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Truth Be Told with Booker Scott – Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith criticizes Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White, defends his role in sports commentary, and challenges Republican lawmakers over redistricting. He argues that stronger leadership, loyalty, and political resolve are needed as Indiana's sports and political battles increasingly collide across the state...

The Lt. Governor calls-in to talk about the flood damages he has been seeing in rural counties in Indiana after historic flooding. Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith on X: "The small town of Laurel, Indiana has been absolutely devastated by the recent floods. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News: After Aid Cuts, US Announces $2 Billion for Christian Groups @1:22 Greenland issues ‘strong warning' as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill @2:48 Politics: Religious Liberty Commission lawsuit dismissed @5:38 Dan Patrick directs Texas Senate to study ways to further religion @8:54 Lt. Gov. Beckwith wants Indiana candidates to attest belief @10:17 Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat @12:21 Max Miller tangent @17:55 Trump-backed candidate Amir Hasaan in Michigan loses @19:25 Health/Medicine/Science: Trump signs executive order on childhood vaccine recommendations @23:50 Report: Trump mad RFK Jr. hasn't cut more vaccines or proven autism link @25:06 Stop 'Harassment' of Fauci, Scientists Urge Politicians @26:39 Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth in Senate hearing Ripple Effect Why? Anecdote Dinosaur soft tissue @32:16 Circumcision and Autism: What a New Study Found @37:35 The Peptide Wild West @40:24 Maharashtra allows homeopaths to prescribe allopathic medicines @44:12 Good news Moderna's mRNA flu shot earns FDA approval after rollercoaster review @46:20 Austin ISD vaccination rates surpass 95% after sharp rebound @47:11 Religious Nonsense: Young Latinos abandoning churches to be "nones" @48:01 Final Stories: Posts claim Earth will 'lose gravity' for 7 seconds on Aug. 12, 2026 @49:03

Lt. Governor Beckwith stops by the Indiana State Fair tap room to talk about the latest with Indiana politics, Sophie Cunningham's comment on women's sports going viral and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ashley Beckwith, Senior Digital Marketing Manager at Stellar Service Brands, joins Erin Martin to discuss how franchise brands can build scalable marketing systems that drive real business results. From franchisee adoption and marketing playbooks to hyper-local content, AI-powered review management, and business intelligence dashboards, Ashley shares the strategies her team uses to help locations grow while keeping execution simple and measurable.The conversation also explores how AI and large language models like ChatGPT are changing local search, why authentic content and reviews matter more than ever, and how franchise marketers can adapt their SEO and reporting strategies for the future. If you're looking to improve franchisee engagement, strengthen your digital marketing strategy, or prepare your brand for the next generation of search, this episode is full of practical, actionable insights.

WNBA All Star weekend was a movie. Blake would love to report on it, but the weekend got her sick. We replace our B with another B, BJ Beckwith, former host of Just Women's Sports podcast Sports Are Fun!. They get into the cheating rumors between WNBA exes NaLyssa Smith and Dijonnai Carrington, how LeBron will make up for loss of income post-76ers trade, and a new segment called “Men on Wheels”, all about men in F1 and the Tour de France. Call us, beep us, if you wanna reach us: (828) 412-4825  Follow BJ Beckwith: @bj.beckwith Follow Caroline: @cghendy  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Tobias Beckwith used to manage Jeff McBride and Marco Tempest, just to name a couple “names” in our magic community. He has worked on Broadway with some of the most iconic plays such as “Oh, Calcutta” and “The Fantastiks” among others. He was one of the early staff teachers at the McBride Mystery School as it was formed and of course, was close friends with Eugene Burger, among others. Tobias has authored several books on production and direction and are well worth you inspection. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize This week, Tobias shares some stories about the formation of the Mystery School, plus working behind the scenes of many of the great magic shows over the past few decades. He discusses the differences between being an agent and a manager, and why magicians should consider getting one. Managing Expectations Scott Wells with Tobias Beckwith Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/22/26), Hank interviews Francis Beckwith on his article in the Christian Research Journal titled, “The Christian Citizen*”Hank also answers the following questions:How to best present Philippians 2:5-8 in a relevant and engaging way to a Sunday school class? Richard - Lexington, KY (15:14)We all sin, and sin is fun in many instances. If we are certain about going to heaven, why stop? Al - Calgary, AB (20:41)

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It's Tuesday, July 14. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow us on social media to get local news every day. WFYI News Now is hosted by Barb Anguiano and produced by Zach Bundy. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Clinical trials are more complex than ever, but new models are emerging to improve how they're designed and delivered. On this episode of The Health Pulse, host Alex Maiersperger sits down with Meri Beckwith, co-founder and co-CEO of Lindus Health, a company rethinking the traditional contract research organization model with a more outcome-focused approach to clinical research.Drawing on his experience as both a trial participant and industry innovator, Beckwith shares how aligning incentives, improving patient and physician experiences and using AI can accelerate studies and improve results. He introduces the concept of an “accountable research organization,” where success is tied to study milestones and outcomes, helping better align stakeholders across the clinical trial process. The conversation also explores how outcome-oriented approaches, adaptive trial designs and more efficient infrastructure can help bring treatments to patients faster while maintaining the rigor and trust that clinical research demands.Tune in to hear how fresh approaches to clinical trials are helping organizations improve efficiency, strengthen patient centricity and deliver meaningful impact across the health care ecosystem.

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On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/03/26), Hank notes that as Americans celebrate Independence Day this weekend, this year marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, it is important to remind ourselves of the fundamental purpose of the United States as set forth in the preamble to the Constitution: “to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”. To discuss what is essential to know about our particular Government, Hank introduces a special presentation of his conversation with Professor Francis Beckwith, author of Politics for Christians: Statecraft as Soulcraft.

In today's special episode, I'm joined by Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R), who is also a Pentecostal pastor, to discuss the danger of Islam in America. He has recently jousted with other Indiana Republicans who believe Islam can be treated like any other religion. Beckwith explains why it is not a real religion and why its political and strategic aims need to be countered immediately. We also delve into a much deeper discussion about the state of Christianity in America and on the political Right, the growing Jew hatred and antipathy toward the Old Testament in some circles, and the need to move away from the weak Republicans of last generation, who had toxic empathy but at the same time teach the new generation traditional virtue.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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For this episode, we have an honest conversation about breaking the stigma surrounding mental health and why seeking help is a sign of strength—not weakness.Together, we'll explore the importance of compassion, vulnerability, and creating safe spaces where people feel seen, heard, and supported. Whether you're navigating your own mental health journey, supporting someone you love, or simply hoping to better understand the challenges so many face, this conversation is for you.Healing begins with open dialogue. By sharing our stories and listening without judgment, we can help normalize conversations about mental health and remind one another that no one has to face life's challenges alone.Because when one of us finds the strength to speak, we all become stronger.

In this Season 2 final episode before our summer break, Michael explores what it means to live Consciousness First — to recognize that true transformation begins not by changing outer circumstances, but by shifting where we are living from within. He teaches that we are not our thoughts, emotions, or conditions, but the awareness in which they arise. Through reflections on intention, perception, Divine intelligence, and the power of living from inner guidance, Michael invites listeners to remember that Consciousness is the starting point of a meaningful, intentional life. This episode is a reminder to stop being driven by external demands, reconnect with the Presence within, and live with the essential question: What does Life want to express or become as me?   New Season Starts September 2nd! Highlights Include: -Why "Consciousness First" means remembering that your real identity is awareness itself, not the thoughts, emotions, or beliefs moving through you. -How changing your consciousness begins with clearing the inner film of inherited beliefs, social conditioning, fear, superstition, and old perceptions. -The importance of living intentionally instead of letting circumstances, media, emotional contagion, or external noise decide where your attention goes. -A powerful ocean analogy that helps distinguish between consciousness itself and the temporary content passing through your awareness. -How awakening begins the moment you realize you are not the thought, opinion, belief, or emotional state moving through your mind. -Why God consciousness is not about becoming religious, but becoming increasingly aware of the vast presence moving in, through, and as you. -How perception determines experience, and why spiritual practice helps clean up perception so you can see life from a higher awareness. -A teaching on the strange attractor field, the future self, and the greater version of life that is always calling you into fuller expression. -Why emotions are not the arbiters of truth, and how attitude, character, and willingness shape destiny more powerfully than karma or circumstance. Next, Michael closes the episode with a guided meditation on smiling inwardly, realizing Oneness, awakening to your True identity, and allowing consciousness to transform the content of your life. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand  world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection.

In 1954, hundreds of Glasgow schoolchildren armed with makeshift weapons stormed the Southern Necropolis, hunting a towering, iron-toothed vampire they believed had already claimed two victims.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/GorbalsVampireREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4xtvswmmFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: What caused hundreds of Scottish children in the 1950s to suddenly become vampire hunters? (The Gorbals Vampire) *** Over the years, from ancient to more modern times there have been a number of incredible cases of mass hysteria. Some are so unbelievable it's difficult to understand how they happened at all. (Ancient Cases of Mass Hysteria) *** Zachary Davis had a history of mental disturbance, but no one could have predicted the horrors he was truly capable of. (The Disturbing Story of Zachary Davis) *** When poor travelers are found dead in the frozen winter, could it be that there is something more to their story? Could they have been killed not by the cold, but by a demon of the snow? (Demon of the Snow) *** Southwest of Tombstone, Arizona are the remains of a simple adobe cabin nicknamed ‘the bloodiest cabin in Arizona'. (Brunkow's Cabin) *** Oscar Beckwith was a hermit who lived in the woods, in a small, squalid shack with no furnishings but a bunk, two stools, and a stove… on which he cooked human flesh. (The Cannibal of Austerlitz)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:02.525 = Show Open00:03:13.218 = The Gorbals Vampire00:07:54.447 = Ancient Cases of Mass Hysteria00:23:57.158 = The Disturbing Story of Zachary Davis ***00:32:13.121 = Demon of the Snow00:38:22.972 = Brunkow's Cabin ***00:43:01.745 = The Cannibal of Austerlitz00:48:36.810 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Gorbals Vampire” by Cynthia McKanzie for Message to Eagle: (link no longer valid)“Ancient Cases of Mass Hysteria” posted at Ancient Pages: http://bit.ly/2Iw12SX“The Disturbing Story of Zachary Davis” by William DeLong for All That's Interesting: http://bit.ly/2UOxLd6“Demon of the Snow” by A. Sutherland for Ancient Pages: http://bit.ly/2UlTX97“Brunkow's Cabin” by Amanda Penn: http://bit.ly/2GojnOB“The Cannibal of Austerlitz” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: http://bit.ly/2ZjADwV(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: January, 2019Weird Darkness moves from a 1950s Scottish vampire panic and centuries of mass hysteria through a Tennessee teenager's matricide, the vengeful Japanese snow demon Yuki-Onna, the bloodiest cabin in the Arizona desert, and a New York hermit who cooked the man he murdered.It opens on the evening of September 23, 1954, when hundreds of schoolchildren poured into the Southern Necropolis cemetery in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, Scotland, armed with sharpened stakes and knives to hunt a creature they called the vampire with iron teeth, blamed for abducting and killing two missing boys. Police could not clear the children from among the headstones, and only the rain finally drove them home, though the hunt resumed over the next two days. Although no children were actually missing, newspapers and Parliament blamed American horror comics such as Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror, a panic that drew in Labour MP Alice Cullen and led to the 1955 Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act, while others traced the iron-toothed monster to the Book of Daniel or to the Glasgow Green bogeywoman Jenny Wee. From the Gorbals the episode widens into centuries of mass hysteria: the first recorded case on an Egyptian papyrus dated to 1990 BC, children in a 1676 Dutch orphanage who barked and crawled like dogs, the 1374 dancing plague known as choreomania that seized the German town of Aachen, the Swedish witch panic of 1664 to 1676 and its children flown to the devil's meadow of Blakula, and French convent nuns who meowed in unison until soldiers threatened them with rods. The same survey takes in the 1630 poisoning terror of Milan that sent the barber Mora to torture and execution, the 1771 Okage Mairi pilgrimage that drew five million Japanese to the Ise Grand Shrine of Amaterasu Omikami, Richard A. Locke's 1835 Great Moon Hoax describing winged bat-men called Vespertilio-homo in the New York Sun, the Salem witch trials of 1692 that hanged nineteen people after the slave Tituba's confession, and the Hammersmith ghost of 1804 that ended when Francis Smith shot the plasterer Thomas Millwood dead in the dark.From there the focus shifts to Sumner County, Tennessee, where on August 10, 2012, fifteen-year-old Zachary Davis killed his sleeping mother, Melanie, striking her nearly twenty times with a sledgehammer he had carried up from the basement, acting on what he believed was the voice of his dead father. His father, Chris, had died of ALS in 2007, after which Vanderbilt psychiatrist Dr. Bradley Freeman diagnosed the boy with schizophrenia and depression before Melanie pulled him out of therapy. After the killing Davis doused the family game room in whiskey and gasoline and set it ablaze to kill his sixteen-year-old brother Josh, who woke to a smoke alarm and escaped while Davis fled on foot and was found roughly ten miles away. He told investigators he felt nothing when he killed her, laughed during a televised interview with Dr. Phil McGraw as he described the weapon and the wet sound it made, and was sentenced to life in prison after Judge D. David Gay told him he had gone to the dark side, with parole possible only after fifty-one years.Next the episode crosses into Japanese folklore and Yuki-Onna, the Lady of the Snow, a vengeful Onryo spirit said to have begun as a pregnant woman left to freeze in a mountain storm and to return on snowy nights as a tall, pale figure with blue lips and long black hair who floats over the drifts without leaving footprints. Her most famous tale follows two woodcutters, the old Mosaku and the young Minokichi, who shelter in a mountain hut where Yuki-Onna breathes a killing cold over Mosaku but spares Minokichi on the condition that he never speak of her. Years later Minokichi marries a woman named Oyuki who never seems to age, and when he finally recounts his strange night in the hut, Oyuki reveals that she is the snow demon herself and vanishes, sparing his life only for the sake of their children.After that the episode turns to the desert of Cochise County, southwest of Tombstone, Arizona, where the ruined adobe Brunckow Cabin earned its reputation as the bloodiest cabin in Arizona through at least twenty-one deaths. The German miner Frederick Brunckow built it in 1858 to work a San Pedro silver claim and was murdered there by his own laborers, killed with a rock drill driven into his abdomen alongside the chemist John Moss and the miner James Williams. The owners who followed met similar ends: Milton Duffield, the first U.S. Marshal of Arizona Territory, was shot dead at the cabin by James T. Holmes during an eviction, N.M. Rogers was killed by Apaches, and five thieves who hid there gunned one another down in a quarrel over stolen loot. Ed Scheifelin used the cabin as a base camp in 1877 before he founded and named nearby Tombstone, and visitors today report an apparition that fades when approached and the phantom sound of mining machinery drifting through the ruins.The episode closes with Oscar Beckwith, a seventy-two-year-old hermit living in a squalid shack in Austerlitz, New York, who on January 10, 1882, killed his mining partner Simon Vanderkoek over a soured gold claim near Alford, Massachusetts, then dismembered and cooked the body. A neighbor named Harrison Calkins smelled burning flesh at the shack and was told Beckwith was only frying pork rinds, but he returned the next day to find the mutilated remains, a blood-stained axe, and charred bones in the stove. Beckwith fled to Canada and evaded capture until the detective J.B. Gildersleeve tracked him to Bracebridge, Ontario, in 1885, by which time rumor had branded him the Cannibal of Austerlitz. Six trials sent him to the gallows in Hudson, New York, on March 1, 1888, where at seventy-eight he became both the oldest man and the last person hanged in the state, struggling at the end of the rope for eighteen minutes before he died.

Join Michael at his Mt. Shasta Summer Retreat, July 30 - August 2! Click here: https://events.agapelive.com/mt-shasta-summer-retreat/.  Our first letter comes from Madeline: Madeline is working to heal deep feelings of not belonging that were shaped by years in predominantly white environments. She asks how to build genuine spiritual confidence—and trust her own worth—in a world that often measures value through status, race, and hierarchy. Our next letter comes from Christie L. in Northern California: Christie is holding a vision of justice for a loved one caught in a painful legal battle, but as time passes, doubt and impatience creep in. She asks how to trust the vision without feeling naïve—and whether true faith means holding steady even when circumstances suggest otherwise. Next, Michael leads a guided meditation. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand  world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection.

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Join Michael at his Mt. Shasta Summer Retreat, July 30 - August 2! Click here: https://events.agapelive.com/mt-shasta-summer-retreat/.  Today, Michael welcomes Dr. Sue Morter.  Sue is an internationally acclaimed speaker, Master of Bioenergetic Medicine, and thought leader bridging science, spirituality, and human potential. As the founder and CEO of the Morter Institute for Bioenergetics, she teaches how to reprogram the body's electromagnetic energy flow through embodiment, self-healing, and higher consciousness. Her latest book, The Anatomy of Awakening, explores the hidden codes that help unlock the truth of who we are and live from our divine destiny.  Conversation Highlights Include: -Why awakening is not about fixing yourself, but remembering the divine wholeness that has always been who you truly are. -How embodiment shifts spiritual practice from trying to leave the body into fully inhabiting life with presence, clarity, and purpose. -A deeper look at the "God body" as the energetic bridge between the physical self and the higher consciousness we are learning to embody. -The importance of rewriting your identity so you stop seeing yourself as separate from Source and begin living as an expression of it. -How the body uses sensations, tightness, emotion, and energy to guide you back toward the parts of yourself that need awareness and integration. -Why spiritual practice is not meant to be an escape from life, but a way to bring your true self into relationships, family, work, and the world. -How bringing attention back into the body helps reclaim energy, soften old protective patterns, and expand your capacity to live authentically. -A powerful reframing of Love as the organizing force of the Cosmos, not just an emotion exchanged between people. -Why heaviness, sadness, anxiety, or fear can become doorways into healing when you follow them inward with breath, presence, and compassion. Michael closes the episode with a guided meditation on the inward smile, gratitude, divine identity, and remembering that everything you need is already within you.

Join Michael at his Mt. Shasta Summer Retreat, July 30 - August 2! Sign up by June 14 to receive Early Bird Savings! Click here: https://events.agapelive.com/mt-shasta-summer-retreat/  Our first letter comes from Maggie: Maggie feels heartbroken and pushed to the sidelines by her daughter and daughter-in-law. After being kept at a distance during major life moments—including the birth of a new grandchild—she asks how to navigate the pain of feeling unwanted while keeping her heart open. Our next letter comes from Emme: After two decades of friendship, Emme is questioning whether a relationship she once cherished is truly reciprocal. She asks how to honor a deep spiritual connection while setting healthy boundaries around a friendship that often feels one-sided. Finally, Michael leads a guided meditation. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand  world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection.

It's Thursday, June 11. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow us on social media to get local news every day. WFYI News Now is hosted by Barb Anguiano and produced by Zach Bundy. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Join Michael at his Mt. Shasta Summer Retreat, July 30 - August 2! Sign up by June 14 to receive Early Bird Savings! Click here: https://events.agapelive.com/mt-shasta-summer-retreat/  Today, Michael welcomes Dr. Paul Conti. Dr. Paul Conti is a celebrity-endorsed psychiatrist, renowned author, and President of Pacific Premier Group PC, a comprehensive mental health clinic providing therapy, coaching, and consulting services to individuals, families, and businesses in the United States and abroad. He has been featured on leading podcasts with hosts including Tim Ferriss, Andrew Huberman, and Mel Robbins. In his latest book, What's Going Right , Dr. Conti offers a paradigm-shifting approach to mental health, highlighting the brain's "generative drive"—the innate force that fuels creativity, connection, purpose, and resilience. Rather than focusing on what's wrong, he provides practical tools for cultivating peace, contentment, emotional well-being, and ultimately, a more joyful life. Conversation Highlights include: -Mental health is not a matter of being either healthy or broken, but an ongoing practice that requires the same care, attention, and maintenance as physical health. -A powerful shift in perspective reveals how focusing exclusively on "what's wrong" creates blind spots, while beginning with "what's going right" opens the door to honest self-awareness and lasting change. -An exploration of the three core human drives—assertion, pleasure, and the generative drive—and why creating goodness, meaning, and contribution is essential for a fulfilling life. -The importance of approaching yourself with compassionate curiosity rather than shame, criticism, or fear when uncovering patterns that no longer serve your well-being. -Why cynicism often develops as protection against disappointment, yet ultimately blocks connection, joy, trust, and the ability to recognize goodness in life. -A practical framework for understanding the structure and function of self, offering a roadmap for personal growth, emotional healing, and greater resilience. -A discussion on meditation as a pathway to mental clarity, emotional regulation, inner peace, and a healthier relationship with your thoughts. -Insight into how recurring challenges—especially in relationships—can reveal unconscious patterns that become opportunities for deeper self-understanding and transformation. -The concept of life narrative and how many people unconsciously define themselves by failures and disappointments while overlooking their resilience, strength, and successes. Next, Michael closes the episode with a guided meditation centered on empowering questions that activate possibility, shift perception, and invite the mind to discover evidence of abundance, health, and goodness.

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Today, our first letter comes from Heather B.: After years on a spiritual path, Heather feels drawn back to the teachings of Jesus and the Bible in a deeply meaningful way. She asks how to embrace her love for Christ while still honoring the Truth and divinity she sees present in many spiritual traditions. Our next letter comes from Lara: Lara wonders about the nature of Oneness, spirit guides, and the soul's journey. As she comforts wounded parts of herself, she asks whether we are, in some sense, our own guides—or if loving spiritual support also exists beyond us. Next, Michael leads a guided meditation.  ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand  world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection.

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In this episode, Michael welcomes Master Mingtong Gu. Master Mingtong Gu is an internationally recognized teacher of Wisdom Healing Qigong, founder of the Chi Center and the Wisdom Healing Qigong community, and a leading voice in energy healing, mind-body medicine, and embodied spiritual awakening. Drawing from ancient Chinese healing traditions and decades of personal practice, his work helps people reconnect with the body as a source of healing, consciousness, resilience, and transformation. His latest book, Coming Home to Embodied Awakening, explores how returning to the body restores wholeness, inner peace, and human connection in an age of distraction and AI.  Conversation Highlights Include: -A powerful exploration of how modern life keeps people trapped in the mind, disconnected from the body, and separated from their deeper humanity. -Why so much suffering comes from living externally—searching for love, peace, fulfillment, and healing outside ourselves instead of within. -An honest conversation about embodiment as the practice of returning to the body again and again, especially in an age of distraction, technology, and AI. -How healing begins when people stop resisting what they feel internally and start meeting the body with compassion, presence, and awareness. -A profound reframe of the body not as a machine, object, or "rental vehicle," but as a sacred expression of life itself. -What happens emotionally and spiritually when people reconnect with their bodies and begin to experience groundedness, wholeness, self-love, and inner peace. -A beautiful reflection on meditating in the middle of Times Square and discovering stillness, presence, and sacredness within chaos and noise. -The story of a childhood near-death experience, forgotten trauma, asthma, and the realization that the body remembers what the mind forgets. -Why healing is not linear, but a spiral of awareness, growth, detoxification, and returning to deeper levels of Truth and consciousness. -A practical framework for transformation through acceptance, activation, and appreciation—moving from inner contraction into embodiment, empowerment, and gratitude. Michael closes the episode with a guided meditation on presence, observation, embodiment, sacred silence, and anchoring  Heaven on Earth through awareness.

Jason invites Virginia Distillery Company's Lead Blender, Amanda Beckwith, to his home office for an interview to discuss whisky "Cigar Malts". Wouldn't you know VDC has a new one, to boot! This is the first of many American-producer-focused episodes which will all lead up to something very special come early July! ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation! Special thanks to: - Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song - RØDE for making *really* great microphones - Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers - Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith joins Todd for an in-depth conversation about the controversy surrounding his recent remarks on Islam and the backlash that followed. Beckwith explains what he meant, why he stands by his comments, and how he distinguishes between loving people and opposing ideologies. The discussion explores religious liberty, Sharia law, Christianity's role in America's founding, free speech, and the challenges of addressing controversial topics in today's political climate. Beckwith also shares the response he's received from supporters and critics alike as the debate continues to gain national attention. Don't miss this candid and thought-provoking conversation on one of the most talked-about stories in conservative politics.

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith joins Todd for an in-depth conversation about the controversy surrounding his recent remarks on Islam and the backlash that followed. Beckwith explains what he meant, why he stands by his comments, and how he distinguishes between loving people and opposing ideologies. The discussion explores religious liberty, Sharia law, Christianity's role in America's founding, free speech, and the challenges of addressing controversial topics in today's political climate. Beckwith also shares the response he's received from supporters and critics alike as the debate continues to gain national attention. Don't miss this candid and thought-provoking conversation on one of the most talked-about stories in conservative politics.

Our first letter comes from Beu: After the birth of her daughter, Beu found herself trapped in survival mode as stress, exhaustion, and relationship strain overwhelmed her nervous system. Now that the relationship has ended, she asks how to discern whether it truly ran its course—or whether fear and postpartum survival shaped the outcome. Our next letter comes from Lori H. in Canada: Despite years of meditation and inner work, Lori feels shaken by the suffering and injustice she sees in the world. She asks how to stay rooted in love, hope, and spiritual clarity without becoming consumed by anger, helplessness, or despair. Next, Michael leads a guided meditation. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand  world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection.

It's Friday, May 29. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow us on social media to get local news every day. WFYI News Now is hosted by Barb Anguiano and produced by Zach Bundy. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Today, Michael speaks with Oneika Mays. Oneika is a meditation teacher, yoga practitioner, and writer whose work centers on mindfulness, loving kindness, and compassionate living. After leaving a successful career in retail leadership following profound personal loss and transformation, she spent more than a decade bringing meditation and healing practices into spaces often overlooked—working with individuals and communities who have felt judged, forgotten, or alone, leading her to working on Rikers Island with incarcerated individuals. Her book, Sit With Me: A No-BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation, explores grief, self-compassion, unconditional friendliness, and the courage it takes to truly face yourself. Conversation Highlights Include: -How profound loss, career upheaval, and a canceled wedding became the catalyst for a completely different way of living. -Choosing discomfort and transformation over staying trapped in a life that no longer felt aligned or authentic. -A deeply honest reflection on grief, and learning to hold sadness and joy at the same time without denying either experience. -Why asking better questions creates expansion, self-awareness, and curiosity instead of emotional shutdown and certainty. -An invitation to "sit with yourself" by meeting discomfort, shame, fear, and uncertainty with tenderness instead of avoidance. -How real freedom often begins in the moments we stop running from difficult emotions and allow ourselves to fully feel them. -A powerful conversation about loving people you may never agree with, like, or understand, while still recognizing their humanity. -What more than a decade of teaching meditation inside Rikers Island revealed about judgment, compassion, trauma, and human connection. -An honest look at prison systems, accountability, restorative healing, and why true transformation requires support beyond punishment. Next, Michael closes the episode with a guided meditation on introspection, remembering your True nature, awakening to Divine Presence, and living from expanded awareness.

It's Memorial Day in the United States, a day devoted to remembering the soldiers who have died in service. Together, the society grieves, mourns, and attempts to unite. Similarly, communities can come together through actions like loving; giving; marrying; conversing; acting and doing; and speaking to one another. But what happens when individuals are blocked from the processes that bring a community together? In this episode, Jacke talks to author Sarah Beckwith about her book Shakespeare and Loss: The Late, Great Tragedies, which looks at Shakespeare's use of protagonists who are driven out (or drive themselves out) of family and society in plays like Hamlet, King Lear, Timon of Athens, Macbeth, Coriolanus, and Antony and Cleopatra. How (and why) does Shakespeare portray individuals who have lost their access to these vital concepts of human bonding? And what can we learn from Shakespeare's examples? PLUS Caroline Lea (Love, Sex, and Frankenstein) stops by to discuss her choice for the last book she will ever read. The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠gabrielruizbernal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Help support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/literature⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠historyofliterature.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, our first letter comes from Mark: Mark wants to understand what it truly means to awaken the "Divine Spark" within and align with the Presence of God. He asks how this awakening actually happens—and what living in alignment looks like in real, everyday life. Our next letter comes from Kathy C.: Kathy is struggling to stay spiritually grounded while parenting her strong-willed teenage daughter through conflict, boundaries, and emotional outbursts. She asks how to hold firm with love, protect her own spirit, and parent without losing her center. Next, Michael leads a guided meditation. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand  world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection.

Today, Michael welcomes Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz. Ilyasah is an award-winning author, educator, and social impact leader dedicated to advancing the legacy of her parents, Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, through literature, public scholarship, and community leadership. She serves as Chairperson of the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center and teaches at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Worcester State University. Ilyasah is the author of several acclaimed books, including Growing Up X and X: A Novel, and her latest release, Malcolm in the Desert: Wisdom from the Spiritual Transformation of Malcolm X, which explores her father's spiritual evolution, pilgrimage to Mecca, and enduring message of compassion, consciousness, and liberation. Conversation Highlights Include: -Why this moment in history called for a deeper exploration of Malcolm X's spiritual transformation, compassion, and evolving understanding of humanity. -A powerful reframe of Malcolm X not only as a revolutionary leader, but as a deeply spiritual seeker whose activism was rooted in love and moral courage. -How Malcolm's pilgrimage to Mecca expanded an already compassionate heart and transformed the way humanity, race, and liberation were understood. -An inspiring reflection on Dr. Betty Shabazz and the strength, resilience, and devotion it took to raise six daughters after an unimaginable personal loss. -A conversation about pilgrimage not simply as travel, but as an inner journey of slowing down, asking deeper questions, and remembering who we truly are. -How sacred disruption often arrives through grief, uncertainty, divorce, loss, or major life transitions that force us to grow beyond the familiar. -A moving exploration of grief as a messenger that strips away the illusion of control and invites surrender, healing, and transformation. -An honest conversation about surrender as a practice of deep listening that helps people stop resisting reality and begin evolving through it. Next, Michael closes the episode with a guided meditation on self-examination, awakening from unconscious living, reconnecting with your True nature, and living with spiritual intention. Please note: This episode was recorded prior to Ilyasah's book's release; the launch event mentioned has since taken place, coinciding with a special celebration honoring her father's legacy.

Today, our first letter comes from Meagan: Meagan resonates deeply with oneness and embodied experience, but struggles with traditional ideas of "spirit" and individual identity after death. She asks whether her understanding is missing something—or if Spirit is something far more expansive than a separate self. Our next letter comes from Crystal: After being kept from her husband in his final days, Crystal is carrying deep anger, grief, and a sense of betrayal. She asks how to truly forgive, release the pain, and reconnect with love—even when the hurt still feels overwhelming. Finally, Michael leads a guided meditation. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand  world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection.

Today, Michael welcomes Barnet Bain. Barnet is an award-winning filmmaker, author, and teacher known for exploring themes of spirituality, consciousness, creativity, and human connection. His film credits include the Oscar-winning What Dreams May Come, Homeless to Harvard, Milton's Secret, and Jesus, one of the most widely viewed films in history. His latest book, How to Be a Friend (in an Unfriendly World), explores friendship as a spiritual practice and a path toward deeper awareness, compassion, and authentic connection. Please scroll down to find out how to receive Barnet's free gift!  Conversation Highlights include: -A powerful exploration of friendship as a spiritual practice that invites awareness, growth, empathy, and emotional maturity. -Why modern culture conditions people to react quickly, dominate conversations, and avoid the discomfort of true understanding. -The importance of slowing down enough to notice emotional reactions, inherited programming, and the stories shaping our relationships. -A breakdown of the "first, second, and third story" of life, and how awakening begins when we move beyond transactional living. -How authentic friendship becomes a portal into self-awareness, compassion, uncertainty, and spiritual evolution. -A conversation about why modern relationships often become transactional, performative, or rooted in personal validation rather than connection. -Why we can only love others to the degree that we have learned to love and understand ourselves. -A beautiful reflection on honoring another person by allowing yourself to be changed through the relationship rather than trying to control them. -Why deep listening, presence, empathy, and civility are disappearing from modern culture—and how reclaiming them transforms human connection. Finally, a closing meditation guided by Michael to help you return to stillness and awaken to your True nature.

Today, our first letter comes from R. Lon in Grandville, MI: R. Lon reflects on how much of his growth has come through struggle and asks: is suffering necessary for transformation? He's seeking a way to guide others toward growth without glorifying pain—and a grounding practice to navigate life's hardest seasons. Our next letter comes from Darla: Darla has always believed in a loving, all-encompassing God—but recent conversations and a startling personal experience have left her questioning the nature of evil. She asks for clarity on whether "demonic" forces are real, or simply expressions of misaligned energy. Next, Michael leads a guided meditation. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand  world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection.

In this episode, Michael welcomes Aycee Brown. Aycee is a psychic medium, astrologer, spiritual guide, teacher, and the host of the popular podcast Is My Aura On Straight?. Through her work, she helps people break free from inherited identities, trauma patterns, and limiting beliefs so they can live fully expressed, intuitive, and aligned lives. Aycee's book, Embody Your Magic , offers practical tools for healing, self-discovery, and stepping into your true power.  Conversation Highlights Include: -Growing up with intuitive gifts and how early validation created a sense of safety, even when the outside world didn't understand. -A grounded definition of "embodying your magic" as living fully, meaningfully, and making an impact in everyday interactions. -Finding joy, presence, and connection in simple moments, and why those experiences are more powerful than they seem. -Why healing requires action, not just understanding, and how doing the work creates real transformation. -The "canyon" as a metaphor for shadow work, and why going deeper—not avoiding pain—is where true healing begins. -How uncovering your origin story brings clarity, validation, and the ability to finally release what was never yours. -Seeing generational and ancestral patterns as a through line that can be understood, interrupted, and transformed. -Reframing painful experiences in a way that frees you from shame, abandonment, and inherited emotional weight. -Understanding intuition as a natural ability that returns as you heal, clear emotional blocks, and reconnect with yourself. -Moving from survival into a life of intention, joy, and expansion by taking small, consistent steps forward. Next, a closing meditation guided by Michael invites stillness, awareness of the breath, and a deeper connection to your True nature.

Today, our first letter comes from Yamil in Seattle, WA: Yamil feels called in two powerful directions—serving others through spiritual awakening alongside his wife, and expressing the music flowing through him. He asks how to honor both callings while balancing family life, responsibility, and timing. Our next letter comes from Amy in Boston, MA: After an upsetting incident, Amy finds herself stuck in a loop of replaying it and feeling like she's failed. She asks how to interrupt negative thought cycles and return to presence, peace, and self-compassion. Finally, Michael leads a guided meditation on expanding our awareness of the beauty, love, grace, and essence of God that is everywhere. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand  world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection.

Today, Michael speaks with Deborah Santana. Deborah is an author, activist, philanthropist, and spiritual seeker whose life journey bridges music, service, and deep personal transformation. In her memoir,  Loving the Fire: Choosing Me, Finding Freedom, she shares the path of leaving a 34-year marriage to music legend Carlos Santana, reclaiming her authentic self, and walking through life's challenges with courage, faith, and spiritual practice. Through her foundation, Do A Little, whose name is based on the Bishop Desmond Tutu's aphorism, "Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world," Deborah supports women, girls, and communities through education, healing, and empowerment. Conversation Highlights Include: -What it means to "love the fire," and how life's challenges can become a doorway into real spiritual growth and transformation. -The moment of choosing yourself, and what it takes to step into a more authentic and purpose-aligned life. -How a lifelong spiritual foundation and meditation practice can anchor you through major life transitions. -Recognizing when you've outgrown certain relationships or roles, and allowing yourself to evolve with honesty and compassion. -A clear and practical way to begin claiming your truth through stillness, self-inquiry, and reflection. -Why fear can keep you stuck in familiar patterns, even when you know something in your life needs to change. -How to stay engaged in the world while remaining grounded in a deeper spiritual awareness. -A simple daily practice that strengthens intuition and helps you stay centered and connected throughout the day. -The importance of listening inward instead of being guided by external expectations or validation. -How living with courage, service, and intention creates deeper fulfillment and a meaningful impact on others. Next, Michael closes with a guided meditation that invites  you to remember your true identity beyond conditions and reconnect with your inner awareness. 

A note to listeners: This episode contains explicit language.