Podcasts about azores islands

What really happened aboard the Mary Celeste — the ghost ship found drifting at sea with no crew, no lifeboat, and no answers?Download The FREE PDF For This Episode's WORD SEARCH Puzzle: https://weirddarkness.com/MaryCelesteGet the Darkness Syndicate version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateDISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.IN THIS EPISODE: The Mary Celeste was discovered abandoned near the Azores Islands on December 5, 1872 — and to this day, experts are unsure about what happened to its crew. (The Mystery of the Mary Celeste) *** On April 29, 2022, a female corrections officer snuck a convicted felon out of Lauderdale County Jail, kicking off an 11-day manhunt that would end in the prisoner's re-arrest and the death of the woman he loved and who broke him out. (A Match Made In Prison) *** The Ark of the Covenant, a sacred chest believed to hold the original Ten Commandments. In the 1980s, Ron Wyatt claimed to have found this legendary relic beneath Jerusalem. Did he truly find it? We'll some of the theories that captivate believers and skeptics alike. (Did This Adventurer Locate The Ark of the Covenant?) *** A young girl's fishing trip turns into a tragic mystery when she vanishes without a trace. As the community searches for answers, a shocking confession leads to a murder trial that left many questioning the truth. (Disappearance at Duck River) *** The Beast of Gévaudan, a mysterious creature that terrorized a small French province in the 1760s with gruesome attacks. Believed by many to be an actual werewolf, it resulted in a frantic hunt for the monster – and even now, over two centuries later, the story still captivates us. But is there any truth to the tale? (The Beast of Gévaudan – Fact or Fiction) *** Frederick Fisher, an English shopkeeper, vanished in 1826 – only to reappear as a ghost to help solve the mystery of his disappearance and death. (The Ghost That Solved Its Own Murder) *** The puzzling case of Sherri Papini's 2016 kidnapping shocked northern California and led to years of speculation. After her sudden return and subsequent arrest in 2022 for faking the incident, many questions remain unanswered. (The Mysterious Vanishing And Reappearing Of Sherri Papini)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)…00:00:00.000 = Lead-In00:01:34.943 = Show Open00:04:33.644 = The Mystery of the Mary Celeste00:14:07.962 = The Mysterious Vanishing And Reappearing of Sherri Papini00:23:34.971 = The Ghost That Solved Its Own Murder00:31:39.474 = A Match Made In Prison00:39:55.122 = Did This Adventurer Locate The Ark of the Covenant?00:47:41.081 = Disappearance at Duck River00:55:00.215 = The Beast of Gévaudan – Fact or Fiction01:04:31.969 = Show CloseSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Mystery of the Mary Celeste” source: Austin Harvey, All That's Interesting:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/44ax8rzt“The Mysterious Vanishing And Reappearing Of Sherri Papini” source: Jacob Shelton, Graveyard Shift:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycku4txj“The Ghost That Solved Its Own Murder” source: Kaushik Patowary, Amusing Planet: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p842mvn“A Match Made In Prison” source: Hannah Reilly Holtz, All That's Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2py46xzu“Did This Adventurer Locate The Ark of the Covenant?” source: Kerry Sullivan, Ancient Origins:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckj9xrf“The Beast of Gévaudan – Fact or Fiction” source: Jake Carter, Anomalien: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4f7uhhjk“Disappearance at Duck River” source: Robert Waters, KidnappingMurderAndMayhem.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/57xwj9n7=====(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: June 18, 2024EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/MaryCelesteTAGS: Mary Celeste, ghost ship, maritime mystery, abandoned ship, sea mystery, ship disappearance, Captain Benjamin Briggs, Atlantic Ocean mystery, historical shipwrecks, unsolved mysteries, maritime legends, Mary Celeste crew, nautical history, famous ship disappearances, true sea stories, mysterious ships, 19th century maritime, ocean mysteries, Mary Celeste theories, nautical ghost stories

“I like to say sometimes we are an analog experience. Everybody today is talking about digitalization, which is indeed important. But the digital means can never, ever replace the human connection between two people. We are artisans of memories. It's the software of our hotels. The hardware is in the beauty, how they look, but it would be completely empty and without soul if it was not about the people.”We're in great company with Ingrid Koeck, a Partner of Torel Boutiques in Portugal where her passion as an “Artisan of Memories” lies in crafting unique places. By infusing soul into remarkable structures with Portuguese artistry and interior design she intentionally creates a profound human connection with curious travelers turned guests.With a growing collection of prestigious Portuguese boutique hotels sprinkled across Lisbon, Porto, the Douro Valley and soon the Azores, Torel Boutiques embody excellence around every corner—from the service to the amenities, the gastronomy to the ambiance, the distinctive moments turned memories. In this episode, Ingrid's natural storytelling captivates us as she weaves a narrative of her own life's travels, painting for us a picture of the passion she found in Portugal, the home she created there, and the tales of cultural heritage she continues to capture in this convivial chapter. Top Takeaways[2:05] Ingrid's life is full of many colorful chapters—from growing up in her grandmother's rural Austrian bed & breakfast to spending a decade with the UN across Africa and the Middle East—a story where diverse cultures have shaped her profound curiosity of and appreciation for authentic human connection.[7:05] Through life's unexpected turns, Ingrid learned to balance her need for both adventure and stability—evolving from a fearless young traveler to seeking her European roots and creating her own hospitality business where meaningful connections happen on her terms.[12:15] Shaped by the resilient women in her family, Ingrid's defining traits of curiosity and courage allow her to embrace new challenges with the unwavering confidence that no matter what happens, she can always take care of herself.[20:05] Through Torel Boutiques' thoughtfully designed spaces, Ingrid honors her grandmother's wisdom that true hospitality creates memories based not on things, but on how guests feel when personally connected.[25:00] Celebrate a legacy of Portuguese royalty with Torel Palace Lisbon and indulge in Michelin star gastronomy at 2Monkeys.[25:35] Honor the writers of Portuguese literature with Torel Palace Porto and study your senses at BLIND.  [26:40] Discover a history of Portuguese expeditions with Torel 1884 and sip on a vault of fine wines at Bartolomeu Bistro & Wine.[27:40] Savor the heritage of Portuguese vineyards at Torel Quinta da Vacaria and taste the terroir at Schistó.[31:30] Craft artisanal traditions such as soap making at Torel Saboaria. [35:55] Embrace the timeless tranquility of Portugal through nature-inspired sanctuaries at Calla Wellness & Spa—from Douro Valley's wine therapy to Lisbon's exotic chocolate-infused sanctuary.[39:20] Uncover a hidden gem at Torel Terra Brava shining soon on the Azores Islands.Visit For YourselfTorel Boutiques Website Lisbon: @torelpalace_lisbon Porto: @torelpalace_porto | @torel1884 | @torelavantgarde | @torelsaboariaDouro Valley: @torelquintadavacaria Azores: @torelterrabrava

Travis Bowman is a seventh-generation descendant of one of America’s most remarkable yet overlooked Revolutionary War heroes: Peter Francisco, known as “The Virginia Giant.” Recalling stories of his famous ancestor, Bowman shares the incredible tale of Francisco’s life: from his mysterious beginnings in the Azores Islands, to his kidnapping by pirates and arrival on Virginia’s […]

Travis Bowman is a seventh-generation descendant of one of America's most remarkable yet overlooked Revolutionary War heroes: Peter Francisco, known as "The Virginia Giant." Recalling stories of his famous ancestor, Bowman shares the incredible tale of Francisco's life: from his mysterious beginnings in the Azores Islands, to his kidnapping by pirates and arrival on Virginia's shores, to becoming a 6'6" towering figure in America's fight for independence. Learn how Francisco, taken in by Patrick Henry's uncle, grew to become such a formidable warrior that George Washington himself had a special six-foot broadsword forged for him. Bowman, author of the historical novel "LUSO," discusses Francisco's legendary feats, including the famous Battle of Guilford Courthouse, where his prowess in combat is commemorated by a monument to this day. Discover how Francisco's legacy lives on through seven monuments, state holidays, and even a 1976 bicentennial stamp. With America's 250th anniversary on the horizon in 2026, Bowman shares plans for a nine-episode miniseries based on his novel that aims to bring this Revolutionary War story to the screen. Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email   Subscribe to our other shows: The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-tony-kinnett-cast  Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women  The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown    Follow The Daily Signal:  X: https://x.com/DailySignal  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/  Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheDailySignal    Thanks for making The Daily Signal Podcast your trusted source for the day's top news. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview with Gui Bruges Todays interview is with Gui Bruges from the Azores! Meet the man behind the videos and get an inside view into living and spearfishing on and around the Azores from a very talented spearo. Gui has been diving and spearfishing all his life and has learned a thing or two about hunting in the Azores. Learn about target species, Polvo, hunting white Trevally, Conger Eel, Cubera and loads more, how to hunt them and even a special mention on how to cook Barracuda. Some big lessons learned as well as we talk about losing friends at sea and a potential false sense of security when diving with buddies. Lots of info today from a legend who knows how to spear awesome fish! Important times 00:13 Intro 09:20 Welcome Gui! How did you start spearfishing? 16:30 Tell us about the Azores Islands, your YouTube channel and target species 21:55 Dusky Groper 27:05 Barred Hogfish / Dogfish 31:40 Azores is not the spearfishing destination it once was 35:40 Polvo, White Trevally and seafood with your family 41:15 How do you train to dive and spearfish? 46:20 Barracuda hunting tips and how to cook them 53:20 Shorediving Wahoo and Amberjack, hunting tuna 58:15 Cubera Snapper, Ciguatera 01:02:15 Dive buddies and diving alone: losing friends next to you 01:07:50 Conger Eel tangling you up 01:13:55 Cave hunting tips: how to retrieve fish in caves without getting tangled 01:21:55 Veterans vault: vertical vs horizontal reels 01:31:00 Importing foreign fish 01:37:25 Eating a Conger Eel 01:41:10 XT Diving from Greece, fins, spearguns and gear 01:50:35 Funny stuff 01:53:10 Spearo Q&A 01:58:45 "It makes me a better person" 01:59:50 Outro Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android Important Links   Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes | Get Spear Ready and make the most of your next spearfishing trip! 50 days to better spearfishing! . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) | 10% off for listeners with code: NOOBSPEARO | Get 10% off Sharkshield Technology | Freedom7 or Scuba7 enter the code NOOBSPEARO | ‘Spearo Dad' | ‘Jobfish Tribute' | 99 Spearo Recipes use the code SPEARO to get 20% off any course 28-day Freediving Transformation | Equalization Masterclass – Roadmap to Frenzel | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing | Wickedly tough and well thought out gear! Check out the legendary

On a new TAGS LIVE aka Talk About Gay Sex the live edition, Host Steve V and Co-host Kodi Maurice Doggette are back with all new hot LGBTQ topics and they welcome their Special Guest, Eleni Kouris of Glam Azores to talk about the amazing Queer friendly Azores Islands.Joel Kim Booster proposes to his boyfriend over the Labor Day holiday!Ben Platt marries Noah Galvin!Hoes for Harris...backlaskh?Does size matter?Special Guest Elenis Kouris of Glam Azores talks about why we should put the Azores Islands on our radar, how it's very Queer friendly and why she is a Queer ally.Visit Glam Azores: GlamAzores.comFollow Glam Azores on IG: @glamazoresFollow Eleni Kouris on IG: @elenikourisGet 20% Off plus Free Shipping for the Sexual Performance Booster by JOYMODE. Go to usejoymode.com/tags and use code: TAGS Support TAGS and get extra special perks! Patreon.com/tagspodcastSteve V's Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/tagspodcastFollow Steve V. on IG: @iam_stevevhttps://linktr.ee/kodimauricehttps://linktr.ee/kodimauriceFollow Kodi's Life Coaching on IG: @kmdcoachingFollow Kodi Maurice Doggette on IG: @mistahmauriceWanna drop a weekly or one time tip to TAGSPODCAST - Show your love for the show and support TAGS! Visit our website: tagspodcast.comNeeds some advice for a sex or relationship conundrum? Ask TAGS! DM US ON IG or https://www.talkaboutgaysex.com/contactFollow Of a Certain Age on IG: @ofacertainagepod

In this week's episode, I'm talking about something we could all use more of in our lives – JOY! - and the difference between joy and happiness. I bet you thought you were the same thing – so did I. I'm joined by special guest, mindset and wellness coach, yoga and meditation instructor and founder of “Clear Space For Joy,” Julie Vincent. She's sharing some tips on how we can clear space in our own lives for more joy and the difference between clearing space for joy and toxic fun-seeking. And stay tuned to the end of the episode for the weekly “Work ON.” Just like we all have our daily and weekly workouts, on That Greenwich Life, I'm leaving you each episode with your weekly “Work ON” -- something small you can think about and do during the week that brings you more peace, balance and introspection. In this week's episode your weekly “Work ON” will help you find joy in the small everyday moments you may be currently missing. Follow me for more on Instagram @DorothyOnTv and at www.DorothyOnTV.com , and follow my guest Julie Vincent on Instagram @IamJulieVincent and www.clearspaceforjoy.com . And if all of our talk about Portugal's magical Azores Islands has you planning your own getaway, check out the hotel we stayed at, The Pestana Bahia Praia, and DM me on IG for excursion reccos: https://www.pestana.com/en/hotel/pestana-bahia-praia And remember - Don't just live your life, love it! Special thanks to @podpopulipodcasting - they take the hard parts out of podcasting by graciously hosting me in their new Greenwich CT studio, and a heartfelt thanks also to this episode's sponsors: Jauja Pet by Yanet - book your pup an appointment today at https://jaujapet.com and Medical Aesthetics PA Naomi Fisher. Make an appointment today at https://www.wellnessinsights.com and mention That Greenwich Life for 10 percent off.

Access the extended episode at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceKristin Lisenby is a Storyteller and Word Witch living in the Azores Islands. Inspired by the moon and garden, Kristin writes seasonal stories and reimagined fairy tales for the magically minded. She is the voice behind Little Witch Books and the co-founder of Pointy Hat Press, a publishing house exploring Witchcraft and Paganism through a modern lens. She co-hosts the Magick & Alchemy podcast alongside fellow Word Witch Kate Belew, as well as the Crossroads, a seasonal, creative coven for literary spellcraft.A Cal Poly alumni, Kristin has a BA in Modern Language & Literature and has also studied at the University of Valladolid in Spain. She is passionate about plants, nearly-forgotten folklore, and all things Magical Realism. When she's not writing, you can find Kristin digging in her garden, playing with her three goats, and working alongside her partner to infuse new life into their century-old farmhouse.Kristin's Instagram Little Witch BooksPointy Hat Press WebsiteMagick and Alchemy PodcastWe talked about:Sacred collaboration: the magic of finding your peopleSharing and selling on social media: "sharing your art online is like putting up a soul flare so your people can find you".Living in the Azores, close to nature... how it has impacted her work, creativity and magicBeing an introvertReawakening of the magical selfReclaiming our weirdnessThe gift of slowing downAllowing ourselves to be seenTimelessness vs timelinessGrowth and change and appreciating our younger selvesIn the Extended Episode we discuss:The somatic sense of weirdnessAutomatic writing and channelingSaturn returnsSeasons and creativity Access at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceResourcesMissing Witches – Kristin's episode, Lucy's episodeTelling the Bees – Kristin's bookPurchase the recording of Lucy's Becoming Visible MasterclassBurning WomanCrow MoonMagick and Alchemy podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IN THIS EPISODE: The Mary Celeste was discovered abandoned near the Azores Islands on December 5, 1872 — and to this day, experts are unsure about what happened to its crew. (The Mystery of the Mary Celeste)*** On April 29, 2022, a female corrections officer snuck a convicted felon out of Lauderdale County Jail, kicking off an 11-day manhunt that would end in the prisoner's re-arrest and the death of the woman he loved and who broke him out. (A Match Made In Prison) *** The Ark of the Covenant, a sacred chest believed to hold the original Ten Commandments. In the 1980s, Ron Wyatt claimed to have found this legendary relic beneath Jerusalem. Did he truly find it? We'll some of the theories that captivate believers and skeptics alike. (Did This Adventurer Locate The Ark of the Covenant?) *** A young girl's fishing trip turns into a tragic mystery when she vanishes without a trace. As the community searches for answers, a shocking confession leads to a murder trial that left many questioning the truth. (Disappearance at Duck River) *** The Beast of Gévaudan, a mysterious creature that terrorized a small French province in the 1760s with gruesome attacks. Believed by many to be an actual werewolf, it resulted in a frantic hunt for the monster – and even now, over two centuries later, the story still captivates us. But is there any truth to the tale? (The Beast of Gévaudan – Fact or Fiction) *** Frederick Fisher, an English shopkeeper, vanished in 1826 – only to reappear as a ghost to help solve the mystery of his disappearance and death. (The Ghost That Solved Its Own Murder) *** The puzzling case of Sherri Papini's 2016 kidnapping shocked northern California and led to years of speculation. After her sudden return and subsequent arrest in 2022 for faking the incident, many questions remain unanswered. (The Mysterious Vanishing And Reappearing Of Sherri Papini)YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open00:04:51.744 = The Mystery of the Mary Celeste00:14:57.002 = The Mysterious Vanishing And Reappearing of Sherri Papini00:24:15.897 = The Ghost That Solved Its Own Murder00:31:44.757 = A Match Made In Prison00:39:57.420 = Did This Adventurer Locate The Ark of the Covenant?00:47:38.815 = Disappearance at Duck River00:55:31.442 = The Beast of Gévaudan – Fact or Fiction01:05:03.076 = Show CloseSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Mystery of the Mary Celeste” source: Austin Harvey, All That's Interesting:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/44ax8rzt“The Mysterious Vanishing And Reappearing Of Sherri Papini” source: Jacob Shelton, Graveyard Shift:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycku4txj“The Ghost That Solved Its Own Murder” source: Kaushik Patowary, Amusing Planet: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p842mvn“A Match Made In Prison” source: Hannah Reilly Holtz, All That's Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2py46xzu“Did This Adventurer Locate The Ark of the Covenant?” source: Kerry Sullivan, Ancient Origins:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckj9xrf“The Beast of Gévaudan – Fact or Fiction” source: Jake Carter, Anomalien: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4f7uhhjk“Disappearance at Duck River” source: Robert Waters, KidnappingMurderAndMayhem.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/57xwj9n7Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: June 18, 2024

Enjoy this inaugural episode of Big Blend Radio's JO GOES EVERYWHERE! Podcast with travel writer and photographer Jo Clark, who shares her nature adventures on the Azores Islands of Terceira and São Jorge.The Azores are volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, halfway between the United States and Portugal. Take one of the direct flights from New York (or other North American spots), and you will soon be surrounded by unspoiled nature on these Portuguese islands. Read Jo's story here: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/experience-natural-beauty-on-the-amazing-azores-islands/Jo Clark is a travel writer and photographer based on South Carolina's Grand Strand. She has a thirst for knowledge, history, great food, and wine! Her Big Blend Radio podcast "Jo Goes Everywhere!" airs every 2nd Saturday at 7pm EST. Listen here: https://shows.acast.com/jo-goes-everywhere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoy this inaugural episode of Big Blend Radio's JO GOES EVERYWHERE! Podcast with travel writer and photographer Jo Clark, who shares her nature adventures on the Azores Islands of Terceira and São Jorge. The Azores are volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, halfway between the United States and Portugal. Take one of the direct flights from New York (or other North American spots), and you will soon be surrounded by unspoiled nature on these Portuguese islands. Read Jo's story here: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/experience-natural-beauty-on-the-amazing-azores-islands/Jo Clark is a travel writer and photographer based on South Carolina's Grand Strand. She has a thirst for knowledge, history, great food, and wine! Her Big Blend Radio podcast "Jo Goes Everywhere!" airs every 2nd Saturday at 7pm EST. Listen here: https://shows.acast.com/jo-goes-everywhereKeep up with Jo's adventures at https://www.haveglasswilltravel.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoy this inaugural episode of Big Blend Radio's JO GOES EVERYWHERE! Podcast with travel writer and photographer Jo Clark, who shares her nature adventures on the Azores Islands of Terceira and São Jorge. The Azores are volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, halfway between the United States and Portugal. Take one of the direct flights from New York (or other North American spots), and you will soon be surrounded by unspoiled nature on these Portuguese islands. Read Jo's story here: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/experience-natural-beauty-on-the-amazing-azores-islands/ Jo Clark is a travel writer and photographer based on South Carolina's Grand Strand. She has a thirst for knowledge, history, great food, and wine! Her Big Blend Radio podcast "Jo Goes Everywhere!" airs every 2nd Saturday at 7pm EST. Listen here: https://shows.acast.com/jo-goes-everywhere Keep up with Jo's adventures at https://www.haveglasswilltravel.com/

Hosts Jo Firestone & Manolo Moreno play listener-created games with callers!Games played: Roadside submitted by Kate Littleton from Azores Islands, Portugal, Duck Duck Whatever submitted by Justin Nolen from Boone, North Carolina, and Potion Coachin' submitted by Dean Russell from Seattle, WaaaaaaashingtonCallers: Nathan & Jonah from Maplewood, New Jersey; Clare from Seattle, Washington; Claire & Bartleby from Santa Rosa, California; Dean from Seattle, Washington; Brian from Seattle, Washington; Pat from Buffalo, New YorkOutro theme by Emma Jonas from Salem, OregonJo's new book, Murder on Sex Island, is now available wherever books are sold. The audio book, narrated by Jo, is available wherever you listen to podcasts.This episode sponsored by:  Magic Spoon - Go to magicspoon.com/GAMESHOW and use the code GAMESHOW to save $5 off!Green Chef - Go to GreenChef.com/60gameshow and use code 60gameshow to get 60% off plus 20% off your next two months on the #1 Meal Kit for Eating Well!

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's Vacation Station Travel Show, travel writer Debbie Stone shares her adventures on São Miguel Island, one of Portugal's Azores Islands. Known as the “Green Island” due to its lush landscapes and rolling verdant hills, the island is also home to a historic town boasting centuries-old architecture, cobbled streets, city market, and colorful waterfront. Read her story here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/azores-experience-jurassic-nature-on-sao-miguel-island/Travel writer Debbie Stone appears on Big Blend Radio every 4th Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's Vacation Station Travel Show, travel writer Debbie Stone shares her adventures on São Miguel Island, one of Portugal's Azores Islands. Known as the “Green Island” due to its lush landscapes and rolling verdant hills, the island is also home to a historic town boasting centuries-old architecture, cobbled streets, city market, and colorful waterfront. Read her story here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/azores-experience-jurassic-nature-on-sao-miguel-island/  Travel writer Debbie Stone appears on Big Blend Radio every 4th Tuesday.

All seemed to be going well. So, why, when spotted near the Azores Islands in 1872, was she completely abandoned? In the 100+ years since, countless theories have been put forward for the fate of the crew. From the probable to the outlandish, natural and supernatural. This is the befuddling mystery, of The Mary Celeste. . https://www.horrorhousetruecrime.com/ https://horrorhousetruecrimeandthemacabre.store/ (HORRORHOUSE30 for 30% off!) Insta: @horrorhouse_pod . Promos from Cryptic Soup & Nick of Crime! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I have been looking forward to this episode of Unstoppable Mindset for several months. Today, please meet the director of the California Department of Rehabilitation, Joe Xavier. Joe has been the Director of this California agency for more than eight years.   He immigrated to the U.S. from the Azores at the age of seven years of age. He has been blind since birth although, at first, he had a small bit of eyesight. Like other children, he went to school, and like other children of immigrants, he learned the value of hard work. As you listen to my conversation with Joe you will see that he has a strong work ethic that he brings to his job.   During our time together we discuss a wide range of topics around disabilities in specific and societal attitudes in general.   I hope you enjoy hearing Joe as much as I enjoyed interviewing him. I also hope you come away with a more positive attitude about people with disabilities and what we bring to jobs, the community and to the world.     About the Guest: Joe Xavier, Director of the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR), has over 38 years of experience in business and public administration as well as many years participating in advocacy and community organizations. As an immigrant, a blind consumer, and a beneficiary of DOR's services, Joe has the experience and understands the challenges and opportunities available to individuals with disabilities, and the services required to maximize an individual's full potential. Joe believes in the talent and potential of individuals with disabilities; investing in the future through creativity, ingenuity, and innovation; ensuring decisions and actions are informed by interested individuals and groups; pursuing excellence through continuous improvement; and preserving the public's trust through compassionate and responsible provision of services.     About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. 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Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i  capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson  01:21 Well, hi, everyone, it is Mike Hingson. Again, and you're listening to unstoppable mindset. Our guest today is Joe Xavier, and he actually has someone with him Kim Rutledge, who we're going to draft to come on a podcast a little later. But Joe, for those of you who have not heard of Joe or met him, he is the director of the department of rehabilitation in California, which is really a fascinating job. I've never done it, but I know what is involved in it. And I hope that you all are becoming or will become as fascinated as I with what Joe's background is and what his job is all about. So we'll get to all that. But Joe, welcome to unstoppable mindset.   Joe Xavier  02:03 Michael, good to be here. Hello to everybody who's listening in on the podcast and looking forward to this afternoon's conversation.   Michael Hingson  02:10 Well, we are as well. So tell me a little bit about you growing up and your your roots and all those things. Let's start with that. It's always good to start with that.   Joe Xavier  02:20 Yeah, always a nice start point. So I am an immigrant to this country. I came here as a seven year old child from the Azores Islands and seven of us and my parents came here I have a brother that was born here. And a date I'm the only one with a disability I grew up in agriculture, milking cows feeding calves are getting crops and went through integrated elementary, high school and got connected with the Department of Rehabilitation entered into the workforce other than on the dairy farm through the business enterprises program. Did that for about 14 years. My wife convinced me to become a civil servant. And so for about 10 years, I did managerial positions within the department. And then since 2008 been in various executive roles, most recently the director of the department now since 2014, had exactly the path you might sketch out for a VR director. It is how I got here.   Michael Hingson  03:33 On the other hand, it gives you different kinds of experiences which have to help you in terms of your your perspectives and all that were you blind from birth.   Joe Xavier  03:44 I was very low vision I have what is called retinitis pigmentosa is and so my eyesight deteriorated from the use of very thick glasses to wear today it's light perception and it'd be extreme contrast for me even though the lights are on.   Michael Hingson  04:04 Yeah, I had light perception but have since lost it because being blind my entire life from now what they call written up the old prematurity. I liked retro lunch or fiber pleasure. I've never understood why they changed the name, but medical science does what they do. So that's okay. But I had light perception and then along the way just because the eyes don't function cataract formed and so no one ever thought it was worth removing them just for like perception.   Joe Xavier  04:32 Yeah. Well, you know, it's, it's part of who we are as part of our lived experiences to get to this point and see things the way we see them.   Michael Hingson  04:42 Yeah. So you went off and did administrative work and then became a civil servant? Was that significant switch for you in terms of mindset and just the way you did things or was it kind of, even though a strange way to get to where you or today? Was it sort of a natural life regression?   Joe Xavier  05:02 In a way? It's kind of interesting. You asked that question, Michael. Because when you first look at it, and you think about it, you go, how do these things connect. But then when you actually put it together, it does really build on itself. So my first exposure at work was really learning how to work and having the expectation and the experiences of working in various roles, I then went off and became a business owner. And being a small business owner, is a really important piece of the work that I do as an administrator, you'll learn the whole spectrum of how things need to, and must work together between policy and funding. And the folks that you're serving, and the folks that are delivering the services, whether they're your staff or entities you're contracting with. But then I guess the other piece that really comes to play is that as I've stepped into the executive roles, you obviously have to really lean on your political acumen and your community engagement from so many different lands, including any entity that has an interest in the work that we do. But think of the business community that also has an interest in what we sow, in a roundabout way. These are all major elements that I've had to draw on and continue to draw on every single day.   Michael Hingson  06:33 How political does it have to be? Or does it end up being as you're you're just dealing with being a small business owner or teaching people to be a small business owner? And as they go through the process? It's politics seems to be everywhere today.   Joe Xavier  06:48 Yeah, I think I think people hear politics, and you can hear so many different things. Yeah, I'll never forget an experience that I had many years ago, engaging with grandma Johnson, who was the Secretary of Health and Human Services here in California. And I suppose so you've had lots of experience dealing with politics? What's your best advice to me? Because well, the first thing you need to understand Joe was what politics is and what it's not. Politics is simply a conversation for the allocation of resources. And when you start with that understanding, it's much easier to navigate all of what you do. So that's a long winded answer, to say that, in the conversation of politics, or better stated, allocation of resources, it lives at every level, with every individual, every organization, every body. And so when you become comfortable recognizing that and then engaging in that becomes a little more practical, a little more doable. So we deal with politics, we do the allocation of resources from the individual, to the organization, and even on some level nationally, and certainly at the state level.   Michael Hingson  08:08 It's amazing how it's been warped the concept of politics has has worked over the years and, and, you know, leaving people like Will Rogers aside who love to satirize politics, it's just really amazing to see how people's views have have changed and how people treat politics today, because I like that definition. And it's all about a conversation, dealing with the allocation of resources. But we've just as a society seem to have warped the whole concept of politics so much.   Joe Xavier  08:44 Yeah, I mean, I think clearly, you know, when you get talking about people's individual preferences and their own beliefs and values that certainly comes to play in the work that I do. We focus on it much more from what are the resources that are available? And how do we best make use of those. So you know, the world we live in today, and you walk those lines and do that dance?   Michael Hingson  09:13 It seems to me if we were to really talk about what the problem with politics is, it's not really politics as much as it is. We've lost the art of conversation, and we've lost the art of listening so much, which is unfortunate.   Joe Xavier  09:27 Well, and then it's a good point, when you bring it down to the level of conversation, because I think that's what's an essential ingredient. In the work that we do. It's, it's being opened to have any conversations. It's listening to the other people's point of views and interests and perspectives. And at the end of the day, I find that most everybody is aligned on the common interest, certainly within the work we do which is essential Li, ensuring that individuals with disabilities get a job, keep a job and advance an employment. And then the other slice of work that we spend a lot of time on is community loving, giving individuals the opportunity to live in their community of choice with purpose and dignity, regardless of how or where they are in their life's progression. Yeah.   Michael Hingson  10:25 And it's fair to think about that for for all of us. And it is something that I would like to see more people doing, of course, what you do is you work with persons who have some sort of disability, and you at the highest level get to represent their interests in the whole state process, don't you?   Joe Xavier  10:51 Yes, that is true. Well, here at the Department of Rehabilitation, we serve everyone, regardless of the disability they have, or how they acquired or whether they were born with that disability. Obviously, you and I is two individuals who were blind. You know, obviously, we come from that understanding of disability, but it could be a physical disability, it could be a cognitive disability. You know, it can be sensory in terms of people who are deaf or hard of hearing as well. So we run the absolute gamut. And I think one thing that's really important for society as a whole to pay attention to is, when we talk about disability, it's not just those of us who have it today. It's that infant that will be born today and unfortunately, not have the life of expectations that we want them to have. It's a person in service of country, service of community that will acquire that disability is the individual that because of an illness, will acquire a disability, whether it's through a brain tumor, or cancer, or in any other type of illnesses. And then you obviously have people require disabilities, such as the person who is going home tonight that will be involved in a severe vehicle accident, and tomorrow morning as a quadriplegic, or a traumatic brain injury survivor. And for us, regardless of who those individuals are, we want them to get the services they need to get into meaningful competitive, integrated employment than just be your full selves, realize that you have lots to contribute in the workplace needs that talent and society needs your contributions.   Michael Hingson  12:38 Just out of curiosity, I know. And I don't recall exactly what year it happened. But at the federal level, they decided that for people who want the job of being homemakers, that would no longer be covered, if I understood it, right under rehabilitation services.   Joe Xavier  12:57 Yeah, let me I'll speak a little bit about that. So the Rehab Act is reauthorized every number of years, the most recent reauthorization was in 2014. Right. And so in effect, a competitive integrated employment becomes the only employment outcome that is now allowed under the Rehab Act. And as a result of that, a homemaker which was otherwise and then compensated employment outcome, the idea being that if I stayed home and was able to care for myself, my wife or significant other would be able to go to work and and, you know, be employed. But that did change. Now, for those that are eligible over the age of 55. There are still independent living services, with categorical emphasis on blindness that enable individuals to get the services they need to remain at home. And if you are in pursuit of employment, then there was no impact to your services whatsoever, because we will provide any service an individual needs to pursue and gain employment.   Michael Hingson  14:09 Yeah. And it's, again, it wasn't anything that happened in California, it was a federal decision. How does it impact you and will not use specifically but how does it impact the whole policy process to not have the homemaker process still covered like it used to be? What is it what does it actually end up doing?   Joe Xavier  14:35 Well, on the policy side, the impact is not what I would call an unnecessarily onerous and effect. What it changed in terms of policy was, and we'll use you as an example, Michael, that if he had come to the department, you were pursuing an employment goal. You received assistive technology because of your blindness. We now because you as as successful homemaker, you got to keep that equipment, or the policy changes that you no longer are able to keep that equipment because you were not successfully employed. So that means you no longer have the use of it. So from a policy side, that's probably the largest shift that took place. From a practical application, my had you been one of those individuals that were coming to us with the idea that you would refresh your assistive technology or get some upgraded independent living skills, you know, now those have to be done, strictly focusing on employment. And if employment is not that outcome, then the ability to retain that equipment is not provided.   Michael Hingson  15:48 Understandable. And at the same time, there are other ways to, to get equipment if you're not going to pursue employment under the definition, because what they're saying basically, as as I understand it, is that homemaking is not considered achieving employment, it has to be something outside the home, that's a job or let's not even say outside the home, but it has to be some sort of a, a job other than being a homemaker. So you could start your own company, as an entrepreneur, and provide either jobs for you and other people that that are part of what a real independent company does. But as far as just providing the ability to do things at home, that we define as homemaking services are not really covered anymore.   Joe Xavier  16:40 Yeah, that's correct. I mean, what's not covered is the ability to retain, either get or retain those services, if that's the ultimate goal. But just to just to put a little bit more of a finer point. Now employment is defined as competitive, and antegrade competitive, meaning you're not earning a sub minimum wage, integrated, meaning you're doing it in a setting where similarly situated individuals doing similar work are found. And so those are the sort of three prongs of employment is that that competitive and that emigrate integrated? approach.   Michael Hingson  17:20 So, you you mentioned earlier and, and, of course, it's one of the things I think a lot of people, I see a lot of blind people thinking about it, the whole concept of starting a business. One of the main ways that departments of rehabilitation in general help people start businesses is through, what we commonly know is the Business Enterprise Program or bending programs, which come under the Randall Shepard act, primarily where people can be matched with places that need vendors to come in and provide services, whether it be a federal building, where you run a cafeteria, or vending stands, and so on. That That, of course, is one way that people can certainly learn a lot about businesses and starting businesses and being real entrepreneurs.   Joe Xavier  18:13 Yeah, it is. I'll talk about that a little bit. I'll talk about self employment. So we because we do have both the business enterprises program, the short version is that it was established specifically for the blind and visually impaired, it is providing food services. In federal, state, local government, by and large every once in a while we have settings in a non governmental setting, but those are more rare. And you are essentially either in a full food service where you're doing bacon, an AES and burgers and fries, or you are in a vending machine. And then of course, a number of settings in between. You go through you get the training, you become licensed, you compete for locations that become available, you're selected, you operate those, it is a public private partnership, public in the sense that it is public funds that establish that facility that maintain and repair and replace the equipment of that facility and provide support services to the BEP Business Enterprise Program vendor. Private in the good sense that the vendor is a self employed and whatever income they have is as a result of the earnings generated from the location once they meet their business obligations. The other one is self employment. We do self employment plans. As long as someone can put together a viable business plan. We provide them with the training and the supports and getting them set up in those self employment plans. And it really depends on the individual All and what they want to do one thing that I always tell people about self employment, you have to have a whole lot of self motivation, because nobody's telling you what to do and when to do or how to do it. And you need to do it in the way that ensures that customers not only only going to come to you the first time, but that they will keep coming back to you over and over again, because that's how you're going to generate the sales. And without the sales, there's not going to be in the income. And   Michael Hingson  20:28 you have to be disciplined to as you point out to keep to keep customers and to keep moving on. It is, is very much a discipline process. And not even just self employment. But I know I've had a number of jobs over the years, where I have not necessarily worked at the company headquarters. So in 1996, a company asked me to go to New York to open an office for them. And of course, that eventually led to another company that asked me to open an office for them, which took place on the 70th floor of Tower, one of the World Trade Center. But in both cases, I was working for companies that were based elsewhere. So it wasn't quite self employment. But it was certainly self discipline. And it's self motivation, as you said,   Joe Xavier  21:18 Yeah. And I think the self discipline part, I'll never forget a little incident that happened to me when I was in the food service. Somebody approached me and wonder that $200 loan, and I pulled up my wall, and I said, I got 20 bucks, best I can do for you. And they said, Well, no, you gotta say for money. I said, Well, that doesn't belong to me. None belongs to the business. Yeah. So when you are self employed, that self discipline really means you eat lattes, you pay all your bills before you know what you have available to you. That self discipline is not only in the financial side, it's on you know, the human capital, how you lead and manage your staff. And then, as you pointed out, are you getting up and figuring out what needs to be done and how it needs to be done? And who's going to do it? Because there's nobody there saying, Hey, Michael, do this next or do that next.   Michael Hingson  22:15 And there are rules that companies should live by, and there are laws that are the kinds of things that you have to comply with. And as you point out, you had 20 bucks, but you didn't have 200? Because as you said, even though you may own the business, and it may be a corporation, and especially when it is your it's not your money,   Joe Xavier  22:37 right? Yep, absolutely. So when you're working for other people, you got to keep that in mind.   Michael Hingson  22:45 Well, and again, the working for other people is a an interesting term, because you may be the boss of the company, and it may only be a one or two person company, but you're still working for other people because you're working for all your customers, and the existence of the business overall. And you can't go fudging that at all. Yep. Well, sad. Which, which makes perfect sense. Well, I'm curious. So you grew up as a blind person, and went through all the processes of going to school and going to college? Right?   Joe Xavier  23:20 Uh, yeah, I had a little bit of college. Not a lot, but I had a year to college.   Michael Hingson  23:25 Okay. And then moving on. What kind of technology did you use growing up? What kinds of devices Did did you have? And, of course, in the logical next question to that is, how's that evolved over the years?   Joe Xavier  23:40 Wow, now we're both going to date ourselves. No. Which is no problem whatsoever. That's   Michael Hingson  23:46 okay. When were you in high school?   Joe Xavier  23:48 I finished high school in 78.   Michael Hingson  23:52 Okay, so I finished 10 years before you but that's okay. We still date ourselves out. Who cares? Experience counts for something.   Joe Xavier  24:02 I am happy to be here and talking about it. Okay. Yeah, so Exactly. So it's interesting you ask that question, Michael. So I first started in school, the technology that I was handed, was magnifying glass, magnifying, not even glasses, but like little bars that you could sit on top of the piece of paper. Bevel them would magnify the printer bit, and then large print whatever have you but my first real piece my two first real pieces of any kind of electronic technology outside of a tape recorder if you consider that. It is. It's true. It was a what they call a CCTV closed circuit TV. And I want to tell you, you needed a whole lot of space, and you needed a pretty sturdy desk to put that stuff up on. And then I had a talking calculator of my first talking calculator cost me 400 bucks   Michael Hingson  25:01 was that the TSI speech plus, it was.   Joe Xavier  25:07 I am the nose. Yeah. Now today I'm sitting here, iPhone and my clip on my belt for the Bluetooth keyboard out of the box doing amazing things notetaking, emailing texting, phone calls, apps to do a myriad of different things just an access, and power I never thought I'd have at my fingertips in front of me is a computer with jaws that enables me to read, write, and do all those functions that I need to do for, you know, my everyday job and as well as is at home. So what's really cool about all this is slow, no doubt. But nonetheless impactful is how much of this is being built in from the ground up. We are far from perfection. But it is noteworthy that we are continuing to make progress, that the assistive part of technology is being built built in, which means you and I as a user don't have to go and pay out of pocket money over and above to get a piece of technology that works for us. And then there's many other things like the echo devices into Google devices, and you know, homes and the access that those can provide. But you know, there's a generational piece to this. You and I started talking about our ages, what I find is my five year old grandson gravitates this stuff, and it's intuitive. And my 91 year old mother looks at an iPad and sees a piece of glass and struggles to figure out what to do with it. So just like any other error and time, I think as generations move on, and as technology evolves,   Michael Hingson  27:05 I think we're in a better place all the time. We're definitely in a better place. It's it's, it's funny what what immediately comes to mind when you make that comparison is of course the old joke. And nowadays, I'm not sure how many people really get it. But how adults really had a hard time manipulating VCRs. And they always had to have their kids or their grandkids work the VCRs because they couldn't. Yep. Well said. And it's not that they were all that complicated. It's just that it is not what people are used to. And we I don't know, I don't know why that is whether we just don't do enough to teach people to be more curious or more explorative or what. But it is unfortunate that we have so many people that have such a hard time migrating as the technological world changes. You know,   Joe Xavier  27:56 monkey, Michael, you bring up a really interesting thought. And it's interesting that you bring this up right now, because I literally have just had this conversation a couple hours ago with a colleague, I think we sometimes stay very comfortable with what we have, and it works. Which means we don't take the opportunity to learn something new. And I think the challenge with that is that at some point, you wake up and you go, Oh, my God, this stuff has also changed. I don't know how to use it. So big word of encouragement, everybody. Yes, it's, it's stressful. It's challenging to learn and keep learning and keep learning. But I think you're better off to keep learning a little bit every day, then you're wired to wait 1020 30 years, and then also and figure out you got to learn how to use something you don't have any concept of how to.   Michael Hingson  28:52 And that has nothing to do with blindness, eyesight ability or person who happens to have a disability. That's societal. And I absolutely agree with you. And it also needs I think, to be said that, what we need to recognize is that technology is a tool or set of tools that we can use, but we still are the ones least the theory is, we are still the ones that need to manipulate the tools or utilize the technology rather than being afraid of it. And I think that fear is one of the big things that we face.   Joe Xavier  29:33 Well, I think that I think that fear is one piece of it. And I think the other piece that I would add to you and I do this quite often with my team. Yes, I do have a pencil box. True. I haven't sharpened the pencils and I don't know how many years but I will reach in the pencil box and grab out a pencil and say look, the fact that I have this doesn't make me Shakespeare, right. And I think so many times we conflate the two Having a pencil makes it a whole lot easier for me to write and maybe some corrections or what have you. But it does nothing in terms of what I write, how I write it. And what I'm trying to convey or say. And I think that's true of all pieces of technology, whether it's an iPhone, or jaws on a computer, or you name it, right, the competence of knowing how to use the technology is essential. But that competence does not mean you're going to be good at your job, or I'm going to be good at my job.   Michael Hingson  30:35 The Writing helps with the concept of knowing a little bit better how to communicate, but it still requires us to do it, and to learn it. And then to learn the other kinds of things that we need, you're right, I carry with me everywhere I go, when I travel, especially pens, ballpoint pens and markers. And sometimes I don't pay attention to which one I grab. But that's okay for for sighted people they can, they can tell me why they would prefer I use a marker in a particular place. And I'm willing to accommodate those less fortunate than I who happen to use eyesight. But still, I wouldn't be caught without having some sort of way of writing in the traditional, I sighted sort of way in, in in my backpack, I have pens as well. I remember once Hallmark sold wooden pens, so they had these, these pens, and the outside was Rosewood. And somebody said to me, it's always the blind guys who have the fanciest pens. And I said, Well, you know, we want to impress you guys. Yeah, makes but it makes sense.   Joe Xavier  31:52 Yeah, yeah, well, people have all kinds of impressions of all day,   Michael Hingson  31:57 don't they though, on the other hand, Mom was able to pull the pen out or pencil and the Hallmark thing came with a pen and a lead pencil. And so I carry them both and use them. And it makes perfect sense. And I wouldn't be caught without them. Just like one of the things that I was very fortunate to learn was Braille. And I see us unfortunately, moving away from that, and a lot of what I see as the educational system that says, Oh, you don't need Braille anymore, because you can listen to books, and you can listen to them on your computer, or you can get them recorded and so on. That works really well until you need to learn how to pass how to spell on a spelling test. Or when you need to be able to compose a document. And if you don't really learn how, or if you want to deal with mathematical equations and so on, you've got to be able to peruse a page, peruse and move around. And you can't do that as easily. And as effectively without Braille if you happen to be blind.   Joe Xavier  33:09 Yeah, you know, Michael, I admire and I haven't know a number of people that are what I would call true Braille leaders. And the way I can always tell if somebody is a real Braille user is their ability to stand in front of a crowd and deliver a speech. I, on the other hand, do not make speeches, I will talk to people. And then part is, I have not a Braille user that has that level of skill. I use Braille in a very elementary way, a rudimentary way. But I admire those individuals that either grew up using it from birth, and had very little other choices and continue to be avid users of it. You know, yes, I think for all the reasons you said knowing Braille is invaluable. Certainly we, you know, will always support the individuals that wants to do that. And yet at the same time, you know, the advent of speech, like what we have with JAWS, has also made it much more interfacing, and much more usable with so many other pieces of technology that we otherwise might not have access to. So I will often say to folks, don't think of it as one or either or it's an it's an How do you do both? How do you become adept at Braille? And how do you leverage the other technology that is here?   Michael Hingson  34:51 I choose not to use a Braille display on a daily basis to interact with my computer. Mm hmm. Because Jaws is faster, until I get to some things that require me to do more to understand formatting. And yes, I could work through some of that with JAWS, or other screen reading technologies. But Braille does make it more effective. Of course, I still don't have multi line braille displays, although we're working toward that. But still, Braille gives me information that I wouldn't get just from speech. And I suppose you could say, for the person who likes to read and sit somewhere and quietly read Braille also add some value, just like reading print, quietly, somewhere adds value, because you get to just really let your mind go and deal with the book. And when you're listening to someone, you're focusing on the reading as much as you are the book, so you can't really let your mind drift and get into the book like you can with Braille or print.   Joe Xavier  36:00 Well, I think that's right. And I also think that it's also interesting to take note of the fact that that the idea of walking around the big braille book as like a lot logging around the big textbook, it's gone a little bit, but it's technology makes it so much more usable, right? You can sure. A braille display and you know, access your electronics in that way. So you know, it's both, right. It's, it's knowing how to use it. And then you have the different options, whether it's the actual paper or braille displays, or what have you. So   Michael Hingson  36:39 yeah, and it is, it is unfortunate that we're not necessarily catching on to that. But I really liked what you said, which is, it isn't one or the other, it is both. And it's nice to have a choice. And the most important that I think I think that any of us can really learn to do is to understand the value of each of the tools, so that we make the best choice with what we have. But if we don't really know all the tools, and that's what makes it more difficult to really make that decision. Yeah. Yeah, great. So it makes perfect sense to take advantage of those choices and then operate accordingly. And it's an it's a lot of fun. I remember when the original Kurzweil Reading Machine was developed. And it had the advantage that we knew there were so many books that were not available. And so giving someone the ability to suddenly have limited access back in the 1970s. But still access to a lot more printed material was reasonably well accepted, which which was cool. But and it evolved over the years. So using your analogy. Now I can just grab an iPhone or an Android phone and run one of many different kinds of apps. Some are better than others. But I can read a whole heck of a lot more than I ever could with the original machine and and Binney being involved with the original machine, I remember how limited it was, in some senses. So much better today.   Joe Xavier  38:25 Yeah, yeah. No it technologists comes such as such a long way. You know, it's funny, you were talking about the iPhone, I have one as well. Now they had these like miniature braille displays that you can just use as a Bluetooth with your iPhone, or what have you ever thought that was going to be possible? Yeah. And it just, you know, the way I always look at it is, how do I gain access to information i Otherwise don't have available?   Michael Hingson  38:53 I see. Absolutely. There's a company called independent science that has made scientific equipment accessible by taking some commercially available products and making them talk but also the ability to solidify graphs and so on. And now independent science is beginning to work on a tactile graphics display so that people can actually work in the laboratory. And in real time, not only get a graph of what is occurring just like a sighted person would be able to do, but they're also able to see it change. So it isn't like it's a static graph, you can actually, like if you, as the creators of it have have done, you can feel a ball rolling around on the screen. And that's really cool that that kind of stuff is happening. And so we're gonna see. And you know, the reality is, I think it's not something that just blind people will be able to use and I think that's an important point about a lot of the technology. It isn't just something that a blind person can use. Look at voiceover I'm still surprised we're not using it as much as we should.   Joe Xavier  40:00 Well, but you know what? It's interesting you bring that up, because what we're learning, I think around all of the, let's call it accommodations. These are actually what I'm going to term more of a universal design. Yeah. And that when you think of a universal, universal mindset, you start to create things that people don't think they need, but they end up using, and not just people with disabilities, let me give you a really quick example. My daughter, who has an iPhone, lost all the sound on her iPhone, could could make calls, could answer the phone. But she didn't know that it was ringing, couldn't hear it. I told her to go into the hearing accessibility feature in turn on alerts with flashes, she turned it on a text came the phone, Flash, voice, or phone call came to text flash, blah, blah, move forward, she gets her phone fixed, and kept that feature on, because she found it so helpful. My wife learned about it turned it on. Curb cuts are another example that we use, yes, they're great for people in wheelchairs. They're also good for moms with strollers, and professionals towing their luggage or office bags, or anybody pushing a cart or a hand, truck, whatever have you. So universal design, think of all users build it for all users. And then the benefit is available to all users.   Michael Hingson  41:36 And Apple set the tone to a large degree with that, although they they were kind of dragged kicking and screaming to it. But they still made the leap and built the technology into the iPhone technology. The only thing that I wish that they would do is now take that last step of mandating that there be some attention paid to accessibility by app developers. And and it's not going to be the same for all apps. If you're, for example, looking at an app that shows star charts, and so on, you're not going to see the charts if you're blind, because we haven't really learned yet technologically speaking, how to use artificial intelligence to describe those. But at the same time, I, as a user, know what I want to look for if I understand the technology, and I'm studying the subject, so I understand what it's all about. And so it's important for me to be able to manipulate the star chart, rather than telling someone else what to do, and then just ask somebody what they're seeing. And Apple hasn't made that leap yet. And no one else has really done it either.   Joe Xavier  42:50 Yeah, and I'm an eternal optimist. And so I often think about these kinds of things. And you know, how to keep grounded in this. So earlier, we talked about what technology was like when we were young folks, and in high school and whatnot. And who would have thought that I would be describing the iPhone just in my lifetime? So you're right. Those things that you're describing are not available today? And who knows what's going to be available in five or 10 years? And frankly, the escalation of progress is geometrical, right? I think what it took to go in terms of the progress made from 1978 to 1998. These days, we can see that same scale of progress made just in a few short years.   Michael Hingson  43:45 Yeah, absolutely, we can. And, you know, and, and some people are going to be dragged kicking and screaming into it, which is unfortunate, but that's gonna happen. I, as you know, work with a company called accessibe that has used artificial intelligence to make websites accessible. And we see opposition from people who, as near as I can tell, haven't totally internalized what the artificial intelligence process can bring. It's not perfect. And in there are things that we can't use technology necessarily to describe like bar charts and some pictures and so on. But the reality is that the technology does an incredible amount. I remember back in 1985, I started a company to sell computer aided design systems to architects and the opposition from architects was really fierce because they said, well, but now we can't, we can't make nearly as much money because we can't build for the same amount of time because now you can do something in three days that maybe took us a month to do and I said, Why has anything changed? It's not the time that it took you to draw it. It's the expertise If you bring that expertise to the cat system, you can still charge just as much as you ever could. And what I've seen with accessibe is that the programmers don't recognize that if they use to access a B, to actually let it do what it can do, which is also evolving, by the way, and accessibe as a company has now started its own process to do internal our to do coding with with people that had hires, but still, the artificial intelligence processes has grown and will continue to grow. And why not let it do all the lifting that it can do? And then a programmer comes in and does the rest? Why do they need to charge any less? It's still their expertise?   Joe Xavier  45:41 Yeah, you're hinting a little bit at sort of the bigger shift that has taken place in society, which is the business model. And what it gets monetized. And then, you know, how to how do companies capitalize on that monetization of these changes underway? I suspect that coming through COVID, over the last three years, we've accelerated tremendously things that were already here, but not necessarily in full swing. But I think the other thing that that got accelerated, is the shift to business models, and ways of monetizing products and services that we have thought about it in the past, I would expect we're going to see an explosion of that in the coming years and decades.   Michael Hingson  46:39 Yeah, we have people who are absolutely opposed to the whole concept of what Tesla is doing with not totally yet totally self autonomous vehicles or automated vehicles, but it's coming. And again, it seems to me the people who resist it are people who are primarily not letting their imaginations and vision really go. Because the fact of the matter is that we got to take driving out of the hands of drivers anyway, the way they drive. I love to tell people, I really don't understand why the DMV won't let me have a license given the way people drive around Victorville. So I don't see the problem here myself. It's kind of funny. But yeah, the the fact is that, that the time is going to come when the technology will really allow for us to take the basics of driving away from people, which hopefully will make the roads and people a lot safer.   Joe Xavier  47:38 Yeah, it's coming. It's coming. There's evolution of what's available and what it can do. And then there's socialization, of what's available and people's acceptance of it. I think you see that changing very quickly. You know, as more and more vehicles have the technology and society will become increasingly more comfortable with it. And it will evolve, it will evolve, but probably not as fast as your I would like but   Michael Hingson  48:13 Right, right. Yeah. I mean, I'd like to see them do it today. But yes, but but it will happen. And I think the very fact that you and I understand that it will happen. helps. And we'll find that more native stuff gets to a note with your your point earlier about Native accessibility is absolutely a very relevant thing. And that will happen more and more as as time goes on, not only for people with disabilities, but just so many other things will become natively available. And that's fine. Yep. So it'll be interesting to see how it goes. So how is the concept of rehabilitation? And the department kind of evolved over the years do you think? Well,   Joe Xavier  49:01 I mean, I think as you just reflect on the conversation that we've been having around technology, and around society and society's attitudes, I think you can also parallel that with the workforce. And so for us, our continuous continual focus is going to be on how do we help individuals get into the jobs? And what does it take to get that job and then what does it take to keep that job and grow in that job? So rehabilitation is also evolving in some significant ways. And yet, not nearly as fast as we all would like for that to be the case. I mentioned COVID-19 A few minutes ago, we have just made a major shift to remote work. And so I don't think that we are as ready as a as a national program. They help people want identity by their skill sets, and they need to work remotely, and to to develop that skill set so they can be competitive and effective employees in this remote virtual world hybrid role that we're moving into. So as an example, you and I are here on Zoom. And so we as blind people, we think Zoom is what you should use, because it's workable. But employers are using teams, and Google meets, and WebEx and any number of other things. And so if we want to go work for that company, we'd better have the skill set that it takes to engage with our product. So rehabilitation has to catch up with what that understanding is, and really start leaning into and developing the technical and the workplace skill competence to effectively function in this world. And then the jobs are changing Silkworth talked quite a bit about artificial intelligence. Big fear is that it's going to do away with jobs, it's going to do away with tasks and activities and cause jobs to be restructured. Because functions to be really thought of in terms of how they're performed. So we have to make that adaptation, we have to make that change, as well, in terms of training individuals for the workforce, and again, there's a generational piece to this, that 50 year old in a workplace is going to be less embracing of that technology, by and large, then you know, that 1520 year old who's showing up tomorrow,   Michael Hingson  51:38 and I think that it won't do away with jobs, it will change how we do jobs, and which is nothing but partly what you're saying. But it won't do away with jobs, because it still takes the creativity and the intellect that we bring to it. And I think that no matter how artificial intelligence grows, there still has to be the human aspect of it. Now Ray Kurzweil will tell you that we're going to integrate humans and computers when and that'll be the singularity. But the reality is that it's still going to be the human that drives it. And I believe that, that it's important to adapt. But the fact is, I think there's just going to be as many jobs as there ever has been. Some of the natures may change, but we should be able to live with that.   Joe Xavier  52:27 Well, I don't know that we have a lot of choice. Because it's here. It's moving fast. These last three years accelerated the heck out of a lot of things.   Michael Hingson  52:39 Yeah. But you know, at the same time, I don't even remember who mentioned this to me, but but somebody said, you know, with all the things that are happening with technology, what really is new, in some period of time, we haven't invented anti gravity or other things like that, that are the real game changer, what we're doing is developing technology to enhance and improve how we do things. But doing something totally new and different, hasn't really happened yet. And that will happen at some point, whether it be transporters to be not too cute, but serious for antigravity or developing the ability to communicate mentally, and so on those things will occur at some point. But they're not here yet. And who knows how long that will be? That will be a real major game changer.   Joe Xavier  53:35 Yeah. And I'm, I'm not one of those people who thinks it's not here yet. I think it's not where I see it, or you see it. And I think a lot of that stuff is people are thinking about these things, people doing these things, and society and technology and everything is moving very quickly. And we develop the line here in your organization as a result of change. Highlighting a little bit of what you're talking about, which is when we moved from giddy up to being the giddy up like you were doing transportation on horseback to beam me up like I think you're just made a Star Trek Star Trek. Right. Right. So we think that we, you know, we think that's all fanciful stuff. It's really not, it's here.   Michael Hingson  54:27 So springs created Jules Verne created the Nautilus back in the 1800s.   Joe Xavier  54:31 Well, yeah, there you go. So, you know, if you think about back to Michael, when you said you were 10 years ahead of me, so between 68 and 70, there was the robot that vacuum the carpet. Yep. Now call it a Roomba. There was a device that, you know, on TV, they walked over put their meal in it and it was done in a couple of minutes. We call that the microwave. Okay. And there was that device on the wall. All that you spoke to, and you could see somebody in it. And now we have, you know, zoom and FaceTime, and so many other things that, that do that. And these things happen.   Michael Hingson  55:12 You mentioned the echo a while ago. And it's a, it is a device that has made a lot of things much more convenient. For, for Karen free well, for both of us, I can tell it to turn the lights on, or I can tell it to turn the lights off. And pretty much although have been a couple of times, it tried to cheat me. But mostly, if I tell it to turn off living room or master bedroom, it will turn off living room Master Bedroom a couple times this is head, okay. And it didn't really do it. But I can pretty much have faith that it's going to or I can tell it to play news or whatever. And I mean, that's not all that old. But now we're getting a generation that is so used to it. They can't imagine just doing the things that we used to do.   Joe Xavier  55:58 Absolutely. Which is okay. Yeah. But But let's think about this. You and I didn't do things in a way our grandparents did. And I'm okay with that.   Michael Hingson  56:09 Yep. But I like to be able to understand what they did, because it gives me perspective. And I think that's the important thing that I wish more people would do is learn a little bit more about history. I mean, we have a generation that doesn't really understand CDs today, as in compact discs. But how about I had to   Joe Xavier  56:32 you mentioned the track, how about the Oh, the reel to reel recordings. And,   Michael Hingson  56:39 and I have, I have some I have actually two sitting on my desk because I used to collect and I still collect old radio shows, and I have a library of stuff on reel to reel tape that one of these days. I'll get industrious and transcribe across. But you're right. And look, we could go back further the wire recorder? Yeah, it's really confounded the Allies during World War Two, because Germany invented it. And they were they didn't understand how Hitler could give two very clear speeches at the same time, when what they were doing was using this wire recorder. And very few people I bet understand that today. Well, you mentioned you mentioned COVID, you meant I'm sorry. Go ahead. No, no. But you mentioned COVID A while ago, how? How did you survive as an organization, you were successful at continuing to keep the department going, and so on, during what was clearly a major change in the way we had to do business?   Joe Xavier  57:39 Well, so I mean, I think there's a few things that we did here at the department that, you know, in retrospect really worked well for us one was, we embrace the times that we were in things like remote work, we had not really moved to remote work in the way that we needed to. And we leveraged remote work to make sure that people were able to continue working, and we will leverage the virtual to make sure that consumers could still continue to get their services, right. And I think that in the long term was really beneficial to us. I think another thing that we did here in the department, and this is not I'm not making any kind of ideological or philosophical statements, just talking about what we did here, is we really left to the experts public health, what to do, and what were the appropriate actions in the workplace when he came to COVID. And so we follow those and apply those very carefully. But we left it to them to decide what was necessary and appropriate. And we felt a very strong responsibility to both life and livelihoods of our 2000 step. So I think I think those things, as we look back on our experience, I think we're very pivotal. We leverage flexibility in so so many different ways to be able to do things we hadn't thought of before. So I think all of those really paid out, paid off over time over the three plus years that we've been doing this   Michael Hingson  59:29 and will continue to grow. Yeah, exactly. You and I have talked a lot about employment and unemployment. The unemployment rate for blind and other persons with disabilities is typically been in the 65 to 70% range and it isn't changing a lot. Why do you think that is and what can we do about that?   Joe Xavier  59:51 Yeah, well, it's funny, it's funny, not funny, like haha, funny like in a weird sense, right? ADA was passed in 90. So you know, do the math, what are we 32 years? And yeah, tremendous progress in so many areas, except for one, unemployment onScale. I think it's done a tremendous amount for, for pockets and individuals of getting to work. But I thought about that over the years. So there's probably a few things that I will highlight here. One is the hire manager, the fear of uncertainty of the unknown when it comes to disability, and being more curious about how I would find a bathroom with the food on my plate, rather than how I might get the job done. And I think there's certainly a society a societal attitude for us to do that, right. And I think in some ways, society's attitude shifting has been slower than we had hoped. Although I see great signs in the last five years, where it's really amping up considerably. So I look at things like even here in California ending sub minimum wage, which has been a long time coming. But that, to me is an example of the shift in the attitudes, right, the other thing that I think we all have to do better at is really start engaging youth at the earliest possible opportunity, about employment. Because the expectation that they will go to work, the question is, when or where, not if, means that they're going to have people around them supporting that development of that competence, they will need to be competitive and to be in the workplace. But it also will be impactful on the rest of society, in terms of ensuring that they are aware of what people with disabilities can do. And at the end of the day, we spent a lot of time working with businesses to understand that hiring individuals with disability is just access to the marketplace. 61 million people in the States with disabilities, you throw when friends, allies, families, that's a pretty large block of resources, or a large block of market, that individuals will be leveraging. And so we just got to keep pushing the envelope on that and, and we will, we will, but it has been stubbornly persistent, and slow and moving.   Michael Hingson  1:02:34 What would you say to employers who are approached by someone with a disability who wants a job, or just as they think about the whole concept of hiring somebody who happens to have a disability,   Joe Xavier  1:02:46 you know, what I'm gonna say to us, I believe in the talent potential of people with disabilities, my five year old grandson does not look at me as a blind person and see any barriers whatsoever, right, and he's gonna grow up and he's going to be in the workplace, and somebody blind in the workplace won't matter to him at all. Right? representation, as I mentioned, really matters. It provides access to the marketplace. And that is invaluable. And so we definitely need to continue to focus on that. So I think those two things are things that I say to employers every single day, right? People with disabilities have amazing talents. And they can bring a lot of talent to your workplace. And they represent a market that you want to access. Because if you're in business, you're selling your product, or you're selling it a service at the end of the day. That's what business is   Michael Hingson  1:03:41 all about. And the reality is that people who have a disability who get hired, are also probably well are more apt to stay because they know how hard it was, is to get a job. And if a company treats them well and recognizes that, that they're part of the company and treats them that way. They're going to want to stay there, probably more than most people because they know how difficult it was in the first place to get there.   Joe Xavier  1:04:09 Yeah, I definitely think that's a that's an element, no question about it. Right. And they can bring some ingenuity and some creativity to your workplace that you probably haven't thought about. With Disabilities, we learned lots of strategic ways of getting things done.   Michael Hingson  1:04:25 Right. And we've we've done that, because we've had to, and that experience counts for a lot.   Joe Xavier  1:04:32 Absolutely. Totally agree. Well, this   Michael Hingson  1:04:35 has been fun. And we've now been doing this for a while. And I really appreciate your time. How do people learn more about wheeling, California or in general about rehabilitation services, wherever they are, what kind of suggestions do you have and do you have a way if somebody wants to talk with you or interact with you? Is there a way to do that or how does   Joe Xavier  1:04:55 that work? So the the probably the easiest way for a Anyone who's out there listening, no matter where you are, go to our , www dot Department of rehabilitation.ca. gov or dor.ca.gov. And you will find our web page here in California, you will find contact information, if you wanted to send me a note, you can do that. If you wanted to figure out where our programs and services are, where our offices are, throughout state of California, you will find all that. And if you're looking for employment, have you had somebody around you who has a disability who is looking for employment, connect them, right, because employment is an essential pillar of good health. And we really want people to get into a family sustaining jobs so that they have the opportunity to provide for themselves and their families just like everybody else and enjoy the same benefits and opportunities they're in. Yeah.   Michael Hingson  1:06:00 And I would only add to that, if you are someone who knows someone who, let's say, is going blind or has a disability, or has just has just just discover that they have a disability or who was in the auto accident that Joe mentioned earlier. Don't treat them like a pariah don't treat them like they can't do things. disability doesn't mean inability. And I think it's a very important thing that we need to learn. I think we need to change what the definition of disability is all about. I haven't come up with a better word for it. So people seem to be able to change diversity because it doesn't include disabilities anymore. So disability doesn't necessarily and shouldn't mean inability at all. Yeah, well said. So please remember, just because someone may lose eyesight or lose some of their ability to move around or any number of other kinds of things, that doesn't mean that they are still not able to be just as productive, just in a different way.   Joe Xavier  1:07:03 No, totally the case.   Michael Hingson  1:07:06 Will again, thank you for being here. I hope people will reach out and learn more about what the California Department of Rehabilitation does and other departments as well. And I hope that you'll all reach out to us here. We'd love to hear from you. You can reach me at Michaelhi at accessibe.com or go to our webpage www dot Michaelhingson. ingson is h i n g s o n.com/podcast. Love to hear from you. And love to hear your thoughts. And Joe once more. Thank you very much for taking the time to come on. I know you spent a lot of time here. I appreciate it very much.   Joe Xavier  1:07:44 Was your Thank you. Good to chat with you and look forward to seeing you down the road.   Michael Hingson  1:07:49 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to interview in upcoming editions of the show. 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My guest this week is the President of Portugal Space, the Portuguese Space Agency, Ricardo Conde. Portugal Space was only recently formed, in 2019. Ricardo and I talk about that experience of founding a new national space agency and dive into some of their marquis projects, including in the remote sensing value chain and the Santa Maria Spaceport in the Azores Islands. We also talk about the space economy in general and how a country like Portugal can add specific value. A quick heads up: this episode was live recorded in Ricardo's offices and there is some background noise from the AC, but it gets better over time. Enjoy!   Opportunities to learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy Raphael is designing a new, live-taught course. Join the mailing list to get updates and early access: https://jfx8zhjodpz.typeform.com/to/t0VSuhVD Raphael's introductory book on the space economy recently came out in its Portuguese translation: https://www.amazon.com/Para-Cima-Economia-Espacial-Portuguese-ebook/dp/B09X5WV3WC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ROKTHNSCZCRI The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast Follow the podcast on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space   Timestamps 0:00 Intro 3:51 The origins of Portugal Space 17:29 Global navigation data friction and space debris 31:44 Portugal Space timeline 37:52 Open sourcing capability for space startups and space education 48:33 Building an ecosystem of space companies in Portugal 52:54 Space law and regulations in Portugal 57:45 International space companies 59:37 The potential successful outcome 01:02:25 PT Space is hiring! 01:05:00 Closing message

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In this episode, Michigan's AutoTalk Episode 56: "The saga and sinking of the car carrier Felicity Ace along with $155,000,00 worth of luxury vehicles," producer Phil Tower and co-host Al Schwinkendorf breakdown the story of the now sunken car carrier, "The Felicity Ace," a car carrier that sank off Portugal near the Azores Islands in late February with nearly 4,000 luxury cars aboard. TheDrive.com later reported that "the full manifest released in April showed there were a few notable older vehicles aboard, including a 1996 Honda Prelude SiR, said to be the 65th example ever produced by Honda." That rare model now rests approximately 9,800 feet under the Atlantic according to the Drive.comAl and Phil go in-depth into the story and share some other details about the rare cars that perished during this fire. More:https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-tragic-story-of-the-1996-honda-prelude-sir-that-sank-with-the-felicity-aceStory detailed:https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/01/cargo-ship-felicity-ace-porsche-cars-sinks/Michigan's AutoTalk podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Audio, iHeartRadio, Spreaker.com, Deezer, and Podcatcher.

The Birth Pangs Intensify Tom Donnan pt 1 I have guests come on this program all of the time. I do between 3 and 5 and sometimes 6 interviews each week. I've noticed recently that many guests are discussing the end time, the Book of Revelation and / or things happening in this world. There is a Spiritual awakening happening in the Body of Christ right now – that the Day of the Lord is at hand. For some, they deny such things. They blame it all on “Climate Change.” Or, Russia and China. Some blame still blame Donald Trump. But for believers, true believers, they don't blame anyone but the devil. Praise God. I'm telling people, almost on a daily basis, that NONE of these things worry me. Not one. Not inflation. Not COVID. Not wars. Not crime in the streets. Why? Because I see prophecy coming to pass right before my eyes. And I know how it all turns out. Yes, I'm not going to lie. It does “concern” me. But my hope rests, completely, in Jesus. Amen Our good friend, Tom Donnan, is back today to discuss more things that deal with all of these same issues. The Lord shares these things with Tom through dreams and visions and he is back today to share some recent things the Lord has shown to him. And how they are coming to pass, not at some point in the future – but right now, every single night – on television. Praise God. That is some pretty intense things that are happening or soon to happen. Again, just like Jesus said they would be happening immediately prior to His return. We hardly ever have a session like this when we do not talk about earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and things like that. Have you recently seen what was happening in the Azores Islands? 27000 quakes in a day in the Azores Island chain as they get ready for an eruption. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=mN2_kYDPMvo (Azores volcanic island prepares for disaster after thousands of small earthquakes - YouTube) END PART ONE I recently seen news reports about new lockdowns in China. In fact, it's been widely reported that China is telling their citizens “shut up and stop complaining” or face arrests.  That sounds like a wonderful place to live, doesn't it? Food Riots around the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOTh6jiRNxU (Riots break out in China as starving residents revolt against ‘Zero COVID' lockdown - YouTube) Record breaking start to the Tornado season.  It seems each year, there are more and more tornadoes than the previous year. As I referenced in the opening, it's being blamed on “Climate Change” rather than prophecy. Have you seen anything that relates to the increased intensity of weather phenomenon? https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ATkmJxqG9Ss (Record setting number of U.S. tornadoes in March 2022 - YouTube) Tornados, for the most part, are isolated points of destruction. Hitting one spot; then jumping to another. I came across a video stating the USA is having a record number of tornado's this season, 218 so far as of this first week in April. Combined this to the earthquake dream shows an increased destruction to people's lives. 4-9-22. Tornado's Dream I keep having dreams with tornados in them. This morning I had one. It started, I was headed east on 95th near Kedzie. I first saw small debris in the sky swirling around. Then I saw the mild tornado still in the atmosphere. It had clipped a tall structure. I watched as the tornado roped out and drifted down to 99th street. I drove into a parking structure on 95th for protection and to see it. Again I saw it, however it was right above me, very close, spinning slowly. I looked up as in a daze. Next, I look into becoming a volunteer at Christ Hospital. I mingled with the workers, talk and ask questions. Several seem interested in me. I talk with the staff, interact with them, because I worked there for 25 years they were open to me. I was on a tour in the hospital, they brought us into a storeroom/...

A conversation on trust with Lorna Davis and Thomas Leamy. Guest bio: Lorna has lived and worked in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, France, China, and the USA. She has served as President of multinational consumer goods companies for 20+ years, including Danone, Kraft, and Mondelez. She was a key leader in Danone's purpose journey and in 2017, Lorna served as CEO and Chairwoman of Danone North America, where she established that $6 Billion entity as a Public Benefit Corporation. It achieved B Corp status in 2018, making it the largest B Corp in the world. Lorna is currently a member of the Social Mission Board of Seventh Generation, the Advisory Board of Radicle Impact, and the board of Guayaki. She was previously a member of the Global Board of Electrolux and the board of B Lab Global, the organization that certifies B Corporations. She is now a speaker and coach and is passionate about bringing indigenous wisdom into business and helping leaders to live and lead with love. Her Ted Talk on Radical interdependence has been viewed by more than 2 million people. Lorna is deeply committed to wildlife conservation and is heartbroken by rhino poaching. Links: https://www.ted.com/talks/lorna_davis_a_guide_to_collabo- rative_leadership https://www.lornadavis.net/ Host Bio: Thomas Leamy is a global citizen – having worked in or traveled to more than 50 countries. His experience in connecting with diverse groups of people and cultures all over the world, helped him realize just how similar we all are – regardless of nationality, race, culture, wealth or social status. Thomas leads High Performance Strategy Europe (HPSE) as an Organizational Wellness Consultant & Psychology Coach, and helps individuals, teams and SMEs demystify the psychology behind high performance and wellbeing. Parallel to his work with HPSE, Thomas also works as a consultant and is currently the director of a nation branding project focused on the Nordic Region – which he runs from his base in the Azores Islands. He is originally from Tipperary, Ireland, and met his lovely wife Stuart while working in Malaysia in 2013. Thomas is currently completing an MSc in business & organizational psychology from the University of Wolverhampton. Links: www.hpse.eu www.hpse.eu/stress Podcast original score by Michael Imas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-leamy/message

A conversation on presence with Marlene Cameron and Thomas Leamy. Guest bio: In spite of her multi-career business successes as an entrepreneur, commercial interior designer and financial analyst, and recognition as an award-winning executive coach, Marlene secretly felt like an impostor. In her search for a solution to her insecurity, she was introduced to a revolutionary new understanding of our innate capacity for mental acuity, deep-seated confidence and natural resiliency that finally released her from her anxiety. She now shares this knowledge with other professional women so that they too discover their true essence, tap into their inner wisdom and claim their personal power in order to be insightful and impactful business owners and leaders. Links: https://marlenecameron.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlene-cameron-mba-cfa-cpc-026091b7/ Host Bio: Thomas Leamy is a global citizen – having worked in or travelled to more than 50 countries. His experience in connecting with diverse groups of people and cultures all over the world, helped him realize just how similar we all are – regardless of nationality, race, culture, wealth or social status. Thomas leads High Performance Strategy Europe (HPSE) as an Organizational Wellness Consultant & Psychology Coach, and helps individuals, teams and SMEs demystify the psychology behind high performance and wellbeing. Parallel to his work with HPSE, Thomas also works as a consultant and is currently the director of a nation branding project focused on the Nordic Region – which he runs from his base in the Azores Islands. He is originally from Tipperary, Ireland and met his lovely wife Stuart while working in Malaysia in 2013. Thomas is currently completing a master's degree in business & organizational psychology from the University of Wolverhampton. Links: www.hpse.eu www.hpse.eu/stress Podcast original score by Michael Imas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-leamy/message

A conversation on flow with Matt Roberts and Thomas Leamy. Guest bio: Matt Roberts is a trained artist and ex International High Jumper and his career started slowly – at 19 he had a personal best of 1.95m. Recognizing the need to exploit every potential margin of gain, he searched for the perfect mindset over his 15-year career. His career-best was 2.26m, making the top 20 UK All-time list and just 3cm short of what won the Olympic Silver 2 years later. However, in the year that followed his best Matt ruptured a disc in his neck, leading to surgery and its replacement. An injury that would end many careers, Matt started from scratch – eventually clearing 2.25m before retirement. His persistence and resilience were realized through the discovery of the Three Principles. It was during a coaching conversation that an insight changed his life. Matt now shares this understanding with athletes and business people to guide them to their own source of flow and peak performance. Links: https://withkoji.com/@psychologicalperformance www.psychologicalperformance.com/ Host Bio: Thomas Leamy is a global citizen – having worked in or travelled to more than 50 countries. His experience in connecting with diverse groups of people and cultures all over the world, helped him realize just how similar we all are – regardless of nationality, race, culture, wealth or social status. Thomas leads High Performance Strategy Europe (HPSE) as an Organizational Wellness Consultant & Psychology Coach, and helps individuals, teams and SMEs demystify the psychology behind high performance and wellbeing. Parallel to his work with HPSE, Thomas also works as a consultant and is currently the director of a nation branding project focused on the Nordic Region – which he runs from his base in the Azores Islands. He is originally from Tipperary, Ireland and met his lovely wife Stuart while working in Malaysia in 2013. Thomas is currently completing a master's degree in business & organizational psychology from the University of Wolverhampton. Links: www.hpse.eu www.hpse.eu/stress Podcast original score by Michael Imas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-leamy/message

QUOTE OF THE DAY: I live ninety percent plus in gratitude, not by practicing or writing ten things to be grateful about but, just by being in life, in the flow of life. Not trying to do life.  - Thomas Leamy In this episode of “Dream it! Dare it! Do it! Live the Life You Want!”, Thomas' work in leadership coaching and nation branding has led him to travel the globe and work with people all over the world. Most recently, as a student of Michael Neil, he expanded his coaching using the Three Principles. He hosts the "One Word” podcast where he gets to speak to one person at a time about one word. Thomas Leamy is a global citizen – having worked in or traveled to more than 50 countries. His experience in connecting with diverse groups of people and cultures all over the world, helped him realize just how similar we all are – regardless of nationality, race, culture, wealth, or social status. As an Organizational Wellness Consultant & Psychology Coach, Thomas leads High-Performance Strategy Europe (HPSE) and helps individuals, teams and SMEs demystify the psychology behind high performance and wellbeing! Thomas is currently based in the Azores Islands, is originally from Tipperary, Ireland, and met his lovely wife Stuart while working in Malaysia. Thomas is currently completing a master's degree in business & organizational psychology from the University of Wolverhampton. For more information on Thomas Leamy please visit:  www.hpse.eu -- I am an international coach, business consultant, and co-author of the bestselling book “The Midas Touch.” My friends have told me I am a visionary, a possibilitarean, and a multipotentialite. In other words, I see how to make things happen or I find ways of making them happen. I really believe you can create anything you want. I work with solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, small/medium business owners, and high-performing individuals. Together we make things happen. Get Perspective, Get Clear, Get Organized, Get Inspired. Live the life they want. Let's chat:  https://go.jasmyne.coach/chat --- #LiveTheLifeYouWant #Inspiration #Happiness #EpisodeDropped #Wisdom #InnerPeace #GetInspiredNow #GetOfYourHead #GetIntoYourLife #Inspiration #LoveLife #CoachJasmyne #Understanding #Happiness #Wisdom  #TheThreePrinciples #Mind #Thought #Consciousness #MentalHealth #PodCreator #PodHelp #PodernFamily

A conversation on clarity with Jamie Smart and Thomas Leamy. Guest bio: Jamie Smart is an internationally renowned writer, speaker, coach and consultant. He shows individuals and organizations the unexpected keys to clarity; the ultimate leverage point for creating more time, better decisions and meaningful results. Jamie is a Sunday Times Bestselling Author, and his newest book, the 10th-anniversary edition of his hit book Clarity: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results - will be on shelves in January 2023. Links: https://www.jamiesmart.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Jamie-Smart/e/B00N7HMHL8?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1649368829&sr=8-2 Host Bio: Thomas Leamy is a global citizen – having worked in or travelled to more than 50 countries. His experience in connecting with diverse groups of people and cultures all over the world, helped him realize just how similar we all are – regardless of nationality, race, culture, wealth or social status. As an Organizational Wellness Consultant & Psychology Coach, Thomas leads High Performance Strategy Europe (HPSE) and helps individuals, teams and SMEs demystify the psychology behind high performance and wellbeing. Parallel to his work with HPSE, Thomas also works as a consultant and is currently the director of a nation branding project focused on the Nordic Region – which he runs from his base in the Azores Islands. He is originally from Tipperary, Ireland and met his lovely wife Stuart while working in Malaysia in 2013. Thomas is currently completing a master's degree in business & organizational psychology from the University of Wolverhampton. Links: www.hpse.eu www.hpse.eu/stress Podcast original score by Michael Imas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-leamy/message

A conversation on oneness with Natasha Swerdloff and Thomas Leamy. Guest bio: Natasha Swerdloff lives in Denmark, is married to John, and is a trained psychotherapist. She has been self-employed since 1996 specializing in coaching, communication, and consulting in corporate settings in Denmark and around the world. When Natasha discovered the work of Sydney Banks in 2012, she experienced a transformation in all areas of her life, and then decided to change the focus of her business to share the understanding known as The Three Principles. She founded The Principles Institute, co-authored the book Coming Home with Dr. Dicken Bettinger and started the Three Principles school. Natasha believes that one of the greatest discoveries a person can make is that peace and happiness cannot be given or taken away by external circumstances. Today Natasha is honoured to serve on the board of The Three Principles Global community, and in that capacity, she is committed to supporting communities who share the vision of bringing the understanding of The Three Principles out in the world and helping relieve unnecessary suffering by creating a more peaceful world. Links: www.theprinciplesinstitute.com www.youtube.com/c/natashaswerdloff Host Bio: Thomas Leamy is a global citizen – having worked in or travelled to more than 50 countries. His experience in connecting with diverse groups of people and cultures all over the world, helped him realize just how similar we all are – regardless of nationality, race, culture, wealth or social status. As an Organizational Wellness Consultant & Psychology Coach, Thomas leads High Performance Strategy Europe (HPSE) and helps individuals, teams and SMEs demystify the psychology behind high performance, peace-of-mind and wellbeing. Parallel to his work with HPSE, Thomas also works as a consultant and is currently the director of a nation branding project focused on the Nordic Region – which he runs from his base in the Azores Islands. He is originally from Tipperary, Ireland and met his lovely wife Stuart while working in Malaysia in 2013. Thomas is currently completing a master's degree in business & organizational psychology from the University of Wolverhampton. Links: www.hpse.eu www.hpse.eu/stress www.hpse.eu/one-word --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-leamy/message

A conversation on authenticity with Wyn Morgan and Thomas Leamy. Guest bio: Wyn Morgan has been in the people development world for the past 23 years within organisations, and as a coach-consultant with his own business for the past 16 years. He is a Three Principles Practitioner based in Windsor, UK and works with corporations and individuals on every continent. Having stumbled across The Principles 10 years ago, he has completely changed his relationship with life and himself. He has been mentored by George and Linda Pransky, Barb Patterson, Elsie Spittle and Michael Neill. “I am constantly amazed how much more there is to see and how much more wondrous and simple life can actually be” “Helping my own clients in the corporate world achieve better results through the brilliance of their people along with those clients who come to me for their own personal needs is such a joy. I love watching them wake up to who they really are” Wyn says. “In mentoring coaches, I love how my time is leveraged to bring out the best in their coaching ability who then help countless people all over the world to live happier, more fulfilled lives while achieving results they are thrilled with” Wyn adds. Wyn is a patriotic Welshman, with a love for travel, American Football, laughter and deep conversations. Links: www.wynning.co.uk/ www.linkedin.com/in/wynmorgan Host Bio: Thomas Leamy is a global citizen – having worked in or travelled to more than 50 countries. His experience in connecting with diverse groups of people and cultures all over the world, helped him realize just how similar we all are – regardless of nationality, race, culture, wealth or social status. As an Organizational Wellness Consultant & Psychology Coach, Thomas leads High Performance Strategy Europe (HPSE) and helps individuals, teams and SMEs demystify the psychology behind high performance and wellbeing. Parallel to his work with HPSE, Thomas also works as a consultant and is currently the director of a nation branding project focused on the Nordic Region – which he runs from his base in the Azores Islands. He is originally from Tipperary, Ireland and met his lovely wife Stuart while working in Malaysia in 2013. Thomas is currently completing a master's degree in business & organizational psychology from the University of Wolverhampton. Links: www.hpse.eu www.hpse.eu/stress www.hpse.eu/one-word --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-leamy/message

A discussion on productivity with Robin Charbit & Thomas Leamy Guest Bio: Robin, the CEO of Insight Principles, began his career as a chemical engineer with Exxon in 1981 (having received his education at Sheffield University in the UK), and eventually led one of Exxon's international plastics businesses. He joined Arthur D. Little in 1992, first in Europe and ultimately in Boston, where he led and managed the North America Chemicals Practice with a revenue of more than 1/2 a billion dollars. With a colleague, he left the more classical consulting world and founded Insight Management Partners to bring an understanding of how the mind works into business. He then met Dr. Ken Manning, and they joined forces to create Insight Principles. Robin was born in the UK to French parents and met his Belgian wife in Switzerland. They now live in Boston with their three soccer-crazed children. Robin is the co-author of the book Invisible Power: Insight Principles at Work - with Dr. Ken Manning and Sandra Krot. Links: https://insightprinciples.com/ https://insightprinciplesinstitute.com/ Host Bio: Thomas Leamy is a global citizen – having worked in or travelled to more than 50 countries. His experience in connecting with diverse groups of people and cultures all over the world, helped him realize just how similar we all are – regardless of nationality, race, culture, wealth or social status. As an Organizational Wellness Consultant & Psychology Coach, Thomas leads High Performance Strategy Europe (HPSE) and helps individuals, teams and SMEs demystify the psychology behind high performance, peace-of-mind and wellbeing. Parallel to his work with HPSE, Thomas also works as a consultant and is currently the director of a nation branding project focused on the Nordic Region – which he runs from his base in the Azores Islands. He is originally from Tipperary, Ireland and met his lovely wife Stuart while working in Malaysia in 2013. Thomas is currently completing a master's degree in business & organizational psychology from the University of Wolverhampton. Links: www.hpse.eu www.hpse.eu/stress www.hpse.eu/one-word --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-leamy/message

A conversation on performance with Dr. Johannes Metzler and Thomas Leamy Guest bio: Dr. Johannes Metzler is a Transformative Executive Coach and helps entrepreneurs and business leaders achieve their business goals with clarity and confidence while enjoying the ride of life. He earned a PhD in economics and built his business acumen as a strategy consultant, executive and founder. After 15 years of personal development that left him almost none the wiser, he came across a revolutionary understanding of the mind that brought lightness and wellbeing to his own life as a human, father, husband and professional. As a result, he became passionate about spreading it in the business world to catalyze positive transformation. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannesmetzler/ https://johannesmetzler.com/ Host Bio: Thomas Leamy is a global citizen – having worked in or travelled to more than 50 countries. His experience in connecting with diverse groups of people and cultures all over the world, helped him realize just how similar we all are – regardless of nationality, race, culture, wealth or social status. As an Organizational Wellness Consultant & Psychology Coach, Thomas leads High Performance Strategy Europe (HPSE) and helps individuals, teams and SMEs demystify the psychology behind high performance and wellbeing. Parallel to his work with HPSE, Thomas also works as a consultant and is currently the director of a nation branding project focused on the Nordic Region – which he runs from his base in the Azores Islands. He is originally from Tipperary, Ireland and met his lovely wife Stuart while working in Malaysia in 2013. Thomas is currently completing a master's degree in business & organizational psychology from the University of Wolverhampton. Links: www.hpse.eu www.hpse.eu/stress Podcast original score by Michael Imas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-leamy/message

A discussion on burnout with Clare Downham and Thomas Leamy. Guest bio: Clare Downham was a headteacher when in March 2015 she walked out of work and never went back. A year after burning out, she resigned from her 20-year career in education and retrained as a hypnotherapist and more recently as a transformational coach. Until the start of 2020, Clare had immersed herself in self-development, therapy, reading and learning in an attempt to ‘fix' herself. She never felt like she was quite finished making change after change that was short-lived and she never felt quite good enough. Recently, Clare came upon a completely different way of understanding how human experience is created which has allowed her to finally be okay with who she is and where she is in life. Clare, known as the Queen of Calm - is the only coach to offer the antidote to self-development. She helps stressed out and anxious business owners to stop continually trying to fix themselves so they can connect to innate confidence, and finally fall into a place of self-acceptance. Links: https://claredownham.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/claredownhamqueenofcalm Host Bio: Thomas Leamy is a global citizen – having worked in or travelled to more than 50 countries. His experience in connecting with diverse groups of people and cultures all over the world, helped him realize just how similar we all are – regardless of nationality, race, culture, wealth or social status. As an Organizational Wellness Consultant & Psychology Coach, Thomas leads High Performance Strategy Europe (HPSE) and helps individuals, teams and SMEs demystify the psychology behind high performance and wellbeing. Parallel to his work with HPSE, Thomas also works as a consultant and is currently the director of a nation branding project focused on the Nordic Region – which he runs from his base in the Azores Islands. He is originally from Tipperary, Ireland and met his lovely wife Stuart while working in Malaysia in 2013. Thomas is currently completing a master's degree in business & organizational psychology from the University of Wolverhampton. Links: www.hpse.eu www.hpse.eu/stress www.hpse.eu/one-word Podcast original score by Michael Imas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-leamy/message

A discussion on kindness with Kelly Mabel and Thomas Leamy. Guest Bio: Kelly is passionate about sharing how a deeper understanding of life can transform our experience. She believes that truth resides within each person and her hope is to help people orient in the direction of their own inner wisdom. Kelly leads her own programs/workshops, applying a Three Principles coach approach to her work. Her clients have experienced the impact of confidence, fresh insights, breakthroughs, and higher levels of creative potential in surprising ways. The juice for Kelly is always in the deep connection people experience with themselves, those “ah ha's” and the ripple that follows. Links: https://kindmindacademy.ca/ https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=kind%20mind%20community Host Bio: Thomas Leamy is a global citizen – having worked in or travelled to more than 50 countries. His experience in connecting with diverse groups of people and cultures all over the world, helped him realize just how similar we all are – regardless of nationality, race, culture, wealth or social status. As an Organizational Wellness Consultant & Psychology Coach, Thomas leads High Performance Strategy Europe (HPSE) and helps individuals, teams and SMEs demystify the psychology behind high performance, peace-of-mind and wellbeing. Parallel to his work with HPSE, Thomas also works as a consultant and is currently the director of a nation branding project focused on the Nordic Region – which he runs from his base in the Azores Islands. He is originally from Tipperary, Ireland and met his lovely wife Stuart while working in Malaysia in 2013. Thomas is currently completing a master's degree in business & organizational psychology from the University of Wolverhampton. Links: www.hpse.eu www.hpse.eu/stress www.hpse.eu/one-word Podcast original score by Michael Imas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-leamy/message

A discussion on change with Dr. Amy Johnson and Thomas Leamy. Guest Bio: Amy Johnson, PhD is a psychologist, coach, author, and speaker who shares a groundbreaking new approach that helps people find lasting freedom from unwanted habits, anxiety, and self-doubt via insight rather than willpower. She is the author of Being Human, The Little Book of Big Change: The No-Willpower Approach to Breaking Any Habit, and Just a Thought: A No-Willpower Approach to End Self-Doubt and Make Peace with your Mind. In 2017 she opened The Little School of Big Change, an online school that has helped thousands of people find freedom from anxiety and habits and live a more peaceful life. Amy also shares the no-willpower approach in her top-rated podcast, Changeable, and she's trained over 70 coaches in her Change Coach Training Program. She has been a regularly featured expert on The Steve Harvey Show and Oprah.com, as well as in The Wall Street Journal and Self magazine. Links: www.dramyjohnson.com https://dramyjohnson.com/just-a-thought/ (To buy Amy's new book) Host Bio: Thomas Leamy is a global citizen – having worked in or travelled to more than 50 countries. His experience in connecting with diverse groups of people and cultures all over the world, helped him realize just how similar we all are – regardless of nationality, race, culture, wealth or social status. As an Organizational Wellness Consultant & Psychology Coach, Thomas leads High Performance Strategy Europe (HPSE) and helps individuals, teams and SMEs demystify the psychology behind high performance, peace-of-mind and wellbeing. Parallel to his work with HPSE, Thomas also works as a consultant and is currently the director of a nation branding project focused on the Nordic Region – which he runs from his base in the Azores Islands. He is originally from Tipperary, Ireland and met his lovely wife Stuart while working in Malaysia in 2013. Thomas is currently completing a master's degree in business & organizational psychology from the University of Wolverhampton. Links: www.hpse.eu www.hpse.eu/stress www.hpse.eu/one-word Podcast original score by Michael Imas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-leamy/message

A discussion on wellbeing with Dr. Aaron Turner and Thomas Leamy. Guest Bio: Aaron Turner earned his PhD in Anthropology from London's Brunel University and joined Pransky and Associates, a world leader in the pioneering approach to human potential. During his decade-long tenure there, Aaron played a key role in the expansion of the practice's work in business. He successfully applied an innovative approach to address challenges met by senior management at large corporations. Aaron developed applications and courses in leadership, wellbeing and cultural change, leveraging team performance, and creating a foundation for his clients to improve customer loyalty and increase earning potential. Aaron is a recognized international speaker in the State of Mind field and educates executives in the private and public sectors on wellbeing. In 2010, Aaron co-founded One Thought to expand his practice through the development of the One Thought Practitioner Training. He is married to Lila, and is currently the president of the board at the 3PGC. Links: www.onethought.com www.onethoughtonline.com Host Bio: Thomas Leamy is a global citizen – having worked in or travelled to more than 50 countries. His experience in connecting with diverse groups of people and cultures all over the world, helped him realize just how similar we all are – regardless of nationality, race, culture, wealth or social status. As an Organizational Wellness Consultant & Psychology Coach, Thomas leads High Performance Strategy Europe (HPSE) and helps individuals, teams and SMEs demystify the psychology behind high performance, peace-of-mind and wellbeing. Parallel to his work with HPSE, Thomas also works as a consultant and is currently the director of a nation branding project focused on the Nordic Region – which he runs from his base in the Azores Islands. He is originally from Tipperary, Ireland and met his lovely wife Stuart while working in Malaysia in 2013. Thomas is currently completing a master's degree in business & organizational psychology from the University of Wolverhampton. Links: www.hpse.eu www.hpse.eu/stress www.hpse.eu/one-word Podcast original score by Michael Imas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-leamy/message

Erin Scala explores the wines of Pico Island, a part of the Portuguese Azores in the Atlantic Ocean.This episode also features commentary from (in order of appearance):Vanda Supa, Director of Environment and Climate Change of PicoMonica Silva Goulart, Architectural Expert of the Pico Island VineyardsPaulo Machado, Insula and Azores Wine CompanyDr. Joy Ting, Enologist at the Winemaker's Research ExchangeAntónio Maçanita, Azores Wine CompanyCatia Laranjo, EtnomAndré Ribeiro and Ricardo Pinto, Entre PedrasLucas Lopez Amaral (translated by Paulo Machado), Adega Vitivinícola Lucas AmaralTito Silva (translated by Fortunato Garcia), Cerca dos FradesJose Eduardo and Luisa Terra, Pocinho BayFortunato Garcia, Czar WineryBernardo Cabral, Picowines Co-opFilipe Rocha, Azores Wine CompanyChristina Cunha (for her uncle Leonardo da Silva), Santo Antonio CarcaritaMarco Faria, Curral Atlantis WinerySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On December 4th of 1872, just off the coast of the Azores Islands in the Atlantic, a Canadian brigantine ship captained by David Morehouse, spotted another vessel about 6 miles out. This in of itself is not an uncommon occurrence on the open ocean. But as Captain Morehouse took a closer look, he noticed something unusual. The ship was moving back and forth in a very unstable manor. This was an immediate red flag which led Morehouse to suspect something might be wrong with the sailors. As the 2 ships grew closer together, Morehouse noticed there seemed to be no crew on deck, or captain at the helm. It was at this moment he sent two members of his crew to further investigate the unknown vessel. What these two men would soon come to find out, would capture a spark of imagination across the world. The ship was The Mary Celeste. Oh and the captain and passengers? There were none to be found.—Website: https://braddhall.comSocialsInstagram: https://instagram.com/beyondtheharborTwitter: https://twitter.com/BeyondHarborYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRjes2tzXIn14KUvG3SGVhw

This week on the Man About Town Podcast, his father passed away at an early age. Mom decided a better life was to be had in America… Mom and her son were leaving the Azores Islands knowing no English. His recall when I asked what do you remember. coming here at age 8. He said the lights. When we flew into Boston. The lights They were at the airports there were so many of them, (editor note -in the late '60s) In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in the Azores there were no utilities.) After being sponsored by some family they had here in America, they landed in Hilmar, then to Stockton. Frank schooled at Pulliam Elementary, his mom Eduina met Amerigo Fagundes, they were married. Frank learned more English. His stepdad Amerigo and his Uncle Gil, bought the land behind what was called the Short Stop market at that time, on Jason street right off of main. 40+ years later, Amerigo's stepson Frank Teixeira, Frank goes by his biological fathers' last name, he reminds us his, name is not Frank Fagundes but he won't correct you. He is proud of his stepdad's name and business, and he is also proud of his late fathers' name. You will now hear the story of Frank and Manteca's only all-service meat shop, Fagundes Meats and Catering still going after all these years and no sign of stopping.

Mary Celeste was an American merchant brigantine discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores Islands on December 4, 1872. The Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia found her in a dishevelled but seaworthy condition under partial sail and with her lifeboat missing. Lets Solve this!

Mary Celeste was an American merchant brigantine discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores Islands on December 4, 1872. The Yonaguni Monument is a submerged rock formation off the coast of Yonaguni, the southernmost of the Ryukyu Islands, in Japan. It lies approximately a hundred kilometres east of Taiwan. This episode is dedicated to our friend: PirateTurtle13. This episode was streamed live on twitch.tv/husbint

The Mary Celeste was an American merchant brigantine discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores Islands on December 4, 1872. The Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia found her in a disheveled but seaworthy condition under partial sail and with her lifeboat missing. The mystery of her and her crew's fate has been discussed for over a century, with many interesting, but not TOO interesting, theories posited. Learn about these theories and more, or just tune it out and let my voice lull you to sleep. Or both! Music by TwoBitOperation: https://spoti.fi/2O4Hqdb Source content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Celeste

Mary Celeste referred to as Marie Celeste was an American merchant brigantine discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores Islands on December 4, 1872. The Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia found her in a disheveled but seaworthy condition under partial sail and with her lifeboat missing. The last entry in her log was dated ten days earlier. She had left New York City for Genoa on November 7 and was still amply provisioned when found. Her cargo of denatured alcohol was intact, and the captain's and crew's personal belongings were undisturbed. None of those who had been on board were ever seen or heard from again.Email: sreekala.kp2@gmail.com

Our first “swap-cast” with the guys who brought it all together! We recall how the relationships and events initiated back in 2014, and reminisce about the great people that have gotten involved to grow this community of historical curiosity. The Contact at the Cabin tours in southwestern Colorado are reviewed, and future plans are previewed: a “Grail Mystery” tour into France and a “Plato’s Atlantis” tour to the Azores Islands. We detail the May trip into the Channeled Scablands of central Washington State with map browsing, photo sharing, and quick listings of the five-day itinerary. RC also provides info on the naming of the podcast, why we’ve been covering the topics in its first 55 episodes, and teases some of the many projects we’re working on, alliances we’re developing, and upgrades we’re planning as we take this work to the next level… CBD RECOMMENDED - you can also get FREE shipping on your order!  Use code: “RCshipsFREE” (not case sensitive) when you check out at https://www.cbdfromthegods.com  Support Randall Carlson's efforts to discover and share pivotal paradigm-shifting information! Improve the quality of the podcast and future videos. Allow him more time for his research into the many scientific journals, books, and his expeditions into the field, as he continues to decipher the clues that explain the mysteries of our past, and prepare us for the future... Donate to this work thru his Patreon subscription/membership site, and receive special perks: https://patreon.com/RandallCarlson Or make a one-time donation thru PayPal, credit/debit card or other account here: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8YVDREQ9SMKL6&source=url   http://www.RandallCarlson.com has the podcast, RC’s blog, galleries, and products to purchase! T-shirts available here: https://randallcarlson.com/product-category/apparel/ Scablands May REXpedition: http://ContactattheCabin.com/Carlson Podcast crew email: Kosmographia1618@gmail.com Info on upcoming trips with Randall and the crew: TOURS@RandallCarlson.com Offer your time/services/accommodations here: VOLUNTEER@RandallCarlson.com Add to the expanding library of evidence here: RESEARCH@RandallCarlson.com Small class lectures "Cosmography 101" from '06-'09 on Brad's original channel: https://youtube.com/geocosmicrex     Kosmographia logo and design animation by Brothers of the Serpent. Check out their podcast: http://www.BrothersoftheSerpent.com/ Theme “Deos” and bumper music by Fifty Dollar Dynasty: http://www.FiftyDollarDynasty.net/ Video recording, editing and publishing by Bradley Young with YSI Productions LLC (copyrights), with audio mastered by Kyle Allen.  LINKS:  Watch the livestream version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-mnWUl45I4 Check on Darren and Graham’s podcast here: https://grimerica.ca Upcoming “Contact at the Cabin” events: http://contactatthecabin.com Video series of RC with Graham Hancock: https://www.howtube.com/video-series/view?id=39 Brad’s drone video at Potholes Cataract: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujnEh8YuVbU Scablands flyover in Google Earth movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQSqcRuHEYE USGS detailed maps of North America: https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/  Sedona seminar with Randall: https://www.worldviewzmedia.com/seminars Highlights from the Oct 2020 “Southwest Experience”: https://www.worldviewzmedia.com/seminars/virtual-roadtrip-randall-carlson-oct-22-25-2020 CBD FROM THE GODS LINK:  http://www.cbdfromthegods.com COUPON CODE: RCshipsFREE

Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here's what happened on December 5th. It's a maritime mystery that's never been solved: On this day in 1872, a British captain spotted an American ship called the Mary Celeste sailing erratically with its sails fully raised near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.

Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on December 5th. It’s a maritime mystery that’s never been solved: On this day in 1872, a British captain spotted an American ship called the Mary Celeste sailing erratically with its sails fully raised near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.

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What would you do if while vacationing on a small island in Portugal, the Corona Virus' quick spread suddenly makes it very challenging for you to get home. The Corona Virus Chronicles (Week 2) with Andy Vanr Andy shares his crazy story of trying to get back to Canada from a small, remote Island on Portugal's Azores Islands as COVID-19 spread rapidly gets worse. From prop planes to ferry boats to rental cars and cancelled flights. How did Andy and his wife make it home? About The Guest Andy is always looking for the next vacation location for him and his wife to visit. They enjoy fun and active road trips and discovering exciting places along the way. On AvrexTravel, they enjoy sharing their authentic travels and providing their readers with some great one-week travel ideas. Website: Avrex Travel Resources, Tips & Tricks: Home Trust - Credit Card with no foreign exchange fees Get an advanced supply of your medication.  Pack N95 Masks (When travelling during a pandemic - hopefully not any time soon) Listen to the locals.  Prepare for the worst that can happen. It's essential to think about your money, but it can trump your health and safety Related Blog Posts: What To See In Lisbon In 2 Days - Rudderless Travel 72 Hour Lagos Holiday - Rudderless Travel Sponsors: Toronto Bloggers Collective (Toronto Based Facebook Group)Website | Facebook Group GPSmyCityBlog Post & App Articles Standard LuggageBlog Post | Buy Now SquadCast - Tool for recording remote podcast interviews

Next up on our tour of the 9 Azores Islands, we land on the island of Flores! Joseph also talks about weird flowers, as a complimentary addition to the main topic! Hope you enjoy.   New Music Minute-Amanda Lince - Pena Sem Fiança   If you like the show and would like to get exclusive bonus material such as: Extended CAB Gabs, bonus mini-sodes, long form Era Uma Vez stories, and a lot of other goodies visit our Patreon page at calaabocashow.com/support and support the show.    Check out our latest videos on our website  calaabocashow.com/cabtv   OUR SPONSORS Rooster Camisa - Home of Portuguese Inspired Products Visit roostercamisa.com and use the promo code CABSHOW19 to let them know we sent you.    Ginja9 - Portuguese Sour Cherry Liqueur  Visit ginja9.com and use the promo code CALAABOCA10 to let them know we sent you.    Connect With Us: • Comment on the shownotes • Email feedback@calaabocashow.com • Subscribe to the Cala A Boca Show on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, and iHeart Radio • Follow us on FB, Instagram and Twitter @calaabocashow • Visit our website calaabocashow.com

DECEMBER 2 1804 Napoleon crowned emperor Link to full episode on this 1823 During his annual address to Congress, President James Monroe proclaims a new U.S. foreign policy initiative that becomes known as the “Monroe Doctrine." 1859 Militant abolitionist John Brown is executed on charges of treason, murder and insurrection. 1917 A formal ceasefire is proclaimed throughout the battle zone between Russia and the Central Powers. 1954 The U.S. Senate votes 65 to 22 to condemn Senator Joseph R. McCarthy for conduct unbecoming of a senator. DECEMBER 3 1912 Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro sign an armistice with Turkey, ending the first Balkan War. DECEMBER 4 1783 On December 4, 1783, future President George Washington, then commanding general of the Continental Army, summons his military officers to Fraunces Tavern in New York City to inform them that he will be resigning his commission and returning to civilian life. 1942 In Warsaw, a group of Polish Christians put their own lives at risk when they set up the Council for the Assistance of the Jews. 1952 Heavy smog begins to hover over London, England, on December 4, 1952. It persists for five days, leading to the deaths of at least 4,000 people. 1992 President George H.W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia, a war-torn East African nation where rival warlords were preventing the distribution of humanitarian aid to thousands of starving Somalis. DECEMBER 5 1872 The Dei Gratia, a small British brig under Captain David Morehouse, spots the Mary Celeste, an American vessel, sailing erratically but at full sail near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was seaworthy, its stores and supplies were untouched, but not a soul was onboard. 1945 At 2:10 p.m., five U.S. Navy Avenger torpedo-bombers comprising Flight 19 take off from the Ft. Lauderdale Naval Air Station in Florida on a routine three-hour training mission. Flight 19 was scheduled to take them due east for 120 miles, north for 73 miles, and then back over a final 120-mile leg that would return them to the naval base. They never returned. 1964 The first Medal of Honor awarded to a U.S. serviceman for action in Vietnam is presented to Capt. Roger Donlon of Saugerties, New York, for his heroic action earlier in the year. 1978 In an effort to prop up an unpopular pro-Soviet regime in Afghanistan, the Soviet Union signs a “friendship treaty” with the Afghan government agreeing to provide economic and military assistance. 2013 Nelson Mandela, the former activist who overcame a nearly three-decade prison stint to become president of South Africa, passes away after years of struggling with health issues. He was 95. DECEMBER 6 1884 in Washington, D.C., workers place a nine-inch aluminum pyramid atop a tower of white marble, completing the construction of an impressive monument to the city's namesake and the nation's first president, George Washington. 1921 The Irish Free State, comprising four-fifths of Ireland, is declared, ending a five-year Irish struggle for independence from Britain.

Randall goes through lots of published research from major journals, sonar scans and bathymetric data showing numerous and recent landslides from the Canary Islands, likely from seismic activity, and dated consistently around the Pleistocene/Holocene transition period. We also look at how many features in the Azores Islands match up with those described in the writings of Plato. Support this work thru our Patreon subscription/membership sites, and receive special perks: https://patreon.com/RandallCarlson and https://patreon.com/geocosmicrex Watch the series in sequence on GeoCosmicRex to get all the evidence presented as Randall builds his case: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... You can also watch on https://youtube.com/kosmographia to see full-length, with extra scenes, including extensive show notes in the description. Kosmographia logo and design animation by Brothers of the Serpent  Intro music by Fifty Dollar Dynasty

Evans & Mondy's surf chat is so potent that even the watery isolation of the Mid Atlantic ridge isn't enough to stop it from reaching every corner of the shredosphere! Yes, the boys are back in the beautiful Azores Islands and back on the tools. Episode 8 brings you a debrief on the ISA World Games in Japan, real time updates from Paul's Guinness World Record attempt (most days commentated for WSL in a calendar month)and an exclusive behind the scenes look at the wozzle's Longboard tour. Elsewhere, Sacred Cows returns with the nomination of log lord Joel Tudor for consideration. Will he be put out to toot on the green green grass of the pasture, or be sent to the abattoir to receive the dreaded mercy lever? Find out! Meanwhile, with mental health issues thankfully becoming more and more talked about in the surf and other communities where traditionally, men were reluctant to talk about their feelings, Ben catches up with former WCT surf Toby Martin about a recent initiative Down Under where surfer like Murdz, Garth Dicko and Kurt Nyholm spread the word about dealing with mental health issues and particularly, suicide prevention. Running time: 41m42s Get in touch: editor@wavelengthmag.com @wavelengthmag Brought to you by Four Five CBD www.fourfivecbd.co.uk

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from an amazing archipelago — and the nine westernmost islands of Europe, out in the Atlantic Ocean — the Azores islands. Journalist Tatiana Ourique joins the show with the unique position in history held by the Azores, and Historian Francisco Maduro Dias discusses the surprising role the Azores played in the U.S. Civil War. And here’s another surprise — the real story behind the bullfights in the Azores — and how — and why — they don’t kill the bulls. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes the Azores.  

This week, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from an amazing archipelago — and the nine westernmost islands of Europe, out in the Atlantic Ocean — the Azores islands. Journalist Tatiana Ourique joins the show with the unique position in history held by the Azores, and Historian Francisco Maduro Dias discusses the surprising role the Azores played in the U.S. Civil War. And here’s another surprise — the real story behind the bullfights in the Azores — and how — and why — they don’t kill the bulls. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes the Azores.  

Neutrality is not the same thing as passivity. Just ask the many nations who had to walk an extremely thin tightrope during World War 2 to stay out of the war (in which they saw nothing for themselves to gain) but not get invaded by a more powerful neighbor. Some nations tried merely not to get invaded. Portugal had to keep up its client relationship with Britain but not anger Hitler by helping them too much. Britain claimed the right to use Portuguese ports under the terms of a 14th century treaty. But Portugal had to refuse Britain the right to use the Azores Islands as an airbase until years into the war.Other nations profited heavily from World War Two thanks to its neutrality. Switzerland was the finance hub of 1940s Europe, as both Axis and Allied powers deposited their valuables in Swiss bank accounts and safety deposit boxes. But in recent years some have called Switzerland's actions war profiteering, especially as Switzerland laundered hundreds of millions of dollars in stolen assets, including gold taken from the central banks of German-occupied Europe. At the war's end, Holocaust survivors and the heirs of those who perished met a wall of bureaucracy and only a handful managed to reclaim their assets. Some of the dormant accounts were taken by the Swiss authorities to satisfy claims of Swiss nationals whose property was seized by Communist regimes in East Central Europe.Turkey was still devastated by the endless Ottoman wars from 1911-1922 and sat out World War Two. But they held vast reserves of chromite, necessary for making steel, which they happily sold to Axis powers. All the while Turkey held out the hope that Britain could use its islands to invade Europe from the Balkans in return for advanced aircraft. Turkey only entered the war in 1945 (and only to get a seat at the forthcoming United Nations) but profited well from the massive conflict. This episode is based on a question from listener Chris Wentworth. He asked me why some nations like Turkey, were so involved with World War One but took a backseat during World War Two, which arguably did more to create our modern world than any other event.

In this episode, I interview a very dear friend of mine, Joana Meneses, who has built an amazing retreat business in her homeland of Portugal (in the Azores Islands, to be more specific). I went to visit her last year for some much-needed restoration myself and, not only was I restored, I was deeply touched and inspired by the place and the people that she introduced me to. Since the entire month on the Grace & Grit podcast is dedicated to the theme RESTORE, I thought it would be a great opportunity to host this incredible friend of mine so you can hear from her first hand how she was able to combine her love of movement with her native country, to create a restoration opportunity like no other. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I enjoyed doing it:) Click here to learn more and LISTEN NOW! >>Are you loving the Grace & Grit Podcast? Help us keep the mic on! Then head over to iTunes and leave a review so the Grace and Grit message can spread to more women who need to hear it. Looking for more Grace & Grit? Visit GraceandGrit.com

Hosts Peter and Rob Skype-in Carlos Picanco -- Commercial and Marketing Director at Futurismo Azores Adventures -- to discuss the Atlantic archipelago and why it has become 2018's hottest destination.

António Maçanita is involved with several wine projects throughout Portugal, including Fitapreta in the Alentejo, Maçanita Vinhos in the Douro Valley, and the Azores Wine Company on the Azores Islands. António discusses the rapid change that is happening on the island of Pico, as hundreds of hectares of vineyard are being replanted after over a century of decline. He explains the winemaking history of the area, and points to the reasons why there is a resurgence in interest in grape vines on Pico, an island in the Azores. António also uses his knowledge of old texts to provide commentary on the changes. He further discusses the Alentejo region, and the winemaking history of that zone, while detailing the characteristics of some of that area's signature grape varieties. And António divulges the unorthodox approach that he is taking to winemaking in the Douro Valley of Portugal. This interview provides both an overview of important Portuguese wine regions, and an analysis of how they have changed over time. This episode is sponsored by: SevenFifty Effervescence The Historic Vineyard Tasting

Resilience, passion, mardi gras, crawfish, beer, music, and the people: there’s a lot to love in New Orleans, and the ONE thing that brings people together more than the food is a mutual love of cocktails. In celebration of this – and everything else in the city’s vibrant, three-hundred year history – we are chatting with Eileen Bivalacqua & Mary Anna Rogers, co-owners of Seven Three Distilling.   Eileen is the distiller’s resident “Boss Lady,” making sure that everything is organized and that things get done. She is their brand ambassador of sorts in New Orleans and beyond, spreading the word about these delicious local spirits. Mary Anna, on the other hand, draws on her extensive history in the hospitality industry to oversee the team and create a world-class experience for Seven Three visitors.     Are you ready for an adventure? Because I want to show you a side of the LA food scene that most people will never get to see! When you join me for a LA Food Adventure, we will visit 6 restaurants to fill your belly, taste some drinks, socialize with some incredibly cool people, and get behind-the-scenes access that others aren’t privy to. You can learn more and reserve your spot at LAFoodAdventures.com.   We also discuss: These girls’ VERY different backgrounds What the name ‘Seven Three’ means Why this couple of couples decided to open a distillery The physical layout of the distillery The New Orleans vibe New Orleans’ historic red light district, Storyville The distillation process & local laws Creating the flavor profile of their spirits Celebrating the story of spirits Growing in the future Resources: Learn more at seventhreedistilling.com Connect with Seven Three: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Tour New Orleans with Eileen’s other business: Pelican New Orleans Eileen Bivalacqua’s Bio: Eileen leapt headlong into launching Seven Three with her husband, Sal, and their friends Jeff and Mary Anna Rogers in 2015. As the distillery’s official “Boss Lady,” she applies her formidable skill at managing people, organizing operations, and getting things done. She’s also Seven Three’s “boots on the ground,” main point of contact, and brand ambassador in New Orleans and beyond — duties that have allowed her to meet interesting and unique people across the spirits industry, as well as dive even deeper into the amazing New Orleans community.   The child of parents who immigrated from the Azores Islands, Eileen piloted an ancient Honda from New Hampshire to New Orleans in 1999 and never looked back. After earning an MFA degree in arts administration from UNO, she worked from 2004-2011 as an artists’ rep and gallery manager, then switched gears and took a job at then-boyfriend, now-husband Sal’s law firm, where she still puts in a little time these days. The local live music scene is a strong #1 on Eileen’s “What I Love About New Orleans” list, and when it’s time to wet her whistle, she, like Sal, reaches for a refreshing Gentilly Gin on the rocks with a dash of citrus bitters, an olive, and a twist. Mary Anna Rogers’ Bio: Mary Anna co-founded Seven Three with her husband, Jeff, and their friends Sal and Eileen Bivalacqua. Inspired by a distillery visit during a family vacation, she returned home to New Orleans determined to create local spirits — a natural extension of her deep experience in the hospitality business as co-owner of Pelican New Orleans and its brands, Cajun Encounters, New Orleans Legendary Walking Tours, and Audubon Limousine. Today, Mary Anna helps oversee the team and create a world-class distillery and tourism experience for Seven Three visitors.   She’s a near-New Orleans native, having grown up in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and settled in nearby Slidell, Louisiana, after college. Mary Anna’s grandmother lived near City Park, which meant plenty of visits and Mardi Gras memories. Now officially a local,

Mary Celeste (often misreported as Marie Celeste) was an American merchant brigantine, discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores Islands, on December 5, 1872. The Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia found her in a dishevelled but seaworthy condition, under partial sail, and with her lifeboat missing. The last entry in her log was dated ten days earlier. She had left New York City for Genoa on November 7, and on discovery was still amply provisioned. Her cargo of denatured alcohol was intact, and the captain's and crew's personal belongings were undisturbed. None of those who had been on board were ever seen or heard from again.Mary Celeste was built in Spencer's Island, Nova Scotia, and launched under British registration as Amazon, in 1861. She transferred to American ownership and registration in 1868, when she acquired her new name, and thereafter sailed uneventfully until her 1872 voyage. At the salvage hearings in Gibraltar, following her recovery, the court's officers considered various possibilities of foul play, including mutiny by Mary Celeste's crew, piracy by the Dei Gratia crew or others, and conspiracy to carry out insurance or salvage fraud. No convincing evidence supported these theories, but unresolved suspicions led to a relatively low salvage award.The inconclusive nature of the hearings helped to foster continued speculation as to the nature of the mystery, and the story has repeatedly been complicated by false detail and fantasy. Hypotheses that have been advanced include the effects on the crew of alcohol fumes rising from the cargo, submarine earthquakes (seaquakes), waterspouts, attacks by giant squid, and paranormal intervention.After the Gibraltar hearings, Mary Celeste continued in service under new owners. In 1885, her captain deliberately wrecked her off the coast of Haiti, as part of an attempted insurance fraud. The story of her 1872 abandonment has been recounted and dramatized many times, in documentaries, novels, plays and films, and the name of the ship has become a byword for unexplained desertion.

Mary Celeste (often misreported as Marie Celeste) was an American merchant brigantine, discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores Islands, on December 5, 1872. The Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia found her in a dishevelled but seaworthy condition, under partial sail, and with her lifeboat missing. The last entry in her log was dated ten days earlier. She had left New York City for Genoa on November 7, and on discovery was still amply provisioned. Her cargo of denatured alcohol was intact, and the captain's and crew's personal belongings were undisturbed. None of those who had been on board were ever seen or heard from again.Mary Celeste was built in Spencer's Island, Nova Scotia, and launched under British registration as Amazon, in 1861. She transferred to American ownership and registration in 1868, when she acquired her new name, and thereafter sailed uneventfully until her 1872 voyage. At the salvage hearings in Gibraltar, following her recovery, the court's officers considered various possibilities of foul play, including mutiny by Mary Celeste's crew, piracy by the Dei Gratia crew or others, and conspiracy to carry out insurance or salvage fraud. No convincing evidence supported these theories, but unresolved suspicions led to a relatively low salvage award.The inconclusive nature of the hearings helped to foster continued speculation as to the nature of the mystery, and the story has repeatedly been complicated by false detail and fantasy. Hypotheses that have been advanced include the effects on the crew of alcohol fumes rising from the cargo, submarine earthquakes (seaquakes), waterspouts, attacks by giant squid, and paranormal intervention.After the Gibraltar hearings, Mary Celeste continued in service under new owners. In 1885, her captain deliberately wrecked her off the coast of Haiti, as part of an attempted insurance fraud. The story of her 1872 abandonment has been recounted and dramatized many times, in documentaries, novels, plays and films, and the name of the ship has become a byword for unexplained desertion.

One of the most mysterious nautical disappearances in modern times – The Mary Celeste. The Mary Celeste was an American merchant brigantine, discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores Islands, on December 5, 1872. The Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia found her in a dishevelled but seaworthy condition, under partial sail, and with her lifeboat missing. All crew members were missing. The last entry in her log was dated ten days earlier. She had left New York City for Genoa on November 7, and on discovery was still amply provisioned. Her cargo of denatured alcohol was intact, and the captain's and crew's personal belongings were undisturbed. None of those who had been on board were ever seen or heard from again. So what had happened to the Mary Celeste and its crew? Was it a rogue wave, an insurance scam, mutiny, a sea monster, aliens or a seaquake? We will investigate and provide detailed information about the Mary Celeste and the mysterious disappearance of its crew. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.