Podcasts about bbe

On Economics Explored, host Gene Tunny and guest Dr. Mark Thornton discuss the "Skyscraper Curse," the uncanny correlation between constructing the world's tallest buildings and subsequent global economic crises. Mark explains why these architectural achievements often precede financial downturns. With the resurrection of Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower project—destined to become the world's tallest building—set for completion around 2027, could another global economic crisis be imminent?Tune in for an eye-opening discussion that connects skyscrapers, economics, and predictions for our financial future.Additional Resources"The Skyscraper Curse and Austrian Economics with Mark Thornton" (Economics Explored Podcast with Gene Tunney): Mises.org/MI_120_AThe Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last Century by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/CurseAn Essay on Economic Theory by Richard Cantillon (edited by Mark Thornton): Mises.org/MI_120_BBe sure to follow Minor Issues at Mises.org/MinorIssues

Back with another episode taking a flashback to the nights out we loved in the nineties and noughties, with another great selection of old skool R&B, hip hop, slow jams, and house classics together with some chill vibes for the comedown. This time, we've got some Missy Elliott and TLC, plus retro-bangers from Faithless, BBE and Gusto -- where were you the last time you heard those? Full tracklisting at https://djmartingale.com/tracklistings#omt-2

Pour ce nouvel hebdo, retrouvez Aranitha et Fred pour animer nos rubriques habituelles.Craquages & Service Presse avec un feuilletage de Cthulhu Origines chez BBE, une présentation de Arkham Horror Love Letter par Aranitha, une discussion et des conseils sur le thème de Musiques & JDR et pour clôturer l'émission c'est la séquence actus du jdr.Bonne écoute !

Terry Pratchett - Disque-monde : Aventures à Ankh-Morpork est un jeu de rôle se déroulant dans l'univers éponyme. Vous pouvez explorer la ville monde en tant que membre d'une de ses nombreuses guildes.Le jeu est édité par Arkhane Asylum en français en février 2025. Lien vers la page du financement (guide d'intro gratuit a télécharger) : https://www.gameontabletop.com/cf4561/terry-pratchett-disque-monde-aventures-a-ankh-morpork.htmlLien vers le site de l'éditeur : https://www.arkhane-asylum.fr/jeu/Disque-Monde-Aventures-Ankh-Morpork/ Si vous souhaitez nous poser une question ou nous contacter : @TalesJDR / talesjdr@gmail.com Notre page Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Tales-lémission-qui-vous-présente-les-jeux-de-rôles-103170588949508Notre topic sur BBE : https://www.black-book-editions.fr/forums.php?topic_id=21667&tid=514249#msg514249Notre pages podcast : https://tales.lepodcast.fr Crédits musicaux :RonN : https://open.spotify.com/artist/4LYKY49nJ23Zu2eqk8q54g?si=nlS6nJoIRC6zV_eArdoiiwIntroduction : The Turtle Moves | Discworld Fantasy Ambience | GNU Terry Pratchett

As broadcast @ www.totallywiredradio.com Tuesday 25.02.25Hour One and Two with Alan Kenny ArscottTracklisting01. Ake Takase trio - Song For Hope (Enja Recs 1982/BBE 2021)02. The Piano Choir Ft. Webster Lewis - Barbara Ann (Strata East 1975/Universal Sound 1997)03. Bill Evans Trio - Peace Piece (Riverside 1959/BBE 1996)04. Nat Adderly Septet - K High (Steeplechase 1977/Soul Brother 2006)05. Duke Pearson Ft. Flora Purim - Stormy (Blue Note 1974)06. Gene Ammons - Jungle Strut (Prestige 1970/BGP 1988)07. Buck Clarke - Feel (Argo 1963/Charly Recs 1991)08. Walt Dickerson - Death & Taxes (Prestige 1961/BGP 1994)09. Prince Lasha Ft. Sonny Simmons - Congo Call (Contemporary 1963/Luv n Haight 1994)10. David Axelroyd - Holy Thursday (Capitol Records 1968)11. Gwen McCrae - 90% Of Me Is You (Cat 1974/BBE 1997)12. Jerry Butler - Ordinary Joe (Mercury 1970)13. Mel & Tim - Keep the Faith (Stax 1973/BGP 1995)14. The Lost Generation - We Are the Lost Generation (Brunswick 1972/Dynamite Cuts 2025)15. Candy Bowman - Since I Found You (RCA 1981/Arista 1988)16. Two Tons Of fun - Never Like This (Fantasy 1980/BGP 1993)17. Jon Lucien - Seach For The Inner Self (Arts Recs 1999/Ace Recs 2025)18. Copeland Davis - Morning Spring (Regalia Music 1975/Counterpoint 1999)19. Rosie Gaines - Good Times (Epic 1985/Expansions 1994)20. Carl Hall - What About You (Columbia 1973)21. Melba Moore - Standing Right Here (Buddah 1977)

Premier épisode de notre journal de campagne des encagés.Arrivée sur les lieux de l'incendie et premiers indices ! Si vous souhaitez nous poser une question ou nous contacter : @TalesJDR / talesjdr@gmail.com Notre page Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Tales-lémission-qui-vous-présente-les-jeux-de-rôles-103170588949508Notre topic sur BBE : https://www.black-book-editions.fr/forums.php?topic_id=21667&tid=514249#msg514249Notre pages podcast : https://tales.lepodcast.fr Playlists :Enquête : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3AZc1O6JGs1p6h3gAwIzHO?si=54325a6009b14f3cRepos : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5KY8Yuz9jb0wcaZKVNFXIR?si=475994bfb16d4455Journalistes : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4U3afjTG2UsX2MANlXqQf5?si=a7d853f2724c4e1bGarde à vue : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6bYum6SgwsUBE4FjDuhd9q?si=395cc0549dd04d49 Ressource :Divers documents utiles crées par les membres du discord des XII singes : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11mcQH9AiPZYm0oObI4El5uLAsRQ6Te1AkQoaf5umCXE/edit?gid=0#gid=0 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NSk4xZQl8jcLuclZYw6A8BTEckaDyC_MDiscord XII Singes : https://discord.com/invite/C7aEgByjp6 Ressources numériques XII Singes : https://www.les12singes.com/content/6-pdf-ressources-numeriques Crédits musicaux :RonN : https://open.spotify.com/artist/4LYKY49nJ23Zu2eqk8q54g?si=nlS6nJoIRC6zV_eArdoiiwIntro : Les rivières pourpres - La bibliothèque - Bruno Coulais

As broadcast @ www.totallywiredradio.com Tuesday 11.02.25Hour One and Two with Alan Kenny Arscott01. Teruo Nakamura - Dereks Dance (Three Blind Mice 1973)02. Blue Mitchell - The Message (Mainstream 1973)03. Willie Bobo - Roots (Verve 1967)04. Jay Hoggard - Sao Paolo (Contemporary Recs 1981)05. Dave Valentin - Marcosinho (GRP 1979)06. Marcus Miller - Much To Much (Warner Bros 1983)07. Sabrina Malheiros - Maracatueira (Far Out 2005)08. Daniel Crawford - Dillafornia 15 (Self Released 2025)09. Omar - Can We Go Out? (BBE 2025)10. Robin Frederick - Night Blooming Thing (BBE 2025)11. Sam dees - What's It gonna Be? (Atlantic 1975)12. Victoria Port - Did It Again (First World 2025)13. Moses Sumney ft. Syd & Meshell Ndegeocello - Hey Girl (Tuntum 2025)14. Aretha Franklin - One Step Ahead (Be With Recs 2025)15. Secret Night Gang - How to Love (Self released 2025)16. Mr Beatnick - Fresh Fields (Tartelet Recs 2025)17. Manifold - Nebula Dreams (Fokuz Recs 2025)18. Akabu - Another World (Andre Lodemann Mix) (Z Recs 2010)19. Janice B - Watch Me fly (N'Dinga Gaba Piano Dub) (Global Diplomacy 2025)20. Merlin Bobb & Masaki Morii - Pink White (Access Recs 2025)21. Coflo - If It Goes Deeper (Cataleya Music 2024)

Les scénarios dont nous parlons : Scénario 1 : La maison hantée - L' Appel de CthulhuScénario 2 : Fleurs de Mielline - Insectopia la conquête - Odonata editionScénario 3 : Il faut sauver le chaton Ryan - Cats - Black book editionsScénario 4 : La Colère des Serpentines - Trouilleville T2 - Le marais de Clairbrun - Makaka editionScénario 5 : La Tour dans la Forêt - Rêve de dragon - ScriptariumScénario 6 : Aria - Campagne La guerre des 2 royaumes - Elder-Craft Si vous souhaitez nous poser une question ou nous contacter : @TalesJDR / talesjdr@gmail.com Notre page Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Tales-lémission-qui-vous-présente-les-jeux-de-rôles-103170588949508Notre topic sur BBE : https://www.black-book-editions.fr/forums.php?topic_id=21667&tid=514249#msg514249Notre pages podcast : https://tales.lepodcast.fr Crédits musicaux :RonN : https://open.spotify.com/artist/4LYKY49nJ23Zu2eqk8q54g?si=nlS6nJoIRC6zV_eArdoiiwIntroduction : Inscryption - OST Preview - "The Trapper & The Trader" by Jonah Senzel

In dieser Episode erhältst du deinen Chancenblick auf das Jahr 2025. Im Fokus stehen Strategien für den Handel, wie z. B. der Third-Place-Ansatz, die Bedeutung von Community-Building und wie sich klare Positionierungen auszahlen können. Außerdem werfen wir einen Blick auf aktuelle Herausforderungen und diskutieren, wie Händler mit digitalen Tools, CRM-Systemen und verkaufsorientiertem Denken ihre Kunden besser erreichen und binden können. Mit dabei: Unternehmensberater Florian Schöps von der BBE, der einen inspirierenden Einblick in die Themen Positionierung, Erlebnis pro Quadratmeter und die Megatrends der Fahrradbranche gibt. Hör rein und entdecke, wie du das Beste aus 2025 herausholen kannst!

Premier épisode d'un nouveau concept entre le journal de campagne et l'aide à la masterisation. Si vous souhaitez nous poser une question ou nous contacter : @TalesJDR / talesjdr@gmail.com Notre page Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Tales-lémission-qui-vous-présente-les-jeux-de-rôles-103170588949508Notre topic sur BBE : https://www.black-book-editions.fr/forums.php?topic_id=21667&tid=514249#msg514249Notre pages podcast : https://tales.lepodcast.fr Lien utile : Playlists : Enquête : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3AZc1O6JGs1p6h3gAwIzHO?si=54325a6009b14f3c Repos : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5KY8Yuz9jb0wcaZKVNFXIR?si=475994bfb16d4455 Journalistes : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4U3afjTG2UsX2MANlXqQf5?si=a7d853f2724c4e1b Garde à vue : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6bYum6SgwsUBE4FjDuhd9q?si=395cc0549dd04d49 Ressource : Divers documents utiles crées par les membres du discord des XII singes : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11mcQH9AiPZYm0oObI4El5uLAsRQ6Te1AkQoaf5umCXE/edit?gid=0#gid=0https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NSk4xZQl8jcLuclZYw6A8BTEckaDyC_M Discord XII Singes : https://discord.com/invite/C7aEgByjp6 Ressources numériques XII Singes : https://www.les12singes.com/content/6-pdf-ressources-numeriques Crédits musicaux :RonN : https://open.spotify.com/artist/4LYKY49nJ23Zu2eqk8q54g?si=nlS6nJoIRC6zV_eArdoiiwIntro : Les rivières pourpres - La bibliothèque - Bruno Coulais

In this episode, Anthony Day, Managing Partner at Midnight, sits down with Matteo Rizzi to explore the major shifts in 2024 and early 2025 in the world of digital asset finance, tokenization, and AI technologies. Matteo announces that Breaking Banks Europe will transition from a weekly to a monthly show, while introducing new monthly series Breaking Banks Africa and a spin-off of #BBE, Paolo Sironi's success The Bankers' Bookshelf. The conversation dives into key topics like decentralized finance, the evolving landscape of AI, and the challenges surrounding data privacy and asset tokenization. Join us as we unpack the future of finance and explore the opportunities shaping the financial sector in this insightful discussion. ‌ Follow Anthony: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyjjday/ ‌

In the case of Kenyatta v. Combs et al., No. 1:2024cv06923, the plaintiff, Charles Kenyatta Jr., filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against defendants Sean Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment (BBE). Kenyatta alleged that BBE was served on October 4, 2024, and subsequently obtained a Certificate of Default when BBE did not respond. BBE moved to vacate this default, contending that service was deficient and that the court lacked personal jurisdictionUpon review, the court found that the summons served lacked the Clerk's signature and seal, rendering the service improper and depriving the court of personal jurisdiction over BBE. Additionally, the court determined that BBE's default was not willful, that vacating the default would not prejudice the plaintiff, and that BBE had presented potentially meritorious defenses. Consequently, the court granted BBE's motion to vacate the Certificate of Default.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:gov.uscourts.nysd.628369.42.0.pdf

In the case of Kenyatta v. Combs et al., No. 1:2024cv06923, the plaintiff, Charles Kenyatta Jr., filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against defendants Sean Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment (BBE). Kenyatta alleged that BBE was served on October 4, 2024, and subsequently obtained a Certificate of Default when BBE did not respond. BBE moved to vacate this default, contending that service was deficient and that the court lacked personal jurisdictionUpon review, the court found that the summons served lacked the Clerk's signature and seal, rendering the service improper and depriving the court of personal jurisdiction over BBE. Additionally, the court determined that BBE's default was not willful, that vacating the default would not prejudice the plaintiff, and that BBE had presented potentially meritorious defenses. Consequently, the court granted BBE's motion to vacate the Certificate of Default.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:gov.uscourts.nysd.628369.42.0.pdf

In the case of Kenyatta v. Combs et al., No. 1:2024cv06923, the plaintiff, Charles Kenyatta Jr., filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against defendants Sean Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment (BBE). Kenyatta alleged that BBE was served on October 4, 2024, and subsequently obtained a Certificate of Default when BBE did not respond. BBE moved to vacate this default, contending that service was deficient and that the court lacked personal jurisdictionUpon review, the court found that the summons served lacked the Clerk's signature and seal, rendering the service improper and depriving the court of personal jurisdiction over BBE. Additionally, the court determined that BBE's default was not willful, that vacating the default would not prejudice the plaintiff, and that BBE had presented potentially meritorious defenses. Consequently, the court granted BBE's motion to vacate the Certificate of Default.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:gov.uscourts.nysd.628369.42.0.pdfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Close out 2024 with the final episode of the year! This New Year's Eve special (#414) features fresh tracks from Agogo, BBE, Heavenly Sweetness, Sonar Kollektiv,…

Pour cet épisode de Tales Mastering, on change un peu la formule pour vous parler du scénario "Le Destructeur des Mondes" publié chez Arkhane Asylum Publishing. Partie 1/2 : Intro et résumé du scénario, présentation des différents lieux, PNJ etc ...Partie 2/2 : Résumé de notre partie et retour d'expérience. Si vous souhaitez nous poser une question ou nous contacter : @TalesJDR / talesjdr@gmail.com Notre page Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Tales-lémission-qui-vous-présente-les-jeux-de-rôles-103170588949508Notre topic sur BBE : https://www.black-book-editions.fr/forums.php?topic_id=21667&tid=514249#msg514249Notre pages podcast : https://tales.lepodcast.fr Lien utile :Site de l'éditeur VF : https://www.arkhane-asylum.frContenu numérique : https://www.arkhane-asylum.fr/telechargements/AlienSite de l'éditeur VO : https://freeleaguepublishing.comAudiotabletop : https://tabletopaudio.com/soundpad.html Crédits musicaux :RonN : https://open.spotify.com/artist/4LYKY49nJ23Zu2eqk8q54g?si=nlS6nJoIRC6zV_eArdoiiwIntroduction : Warhammer 40,000 Mechanicus Soundtrack - Millenial Rage

Es ist überwältigend, so viel positive Energie zu tanken und zu wissen, dass das neue Jahr viel für dein Business bereithält. Nach der Zukunftswerkstatt und dem Treffen der Peergroup kommen Thorsten und Uwe optimistisch zurück. Woran liegt es, dass hier alle Teilnehmenden zuversichtlich und positiv, ja fast euphorisch ins kommende Jahr blicken, wenn doch so viele andere in der Branche schwere Zeiten erleben? Was kann ich tun, wenn mir als Unternehmer*in alles über den Kopf wächst? Wenn ich in meinem Hamsterrad gefangen bin? Uwe und Thorsten teilen ihre Einschätzung mit dir und haben außerdem Florian Schöps von der BBE eingeladen. Du erhältst Einblicke in mögliche Methoden, wie du deine persönliche und berufliche Zukunft anpacken kannst.

RANGE MUSIC MONTHLY Episode 15 features Part 2 of Host & NYC DJ legend JOE GOMEZ's two-part sizzling Fall ‘24 house-stravaganza, jam-packed with the season’s heaviest vinyl releases from the world’s best dance music labels and top artists in the game, including smoking 12’s and 7’s from Musclecars, Maurice Fulton, Louie Vega, ScruScru, Natalie Greffel, Kai Alce, High Fashion Music, BBE, Razor ’n Tape, Mofunk Records, Soulfuric Music and much more. To hear PART ONE OF Joe’s masterfully curated and mixed nonstop set of downtempo and deep dancefloor grooves, featuring the latest and greatest global house, go to Episode 14 of Range Music Monthly. Check out www.rangemusicnyc.com for any of the tracks on this episode, plus sound clips, reissues, top sellers, events and more - go where your favorite top DJs and selectors go for the dopest sounds for the dancefloor. If you’re in NYC, don’t miss the “Range Music NYC Selects Series,” Tuesday Nights at Pip's in Brooklyn Heights where Joe welcomes the best DJs and vinyl lovers in the business for a casual record-playing experience for music heads and those who love them. Check out @rangemusicnyc for upcoming guests and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CHIMDI M. OHAHUNA|COMMANDING THE YEAR 2025| RESTORATION Series - DAY 22: FAITH AND FATE TRANSFORMATION Welcome to Day 22 of our Restoration Series. In this session, discover how God uses His faith to change our fate, as inspired by Psalm 126:4 (BBE) which states, "Let our fate be changed, O Lord, like the streams in the South." Understanding that our level of faithfulness to God is not measured by our financial status is crucial. Faith can command finances, but finances cannot command or purchase faith. Faith is God's valve, and when we focus on faith, financial blessings follow; however, focusing on finances can lead to the loss of faith.   God created the source of finances, which is faith, not the finances themselves. Our fate remains unchanged if we do not use the faith given by God. Faith, essentially, is having confidence in God, the only one capable of truly changing our fate. Any human attempt to alter fate independently results in mere exchanges that lack divine transformation, as the devil never offers a fair trade.   God uses His spoken word to generate faith within us, thus changing our fate. Romans 10:18 underscores the importance of growing and developing in the Word to overcome life's challenges. Faith comes from continuously hearing God's Word, and every time we involve God in our desires for fate transformation, a word emerges in our spirit.   God reveals specific words to enforce the change of fate, guiding us through His Word embedded in our hearts, not through external stories or voices. When seeking a change of fate, the key is to change our mindset toward God and His Word, not our physical surroundings or affiliations. Just as Hannah received her Samuel on the same prayer mountain under the same prophet, our transformation comes through persistent faith and connection with God.   We thrive by growing in the Word of God. God sometimes removes the comforts in our lives, like dry leaves in a nest, to encourage us to stand and fly as His children.   Join us in this episode as we pray for the release of a word from God that will bring about our restoration. This teaching also reveals the importance of maintaining faith, focusing on God's Word, and aligning our desires with His divine will.   Listen to this enriching and empowering teaching on how faith transforms our fate and leads to lasting restoration. Let's embrace the journey of growing in faith, trusting God's process, and witnessing His mighty work in our lives.   LORD, RELEASE THAT WORD THAT WILL HIT THE BULL'S EYE AND BRING OUT OUR RESTORATION.   Grace to you! Jesus is Lord. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gracelife-comi/support

Pour cet épisode de Tales Mastering, on change un peu la formule pour vous parler du scénario "Le Destructeur des Mondes" publié chez Arkhane Asylum Publishing. Partie 1/2 : Intro et résumé du scénario, présentation des différents lieux, PNJ etc ...Partie 2/2 : Résumé de notre partie et retour d'expérience. Si vous souhaitez nous poser une question ou nous contacter : @TalesJDR / talesjdr@gmail.com Notre page Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Tales-lémission-qui-vous-présente-les-jeux-de-rôles-103170588949508Notre topic sur BBE : https://www.black-book-editions.fr/forums.php?topic_id=21667&tid=514249#msg514249Notre pages podcast : https://tales.lepodcast.fr Lien utile :Site de l'éditeur VF : https://www.arkhane-asylum.frContenu numérique : https://www.arkhane-asylum.fr/telechargements/AlienSite de l'éditeur VO : https://freeleaguepublishing.com Crédits musicaux :RonN : https://open.spotify.com/artist/4LYKY49nJ23Zu2eqk8q54g?si=nlS6nJoIRC6zV_eArdoiiwIntroduction : Predator Soundtrack - Main Title - Alan Silvestri

"Then God made a crack in the hollow rock in Lehi and water came out of it; and after drinking, his spirit came back to him and HE WAS STRONG AGAIN; so that place was named En-hakkore; it is in Lehi to this day. 20 And he was judge of Israel in the days of the Philistines for twenty years." - Judges 15:19-20 BBERestore Church | Yorkville, ILSunday Mornings at 10 AMJordan & Melissa Gash, Pastorswww.restorechurchyorkville.com

"Then God made a crack in the hollow rock in Lehi and water came out of it; and after drinking, his spirit came back to him and HE WAS STRONG AGAIN; so that place was named En-hakkore; it is in Lehi to this day. 20 And he was judge of Israel in the days of the Philistines for twenty years." - Judges 15:19-20 BBERestore Church | Yorkville, ILSunday Mornings at 10 AMJordan & Melissa Gash, Pastorswww.restorechurchyorkville.com

Episode 407 was a true first-listen experience, as I explored live on the air obscure new vinyl and digital promos from labels like Aus Music, BBE…

Video version: https://youtu.be/fJWJgieaZN4 From hosting parties as kids on two home hifis in a small west country town to playing some of the biggest clubs and festivals in the world, schooldays best friends Nick Halkes and Andy Smith have enjoyed amazing careers both individually and together. Here they talk about remixing , touring and so much more as they prepare for the release of the third instalment of the Reach Up Disco Wonderland compilation series on BBE that Andy compiles. As schooldays best friends Andy and Nick ran a mobile disco together and hunted for bargain 12 inch vinyl in their childhood home town of Portishead near Bristol. At this point they had no idea that Andy would supply beats and tour the world with Portishead before one of the top 100 djs in the world nor that Nick would go on to set up the XL and Positiva labels becoming one of the UK mst respected dance and electronic music industry executives. Reach Up launched more than five years ago at London basement venue The Waiting Rooms and soon after appeared at Carl Cox's night at Space, Ibiza where they played for three seasons on the bounce and then also began packing out their monthly London residency at Peckham's South London Soul Train (hosted at the legendary Bussey Building). Following the 2017 release of the Reach Up Disco Wonderland compilation on the renowned BBE Records, Volume 2 was released in 2019. Andy and Nick's re-edits of two tracks on the 2017 Reach Up Disco Wonderland comp were just the start. Nick's collaboration with Full Intention, both to release original music on Midnight Riot and remix State of the Nation feat the Jungle Brothers, gained support from Purple Disco Machine, Dimitri from Paris and Roger Sanchez.From there a chart topping Nick Reach Up remix of Hideaway by De'lacey followed and a Nick Reach Up collab with Birdee and vocal legend Barbara Tucker that scored coveted daytime Radio One play in the UK whilst hitting top 3 on Traxsource. An invitation to remix Mel C took the Nick Reach Up sound into new territory whilst a rework of Body Work by Hot Streak also took off. Most recently Nick was approached to remix the Kylie single Magic taken from her album appropriately entitled ‘Disco' and in October 2020 had 4 remixes of his simultaneously in the Music Week Upfront Top 20. In the time that all this was happening amongst other achievements Andys re-edit of Will Sessions & Amp Fiddler feat. Dames Brown – Lost Without You notched up a tune of the month accolade in Mixmag. Despite having much to look back on Reach Up's monthly radio show on the award-winning Soho Radio features regular guest mixes from the likes of Full Intention, Jumpin' Jack Frost, Young Pulse, Danny Rampling and more showcasing the hottest new music along with classic and more hidden gems from back in the day. Despite knowing each other for decades maybe this is still just the start for Nick and Andys Reach Up Disco Wonderland adventure?!

In this installment of The Bankers' Bookshelf - guest and host roles mix in a discussion exploring the transformation of banking in the platform economy, focusing on embedded finance and conscious banking. Banks are shifting from traditional product-centric models to value-added services, leveraging data to offer personalized, outcome-driven solutions, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The conversation with Panagiotis Kriaris also highlights the importance of advisory platforms, where banks help clients make informed decisions, shifting value from products to relationships. Examples like Amazon show how transparency and data enablement can drive trust and engagement, shaping the future of banking through technology and customer-centric strategies. “Banks and Fintech on Platform Economies: Contextual and Conscious Banking” is the chosen work of the month, written by #BBE's resident host, Paolo Sironi. Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/-/pt/dp/1119756979/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.J9gh56H_DWuXjGWWUkdSYHU1M7BnvSKemankVx-6P4Fn7blQ6B19gyxjKT1gydTuzxr-en7ZdiYzkRvghKHhgN5H5IIlVfjGcPxtlc7O5QtqaMQNMrGJx2it0K3oodj9GsRbev3iKd4p32y16gwyWd5zwBdk4wJEEZq1oTYO6KNuabGfYpuNfO7clbUbSXLp.IzbK2jMEGiYQ3myvD_U9UdkOrkbV4Ej6oJs_gof4wRw&dib_tag=se&qid=1728041542&refinements=p_27%3APaolo+Sironi&s=books&sr=1-1 About our guest: Panagiotis Kriaris https://www.linkedin.com/in/pkriaris https://www.unzer.com/en Panagiotis has spent his career on the borderline between business and technology with a leadership background at an international level. Panagiotis brings senior expertise across Financial Services, Banking, Payments, FinTech, Retail and E-Commerce. Innovation, strategy, business development, strategic partnerships and building businesses and products from scratch have been at the center of his work and attention throughout his career. Being a recognized voice in the financial services industry, Panagiotis has contributed to various publications and podcasts and is often invited as a public speaker at events around the globe. Paolo Sironi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thepsironi/ IBM FinTech Strategy and Author

New voter-ID laws, same-day registration bans, and vigilante poll watchers: How are these challenges impacting BIPOC communities' ability to vote?This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to https://LauraFlanders.org/donate Thank you for your continued support!Description: Just this month, billionaire immigrant and Republican mega donor Elon Musk amplified a post that seemed to suggest that the system would work better if voting was restricted only to “high status men.” Voting should be simple, but we're seeing more and more barriers — especially for BIPOC voters — this election. From purges of the rolls, to efforts to eliminate same-day voter registration, new voter-ID laws, and vigilante style “election integrity” watchdogs turning up at the polls, voters in many states and tribal nations face serious challenges they're working hard to overcome. What's it all mean for the candidates and, more importantly, the millions of eligible voters of color whose ability to cast their vote could ultimately decide the outcome of this election? For this episode of our monthly feature, Meet the BIPOC Press, Laura is joined by co-host Kadia Tubman of the Scripps News broadcast network, along with guests Chenjerai Kumanyika, NYU journalism professor and host of Empire City, a gripping new podcast on the origins of the NY police, and investigative journalist Christopher Lomahquahu of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism within the Cronkite School at Arizona State University. Together we investigate who gets to vote safely, and who is being excluded from participating in democracy. Will all who want to vote be able to?“. . . Voter disenfranchisement has been so consistent that we might as well go ahead and call it a principle of American so-called democracy. Even in the constitutional convention, we know that there were efforts to make sure that not everyone can vote.” - Chenjerai Kumanyika“. . . It wasn't until a hundred years ago that Native Americans were granted citizenship in this country . . . With the [groups] Western Native Voice, Arizona Native Vote, other organizations that you're finding across these different states, they understand that history but it hasn't deterred them from looking ahead as far as what they can do to activate those other voters, especially the youth . . .” - Christopher Lomahquahu (Akimel O'odham/Hopi)“Whenever I report on or hear about election integrity or election security, the phrase ‘safe and secure' seems to tag along. It's almost like it's replacing the term free and fair elections . . .” - Kadia TubmanGuests:• Chenjerai Kumanyika: Host, Empire City & NYU Professor• Christopher Lomahquahu (Akimel O'odham/Hopi): Investigative Reporter, ASU Howard Center for Investigative Journalism• Kadia Tubman: Disinformation Correspondent, Scripps News Full Episode Notes are located HERE.  They include related episodes, articles, and more. Music In the Middle:  “Indifference” by Brkn Record featuring Antohony Joseph from his album The Architecture of Oppression Part 2 released on Barely Breaking Even Records, BBE.  And additional music included- "Steppin"  by Podington Bear.  Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, Sabrina Artel, David Neuman, Nat Needham, Rory O'Conner, Janet Hernandez, Sarah Miller, Jeannie Hopper, Nady Pina, Miracle Gatling, and Jordan Flaherty FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFAndFriendsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

Summary In this episode of The Daily Groomer, I had the pleasure of hosting Chris Hanvey to explore the future of mobile grooming vans and the transition from generators to smart battery systems. We touched on how downtime can impact your bottom line, why proper training is key, and the cool new developments in lithium battery tech. From California's new generator ban to the upcoming release of fully electric sprinter vans, Chris shares insights on the evolving industry and what lies ahead for mobile groomers. Listen in for an exciting conversation on innovation that's shaping the future of our cherished grooming vans! Timestamps 04:13 Higher upfront cost, cheaper over time system 12:11 Plugin capability is key difference for vans 22:17 Can you plug in overnight for benefits? 29:53 Standard grooming tools, clipper vacuum, and bath system 32:13 Post-Covid manufacturing issues spurred power system upgrades 34:44 What's the waitlist for the BBE? Stay connected with our guest speakers! Follow them on their social media @hanveymobilegrooming. For more grooming tips, insights, and stories, check out our website at ⁠⁠⁠The Daily Groomer⁠⁠⁠. Join the pack and be part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Daily Groomer Community⁠!

RANGE MUSIC MONTHLY Episode 14 features Part 1 of Host & DJ JOE GOMEZ's two-part sizzling Fall ‘24 house-stravaganza, jam-packed with the season's heaviest vinyl releases from the world's best dance music labels and top artists in the game. PART ONE OF Joe's masterfully curated and mixed nonstop set of downtempo, jazzy and deep dancefloor stompers features the latest and greatest global house, including recent 12's and 7's from WeJazz, Musclecars, Natalie Greffel, Maurice Fulton, ScruScru, BBE, GAMM, Louie Vega and much more. Check out www.rangemusicnyc.com for any of the tracks on this episode, plus sound clips, reissues, top sellers, events and more - go where your favorite top DJs and selectors go for the dopest sounds for the dancefloor. If you're in NYC, don't miss the “Range Music NYC Selects Series,” Tuesday Nights at Pip's in Brooklyn Heights where Joe welcomes the best DJs and vinyl lovers in the business for a casual record-playing experience for music heads and those who love them.  Check out @rangemusicnyc for upcoming guests and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Willmar football prepares for homecoming, BBE has a section finals rematch and MACCRAY volleyball has a key conference showdown

In this episode, Lesley Logan talks with branding expert Nadine Hanafi about confidence, personal branding, and overcoming fear to show up authentically. Nadine shares her journey of building her second business, Digital Brand Kit, and offers actionable tips to create a brand that represents your higher self.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:Nadine's journey from PowerPoint to becoming a brand expert.How to understand the full scope of branding beyond logos and colors.The importance of setting boundaries when building a business.The mindset shifts needed to overcome fear of visibility.How brand photography can elevate the look and feel of a business.Steps to confidently create a brand that reflects your higher self.Episode References/Links:Nadine Hanafi's InstagramNadine Hanafi's WebsiteDigital Brand KitDigital Brand Kit WebsiteGuest Bio:If you've been thinking about branding or rebranding your business but you've felt overwhelmed by the process, intimidated by the investment or you're not even sure where to start, then today's {episode/presentation} is for you. I'm joined by award-winning branding expert Nadine Hanafi {pronounced: Ha·Naw·Fee} who is a trailblazer in the branding world, most notably for her signature product Digital Brand Kit which is the world's first full-stack branding system made specifically for personal brands. She spent the better part of the last 10 years providing creative direction to some of the world's biggest brands and since 2020, she has helped brand hundreds of coaches, consultants and speakers. Now she's on a mission to help early and mid-stage entrepreneurs translate their personality and business goals into a visual identity engineered to attract their dream clients and reflect their uniqueness. Nadine is certified in both Digital Psychology and Behavioral Design and her science-based approach to design will completely change the way you think about branding.  If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. DEALS! Check out all our Preferred Vendors & Special Deals from Clair Sparrow, Sensate, Lyfefuel BeeKeeper's Naturals, Sauna Space, HigherDose, AG1 and ToeSox Be in the know with all the workshops at OPCBe It Till You See It Podcast SurveyBe a part of Lesley's Pilates MentorshipFREE Ditching Busy Webinar Resources:Watch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable Pilates Follow Us on Social Media:InstagramFacebookLinkedIn  Episode Transcript:Nadine Hanafi 0:00  There's a way for you to use branding to show up as the next version of yourself, or, as I like to say, brand your higher self, right? And we've seen this with our clients. We've seen it with me and my brand and my business. And when you brand yourself as the business that you want to build, as that seven-figure business, six-figure business, whatever it is, and you show up with that big brand energy, your confidence catches up to that, right? Lesley Logan 0:27  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Lesley Logan 1:09  All right, be it, babe. This is a fun conversation today. We've got confidence. We've got branding. When do you start a business? What are you expecting out of it? It's just been, was a really fun conversation. Nadine Hanafi is our guest today. And you know, it's so crazy. It's like the world just make sure you meet the right people in your life. First of all, I would love to keep talking with us. I wish we lived closer. I would love to hang out with her, just one of those people in business. You're like, yeah, I'm so glad I know this person. She is a mutual friend of Jessica Papineau's and mine. But then also, when I was talking to her, I was like, Oh, my God, I've got to introduce you to my photographer, Monica Linda of Girl Squad Media. And she's like, oh, I worked with Monica. And funny enough, Monica showed her my photo. So, like, it's just full circle. It's like we were destined to meet. We were destined for each other. And so I'm excited for you to this conversation, because there's a lot of honesty about, like, you know, how we grow our businesses, and what do we need to do to keep growing them, and what does that look like? And if you're not someone who has a business. There's still a lot of fun things to listen to in this podcast that can give you a lot of things to think about. Just because it's along business side doesn't mean there's not some personal growth stuff in here that's going to change your life. I know it. So take a listen. And here is Nadine Hanafi. Lesley Logan 2:15  All right, Be It babe. I am so excited because we are, we're going to learn a lot from today's guest. I'm and you're going to love all of it. I was introduced by this woman, to this woman by Jessica Papineau, who you all loved. We had her on the pod. If you're an OPC member, we had her in the community. And Nadine Hanafi is our guest today. She is an incredible branding person. Branding strategies for your business. And if you don't have a business, I still, do not stop, you are a brand yourself and I'm so excited to dive into this. Nadine, can you tell everyone who you are and what you rock at?Nadine Hanafi 2:46  Oh, well, thank you, Lesley, thank you so much for having me. I'm so excited to be here. So my name is Nadine Hanafi. I am a branding expert. I'm the CEO of a company called Digital Brand Kit, which is the world's first full-stack branding company, where we basically provide you with all the brand assets that you need as a personal brand. And I've been in business for 10 years. This is not my first business. This is my second business. I started out as a presentation design expert with a company called We Are Visual and my jam was PowerPoint. I know, boring, but I used to make what I call these artistic, beautiful PowerPoints. And I've worked with TED speakers, I've worked with bestselling authors, I've worked with all these beautiful brands with their presentation. And eventually I decided to expand beyond just the presentation to really how you present yourself in the world, which is your branding. And so that's what brought me to doing what I do now.Lesley Logan 3:41  Oh, my God, that is so you know, I've gone this entire life without making a single, like. Nadine Hanafi 3:47  Powerpoint?Lesley Logan 3:47  Yeah, when I know how to use one.Nadine Hanafi 3:51  Lucky you. Lesley Logan 3:54  I know. Nadine Hanafi 3:54  How did you do that?Lesley Logan 3:55  I tell people to take notes. Here we go. I actually would love to change that for myself, and I'd love to be more prepared in advance for things so that will change in my future. I feel it, but also like I teach Pilates so there's no PowerPoint.Nadine Hanafi 4:11  I totally get that. Lesley Logan 4:12  But you know, thank you for sharing that you, this is your second rodeo in your own business, and also like going into, so let's talk about, just in case people have never heard of personal brand or branding itself, I think a lot of people think branding is like colors, my colors, my logo, my fonts. Can you have a little bit of personal brand and a little bit more on what is branding? Nadine Hanafi 4:31  Oh my gosh, yes. Love this question. So first of all, your branding is definitely not just your colors and your fonts and your website. It is so much more than that. There's a lot of debate about what branding is exactly, but to me, it's your brand messaging, it's your brand voice, it's your visuals, it's how you show up in the world, what you sound like, and the energy that you give off. And so we're all about brand energetics, right, which might be something that resonates with your audience, because, you know, it's like, it's all about energy. Branding is energy. And so that's one thing about branding. And then personal brand. What is a personal brand? Well, personal brand versus corporate brand, right? A corporate brand is just a company. It's impersonal. There are lots of humans behind it, but there isn't one human right behind it. A personal brand is you. So you might have a personal brand that then feeds leads leads to your business separately, but you are you. You're your own personality. You show up with a completely different visual identity, a different brand voice, from the corporation that maybe you own or work for. So that's the difference between a corporate brand and a personal brand. And then in terms of visuals, super different, right? Corporations, they have these logos and brand guidelines. It's very much, very strict, whereas your personal brand is where you get to have a little bit more more fun, right? You can color outside the lines. Lesley Logan 5:53  Yeah, that's true. I love that. Color outside the lines. My perfectionist listening, hi, you can color outside the lines.Nadine Hanafi 6:01  Yeah, way outside.Lesley Logan 6:03  So okay, but how did you get into all of this stuff? Like, were you a creative kid? Are you artistic? You love computers? How did this all come about? Because you're really great at what you do. I've seen it, and I know like, and we also have so many mutual friends who, like Monica Linda, and things like that. We always attract You're so awesome at it. But what led you to do this? Because I feel there's got to be like, were you born, is someone from your family a digital brander? Nadine Hanafi 6:29  No, not at all. I totally fell into this by accident. That sounds cliche, but it's true. I didn't discover my, quote-unquote, creative side until much later in life. I think I was always a creative kid, but then I think school kind of has a tendency to beat that out of us. You know, it's like, and especially parents are like, oh, you have to be good at math and you have to do business or be a lawyer or and so I had one of those parents that wanted me to be a lawyer or a businesswoman. And so I went to business school, and I really disconnected from my creativity very early on, and rediscovered it while I was in college, totally by accident, because we had a professor ask us to make a PowerPoint presentation for a class, for the marketing class. And I don't know why, but I decided I was going to make the best damn, you know, PowerPoint presentation ever made. And I did, and it was beautiful, really, I spent like three weeks working on it. It was really awesome. And I enjoyed the process so much, and I enjoyed the feedback that I got so much that it was unique and different and original. And so I just kind of kept playing in that sandbox of making nice fun PowerPoints, just for fun in school. And then when I started my first job out of college, I was asked to make a lot of presentations again, and so I brought those skills to the corporate world, and it made a huge difference in the company I worked for. They really enjoyed the work that I did. It was shared across the company. They have me do PowerPoint presentations for other departments. Next thing I know, I'm creating all these templates for everyone. So it just kind of took on a life of its own. I was like, you know what? I'm kind of good at this thing. Why don't I make a business out of it? Because I wasn't really enjoying corporate life anyways. I don't love being told what to do and when to do it. So corporate, you know, the corporate world wasn't really good for me, and so I just started a business as a PowerPoint presentation expert, and that's how I got into it. And I'm basically self-taught. I took classes online, I took certifications, got certified in digital psychology and all the things, and basically taught myself branding, taught myself design, and that's how I landed here.Lesley Logan 8:42  That is so cool, because I know for myself, I went to college, first I went to be in kinesiology, and then I switched to communications, and then I, like, got out of so it's business, communications, interpersonal communication, and I got out of college, and I just really loved retail. I just thought it was the greatest thing. And I was like, I don't know why I have this $80,000 degree that I'm not using, but I got these student loans to pay off. (inaudible) And so when I got into Pilates, I just want to be Pilates instructor, I was like, oh my God. Like, I already am not using, now I have to spend more money. And but it's interesting how like your skill sets of what you love, they follow you wherever you're going. And, yeah, so I think it's cool that you're self-taught slash you also kind of did some things that were in alignment with what you loved. So you're taking your natural instincts with, you know, some of the information and combining those efforts. That's really cool. Okay, so let's talk a little about you, though, you, obviously, working for yourself and leaving corporate. There's a lot of be it till you see it stories in there, because I know a lot of people listening are like, someday I want to leave corporate. One day they will do it. Were there any like be it till you see it, stories or actions you took to help yourself either get out of corporate or like, recently in your life that you can share with us? Nadine Hanafi 9:55  Oh my gosh. First of all, I have to say that I've been in business for 10 years, but I feel like I've only started really breaking the surface of what I'm capable of in the last maybe two years, and I had a lot of stigma around that. I mean, I gave myself a hard time for that, that I was like, such a late bloomer, such a late learner. Why did it take me so long to finally get this right? Lesley Logan 10:18  Oh my God. Let's just, don't forget what you're gonna have to say. But can we just take a moment like, like I am so hard on myself about like I should be further, I've been doing all the things. Like, the pressure that we put on ourselves is not fun, and it's not helping anyone get anywhere,Nadine Hanafi 10:34  No, no, especially not ourselves. Then it's, you know, I'm like, oh, you're 37 look at all these young women who's 30, 29, 30, they've already built their multi-server figure business like, what's wrong with you? And so the minute that I stopped giving myself help for that, things kind of opened up for me. But it was mostly, it was mostly just accepting that that's my journey, and I can choose my path, and I can just write my own story, and it doesn't have to be a story of like early success. And I heard, I read a quote the other day, and I might mention a lot of quotes (inaudible).Lesley Logan 11:10  We love quotes. Nadine Hanafi 11:11  Love quotes, but it said, "Your first business is not where you make money, it's where you learn." And it's so true for me in my first business, because I made all the mistakes in my first business. And I won't come around to like answering your question, Lesley, I promise, but one of the one of the mistakes that I made was building a golden cage for myself and because, and I want to share the story, especially if a lot of your listeners are maybe in corporate, thinking about getting out of corporate like you said, my only model for what a business would look like was based on what I've seen in the corporate world. I didn't know it was possible to build a business on my own terms, a business around my lifestyle, a business around what I want to do with my time. And so I built, I built another nine to five job for myself when I created my first business. Lesley Logan 12:00  Or nine to nine, something like that. Nadine Hanafi 12:02  Yeah, exactly. And I unwillingly traded one boss, who is a nasty boss, into like, 12 bosses, because every single one of my clients was my boss, and because I did not know how to set boundaries. You know, I was just being bossed around by my own clients. And so my first business was really a playground for me to make all the mistakes and learn from them. And so this second business that I'm building is me doing going back and taking all the things I did wrong the first time and doing them right this time around. But the be it examples, my gosh. I mean, the biggest thing that I did when I was starting my first business was give myself mentors to see examples of what my future success could look like. Because I didn't have those good examples around me. I had to expand my horizons. And meeting people, other entrepreneurs who were further ahead than me and seeing how they run their business like, what does the behind the scenes of their business look like, that was me, my effort of trying to project what my future could look like and how I could design a business for myself on my terms.Lesley Logan 13:15  I, that's so, I love it all. Okay, let's just talk about the like, create what we, it's, in business and in relationships, we create date what we know. Nadine Hanafi 13:27  Exactly.Lesley Logan 13:27  You know, and it can be, which is, makes it hard to be it till you see it, because you're, if you don't look outward, which I love that you talk about mentors, like, if you don't like the situation you're in before you start something, one, be it till you see it can think, can actually just be like, seeking out examples of what you don't, because otherwise, yeah. And then I, so funny that you mentioned boundaries. I just posted from my Profitable Pilates account today, like, if you have policies but you don't enforce them, you don't have policies, what you have is future resentment. Like, you know, like, I have clients who tell me, charge me if they're late canceling because I told them I'm going to charge you. You late cancel, I'm charging you, and now they go, charge me. But like, people aren't going to be like, hey, you didn't charge me for that late cancel.Nadine Hanafi 13:27  That's right. They're not going to enforce your boundaries for you. Lesley Logan 13:37  No, they're not. And you had mentioned your 12 clients, it's true. Like, if you don't tell them, here's when I respond to you, here's the appropriate way to communicate with me, here's when you're when your money is due. They're going to just push you around because they can. It just makes everything unclear. So that is really, I just love that that happened on the same day that I literally said I'm like, if you don't have like, policies or boundaries, to me, they're this, they're the exact same thing. They're like, telling people how you can treat someone. I think the first business is where you learn, it's, you know, it's really hard because of social media. Like young kids on YouTube, young kids can make millions of dollars with their social media, and it's hard to be, I'm 41 to look at that and go, oh my God, I didn't even, like, that wasn't even an opportunity for me. Also, like, good for them, because they are living in a, they don't have bills, they're living at their parent's house, they can do whatever they want. Like the rest of us, do? We have to be kinder to ourselves because we're exactly where we're supposed to be if we learn the lessons we're supposed to learn, and then also we get to do what we want with that. They might be stuck with whatever. They just created $7 million with of subscriber, you know what I mean? Nadine Hanafi 15:21  That's right. And if I may share one more thing on that topic, I guess the biggest lesson for me, and I was telling you how I've been in business for 10 years, but I've only started truly growing my business in the last two years. And that's because two years ago, I had an epiphany, which is that my business growth plateaued at the level of my personal growth, and I, for years, would take all the courses, read all the books, learn from all the gurus about the tactics and strategies of what to do. And I had it all right, and I was doing all the right things. I thought I was. But what I was missing was belief in myself, confidence and my ability to actually create results with those strategies and tactics. It wasn't until I prioritized my personal growth that I actually started seeing real growth in my business, financial growth in my business, and so that mindset shift unlocked a lot of things for me. So I just wanted to share that, because it just was one of my biggest aha moments. Lesley Logan 16:29  Everyone, hit rewind and re-listen to that, because it's like we're on the same parallel universe right now. Earlier this week, I was telling, I've told my agency members this before, I told them this actually the last couple of times we've been in a group session together, and I just reminded them, I'm like, if you don't believe in you, no strategy I give you is going to work. Like, this strategy I'm giving you might not be the right strategy for you, but you're definitely going to think it's crap if you don't believe in you. And I said to them also, like, if you're not protecting, because they're Pilates instructors who are teaching, right, if you're not protecting your Pilates practice, no strategy I give you is going to work, because you're not prioritizing yourself, and you will run out of energy. When we run out of energy, what do we, we don't actually have the ability to believe in ourselves more than we did, you know, you just, you're out of energy. And so, like, it is so your personal growth, protecting your self-care, taking care of like, what do I need today? What is my, how's my body doing today? Those things are going to affect tremendously at your growth of your business, for sure. For sure. Yeah, it's so interesting because being in a business as long as we've been in and having this, some of the success we've had, I've been on some stages with some people who have even bigger success. And I was listening to things that they're saying and and it was so funny, because some of my listeners have heard of the story already, but I was on stage with two guys who have businesses way bigger than mine. We're like, we almost hit a million, this guy runs $100 million of ads across social media platforms. And this other guy worked for like (inaudible). They're all huge, multi, like, right, huge. So it's like, small, medium, large. And I was like, kind of intimidated, right? Like, why am I on the stage with these people? But then they were saying things that I was like, yeah, that works, and I don't, that's not also good. And so it's really interesting. We can put these people on a pedestal who are farther along than us, and we forget we know things. And like, you know, our intuition knows things, and our values know things. And so if you aren't taking care of your personal growth and you're not spending time with yourself, can be so easy to fall into the trap of these other people. What they were saying, and I've like, was like, I really, I really disagree with that.Nadine Hanafi 18:36  I love that. Yeah, straight up. Yeah, you have to be able to tune in to your own thoughts and your own intuition and operate from a place of like conviction, because you know what's right, rather than just listen to what everyone else is telling you, because they're telling you it's good advice. You have to, you know, be able to have that discernment to recognize well what's right for you at this stage for what you're trying to do.Lesley Logan 19:02  Yeah. Discernment is very different than, like, a negative self-talk or self-doubt or a lack of confidence. Like, discernment is, you know, you're actually more firmly planted. Has it been easy? Like, do you find, was confidence easy for you? Nadine Hanafi 19:16  No, absolutely not. So as somebody who is heavily bullied as a child, confidence has been my life's battle. I was born in Minnesota, but I grew up in Morocco. My parents are from Morocco, and I learned English at a very young age, but then they moved me back to Morocco and put me in school right away, before I had a chance to remember Arabic and French, because that's what we speak in Morocco, right? Lesley Logan 19:40  Arabic and French. You have to do two? Nadine Hanafi 19:42  Yes, two. So I grew up trilingual. Lesley Logan 19:46  That is so cool, by the way. Nadine Hanafi 19:48  Thank you. Lesley Logan 19:49  Yeah, I get, so, I learned enough Arabic to say hello, thank you, no, I cannot give you that discount.Nadine Hanafi 19:55  All the martinis.Lesley Logan 19:59  Yeah. And so my wives would shop, and then, like, the husband come in and ask for a discount, and I would say, all I know how to say is, shukran, okay, sorry, I cut you off. That's so hard as a child to remember all three.Nadine Hanafi 20:17  Yeah, so I learned Arabic and French. I'm like, three years old, and then four years old, and they moved me back to Minnesota. I learned English there, and they moved me back to Morocco and put me in school. And I'd forgotten English and Arabic, or, sorry, French and Arabic, and I only know how to speak English, but nobody else did. And so rather than (inaudible) school, I was the American kid. Don't talk to her. She doesn't speak our language. And that just followed me through elementary school, and I was just like the odd kid, and so I would just hang out by myself a lot, and my social skills obviously suffered from that as a child and then as a teenager, and I didn't really grow into my own self until my 20s, and this, this fear, this sense of being inadequate, not belonging, kind of followed me. It's just, and I'm sharing this with you, because I didn't come to this realization until a couple of years ago where I was like, damn, this has actually been following me my entire life, and it's been stunting my growth. This feeling of not being good enough, not being loved, you know? And so, yes, confidence has been like my biggest battle in life is having that confidence. So the name of your podcast speaks to me a lot, because I basically have had to fake it, you know, I've had to fake this confidence for so many years, until finally it just started feeling real. And basically it was my experience, the expertise that I built, the amount of clients that I served, the result that I was able to get for them. All of that is what started to fill the gap between who, how I was showing up, and that quote, unquote, fake confidence and the real me. And today I'm confident because I know the results I can deliver. I know my history, I know my expertise, I know my staff, and that's where my confidence comes from. And I also know my worth. I know my worth now better than I ever have in my entire life, not just my worth as a business owner and as an expert in my field, but also just as a human being. I've come to terms with the fact that I am enough, even if I was crap at business, I would still be enough, and that's huge.Lesley Logan 22:29  I love, yeah, confidence really does come from doing the thing you said you were gonna do, you know. And so, like. Nadine Hanafi 22:29  You keep promises to yourself. Lesley Logan 22:29  Yeah, and then, and just keeping up, and doesn't mean you do it perfectly, but just like you told the client you were going to deliver this amazing product, you did deliver an amazing product, and then you acknowledge you delivered an amazing product. And so often we do the first two things, and then we don't give ourselves the credit for having done the thing. And so we don't get the benefits of the confidence that it comes from being so consistent with what we know.Nadine Hanafi 23:01  And the other aspect of confidence that I struggled with, I know so many people do, is visibility. And so visibility has been a huge thing for me. I was always really comfortable in the behind the scenes of my business, not being the face, you know, like, oh, I like putting my clients in the spotlight, in the limelight, like you go out there, you shine. I'll just sit here and support you. That was comfortable for me. But again, I realized that my business growth was going to plateau at the level of my visibility too, because visibility is also exposure. It's growth. It's putting yourself out there and getting your message out there, so more eyes on what you do. And so that's been the late, the latest monster that I've slain, is the fear of visibility for me. In fact, I just recorded my first podcast episode today because I'm launching a podcast. Lesley Logan 23:52  That's so cool. You guys heard it here first. That is so cool.Nadine Hanafi 23:57  It's called Grand Party and it's been sitting in my head and in my heart for over a year, and I've been so scared of starting it, of doing it because I've been scared of the visibility that will come with it, also the commitment of, like, consistent content every week, but mostly the visibility. And so it's a really huge deal for me that I was finally over, you know, able to overcome that fear and pull the trigger and do this.Lesley Logan 24:24  Yeah, be surprised. Hire someone to do all the editing and all the stuff, and then whether you do it or not, you're paying them, and that makes me get my -ish done.Nadine Hanafi 24:33  Well, you know, that's actually so true, I'm so glad you said that, because I procrastinated for a year. And so I met this woman who owns a production company, and she's like, oh, well, let's do this. And she sent me the contracts. Th e contract sat in my inbox for three months, and she finally sent me an ultimatum, saying, all right, if you don't sign this, I'm gonna have to, like, take down your contract from our system. And I, I said to myself, I didn't write this term, but I said, thank you. Thank you for giving me, sending me that email, because I needed somebody to light a fire under my butt in that moment and just sign the damn thing. And the thing is, is when I signed it, I also had to pay. Now I have skin in the game, and yeah, like you said, the minute you have skin in the game, and you actually have to put out money for this, you better make that thing happen. So it is one way to hold yourself accountable. Lesley Logan 25:22  And also, like, I am not someone who typically needs an accountability person, but especially if there's a little bit of fear, especially putting something out there that is a part of you, yes, visibility, but also, like, the feedback that you didn't ask for from the people you know, like, you can tell yourself a story of like, what it could be and it's never, it's never as bad or as good as you think it's going to be. But there's that fear, until you put it out there, like, when we started a YouTube channel, I resisted it big time. I'm not going to do a YouTube channel. This is back in like, 2014 my husband's like, you should do a YouTube channel. I'm like, no, there's other people who are better teachers than me. They should be doing it, they've been teaching longer. I was just downplaying myself. All the excuses. And really, what it came down to is I was so afraid of what people were gonna say about the videos. They're gonna say I was teaching it wrong or doing it wrong, and so we did some, we put it out there. And you know what happened? Nothing. Because. Nadine Hanafi 26:17  Plot twist. Lesley Logan 26:18  Yeah, like, I mean, people watched it, but especially when you're a new YouTube or a new podcast, like, now if you have a following and a platform to tell people about it, but back then, I had nothing. Instagram was anything. Guys like, I didn't have anything to share what I was doing on, so I was just waiting for the random people to come across it. And the first thing someone said was, thank you, this is amazing. So, like, we tell ourselves a story that like, oh my God, what if people don't like it. What if they say anything? And so that's it. But I do, for the big things that scare me in my business, I do like there has to be some skin in the game, so that I can't talk myself out of it or procrastinate or tell myself I should do it later, or whatever it is. So I'm excited for your podcast. I can't wait to listen to it. Nadine Hanafi 26:56  Oh, thank you. Lesley Logan 26:57  This is so exciting. Okay, so obviously, your next thing, you're being it till you see it as the podcast host. Is there anything else that you are working on as far as being it till you see it? Yeah, tell me more.Nadine Hanafi 27:09  Okay, so with Digital Brand Kit, we are wanting to change the game when it comes to branding. Really, we are innovating in so many ways, and one of the platforms and one of the messages that we want to put out there is that branding can actually help you with your confidence, right? It can help you. We're all about helping you grow your business from the outside in, which is counterintuitive, because I've been talking to you about growing your business from the inside out and like you have to embody the person you want to be, etc, yes. But also, when it comes to branding, there's a way for you to use branding to show up as the next version of yourself, as I like to say, brand your higher self, right? And we've seen this with our clients. We've seen it with me and my brand and my business. And when you brand yourself as the business that you want to build, as that seven-figure business, six-figure business, whatever it is. And you show up with that big brand energy, you then, kind of your confidence catches up to that, right?Lesley Logan 27:09  I mean, it's a BBE, that's what you need, guys. Nadine Hanafi 28:04  That's right. Your confidence kind of just catches up to that. Because, the way, I mean, there's something to be said about how people see you, the love that you get, right, the how you are received and perceived, and how you are going to feel and act, right? And if somebody, if you walk into a room and you have a room full of people, who are you know, they know you, they like you, they want to hear from you, they're eager to learn from you. You're going to come into it with a completely different sense of confidence than if you walk into a room where nobody knows who you are or they don't like you. And so branding is really how you're able to create that perception, create that perception of who you want to be to these people before they even meet you. And make them want to work with you. Make them want to meet you and learn from you, and create like that attractive energy, right?Lesley Logan 29:10  I think you got to coin BBE, babe. Big Brand Energy. I love it. I love it. Nadine Hanafi 29:16  I will. Lesley Logan 29:17  I completely, it's so true. It's kind of like it's an and, right? It's like you gotta work on yourself for your business to grow, but also you might need to put out into the world what you expect your business to be, so that you can kind of close the gap. And that's a be it till you see it like, this is the thing I want, I'll put that out there, and I'm going to get myself developed up to it. Nadine Hanafi 29:36  Yeah, and what I want to say about that too, is we, maybe seven, eight years ago, we lived in a world, in the online business world, where people could afford to just show up and make, take a lot of massive action and put themselves out there, put their content out there in a very messy, unprofessional I just thought this together last night, way, right, but because they were teaching good stuff and there wasn't a lot of people teaching this stuff. They would get attention, they would get business. There's so many people in the online business world now, and there's a lot of charlatans, and there's a lot of people who don't know what they're talking about. And so if you are somebody who actually knows what you're talking about, you owe it to yourself to brand yourself as the expert that you are, so that you don't get mistaken for one of those charlatans who are out there teaching things stuff that they don't know, just because maybe they have better branding than you, right? And so.Lesley Logan 30:30  Yeah, yeah. I mean, you owe it to the people you're here to help to, you know, like. Nadine Hanafi 30:34  Most importantly. Lesley Logan 30:35  Not to put pressure on my perfectionist overachievers listening. I see you, but like Daniel Pink said it in an interview I listened to him years ago, and I have never forgotten it. He said, "If what you do takes pain away from someone, solves a problem that they have, you have a moral obligation to make sure it gets to them." You have moral obligation to sell it to them. It's actually really freaking selfish of you to keep it to yourself.Nadine Hanafi 31:01  1,000% oh, my God, I'm so glad you shared that, because I wrote a blog post about this a few weeks ago, about how I overcame my fear of selling, and it was that exact mindset shift. It was somebody who told me, like Nadine, just get over yourself already. This is not about you. This is about all the people that you can help, and the longer you keep, you stay in this fear of showing up and you're not putting yourself out there, you're not putting your products out there. You are depriving all these people from the solutions that you could share with them, that could change their businesses. So what are you doing? Get over yourself. And I was like, damn, that's a good point. Yeah, that's a mindset shift right there.Lesley Logan 31:41  Yeah, it really is. Okay, we're gonna take a brief break. Find out how people can find you, follow you, work with you. Lesley Logan 31:47  All right, Nadine, if somebody is obsessed and ready to, like, step into their big brand energy, they want you to help them because, my goodness, branding ourselves, it's not easy, and you've already figured it out. So where can people find you, follow you, work with you? Nadine Hanafi 31:59  Well, if you're interested in learning more, I'd love to see you over at our Instagram, @digitalbrandkit or my personal Instagram, which is @Nadine.Hanafi, H-A-N-A-F-I, and if you want to check out our full-stack branding system, that's digitalbrandkit.com.Lesley Logan 32:15  Awesome. You guys, we'll have all the links in the notes below, so it's super easy for you to find everything. And I'm so excited because part of the things we've been able to share with our agency members is your amazing kit. And you guys, I normally don't say this, but I'm going to, we have spent a lot of money as a company on branding and then rebranding things and what you your company has done is figured out a way to make it easy for people to step into that without it being like $10,000. So you do things like, I mean, just amazing how you figure things out. So I just really, really love the work that you put out there. It's very unique. Nadine Hanafi 32:21  Thank you. Thank you. Lesley Logan 32:54  Okay, be it action items, bold, executable, intrinsic target steps people can take to be it till they see it being that big brand energy. What do you got for us?Nadine Hanafi 33:01  Yeah. So my first piece of advice if you want to brand your higher self is book a photo shoot. So we have beautiful templates. We have beautiful branding templates, yes, but our beautiful branding templates are not going to look nice if you put your old, crappy photos in them, right? You're gonna need some really nice high-end brand photography. And brand photography isn't regular photography, isn't going to a studio and doing three poses and getting these professional headshots that look like passport photos, right? It's actual branding photos where it's like you in your natural environment working, assuming your natural environment is a Airbnb you rented for the weekend that's super stylish and doesn't look anything like your house. But that's okay, right? But anyways, creating this library of brand images that are showcasing you in action, working with people, working with your clients, doing work on your laptop, on a whiteboard, whatever it is, is how you're going to allow people to or create an immersive brand experience. So you know, you're not your branding, you're not your beautiful colors and fonts, but when you infuse this beautiful brand photography into it, then it comes to life, right? So I can't stress enough how important it is to book a professional brand photo shoot and actually do it properly. So you need to get at least 50 solid shots, not three, because you need variety, right? Super important. But that's one of the biggest things that you can do that is going to help you create that big brand energy very quickly.Lesley Logan 34:38  I couldn't agree more. I think, like our business changed when, and I also was able to step into that version of myself when I actually worked with Monica Linda of Girl Squad, you guys know her, but we didn't use my space. I used her beautiful space. And I was like, oh, my God, people are gonna think this is my living room. No one cared. No one's like, that's not your living room. Like, no. I didn't have a living room, guys, at the time, we didn't have a living room. Like, people now, all of the stuff we use as my, as my space, but like, it really does make a big difference. And you do want those photos to be the thing that you're wishing you're showing up as, and that you would be showing up at someday, because you'll actually share them. You'll actually use them. Your website will be the thing that you're excited to share and send people to, like if you're embarrassed of the photos you won't, you won't use them.Nadine Hanafi 35:26  And you know, let me share something with you, Lesley, that I did not share with you when we first talked because I didn't realize it after, until after we talked, Monica, before I worked with her, she shared with me some portfolio images, and one of the images that she shared with me were your photos, and I remember your photos were fabulous. And I remember seeing your photos, and I think I asked her even I said, is she a model? Because your photos were just so good. You're so poised, and they're so fun and original. And I just remember, because that was before I worked with here, I was like, oh, I can't wait to have, like, nice, professional images like this, too, and that stayed with me, like, you looked amazing, and you gave off that big brand energy, big time in your photos.Lesley Logan 35:26  Yeah, and you know, thank you, and also like. Nadine Hanafi 35:29  You're welcome. Lesley Logan 35:30  Here is, here's a little tip, guys, laugh out loud, actually, like, make yourself laugh. It, it makes the smile have energy to it, versus, like, right?Nadine Hanafi 36:23  So true.Lesley Logan 36:24  Like, there's a whole different energy that comes out of it. And so that is my big tip on a fun photo. Like a fun energetic photo is like, laugh out loud. Nadine Hanafi 36:33  Authentic. Lesley Logan 36:34  Yes. And I also like to go back, Monica is a branding photographer. I want to highlight you said that a branding photographer is very different than your family photo shoot, than, like, you know, because they do get, but nowadays, you guys, there are these crazy places where people have staged photo rooms, like, here in Vegas, I used one the other day just to get five pictures for our flashcard deck redone. And I walked in, there was like a floral wall. There was a little room that looked like an office, like it was $100 an hour, and you had like, eight different stages that were already set up. And I was like, oh, I can be in a phone booth right now. Nadine Hanafi 37:08  That's right, that's right. No, it's super important. And I can't stress that enough, because I'm explaining this to people all the time. Look, what is the difference between brand photography and regular photography? You want brand photography and you want to see what that looks like, we have a blog post at digitalbrandkit.com which is about like how to plan your photo shoot, exactly our most opened email newsletter that we sent, how to plan your photoshoot like a pro. And in it, we have these examples of how to organize your shot lists, which is a very, very handy tool that most photographers will do for you, but not all of them do. So it's good if you can be proactive and create your own shot list. So go find that blog post on our website to learn more about how to plan your shots.Lesley Logan 37:52  Oh my God, yes. And if you'll send me that link, we'll also put it in the show notes, because that is an essential thing. I can get way more photos than what they said was in the contract because I'm organized.Nadine Hanafi 38:03  That's right, that's exactly what I did. I basically 10x how many photos I was able to get out of my last photo shoot because I was so organized, and my photographer loved me. She's like, I'm literally just checking boxes. Lesley Logan 38:14  Yep, yep. That's exactly what you need to do. We could go on and on for hours. You are so amazing. I'm so grateful for you, and I'm grateful that we got to meet, and thank you for sharing so generously your stories about your life and growing your business and what branding is. You guys, how are you going to use these tips in your life? Let Nadine know, let the Be It Pod know, share this with a friend who's struggling with their business and just kind of like trying to figure things out, this might be the thing they need to get out of their own way and maybe show up with that big brand energy. All right, love, until next time. Be It Till You See It. Lesley Logan 38:44  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. 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Many of us have suffered through brokenness at different times spiritually, and financially, relationship break ups, job loss, death of a loved one, etc. What we do in our brokenness impacts the timing of our healing process. My divorce broke me into a million little pieces and God healed me even though it didn't happen overnight. In fact, it's been a long and difficult journey. However, I'm finally sensing level ground and readiness to step into a different season of my life. How do we recover from being BROKEN? B – Be still in the Lord.“Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10) This is the time we need to keep the course by what we know is right—praying, reading our Bible, fellowship with God's people, etc. It's not easy to push past our brokenness, but we will find our peace if we don't give up. R – Reach out for help.“Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” (Romans 12:15) It's not always easy to reach out for assistance to make it through our pain. However, God uses other people to hold us up through the painful times if we are willing to humble ourselves. O – Open up to a change in God's plan and purpose for our lives.“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:19) We can get tunnel vision and only see one way for our purpose to be fulfilled. However, God's plan is always much deeper and broader than what we can know in our finite human abilities. K – Keep the faith that this brokenness is working for our good.“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:28-31) We may not have expected this time of brokenness, but God knew it from before we were born. He's predestined us to get through this time and work in us His good pleasure leading to a greater purpose. E – Expect times of difficulty, but recognize that we don't have to stay there.“Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. (Psalm 30:5) We will have times of weeping and sorrow in our brokenness. Our comfort comes from the hope and peace through the Spirit of Christ—He relates to our sorrow just as He wept on the earth.N – Next thing…moment by moment.“Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.'” (James 4:14-15) Sometimes looking toward the end of the day, week, or month feels like an eternity. We take each moment by moment trusting in the Lord to provide, protect, and meet us right where we are in this season. Prayer Dear Lord, I'm broken in this season and need Your help to lead me. I know that my hope and strength reside in You. In Jesus' name, amen.

West Central Tribune sports reporter Michael Lyne returns for another episode of the WCT Sports Spotlight Show. In episode 56, Lyne chats with Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball senior Kylie Weller. Weller talks about BBE's strong start, the Jaguars' aspirations, and more.

Send us a Text Message.This week on the ole pod john: Actors nod to stand-up, the origin of the "Say Hey kid," BBE, pressing a button that kills a Bears fan, and the actually touching story of a ferret.  Check me out opening for Giulio Gallarotti this weekend in Cleveland at Hilarities (8/30 and 8/31) and next weekend at Dr. Grin's in Grand Rapids, Michigan (9/5-9/7). Tix available via Giulio's website. Comedy! Support the Show.Thanks for listening! Listen, rate, subscribe and other marketing type slogans! Here's my Insta: @dannypalmernyc @thedannypalmershow@blackcatcomedy (NYC stand-up show every Friday at 9 pm. 172 Rivington St.) And subscribe to my Patreon? Maybe? If you know how to? I don't know how it works. Let's just leave this thing be: https://www.patreon.com/thedannypalmershow

In this episode of Breaking Banks Europe, part of the Ecosystem Zoom-In series, host Matteo Rizzi explores the dynamic fintech landscape of the Democratic Republic of Congo with guest Joel Tshilumba (Co-Founder, Ultimate Corporation). For the first time in #BBE, this special episode is presented in two languages, with the first section in English and the second in French, to honor the significant impact of francophone Africa on the continent (the YouTube video includes subtitles for wider accessibility) The discussion dives into how the Congolese fintech ecosystem has evolved, highlighting the key players driving change and innovation. They explore the vibrant start-up scene and the increasing investment opportunities that are shaping the financial landscape. The episode also examines how traditional financial institutions are adapting to this new environment, sharing compelling stories of transformation. Joel Tshilumba provides insights into the country's demographics and economic statistics, offering a comprehensive look at the challenges and opportunities within this rapidly growing market. ‌ Follow Joel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-tshilumba-j-92797916b

This show is made possible by you! Thank you for your continued support! Not a member? Political violence is on the rise and has reached just about every corner of the country, whether it's confrontations on social media, at school board meetings or the chambers of Congress. Reuters reports that we've seen some 213 cases and 39 fatalities in the U.S. since January 6, 2021 — more than we've seen in decades. Women, people of color, Muslims, Jews, and LGBTQ people are among those most vulnerable, but the group seeing the fastest increase in reported incidents are conservatives who are perceived to be out of sync with the pro-Trump, MAGA line. While most Americans oppose political violence, it remains a growing threat to our democracy. What can be done? In this episode, co-hosts Laura Flanders and 22nd Century Initiative Director Scot Nakagawa convene an expert panel to define political violence and discuss how to protect one another and democracy itself. All that, plus Laura's commentary on “Reveal, Reframe, Resist” and reporters' roles.“As a child of a [Black] Panther, I saw inspiration in every action. Even when I saw my mother's friends being jailed for long periods of time or even killed by police terror . . . A lot of those folks went on to continue fighting against terror of the state and building community. I wanted to be a part of that . . .” - Sala Cyril“I undertook the study because political violence is a persistent problem in the United States that I think is a fundamental threat to our democracy. My view is that one of the greatest sources of power countering that threat is actually people in communities around the country.” - Hardy Merriman“Violence has greatly limited our ability to function as an inclusive, robust, multiracial democracy that in fact, we must deal with it . . . We need to believe we can win, and we need to think about who it is that we need on our side  . . .” - Scot Nakagawa“I can report anecdotally through different interactions with conservatives that they are experiencing political violence. I've been in attendance with secretaries of state, former Lieutenant governors. They all have stories of themselves or their families being on the receiving end of political violence . . .” - Maria J. StephanGuests:• Sala Cyril: Interim Executive Director, Vision Change Win; Organizer, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, NYC• Hardy Merriman: Author, Harnessing Our Power to End (HOPE) Political Violence; Expert, Democracy Movements• Scot Nakagawa (Co-host): Executive Director, 22nd Century Initiative & 22nd Century Conference• Maria J. Stephan: Co-Lead & Chief Organizer, The Horizons Project; Co-author with Erica Chenoweth, Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict Full Episode Notes are posted the Wednesday following the podcast release and are located HERE.  They include related episodes, articles, and more.Music In the Middle:  “Intensity in Five” by Brkn Record featuring Antohony Joseph from his album The Architecture of Oppression Part 2 released on Barely Breaking Even Records, BBE.  And additional music included- "Steppin"  by Podington Bear. Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, Sabrina Artel, David Neuman, Nat Needham, Rory O'Conner, Janet Hernandez, Sarah Miller, Jeannie Hopper, Nady Pina, and Jordan Flaherty FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFAndFriendsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

VIRTUAL EVENT WITH LAURA FLANDERS AND GUEST JOSH PAUL, FORMER STATE DEPT OFFICIALIf you're a member supporter you will have just received an exclusive invitation to a rare insider briefing on US - Israel arms sales from former state department official , Josh Paul. Paul, as you may remember quit the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs after a long career last year over accelerated US  arms sales to Israel in violation of us Human Rights law.  He continues to call for a change in United States Policy and an end to the bloodshed and on June 17th he'll be offering us an expert briefing on the concrete requests we can make of our elected officials. We all want to stop the stop the dying and killing and hostage taking., urgently.  Paul will help tell us how. You can find our award winning interview with Josh Paul from last year.  Listen to the podcast and/or watch the show at our YouTube channel.  And if you're not yet a member, but want to attend the briefing, it's not too late to make a donation at Lauraflanders.org, and we'll send you an invitation to register for the event.  That briefing's coming up June 17th — Don't miss it. EPISODE DESCRIPTION:  Four years after the murder of George Floyd and the mass protests against policing that followed, corporate media claim that voters have turned on “defunding the police" — the movement to shift public resources away from policing and into other approaches to improving public health and safety. But what is fact and what is fiction when it comes to this issue, and where does the 'defund' movement stand? In this episode, three journalists reporting from the frontlines on matters of policing and prisons share what they see on the ground, within police departments, and in the media. Cerise Castle is a Los Angeles-based reporter who created “A Tradition of Violence”, a podcast about gangs inside the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, based on an extensive investigation into more than five decades of terror, murder and abuse; Lewis Raven Wallace, of Durham, NC, is the author and creator of “The View from Somewhere”, a book and podcast about the problematic political history of journalistic objectivity, and the Abolition Journalism Fellow at Interrupting Criminalization, a multi movement resource hub for advocates, and Kelly Hayes is a Menominee author, organizer, educator and photographer from Chicago. She also hosts the Truthout podcast “Movement Memos" and is co-author (with Mariame Kaba) of the book “Let This Radicalize You”. What is the corporate media getting wrong about the defund movement? All that, plus a commentary from Laura.“I thought about my own vulnerability when doing this reporting. While I was still reporting my initial series on deputy gangs, I received several messages from people inside the department that they were in fear for my life . . . The repercussions have been very real for me, but it is not anything that would ever stop me from doing this work.” - Cerise Castle“When I look at what's happening in Palestine and I see the AI targeting that's being used to select targets for assassination at an inhuman pace, and when I look at the mass surveillance apparatus that Palestinian people are subjected to and most importantly the normalization of this mass annihilation of people, I see threats to all of us, things that we should all expect to be pervasive.” - Kelly Hayes“We have to some extent defunded the police here in the city of Durham and . . . moved money out of the police budget and into a whole new city department that is geared toward community safety through non-police responses . . . People can call an alternative number and have trained crisis responders show up . . . and come without police.” - Lewis Raven WallaceGuests:•. Cerise Castle: Journalist•. Kelly Hayes: Host, Movement Memos; Co-Author, Let This Radicalize You•. Lewis Raven Wallace: Author, The View from Somewhere; Abolition Media Fellow, Interrupting Criminalization Full Episode Notes are located HERE.  They include related episodes, articles, and more.Music In the Middle:  “We Need Freedom” by Brkn Record aka Jake Ferguson featuring Jermain Jackman from his self released album The Architecture of Oppression Part 2 released on BBE, Barely Breaking Even Records. And additional music included- "In and Out" and "Steppin" by Podington Bear Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, Sabrina Artel, David Neuman, Nat Needham, Rory O'Conner, Janet Hernandez, Sarah Miller, Jeannie Hopper, Nady Pina, and Jordan Flaherty FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFAndFriendsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

This week on #BBE, we highlight the Point Zero Forum conference, an organizational endeavor between Elevandi and the State Secretariat for International Finance SIF. As a media partner for the Zurich event from July 1-3, in this episode we discuss the status of displaced people and refugees, emphasizing their importance post-EU elections. Explore how fintech sectors offer solutions beyond prepaid cards, with showcases like Cardano's blockchain and biometric ID systems by the International Rescue Committee and iRespond. Discover innovative approaches, such as UNHCR's award-winning blockchain initiatives in Ukraine, and learn how to support efforts like those of UNHCR. And of course, don't forget to join us in Zurich to continue this vital conversation. Register now: https://registration.pointzeroforum.com/pzf2024/register?ref=PZF-BBE&code=PZF-MEDIAPARTNER20&c_3636463=18491865&c_3778097=19391241&utm_medium=media20&utm_source=affiliate-mp®_type_id=536412&utm_campaign=breaking-banks-europe ‌ Guests: Frederik Gregaard, CEO of Cardano Foundation: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregaard Carmen Hett, Treasurer at UNHCR https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmen-hett-7b94801

Armands plays selection of music from compilation albums and musician album releases from recording labels, Domino, Mo'wax, BBE, XL, Heavenly, Decca, Black Focus, ATA and Jalapeño Records.Dig it - lift it.For more info and tracklisting, visit: https://thefaceradio.com/get-in-the-groove/Tune into new broadcasts of Get In The Groove with Armands Melkis, LIVE, Opposite Tuesdays. 4 - 6 PM EST / 9- 11 PM GMT.//Dig this show? Please consider supporting The Face Radio: http://support.thefaceradio.com Support The Face Radio with PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thefaceradio. Join the family at https://plus.acast.com/s/thefaceradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Pro Audio Suite, brought to you by Tribooth and Austrian Audio, we dive deep into a fascinating discussion about microphones, mixing secrets, and the unexpected virtues of parallel processing in audio production. AP shares a surprising discovery he made with the Austrian AUdio OC 18 and his SSL2 interface, demonstrating how versatile equipment can mimic much pricier setups. The gang also discusses trends in vocal processing, the move away from flat-sounding mics, and the latest hot trends, from hot chicken to air fryers. Robbo ventures into the realms of advanced compression techniques, exploring how parallel compression (a mixing technique used widely in music circles) can add some punch to your voice recordings. Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned pro, this episode is packed with insights and laughs, offering valuable tips and tricks that could transform your next audio project. Key Highlights: Robbo's mic discovery and its impact on sound quality. 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Find out more here..   https://www.patreon.com/proaudiosuite     George has created a page strictly for Pro Audio Suite listeners, so check it out for the latest discounts and offers for TPAS listeners. https://georgethe.tech/tpas If you haven't filled out our survey on what you'd like to hear on the show, you can do it here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZWT5BTD Join our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/proaudiopodcast And the FB Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/357898255543203 For everything else (including joining our mailing list for exclusive previews and other goodies), check out our website https://www.theproaudiosuite.com/ “When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional.” Hunter S Thompson TPAS April 29 tighter edit, Robbo's mix [00:00:00] And welcome to another Pro Audio Suite. Thanks to Tribooth, the golden handcuffs can be released as you travel with your Tribooth. And don't forget the code TRIPAP200 to get 200 off your Tribooth. Today we're going to be talking about, well, a few tips that we've learned over the years. probably should kick this off because I, uh, had a, made a discovery, [00:01:00] um, this week. Because I had a session, it was actually late last week, come to think of it. But it was a session I was doing with, uh, in the morning. And in the afternoon, as I just shut down the studio, I got an email saying, Oh, can you redo this line? And I thought, well, I can't be bothered firing it up again. So what I'll do is I'll use my laptop. through the SSL to out of the booth because I've got a mic in there that goes through there straight to the laptop. Yeah, firing everything up. And I've actually set it up with the 4k button switched in. So which mic is this again? The OC 18 OC 18. Okay. Got it. Yeah. So, I sent the file off and then I got the reply of the email saying, if you changed your, if you change your settings or something and uh because if you have, I like it better. Can you continue using whatever you're using now? Okay. So, what I I'd realize there's two things at play here. One was I've been playing around with uh the 41 six and the OC 818 because the [00:02:00] OC 818 was going through the Neve, the 1073, and the 41 six was going through the grace and I just changed them around just for an experiment and I forgot to change them back. So he was getting the 41 six through the name. So it was a bit more midi full. Yeah, creamy, chocolatey, whatever. Right. Um, but I changed them back the next time I said, I'll send you two files. I'll send you what you like today and I'll send you what you historically liked before. Uh, we've 41 six with the grace. But having said that the OC 18. Through the SSL2 with the 4K button pressed in. Sounds remarkably like a 41 six through the grace. So they stand in for each other. Extra high end boost. It's bizarre. But the thing is, I was kind of thinking, okay, so I see the stuff on these threads on Facebook all the time. Should I get this mic? Should I get that mic? What should I do here? Which one should I get? And it's always like, get [00:03:00] the, um, you know, the 41 one six and a TLM one oh three. My tip is get an OC 18 and an SLSL two. And then you've got both. You've got a large diaphragm without the 4k pressed in. And then you've got this hyper sort of 41, six sound with the 4k, but it's hard to beat. Yeah. It's hard to beat the versatility with that setup and well, not, it's not hard to beat it, but it's hard to do it that simply, you know, to have a single push button that essentially changes mics, you know, and then, and then with the button in there and then with the, yeah, with the, with the pattern switch on the OC 18, you have this proximity effect. Yeah. Changes, you know, you can change, you know, you're, you're good to go. into hypercardioid and it'd be pretty Yeah. But this thing, this is, this is it. This is the OC 18 with the 4K button pressed in. And you can hear, like, it's really, really cutting. It does sound like a Well, to me, it sounds I gotta say, I mean I'll bet, I'll bet one of the problems is you get too much into the [00:04:00] OC 18 because it doesn't have the long tube. So really, it's like you want to be here, but if you get away from the OC 18 with the same distance that you would be from the 4 41 6 and you put it in hypercardioid and pop in that 4k extra, you know, like mid range, high end. Yeah. And yeah, you'll be, you'll be getting to that cut through anything sound. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think we are so accustomed to not a flat sounding mic, right? Like we, the sound of voiceover is not a flat mic. Cause we, we moved away from a flat mic when we left ribbon mics, you know? It's the same with our food. Everyone wants like overly salted food. Yeah, or spicy. Dave's hot chicken. Hot chicken this, hot chicken that. You guys get the hot chicken trend in Australia? Oh, we get everything, yeah. Hot, hot, hot. The big, the big trend I reckon here, well, probably everywhere in the world is air [00:05:00] fryers at the moment if you're talking food, isn't it? Yeah, yeah, yeah. The air fryer. I got one in my garbage. I don't want my air fried. Well, that's cool. So, so that's your kind of, I mean, you know, that's a pretty nice secret weapon. Now, I'm wondering what you would get out of the CC8 if you did the same exact experiment. That could be interesting. I should try that one. For travel. Uh, if you wanted to have a travel, uh, solution, yeah, but I've got the CC, the CC eight with the CC eight was sounding a lot like your OC eight one eight when it was in the porta booth. Wasn't it? It was in the portabooth. Yeah. In the portabooth and the car in the car and it sounded a lot like the OC eight one eight, which is like crazy. Yeah. It's very cool. I like it. You should change your name from Mr. Big balls to Mr. Rigg. I reckon. Okay. Mr. Rigg. Mr. Is that your tip? That's my tip. I like, I reckon that should have been your tip. That, that car one, that was, that still gets me. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's amazing. And I, I did send that file off to [00:06:00] a guy called Chris Gates, who he's a bit of a fan of the show. He's an audio engineer here in Melbourne and he. I love the guy, but he's always cutting you off. Gatesy. Oh, there you can see the Chris Expander out there. Shut the gate, the horse is bolted. Yeah, that's right. Come on, Robert, give us this. Give us the source. Can I shit? I was hoping you wouldn't going to call me. Give us a source connect one. Yeah, just avoid airports. There's your tip. Traveling too much. I don't, what have I, um, ah, now I'm full screen. No, the pressure's on. I'll tell you what, I'll, I'll throw one out there and, and, and since I was going to do a plugin one, but listening to AP, um, Because the idea of this was we were going to do one about voiceover that we use every day.[00:07:00] Um, so there's one that, there's one that I use every day. That's probably a, it's, it's a musical thing, but I, and I don't know how much it's used in voiceover. Um, but a parallel, but a parallel bus on your voiceover. So when, when you're, when you're mixing something with voiceover, you get your, your voiceover set up nicely. Um, so that it's, it's, sorry, hang on one second. My, this is one of those things where I have very, very little experience with, which is parallel processing. Yeah. I've done a lot of parallel drum. I I'm very new to the, to the concept of parallel processing. So, so basically I'll go back. Cause I thought Pro Tools had stopped. That's all. Um, uh, I'll go back to the beginning. So mine's more of a musical thing. Mine's something that musicians use a lot. And, and George was, sorry, Robert was saying before, like [00:08:00] drums is a big thing where, where musical mixes will use parallel compression. But the idea is that you get your, your, For me anyway, you get your voiceover set up nicely so it's nicely compressed and sounding with a nice EQ. But then what you do is you send that track to, it can either be another track or a bus, whatever way you want to work. For me it's a bus because I've usually got layers of voiceover so I just send it to a bus. And on that bus you heavily compress. And you can manipulate ReaCue to whatever you want to do to get it to mix in. But the idea is that once you've got it set up and you've got that heavy compression going, you then drop that signal down, but then mix it back in so that it's just It's not there up front, but it's just making that voiceover lift and it's giving it that enough kick to punch through the music and sound effects and everything else that's going on. But because [00:09:00] that original signal is still fairly dynamic, you've got this other compressed one that's mixing in underneath that gives it enough punch to punch through. Does that make sense? I get it, I get it intellectually, I just, it's one of those like, it's like a tool, that's always been in the toolbox, but I've been afraid to Open it and use it. I don't know why. I just, I don't have that experience. You are doing parallel gating right now, except one of your gates is set to nothing. Yeah, that's true. I am mixing a mix of wet and dry. So, that's essentially what I'm, I guess that's what parallel processing is, right? It's pretty much. Some of the processing, some of the not. There's, there's those who argue that it's kind of like almost the same thing as just getting the right settings on the, Compressor and I've messed around with it And it seems like you can kind of get the same stuff But I would say that a parallel setup is way easier to dial in I can And you can get like some pretty, especially on drums, where like nothing ever falls too far away, [00:10:00] but it feels like you're never squashing the top. That's right. And it is just easy to get like, I've really only used it on drums, um, but most compressors these days, most plugins, even like the LA 2A copy of this, that, or the other thing, Almost every plug in manufacturer now puts a blend knob on the end of their compressors, it's so popular. So it used to be this trick, you'd set up the same processing on two channels, and you'd have to get the same latency so that they phase perfectly, and now it's like one knob. And most, most compressors do this. I mean, I'm used to parallel processing, quote unquote, of being something we use in, in, when we're dealing with reverb or delay. Because, of course, you need to have Dry, or if it's only reverb, there will be insanity, right? It would be unintelligible. It'd be Nick Cave. So I'm very used to Did you say it'd be Nick Cave? I said it'd be Nick Cave. Nick Cave is, he's super, super wet. [00:11:00] Right, right. Uh, reverb. His stuff is, am I right, Andrew? Like Is it Nick Cave? In what respect do you mean with Nick Cave? He's got a bunch of effects and stuff. Their mixes are like super reverb y. Super wet. Oh, God, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I thought you were making a joke because it sounds like he's in a cave. Maybe that's why he's in a church. You should do a cave recording, Robert. Um, so, um, yeah, so overly wet would be, uh, would be, uh, too much. So, so that I understand, I understand the concept. And so when we're talking about processing, we either talk about what? Serial or parallel. Is that where the, are that the two versions of Waze? Technically, yeah, it's like insert or aux send return is the way I think of it. But that's what's interesting now because a lot of insert plugins have a blend knob or a dry wet. Now they're really acting more like a parallel processor. Yeah, I don't, I don't find that quite as effective. And I, Robert said that before, and I would agree with him. I, I, there's something about the blend. [00:12:00] I think you can be more accurate with, with a, with it coming from another bus. You can, and it's easier to, if you've got a couple of, Plugins in blend mode, um, it's easier if it's on a separate bus, it's actually easier to, you know, if you need to, to ride it a little bit, it's easier to do that too, I suppose. It's easier to control. Maybe it's easier to automate. It's on a fader, I mean, it's, it's nice to have it on a hundred millimeter fader than a knob. I'll say that. But unless you're doing a setup where you're doing one heavy and one mild compression. But if you're doing one, like, the reason why I think it's less impressive on the, um, the, the blend knob, because most people set the compressor to not be too heavy. And then they only blend in a little of the straight, but really if you wanted to do more obvious parallel compression, you would put your compressor at, you know, 10 to one with a low threshold and crush it by 20 [00:13:00] decibels. And then you'd only blend in like 10, 5 percent of that compressed signal, that completely crushed signal. And the majority of it would be the dry. And then you'd have a natural sound with the, like that benefit of like, it just doesn't go down too far. Um, I'll tell you what I'll do. Do you play around with frequencies when you, when you're doing this stuff though? Because I, you know, like when you sort of get the stereo split and you're looking for gaps in frequencies where you can put a, you know, an EQ'd voice where it will sit and pop out. Is that what you're doing with this as well? Especially in radio imaging, I'll play with the EQ on that squashed parallel bus. Absolutely. Yeah. And the parallel bus itself will just like seem like you crush it enough, it'll seem like it loses low end. Because that's where like a ton of the energy is. So when the signal comes in and your brain is going like oh, I'm ready for that low end and the compressor goes nope, you're not going to get the volume. And then you hear the, [00:14:00] so compressors have a, can have an EQ like effect. I'll tell you what I can do. AP and I just finished a re launch package for a station in Singapore called 1FM. And we did a, we did a monster re launch promo, um, sort of, uh, you know, spruiking that the re launch was coming. And it's got this big operatic music happening underneath it and I've added in, you know, lots of impacts and whooshes and stuff to give it some movement and some, you know, Typical FM Gravitas. Um, but what I might do is, I'll put up a mix, I'll put a link in this video if you're on YouTube or in the show notes if you're listening to the audio one, I'll put it up on our website. Um, and I'll do a mix, I'll put the full mix and then I'll do a mix without the parallel bus. Uh, Uh, AP's voice and, and you'll just see how, how much it, it's [00:15:00] still there. You can still hear it, but the, the parallel bus, just when, when something impacts and hits, it's still sitting there. It's still right there in your face. That's the best way to explain it is to literally, I was going to ask you if you had examples of, of, of where they're being, but that would be a cool idea. I'll paste that up. Yeah. Yeah. The, the, the parallel compression thing is much more. Um, kind of known in, in drums, I'd say then using it on voice. I I'm sort of, it's something I haven't really talked about and I, and I do a podcast, um, on radio imaging with the guys from imaging blueprint who we've had on this show before. Um, but it's something that we never talk about. And I, and I was kind of interested to know, is it just me that does it on voice or is it, is it, is, is it sort of. I mean, I can't imagine, I don't really use it in, in commercial work, I suppose, unless I kind of, you know, unless you get to that point where you think, shit, this needs a bit more kick, but it's certainly not [00:16:00] on, on everything, but in it, I reckon I can't think of too many imaging projects that I've done. Done lately that I haven't used a parallel voice bus on, so. Yeah. Well, I'm in the comments. In the comments. If you use it, let me know. Yeah, yeah. I, I'm much more familiar with the concept of serial compression, in fact. Yeah. I, I don't even know if I still have it. I wish. I hope I do. Um, but I had this awesome, um. Compressor called the FMR Audio RNC, which stands for Really Nice Compressor. It's like a little third of a rack space deal, and they're like 200 bucks, but they punch above their weight. I mean, those are from like the early 2000s or something. Yes, yes, yes. So I used to have one of these and I had this in my mix bus quote unquote on my I used to do production mixing on set on film sets. So this was on your stereo master? Is that what you're [00:17:00] saying? Yeah, I had on my stereo master. That's a mono compressor. Did you have two of them? I can do stereo. Yep, it's got stereo, it's got two in, two out. Oh shit, I didn't remember that. Oh yeah, there you go. Cool. Two in, two out, and a sidechain. Yeah. So, um, so I would run that on my stereo bus, and then I would just press super nice, this button right here. And, what super nice does, and I think they explain it a bit, a little bit. RNC achieves high performance at a low cost by using a microprocessor to replicate or replace discrete side chain components. Um, so instead of having a lot of discrete parts, right? Resistors, diodes, things that make like an LA 2A. Amazing. Um, with chunks of software, thereby reducing the component cost. It still processes the main audio and analog, avoiding the problems associated with digital audio conversion. Even the problem of scratchy pots are avoided. No audio flows through the pots. Um, and so, and basically it's using [00:18:00] VCAs. Internally, right? Yeah. So it's this really interesting design of combining digital and analog, but what was cool about super nice is the really nice button. Do does it change? So what super nice did was, um, I did some reading about this while, when I first bought it, so 20 years ago, but what it did was you're, you're sequencing a series of compressors, so, and they're all at different ratios, right? So you can hit it harder and harder and harder. And it kind of hides the, um, coloring that you get from over compressing, you know, because st Doesn't that sound like a knee staging? Doesn't that sound like a knee where it, knee, I guess it does sound like a knee. Yeah. Gets you into it gradually instead of having just like a, like a point, it curves into the compression eventually where it's like flat. It's kind of a big complicated way of saying i's like, you do a soft knee. I mean, uh, I, I [00:19:00] guess. Talking, talking about radio imaging again, but for me, like, I don't have on, on my voice on Andrew's main voice track. If we go back to that promo that you'll hear an example of, um, there's not one compressor. There's, there's a sequencer plugin. So it comes in and it goes through, uh, uh, the first one is a CLA two way, which basically just takes everything that's sort of too sort of loud. Brings that down. Yeah. Then a bit of EQ and some other processing, but then it'll go through, um, the, um, Oh God, what's it called? Uh, another waves compressor. Anyway, it goes through that, but then that's got a bit of a faster compressor maybe. Uh, yeah. Sometimes I'll use the Renaissance, but the main one I use, I can see. See it, it's, it's, um, I'll put it in the show notes. Um, but it's got a faster attack and, and, and a, and a and a quicker release. So, yeah. Then that's just dealing with anything that's still a little too [00:20:00] hot and sort of bringing that down. And then in the, on the master bus for the voice where everything comes together, all, all the processing and, and, and the, yeah. parallel bus and everything, there's a bus compressor on there as well. So, so you sort of, it's the same idea by the sounds of it as what you're talking about, George is, it's not just a compressor, it's a series of compressors that give you a bit more control as you're shaping that, that waveform, I guess. Yeah. Cause I guess the guys, a lot of guys in music, they use like a 10, 70, uh, 10, um, LA to 1176, 1176. They'll use them both because they both do different things and they'll stack them together. But they're serialized. They're one and it's going through one and then it's going through the next. So I don't know if this is still going on with mastering, but um, at least 10 years ago, mastering engineers were starting to just clip the ADD converter just a little bit and clip this other thing just a little bit [00:21:00] and they weren't even, they were just literally purposely clipping things by half a DB. Yeah. And that's such a thing now that there are literally clippers. Yeah. Yeah. There are plugins that are clippers. Yeah. And, and also I remember the first time that I had anything mastered. So I did this recording on my cassette A track, mixed it down to dat. I was interning at, at what was it called? The classic digital mastering, which was funny because they did a lot of classical music too. But, um, so it's like, you know, like, They did a free mastering session for this thing. And the guy loads it into sonic solutions and then just, he's like, you know, he finds the peak and he's like, whatever, we're going to bump. Like I was, I hit it perfectly. I was like zero on the debt, you know? He's like, whatever, we're going to raise it up by like three or six. I'm like, you're going to clip it. And he's like, that's fine. They'll just be loud. That's it. Yeah. Just like, like there was no L one back then. It was just like, no, there was no maximizer at the top. Yeah. Okay. No, I is [00:22:00] one, um, the com, the compressor I like on ap. The second one, by the way, is the DPR 4 0 2, the blue one with the red LED lights that sort of go vertically. And you probably don't know it's in the wave. No, that's one of their newer ones. It's not an emulation or, or is it the b Yeah, it's an emulation. It is an emulation of hardware. 'cause I used to have a hardware one in a studio I used to work in. Yeah, it's what's what's the name of that company? bb. It's not BBE, but bb. Yeah, I think it is. BBE. No, it's not BBE because BBE makes the exciter that's like audio crack and it ruins your mix. I'm just, I'm looking in my audio suite, looking in my audio suite plugins and it doesn't say BBE, DPR, or anything like that. It takes your daughter out on a date. Here we go, hang on. Oh, I can't, can I share my screen? No, I can't. Oh, I think you can. Hang on, it's coming up. My poor old Mac's got Pro Tools running and four source connections going and God knows what else. It's [00:23:00] desperately trying to open the plug in. I was trying to show it earlier. Your Mac is buying fans off Amazon right now. Exactly. Well, well, well, we were getting onto the tangent of knee, so I just wanted to show you. Oh, you got it? Hang on. Hang on. Let me go to that. This could, this could blow everything up, you know. Here we go. If, if, if the, if the episode suddenly finishes, you'll know why. Andrew, just hit the end, the end thing. And if I go present, share screen. Here we go. Share screen. Sharing screen is easiest with two monitors. Yep. Share screen. And then you have to choose the window or browser tab. Okay, and then window, let's just go here, share. There we go. Can you see that? Yep, it's working. I just have to add it to the show. Hang on. There you go. There you go. There it is. Ooh, DPR. Yeah, that's the name of them. So, no, no, BSS. Is that the real name? BSS is, it's not BBE, it's BSS. BSS. There you go. So, so for, [00:24:00] for AP on this, I, I have a, a sort of a bit of a fast, well, a reasonably fast attack, um, and, and a similar release, but, but if you were watching this working for AP 3 dB gain reduction light would be blinking sort of, you know, indiscriminately on and off. It's not working very hard, but it's just cleaning up those, those things that are a bit higher. Which means that as you, as you work your way down the stack of compressors, you can actually compress a bit harder. Because there's nothing that's catching that's being compressed really hard, you know, so you sort of, you gradually leveling it out, which means that by the time you get to a limiter, you can actually limit really hard, because there's no peaks that are being caught and squashed radically. It's all sort of being just evenly squashed nicely. So, um, that's the thought process behind that. So I was going to show, uh, go ahead, go Robert. I was going to say, here's a setting that no one thinks about that I think can [00:25:00] make a big difference with some of the really high end compressors, like the George Massenburg. Um, you see every compressor probably has an input, a threshold, attack, release, and output, maybe. But you don't see hysteresis on a lot of compressors. Now you have to explain that now. What does that mean? You've opened that can of worms. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I think it basically has to do with like having two thresholds. I'll make myself comfortable for this. Yeah, sit back. One threshold to trigger the compression, but the other threshold that it has to maybe follow below before it, you know, compresses again. I have to re remember this, because I don't own one with hysteresis. I mean, I see this knob on plugins. I see, I see Certain plug ins, a compressor will have a hysteresis. No, I think logic hysteresis hysteresis hysteresis. I've never known I'll go with you He hold my beer says [00:26:00] Robert As he dives into this subject So it has two thresholds of essentially a low threshold and a high threshold Right. I think so. I think it's something like that because because I believe you can also have it In a, the same word, but with, uh, with compressor, with gates, you can have it too. What's the wave plugin that does that? Is it the MV one or something that's got a high and a low threshold? It sounds like the MV one there, there was one that one that Bob, uh, there was one that had a whole bunch of thresholds. It was, was kind of like what the RNC does. Um Mm-Hmm. . That was back in the day and it was that mastering engineer from Florida that put it out. MB two, an expensive piece of hardware, I'm assuming. Here you go. Hang on. I was a plugin. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Hang on. Let me tell me if this is the one you're thinking of. Is that with a high threshold? Well, that definitely has a high and a low level. [00:27:00] Seems and that's it. Well, it's at a low level. It's sucking it up. Is this an expander and a compressor? It's, yeah, it sort of seems to be both in the one. But that's why I'm wondering whether that's what Robert's talking about. Is that the, is that what you're thinking of? Um, if I can find, here, I'll show you a picture of the definite compressor I'm thinking of. Um, because, GML, let's see, I gotta spell it out. This has become like a really deep dive on compressors, actually. It has, hasn't it? It really has, yeah. And it's made it nice. I'm looking across here, looking at my 2254 and thinking It doesn't have a history. It's got a lot of stuff in it. No, it doesn't, but it's got lots of different, um, a couple of different limiter, limiter, limiter recovery, fast attack. Is that a Neve thing? Release hysteresis. It has to do with the release timing. So here's, um, if I was to, I will find it. Let's see here. [00:28:00] I'm zoomed in too much. Okay, so how do I share my screen now? And bottom. Present. Present arms. Share screen. If Robert disappears, we know why. Share screen. Share screen. And. I guess we'll just do this. Nope, I'll do that. That'll be easiest. This one, here we go. So add it to the stage and here it is. Here we go. Do you, uh, do you, do you see that? Yep. Yep. And, and if I, uh, zoom in on this thing. So let's see here. View zoom in. How far can we zoom in? It's such a thing. It's called shortcut. Do you know that? Don't you? There you, I I just did it. I didn't, I think it was . So you go, um, timing, release, hysteresis. And you notice it has a setting here and a setting there. And it has to do, so, maybe, in here, let's see, we're going to find So George Mastenberg is probably one of the most renowned [00:29:00] hardware designers of the And what is that, like a 4, 000 compressor, probably? Yeah, I mean, everything he made is absolute, you know, money is no object. I mean, check this shit out, Crest, Crest Factor. Crest Factor. Timing in release histories is to precisely control dynamic features of musical performance when we would arbitrarily use your familiar features such as They don't tell us what it is, they just say it's cool stuff. So Maybe he doesn't really want you to know. Yeah, probably. Doesn't want to give the game away. Go and spend 4, 000 and buy one, Robert, and then come back to us. Exactly. I'll expense it. Yeah, I'll expense it, no problem. Source Elements won't mind. You just won a couple of awards, you'll be right. Well, when you were talking about me, I just wanted to show you this compressor that I probably don't understand how to use, but I've been using for 15 years. And it's the, it's the Dynamics plugin called AU Dynamics Processor. So this is the plugin that comes on Apple. It's the Apple plugin. It's the Apple Dynamics plugin. And the [00:30:00] thing about this plugin is, is it, it doesn't have a ratio. It has a ceiling control. And I still don't understand. So it's like a limiter? Yeah, that's a limiter thing. Yeah, it's very strange, but the bottom line is when I use it A ceiling and a threshold can be similar, but if you think of it, if you have infinity to one ratio and a threshold, then your threshold is your ceiling. Oh, okay. Okay. Now you've confused me, but I'll believe you. If the ratio is infinity to one, meaning you shall not pass, pass my threshold. Yeah, it's brick wall. Then your threshold is the ceiling. Right. So this funny little plugin, right? Which, which I've been using for many, many years. It's got attack release and a master output, normal, normal stuff. It's got an expander with a threshold, totally normal. You know, I use this. It's very handy. You can do a nice, gentle expander. Very, very useful, right? Then you've got the threshold for the compressor [00:31:00] and it has a headroom setting, not a, not a, not a ratio. And then you'll notice it's absolutely A knee, what you call it, a knee style, right? Yeah, that's, yeah, that's, it's a knee, James. And as you approach, as you approach brick wall, right? Well that's brick wall. Yeah, that's brick wall right there. Right. So it's very weird. I never really understand how to conceptualize the headroom. I love the style compressor, but it, well, MDT was, yeah, it works great. This is a great way to do compressors. And this is the same way MDT. Yeah, I think MDT was multi-band dynamics. And you got one of those curves for every single frequency band. Yeah, well they have a multiband version of this too, where it gets really interesting. Yeah, there you go. But considering that's a freebie, and it just comes on Apple, I mean, it's pretty damn good. What you made there, by the way, is known as a That thing you made there with the gate and the compressor, it's known as a [00:32:00] compander. And you'll see that on some, some, uh, like the Yamaha O2, I think, had a compander. It was basically your gate and expander together. Mm hmm. Mm hmm. Yeah, I think pandas have almost become extinct from you don't see them. I don't know. That's because not enough of them come anymore and and and Yamaha wants them all back from all the uh all the zoos. Yeah, it's that bamboo diet that they have trouble with. Yeah. [00:33:00] and on that note, I think we should off. Oh, man. That is definitely the end of that episode. I love how our episodes really do not have an end. They just go, boom. They really don't. It's like you're walking along, you don't see the glass door that's actually shut in front of you. Well, actually, there's a podcast I like, and they end the, the way they end it is one of them tricks the other ones into saying goodbye or bye. And so he'll say some sentence and then slip in the word bye. So it fits into the sentence, so it'd be like, So I realized it was very hard to come byyyyyyyy and then they would all say bye. And that's how they'd end the episode. Because like, nobody knows how to fucking end a damn episode. So you just ramble on, and I'm like, How do we end this fucking thing?

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