. King breaks down why down-ballot elections deserve more attention and what it could mean if Millennials and Gen Z became more engaged in local and state politics. IN THIS EPISODE: The closing of New Black Wall Street Market The future of economic development in South DeKalb What Black economic development actually requires Who controls development decisions in our communities Decide DeKalb and appointed development authorities Why down-ballot elections matter The political power of Millennials and Gen Z Why younger voters aren't showing up at the same rates as older generations What it looks like for a new generation to step into political leadership How to find the rooms where decisions about your community are actually being made THE MOVE: Find your local district and learn what's on your November ballot. Then go one step further: identify one board, authority, commission, or public meeting where decisions affecting your community are being made and show up. Voting matters. But understanding who has the power, where they meet, and how decisions get made is part of going beyond the ballot. Subscribe to Where The Party At? for conversations about Atlanta, Metro Atlanta, Georgia politics, civic engagement, elections, development, and the decisions shaping our communities.

Revelation 20:1-6 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. We stand here at one of the most majestic peaks in all of Scripture. After the seals have been broken, the trumpets have sounded, and the vials of wrath have been poured out, after the beast and the false prophet have been cast into the lake of fire, the Spirit of God draws back the curtain on a scene that every believer's heart has longed for since the garden of Eden was lost. Here is the literal, earthly reign of the Lord Jesus Christ for a thousand years. Here is the fulfillment of promises given to Abraham, to David, and to the prophets. Here is the answer to the prayer that has ascended from the lips of the saints for two thousand years: “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” This passage is not a puzzle to be solved by clever allegorizing. It is a plain declaration of what God has determined to do. Let us take the text as it stands, in the order in which the Spirit has given it, and let the Word of God speak for itself. I. The Binding of the Ancient Enemy (vv. 1–3) John says, “And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.” Notice carefully that this is not the Lord Jesus Himself who descends; it is an angel. The Greek word is angelos, a messenger. One angel is sufficient. The same Lord who once cast a legion of demons into a herd of swine with a single word now commissions one of His messengers to seize the chief of all rebels. The dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan—four titles piled one upon another so that there can be no mistake about the identity of the prisoner—is laid hold of and bound. The Greek verb for “laid hold” is krateō, meaning to seize with power, to take firm grip. The great chain is not a figure of speech for the restraining influence of the church or the gospel; it is a real instrument of restraint in the hands of a real angel. He is cast into the bottomless pit—the abyssos, the same abyss from which the demonic locusts of chapter 9 emerged. The pit is shut and sealed. The purpose is stated with crystal clarity: “that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled.” Six times in this chapter the Holy Spirit uses the expression “a thousand years” or “the thousand years.” The Greek is chilia etē. When the Spirit repeats a number six times in the space of a few verses, He is not inviting us to spiritualize it away. He is underscoring its importance. The binding is for a definite period of time. After that period Satan “must be loosed a little season.” The word “must” (dei) indicates divine necessity. God's program requires it. There is no room here for the idea that Satan is already bound in some limited sense. If he is bound now, then the nations are not being deceived, and the New Testament itself becomes nonsense when it warns us that the devil walks about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8), that he is the god of this world who blinds the minds of them that believe not (2 Corinthians 4:4), and that the whole world lies in the wicked one (1 John 5:19). This binding is future, personal, complete, and temporary. It is the necessary prelude to the kingdom. No kingdom of righteousness can flourish while the great deceiver is free to work his will among the nations. II. The Resurrection and Reign of the Saints (vv. 4–6) John continues, “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them.” Who are these who sit upon the thrones? The text itself identifies them in two groups. First, the souls of those who were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God. These are the martyrs of the tribulation period who refused the mark of the beast. Second, those who “had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands.” These are the faithful who endured to the end. Together they “lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.” The Greek word for “lived” is ezēsan, an aorist tense that points to a definite act of coming to life. This is the first resurrection. The rest of the dead—the unsaved—do not live again until the thousand years are finished. Then comes the solemn declaration: “Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.” Here is the double blessing: they are priests and they are kings. As priests they have access to God and offer spiritual sacrifices of praise. As kings they share the governmental authority of the Son of David. This is not a spiritual reign in the hearts of men; it is a reign with Christ upon the earth. The text says they reigned with Him. The location of that reign is fixed by the entire prophetic program of the Old Testament. III. The Character of the Millennial Kingdom Described in the Old Testament The book of Revelation is indeed a book of signs, symbols, and numbers. Yet the Holy Spirit has not left us to guess at the meaning of the thousand-year reign. He has given us page after page in the Old Testament that describe the activities of that kingdom in language so plain, so geographical, so political, and so material that only a determined refusal to accept the plain sense of Scripture can turn them into mere spiritual ideals. Let us listen carefully to the prophets as they describe what the saints will be doing and what the earth will be like during those thousand years. Isaiah 2:2–4 declares: “And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” Here the saints, under the direct rule of the Messiah, will see the law go forth from Jerusalem. The nations will stream to Zion to learn the ways of the Lord. The saints will participate in the administration of that perfect justice. War will cease. The instruments of destruction will be converted into instruments of agriculture. Isaiah 11:1–10 continues the picture: “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.” The saints will live in a world where the curse on the animal creation is lifted. The knowledge of the Lord will cover the earth. The Messiah will rule with absolute equity, and His people will share in that rule. Children will play safely. Nature itself will be at peace. Isaiah 65:17–25 adds further detail: “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed. And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them. And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.” Longevity returns. A person who dies at one hundred is considered a child. The saints will build and inhabit, plant and eat the fruit. Their labor will not be frustrated. Prayer will be answered immediately. The elect of God will enjoy the work of their hands for the full thousand years. Micah 4:1–4 echoes Isaiah: “But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.” Every man under his own vine and fig tree—personal security, private property, and peace. The saints will enjoy this rest. Zechariah 14:8–11, 16–21 describes the geographical and religious center: “And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. … And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD's house shall be like the bowls before the altar. Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.” Jerusalem will be the political and spiritual capital of the world. The saints will go up year by year. Nations that refuse will be disciplined with drought. Holiness will characterize even the ordinary utensils of daily life. Psalm 72 is a portrait of the righteous King's reign: “Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him. For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight. And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.” The saints will share in this universal dominion. They will see the poor delivered, the oppressor broken, and the earth productive under the King's blessing. Ezekiel 40–48 describes in exhaustive detail a temple, a priesthood, a sacrificial system, and the division of the land among the tribes. The prince will have his portion. The saints from every nation who have part in the first resurrection will serve as priests of God and of Christ in that restored order. The glory of the Lord will fill the house. Living waters will flow from under the threshold, healing the Dead Sea and bringing life wherever they go (Ezekiel 47). These are not vague spiritual principles. They are concrete, measurable, geographical, agricultural, political, and religious realities. The saints will reign. They will judge. They will teach. They will worship. They will enjoy the fruit of the earth. They will see nature restored. They will watch the nations come up to Jerusalem year after year. They will experience longevity, security, and the absence of war. This is the kingdom the prophets saw. This is the kingdom John saw. This is the kingdom that lasts a thousand years. IV. Why the Thousand Years Must Be Taken Literally Why do we insist that this reign is literal rather than a mere figure of speech? Because the plain sense of Scripture demands it, and every alternative interpretation collapses under the weight of the text itself. First, the number is repeated six times with deliberate emphasis. If “a thousand years” is only a symbol for a long time, then why does the Spirit carefully distinguish “the thousand years” from “a little season” that follows? Symbols do not require such chronological precision. Second, the binding of Satan is described with concrete details—an angel, a key, a chain, a pit, a seal. If these are symbols, then the resurrection of the martyrs in the same paragraph must also be symbolic, and the second death must be symbolic. But the second death is clearly the lake of fire (Revelation 20:14; 21:8). Consistency requires that the first resurrection and the thousand-year reign be just as real. Third, the Old Testament promises to Israel of a restored land, a Davidic King on a literal throne in Jerusalem, and a time of national and universal blessing have never been fulfilled. The amillennial view spiritualizes them into the church age. The postmillennial view postpones them indefinitely into a golden age produced by human effort under the gospel. Neither does justice to the land promises, the throne of David, or the geographical center of Zion. Only the premillennial view allows the promises to mean what they say: a future, earthly, theocratic kingdom under the personal rule of the Messiah, with resurrected saints sharing that rule for a thousand years. Fourth, the sequence of events in Revelation itself is chronological. Chapter 19 ends with the beast and false prophet in the lake of fire. Chapter 20 begins with the binding of Satan. Then comes the thousand years. Then the loosing of Satan. Then the final rebellion. Then the great white throne. To rearrange this sequence into a spiritual present or a progressive ideal is to do violence to the order the Spirit has given. Fifth, the first resurrection is called “the first.” If the only resurrection is a general one at the end of time, then there is no “first.” The text insists there is a resurrection of the righteous that precedes the thousand years, and a resurrection of the rest of the dead that follows it. This matches the “resurrection of life” and the “resurrection of damnation” of John 5:29, and the order of 1 Corinthians 15:23–24—“Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. Then cometh the end.” While Revelation is filled with signs and symbols, the substantiation from the Old Testament gives the premillennial understanding a weight of evidence that no other view can match. The same Spirit who inspired the prophets inspired John. The same Spirit who described the kingdom in Isaiah and Ezekiel and Zechariah now places that kingdom after the return of Christ and before the final judgment. The only logical view that fits the literal and plain sense of the whole of Scripture is that the thousand years is a real period of time during which the Lord Jesus Christ reigns personally and visibly upon the earth, and the resurrected saints reign with Him. V. The Practical Word for Our Hearts What does this mean for us who live in the present age? It means that history is not a meaningless cycle. It is moving toward a definite goal—the personal return of the King and the establishment of His kingdom. It means that every act of faithfulness, every refusal of the world's mark, every testimony for Jesus, is preparing us to sit on those thrones. It means that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed. It means that the same Lord who was once crowned with thorns will one day be crowned with many crowns, and we shall see Him face to face and reign with Him. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over such a one. Priests of God and of Christ—access into the very presence of the throne. Kings who shall reign with Him a thousand years—and then forever. The angel has the key. The chain is ready. The thrones are prepared. The King is coming. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

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