Podcasts about Ashe

Singer-songwriter Ashe exploded onto the scene with her hit divorce track "Moral of the Story," and has since collaborated with FINNEAS to form the group The Favors. Her upcoming solo album, "The Girl of Your Dreams," will be released on October 16th. Ashe previews the album with special live performances. Photo by Silken Weinberg Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Antimicrobial stewardship has traditionally focused on optimizing antibiotic use to improve patient care, but growing attention to environmental sustainability is expanding how stewardship teams think about resource use. From the plastic waste generated during medication preparation and administration to opportunities to incorporate environmental considerations into antibiotic selection, stewardship offers a natural opportunity to address both clinical and environmental priorities.Dr. Pam Lee and Dr. Gary Fong developed EcoRxChoice.com, a free calculator designed to integrate environmental metrics into antimicrobial stewardship. The calculator estimates the amount of plastic waste associated with different antimicrobial regimens by accounting for materials used in medication preparation and administration. In their paper published in ASHE, "EcoRxChoice.com— an SIDP-funded calculator integrating environmental metrics with antimicrobial stewardship," the authors describe how they developed the calculator, including physically weighing items ranging from IV bags and tubing to needle hubs and medication packaging.In this episode, Dr. Lee and Dr. Fong discuss the origins of EcoRxChoice.com, the surprising amount of plastic waste generated through routine medication preparation, and how environmental impact can be incorporated into antimicrobial decision-making. They also explore the role of IV-to-oral conversion, the challenges of integrating sustainability into pharmacy and medical education and electronic medical records, and future opportunities to expand the calculator to other areas of stewardship and infection prevention.Links and Recommendations:EcoRxChoice.com— an SIDP-funded calculator integrating environmental metrics with antimicrobial stewardship: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology/article/ecorxchoicecom-an-sidpfunded-calculator-integrating-environmental-metrics-with-antimicrobial-stewardship/83C55C51C9C446C4728FF1980CD2EC14https://ecorxchoice.com/?page=plasticWasteCalculator Development of a Novel Carbon Emissions Estimation Tool for Disposable Waste Associated With Antimicrobial Packaging, Preparation, and Administration in the Hospital Setting: https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/12/10/ofaf308/8183152

Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts convene to discuss a rain-affected day at the US Open which ended with top seed Alexander Zverev coming within two points of defeat before eventually winning at 1:55am.Part one - Men. We react to Zverev's win over Lorenzo Sonego, including the dazzling tennis played at times by the Italian, the lateness of it all, and whether Zverev has played himself into form or not. Elsewhere, we cover Flavio Cobolli's first ever comeback from two sets down and a win for the incomparable Gael Monfils on his 40th birthday. Part two (28:51) - We discuss Coco Gauff's first round victory over Zeynep Sonmez and how it revealed the tough viewing experience for tennis fans inside the Arthur Ashe stadium at night. Plus, a nervy opening win for Madison Keys, a better-than-expected performance from Elena Rybakina, a strong start for Alexandra Eala, and a big win for Yulia Putintseva over Belinda Bencic in a match where Bencic was fortunate not to be defaulted. Part three (53:54) - A look ahead to Wednesday's order of play which still has some first round matches left to finish, as well as Jessica Pegula and Ben Shelton with potentially tricky matches on Ashe.Thank you to Steve Furgal's International Tennis Tours Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast, the Premium Hospitality and Experience provider for supporting our US Open coverage.They can organise your dream tennis-watching experience at the biggest tournaments in the world, inducing the WTA Finals held this year at Indian Wells, 8th-15th November.Just go to Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast and use the code DEUCE5 at checkout for 5% off.5% off select WTA Finals packages with code DEUCE5 at tours4tennis.com/podcast. Valid 8/24/26 through 9/30/26. New bookings only; applies to base package price; subject to availability. Cannot be combined with other offers. Subject to On Location's Purchase Policy and Terms of Use.For ad-free listening and bonus content, Become a Friend. Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Cut The Faff t-shirts coming soon!Talk tennis with Friends on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Barge! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to receive our free ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt's Stat, mascot photos, Fantasy League updates, and more)Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (@thetennispodcast) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben and Tumaini are back in the media garden outside of Ashe to discuss the nearly completed first round of the U.S. Open, in which Carlos Alcaraz made an impressive comeback and Novak Djokovic suffered a slow and painful exit. We also discuss Arthur Fils' surprise loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas, a nice win by Gael Monfils, Elena Rybakina playing through pain, and Naomi Osaka's latest fashion statement.  We also discuss the U.S. Open's "trashy" deal with Kalshi, and Mary Carillo's amazing induction speech in Newport. Thank you for listening! You can read Ben's work at Bounces and Tumaini's at The Guardian. Our Patreon is back up and running to ensure NCR keeps going and stays ad-free, and we hope you can join in supporting NCR! And we especially thank our GOAT backers: Pam Shriver and J. O'D.

CannCon and Ashe in America finally land a guest CannCon has chased for years, and it's personal, since Tim Canova is a law professor at CannCon's alma mater and once ran for Congress in his district. A lifelong Kennedy Democrat turned establishment thorn, Tim recounts his against-all-odds 2016 primary run at DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, built on 12,000 door knocks a week, a surprise Bernie Sanders endorsement, and a national map lighting up with small-dollar donations. Then comes the gut punch: local media posting results with 70 percent of precincts reporting before a single ballot was counted, polls that vanished, and a ballot-destruction saga that followed. Along the way the crew connects it to Kari Lake, Pennsylvania, WikiLeaks, and the machinery that protects incumbents. A rare insider's view of how a party crushes its own insurgents. Plus AI data centers, loaded gun coffee, and the Creature from Jekyll Island.

CannCon and Ashe open with a Missouri Deputy Attorney General surviving five days lost in the Wyoming wilderness before turning to Congress, where a ballooning lame duck agenda has lawmakers punting government funding, Iran war money, and surveillance authority extensions until after the election. They dig into the House voting to condemn socialism in all its forms with eight Democrats crossing over, and have some fun with the definitional problems that creates. The middle of the show covers a Russia sanctions bill stalling out in the House and President Trump welcoming Russia back to the G20 in North Carolina, much to Europe's irritation. The election segment features a Harmeet Dhillon interview and a look at deportation numbers that sparks a moving discussion about the people caught up in it. They close with a candid conversation about scripture, Christian Zionism, and reading verses in full.

Ashe in America welcomes back Jonathan Drake for a two part conversation, starting with a fun behind the scenes recap of their live jury trial experience at Deadwood, complete with an unforgettable "my son is innocent" courtroom moment and a preview of what is coming at the Great American Restoration Tour stop in Las Vegas. The two also swap notes on show intros, badlands community swords, and a bit of easy banter before shifting gears entirely. The second half digs into Lysander Spooner's writing on poverty, exploring his argument that scarcity is largely manufactured rather than natural, and that systemic roadblocks, not laziness, keep talented, hardworking people down. Ashe and Jonathan connect that thinking back to trial by jury and common law, making the case that the two ideas are more related than they first appear. Expect a mix of lighthearted recap and genuinely thought provoking philosophy by the end.

Ashe, Christy, and Jackie open with a rundown of sponsors and a quick preview of Badlands Media's upcoming Las Vegas trip, complete with a callback to the legendary photo that started it all. Then the history segment turns reflective with a tribute to Dolly Parton, sparking an honest conversation about a beloved icon and the complicated feelings around her Covid era advocacy. Things lighten right back up with a hilarious old interview clip full of unexpected answers, followed by a genuinely useful trip into the mainframe. Jackie walks through exactly how to screen record on your phone, including the audio trick that makes those viral clips possible, perfect for anyone who has ever begged someone to clip a moment from the show. Expect the usual mix of sponsor shoutouts, inside jokes, and a preview of what is coming next on the Badlands lineup. Fast, funny, and full of heart.

Ashe in America and Ghost call Season 5, Episode 4 of The Chosen, "The Same Coin," a real turning point, and they mean it. This episode zeroes in on two men chasing the same broken idea of righteousness from opposite sides, as Judas continues to unravel and Shmuel crosses a line of his own that changes everything for him. The hosts spend real time on the Last Supper dialogue between Jesus and Judas, breaking down just how close the show sticks to the Gospel accounts while still finding room for gut wrenching original material. Expect a close look at betrayal, self deception, and what happens when someone convinces themselves that compromise is really conviction. They also talk through where Shmuel's arc is headed and why his storyline mirrors Judas more than either character would probably admit. As always there is warm banter, some sponsor reads, and genuine reverence for how the show keeps raising the emotional stakes. Ashe promises no spoilers too soon, so settle in.

CannCon and Ashe in America return to finish what they started, picking up the second half of Chapter 12 of The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin, and this time they actually get to the sinking of the Lusitania. The hosts walk through how the ship was quietly outfitted for war, the cargo controversy that followed it for decades, and the strange timeline of warnings and decisions that put it directly in a U boat's path. They dig into the competing explanations for why the ship went down in under eighteen minutes, from torpedoes to secondary explosions to what divers actually found in the wreck decades later. Expect some genuinely jaw dropping historical details, a healthy dose of suspicion about official reports, and the kind of ending that makes the whole setup from last week click into place.

Jon Herold works to untangle public confusion over a recent SCOTUS ruling on mail in voting, explaining that it only unfroze one of two active cases challenging Trump's postal executive order while the League of Women Voters case is still blocking key provisions. He covers the DOJ and FBI seizing Chinese state sponsored hacking tools that targeted NASA, the Fed, and other agencies, a Secret Service leak investigation resulting in staff suspensions, and a newly announced Meta settlement over child safety claims. Ashe in America joins later to break down the Mike Lindell Minnesota recount fight and why the state's proposed "partial recount" methodology raises red flags. Other topics include a Pentagon claim of newly found Afghanistan withdrawal documents, a Massachusetts lawmaker's pandemic fraud arrest, and some fun with a new nickname for a Colorado election official. Sponsor reads, ad mishap bloopers, and a lively chat session round out a Wednesday show ahead of tonight's Power Hour with Burning Bright.

CannCon and Ashe open with the CIA director making an unannounced trip to Moscow and speculate on what business would justify a visit nobody was supposed to know about. From there they dig into three Secret Service communications officials being suspended and stripped of clearances in a leak probe that appears tied to the Air Force One plane swap story, with both the FBI and CIA involved. The middle of the show covers the Department of Education rollback and a Colorado teacher taking on her own union, sparking a broader conversation about decision rights and who should actually hold them. The back half is heavy on elections, from Michigan's motor voter whistleblower claims and a Postal Service standoff with a federal judge to an Ohio proof of citizenship block and Lisa Murkowski's shifting explanations on the Save America Act. Plenty of banter and real depth throughout.

This is the guest the audience kept demanding, and Zak Paine pushed CannCon to book. Clint Curtis, now Registrar of Voters in Shasta County, California, is the programmer who, back around 2000 in Florida, was asked to write software that could flip an election, and did, in 24 lines of code. CannCon and Ashe in America walk him through that origin story, the congressional testimony every mainstream camera mysteriously abandoned at lunch, the hanging chad "designed problem," and the eerie 51-49 pattern that haunted results for a decade. Then Clint explains his current fix: livestreaming every ballot on video before and after it touches a scanner so the machine simply cannot afford to cheat, and how that process accidentally uncovered a counterfeit ballot-stuffing problem. A rare, technical, and slightly jaw-dropping conversation with someone who has seen the guts of the system. Plus cacao, mystery toner, and a Las Vegas geography quiz.

Ashe in America is joined by regular Wednesday cohost Burning Bright for part two of their "Weapons of the Enemy" conversation, picking up from a discussion that started the night before on "The Narrative." This round digs into what MAGA actually is at this point, whether it can be co opted, and why it has become nearly impossible for pollsters to measure. From there the two turn to political parties, PACs, and NGOs, tracing how much money and influence flows through the nonprofit and NGO world and whether some of these institutions have outlived their usefulness. Expect a candid, sometimes irreverent back and forth (the two have clearly worked together a while) that mixes big picture theory with sharp, specific examples. There is also a fair bit of banter about their shared podcast history and a video Ashe insists Burning Bright needs to see. A solid pick for anyone tracking how movements get built, co opted, and weaponized.

Sam and Max muddle their way through the new music of the week before they finally find their stride. They're chatting some tragic news from a friend of the show, big new tour announcements (that we might have ruined), and then predicting Laneway's line up. Then, we own up to bands we like more than we should, and the ones we know less than we should.Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.Watch episodes on our YouTube channel and don't forget to like and subscribe.

Burning Bright welcomes Ashe in America, whom he cheekily introduces as the perfect guest for this topic since she is a "sometimes enemy" who knows a lot about the weapons of the enemy. First order of business: an executive decision to stay on YouTube tonight, because Burning Bright refuses to besmirch "our Lord and savior, JRR Tolkien" by skipping his Lord of the Rings clips. The core question is one he says lives rent free in his head. Can the weapons of the enemy be used to defeat the enemy? Rather than treating it as a passing aside, the two go full bore into it. Expect a thoughtful back-and-forth on power itself, whether absolute power corrupts absolutely, what separates Trump from the so-called enemy, and why narrative weapons keep proving effective at frustrating change and keeping people locked in team-versus-team battles.

Ashe, Christy, and Jackie are back with sponsors, laughs, and one of the most unhinged mom group chat sagas you will hear all year. It starts with a simple lunchbox complaint about Oreos and somehow spirals into accusations, escalations to the school, and a five year old accused of running the whole operation. The ladies cannot stop laughing at how far it goes. From there, Christy shares a viral video of exaggerated, technologically confused Facebook comments read exactly as written, complete with random selfies, mystery loud booms, and one truly unforgettable colonoscopy typo. It is a perfect send up of a very specific corner of the internet. The crew also heads into the mainframe for another round of tech and content banter, and closes out talking date night plans, a friendly wager over the Battle of the Sexes, and the usual shoutouts to the shows sponsors keeping the lights on.

Ashe in America and Ghost dig into Season 5, Episode 3 of The Chosen, "Woes," an episode Ashe says she watched three times before recording. This is the second half of the now iconic temple confrontation, and it lands harder than the first, as Jesus turns his full attention to the Sanhedrin with some of the most direct language in the entire series. The hosts walk through his string of rebukes to the scribes and Pharisees, unpack why the show frames this as righteous anger rather than simple rage, and connect it to a beautiful closing sequence involving David and the Psalms that bookends the episode. Expect discussion of hypocrisy, spiritual pride, and what it means to truly orient your heart toward God rather than toward power. Along the way there is some real talk about Ashe's ongoing legal battle, a little venting about government corruption, and the usual sponsor banter to lighten the mood. It is a heavier episode, but the hosts call it one of the best of the season.

CannCon and Ashe in America continue through The New Alchemy section of The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin, landing on Chapter 12: Sink the Lusitania. This week the hosts dig into JP Morgan's role financing England and France during World War I, and the far less patriotic reasons America may have ended up in that war at all. They trace the origin story most of us learned in school, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and challenge the idea that it was ever really the cause rather than just the spark. Expect a hard look at how loans, politics, and a certain infamous ship collided to shift American public opinion, along with the hosts' usual candid detours into modern health, big pharma, and everything in between. Heavy subject matter this week, handled with the show's signature mix of bluntness and heart.

A double-guest night for CannCon and Ashe in America. First up is Mark Mitchell, the honest pollster, who explains why you really cannot trust most of the polling industry, how everyone gets captured in different ways, and what the LA Times poll story and the Frank Luntz Midwest numbers actually reveal once you read the cross tabs. Then Michigan attorney Kevin Kijewski joins to detail his fresh lawsuit against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson over a rule ordering clerks to delete electronic poll books within seven days, a rule that collides head-on with the 22-month federal retention law and leaves clerks like Michelle McQueer told to basically pick a crime. He also revisits defending the Trump alternate electors against Dana Nessel and the Lawfare he saw up close. Plus Zuckerbucks, battery-swap shenanigans, and cautious hope that justice, not just being right, is finally on the table.

CannCon and Ashe kick off with a stunning DSA steering committee clip where a member openly says the group is famous for its hatred of the US Constitution, setting up a wider discussion about which political coalition, the DSA or America First, actually represents the bigger threat to the old guard establishment. They dig into Florida's primary results, where Alex Vindman suffers a genuinely shocking upset loss to a lesser known challenger despite massive fundraising and national attention. There is also a painful pair of clips from a South Carolina debate where one candidate seems to have no answers when finally given the floor. They close with Texas and Minnesota's governors trading barbs over an extradition fight tied to voter fraud repayment, plus a lingering Nevada US Attorney vacancy nobody can explain. Plenty of banter and a healthy dose of disbelief throughout.

Ashe in America welcomes former Miss Colorado, Senate and House candidate Deborah Flora for a wide ranging conversation on what it actually means to be "post partisan" in a state where most voters are unaffiliated. The two dig into Colorado's caucus system, why it can both empower grassroots candidates and shut them out, and whether the two party structure still reflects how people actually vote. Deborah shares her own experience running outside the caucus process and what that taught her about power, primaries, and party gatekeeping. Ashe also plays a clip highlighting just how radical Colorado's political landscape has become, drawing a hard line between the Democrat establishment and the Democratic Socialists of America. Later in the show, Ashe promises a China rant once Deborah wraps up. Expect a mix of personal story, Colorado politics deep dive, and a genuinely optimistic case for organizing outside the usual party lines.

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Ashe, Christy, and Jackie kick off with a genuinely fascinating history lesson on the origin of pass the buck, tracing it from a 19th century poker table all the way to Harry Truman's Oval Office desk sign. It is one of those rabbit holes you did not know you needed. Then the tone shifts as Ashe and a guest dig into the fresh reporting on Eric Swalwell and his relationship with alleged Chinese intelligence asset Fang Fang, questioning what Congress knew, when they knew it, and why accountability keeps getting kicked down the road. It is a frustrated, no holds barred conversation about foreign influence operations reaching into American institutions. Later, the ladies lighten things back up with a handy iPhone document scanning trick, a voice memo hack worth stealing, and a closing round of internet reactions that will make you laugh out loud. Sponsors, laughs, and a little bit of everything, same as always.

Ashe in America and Ghost dive into Season 5, Episode 2 of The Chosen, "House of Cards," and they do not undersell it, calling it one of the best episodes of the entire series so far. This is the one everyone has been waiting for, the moment Jesus makes his stand in his father's house, and the hosts break down why the scene lands with so much weight. Expect a close read of the temple confrontation, the exchange rate schemes and money changing corruption behind it, and what it means that righteous anger has a place even in a story built around grace. They also connect the moment to bigger themes about power, spiritual leadership, and how easily good intentions curdle into self glorification, with some pointed real world comparisons along the way. As always there is sponsor banter, some late night recording chaos, and a healthy dose of humor mixed in with the heavier material. It is a big episode, and the hosts clearly had a great time talking through it.

CannCon and Ashe in America leave the world of pure banking history behind for a moment and step into Chapter 11 of The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin, opening a new section the book calls The New Alchemy. The theme this week is grim but fascinating: how the same fiat money mechanism used to fund banks has also quietly funded wars, and how the profits of war have historically flowed to a very specific set of financiers rather than to nations or causes. The hosts dig into the rise of the House of Rothschild in Europe, the long tradition of financing both sides of a conflict, and the uncomfortable formula connecting debt to war and war back to debt. Expect history that hits differently once you see the pattern, plus the usual sponsor breaks and some behind the scenes audio troubleshooting along the way.

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CannCon and Ashe in America bill this one as the second Bad Mood Hour, and fair warning, you may leave a little triggered. This time the focus shifts away from machines and mail-in ballots to the thing nobody talks about enough: voter registration itself. Their guest is Kim Brooks of theGANerds, back after a couple of years and armed with receipts. She lays out what she calls Georgia's DART database, a shadow set of registration IDs that surface on the public rolls for days or never at all, then quietly rack up votes. Kim walks through how she reverse-engineered it by hoarding Secretary of State files like jigsaw pieces, catching duplicates, phantom cancellations, and voters credited with ballots they never cast. Expect strong opinions on so-called roll cleaning, a certain Retard Award trophy, and why she thinks you simply cannot clean a voter roll. Data doesn't lie, only people do.

CannCon and Ashe bring on voting systems expert Clay Parikh for an urgent breakdown of a wild overnight development in Wisconsin, where five out of nine election USB drives reportedly downloaded audit logs instead of actual vote totals, delaying results and prompting officials to call it simple human error. Clay walks through the technical documentation and explains why that explanation does not hold up nearly as cleanly as election officials are claiming. From there the show shifts into a look at a wave of primary challenges against long tenured incumbents, playing viral clips of two very different congressional moments and revisiting a memorable Donna Brazile and Scott Jennings clash over whether the DSA can fairly be compared to the Tea Party movement. A dense, fast moving episode with a genuine breaking news feel.

Michelle of Tamarac Garden joins Ashe, Christy, and Jackie for a back to school episode that is equal parts practical and playful. Before getting into the good stuff, the ladies debate whether stale Peeps are a delicacy or a crime, trade stories about husbands who turn into dramatic patients the moment they get hurt, and share a genuinely useful phone trick for stopping notifications from ruining your screen recordings mid clip. Then Michelle takes over with real, usable advice for surviving the back to school chaos, including a simple brain dump method for taming an overwhelming task list. She also breaks down natural ways to keep kids healthy through the school year, covering everything from antioxidant rich foods to herbs nicknamed nature's Botox and nature's Xanax, plus a few tricks for helping an overwhelmed kid calm down fast. It is a warm, funny, and genuinely helpful hour for anyone gearing up for the school year.

Ashe in America flies solo this week (CannCon is out with a bad back) but keeps the momentum going from last episode's deep dive into the Democracy Communications Collaborative's election playbook. He picks up right where they left off, working through how the electorate gets sorted into eight distinct "audience wedges" and what messaging is designed to move each group toward a very specific idea of "pro democracy" behavior. Before that, though, Ashe plays and reacts to a Badlands Daily clip of Senator Marsha Blackburn, calling out what he sees as scripted talking points dressed up as authenticity. Expect a healthy dose of skepticism, some sharp commentary on voter ID, election certification, and who actually gets to call an election legitimate, plus a few laughs along the way. A solid follow up for anyone who caught last week's playbook breakdown.

CannCon and Ashe in America wrap up Chapter 10 of The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin, finally closing out the Mandrake Mechanism and the entire first section of the book. This week covers reserve ratios and just how arbitrary they really are, why national debt and inflation are not always the same beast, and the strange history of the 1980s bond market that briefly kept inflation in check. The hosts also dig into some of the names behind the Federal Reserve system itself, from the Bretton Woods architects to the Wall Street connections that helped push the Federal Reserve Act through Congress in the first place. Expect a heavier academic stretch than usual, some genuine frustration at how little has changed, and the usual sponsor detours along the way. It is a dense one, but the payoff is worth it.

Ashe in America and Ghost kick off Season 5 of The Chosen, and this season comes with a twist: nearly the entire storyline unfolds inside the final six days before the Last Supper, told in a way one host compares to a Christopher Nolan film. Episode one opens on Palm Sunday, and the hosts dig into how differently each disciple carries themselves as the crowds cheer, with Judas especially swept up in the moment in a way that says a lot about where his story is headed. From there they trace the walk into Jerusalem, the weight of what everyone senses is coming, and a pivotal, fiery scene at the temple that seals Jesus's fate. Expect callbacks to the wilderness tabernacle, some sharp historical context on money changers and taxation, and plenty of banter between two hosts who clearly cannot wait for this season to unfold. They close out with a first look at the Season 6 trailer, so stick around.

CannCon and Ashe dig into a growing chorus of Democratic voices, from Chuck Schumer on down, floating the idea of abolishing or reforming the Senate entirely, tying it back to the broader DSA takeover conversation from recent weeks. They play a stack of clips including Pete Buttigieg making the case against the Electoral College this week and connect the dots on why this messaging is suddenly everywhere at once. Later in the show there's a genuinely stunning revelation about Anthony Fauci's decades long NIAID position never once requiring Senate confirmation, despite being the highest paid person in the federal government during that stretch, and what that says about accountability across the bureaucracy. Expect a lot of sharp back and forth, some structural constitution talk, and the usual sponsor breaks along the way.

Episode 182 opens with CannCon and Ashe in America riffing on boy bands before settling into the serious stuff, including a look at some very professional audience-manipulation research aimed at the 2026 midterms and a Fauci contempt theory involving the Fifth Amendment and the Supremacy Clause. Then New York's own Marly Hornik joins to tell her story, from New York Citizens Audit and Andrew Paquette's peer-reviewed algorithm work to landing in Letitia James's crosshairs under a KKK Act investigation. She walks through her active federal lawsuit against Tish James and the state Board of Elections, why she thinks retaliation against canvassers is a conspiracy against rights, and how it all connects to her viral Mamdani fraud report and a founders-era reading of the Constitution's qualification clause. Expect Tina Peters, voter roll ghosts with impossible registration dates, and one very persistent Streamyard echo.

Ashe in America teams up with CannCon for a crossover episode built around a document Ashe stumbled on, a full playbook, framework, and communications guide aimed at shaping how Americans feel about democracy and elections. Together they dig into the so called "Democracy Audience Map," a tool built to sort voters into segments and craft messaging designed to move each group toward a specific set of beliefs. Expect a deep dive into how "grassroots" sentiment gets engineered from the top down, who is funding and running these operations, and why the language of "nonpartisan" doesn't always mean what it says. CannCon brings his own research into related playbooks and toolkits used in past election fights, connecting the dots between different fronts of the same strategy. It is equal parts media literacy lesson and investigative deep dive, with the two hosts trading reactions to some genuinely eyebrow raising quotes straight from the source material. A few sponsor breaks round things out.

Ashe kicks things off with a wild weekend recap that has it all: a Rockies game interrupted by a sudden typhoon, footage good enough that AccuWeather asked to use it, and a lengthy political debate with a very Trump deranged stranger she refused to back down from. It somehow ends in a hug and an offer of free drinks, so make of that what you will. Christy and Jackie jump in with a deep dive into how rain percentages actually work, and the answer might surprise you as much as it surprised them. There is also a hilarious watch of the Women's Pro Baseball League opening night anthem that did not exactly go as planned. Plus, Badlands Media is heading back to Las Vegas for the Great American Restoration Tour this September, and the ladies debate roller coasters versus zip lines while Brian foots the bill either way. Sponsors, laughs, and a little bit of everything, as always.

What kind of leadership will shape the future of healthcare facilities management?As voting for the 2026 ASHE President-Elect election begins on August 2, Healthcare Facilities Network presents a special candidate series featuring individual conversations with the professionals seeking to lead the organization into its next chapter.In this episode, we sit down with Alison Brisson and Katy Quinn to discuss the experiences that shaped their careers, what inspired them to run for ASHE President-Elect, and the perspectives they hope to bring to the role.The conversation explores each candidate's leadership philosophy, priorities for the profession, and vision for ASHE's future. From supporting the next generation of facilities professionals to navigating the evolving challenges facing healthcare environments, each candidate shares how they believe ASHE can continue to strengthen and advance the profession.For healthcare facilities professionals, this episode offers an opportunity to hear directly from the candidates, better understand their priorities, and gain insight into the future direction of the organization that represents the profession.

Ashe in America and Ghost close the book on Season 4 of The Chosen with a full recap, and honestly, it is a lot to unpack. They trace the season's throughline of humility versus ego across nearly every major character, from the shock of John the Baptist's execution in episode one to Judas's slow drift toward betrayal by the finale. Expect a candid breakdown of how the show handles Shmuel and Yusuf's opposite reactions to witnessing Lazarus raised, why Judas is written as sympathetic rather than purely villainous, and how faith, grief, and false humility show up again and again this season. The hosts also share a few behind the scenes notes about the show's format shifting as they head into the final season, plus a laugh or two courtesy of their sponsors. It is a warm, reflective conversation for anyone who has followed along, and a great primer before Season 5 kicks off with Palm Sunday next week.

CannCon and Ashe in America crack open Chapter 10 of The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin, and this time the Fed is fully in the crosshairs. This week is all about the Mandrake Mechanism, named after a comic strip magician who could conjure things out of thin air, which turns out to be an uncomfortably accurate description of how the Federal Reserve actually creates money. The hosts break down how modern currency is no longer backed by gold or silver at all, how debt itself is the spark that brings money into existence, and how paying off that debt makes it vanish just as fast. Expect a deep look at reserve ratios, checkbook money, and the sleight of hand that keeps the whole system running, paired with the hosts' usual banter, tangents, and disbelief that this is somehow how it all works.

Lucy Ashe returns to the show to discuss THE MODEL PATIENT, a taut psychological exploration of obsession, betrayal and the dangerous relationship between a patient and therapist in 1960s London. 

No guest this week, just CannCon and Ashe in America turning the heat all the way up. They start with that newly declassified CIA note on Venezuela and lay out why it reads less like a bombshell about Maduro and more like a blueprint for what happened at home. From there, things get spicy. The two dig into a certain must-read election book (now referred to strictly as Voldemort) and why wrong technology and phantom barcodes make them question the whole point of it. Then come the Patrick Byrne clips, complete with a Qatar phone call, a data center in Belgrade, and a casual mention of being asked to lead a coup. Along the way: Bill Pulte's firing spree, Smartmatic and Sequoia genealogy, Colombia's Petro claims, blockchain voting waiting in the wings, and cautious optimism about 2026. Plus gold, boomerangs, and a heated debate over Wawa.

CannCon and Ashe cover a genuinely wild congressional hearing day as Anthony Fauci shows up citing advice of counsel and looking to plead the fifth, his own attorney gets physically removed from the chamber for refusing to sit where instructed, and RFK Jr faces questions about a pardon that may not hold up to legal scrutiny. They also dig back into Fauci's diary entries for a look at how obsessed he seemed with his own celebrity during the pandemic. From there the show shifts to some fascinating funeral diplomacy in DC, with Trump hosting both Netanyahu and Zelensky, a refresher clip on F35 sales tension from the NATO summit, and a pointed comparison of how differently two world leaders were received on the tarmac. They close out drawing striking parallels between Georgia's shaky 2020 election audit and today's Venezuela situation. Plenty to unpack.

Ashe in America welcomes back Matt Thayer, co-founder of Spiro Pictures and the filmmaker behind "Selection Code," for a two part conversation. First up, a new documentary featuring one of Charlie Kirk's final interviews, premiering exclusively on Salem Now September 10th, exploring whether God still speaks and whether anyone is still listening. Matt talks about the making of the film and what it was like capturing Kirk's last recorded thoughts. From there, the conversation pivots to the freshly released election disclosures, tying back to Matt's earlier work on Tina Peters and "Selection Code." Ashe and Matt dig into the machines, the vendors, and the decades long pattern that has them convinced elections are not what they seem, all without turning it into a lecture. Expect a mix of faith, film, and hard hitting election talk, plus a look at what Matt has planned next for Spiro Pictures. A handful of Badlands sponsor shoutouts round out the show.

Sedrick Cobb confessed to almost everything he did to 22-year old Julia Ashe - but the legal battle was far from over.  In Part 2, Margot takes you inside the courtroom as prosecutors seek the death penalty, the defense challenges the investigation and confession, and Connecticut's highest courts ultimately decide Cobb's fate. Listener discretion is advised. ⸻

Welcome to a full-blown technical difficulty day, as Ashe in America, Christy Lupo, and Jackie Espada battle echoing mics and a crashing computer while somehow delivering a great show. Ashe opens with the freshly declassified Anthony Fauci journals released by Rand Paul, walking through a supercut of media figures showering Fauci with praise and making the case that the pandemic numbers were manipulated to drive fear. It is angry, pointed, and not for the squeamish. Then a wild Colorado road rage clip sparks a debate about self defense and scooters that do not belong on the street. Jackie returns with Logging Into the Mainframe, this week unlocking five phone buttons you probably are not using, from the action button to the sneaky back tap. Professor Lupo closes with the tangled history of minding your P's and Q's, four competing origin stories, a bar theory that wins the day, and a delightful detour into Nicholas names.

CannCon and Ashe in America dive into Chapter 9 of The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin, tracing the origin story of fractional reserve banking itself. This week the hosts follow the money from ancient Greece and Egypt through the banking hubs of Damascus, Barcelona, and Venice, where things get interesting fast. They walk through the rise and fall of early banks that tried to stay honest, the temptation of easy credit, and how the Bank of Amsterdam briefly proved sound banking was possible before it too gave in. All roads eventually lead to the formation of the Bank of England, the blueprint for every central bank that followed, including the one we are all stuck with today. Expect the usual mix of history, sharp commentary, and a healthy amount of disbelief at how old these tricks really are.

Ashe in America and Ghost close out Season 4 of The Chosen with episode eight, "Humble," and they are not holding back on how much this finale delivers. The theme running through the whole season crystallizes here as humility and ego collide across nearly every storyline, from the Pharisees Shmuel and Yusuf finally reckoning with what they witnessed after Lazarus was raised, to Judas drifting further from the mission he thought he signed up for. Expect a deep look at loyalty, betrayal, and what it means to truly follow versus simply admire from a safe distance. The hosts also revisit a scene they did not get to cover last week, connect some biblical cross referencing across the Gospels for extra color, and share a few laughs about disciples behaving badly. As always, there is sponsor banter, some fun tangents, and genuine excitement heading into Season 5. If you have been riding along with this season, this is the episode that ties it all together.

Fresh off President Trump's big election speech, CannCon and Ashe in America bring on a heavy hitter: True the Vote founder Catherine Engelbrecht, one of the original voices in the election integrity world. She revisits the Georgia GBI saga, the Konnech story that sent her from FBI briefings to a stage in the Arizona desert telling a room to stop filming, and a $5 million check that raised more questions than it answered. Then the guys roll up their sleeves for the main event: a page-by-page walk through a newly declassified intelligence report on Venezuela, Smartmatic, Sequoia, and voting machines that could allegedly tell when they were being audited. Expect hash files, virtual machines, a New Jersey voter roll mess, and a running theory that the real playbook was written abroad but run at home. Plus moisturized elbows, honey, and a Voldemort-grade book reference.

Just days before Christmas 1989, 22-year-old Julia Ashe disappeared after a holiday shopping trip in Waterbury, Connecticut. What began as a missing person investigation quickly evolved into a hunt for a violent predator who had been targeting women across the Naugatuck Valley using a calculated and chilling scheme. In Part 1, Margot examine Julia's disappearance, the meticulous investigation that followed, and the evidence that led detectives to 27-year old Sedrick Cobb. This episode traces the events that unraveled one of Connecticut's most disturbing murder cases. Listener discretion is advised. ⸻