Podcasts about Baron

Boarding this week's giddy carousel of news, we ride the following ponies … … the Sliding Doors moment that made a ‘50s star a fortune … Soft Cell's Dave Ball and the art of being the Other One in a pop duo … Bohemian Rhapsody, O Superman, I Feel Fine: records that sounded like nothing before them … what links the Prodigy, Wet Leg, Daft Punk and Donna Summer? … how all bands need a bad patch to make you appreciate the good ones … “the concept album is a good servant but a bad master” … Expensive = Reassuringly valuable? Cheap = Worthless? … a new Taylor Swift album in ‘sweat and vanilla-perfumed orange glitter vinyl', anyone? … and the tricks singers use to disguise the fact that they can't hit the top notes anymore. … plus ‘the Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria' by Blue Öyster Cult and birthday guest Phil Hopwood on best and worst concept albums.Help us to keep The Longest Conversation In Rock going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boarding this week's giddy carousel of news, we ride the following ponies … … the Sliding Doors moment that made a ‘50s star a fortune … Soft Cell's Dave Ball and the art of being the Other One in a pop duo … Bohemian Rhapsody, O Superman, I Feel Fine: records that sounded like nothing before them … what links the Prodigy, Wet Leg, Daft Punk and Donna Summer? … how all bands need a bad patch to make you appreciate the good ones … “the concept album is a good servant but a bad master” … Expensive = Reassuringly valuable? Cheap = Worthless? … a new Taylor Swift album in ‘sweat and vanilla-perfumed orange glitter vinyl', anyone? … and the tricks singers use to disguise the fact that they can't hit the top notes anymore. … plus ‘the Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria' by Blue Öyster Cult and birthday guest Phil Hopwood on best and worst concept albums.Help us to keep The Longest Conversation In Rock going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kylie, Yazmin, Baron, Yellow Boi Kai, Shelbsters and I watch WWE Halloween Havoc 2025. HAPPY SPOOKY SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!

This sermon was preached by Colin Baron at the Fallowfield site of Christ Church Manchester on Sunday 26th October 2025.

Accomplished journalist Marty Baron will speak at the Gateway Journalism Review's 14th First Amendment Celebration on Nov. 2 on “The Case for Worry...and for Optimism.” Baron served as editor of the Boston Globe during its Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Catholic priest sex abuse scandals and later as executive editor of the Washington Post when Amazon owner Jeff Bezos became its owner. Baron speaks with producer Olivia Mizelle about the state of journalism and how the industry has evolved over his decades-long career. He also shares his thoughts on the current state of First Amendment protections, journalism's role in democracy and how the industry can move forward during uncertain times.

Lunar Sessions 131 Tracklist: FIRST HOUR 1.Dorian Craft, Meloko, Baron, Selim Sivade - It's True (Original Mix) Mindgame Records 2. Carmelphat Marten Lou - Save Me (Extended) Warmer Music 3. Pete Tong, Max Zotti, Moblack, Monolink - Apocalypse (Tripolism Remix) Embassy One 4. Adriatique, Tim Engelhardt, Coach Harrison - Maybe (Extended Mix) Siamese 5. Sam Shure - Manifest (Original Mix) Tau 6. Denis Naidanow, Super Flu - Surrender (Original Mix) Monaberry 7. BOg - Work Your Body (Original Mix) ATLANT 8. Wurtz, Shared System - I Can Feel It (Original Mix9 Automatik 9. The Yard Woman - Locked (Extended Mix) Amaeo 10. Henri Bergmann, CENKK - Get Together (Original Mix) Automatik 11. Rozyo, Vlad Gold - Orbis (Original Mix) Area Verde 12. IURII, Unseen, Archangel26 - Spacecraft (Original Mix) Frequenza 13. Zerky, Adam Sellouk - Touch it (Extended Mix) Spinnin Deep SECOND HOUR 14. Einmusika, Delta Vaults - Back to Life (Extended Mix) Einmusika Recordings 15. Rafael Cerato, Lena Sue - Blush (Original Mix) Diynamic 16. Skytech, Kevin McKay, Fideles - Work (Extended mix) Glasgow Underground 17. My Friend - Keep it Hot (Extended Mix) Clockwork Pigeon 18. Diana Miro, Cristoph - Echoes (Extended Mix) Interstellar Recordings 19. Deeparture - Stereophonic (Extended Mix) Zerothree 20. Floyd West22 - Run that Back (Original Mix) 21. Carl Cox, Riva Starr, Hyperloop - Shake the Nation (Extended Mix) Factory 93 22. Mau P - TESLA (Extended Mix) Insomniac 23. Gaddi - Ignorance (Extended Mix) Dark Roast Records 24. Karmon, Luca Luper - Train Flight (Original Mix) Diynamic 25. Sarah de Warren, Charles D, Kasia - Psycho (Original Mix) Drumcode 26. Victor Ruiz - Dance in the Dark (Rework) Volta 27. Carstn - Massachusetts (VIP Extended Remix)

Shane Matthews from www.puntingbaron.com.au joins us with his preview of the Mooney Valley Cox Plate meeting on Saturday.

Advocacy expert Bethany Snyder joins Rusty Stahl to reveal how nonprofit leaders can reclaim their power, speak out boldly, and protect the sector from political attacks.In this powerful episode of Fund the People, host Rusty Stahl sits down with advocacy strategist Bethany Snyder, founder of Snyder Strategies, to explore how nonprofits can — and must — use their voices boldly in today's political climate. Snyder argues that the nonprofit sector is “on the menu” under the Trump administration's attacks on civil society, and the only way off is to reclaim a seat at the policymaking table. With a mix of urgency and humor, she calls on nonprofit leaders to act from a place of strength, not fear, reminding them that their power is exactly why they're being targeted.Drawing on her career spanning grassroots campaigns, public policy, and a stint as a staffer for Senator Al Franken, Snyder shares practical guidance for organizations to build strategic advocacy programs — not “random acts of advocacy.” She breaks down her Advocacy Roadmap process, showing how nonprofits can engage their members, train effective advocates, and communicate clearly with lawmakers. Whether at the local, state, or federal level, her message is clear: advocacy isn't optional — it's essential to protecting your mission, your community, and the nonprofit sector itself.Guest Bio:Bethany Snyder, MPP, is the powerhouse behind Snyder Strategies, LLC, where she helps nonprofit and membership organizations build bold and effective advocacy programs that drive real change. With nearly 25 years of experience spanning communications, advocacy, and public affairs, Bethany has worn many hats—grassroots advocacy director, lobbyist, consultant, communications director, and even a U.S. Senate staffer—bringing a wealth of expertise to every project she touches.She is also the recent former Director of the Iowa Nonprofit Alliance, during which she Bethany championed the work of Iowa's 23,000 nonprofit organizations and the professionals who power them, ensuring their voices were heard and amplified.A proud Hawkeye with a BA from the University of Iowa and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Minnesota, Bethany's dedication to community runs deep. She leads Central Iowa Rainbow Families, chairs One Iowa Action and the Urbandale Civil Rights Commission, and serves on the board of Family Equality, all while advocating for a more equitable future.Links to Resources:Bethany Snyder – Snyder Strategieshttps://www.snyderstrategies.me/Bethany helps nonprofits and social justice organizations find their advocacy voice and build lasting policy impact.Snyder Strategies Quiz - What's Your Advocacy Edge? https://snyder-strategies.involve.me/nonprofit-advocacy-quizAdvocacy With Sass (Bethany's blog)https://www.snyderstrategies.me/advocacy-with-sassA three-minute questionnaire to help you understand where you are on your advocacy journey—so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.Senator Al Franken (D-MN) Bethany previously served as a staffer for Senator Franken during his first term in office.CDC Smokefree Programs - Background on the national movement to promote smokefree air policies — the kind Bethany helped advance early in her career.Foundations on the Hill - A national gathering where foundation and philanthropic leaders meet with federal lawmakers to advocate for charitable giving and organized philanthropy.Bolder Advocacy (Alliance for Justice) - A top resource for nonprofit and foundation advocacy training, tools, and legal guidance.The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen (One of the most under-rated yet joyfully wacky and amazing films of all time, according to Rusty)

Ce mardi 21 octobre, Antoine Larigaudrie a reçu Félix Baron, fondateur du Club des Investisseurs Indépendants, et Laurent Grassin, directeur des médias chez Boursorama, Gilles Santacreu, trader algorithmique et administrateur du site Boursikoter.com, Maître Céline Deschamps, notaire et porte-parole du Conseil supérieur du notariat, Arnaud Gihan, responsable iShares & Wealth France, Belgique et Luxembourg du Groupe BlackRock, Olivier Dajnak, responsable de l'Ingénierie Patrimoniale et Financière chez Suravenir dans l'émission Tout pour investir sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au vendredi et réécoutez la en podcast.

Ce mardi 21 octobre, Antoine Larigaudrie a reçu Félix Baron, fondateur du Club des Investisseurs Indépendants, et Laurent Grassin, directeur des médias chez Boursorama, dans l'émission Tout pour investir sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au vendredi et réécoutez la en podcast.

Tényleg minden tudás ideiglenes a tudományban? Ugyanazokra az eredményekre jutnánk és ugyanígy festene a világ, ha a történelem kezdetétől minden tudományos felismerést újra akarnánk alkotni? Az eredmény vagy a folyamat a fontosabb produktum? A Brain Baron a Richter Gedeon Nyrt. tudományos főtanácsadója, Dr. Szántay Csaba, és Dr. Szabó Csaba farmakológus, az Elpazarolt orvostudomány írója vitáztak.

The monarchy's most dramatic week in decades culminated in a late-night Friday bombshell: Prince Andrew formally surrendered ALL his titles and honors—Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron of Killyleagh—after Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir detailed graphic allegations he was "entitled—as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright." The announcement came just hours after the book revealed Andrew correctly guessed her age (seventeen) and said his daughters were "just a little younger."But royal experts immediately recognized whose victory this represented: Prince William's! Tom Sykes called it "the first great triumph of King William V," with sources saying William was "the driving force in twisting Andrew's arm so far behind his back that he finally squealed." Jennie Bond confirmed: "William was determined to clear the way" as the "Andrew problem" obstructed his plans.Meanwhile, "horrifying" photos of King Charles looking gaunt exposed his deteriorating condition, with sources confirming palace "demise planning" is underway. Sykes wrote Charles's "suit is falling off him" as power flows to William: "Charles may sit on the throne, but William is quietly choreographing the institution's future." Plus: Meghan's friend admits Duchess is "literally lost" as As Ever brand fails, Harry's reconciliation collapsed after security demands, and Giuffre's family called Andrew's surrender "a vindication for survivors everywhere"!Check out "Palace Intrigue Presents: King WIlliam" here.

One Chiropractic vs Allopathic Medicine, Break Free From Your Pills:Baron Hoag, an executive director with over 25 years in chiropractic healthcare, discussed his journey from a sales role to founding One Chiropractic, a nonprofit advocating for the profession. He highlighted the challenges of traditional trade associations, citing a 310% membership growth in Ohio during his tenure. Baron emphasized the importance of chiropractic in enhancing brain-body communication and reducing inflammation. He also shared his subscription-based chiropractic model, offering four visits a month for $160, and his commitment to life balance, operating his clinic 27 hours a week. The conversation also touched on the limitations of allopathic medicine and the need for a more holistic approach to health. The conversation highlights the evolving perspectives on generational differences, particularly in the technology and health sectors. Speaker 1 notes the newer generations' focus on research and data, while Speaker 2 discusses the archaic health practices in the military, emphasizing the need for chiropractic care to address non-combat-related injuries. They also touch on the political landscape and the potential for health reforms under new leadership. Speaker 2 shares personal experiences, including working with the DoD and suing the Australian government, to advocate for chiropractic care. The discussion concludes with a call to embrace passion over fear and think differently to achieve personal freedom. Quote: Medicine is the study of disease and what causes man to die. Chiropractic is the study of health and what causes man to live. ~ B.J. PalmerYour Co-Host Today:Bharon Hoag is the Executive Director of OneChiropractic, the most disruptive advocacy organization in chiropractic today, dedicated to challenging the profession's status quo. With over 25 years of experience, Hoag brings a unique perspective shaped by owning and managing clinics, counseling over 1,000 healthcare facilities. As a former Executive Director of the Ohio State Chiropractic Association, he introduced a hands-on approach to association management, driving a 26% membership increase in his first year and transforming the organization's influence and revenue. Known for his dynamic speaking style, Bharon bridges divides within the chiropractic profession, uniting practitioners with clarity and purpose. Through OneChiropractic, he champions cultural authority, practitioner rights, and public access to chiropractic care, aiming to make it the world's leading healthcare choice for people in pain. His passion lies in empowering chiropractors and shaping a thriving future for the profession and helping people understand chiropractic is a viable solution for pain. Today's Top 3 Takeaways:Subscription-Based Chiropractic Business ModelChiropractic Success vs Allopathic MedicineIntegrating Chiropractic Care for our Military's Health Today's Guest Co-Host Links:www.onechiropractic.orgwww.defendchiropractic.org Mentioned Influencers:https://heidihaavik.com/books/BrainTap - Your Brain Fitness App Watch us on YouTube:https://youtu.be/qPqsrS48Ip4 Timestamped Show Notes:14:50 – Most Chiropractors are the best...

Palace Intrigue delivers the most explosive royal breaking news yet as Prince Andrew formally relinquishes ALL remaining titles and honors in a devastating Friday night announcement. The disgraced Duke of York loses his dukedom, Earl of Inverness, Baron of Killyleagh, and Knight of the Garter status after years of Charles protecting him—but insiders reveal Prince William's "ruthless" pressure finally forced the king's hand. Royal insider Deep Crown exposes the real story: "This is Prince William's methodical consolidation of royal power. Andrew's removal wasn't just punishment—it was William and Charles surgically removing a liability." Sources confirm William "was prepared to be more ruthless than his father" in what experts call "the Windsors' genteel version of the revolver in the locked room." The shocking move comes just days before Virginia Giuffre's memoir drops, with her family declaring Andrew's fall a "vindication" and "victory for every single survivor." But new bombshells emerge as Andrew's secret meetings with Chinese espionage officials are exposed, including three encounters with President Xi Jinping's chief of staff. Plus, Andrew faces lonely Christmas at Royal Lodge watching golf on TV while William "ostentatiously ignored him" at recent funeral.Check out "Palace Intrigue Presents: King WIlliam" here.

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In this Episode, Will is joined by Merzain to finally discuss what happened at Nashcon 2025.  The guys talk about what it was like for Josh to be judging an event he has previously won while watching his friends compete against one another.  Then the guys talk about Will's matchups and why he chose Wakanda for some and Sam-led Avengers for others.  They also discuss the strategies the opponents used to keep things competitive on the tabletop.  Enjoy! Baron of Dice - HouseParty for 5% off! Patreon and Merch and more! Krydrufi Hobby Station Thing USE CODE: KRYDRUFI-HPP Connect with us on Facebook @housepartyprotocol HPP on Youtube Discord - HPP_Will Email us - housepartyprotocolpod@gmail.com BattleKiwi - PARTYKIWI The Gamer's Guild Blacksitestudio.com - HOUSEPARTY15

Baron Geisler, anak kay Nadia, kumusta na?Deretsahan! Pokwang may kuda kina Fyang at Ella Cruz!Elias TV, ba't denied sa US?

This week the American figurative abstract painter and writer Sophie Kipner who primarily uses the blind contouring technique. Sophie was born in Santa Monica in 1982 into an artistically musical family; her English mother Lizzie was a singer and dancer, her Australian father Steve, a songwriter, musician and producer, her grandfather, a songwriter and producer, and her brother Harrison, also a songwriter, musician and producer. Sophie however was to take a different route with an early interest in art, particularly sketching and learning portraiture, which would carry her through to her professional career.  Her parents emphasized self expression as a learning tool, encouraging her creativity. While attending Viewpoint High School in Calabasas she developed an interest in photography. Sophie was the first member of her family to attend college and she chose The Annenberg School at the University of Southern California to study journalism and public relations, graduating magna cum laude with a BA in 2005. Her earliest exposure to art and artists included visits to galleries in Europe with her mother, which is where the abstract work of Picasso caught her eye and subconsciously imprinted an influence that would later become apparent in her own work. After graduating Sophie spent time working for her aunt at Apogee Electronics where she learned a number of skills that would help her later in her own business. Her love of writing, especially short stories, became an important and relevant aspect of her career. From 2013-15 she worked at The Society Club in London. It was during this time that she introduced sketching games to her dinner parties, which unlocked her love of art again after many years focusing on her writing. After moving back to LA Sophie began showing her work on social media and taking commissions. This eventually led to her decision to become a full time artist and since 2015 she has had her works shown in multiple solo and group gallery exhibitions and sold into commercial and private collections globally, including the Salam Art Collection in Iraq. Her writing was also gaining momentum and in 2017, her first book, The Optimist, a satirical look at the extremity of romantic desperation, was published by Unbound in the UK and later in the US and Canada in 2021. The novel was named a “Best Summer Read” by The Daily Mail and optioned for film and television adaptation. Sophie was also the subject of the Oscar-shortlisted short documentary, “Sophie and The Baron”, which chronicles Sophie's friendship and artistic collaboration with legendary Rolling Stone Magazine photographer Baron Wolman. The award-winning film, directed by Alexandria Jackson, premiered at SXSW Film Festival and was acquired by Disney as their first original documentary, and is now streaming worldwide on Disney Plus. Sophie lives and works in Santa Monica, CA. Sophie's links:https://www.sophiekipner.com/https://www.sophiekipner.com/bookhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt13084870/https://www.instagram.com/skipner Some of Sophie's favorite female artists:Paula RegoAlice NeelKatherine BradfordCristina BanBanHilda PalafoxFrida KahloRobin F Williams Host: Chris StaffordProduced by Hollowell StudiosFollow @theaartpodcast on InstagramAART on FacebookEmail: theaartpodcast@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wisp--4769409/support.

CONTENT WARNING: ADULT/DISTURBING THEMES — ABUSE & VIOLENCEWelcome to this week's episode of Fostering Change. Our host, Rob Scheer, sits down with an extraordinary guest — Baron Li, co-owner of Four Tiers Contracting and founder of the CKMD Army.Baron's journey is one of unimaginable pain, resilience, and redemption. A former foster youth who endured 17 placements and severe childhood abuse — including being burned with a clothing iron and cigarettes at just three years old — Baron later survived an attempted murder-for-hire plot that left him shot nine times. Yet, through it all, he transformed trauma into purpose.Today, Baron is building homes and hope through Four Tiers Contracting, employing and mentoring aged-out foster youth, and expanding CKMD Army — a nationwide movement uniting the foster care community with a 50-state resource network.In this powerful and emotional conversation, Rob and Baron discuss:How a childhood marked by violence and instability shaped Baron's mission to help others rebuild their livesHis incredible survival story: “I was shot nine times, left for dead — but I chose not to be a victim. I chose to live, to forgive, and to give back.”How Four Tiers Contracting provides aged-out foster youth with steady employment, mentorship, and a pathway to independenceThe vision behind CKMD Army (Can't Keep Me Down) — a 50-state foster care resource network empowering youth, families, and advocates nationwideWhy Baron believes resilience is forged through service — and that “purpose is the only thing stronger than pain.”Baron Li's story is a testament to the human spirit — proof that even after the darkest moments, there is light. Trauma can shape us, but it never has to define who we become.

This week the American figurative abstract painter and writer Sophie Kipner who primarily uses the blind contouring technique. Sophie was born in Santa Monica in 1982 into an artistically musical family; her English mother Lizzie was a singer and dancer, her Australian father Steve, a songwriter, musician and producer, her grandfather, a songwriter and producer, and her brother Harrison, also a songwriter, musician and producer. Sophie however was to take a different route with an early interest in art, particularly sketching and learning portraiture, which would carry her through to her professional career.  Her parents emphasized self expression as a learning tool, encouraging her creativity. While attending Viewpoint High School in Calabasas she developed an interest in photography. Sophie was the first member of her family to attend college and she chose The Annenberg School at the University of Southern California to study journalism and public relations, graduating magna cum laude with a BA in 2005. Her earliest exposure to art and artists included visits to galleries in Europe with her mother, which is where the abstract work of Picasso caught her eye and subconsciously imprinted an influence that would later become apparent in her own work. After graduating Sophie spent time working for her aunt at Apogee Electronics where she learned a number of skills that would help her later in her own business. Her love of writing, especially short stories, became an important and relevant aspect of her career. From 2013-15 she worked at The Society Club in London. It was during this time that she introduced sketching games to her dinner parties, which unlocked her love of art again after many years focusing on her writing. After moving back to LA Sophie began showing her work on social media and taking commissions. This eventually led to her decision to become a full time artist and since 2015 she has had her works shown in multiple solo and group gallery exhibitions and sold into commercial and private collections globally, including the Salam Art Collection in Iraq. Her writing was also gaining momentum and in 2017, her first book, The Optimist, a satirical look at the extremity of romantic desperation, was published by Unbound in the UK and later in the US and Canada in 2021. The novel was named a “Best Summer Read” by The Daily Mail and optioned for film and television adaptation. Sophie was also the subject of the Oscar-shortlisted short documentary, “Sophie and The Baron”, which chronicles Sophie's friendship and artistic collaboration with legendary Rolling Stone Magazine photographer Baron Wolman. The award-winning film, directed by Alexandria Jackson, premiered at SXSW Film Festival and was acquired by Disney as their first original documentary, and is now streaming worldwide on Disney Plus. Sophie lives and works in Santa Monica, CA. Sophie's links:https://www.sophiekipner.com/https://www.sophiekipner.com/bookhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt13084870/https://www.instagram.com/skipner Some of Sophie's favorite female artists:Paula RegoAlice NeelKatherine BradfordCristina BanBanHilda PalafoxFrida KahloRobin F Williams Host: Chris StaffordProduced by Hollowell StudiosFollow @theaartpodcast on InstagramAART on FacebookEmail: theaartpodcast@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/aart--5814675/support.

The party has taken on a job investigating missing lumberjacks for Tilman Lumber Co. They've mysteriously vanished from the logging camp within the forests of Nordenland, and the Baron wants them found. Dead or alive...This episode is sponsored by VBHealth and FanRoll! Follow the links below to support the pod and get 10% off supplements and dice! Code: "dice" https://vitaliboost.com/discount/Dice Code: "DICE10" https://fanrolldice.com/ref/2745/

Ce mardi 14 octobre, Antoine Larigaudrie a reçu Christian Fontaine, directeur de la rédaction chez Le Revenu, Félix Baron, fondateur du club des Investisseurs Indépendants, Gilles Santacreu, trader algorithmique et administrateur du site Boursikoter.com, Eric Cosserat, président du groupe Perial, et Boris Mlatac, gérant actions thématiques internationales chez Montpensier Arbevel, dans l'émission Tout pour investir sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au vendredi et réécoutez la en podcast.

Ce mardi 14 octobre, Antoine Larigaudrie a reçu Christian Fontaine, directeur de la rédaction Le Revenu, et Félix Baron, fondateur du club des Investisseurs Indépendants, dans l'émission Tout pour investir sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au vendredi et réécoutez la en podcast.

He appeared on Season 15 and Season 17 of American Ninja Warrior on NBC, having reached the finals and participated in the bracket of 32 athletes remaining. This year he competed in the Barbados Ninja Throwdown, after last year having competed in the USA National Championships. For two years now he has competed on the Ninja Sport Network in both Season 3 and Season 4. Since 2021 he has competed in the World Ninja League, seasons 7-11, all after having competed in four seasons of the Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association. In elementary school he had played soccer and CYO basketball, and then in high school started participating in ninja warrior competitions. He is currently a student at the University of Notre Dame, where he is regularly running, lifting, bouldering, and top roping on campus. Through it all, he is using his platform to advocate for an end to world hunger.

No Agenda Episode 1807 - "Keyboard Warrior" "Keyboard Warrior" Columbus Day Special Executive Producers: Sir Nick Knight of Knoxville's 33d Degree Marco Dee Magnaminous Rhoag Duke of the Pacific Trash Vortex Aaron and Erin Estill Sir Tim of the Domestead Sir Chris Cowan Little Miss Daphne The DarlingTM Sir Meister ChitChat Columbus Day Special Associate Executive Producers: Paul Mazzoni Ben & Heather Wright DameHangingLaundry Eli the coffee guy Sir Heeb of Hogtown Linda Lu, Duchess of jobs & writer of winning resumes Dana Brunetti Secretary-General: Secretary General of the Digital Domestead Sir Chris Cowan Secretary-General of Babyland Secretary General of all things good Become a member of the 1808 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Sir Fur > Sir Fur Black Baron of the I-4 Corridor Sir Chris Cowan the ringless Baron of North Austin > Viscount, Knights & Dames Agricola Gothicus > Lady Agricola Gothicus Rennegade > Dame Rennegade Chris Head > Sir Chris of the Broken Ranges Chris Cowan > Sir Chris Cowan Sir Tim of the Domestead Sir Nick Knight of Knoxville's 33d degree Art By: Nessworks End of Show Mixes: Neal Jones x 2 Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones Clip Collectors: Steve Jones & Dave Ackerman NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1807.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format Last Modified 10/12/2025 16:34:52This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 10/12/2025 16:34:52 by Freedom Controller

Living in California, 8th graders Finn and Rabbit are not strangers to wildfire danger. It's not IF, rather WHEN. And, when one devastates their community, these two friends think they know the cause and are ready to use their voice to tell others. Will the community listen?Transcript here

Wolf and Luke talk to Arizona Cardinals EDGE Baron Browning and former ASU safety Jordan Simone joins the show.

Baron Browning joins Wolf and Luke to discuss how the Arizona Cardinals' defense has played so far this season, how he individually has played this season, and what Calais Campbell has meant to the team this year.

In this Episode, Will is joined by Leland from Aegisbrand Studios to talk about the recently revealed and soon-to-be-released Tigra, Ronin and Echo.  The crew talks about why these characters shouldn't be overlooked due to the new Web Warriors and what they can add to your squads on the tabletop.  Don't sleep on Echo as the new 3-threat model that's likely to tear up the MCP landscape! Enjoy! Baron of Dice - HouseParty for 5% off! Patreon and Merch and more! Krydrufi Hobby Station Thing USE CODE: KRYDRUFI-HPP Connect with us on Facebook @housepartyprotocol HPP on Youtube Discord - HPP_Will Email us - housepartyprotocolpod@gmail.com BattleKiwi - PARTYKIWI The Gamer's Guild Blacksitestudio.com - HOUSEPARTY15

U.S. Army Sergeants Mark Baron and Regis Kramer trade guns of war for swords of the spirit, leaving the military to join Team Saint Paul.

Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert 词汇提示1.lyre 里尔琴2.pale 苍白的3.ceremony 仪式4.bishop 主教5.banquet 宴会原文Chapter Eight: Alan a'DaleRobin and Marian were walking through the forest when they saw a young man sitting near a river.He was playing a lyre and singing a sad song.'Who are you? and why are you singing this sad song?' asked Robin.'My name is Alan of Barnsdale but people call me Alan a'Dale. I am very unhappy because I love a girl called Alice. She loves me too. But her father wants herto marry a rich old Baron. The marriage is tomorrow at Papplewick Church!'The young man was so unhappy that he started to cry.Robin and Marian looked at each other.Marian remembered her similar situation some time ago.Then Robin said, 'I want to help you, Alan a'Dale. I have a plan! Come with me!'Early the next morning, Robin sent his best archers Jall to Papplewick.They hid inside the Church and all around it.Robin,Friar Tuck and Alan a'Dale disguised themselves as simple peasants.Then they went to Papplewick.They entered the Church and sat down.At midday, the Bishop and the rich old Baron entered the Church.Then Alice arrived with her father.She wore a white dress and she had flowers in her hair.She was beautiful, but very sad and pale.When the Bishop began the marriage ceremony, Robin stood up and said, 'My lord, an ugly old man cannot marry this beautiful young woman. Winter cannot marry spring!''What!'cried the Bishop. 'Sit down and be silent!''There is no love between that old man and this young woman. You must not marry them'The Bishop was furious. He cried, 'Guards! Arrest this peasant immediately!'At that moment, Robin's men stood up and pointed their bows and arrows at the guards.The guards did not move.The Bishop ran out of the Church.Alana'Dale ran to Alice and embraced her.'My sweet Alice, I want to marry you!'Alice was very happy and said, 'You are the only man I want to marry'!Friar Tuck married the happy couple at Papplewick Church.Then everyone returned to Sherwood Forest to enjoy the wedding banquet.Alana'Dale and Alice lived in Sherwood Forest with Robin, Marian and the outlaws.翻译第八章：艾伦·戴尔罗宾和玛丽安正在穿过森林，这时他们看到一个年轻人坐在河边。他在弹着七弦琴，唱着一首悲伤的歌。“你是谁？你为什么要唱这首悲伤的歌？”罗宾问。“我是巴恩斯代尔的艾伦，但人们都叫我艾伦·戴尔。我很不开心，因为我爱一个叫爱丽丝的女孩。她也爱我。但她父亲想让她嫁给一个有钱的老男爵。婚礼明天在帕普尔威克教堂举行！”年轻人很不高兴，哭了起来。罗宾和玛丽安面面相觑。玛丽安想起了她前段时间的类似情况。然后罗宾说：“我想帮助你，艾伦·戴尔。我有个计划！跟我来！”第二天一大早，罗宾汉派他最好的弓箭手杰尔去了帕普尔威克。他们藏在教堂里面和周围。罗宾、塔克修士和艾伦·戴尔把自己伪装成普通的农民。然后他们去了帕普尔威克。他们走进教堂，坐了下来。中午，主教和富有的老男爵走进教堂。然后爱丽丝和她的父亲到了。她穿着一件白色的连衣裙，头上戴着花。她很漂亮，但很悲伤，脸色苍白。当主教开始婚礼仪式时，罗宾站起来说：“大人，一个丑陋的老人不能娶这位美丽的年轻女子。冬天不能和春天结婚！”“什么!”主教叫道。“坐下，别出声！”“那位老人和这位年轻女子之间没有爱情。你不能和他们结婚。”主教勃然大怒。他喊道：“卫兵！立刻逮捕这个农民！”在那一刻，罗宾的人站起来，用弓箭指向守卫。卫兵们没有动。主教跑出了教堂。艾伦·戴尔跑向爱丽丝，拥抱了她。“我亲爱的爱丽丝，我想娶你！”爱丽丝很高兴地说：“你是我唯一想嫁的男人！”塔克修士在帕普里克教堂为这对幸福的夫妇主持了婚礼。然后大家都回到舍伍德森林去参加婚宴。艾伦·戴尔和爱丽丝与罗宾、玛丽安和亡命徒们一起住在舍伍德森林里。

In this heartfelt episode, we sit down again with Marci Baron. Marci opens up about her personal journey on conception and fertility and how she has shaped her strength, faith and wisdom throughout her path to where she is today. In this episode we discuss: The journey of conception and what it means Her mothers journey Spiritual techniques that help guide to conception and pregnancy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For nearly 1000 years, the tower of London has been the site of the bloody executions of some of England's most famous historic figures. And many of the tower's victims were laid to their final rest within the walls, never to escape the prison where they met their tragic end. A King, 3 Queens, A Prince, 5 dukes and many more noble men and women were buried here. Let's meet them and learn how they met their doom at the tower of London. Thomas Seymour, Baron of Sudley (1549) Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset (1552) Sir Ralph Vane & Sir Thomas Arundell (1552) John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1553) Lord Guildford Dudley (1554) (Queen) Lady Jane Grey (1554) Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk (1572) Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland (1585) Sir John Perrott (1592) Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel (1595) Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex (1601) Sir Thomas Overbury (1613) Thomas Lord Grey of Wilton (1614) William Howard Viscount Stafford (1680) Arthur Earl of Essex (1683) James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (1685) George Jeffreys, Baron Jeffreys (1689) John Rotier (1703) Edward Lord Griffin (1710) William Marquis of Tallibardine (1746) William Earl of Kilmarnork (1746) Arthur Lord Balmerino (1746) Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat (1747) Join me every Tuesday when I'm Spilling the Tea on History! Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/lindsayholiday Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091781568503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyteatimelindsayholiday/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@historyteatime Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday and help me make more fascinating episodes! Intro Music: Baroque Coffee House by Doug Maxwell Music: Funeral March by Chopin #HistoryTeaTime #LindsayHoliday Please contact ⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠ if you would like to advertise on this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a textListen to Roll Cast Podcast series on Texas Carp Pod #3.  This podcast features the Hill Country's own Carp Ninja and professional fly tier Zach Harris.  In this podcast, Zack lifts away the veil of secrecy that seems to surround the "How-To's" of catching carp. It is a must-listen for those fly fishermen who want to add carp fishing to their advanced skill set. Hosts Gikas and Anderson cut this podcast outdoors, creekside on Baron's Creek after Don Anderson's morning of stalking Texas river carp on the Pedernales River. Arguably, the newest Texas game fish, carp, are known for their wary nature and strong fighting ability. Hooking and landing a large carp is truly a fly fishing accomplishment. Learning to catch this game fish demands meticulous attention.  Follow-on podcasts in this series cover more essential nuances of carp fly fishing, including fly design and presentation, as well as stalking techniques.  This is Season 4, Episode 8, and the third podcast of the Texas Carp series.CONTACT ROLL CAST PODCAST Use the hotlink ("Send us a Text Message" ) at the top to contact us or ask questions via text message: Email us: contact@legitpods.com Instagram: @ROLLCASTPOD DON ANDERSON Carp & bass guided trips, professionally tied fliesWebsite: FlyTexAngling.comInsta: @flytex_anglingTexas Hill Country Fly Fishers: www.THCFF.org #angler #carp #carpfishing #dryfly #fishing #flyfish #flyfishing #flyfishingaddict #flyfishingjunkie #flyfishinglife #flytying #onthefly #tenkara #texascarp #texasflyfishing #trout #texashillcountry #bassfishing #browntrout #catchandrelease #flyfishingjunkie #flyfishingphotography #tightlines #troutfishing #riograndecichlid #guadaluperiver #llanoriver@flytex_angling

Be like your Guild Masters and be among the first to sign up for the Ragnaborg Kickstarter, find out about the next tattoo Baron might get, and find out wich of your favorite LGBTQ qrestlers made the top 500 list this year.Find Erica and Ragnaborg online:Link Tree - https://linktr.ee/ericaloweInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/ericanerdyyogi/Website - https://www.brokenbraingames.com/Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ragnaborg/ragnaborgGet a Lightsaber guaranteed better than a stick: https://tr.ee/amYQLdfFxkCaster's Guild, a geek culture podcastMerch: https://casters-guild-shop.fourthwall.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/YkMfFYqzU2TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@castersguildInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/castersguild/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@castersguildYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@castersguildContact us: CastersGuild@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CastersGuildPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/castersguildMusic: SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/sources-say-bay-area-house-party [previously in series: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Something is off about this Bay Area House Party. There are . . . women. “I've never seen a gender balance like this in the Bay Area,” you tell your host Chris. “Is this one of those fabled ratio parties?” “No - have you heard of curtfishing? It's the new male dating trend. You say in your Bumble profile that you're a member of the Dissident Right who often attends parties with Curtis Yarvin. Then female journos ask you out in the hopes that you'll bring them along and they can turn it into an article.” “What happens when they realize Curtis Yarvin isn't at the party?” “Oh, everyone pools their money and hires someone to pretend to be Curtis. You can just do things. Today it's Ramchandra.” You follow his gaze, and there is Ramchandra, hair greased back, wearing a leather jacket, surrounded by a crowd of young women. “When I say I'm against furries,” he's explaining, staccato, at 120 wpm, “I mean the sort of captured furries you get under the post-Warren-G-Harding liberal order, the ones getting the fat checks from the Armenians at Harvard and the Department of Energy. I love real furries, the kind you would have found in 1920s New Mexico eating crocodile steaks with Baron von Ungern-Sternberg! Some of my best friends are furries, as de Broglie-Bohm and my sainted mother used to say! Just watch out for the Kikuyu, that's my advice! Hahahahahaha!” Some of the women are taking notes. “But enough about me. When I was seventeen, I spent seven weeks in Bensonhurst - that's in the Rotten Apple, in case you can't tell your Nepalis from your Neapolitans. A dear uncle of mine, after whom I was named…” “Ramchandra is pretty good,” you admit. “Still, if it were me I would have gone with a white guy.” “It's fine,” says Chris. “Curtis describes himself as a mischling, and none of the journos know what that means.” Ramchandra is still talking. “Of course, strawberries have only been strawberries since after the Kronstadt Rebellion. Before that, strawberries were just pears. You had to get them hand-painted red by Gypsies, if you can believe that. Gypsies! So if you hear someone from west of Pennsylvania Avenue mention ‘strawberries', that's what we in the business call il significanto.” “I admit he has talent,“ you say. “But this curtfishing thing - surely at some point your date realizes that you're not actually a high-status yet problematic bad boy who can further her career just by existing, and then she ghosts you, right?” “That's every date in San Francisco. But when you curtfish, sometimes she comps your meal from her expense account. It's a strict Pareto improvement!” After some thought, you agree this is a great strategy with no downsides, maybe the biggest innovation in dating since the invention of alcohol. Having failed to bring your own journo to the party, you look for one who seems unattached. You catch the eye of a blonde woman who introduces herself as Gabrielle, and you try to give her the least autistic “Hello” of which you are capable.

•Klassiker• Der junge, schöne Dichter Lucien wächst in der französischen Provinz auf. Baron du Châtelet führt ihn in den Adel ein. Doch wegen einer Liebe zwischen Lucien und einer Dame, schmiedet Châtelet ein Komplott gegen Lucien. Von Honoré de Balzac HR/WDR 1971 www.wdr.de/k/hoerspiel-newsletter Von Honoré de Balzac.

“The first draft is absolute torture,” says historical nonfiction writer David Baron. And yet, he persists and his newest book, The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America has garnered rave reviews from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker and more. The Christian Science Monitor says, “The Martians is a fascinating tale that's beautifully told.” We speak with Baron about the joys of research, the agony of writing, the delight in rewriting, how imagination cuts both ways, and how Truman Capote's work has influenced his own. David Baron is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author of The Beast in the Garden, American Eclipse and his latest book The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America. A former science correspondent for NPR, he has also written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, and other publications. David recently served as the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emergingform.substack.com/subscribe

The Baron reveals that the Zest from The Claws of Thunder is rumored to help with RUST madness...   Want more NotGreatRPG content? Check out our other podcasts and our live stream on our website! https://notgreatrpg.com, or search NotGreatEntertainment wherever you get your podcasts

Imagine standing shoulder to shoulder with Henry Tudor in exile, then riding back to win a crown at Bosworth. Today we meet Robert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Broke: sheriff, soldier, royal fixer and one of Henry VII's most loyal supporters, who died on 28 September 1502 at Callington, Cornwall. In this episode of On This Day in Tudor History, I, Claire Ridgway (historian & author), trace Willoughby's journey from West Country administrator to exile in Brittany, his role at Bosworth (22 Aug 1485), and the rewards that followed: Knight of the Body, Lord Steward of the Household, Order of the Garter, and more. It's a story of risk, resilience, and how loyalty shaped the early Tudor court. What you'll learn: Willoughby's early service in Cornwall & Devon Backing Buckingham's 1483 rebellion and fleeing to Brittany Fighting with Henry Tudor at Bosworth High offices and lands granted by Henry VII Why Willoughby mattered to the new Tudor regime If you enjoy daily Tudor deep-dives, like, subscribe, and tap the bell. Want bonus content, my digital magazine The Privy Chronicle, and members-only Q&As? Join my channel membership! #TudorHistory #OnThisDay #HenryVII #Bosworth #WarsOfTheRoses #RobertWilloughby #ClaireRidgway #TudorDynasty #HistoryYouTube #MedievalHistory

Building successful businesses often requires embracing opportunities that find you rather than forcing predetermined plans. In this episode of Building Texas Business, I sit down with Gregg Thompson, who runs multiple ventures with his brothers including landscape operations, nurseries, and the beloved Tiny Boxwoods and Milk & Cookies restaurants. We talk about how their family business evolved from a high school lawn mowing operation into a diversified enterprise spanning Houston and Austin. Gregg shares how their restaurant concept emerged accidentally when customers kept lingering at their West Alabama nursery, leading to an "accidental" expansion into hospitality. He explains their approach to hiring entrepreneurial people and giving them autonomy, plus how they've built robust back-office systems that support everything from landscape project management to baking croissants. The conversation reveals how measuring margins and sharing financial data across divisions creates a culture where creative people start thinking about gross margins. His philosophy centers on being in the "yes business" rather than automatically rejecting new ideas, combined with the belief that there's no limit to what you can accomplish when you don't know what you're doing. This mindset helped them navigate from municipal bonds to nurseries to restaurants without getting paralyzed by industry expertise they didn't possess. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Sometimes the best business opportunities come from customers eating sandwiches in your nursery at lunchtime, leading to "accidental" restaurant concepts that nobody planned. Giving employees autonomy to try new things without permission first creates innovation - even when it occasionally surprises leadership with what they're attempting. The difference between a good business and a bad business is the back office - if you can't measure it, you can't fix it. Being in the "yes business" means not automatically saying no to employee ideas, since people bringing suggestions are stepping outside their comfort zones. There's no limit to what you can do when you don't know what you're doing, because you don't see the barriers that "experts" assume exist. Family businesses work when siblings have completely different skill sets that complement rather than compete - finance, construction, and wholesale trading each requiring distinct talents. LINKSShow Notes Previous Episodes About BoyarMiller About Thompson+Hanson GUESTS Gregg ThompsonAbout Gregg TRANSCRIPT (AI transcript provided as supporting material and may contain errors) Chris: Hey Greg, I want to welcome you to Building Texas Business. Thanks for taking the time to come in. Gregg: Yeah, my pleasure. I'm really excited about this. Chris: Well, you've got a great story to tell. I can't wait to hear more of the details. So let's start. Just tell us about your businesses. I know there's more than one and kind of what it is that you're doing out there and what you feel like those businesses are known for. Gregg: So I work with two of my brothers and I work with a great partner on the restaurant side. And we have, I think, an interesting little business. I was asked about a year ago to do a little speaking engagement about our company and landscape architecture. That's how it all started. And they asked me to do a quick recap of our company, the history, kind of like this. And I started jotting down timelines and I thought, this is dry. There's really more to how it started. That's all I thought. What was really the genesis of it? How did we get here? And so I call it my dad's lawnmower story and I'm 61 and I had three brothers and we all grew up just working around the house and mowing yards and doing chores and getting allowance and all that stuff. And I think that's how we evolved to where we are today in terms of just being willing to get out and work. And my older brother Lance officially started our landscape company when he was in high school. We all had Chris: Really, Gregg: We all had jobs and chores and I worked at Baskin Robbins. I had one brother that worked at a gas station and Lance was always the most successful entrepreneur. Mowing yards. Well, yeah. So we all mowed the yard and we all got our little allowance and that was great. You get the satisfaction of mowing the yard and finishing and then you get a little economic reward from your dad In the form of an allowance. But Lance was always just really good at making money When we were kids. He bought a new motorcycle when we were kids and I bought a used one. He bought a brand new car when he was in high school, 10th grade off the showroom floor and then traded that in and bought another one. This was like 1980. And so he just was very scrappy and entrepreneurial and was working at a nursery not too far from here over on a sacket. And a lady came in Mrs. Presler and bought a bunch of plants and asked if he could come by and plant them over the weekend. And so he did it. And that was officially his first client. She lived around the corner from us and I'm sure Lance did a good job and she loved having this guy around planting and stuff. And she told some friends and we just evolved and he was wrapping up high school and started making a little bit of money. And by the time he graduated he had some people that wanted projects and he's a really interesting guy. He had really bad dyslexia when he was growing up, still has it. And so school didn't come easy for him, but he had dyslexia and a DD, all those things can be really secret weapons if you know how to work around them. And he just had the ability to visualize things. He's always been into aesthetics and building. And so I think that really gave him some tools to just keep going with this landscape Chris: Thing. And then you ended up joining them at some point. Gregg: And so I went off and did the whole college finance thing and got into the municipal bond business and did that for a few years and I'd helped him with his books, a little glorified bookkeeper when he was starting. And in the early nineties we had talked about he was still growing and had a few employees and a few trucks and moved to some different locations and we just talked about me coming over or getting somebody else in to be the CFO and operations person. And it really wasn't that big at the time. And so I left my job in 94 and joined them and we were just around the corner over on Edlo. We leased some space over there and started a little bitty nursery as well as landscaping. And it was an accidental nursery. It was really a holding yard, and we would get all these plants delivered, we'd buy direct from growers and get all these plants delivered and put 'em in the holding yard and it looked like a nursery. And so people would stop in and want to buy plants and we thought, you know what? Let's see if we can open a nursery. And so that's how the retail nursery Chris: Started. Sometimes you find the business Gregg: And sometimes they find Chris: You. Gregg: Yeah, I call it the accidental nursery. And it was a great location and we were able to secure the real estate and buy it. And then we had some real estate trades that allowed us to move and grow a little bit. And so that was 94. And then that growth occurred throughout the nineties and in late I think 98, we sold that land and moved to the current location on west Alabama. And then we also moved our crews and our administrative offices over to West Park in six 10. And we opened a wholesale nursery there. We bought about eight acres of land there. And that's become the biggest part of our business on the landscape and nursery side is the wholesale. So we sell to other landscapers and over the years we've just grown and we have these divisions. We opened an office in Austin, Lance lives in Austin now. He moved in about 2000. And so we operate out of both cities. We have nurseries in both cities. And then probably our most visible business to the public is the restaurant side. Tiny box woods and milk and cookies. Chris: It keeps me fed. Gregg: Yeah. Well, I wish I could say it was a master plan, but it's been a fun plan. Chris: So I've always been curious how did you go from a nursery and landscaping into the restaurant business? Gregg: So that's I think a fun story too. So nursery people are kind of like book people, book people go and hang out at libraries and bookstores and they just want to be there around things that they love. Plant people are the same way. And our little retail nursery on West Alabama is a really beautiful place and people would just come and hang out. They would come over and on Saturdays there would be three or four people that were there every Saturday just walking around. They'd buy a few things, but they just wanted to be there. A little bit of an oasis. It is. And a lot of the mom and pop nurseries have gone by the wayside over the years. And so it was just a real pleasant space. It's the best patio in Houston. Well, thank you. And so one day, this lady was over there at about noon and she was walking around and she was eating a sandwich and we'd always joked about how people wanted to just be there and hang out and move in. And we got a lot of comments like that. And I saw this lady eating a sandwich just walking around. And so I just imagined that she was there on her lunch break and just wanted to hang out there. And so I called my brother Lance, and we talked probably six or seven times a day. We're always just calling and checking on things and riffing a little bit. And I said, we need to think about Dale coffee shop or restaurant. We've got this beautiful space and people want to be here, so we've got the captive audience and we have a place where they want to be. Let's sell the sandwich or a cup of coffee. We talked about a coffee shopper and we didn't really have a vision. And he said, that's the worst idea. That's a terrible idea. And I was putting this pitch on him. We've got the land, we had the building where I thought we could do it, and we were just using that for storage and mostly for Christmas trees. We sell Christmas trees once a year and we storm in there for about 30 days and otherwise just building was just storage. And I said, we've got the real estate and we can find somebody to cook. I had no idea what I was talking about. And I said, we've got an HR department, we've got the back, we've got all that stuff that's really hard for first time entrepreneurs. We didn't have to sign a lease, we didn't have to learn about hiring people and firing all that sort of administrative stuff. That can be really challenging if you're just a chef and you don't know all that. So we had that in place and we thought, or I thought there wasn't a lot of downside, give it a whirl and if it doesn't work, it's not the end of the world. And he was like, no, that's a terrible idea. Terrible idea. And so I thought, okay, he's probably right. Little Chris: Motivation to prove him wrong. Gregg: Yeah. And so he called me the next day we were talking about stuff. He said, we could probably figure it out. We could probably find somebody to help with the kitchen. And we've got the back office. So he's putting the sales pitch back on me that I was putting on him. And we just decided we had a place where people want to be and they like being there and we're already selling products. Our products just happen to be plants And we could figure out the food part of it. Again, we're pretty naive about it. And so we just started working on it. We hired an architect, we know how to build things and renovate spaces, and we thought we could make it a real pleasant patio and we thought we could do all that pretty stuff. And then we got just incredibly fortunate and found this. He was a young man at the time. He's still pretty young, but I think he's 25 at the time. He's our partner. His name's Bardo, and he's just been the best partner imaginable. And he came in and he was a little bit like us. He grew up mowing the yard and he had a bunch of siblings, but really had this love of hospitality, really outgoing, loves to cook and loves to feed people. And we met him through a client of ours who would come by our nursery and she asked, what are y'all doing over there? And we told her and she said, I've got the perfect guy for you. Chris: How about that? Gregg: And so we think, we still talk about what a miracle all this stuff is, just how things lined up. But Chris: Well, a lot of entrepreneurs will say that being naive in the beginning was a blessing because had they known what they were getting into and all the reality of it, they probably wouldn't have done it. Gregg: Yeah. I call that there's no limit to what you can do when you don't know what you're doing because you're not. That's a good one. You don't know the barriers that are there and you're naive. And if you knew all the stuff that's involved, you would probably be not always. It's tough to think through everything, especially when you don't know what you're doing Chris: Well, and I say just put your head down if you're passionate about it, which you all clearly are. Put your head down and just keep going and you figure it out as you go. Gregg: Yeah. And we did a lot of that, a lot of problem solving and figuring it out. And Baron was just amazing. He learned a lot of skills as we were building this building and he learned how construction works and he learned how software works and he had a really interesting sort of chefy background, but had never been run a restaurant and built one. So it was great. We all developed great tools and we called Lightning in a bottle with the first restaurant. So that's Tiny Boxwood. That's tiny boxwood. And then, let's see, and then in 2010, another one of those little bitty miracles happened and we were able to buy the old JMH grocery Chris: Store in Gregg: West University just through happenstance. I was out walking my dog one night and ran into this guy and he told me about it might be for sale. And so we opened that restaurant up and turned it on in 2011 and operated that for about five years. And we had this little bitty space in the middle between, there's a bank in there, and then we had the restaurant and then there was about 1700 square feet in the middle, and we just held that We wanted to see how everything worked with the neighborhood. We wanted to be good neighbors and see how the traffic flows. Parking's such a big deal in any retail establishment. And we just wanted to see how everything flows. And we didn't really have a vision for that space, but we spent a lot of time talking about it and we designed different things and had different ideas. And then about not quite, it's coming up on 10 years, I think, eight or nine years, we opened milk and cookies. We designed that around the concession stand over in West University, that little baseball walkup window. We didn't have enough parking to allow us to have a restaurant where you walk in and have seats. So really out of necessity, we did the walkup window that we thought was really charming, But we couldn't even if we wanted to, we didn't have the parking Chris: Right. And everyone loves it. Gregg: And everybody loved it. And so that has really developed into just a really fun and interesting part of our business and very visible. And people love it. It's like a little bitty Disney world. Everybody kind of shows up happy and leaves happy and the tickets aren't big tickets. And we've made some fun connections with people. And we've opened three of those in Houston and one in Austin. And then we're opening one in the Heights right now. It's under construction. Chris: I saw something about that in the little area there in the Heights. And they've got some other shops and things around there. Gregg: Yeah, we've got these Chris: Milking cookies. I was there this morning, so it's too close. It's dangerous. Gregg: Yeah, it's been an interesting business. Chris: I don't know how my youngest daughter would've made it through high school without being able to go to milking cookies on the way. But my biggest question is who came up with the chocolate chip recipe? Chocolate cookie recipe. Gregg: So I would love to take credit for that. I had nothing to do with it. That was my brother, Lance and Baron. And Lance has just always been a cookie guy. He's chocolate chip cookie. The greatest thing. Wasn't a real big cookie guy, but he's like, I want to have the best cookie. It just got to be off the chart. And he's one of those guys that everything's got to be the best. It's like he has these visions of things and he just wanted it to be the best. Chris: Well, he succeeded. If people haven't had it, they need to go try it. Gregg: Yeah, thank you. Chris: Hands down the best. Gregg: They've become popular. They've taken on a life of their own. And so he and Baron worked on just these different iterations of different ingredients and recipes and processes. And I got the benefit of taste testing for about six months and then stumbled into a little recipe and process. It seemed to work. That's great. And we've stuck with it and it's been really fun and successful. And we built the milk and cookies was really born out of the cookie. We sold the cookies of the restaurants and we'd get a lot of people that would come. They would pick up their kids at school and come and have milk and cookies that they'd sit at the bar in the restaurants. And Baron, to his credit, thought we could build a little business around pastries and the cookie. And we started doing ice cream and coffee. And so we made it what it is today, but it was really born out of that little cookie. Chris: Yeah, that's amazing. So three different businesses, you can't do that. You can't even do a business, no alone. Three different concepts without a good team. So what have you learned over the years that's helped y'all hire the right people? What kind of processes? What's been the learning and the journey around that? So critical to Gregg: Success? Yeah, it is. People are everything. It's a cliche, but it's true. People are everything. Hiring is anybody can hire. You need to know when to fire, getting the right people. I'm not a great manager of people, so I tend to delegate a lot. And I like to hire people that are entrepreneurial themselves and I like the back office and the numbers and the analysis, and I like to be involved in a lot of discussions and problem solving, but I like to delegate a lot. Give Chris: 'em autonomy. Gregg: Yeah, I give 'em a lot of autonomy. We have another saying that if you're not making mistakes, you're not trying hard enough. It's like when y'all were doing this, you made mistakes, I'm sure, and you figured stuff out. Oh sure. And you don't repeat and learning what not to do, it's just as important as learning what to do. And so that's how I operate. It's probably not the best form of management. And over the years we've gotten just some amazing people. We've got this one guy that operates our maintenance division. His name's Bill Dixon. He joined us over 30 years ago and he's created a little business within our business and it's great. He's had a great career and it's helped us build our landscape brand. And we've got some architects that are doing the same thing. We've got one coming up on 30 years. And then our back office, I think the back office, I've always said the difference between a good office or a good business and a bad business is the back office. You got to be able to count, you got to be able to report, and you got to be able to analyze and know if you can't measure it, you can't fix it. And so we've got a great back office and it's pretty robust for the, we do a lot of different things too. We do everything from landscape project management, building pools and fences and walls, and then baking croissants. We've got this whole range of accounting needs and back office needs. Chris: And is it all consolidated to kind of in the one back office space? We have Gregg: Space, what we call shared services, and it's really where we consolidate all of our accounting and we have different heads of different departments and different software for the restaurant side and payroll side, and then the landscape retail side. And that's been a lot of optimization and evolution that continues today. We just engaged a company to come and advise us on how AI can work within our existing software platform. Chris: Yeah, let's talk about that, just kind of innovation. What are some of the things you think y'all have done to innovate and keep the business progressive that's helped fuel the success? Gregg: I think a lot of it comes from the back office being able to report to our divisions. We have landscape maintenance, Houston, we have one in Austin. We have construction divisions, we have a retail division, a wholesale division. We have warehouse distribution. So we have all these different divisions. And I like the numbers piece and I like sharing that. And it's fun to see people that aren't real numbers. People look at 'em and make the connection between what they do during the day to how it translates into commerce and what does that mean in margins. And you see these really creative people that don't think of themselves as numbers people, and they start talking about gross margins and vice versa. We have a joke with Cindy Keen, who is our CFO. She's super great accountant and manager and does a lot more than just accounting, but she's pretty creative. And we've got these numbers, people that probably never thought of themselves as creative that really are. And so it's fun to see all that, but we rely a lot on software and accounting and reporting and trying to measure things where we can. And it's just a continual optimization. Chris: It sounds like you created a culture around focusing on the numbers and the margin, the details of how do you drive Gregg: Profitability Chris: In everything you do, right? No matter what role you have, that's part of the culture Gregg: You've created. So at the end of the day, if we're not making a profit, nothing else matters. We can talk about all this Nice pretty stuff, but if you're not retaining earnings and making money, you can't give raises. You can't get bonuses, you can't do the things you want to do. You can't try new things. And so we have a robust reporting and accounting and we keep optimizing. We can just change some tools last two or three months and how we account for labor, not account for it, but how we manage it within the restaurants or the restaurants are. It's funny, I was listening to the p Terry's podcast that you did, and the stories he tells really resonate with me because every day you're getting out and you're managing, you're hyper managing everything from cost to sales to labor to time to percentages. And so we just continue to optimize and haggle and we have a lot of different skill sets in our meetings. And so it's a continual, I like to think of it as just an optimization. Chris: Yeah. So you mentioned just a minute ago that you don't fancy yourself as a manager of people. I probably begged to differ, but when it comes to leadership, how would you describe your leadership style and how do you think that's evolved over the last several decades of you doing this? Gregg: Well, well, thank you for saying that. My style is to be encouraging and be open. I try to be in the yes business, I call it the yes business where I don't just automatically say no to things and be open. And if somebody brings you an idea, they're really maybe stepping out of their comfort zone a little bit, something that they think might be worth it, or they may just try it on their own. It's funny, some people within our organization now just try stuff without even bringing it to me, which I love. And sometimes I'm surprised to hear they're doing it Chris: Within certain Gregg: Boundaries, right? Yeah. There's usually some boundaries. Sometimes they're like, okay, you could have talked to me about that. So I think hopefully my leadership style is encouraging and I've been accused of being too positive. People from my office that are listening to this will know what it's talking about. I'm usually overly optimistic on a lot of projections. And my accounting department has a bad habit of proving me wrong on more than one occasion. But I love the people we work with. I love getting to know 'em and see 'em grow, especially on the restaurant side. It's been really, the restaurant business was so alien to me. I didn't know all the components that would go along with it, but some of the really fun pieces have just been getting to know the people that work there Are, I don't know if you've ever worked in a restaurant, but I have. Yeah, they're hard worker. The back of the house, the dish guys, it's a hard job. And then you have the front of the house where a lot of, for some people it's career and it's hospitality, and that's their mindset and that's their personality and they're wonderful. And then you get a lot of people that are working their way through college or school or just want to work and make a little money. And so we've had people go through college and we've had some come and a couple have come and work in our accounting department. They went to U of H and got a degree in accounting and just had breakfast with a guy a couple of weeks ago that's wrapping up his accounting degree. And he wanted to know if there are any opportunities and just getting to see people grow. And Baron who runs the restaurant side, is really good about developing young people in general around what he wants. Chris: Well, I just know from experience on the restaurant side, your retention is remarkable. The same people, I've been a loyal patriot for years, and it's a lot of the same people there, which says something about what you're doing something really right. Gregg: Well, so what I did was stumble across Barron, and I would love to say that, but I've learned a lot from him and what he expects, he has really high expectations and loves. He would've been a great football coach. He loves to coach people. And he has these meetings where he talks about culture and words to use and how to present yourself and how to stand up, just really blocking and tackling around interpersonal skills and then the culture of service and hospitality. And he just does a tremendous job. And it's been fun for me to see that and see these young people develop and become more confident. And we've been doing it long enough now where some of the people that work for us when we started, or in their thirties and mid thirties and speak very fondly of their work experience. Chris: That's great. Let's switch gears a little bit. It's a family business and those aren't always easy. What have you and your brothers done to get along on video and make sure there's no real conflict? And how have y'all shared responsibilities or divided responsibilities? Because not every family business is really easy or successful. So anything that you can share in that Gregg: Regard? Yeah, that's a great question. And for me, I think it's pretty easy answer. We all do different things. My skill's a lot different than Lance. Lance. He's not intimidated by building anything. I've learned a lot about building and construction, landscaping, even the restaurant side of it, but my skills are more around the office finance management and really administration. And so we don't really step on each other's toes. Hopefully we compliment each other. I think we do, and we talk a lot and every day. And then my younger brother, Brad is really interesting too. He runs our wholesale division, which is really big division that we're not known for because it sells to the trade. And he's got a completely different skillset too. He's buying millions of dollars worth of plants and trees, and he's almost like an oil and gas trader. He's taken positions on these perishable products and moving 'em to other landscapers and manages a lot of people too. And he's doing over the counter sales. And we have salespeople that work with them. So we've all got different skills and we all contribute differently. And that's, I think really been the key to making it work. And we occasionally bristle and step on each other's toes, but it's pretty rare, thankfully. Chris: Well, it'd be odd if you didn't from time to time, but it sounds like one, you have different skill sets that y'all recognize and appreciate, and two, there's no Gregg: Ego Chris: Because that gets in the way of whether it's family or not. If you have partners in a business and there's some egos in the room that can lead to, and we've seen it here. I call 'em business divorces and they get ugly. I can Gregg: Imagine. We just have different skill sets, hopefully. I know Lance and Brad both very humble. Hopefully I am too. And we just love what we do. Lance is he loves to say, and I'm the same way. I'll never plan to retire. I want to be able to retire. I don't want to retire. There's a difference. There's a difference. One's a little more freeing and we've just got probably overuse the word fun, but we've got a fun business and we work with great, creative, scrappy, entrepreneurial, hardworking people and who we admire and respect and it's great. Chris: So you started in Houston, obviously and grown here that you've expanded out. Has having a business based in and expanding within the state of Texas you think been an advantage for you Gregg: Texas? So I listen to this guy, I don't know if you've ever heard a guy named Peter Zhan. He talks about geographics and geography and demographics and why some states and cities are successful and some countries, and it's been fascinating, but he says Texas is the greatest state in the world to do business. He says Houston is the greatest city. And he goes on to explain why. And Austin's right up there too. Texas is just, it has his reputation for being wide open and scrappy and entrepreneurial. That's true. It's a great place to start a business. The barriers to entry are pretty low. They're getting a little more, I say burdensome, but it's still pretty easy to just fire up a business. And there's a good labor force here. There's good distribution in the form of imports and exports from the ports. We've got one of the greatest ports in the world for sure. We've got I 10 running through here so you can distribute in and out of there. We've got low cost of energy, we've got low cost of food, we've got a ton of real estate, so it's a great place to do business. And Austin has exploded over the last 10 years and it's gotten a little more expensive to operate out of there. They've taken over the world too with tech and opportunities, and you've got this intellectual knowledge base there. And so Texas is just a great place to do business. We're looking to expand some of our little stores to other cities in Texas. Chris: That's great. Yeah, I agree with you. I think of Houston, especially as a city of opportunity. You see entrepreneurial spirited people everywhere and other entrepreneurs willing to support those starting out, which is the whole reason we started this podcast is to share knowledge, pass something on. And when you think about that, if you were to say something, one or two tidbits to an aspiring entrepreneur who may be listening, what would be your advice about taking that first step or something to maybe watch out for that may be around the corner? Gregg: Yeah. Yeah. So my overly optimistic personality would say, do it, measure the downside. Can you handle if it doesn't work? Worst case scenario, can you handle that? And if you can, the upside will hopefully take care of itself. But I say, go for it. I love to talk to young people that are thinking about starting a business or want to know how you do it. And I love to talk to them. And it's never too late. I love to had a lot of great conversations with older people that have retired or become empty nesters and started a little jewelry business, and then other people that have started wildly successful, much bigger public companies. And so businesses, it's such a creative endeavor and there's a gillion ways to make a living and to start businesses and to try things. And you never know what you can do until you give it a world. Yeah, I love, Chris: I'm always amazed at how the different things people do to actually have a business or make an income, it's fascinating. Some of 'em are obvious, and then there's so many that you're like, wow, I had no idea that someone would've a business around that. Gregg: It's really remarkable. And the more you drill down and get into it, and the more you discover how people have just built great businesses, wildly successful financially and big and small, and yeah, it's great. I love entrepreneurship and I love people that think about it and want to give it a whirl. Chris: Yeah. Well, it's obvious because y'all have been wildly successful yourself and been cool to see how it's evolved from just a nursery to, like I said, a restaurant. I mean people that are passionate about restaurants and can fail at 'em. And it's cool to see someone knew nothing about it, but have it be so successful. Gregg: Yeah. I'm probably a little too capricious about saying, we got really lucky with some of the people and we went into it not knowing, Chris: Well, no sub super hard work. Right? Gregg: Yeah. Chris: So all that to say, then you got all this going on, what do you do to just rest and recharge and find some time for yourself? Gregg: Well, so when my youngest, who's same age as your oldest went off to college, we became official empty nesters. And I had a couple, a little more time on my hands and I wanted to fill it. I'm not good with time on my hands. And so I was trying to decide between, I used to fly airplanes and I was trying to decide between flying or taking up golf. And thankfully I took up golf. It's a little easier to do every day. Chris: Tends to be safer on life expectancy Gregg: Too. If you fall out of the golf cart, it's not fatal. And so I play a lot. I've just become really passionate about golf. I love golf. And so I enjoy that. And Carol and I are traveling a little bit. We got a little place in Florida where we go to, and I still stay pretty busy with work. We are going back and forth to Austin a lot. Catherine, my youngest is still there, so I stay pretty busy. Chris: Good Gregg: Doing stuff I like to do Chris: And well, they say, right, you love it and passionate about them until work. Gregg: Yeah. Yeah. Chris: That's great. Alright, so last question is, do you prefer Tex-Mex or barbecue? Gregg: Oh, that's so tough because I was just at our little shop and somebody who works there who knows I'm into certain types of foods and ingredients and stuff, she gave me these great, because she knows I love chips. And she's like, oh, I got these, they're seed oil free and all this stuff and you got to try. I'm like, oh man, I'm going to have something to snack on. So I love chips, I love Tex-Mex and I love barbecue. But if I were to choose, I would probably choose Tex-Mex. Okay. Some of my early fondest food memories are Tex-Mex. Chris: Yeah. So it's funny, it's the hardest question that I ask on the podcast for everybody, and it's a hard one for me to answer, but I go to, when I've been gone traveling for a while, what's the first thing I want when I come back? And as much as I love barbecue, the answer text Gregg: Message. Yeah, it's our comfort food. I literally remember the first time I had chips and queso the day I remember where it was, where I was. And it just changed my life. Chris: Well, maybe there's a new restaurant concept for y'all to go after. It could be, yeah. Although there's a lot of competition here, right? Gregg: I know there's good competition. Yeah. Chris: Well, Greg, thanks so much for coming on. Love your story. Congratulations to you and your brothers and your whole team there for what y'all do. And again, from a personal standpoint, I love it. I take advantage of it being just two blocks away more times during the week than I care to admit. Gregg: Yeah. Well thank you and congratulations to you on your podcast. I just love that you're doing this. It's very entrepreneurial. It's like this, the definition of an entrepreneur is Chris: Trying something. Well, I appreciate that. We consider ourselves here. We talk about it all the time within our partnership that we're entrepreneurs. For sure. And to your point, we look for people that have that ownership mindset to work here because we think that's what makes this firm successful. And it helps us with our clients because our clients are entrepreneurs. And so I think we're, those connections help form deep Gregg: Relationships for sure Chris: With the clients that we have. And we think that's part of why we 35 years and going strong. Gregg: Yeah. That's great. Chris: Thanks again for coming. Appreciate you taking time. My pleasure. Take care of Hello. Gregg: I will. Thank you. Alright. Special Guest: Gregg Thompson.

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