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"Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation, and Eat Like the High-Performing Human You Were Meant to Be"

Want to know the secret to being happily married for 37 years? Listen and learn from Karen in today's episode! We're exploring how to navigate differences, keep the love alive, and build the strong, united front that benefits your kids. With personal stories, practical tips, and plenty of laughs, this episode is all about celebrating the joys and quirks of married life. Tune in and learn from the best. :) Episode Recap:5:21 A strong marriage brings security to children7:53 Principle #1- Be United10:14 How to actively listen to your spouse17:05 Strategies to navigate and embrace differences21:39 Principle #2- Be FOR one another 27:01 Be your spouse's #1 cheerleaderQuestions for Discussion:What shared values are most important in your marriage, and how do you reinforce them?How do you and your partner handle differences in parenting styles?What are some ways you keep the romance alive amidst the chaos of family life?Can you share a time when overcoming a challenge together strengthened your relationship?How do you celebrate the small, everyday moments in your marriage?Resources:Pre-order Karen's all-new Survival Guide to Motherhood today! Orders ship July 30th: https://amzn.to/3Vr7LlDWant to bring Karen to speak in your community? Reach out: https://www.birdsonwiremoms.com/invite Connect with Birds on a Wire Moms on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/birdsonawiremoms  and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/birdsonawiremoms

"The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be"

"A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be"

 Long-Tempered, Holiday Social Tips, BONUS CONTENT: Dilemma Street…Friendship; Quotes: “It's not always encouraging out here.” “I actually am gonna flake.” “Be FOR the person.”

"How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be"

How do you see the world? Are you in awe of what you see? You get to choose how you experience the world. If you're not in awe, you're not paying attention. Why try to fit in when you can stand out? Be FOR something and against nothing. We can only change our relationship to the conditions, not the conditions themselves. Create space, free from judgement, and choose to be FOR something.

In this episode you are just with us! Come on! We share about our struggle with sexual intimacy, how we noticed it and what we did to revive it in our marriage. Follow along by using the worksheet below. For a free 5 Day Sex Challenge go to www.TheUnstoppableDuo.com/SexChallenge Sex Matters How would your spouse rate the depth of your relationship conversations? 1-10 ___ How would your spouse rate the level of affection in your marriage? 1-10 ___ How would your spouse rate the satisfaction level of your sexual intimacy? 1-10 ___ Which answer surprised you the most, why? “Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.” 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 (NKJV) 5 Ways We Knew we were “Partners not Lovers” 1. There was a lack of ____________ and ____________ 2. There was an ____________ distance 3. ____________ became somewhat normal 4. We weren't having a lot of ____________ 5. We weren't seeking ____________ ____________ 5 Habits We Created to go from “Partners to Lovers” 1. ____________ God in daily 2. ____________ each other a little longer 3. ____________ each other a little more 4. ____________ each other a little more often 5. Integrate ____________ Sex Dates 5 Steps we took to Revive our Sexual Intimacy 1. Start the ____________ 2. Bring your Sex Life to ____________ 3. Make a ____________ 4. Take ____________ 5. Be ____________ For a free 5 Day Sex Challenge go to www.TheUnstoppableDuo.com/SexChallenge

In this episode of The Jordan Syatt Mini Podcast, I shoot the breeze with Inner Circle Coach, Susan Niebergall, and we do a live Q&A in which we discuss: - How Do You Know If You Aren't Eating Enough Calories? - How Sore Do You Need to Be For a Workout to Be Effective? - What is the Best Core Strengthening Exercises for Those Struggling with Obesity? - Will Doing Peloton Bike Classes Hinder Your Muscle Gains? - Is There Any Difference in Hitting Your Calories Daily vs. Weekly? - Can People Truly Recover From an Eating Disorder? - And more... I hope you enjoy the episode. And if you've been thinking about joining The Inner Circle but haven't yet...you can learn more about it here: www.sfinnercircle.com. -J

Valentine's Day is right around the corner and we get to talk about love! Not the fairy tale kind where all your dreams come true, but the kind that takes hard work, intentionality, and selflessness. If you are single or dating, please don't let the title of the message deter you. Brenda is going to share five principles of loving others that you can implement into any relationship. There is a lot out there about relationships, but we're going to take a look at what the Bible has to say. "A new command I give you: Love one another." John 13:34 This beautifully simple command is easier said than lived out, right?! How do two sinful, selfish people pursue love when life gets busy, stressful, and you are barely keeping your head above water with the kids, schedules, work, etc. You may have read books, attended retreats, and equipped yourself for a "loving" marriage, only to find you and your spouse arguing and discontent. Theoretically you should have the perfect marriage, but it really comes down to simply loving your spouse and here's how: Be FOR your spouse - Be on the same team as your spouse/Be "TEAM YOUR FAMILY" Grow your relationship with Jesus Christ Establish Healthy Boundaries Give Grace rather than Criticizing If you are in a abusive relationship or if there are serious issues within your relationship, please seek help from a trusted friend, pastor, or counselor. These five principles are to help you become a healthier person for a healthier marriage/relationship. For deeper growth on this topic, check out Brenda's book Balance, Busyness, and Not Doing It All;  the marriage ministry of Mark and Jill Savage; Wives, Stop Parenting Your Husband on FortheFamily.org; Townsend and Cloud's book Boundaries and Boundaries in Marriage or their other resources online at Boundaries.me If you are encouraged by this podcast, please leave a review! Or email Brenda at Brenda@brendayoder.com! We love to hear from you!!

In episode 63 of Be For the Podcast, Paul Ritch delivers a superb session,recorded live at BClub Barcelona. Paul Ritch is a highly sensitive artist with impeccable taste, which is reflected in his music and his forceful style. These 60 minutes, extracted and chosen by Paul himself from a three-hour session, are deep and powerful at the same time, astute and also irreverent. Paul plays with textures, melodies, rhythms and energetic brakes to create techno music of the highest calibre

For the 61st episode of Be For the Podcast, BOXIA delivers a solid session of brilliant modern techno. Forming a perfect scheme of sonic shades, from groovy to melodic, from classic to industrial techno, Boxia offers 60 exquisite and powerful minutes of high level music. Having recently released a massive EP on Drumcode, Boxia is set to be included on the label's next A SIDES 7 with a track entitled 'Final Call'. In the upcoming months he is set to performance at Drumcode Festival (Amsterdam) and Drumcode Halloween (London), as well as Forty Five Hasselt, Woodland Festival (France) and Hotel82 (Spain), among others. This is a mix for the summer underground nights, enjoy it!

In the 60th episode of Be For the Podcast, Mathias Kaden delivers an eclectic and delicious session of groovy house and tech-house. Overflowing with complementary rhythms, this set displays Mathias' elegant style, rich in sounds that go from deep to progressive, creating pleasurable house designed to keep us dancing. Mathias Kaden is a great ambassador for the contemporary house scene. His works have been documented on labels such as Hot Creations, Cocoon, Vakant, Moon Harbour, Ovum, Terminal M, his own imprint Muna Musik and also Avotre, on which he recently released Footsteps (Mathias Kaden's get Lost Remix). In the upcoming months, Mathias will perform at Do Not Sleep and Pyramid at Amnesia Ibiza, and at festivals such as Loveland, Fusion and Sonne Mond Sterne.  

Melissa Bird, PhD, MSW is a passionate feminist whose education in social work has led to a career advocating for children, women, and their families. She is a fierce believer in social justice advocacy and preparing women for leadership roles in politics. As a writer, professor and fiery public speaker, Dr. Bird creates the genesis for a new brand of leadership. Her words awaken revolutionaries, trailblazers and powerful innovators in the quest for justice. When she’s not building her public speaking Empire, she can be found reading trashy novels, drinking fine whiskey, playing mom to three delicious humans, and loving her punk rock scientist James Thomas Kelly. She’s a fierce believer in social justice advocacy and preparing women for leadership roles in politics. For women who want to be heard. Women who want their families to be respected. Women who believe they can make a difference in their communities and create lasting change, Dr. Bird is creating the genesis for a new brand of leadership she calls The Graceful Revolution. MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Eagle Forum Emerge America Netroots Nation GUEST LINKS - Dr. Melissa Bird birdgirlindustries.com 5 Can’t Miss Steps to Finding Your Voice free SAGE Guide to Social Work Careers by Melissa Bird, PhD, MSW HOST LINKS - SLADE ROBERSON Slade's Books & Courses Get an intuitive reading with Slade Automatic Intuition BECOME A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/shiftyourspirits Edit your pledge on Patreon TRANSCRIPT Melissa: Well, I used to say that I was like a political badass. I'm more of a hellraiser than a trailblazer, and I help people tap into their passion to engage in advocacy in their communities. And so, for years, I was teaching at a college level and I worked as a lobbyist for Planned Parenthood in Utah and I was really involved in politics in Utah. I've kind of taken all of those years of working on the ground and in the Capitol, both at the state level and at the national level, and I decided that it's time to build the Bird girl Army, and really bring people to the place where they are super tapped-in to their passion and their jam and what lights them on fire so that they can go out and do the thing that lights them up. That's become so apparently critical to me right now in 2018 because we are getting inundated constantly with SHIT, and it's coming down on us all the time. And so, every morning you wake up and you have 500 things on your phone talking about how the nation is exploding and people are freaking out. And they don't know what to do. So what I do is, I give them the tools to go out and do the thing so they can get past the paralysis and into intentional action. Because it's going to take intentional action at a COMMUNITY level, not at a national level, at a community level, to build this back up. So that we can feel like we're not stuck not making a difference in our communities. And so I've taken all these years of being a lobbyist, like, on the front lines and making changes in policy and politics and taking it to this really passionate, lit up, on fire... I had someone say that I was an igniter and I just light everyone on fire, which could be really dangerous. That's a huge responsibility and really taking it to the next level so that people can have the tools to engage in action in their communities and engage in dialogue with people who are holding elected office at a local level, so at city county and state level. Because, I tell this to my students all the time when I'm teaching in a classroom, but basically, the federal government is a wash at this point. You're not going to make a huge gigantic difference at a federal level, and I don't know if that's good or bad, but that's where we're at. But now we have this huge opportunity to directly impact our local leaders, no matter what their party affiliation is. We have stories to tell and we have... There are ways that these policies directly impact our lives and it is OUR time to be telling those stories to people. There's no bigger time to be doing that, so I teach people how to have the tools to scream their passionate dreams from the mountaintop and go out and do that thing. Slade: Wow. You know what? Let's get into a big topic here. I'm going to ask you a big old loaded controversial question. I believe in synchronicity and timing, and there is definitely a big beautiful Divine timing for me personally with you being here in this moment talking to me today. It's very significant because we've been talking about spirituality and politics in the Automatic Intuition community, the group of people that I mentor privately. We've been talking about it this week for the first time, very civilly, I must say, so I'm very proud, but I think one of the reasons why we haven't touched it in so long is because it's such a hot potato kind of situation. But somebody went there in a really good way, in a kind of adjacent issue, and so... there is a big dissension among spiritual practitioners, right? Some of us believe that it's really important to disconnect from the news in order to preserve your psychic hygiene and to protect your energy and your vibration, and that you just need to tune it all out. And then some of us believe that part of being conscious for us is being plugged in and observant of all that stuff, and aware of the bad and the good. So what are your thoughts about being spiritually conscious and politically conscious? Dr. Bird: So the first thing I want to say is, I have been wanting to email you for like, months and months about coming on the show to talk about this, and it was only in the last couple of weeks that I was like, You HAVE to do this right now. So I was like, What? And I was nervous! I was like, What am I going to say to Slade?? What if he thinks I'm this whackadoodle noodle, like, We're gonna talk about how to use your intuition to engage in politics! And I was like, That's exactly what you're gonna say. You're gonna type it out. It's gonna be fine. He's not going to reject you and everything's going to be magic. And so... Slade: Which it was. Dr. Bird: Which it was. So the fact that you just barely had this conversation while I was like, I really need to talk to Slade, was really... You know, Divine intervention and all the magic. So, I have to say that because I'm really excited to be having this conversation about using your intuition to engage in social justice work and politics. I call it 'social justice work' because no matter where you fall on the political spectrum, it doesn't matter where you're at because everything that is happening has to do with how our society is going to thrive or just survive, moving forward, because of all of the policies that are being enacted at a federal level that are going to trickle down to the local level. I can honestly say that, I feel that need to be completely disconnected from the toxicity of the media. And I also feel the need to be completely inundated with what's happening currently in our nation and in our world. The way that I have sort of pulled that apart and teased that apart is that, I choose, and I'm really active on social media, I LOVE Twitter, I LOVE Facebook, I love Instagram. I love being online and connecting with other people in that way. But I have figured out how to use my intuition to lead me into places where I am going to be connecting with people who aren't just like me, but who appreciate my differences of opinion. And this is, I think, where people are getting stuck and later on today, for example, I do Facebook live on Mondays and Fridays, I have Monday Mayhem and Fuck Shit Up Friday. And at noon my time, Pacific time, and I have been having conversations with my darling friend Amy Wolf, who I consider a dear friend who's completely the polar opposite of me politically. She's a conservative, Christian Methodist in a really small conservative town in Oregon. But she and I have connected on this level that is just unbelievable. And we have people from my friends and her friends and people in the community who keep sending us messages thanking us for having honest conversations about politics, about fundamentalism, about abortion, about really tough conversations about justice and social justice and what that means to each of us. And we do it in a way that is so respectful that you can't not get something out of that. You know, and I come from a conservative place - I was born and raised in Utah. And what I learned when I was walking the hills of that Capitol is, elected officials just put their pants on one leg at a time. We're all people. We all get up in the morning and think, How am I going to make a difference in my world today? What do I want to do to really make a difference in my world today? And it may be the difference is, My god, I'm going to vacuum my house, and that's an accomplishment. It may be that you're going to write a bill and pass it into law like I did. Oh god, it's been 15 years since I wrote that bill. I'll talk about that in a second. This idea that we have to be divisive about politics is a new idea. That is something that was created out of, I would say, 1980s during the Reagan administration. That was when the divisiveness of politics came along. Were there separation of parties? Totally. Were there Democrats and Republicans fighting against each other for power? Absolutely. For years and years and years. But there was a discourse and a nuance to politics that has been lost as, I would say, really starting in the 80s and it got worse during the Clinton administration and now it's just all gone to shit. And I believe that we have so much power to make a difference. And I know it because I've done it. And I'm not saying - I don't do any of my work because I'm like, up on some high horse pedestal. I'm probably on a soapbox, let's be fucking real here. I love my soapbox. My husband, he even bought me a soapbox that says 'Fairy Soap' on it from the 1920s. Slade: I love that. Dr. Bird: So that I can have an... I love my fairy soapbox. And it says 'Fairy' so clearly. That makes me even happier. And so... I can get on my soapbox all day but when I was getting my Masters degree in social work in 2003, I did the very first research in Utah about homeless LGBTQ youth so NOBODY had been, this was, you know, 2002, 2003. Nobody was talking about homeless kids. Nobody was talking about homeless queer kids, and here I am, in Utah, trying to figure out how many of our youth identifies LGBTQ and I did this research for my Masters research class and Utah was no different so at the time, 35% of youth identified as LGBTQ, and I was like, We have to do something. Our shelter law was so bad it said that you couldn't shelter a youth for longer than eight hours without parental consent or emancipation. And I knew that our kids, we didn't have an emancipation bill because I worked in child welfare, and I knew we didn't have an emancipation bill and I was like, Ohmygod, I've got to write one! I sat at my dining room table listening to Ani DiFranco and Metallica and I took the 26 lines from 26 other states and wrote them out line by line and hashed out a lot... I picked the lines that I thought would work in Utah because Utah is a more conservative state and I knew that the parents' rights' folks were going to lose their minds about it. And so, I wrote this law, and I threw everything in it and I called the woman who was an elected official and I said, Hey Roz, I think I just wrote a bill and I'm wondering if you'd sponsor it. And she said, What's it about? I said, Homeless youth. And she was like, Great! And I emailed it to her and she called me back like five minutes later. She goes, Missy Bird, you just wrote a law! People don't do that! And I was like, Oh, they don't? She's like, No, they come to you with an idea. We take it to leg. research, and then they figure it all out. Oh! I wrote a law! It's the only thing, Slade, I've given birth to for real. That bill is my baby. I learned how to lobby. I taught myself how to lobby. I taught myself how to advocate, and I got it passed into law two years later, and that bill has helped hundreds of homeless youth get emancipated. I learned how to stay away from talking about LGBTQ kids with certain people but I knew that that was part of the story for other people who were in power. I learned how to talk about polygamist kids that were being kicked out of their homes, as a way to sort of leverage this conversation up to a different space. And I just listened to my gut the whole entire time. So every single thing I do when I'm talking, whether it's a person in the community or an elected official is, I use my gut instinct to have conversations about what's happening in our communities. I have followed my intuition throughout my entire career as an advocate. And so, I think as you're having this broader political conversation in your group, it's not just about politics the way we see it on Fox news and MSNBC. It's about, How do the things that are happening in our neighbourhoods and in our cities and in our counties and in our states directly impact what's happening, our ability to access safe and clean water, our ability to access safe and clean food, our ability to stay in the homes that we're building for ourselves and for the people around us and our families and our friends. That's what policy is. That's what politics is. Politics isn't this bullshit Mitch McConnell flipping Paul Ryan ridiculousness, Dianne Feinstein and all this national distraction. The national distraction keeps us from looking in our own backyards and seeing what we can do to help the little old lady who lives next door who might be having a hard time getting her newspaper every damn day. That's politics! Slade: Yeah, what do you say to that person, because you must meet these people, right? Who say, I'm really spiritual and I just don't want to engage in politics, it's just all too negative. What do you say to that person because, we have to believe, first of all, let's be compassionate. We understand why they're wanting to tune out and protect themselves. I mean, it's a given. I get it. But there has to be something deep within them that responds to what you just said, that has some feeling of, like, Ohmygod I've got to do something. But then they also feel overwhelmed and helpless. So when you are confronted with that, I can't do politics because I'm too spiritual, what do you say to light that person up? Dr. Bird: I ask them what matters to them. I say, You know what? I get it. You don't want to... I don't like politics as usual either. I get it. I know that your conviction says that you just want to stay the hell out of this because it's just too much. But what is one thing you can do, that you feel like you can do from your spiritual centre, to make an impact potentially? Are you willing to tell your story to one of your local elected officials? Are you willing to help support a candidate at a local level who resonates with you either by donating money or your time? Is there something you can do to raise the vibration of the people we actually have serving in office that you would be comfortable with? I understand you think your vote doesn't matter. But I'm going to tell you right now, at a local level, your vote matters SO... I mean, I get that federal politics has completely shut down a lot of people from wanting to be able to engage in this process of voting. But we are the only democratic nation in the world where a majority of the people who live here don't vote. Slade: Yeah, that's insane. Dr. Bird: I mean, in every other democracy in the world, the majority of people who are of voting age VOTE! And we don't. And it's... And I actually was in a conversation about this in a Twitter group that I'm in. They have some research that says the millennials are like, I'm not voting. So people are trying to figure out how to get the millennials to vote. And my response was, their parents don't take them to the polls because their parents don't vote. My kids have been going to the polls since they were little wee bits, right? They go with us every November. It doesn't matter if it's a city election or a state election or a federal election. Every November, we vote. And our kids go with us, so our kids just know that that Tuesday in November, that's what you do. They've never NOT voted with us. And I think that part of the problem is that millennials are like, Well I'm not going to vote because my parents don't vote. Why the hell would I vote? And I feel like, from a spiritual space, if voting is your thing that you're like, 'Screw it, I don't care', find some other way to tap into your centre and your intuition and what you want in the world, and make THAT the thing. If you don't want to vote, fine. I'm not gonna force you to vote. Although I am gonna, I might have a little judgy voice inside of me that's like, For reals? Do SOMETHING. I don't care what it is. But do something to elevate the vibration of making a change in our communities, because this is why we are where we are at in 2018. Slade: Mmm... It's so funny because, I'm going to throw a bumper sticker at you, but you are going to remember it: Think global, act local. Remember that?? Dr. Bird: I know!!! Slade: Yeah, I mean, that's really what you're saying. That's the answer. And you know something I've noticed too is, I was thinking about that the other day, I was thinking about the fact that, my daddy took me to vote for every Republican he could. And I ended up with such a completely different political opinion than him, but I do remember being taken to vote and thinking it was really cool to go behind the curtain. And it used to be all very like the Wizard of Oz... Dr. Bird: Yes! Slade: You know, it was that big machine... And so I thought it was amazing and I thought it was cool. And I can remember in elementary school - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - we had mock elections. Dr. Bird: YES!!! Slade: I remember when it was like, you know, the Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford election in 2nd grade or whatever. Dr. Bird: Nice! Slade: We were taught to do that, and we were taught that it was this sort of holy thing that you did, you know? Dr. Bird: And you just said it, Slade. It is a HOLY thing. Slade: Yeah. Dr. Bird: The power of that vote is given to us as a GIFT. It is a gift just like our spiritual intuition. It is a gift just like our ability to breathe air and drink water. It is a GODDAMN GIFT to be able to vote in this country. It is an HONOUR and a PRIVILEGE to be able to vote for the people who represent you in office. It is NOT some bullshit strong-arm tactic that we have been led to believe it is by very conservative and very liberal groups of humans. And I will say this flat out until the day I die - this extremist bullshit that we have going on on the right and the left, there are so many of us that are in the middle, floundering, going, What the HELL do I do next? THAT'S why I do the work that I do. Because especially for women, but I think also for the LGBTQ community, and for minorities, and people of colour, there are... AND I will say, I will put Republican women in this camp as well. There are a shit-ton of us sitting right in the middle, going, What the hell do I do? Nothing. I got nothing. I don't know... The parties are completely out of control. The party platforms on both sides of the aisle are becoming ridiculous. Extremists. A line-in-the-sand views. It's not real! And we know this as spiritual practitioners, right? Like, we know that this extremist, hard-line, no nuance, black or white, there is nothing else, that's bullshit! That's not how it works! There is not a hard and fast way to do politics. And there is not a hard and fast rule to doing this. Trusting your gut to engage in social action is the way that we can be the leaders and shift this dynamic. That's the way. There's a whole ton of us in the middle. I will say, I don't... I cross party vote all the time. Especially at a local election level because I like fiscal conservancy. I've seen what happens when you've got a bunch of fiscally liberal people running child welfare. It doesn't work very well. You've got to find moderation in the middle. Slade: Well you know what's interesting too at the local level, my mom was asking me. She said, When you go and vote in local elections, you can't even really tell from the ballots, at least the way it's presented to us, locally, who is a Republican or Democrat. It's not necessary... Dr. Bird: That's because they're all non-partisan. They're all non-partisan. Slade: Right. It's not spelled out, and you know what? When I vote locally, a lot of the times I'm voting for people that I personally know. I'm voting for a doctor that I know that's running for office. I'm voting for someone that I've met in a cafe that I always talk to. You know what I mean? Dr. Bird: Yeah! Slade: They're actual real people. And I even notice when I went to vote this week, there was this man out there canvassing for someone who, honestly, I would never vote for in a million years. But he engaged me in conversation about something completely random, and we were kind of just standing there having a conversation on the sidewalk and it wasn't really about politics at all. But the whole time, I was thinking, Oh, I'm so glad he's standing here because my computer's in my car. And I knew that because I parked next to him, even though politically he was my enemy, I knew that he'd protect my shit when I went inside. Nobody's gonna mess with my car with this dude standing here. Like, he's just looking to bust somebody, you know? That whole experience and the conversation about the way that the parties are kind of not identified with at these really, really local elections, I was very much in the space of, a lot of that shit just falls away when you're dealing with people who actually live down the street from you. When you're dealing with people that you actually look in the face and have conversations with. It does matter less. And everyone hates "a group of people" except for their cousin that is one. Except for their hairdresser that is one. Dr. Bird: Umhmm. Slade: Those people they love, and that's why it's so important to kind of really authentically represent who you are in the world and just... go out and be friends with everyone. And be a nice person. And be yourself. Because, to me, that IS a form of political activism, you know what I mean? Dr. Bird: Yes, exactly! And it's not just about voting. Voting is a piece of this democracy, but it's not the entire democracy. It's also about us being really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really invested in getting out of the echo-chamber of our politics. So part of what happens is we tend to surround ourselves with like-minded individuals who think exactly like we do. That's the echo-chamber. We do it on Facebook, we do it on Twitter. We do it... We get entrenched in these spaces where we are just listening to ourselves talk over and over again because it's reflected in the people that we're surrounded with. The beauty of what you're talking about, about the dialogue that you're having in that group, is that you're not in an echo-chamber. Because there's people from all over that have differences of opinion. This is why I will always maintain this relationship with Amy in a respectful, intentional, delicious, glorious, graceful manner. Because I love connecting with people who aren't just like me. I love that! And I think, to keep ourselves safe, especially now, because of all of the threats that are coming at us, we have become even more entrenched in the echo-chamber and we're afraid to expand that conversation outside the people that think and behave just like us. And I think it is to our detriment. Because if I, I as this queer, you know, at the time I was married to woman at the Capitol and I was lobbying for Planned Parenthood, so here I am, this lesbian-identified, platinum blonde punk rock girl with hair like Pink, at the Utah State Capitol wearing high heels and fishnet and miniskirts, you know, like my inner Erin Brockovich, going in to the Capitol, talking about Planned Parenthood and sex... And I got 6 laws passed! Now if I can do that at the Utah State Capitol, don't tell me y'all can't make a difference somewhere else. Because that's where the rubber meets the road right there. You can go in... And by the way, those state houses, those are our houses. City Halls, the County Council, the State Capitol, we pay for that with our tax dollars. You wouldn't not walk into the front door of your own home. Don't be afraid to walk in to the front door of a house where policy is being made. Because you paid for that. That's ours! It's just like paying rent. Those are our houses. We own them. And we have to remind elected officials that those are our places too. They're public. They're not walled off from the public. It's different at the federal level. It's not - this is where I think the beauty of being involved and looking around our neighbourhoods and the spaces that we're in every single day, where we go to the grocery store, where our kids go to school, where the neighbours kids go to school, where we connect and interact at a very local level is where we should be getting involved politically. Slade: Well, and we, just to touch on a little bit, like your relationship with your friend who's conservative, we need ALLYS. When you were talking about safety, you know, if some jumped-up group is coming after your ass, you need somebody on their side of the fence to calm their ass down. Dr. Bird: Mmhmm! Slade: You need to be able to call into and talk within their bubble. You need a connection in there. Dr. Bird: Yes! Slade: Because that's how... that's where their consciousness, like if you want them to be conscious of who you are, they have to know you. And somebody within there needs to identify with you and connect with you as an individual person. Because when you think about people as human beings, you treat them differently. Dr. Bird: That is exactly right. That is exactly right. And you know, when I left Utah to go get my Ph.D in California. When I left Utah, they roasted me at an Irish pub in Salt Lake City and Gayle Ruzicka, who was the head of the Eagle Forum, which, Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum, right? Super conservative group. Gayle Ruzicka came to my roast and roasted me and pinned me with an Eagle Forum pin, because she was like, You know what? I don't agree with you on almost every single thing, but I honour you and I respect you and I am going to miss debating you on that hill. Slade: Awesome. Dr. Bird: And for awhile, she would call me and say to me, Missy, I really miss you. I miss having that debate with you because it was always intentional and respectful. And this goes back to me using my intuition to talk to people who have absolutely not one damn thing in common with me. And it was scary. This is the other thing. I think people are just so fucking afraid to say the wrong thing, especially now. Because, you know, if we identify as Liberal Progressives, if we don't say the exact politically correct thing, we get ANNIHILATED by the Liberals. And if we identify with the Conservative Republican ideas, we get lambasted because we're not conservative ENOUGH. We're not hateful enough against the gays or whatever that is. And I think that that is what really... Like, stepping through my fear and being like, Okay, well I've got to get this bill passed because I want to help the homeless kids. And that's the other thing about tapping into your passion and tapping into your jam, and figuring out what lights you on fire. Because if you can tap in to that one thing, I don't care if it's the environment, or housing, or homelessness, or food or being pro-choice or anti-choice. Whatever your thing, I don't care what your thing is. I want you so tapped in to it that you know what lights you on fire so that you can advocate for that thing, because I actually think it's going to bring us more towards the middle and it will take people out of these extreme spaces and bring them into this space where they are acting from intention and love. Because you can't NOT when you're in your sweet spot. When you're in that place where you know without a shadow of a doubt that that THING that lights you on fire is the thing you're going to talk about all the time. And that's what I do. That's what I help people do, is figure out what that thing is so that they can go out and do that thing. Because when you do it, that's when people come around you from both sides of the aisle. It doesn't matter because you're so lit up and tapped in and turned on and just moving and flowing that you're like, Hell yeah! That's the person I want to be around. That person who's so excited and not being divisive. I'm not talking that excited divisive way. I'm talking the person who's willing to be imperfect in their activism, who's willing to be vulnerable in their activism, who's willing to say, This is who I am and this is what I believe in at the very core of my soul and my heart. Because this is what I want to do in the world. And that's a very different space than 'all the gays should be banished'. That's not the space I'm talking about. That's not passion. That's not speaking from a space of love and intention and grace. THAT is mean. Slade: Yeah. Be FOR something. That's always my rule is, when I start to stray into harping on what I'm against, as opposed to trying to come from a place of what I'm for. Dr. Bird: Yes!!! There's a bumper sticker. Slade: Just be FOR something. Because it's hard to be FOR things that are terrible. You know, it's harder, in a way. I think if you can come from a place of what you're for, you're also less likely to make people defensive. Because, like you said, you're vibrating in a high energy and a positive energy. And I've met people before who were, like at authors conferences and stuff, who write about really conservative Christian concepts, I mean, I live in the Bible belt, so if I go meet other authors, there's a really good chance that there's a minister in there somewhere who's written a book. One of the coolest women that I've met at one of those spaces is completely different mindset from me spiritually, but she desperately wanted to have lunch with me because she liked my energy. I was like, 'Of course you do.' Because she was so lit up about what she loved and what she cared about, and it was like we recognized each other's light, you know what I mean? Dr. Bird: Yeeeees! Slade: It wasn't about the filter that we had on it or what the container was or anything like that. It was just the light itself that drew us and made us say like, 'We need to have lunch because we're having too much fun talking.' And when I have those experiences, I'm like, why can't this be what, you know, it always feels like. Dr. Bird: But it CAN be because, I feel like, you know, we forget that people are equally as passionate as we are about certain things. So the reason Gayle and I work so well together is not because we had one damn thing in common. It's that exact thing: The passion in me recognized the passion in her. And I was like, Listen, you and I aren't going to get along on a policy level but as human beings, we can get along just fine. Thank you. And that's what we're forgetting in this whole thing. I don't have to agree with your policy or your politics, but I am deeply driven to respect people's difference because I don't want everyone to be just like me. I don't want to be trapped in my own echo-chamber. It gets a little bit loony in there sometimes! Slade: You don't want everybody rocking your look! Dr. Bird: No, listen! I am an individual, damnit. You know what I'm saying though? This diversity of thought is what makes this so fucking awesome. Slade: Yeah. All diverse systems are more healthy. Dr. Bird: Yes! Slade: Yeah. Alright. So I want you to tell me about something. So you have this program called Candidates Secret Weapon program. That sounds pretty badass, but just tell me what exactly is that all about? Dr. Bird: I'm so excited you asked me about this. So the Candidates Secret Weapon, my friend Melanie Childers, she and I met randomly though some groups online somewhere. And Melanie lives in Georgia and she and I connected and we were like, What are women missing... So we have all these women running for office in record numbers across the country. They're all being trained by these great organizations like Emerge, and all these fantastic organizations. But what Melanie and I have known from the years and years that we've been working together, or working in politics, is that in coming together, what Melanie and I really recognize is, we're training all these women to run, but then, and they've got this campaign staff and they're super awesome but then the criticism comes in. The personal attacks come in. The things we see when women run for office, where they get criticized for who they are, and they just get annihilated in the press. They get annihilated by the voter. They get this sort of... the patriarchy comes out and the sexism comes out. And the crap comes out. And the you've got women who worry about getting up to speak to their voters. They worry about making a mistake doing an interview with the press. They start to worry. And so their mindset and their energy gets off because women are running in a system that was created for white straight men to win. So now you have all these women and women of colour who are running, who are like, running in this system that's meant to keep the power in its place. And so the Candidates Secret Weapon is all about shifting the mindset and the energy and the intuition so that women are running as women. And so they are coming from this space of badass connection to their passion and their jam, so that their platform and their story fully resonates with people, so that they can manage their fears around fundraising and asking for money, because it's really hard for women to do that, for some weird reason. (I haven't figured that out because I love asking for money. It's like my favorite thing on Earth.) And managing their inner critic and dealing with all of the voices that come up, just in general. As women, we deal with this SHIT coming into us and we have to manage these critics that say you're not capable of doing this. You're not going to win. You're not going to be able to make this happen. We create, sort of, this confidence framework for women to be able to - THAT'S the secret weapon. The secret weapon is... There's a woman who's running for office somewhere in middle America. I can't remember off the top of my head right now, but she was being told by her campaign staff not to bring her kids with her on the campaign trail. She's like, I'm out of dissonance with this because I'm a mom! And I'm proud of my family. And I was like, Girl, take your kids out! Slade: Yeah... Dr. Bird: What are you talking about! Be in integrity with who you are! That's what this secret weapon is all about. It teaches women who are running for office how to hold, stay in their power, and communicate with confidence and do all these things that are intentional and vibrational to help them stay in that space of power, of their own spiritual power and their own intentional power and their own confidence so that they can win. Slade: So what's the response been like? So do you... Was it you that said you were like, paying your teenagers to track down their contact information to make a list for you? Dr. Bird: That was me! I was like, Listen, girls, I got a job for you. There's a lot of women running for office, right? And so, I'm like, I don't have time to do that! But I have teenagers who are doing nothing right now so I'll pay them. Slade: Ooo... very cool. Dr. Bird: Yeah. Because they're in-between work right now. It's my daughter and her best friend. So we have about 10 women right now who are going through the program. We're waiting for their feedback right now. I'm really excited to hear about it. I'm just sitting back here waiting. I kind of feel like I'm having this pregnant pause where I'm like, Ohmygod, When's it coming when's it coming? I'm just waiting. Slade: So this is a new... Dr. Bird: Brand new! Like, this is the first time I've ever actually talked about it. Slade: In the media. Dr. Bird: In the media! And so, it's kind of exciting! We set it up... When we first envisioned it, it was this sort of, 1-on-1 coaching program, because Melanie and I are both life coaches, and so it was this sort of 1-on-1 coaching thing and I was like, That's not big enough! It's gotta be bigger. And so, it is out online so all of... Melanie and I did videos and then we have workbooks. So it's me and Melanie whipping up all this stuff. And so we've got six videos that are an hour long, a little less than an hour long, apiece, and then workbooks that go with them. And I don't know what the response is, because we just barely launched it this week. Slade: I just had this flash of what it could grow into and I was picturing you with your army and that your army was actually women who would go and take that training and that message and go and be on these campaign teams. Like, you could just send all these people from the mothership to go to Georgia, to go to Iowa, to go to all these places and be that voice of what you're talking about, in that person's environment, right? That would be really cool. Dr. Bird: That would be really cool. We are, Melanie and I are gonna be, we've connected with, we're going to be at Netroots Nation, probably we will be doing that right when this airs or right after this airs. So I'm excited about that. We'll be talking to all these activists about the secret weapon, the activitst secret weapon, using the same kind of concept. So you are absolutely right in that vision, Slade. I can see it now! Slade: So someone who, this is really kind of cool actually because when we think about that person, who is this spiritually minded woman, I don't want to plug in to the toxicity of the network news broadcasts but I want to do something. Maybe their something is being part of your organization. You know, going out and representing. Dr. Bird: Yeah. I think that's absolutely, absolutely true. Is that connecting with the work that I'm doing so that you are tapped in to your passion and your jam and the thing that's lighting you up, that's exactly what I want to create in the world. Is people who are so tied in to how they want to BE. And it is the spiritual women who are like, I just don't want to sit down and be quiet anymore. I'm done being quiet. I can't sit here while this is happening but I don't know what to do. That is what I give to women and that is what I do. Slade: Well I was going to ask you about your legacy and you already told me so... That was gonna be the next question. That sounds like a good enough answer to my question that you psychically heard. So, when you go to your website, you have a free download that's called 'Five Can't-Miss Steps to Finding your Voice'. How does that feed in to your message and what you're talking about here? Is that an extension of this, or a tool people can access RIGHT NOW that will give them a piece of what you do. Dr. Bird: It is indeed a tool. I was so driven to figure out how to help people immediately figure out their passion. And so, when I came up with the 'Five Can't-Miss Steps', this is sort of based on all of my work that I learned, you know, 15 years ago, doing my work at the Utah State Capitol, so it's all about tapping in to your WHY and really being clear on why you want to do the things you're doing. Again, it goes all back to your passion and your jam. Tools to actually find your jam, which is not just the thing that makes you excited, but also your favorite song and how your favorite song makes you feel. There's that music that we hear that makes us... and I can't dance, let's just talk about white girl can't dance. I have NO rhythm at all. But man, when I hear, One Girl Revolution, that's one of my favorite songs, or even Pink or Ani, or even Carmina Burana's my most favorite symphony. When I hear that, I MOVE. My body cannot sit still. And that's your jam. And so one of the things that I'm trying to help people do is figure that out so that they can just put that song on all the time and be in their jam, so that they vibrate at a difference space, so that they can go out and do their thing. Slade: Oh! So it helps you figure out your theme song? Dr. Bird: Mmhmm. Slade: That's awesome. Dr. Bird: It helps you figure out your theme song AND so... it reminds you when you're listening to that song, I'm going to take action. Like, go do something. Send an email to an elected official. Send a thank you note. One of the things I talk about in my freebie is saying thank you and being grateful and putting your gratefuls out into the world. And saying thank you to someone who's actually making a big huge difference. So I am a big fan of the handwritten thank you note, because it's how I was raised, and I will write random thank you notes to Brené Brown, and Hilary Clinton and the people that I love. The people that inspire me. And I will write handwritten thank you notes to people like my county council people or my city council people. Or the guy running... we have a huge homeless problem here in Corvallis, and the guy who was running HOAC (Housing Opportunities Action Council). That guy needs a thank you note. He's getting lambasted right now. Like, people who I see in the community who are taking the shit but doing the good work, I'll send them thank you notes and say, thank you so much for doing what you're doing! I mean, yeah, like connecting to our community - that's what I teach. And I give people, in that 'Five Can't-Miss Steps to Finding your Voice', I also give people permission to be imperfect. Because I think that's the other neat thing we're really really wanting right now, is, how can I be imperfect when I'm terrified of being imperfect, because I've been told my whole life I have to do it perfect. I have to do it right. And I'm like, No. Fuck that. Be imperfect. I'm not perfect. But I am not going to shut up for nothing. And you can't make me. Slade: Missy, ohmygod, I want to talk to you about a million things and we probably will after we stop recording. (Sorry people, who are listening and want to hear all that.) So we make sure and let everyone know where they can go find you online, tell us where we can find you. Dr. Bird: Well, in Bird Girl fashion, I am my own industry and so you can find me at birdgirlindustries.com on the interwebs. I am also on Patreon, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, @birdgirl1001, because I'm a Libra so I have to talk about my birthday in all my things... Maybe I'll get birthday cards on 10-01! And so I'm on all of those things and I absolutely love engaging with people. It just makes me so happy. I had a woman the other night who was just... asking for how to just stop the chaos and move forward and I was like, Just breathe. And she's like, she sent me a message two days later and was like, That's revelatory! That's like revolutionary, so even if you aren't involved in one of my programs, even though I hope everyone gets involved in one of my programs... Oh! I also have a 'Marginalized No More' training online that's super easy to do that's got a couple of things that launches off of that freebie. So there's another thing online that's super fun that you can tap into. Slade: Yeah! Dr. Bird: But I just, you know, I love connecting with people and giving them little nuggets of joy to just go off into the world and take with them. So... I'm all about creating that army. Slade: Well, and I want to say to anyone who wants to follow you on Facebook. You are a really fun person to have on your Facebook friends because you ARE super enthusiastic, you like the hell out of stuff, your comments are always, you're a cheerleader for all your friends and I can see that... I like to call myself a professional Enabler. I am re-claiming the concept of 'enabling' because it's become such a dirty word but I find that so much of what I do is about hearing someone's dream and then thinking, Ohmygod YES that's an amazing idea. Let me convince you that you can do it. You know what I mean? Dr. Bird: Ooo I love that! Slade: And you're a kindred spirit in that way. And your presence is, that really comes through in your online presence. So I want to tell everyone, Don't be shy to be friends with you online. Because you're super fun and excited friend to have. Dr. Bird: Thank you! And I swear all the time so that's a bonus. Slade: Yeah, yeah. If you like the swearing then that's always available. Dr. Bird: (Inaudible) Slade: Of course you are! Why would you be on my show if you weren't. Dr. Bird: Listen, that is the goddamn truth. Slade: Missy, thank you so much for letting me capture this conversation with you. It's super timely and I'm sure that we will find many many more things to talk about in the future. But for now, I just want to say thank you. Dr. Bird: Slade, thank you so much for having me on. I'm so stupid happy about it I don't even know what to do with myself.

In the 59th episode of Be For the Podcast, DE LA SWING takes us on a tech-house ride full of life, groove, joy and excitement, combining robust basslines and harmonic vibrations. DE LA SWING is an artist with a career on the ascent. He forms a key part of the elrow family and has travelled literally around the world in that role, performing on the most prestigious stages on the electronic music circuit. At the same time, his solo shows occupy a large part of his schedule. De La Swing has performed at events and clubs such as Egg and fabric (London), Amnesia Presents (Spain and London), City Hall (Barcelona), BMP (Mexico and Portugal), Tomorrowland and Misteryland, to name a few. In the coming months, De La Swing has lined up gigs at Ushuaia, Amnesia, Blue Marlin and Paradise Ibiza, Elixir Open-Air (Belgium), Eastern Electrics Festival (London) and Street Parade 2018 (Zurich), in addition to releasing Face To Face EP on elrow music and Roots & Culture EP on Circus Recordings. In this episode, DE LA SWING kicks off the summer in the best way, with fresh and active music to keep us dancing in a perfect mood.

Caleb Calloway catches the spring mood with this exquisite and exclusive mix for Be For the Podcast. Caleb, an important part of the Desolat family, HYTE and accomplice on tour alongside Loco Dice, has a career that is in constant ascent. His appearances at Space and Heart Nightclub (Miami), Amnesia and Sankeys (Ibiza), HYTE(Berlin, Ibiza, Miami, ADE, BPM) Fuse (Brussels), Egg (London) and elrow(Barcelona) all proof that he is a man on demand on the scene. In the 57th episode of Be For the Podcast, Caleb delivers a suggestive mix of delicious tech-house, 57 groove-packed and hypnotic minutes that are structured to perfection. This is a session to enjoy on a sunny spring afternoon!

B4’s new signing, Paula Cazenave, delivers the 56th episode of Be For the Podcast. Paula is an artist of precise sounds, great technique and a massive ability to fuse styles. Her performances are full of force, her sessions built with intelligence and thoroughness. In this episode, Paula presents an exclusive 100% techno set with exquisite old school hints but also interspersed with modern, industrial, strong and eloquent sounds; forming a session that perfectly represents contemporary techno. Be For the Podcast 056 is made for true techno lovers! Enjoy it!

Black Asteroid, a Dynamix DJs’ artist and one of our great 2018 new signings, delivers the 55th episode of Be For the Podcast. This brilliant DJ and producer from New York has a career on the rise. In addition to publishing on labels such as Mood Records, Octopus and Electric Pressure, among others, he has taken his live act and explosive DJ set to massive stages like Melkweg at the Amsterdam Dance Event, Mysteryland festival, Berghain, Ageha and Fabric London, to name a few. For this episode, Black Asteroid has confectioned a tremendous, eclectic session: 57 minutes of a sonic trip through intense and sensory electronic music, perfectly interspersed with rugged and pulsating techno. Enjoy it!

YAYA . Be For the Podcast 054 In the 54th episode of Be For the Podcast, YAYA delivers a delightful set. Electronic music with strong roots from techno and percussive house, hybrid and acid sounds interspersed with delicious breaks and active vocals. A key artist on Loco Dice’s Desolat label, YAYA has published on imprints including Cadenza, Be As One, Kina Music, Etruria Beat, AdMaiora, Earlydub and Monologue. YAYA toured around Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa in 2017 alone and throughout his career he has performed in clubs such as Fabric, Watergate, Trade, Amnesia, Sankeys and Cocorico, as well as festivals like BPM, HYTE Arena Berlin, Sonus and WE ARE FSTVL, among many others. In this episode, YAYA kicks off 2018 in the best way, with fresh and active music to keep us dancing in a peak mood.

In the 53rd episode of Be For the Podcast, Alexander Kowalski delivers a solid one-hour session of brilliant old-school techno. With a career spanning more than 20 years, Alexander’s style drinks from the most classic techno spectrum, featuring precise, deep basslines and pure strength, sometimes interspersed with melodic notes and on other occasions alternated with crunchy textures, but always integrated into a radiant German sound. In this episode, Alexander has designed a thrilling session, ready to seduce even the purist techno lovers.

Nakadia, techno’s rising star from Thailand, takes charge of instalment number 51 of Be For the Podcast.  Nakadia’s technical abilities have been imprinted on a new episode of Be For the Podcast as she delivers a passionate set built under a skilled musical framework in which a deep and solid bassline lets acid synths filter to create a powerful result. Her groovy and energetic music has been heard in clubs such as Cafe d'Anvers Belgium, Watergate Berlin, Ushuaïa and Sankeys Ibiza, Egg London, City Hall Barcelona, ​​Blue Marlin Ibiza Dubai, Gare Porto and Rex Club Paris, to mention a few. Festivals such as Dockyard Warehouse, Mystic Garden, Loveland, Family Piknik, and events like ANTS Ibiza and Cocoon by Sven Väth have also succumbed to her powerful and mind-bending productions.  On Be For the Podcast 051, Nakadia take us on a techno ride full of life, joy and excitement, congregating danceable basslines and harmonic vibrations. Enjoy!

From the skilful and warm groove of Marco Faraone comes episode number 50 of Be For the Podcast. Marco Faraone has earned a special place within the electronic music scene thanks to the exquisite musical taste behind his intense and contagious contributions. Drumcode, Moon Harbour, Desolat, Be As One, Sci+Tec, Ovum, Holic Trax, Get Physical, Truesoul and his own imprint UNCAGE have all been home for his productions. In addition to being part of Marco Carola’s Music On Family since 2016, Faraone has conquered festivals such as Extrema Outdoor, Tomorrowland, BPM, Loveland, The Social Festival, Caprice Festival; and clubs like Egg, Electric Brixton in London, Amnesia, Space and Sankeys Ibiza, Verboten in NY, Club4, Pacha and elrow in BCN, among many others.  On Be For the Podcast 050, Marco Faraone pieces together a set which reflects his sharp musical intuition to construct and explore electrifying techno worlds. With this amazing 60-minute sound construction, Marco Faraone makes a clear musical statement. Enjoy!

Valencian DJ and producer Edu Imbernon keeps the summer energy alive on episode number 49 of Be For the Podcast. Since his arrival onto the electronic scene back in 2008, the Eklektisch and Fayer label boss has written his name on the most important showcases in the industry. In addition to his summer residency at Space Ibiza, Edu has performed at renowned clubs and festivals such as Sankeys, Privilege and Amnesia Ibiza, Pacha Barcelona, ​​Fabrik Madrid, Blue Marlin Ibiza Dubai, Electric Brixton London, Tomorrowland, BPM, Mysteryland USA, Amsterdam Open Air, Coachella, FIB, Dreambeach Villaricos and DGTL. In Be For the Podcast 049, Edu Imbernon shares a segment of his session at the Balaton Sound Festival in Hungary, where he made an elegant and sharp set tinged with tech-house tones, a set where electronic, indie and house all come together. An irresistible selection of contagious rhythms that will surely get your body shaking. Enjoy it!

Egbert kicks off the summer season with a banging techno set, printed on episode number 48 of Be For the Podcast.  One of the outstanding artists on the international electronic scene, Rotterdam DJ and producer Egbert has firmly established his reputation with some superb live performances.  Festivals such as Awakenings, Loveland, Time Warp, Welcome to the Future, Valhalla or Dockyard Festival have witnessed his magical cuts, along with renowned parties and venues including Music On Ibiza, Egg & Electric Brixton London, Womb Tokio, Cocoon Club Frankfurt, Pacha & Club4 Barcelona, Trade & Heart Miami, Tresor & Watergate Berlin and Gazgolder Moscow.  His dense and invigorating sounds have also been registered on labels such as Drumcode, Cocoon Recordings, Gem Records, Mindshake Records, Trapez and Sci+Tec. In Be For the Podcast 048, Egbert delivers one of the two studio LIVE sessions he records each year and built with tracks 100% of his authorship. This is a superb set articulated by industrial textures, distorted frequencies and energetic beats, making it irresistible for techno lovers. Don’t miss it!

New Yorker Jesse Calosso prints his irradiant groove on Be For the Podcast 047. Bronx-born Jesse Calosso is part of a tight circle of New York DJs and producers, also including The Martinez Brothers and Filsonik, with a long history of collaborations and also friendship. Drawing on a wide range of musical influences, Jesse has developed a standout sound using the resources of many genres such as disco, funk, house and techno. For episode number 47 of Be For the Podcast, he crafts a tech-house set with powerful, dry basslines and effective vocals that inject the mood with each turn.  Jesse Calosso starts the engines to begin the season with a firm and forceful set.

Number 46 of Be For the Podcast was crafted by Tiger Stripes, the latest grand addition to the B4bookings’ family.  Tiger Stripes is a legendary sound mechanic that has successfully confectioned his very own style of house and techno music, and it is this concept that is now imprinted on episode 46 of Be For the Podcast. Strong basslines hold up select groups of vocals inserted through the entire session, fusing shiny elements with varied textured synths to keep the groove rolling through the whole mix. His unique acoustic frameworks have been requested by acclaimed artists like Moby, Adam Beyer and Kerry Chandler, while his admirable professional path has seen him release on labels such as Drumcode, Knee Deep In Sound, Desolat and Truesoul.  Tiger Stripes delivers an excellent episode of B4 For the Podcast, a true representation of his deep and energetic sounds.   

Fabio Florido debuts on Be For the Podcast by delivering the tunes for episode number 45. The electrifying sound of Fabio Florido is imprinted on Be For the Podcast 045, his very first work on this series built by bold beats and solid grooves, giving rise to a vibrant sonic boom. The musical expertise of this PLAYdifferently Model1 ambassador has been forged from the structured confines of music school training to underground clubs all around the world. His work has been released on labels such as refused, Deeperfect Records, SCI+TEC, Moan, ELEVATE and Variety Music, among others. Either with Richie Hawtin’s 'Enter' parties or alongside big names of the industry, Fabio Florido has played in festivals such as Time Warp, Awakenings, Sonus, Wan Festival and Tomorrowland, to mention a few. He has also included venues such as Watergate Berlin, Space Miami, Egg London, Spazio 900 Rome, Amnesia Milano, Crobar Argentina, Il Muretto Venice, Grelle Forelle Vienna, Cocorico Rimini and Club4 Barcelona on his tours. Fabio Florido takes control of the latest chapter of Be For the Podcast, making this session a true example of his edgy and smashy style.

Joey Daniel and his wide-spectrum techno give shape to the 44th installment of Be For the Podcast. Joey Daniel has spent more than 10 years surfing the land of electronic music, and little by little he has gained recognition, both from industry partners and audiences of festivals and clubs.  Currently a Music On resident, Joey has performed at Music On events all over the world and his involvement with the brand is now stronger than ever. His performances at festivals like SunWaves, Sonus, WAN, The BPM, Awakenings, Time Warp Holland, Mysteryland, Welcome To The Future, Loveland and clubs like Watergate Berlin, Row14 Barcelona, Club4 Barcelona, Amnesia, Space and Pacha Ibiza, Mandarino Italy and Kristal Glam Club Bucarest prove that his sounds are one of the most requested on the scene. The newcomer to the B4bookings family delivers a set that brings us back to the essence of movement, showing an funky mixture of vibrations interlaced with agile and firm grooves, transporting us through a coherent story full of sonorous spontaneity. In Be For the Podcast 044, Joey Daniel offers up a work with a motion feel, that certainly will warm anybody who is open to being seduced by his beats.

The fresh and dynamic sound of Lee K provides the soundtrack for episode 43 of Be For the Podcast. With the support of Richie Hawtin, Lee K quickly has quickly placed her name in the industry’s spotlight, thanks to a versatile style that remains ideal for massive festivals like Coachella and BPM, as well as international events such as Enter and Sake Bar. In her short musical career, she has already shared stages with artists such as Nicole Moudaber, Martinez Brothers, Tiga, Marc Houle, Victor Calderone and Pete Tong, among many others. As an introduction into the B4 family, on Be For the Podcast 43 Lee K delivers a driving set that exudes a dark sensual techno mixed with intelligent hard beats, perfect to wrap a magnificent year for the electronic music world. Enjoy!

On the 42nd episode of Be For the Podcast, Pig&Dan delight us with a vibrant techno set full of decisive shades. Freely and methodically built, Pig&Dan’s proposal throws us into a journey through the dark side of pleasure. The rolling deep vibe that emerges from this 42nd episode perfectly matches their glowing tones, cementing a solid sound thread. Anyone who has heard the techno power of this duo formed by Igor Tchkotoua and Dan Duncan will know that their acoustic core goes beyond the tangible. Labels such as Diynamic, Drumcode, Terminal M, Tronic, Cocoon and their own ELEVATE have registered their electrifying concept, along with world-renowned musical sanctuaries such as Elrow, Space, Ushuaia, Amnesia, Trade, Egg, Awakenings and Tomorrowland. Pig&Dan start their legacy in the B4 family with a great set that is sure to flow torridly throughout your body. Enjoy it!   Tracklist: 01 Simian Mobile Disco - Bubble Has no Answers  02 Emery Warman - March to the Beat - ELEVATE promo 03 REMOTION - Lucy - ELEVATE  04 Reset Robot - Bust - Truesoul 05 Stephan Hinz - Primal  06 Victor Ruiz - Nevermind (Oliver Huntsman Remix) - Senso Promo 07 Pig&Dan - Starting Again - Pig&Dan Promo 08 Wehbba - Awkward Vacation - TRONIC promo 09 Moby - Go (Bart Skills Remix) - Drumcode 10 Carlo Ruetz - Cyclone - ELEVATE promo 11 Pig&Dan - Chemistry - Drumcode promo 12 Mark Henning - Ready For You - Hypercolour

Be For the Podcast 041 ushers in autumn with the fresh tech-house sounds of Los Suruba. Los Suruba’s dynamic plays and skilful style are reflected in each of their works - and this appearance is no exception. On episode number 41, Los Suruba showcase a special sequence of groovy tunes full of genuine, deep beats. Their good vibes have echoed throughout venues and festivals around the world including Monegros Desert Festival (Zaragoza), Elrow (Barcelona, Madrid, Ibiza), Space (Ibiza), Pacha (Ibiza), Rex Club (Paris), D.Edge (Sao Paolo), Ministry of Sound (London), Crobar (Buenos Aires), Baum (Colombia), Tresor (Berlin) among many others. Los Suruba have been ANTS (Ibiza) residents for the last 3 years and have played at Ushuaia Opening and Closing Party since 2014. They have released on labels such as Culprit, Get Physical, Stil Vor Talent, Suara, Noir Music, Darkroom Dubs, Eklektisch and Time Has Changed.     Delmar and Alvaro command Suruba Records, Suruba X and Playa labels that covers almost every imaginable section of electronic music output, and have overseen an obscene amount of releases since its formation in 2007.  Los Suruba deliver a versatile and exciting session (including some unreleased tracks of their labels) for this latest podcast, the perfect soundtrack for any night.  Let’s dance!

Manu Desrets, a new member of the B4bookings family, debuts on the 40th episode of Be For the Podcast with a tasty tech house session. At 26 years old, Manu Desrets is a point of reference on the Argentine electronic music scene thanks to his versatile and danceable vibe. His musical craft and sound resources make his a continuous journey to create fresh and dynamic atmospheres. He has already taken his energy to venues like Crobar, Mute, PM Open Air, Pacha, Alucination, Palacio Alsina, Club der Visionäre and Rummelsburg-Berlin, sharing booths with big names from the industry such as Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano, Marco Carola, Barem, Steve Lawler, Carl Cox, Magda, Nina Kraviz, Umek, Catz n Dogz, Hector Couto, Cuartero and Andrea Oliva, among many others. On Be For the Podcast 040, Manu delivers a vivid session full of colourful rhythms and bright tonalities, highlighting his creative, eclectic and upbeat profile. You can’t miss it!!

On the 39th episode of Be For the Podcast, the prolific DJ and producer Victor Calderone delivers a powerful and torrid session. Victor Calderone has made a huge contribution to the worlds of house and techno, reinventing his style thanks to his unstoppable passion for electronic music, a trait that has defined him since his beginnings more than 20 years ago on Brooklyn’s nightclub scene. Through all these fruitful years, Calderone’s great achievements have cemented his status on the music scene by creating robust, original tracks and remixes released on labels such as Drumcode, Waveform and Mindshake Records. His inspirational talent and constantly evolving sound has led him to collaborate with some renowned colleagues such as Adam Beyer, Richie Hawtin, Nicole Moudaber and Paco Osuna. On Be For the Podcast 039, Victor Calderone has produced a performance worthy of praise, an exclusive session full of critically selected beats to build a precise and eloquent techno story, highlighting his expertise in applying shrilled and fierce cuts.  This month, Victor Calderone presents an offering that is ideal for closing out this hectic and brilliant summer 2016.

Great artists from South America have long shown their devotion for techno and house music, and in Be For the Podcast 038, one of the region’s best representatives, Brazilian DJ and producer Wehbba, showcases his broad range of rhythms and vibes by delivering a punchy set ready to crash the dance floors. Ten years ago, this Sao Paulo native released his debut album on Tronic Music entitled ‘Full Circle’, and three years later, his second work ’Square Two’ raised the bar in his discography, showing off his incredible versatility and musical skills. Wehbba’s diverse artistic facets have been imprinted on prestigious labels such as Bedrock, Toolroom, Soma, Audiomatique, Trapez and Suara, to mention a few. Wehbba has a singular and substantial style: techno with a strong personality and a structured harmony. On this session, Wehbba stamps several colourful soundscapes to evoke multiple shades of colour and movement, always solidifying and keeping it true to his concept.  Perceptively created, Be for the Podcast 038 relies on Wehbba’s heavy-hitting percussions, ferocious kicks and beefy rip-roaring techno to close out the summer of 2016.  Enjoy!

Making his first appearance on Be For the Podcast, British DJ and producer Hodgson delivers a fresh session where low dubs converge with high techno beats. His creative dimension has contributed to the development of his own personal sound, finding a happy medium between lush executions, smooth transitions and energetic bass derived from his earlier nutrition from styles such as jungle, garage and dubstep among others. His melodic approach is mixed with mysterious harmonic shadows, keeping the energy flowing by establishing a true up-tempo rhythm throughout the session. Vocals appear as a suggestive hypnotiser, keeping us expectant as to his next move. Be for the Podcast 037 opens this season offering an exquisite session to complement the first part of the summer.

Chances are that even today you have had an experience with relationships that fills you or drains you. We can be filled up by people we've never met in person in a private Facebook group and drained with merely a look by those closest to us. Because of the unpredictability of others, we often build up walls that keep us from truth and freedom that God has for us through others. Francesca Battistelli's song "If We're Honest" opens up that discussion for us as we seek truths in Scripture that will help us experience relationships like we never have before. God's Word holds truths and principles that we can follow to unlock a beauty in relationships that may still be hidden from view. On this episode I discuss: The genesis of this song as told by Francesca Battistelli - YouTube Video Confessing our sins and struggles to each other - James 5:16 The enemy's plan to keep us isolated, not in fellowship Being a trustworthy friend Two special roommates - wisdom and prudence - Proverbs 8:12 Steps to fulfilling relationships with others who long to know and follow hard after Christ Vulnerability Honesty Accountability - Proverbs 27:6 Intentionality Spiritual partnership and fellowship as referenced on Episode 119 Elements of some special friendships that have grown into accountability relationships Growing together Serving together Reading the same book or devotion Fasting together Working hard at it Thinking the best of one another Being committed and celebrating that commitment Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - our Bible Interaction Tool Exercise this week is: Using section headings to get your bearings Matthew 18 Principle - Matthew 18:15-20 Additional Resource Story behind the song "If We're Honest" by Francesca Battistelli  with lyrics - New Release Today Article This Week's Challenge Meditate on some of the areas of Scripture referenced on this episode. James 5 is where we learn to confess our sins to one another and pray for one another. Matthew 18 teaches us a profound principle for relationships. There are many Proverbs you could explore topically that will give you wisdom in relating to one another. The best thing you can do, along with meditating on Scripture this week, is to pray for one another. Be FOR each other enough to do the hard things.

Since 2011, Italian DJ and producer Lorenzo Bartoletti has become one of the most active members of Paco Osuna’s label Mindshake. His dynamism and interaction with the crowds during live acts have earned him a residency on Thursday nights at Club4 in Barcelona, one of the most rocking parties in town. Furthermore, as a producer he has released on respectable labels such as Suara, Sk Supreme Records, Viva Music, Material Series, Trapez and, of course, Mindshake Records. This exclusive DJ set is an extension of his multiple underground sound spectrum: dry beats mixture with deep drums, strong basslines and clever rhythm turns to seal off this euphoric trip though techno music and tech-house. So turn up the volume as Be For the Podcast 036 brings the fuel for this spring!

Heat is rising and Be For the Podcast prepares us to dive into those steamy summer nights.  As we continue collecting the hottest sessions from our artists, for this episode number 35 Italian producer and DJ Luca Donzelli delights us with a one-hour set featuring moving atmospherics amid a colourful and fresh sunrise of original breaks that remind us of the simple pleasures of dance alongside tech-house beats.  Donzelli always goes further and this set is no exception. He uses his skilled technique to place itinerant vocals that flow and rise from the surface to embrace his musical concept, transforming an already accurate set into a tech-house story that is very well told. His genuine approach and production style have seen him playing Loco Dice’s party at Amnesia: HYTE since 2015 and his recent EP ”Good Wine Makes Good Blood" on Avotre keeps climbing in the Beatport Top 100 Tech House chart. All of this suggests that Luca Donzelli is really at the top of his game and ready to pack dance floors wherever he plays; so get ready to enjoy this delicious episode of Be For the Podcast!

For the 31st episode of Be For the Podcast our shiny new signing, Simina Grigoriu, delivers a very special set; 60 minutes of techno and minimal, executed from her rich intuition for the dance floor. This is an emotionally charged session with surrounding textures, highly seductive vocals and an imperturbable groove. These 60 minutes of palpitating techno are our way to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a music-filled New Year!

Xpansul exclusively presents the 29th episode of Be For the Podcast. The Spanish DJ and producer has built a vibrant techno session full of active changes and exuberant rhythms. This 70-minute session has been conceived from 29 tracks, through which Xpansul develops a story without limits, influenced by the Detroit techno sound and the exquisite Berlin-Cologne style. Be For the Podcast 29 combines energetic and industrial vibes in an electrically charged, dynamic, forceful and direct set which simultaneously explores classic and futuristic sounds. Enjoy this session of techno at its finestBe for the music, be for the booking.www.b4bookings.net

In episode 21, Be For the Podcast presents an appealing and exclusive session created by Fer BR. Belonging to the new batch of Spanish producers, Fer BR is a specialist in creating both vigorous and elegant grooves. As a DJ and producer he is strongly focused on building dancefloor music and using futuristic sounds in which he always imprints a delicious funk.  This episode is proof of that as the DJ and producer that belongs to the ranks of Paco Osuna’s growing Mindshake label, prepares a dynamic and delightful set; 60 minutes of rhythmic and magnetic tunes, minimalist techno adorned with gravitational effects. ENJOY! be for the music, be for the bookingwww.b4bookings.com

Barem makes us tingle this month with an exclusive and dynamic episode of deep, thoughtful and impetuous Techno; a perfectly assambled session with a firm structure. In the new issue of Be for the Podcast the Argentine producer, a favorite from the Minus ranks, has prepared 60 minutes of audacious and minimalist sounds. Spring is in the air and we are ready to lose ourselves in its seductive feeling. So in the 11th Be For the Podcast, Barem warm us up for the new season, reaffirming that music runs through his veins and that he is ready to make us buzz at any moment.

In the tenth episode of Be For the Podcast, John Lagora presents a delirious and exclusive set. In the hour-long show, the German Mindshake mainstay develops a techno session full of sharp sounds and vigorous effects, assembling a powerful system of climactic moments.  John Lagora is characterised by generating dynamic sessions and this is no exception. With his throbbing style prevailing in each of these 60 minutes, full of energy and squeezing the groove in every beat, John has created a relentless and passionate musical story for the latest Be For the Podcast.www.b4bookings.com

In its eighth edition, Be For the Podcast welcomes Tuccillo, who closes the year in memorable fashion with an irreverent and exclusive session.The Italian gives us 62 minutes of delicious groove in his own inimitable and vigorous style, flowing from start to finish with his soul sounds wrapped in funk at its finest.Just like in his Ibiza sessions which listeners hope will never end, Tuccillo provides pace, power and soul in this episode, with techno and house in a perfect blend between naked underground and a true house sound.Be for the music, be for the booking. www.b4bookings.com

B4bookings reaffirms its love for music with the launch of "Be For the Podcast", a space confectioned exclusively by artists from the B4 family and designed to project the diverse musical spectrums that converge in the B4 world. In this "be for the podcast" first episode, Okain delivers a delicious set bristling with refreshing sounds. With shifting deep house and mystical textures, though true to his melodic style and techno roots, this is a set made to be heard placidly but with the mind still very much on the dance floor. Be For the Podcast: 60 minutes of electronic music mixed with passion because, after all, what moves B4 most is the desire to "be for the music"