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Hey — welcome back to the True Crimes Against Wine sidebar. This one's a little embarrassing (false memories are real) but also delightful: Rachel and Fact Checker finally made it to Tori Amos in Atlanta, and I'm here to spill everything — the good, the ridiculous, and the emotional. First, quick housekeeping: we both genuinely thought we'd already recorded this, so shoutout to Jamie for reminding us. Also, Rachel owes the producer a giant apology — she really put him through it and even promised to pay for therapy (but only once). True podcast drama, right? OK, the show: it was amazing. Tori turned 63 (happy birthday, Tori!), and while her voice has deepened a bit with age, her signature sound absolutely shines. She had three backup singers — a new addition for her — and they filled in harmonies and high notes beautifully. The band (drums with cool chimes setup and bass) brought a fuller, more intense energy to songs that felt almost heavy-metal at times. The set was a lovely mix of new tracks, deep cuts, and classics — Fire to Your Plane, Shush (which hit like a revelation live), Ruby Through the Looking Glass, Precious Things, Taxi Ride, Spring Haze, and of course Cornflake Girl and Big Wheel encores. She even closed with Imagine which brought Fact Checker to tears — I loved that. The crowd was a whole vibe: diehard fans, moms bringing teens who ended up smiling by the end, and one woman who danced her whole body off in her seat after a few drinks (amusing, not annoying from where we were). And yes, in true concert spirit, someone dared and someone threw a bra on stage — double-dog dared energy intact. There's something magical when a group of musicians genuinely enjoy playing together, and you could feel that trust and joy on stage. If you love Tori even a little, go — the tour's still happening and this was absolutely worth it. If you want to reach us, email truecrimesagainstwine@gmail.com or find us on Instagram. And once again, Rachel says sorry to the producer — therapy's on her, but just this once.

A live recording from The Big Romance about a 2008 Sub Pop-released classic album of the 2000s. Listen on Apple | Android | Patreon | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Feed | Podlink Step into a world of misty melodies and cavernous echoes with Seattle band Fleet Foxes' landmark debut – a defining record of the late-2000s indie folk revival. Led by Robin Pecknold, the album blends the lush, pastoral harmonies of the 1960s with a haunting baroque-pop sensibility and lyrical themes rooted in nature, tradition, and introspection. Like the Bruegel painting on its cover, every track reveals a dense, beautiful world that evokes a timeless – almost mythic Americana sound. This podcast episode is a live recording from our listening party in The Big Romance in April, with guest journalist and Fleet Foxes fan Aoife Barry. Our next Listening Party is Smashing Pumpkins later this month and it's sold out. Listen Closely: Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (2008) A Nialler9 listening party, hosted by Niall Byrne with guest Aoife Barry. Before the album Niall: Hello everyone, how are you? Welcome to the Listen Closely album listening party. I'm Niall, and this is Aoife Barry. Aoife: Hello. Niall: We're here tonight because Aoife picked this album, as she has before. You picked Jeff Buckley last year. Aoife: Yeah, and we ended up doing three of them. Niall: We did, we went to Cork. We did two here and then we went to Cork to talk about Jeff Buckley. And you were at the My Bloody Valentine listening party last year as well, back in October. Aoife: It must have been October, yeah. Niall: Well, obviously we're here for a very different album tonight: Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes, from 2008. As you heard there, we played a bit of the Sun Giant EP by the band, which came out a few months before this album, because we want to give the album its full due. They're a little different, and we'll talk about that. But yeah, you picked the record. Aoife: I did. I obviously must like it. And it's such an incredible record. Is there anybody here who hasn't heard it? That's really exciting, if so. I'm excited for you to hear it. You got a sneak peek there of what the vibe is going to be. I picked it because I love this record, but I also had a funny story about how I first heard them. Back in 2008, when this record came out, I'd read about this band called Fleet Foxes in a music magazine. I don't even think I'd heard a song yet, this is back in the day. And I was on holidays in Berlin, and in the tiny little hostel we were staying in, they had a sign up on the wall: "Who's playing tonight? Fleet Foxes, Café Zapata." I said to my boyfriend, "I think that's a band I read about in the magazine, will we go see them?" And he was like, "Grand." So we went, and they were unbelievable. It was so good. Beach House were supporting them. So it was 2008 smacking you in the face. Niall: Come on. Aoife: And I took photos, which I found. I have photos. Artifacts. One is terrible, the other one's not so terrible, taken on one of those little Canon digital cameras. And I still have the ticket, I kept the ticket, I'm one of those hoarders who keeps all their gig tickets. But it was so good: the venue they played in had a dragon that breathed fire out every fifteen minutes. Niall: So they'd be playing and this dragon… Aoife: I'm not even exaggerating. Fire would just shoot out of this mechanical dragon. It was so Berlin. And Fleet Foxes were so stunning, and Beach House were so stunning. I love Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, I love all those harmony vibes, I wish I was born in the seventies, sadly I was not. So I fell in love with them immediately, and I've been a big fan ever since. Although I'll say I probably dipped a little bit around the Crack-Up era, their third album, but then I saw them when Shore came out, their most recent album, and fell right back in love with them. Niall: We're going to talk about all the albums that come afterwards, but we'll start with this one, because this is presumably your favourite, or one of them. Aoife: Shore is up there as well for me, but yeah. Niall: So what was it about Fleet Foxes at the time? For context: in 2008 there was quite a lot of this kind of music around. We previously did Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago as a listening party, and the funny thing, which I only found out when we did this, is that they have the same origin story in a way. Both songwriters went to a cabin in the woods to pour their heart out and write the songs. Aoife: I think Justin Vernon just got there first in terms of the marketing. Niall: So they must have pulled back on talking about it too much, because it's basically the same thing. They never really talked about Robin Pecknold's writing process in those terms. Aoife: For Emma was such a massive moment, everybody was obsessed with this guy who broke up with a girl and went to a cabin and wrote a record about it. It was the ur indie-folk album. Niall: What was really appealing about Fleet Foxes is that they were so young, between about twenty-two and twenty-seven, and Robin Pecknold was twenty-one when he wrote the record. Which is frankly offensive, you shouldn't be allowed to be so talented at twenty-one. Aoife: I know. And they were clearly these people from Seattle, which we associate with grunge, and then it becomes this place where they're bringing out all the pastoral, outdoorsy, mountain-and-sea vibes of the Washington area. They're obviously really influenced by the seventies too, by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, by Laurel Canyon, but also by Appalachian folk. There's a real purity to what they're doing. The harmonies are unbelievable, there's even a bit of a gospel feeling. So these young guys made this album that was being called an iconic American record on release. The Guardian called it a landmark American album, something like that. And that's special, because you don't get that many records immediately being called landmark. Niall: It was a very exciting time for music around then. I actually brought some records. We mentioned Beach House and Teen Dream earlier, that's a bit later, 2010. I wanted to do a listening party for that at some point, that'd be good craic. Around that time you had Animal Collective and Panda Bear, Person Pitch was right there, that was the apex for that very experimental scene. A few years later we had Sufjan, our very first listening party. And Bon Iver, of course. There's also stuff like Neutral Milk Hotel very much of that vibe. Aoife: I've noticed people covering Neutral Milk Hotel more now. Niall: I think when we got to it, it was on its second go-round, and now it's getting a third, which is great. It's a great record. So, the band were from Seattle, they had a bit of the scruffy flannel-shirt look, but obviously didn't sound like that. The album was written in the woods, in the cabin, brought to the band, and recorded with Phil Ek. Aoife: Who did a lot of stuff with Built to Spill. Niall: Yeah, and he worked with The Shins, and Modest Mouse, a really long history. Aoife: Are The Shins from Seattle as well? Niall: I think they might be. Band of Horses is another one. So they recorded it themselves with Phil Ek, paid for it all themselves, and then the local major independent label Sub Pop came calling. Obviously known for a lot of grunge traditionally, but they'd clearly been releasing this kind of music around then too, The Shins had been on the label for a few years, Band of Horses. When it came to it, they signed to Sub Pop. Apparently there was a bidding war. Aoife: They'd become quite popular on MySpace. Anybody remember MySpace? Every time I do one of these I feel older and older, mentioning the top eight, the randomers you'd put in your top eight. Word could spread quite quickly once you got popular on MySpace. Niall: What I thought was really interesting, that I discovered when I was researching, is that recording the album was actually a total pain for them. They didn't have much money, so they ended up recording a lot of it in their houses, or in Robin Pecknold's family home. And he re-did all the vocals right before they mastered the record, because he'd been sick during the initial sessions and his voice wasn't in great shape. They recorded it all in one go, scrapped that, did another version, and kept moving the running order around. I'm always fascinated by albums where the creation was a total pain and they had no idea it would even work out. Robin Pecknold actually said, "I hope nobody cares about this album, because I just want to move on to the next one." And then it becomes this iconic record. Aoife: Isn't every artist sick of their album by the time it's done? You're like, "my paintings." Yeah. Niall: 2008 was an interesting time for it to land. The album draws on the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Nick Drake, Simon & Garfunkel, Fairport Convention, Judee Sill, very much old-timey or sixties folk and pastoral stuff. And in 2008 there's a financial crash. The album was worked on before that, but it was released into that environment, and a lot of this music seemed to catch. When things go bad, we retreat, we dream, we listen to music that's maybe the opposite of what we're feeling. There was a gentleness, an unhurriedness to it that resonated. Aoife: Grizzly Bear is another band from that time. When Jay-Z and Beyoncé went to see Grizzly Bear in Brooklyn, that was kind of where all the indie music peaked. Niall: And the other part of it, which I was involved in, was the MP3 blogs, that's where you'd hear this music. Especially the American and Canadian stuff, no one was promoting it over here yet, so you'd be months ahead. You'd hear Fleet Foxes in these MP3 formats. That was a mad period, it showed how the internet could collapse geography, a song could spread really quickly on the blogs. And in an American context, this came out post-Bush, with the Obama era coming in, a more hopeful tone. You had the Lehman Brothers crash, these global pressures, and then these hopeful times too. It's interesting to wonder whether these albums are a reaction to it, or whether they appeal to us because we want nice, happy things. I feel like Fleet Foxes have so much emotional depth: there's yearning, sadness, hope, nostalgia. Aoife: I loved Yellow House by Grizzly Bear, their first record, a complex, complicated, almost jazzy thing that sounded beautiful but had a lot going on. We weren't going for simplistic music, but we wanted music that gave us depth and beauty. Is art a solution to the world collapsing? Niall: We could be answering that in 2026. We live in a cursed timeline, as I keep saying. That's all I'm going to say. But what else happened in 2008 in the wider circle of music? Portishead returned with Third. TV on the Radio released Dear Science. MGMT released Oracular Spectacular, 'Kids' and all that. Cut Copy released In Ghost Colours, Indie Sleaze night on Saturday, folks, come on. Kanye put out 808s & Heartbreak, that was November that year. Rihanna was at the peak of her powers. Aoife: Katy Perry appeared that year. And 'American Boy'. Niall: 'American Boy', still one of the best pop songs, fire. Iron & Wine was the other one I forgot to mention. So it was a really vibrant, varied year. As you heard, there's the Sun Giant EP too. Aoife: The thing about that is it came out before the album, but was recorded after. The album was done, in the bag. Niall: They decided to go into the studio and record Sun Giant, a collection of songs intended to sell on tour. It ended up being quite popular, and for a lot of people it was their first time discovering Fleet Foxes. Aoife: It wasn't like The Coronas' 'San Diego Song', their summer-holiday anthem, or anything like that. But it came out before the album, and then the album arrives. Niall: So what was the reaction at the time? Was it immediate? Aoife: Things happened really quickly. In January that year they got all the MySpace attention, and by June the album was coming out. Really, really quick. There was so much chatter about them, which is partly why I'd seen the name, and a music blog like yours would have seen it too, and known they were one of the big bands. In a way that's harder now. Niall: These days you see bands like Geese getting a lot of attention because they use companies that help them go viral. You didn't really have that then. Now you'd dress yourself up in some gimmick, polka dots, whatever, and go viral all over the internet for it. I couldn't imagine these lads doing that. Aoife: No. But maybe in a way they were cosplaying living in the forest, on the Puget Sound. Niall: Anyway, when the album came out, people loved them, and it really hit it off. Because they sound so seventies, your parents would love the records and you'd love the records. There's almost a lullaby quality to the folk stuff too. The music is applicable to anybody of any generation, and there's something lovely about nostalgic music that reminds you of a better time. To finish on that point: I think there's something very mysterious about Fleet Foxes, they feel out of time. They're these young, scruffy lads with the beards, but there's a mystery to them. They didn't come across as the hipster end of things, they weren't leaning into anything. They were presented as the kind of band that wouldn't have had phones, would have lived off-grid, which is funny because they were a MySpace band. They're the most un-MySpace band you can imagine. Surprise people, do something a bit different, don't be exactly what people want you to be, and they'll love you for it. And then your songs are unbelievable too, soaring and stunning. Can we talk for a second about the cover? It's an original painting from 1559 by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Netherlandish Proverbs. It depicts a densely populated Flemish village scene illustrating 126 folk proverbs. There's a lot there. Some on this side are cut off, but for example, this woman here, she's putting the blue cloak on her husband, meaning she deceives him. This guy is casting roses before swine, wasting effort on the unworthy. And right at the top there's a man running through a field with his arse on fire, chasing pigs, "he who eats fire craps sparks," do not be surprised at the outcome if you attempt a dangerous venture. There are 126 of those. Aoife: The interesting thing is that the band managed to get permission to use it. Really unusual to be allowed use it as commercial artwork. Niall: And apparently the museum that holds the artwork were delighted. A lot of stars aligned for them. It's an iconic cover because it's so different from what anybody else was doing, clearly of a particular period, and it has that Where's Wally quality. I have a quote about it. Robin said: "We were trying to figure out what we wanted to do, and my brother had been working some stuff out, when I saw this Bruegel painting in a book my girlfriend had. I liked that it had a really intriguing meaning, there's a story to each little scene, which felt fitting for the record. It was dense but unified, not a collage. It has a Where's Waldo quality, something you could look at for a long time on a vinyl sleeve and keep finding new little things. It was very easy to get the museum in Berlin that has it to say yes, they were super excited the band wanted to use it, and put it in their newsletter. When you open it up, on the inside there's a Paisley pattern traced from the back of a book that Skyler's mum got me. We wanted two very different feelings." So, what to look out for when we press play very shortly? Aoife: When I was going back to this, I had it in my head that every song was one of these big songs, because there are so many big moments. But actually there are two tracks that are pretty much acoustic, so it's interesting to notice how they go from the big sound to the small. And for me they're a real emotion-and-feeling band, so notice how you feel listening to it. I always feel this swell of emotion with Fleet Foxes, I was walking down the road listening to Shore and I was like, my God. So lean back and feel into the emotions they're bringing you. And listen to the lyrics if you can make them out, because they're so out of time, all about pack horses and this amazing imagery. Robin Pecknold said he didn't write about a lot of personal stuff because he didn't have enough life experience yet, so instead he wrote these beautifully poetic narratives about pastoral and rural life. So I'd say the lyrics and the feelings are the two things. Niall: Track two, 'White Winter Hymnal', is probably the biggest one, watch out for that. And a few other people thanked and cited as influences, for some extra context: Brian Wilson, Joanna Newsom, Bob Dylan, Noah Lennox and all the lads from Animal Collective, Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson of The Band, Blitzen Trapper, who they toured with at the time and who were bigger than them then. For some reason Joni Mitchell and Neil Young are listed together, which is fair enough. Marvin Gaye, Damien Jurado, Paul Simon and John Lennon listed together. Townes Van Zandt, a legend. Vashti Bunyan, and Van Morrison. There's a nice quote from Robin Pecknold I'll read afterwards. Let's just open it up and listen. I'll play it at full volume, it's about thirty-nine minutes, two sides. Close your eyes, whatever you want to do, vibe away in your own way. [The album plays: Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes, 39 minutes.] After the album Niall: It's quite an economical album, isn't it? It doesn't stick around long, thirty-nine minutes. Aoife: I like an economical album. It's also one of the first fairly short records we've done here. Niall: That's part of why I was thinking about Sun Giant in that context too. I'm going to read a bit from the liner notes, because for an album that's very much about feelings, with only a few direct songs, some of what's written here is interesting: "My first memory has always been of me and my mom on a cold grey day down at some beach in Washington, along the Puget Sound somewhere near Seattle. I would be around two or three years old, and we were with a friend of mine from the neighbourhood and his mom, walking among the driftwood looking for crabs. Even now I can remember the smell and temperature of the air, the feeling of the sand and the swaying tall grass. I can even remember looking over at my friend and how his face looked when he smiled back at me. Another memory I'll sometimes recall as my first is dressing up in the dead of summer as Jack London, with tennis rackets on my feet and wearing my dad's hiking pack, after seeing Disney's terrible version of White Fang. Or the memory of stealing my neighbour's Big Wheel and riding it halfway down the block before getting caught and having to turn around defeated. Or wearing a fireman's outfit while washing my parents' car, or eating an orange popsicle from the ice cream truck. These have always been some of my most distinct and persistent memories of childhood. So it came as a disappointment when, one day as a teenager, I opened up a photo album and found pictures of each and every one of these memories. I didn't have a single memory that didn't belong to, or somehow grow from, those pictures my parents had. I guess I've seen all these photographs at some point, forgotten they were just photographs, and over time made them into my most tangible memories. That's scary to me in a way. This leads me to something weird about the power music has: its transportability. Any time I hear a song or record that meant a lot to me at a certain moment, I'm instantly taken back to that place in full detail. Whenever I hear 'Feel Flows' by the Beach Boys, I'm taken straight to the back of my parents' car on the way to my grandparents' place, with Surf's Up in my Walkman and the Cascade Mountains going by in the window. Any song off Radiohead's Kid A brings back the airport near Seattle, from when we were on the way to Colorado for a wedding and Kid A was the only record I brought or wanted to bring. 'Crayon Angels' by Judee Sill is the whole winter of last year. And Brian Wilson's solo version of 'Surf's Up' takes me back to driving my parents' car around town alone at sixteen, windows down at night. I can't ascribe exact memories to songs by The Microphones, Joni Mitchell, Built to Spill, Dungen, Harry Nilsson and so many others, and it's a form of recall I can actually trust, there's no visual element to complicate things, no chance of a planted memory that wasn't actually supposed to be there. Maybe I should be concerned that I'm alone in almost all of these memories, but I guess I was just a private kid, and music was a private experience for me. Music activates a certain mental freedom in a way nothing else can, and that is so empowering. You can call it escapism if you like, but I see it as connecting to a deeper human feeling than the one found in the day-to-day world." Aoife: That's lovely. It's a nice addendum. And he was only twenty-one. Niall: For some reason it's signed "Warren Gamaliel Bancroft Winnipeg Harding," Warren G. Harding being the 29th president of the United States. I don't know why, he thought it was funny. Dated April 6th, 2008, Chicago, Illinois. So, any particular highlights, anything that stood out? Aoife: I was reminded how much I love 'Blue Ridge Mountains', the second-to-last song. I just love those four- and five-part harmonies so much. There's something that really gets me about beautiful harmonies stacked on each other that sound so natural. My dad was really into Neil Young and all of that era, my mum's really into Simon & Garfunkel, so I feel like I came out of the womb going, this is the music I love. Niall: There was another one I meant to mention. Aoife: I'm really bad at remembering song names, which isn't great for an arts journalist. They go in one ear and out the other. Niall: 'He Doesn't Know Why'. Aoife: That was it. I always forget the name of that one, and it's an absolute banger. It's quite a direct song, the last one on the first side. Niall: He mentions his brother Sean in 'Blue Ridge Mountains', which is interesting. And Oliver James is his younger brother, that's the last song. Aoife: His sister is Aja, after the Steely Dan album. The parents were really into them. Niall: It holds up so well. The harmonies and vocals sound incredible, there are those beautiful little flourishes, a flute on one of the tracks, the guitar is stunning, lovely little bass lines. I love the way Robin Pecknold and the band hear music. There's a really good Song Exploder episode with him talking about a song from Crack-Up, and the way he thinks about translating his thoughts and emotions into music is so illuminating. He has a beautiful melodic flow that's really similar to the flow of water and nature. There are so many nature references, it's almost parody there are so many. Aoife: You could do a Portlandia sketch about it. "Power of nature, man." "Come down from the mountain, you've been gone too long." Niall: In terms of the line-up: alongside Robin Pecknold on vocals there was Skyler Skjelset on lead guitar, his best friend from Nathan Hale High School, later joined by Casey Wescott, Christian Wargo on bass, and Nicholas Peterson on drums, who left after this album. Aoife: And who came in as the drummer? Niall: A man who's been a main character in one of these listening parties himself: Josh Tillman, Father John Misty, played drums with them. Aoife: For how long? Niall: Only a year or two, pretty short. As I said, main character, he was making his own record. Any Father John Misty fans? He writes really good songs and he's handsome, so we all love him, but he's also a bit of a pain, and he didn't get on very well with Robin Pecknold, which isn't surprising. When I was looking back at the Pitchfork interview they did in 2008, a few months after the album came out, it was a big joint interview with Robin and Josh Tillman, and Tillman is answering the questions at the start. That's confidence. Do you want to hear a quote from what Robin Pecknold said? I've written it in my little notebook, so old-school, that's the only way I remember these things. In a 2020 Reddit AMA, Pecknold said that on that tour, the Helplessness Blues tour, Tillman was supposed to bring out his own record, but his label said he could only release it after the tour. So he was on tour thinking, "I want to bring out my own record, I'm tired of Fleet Foxes." Pecknold said he "had to endure being around a lot of substance abuse, sabotaged shows, general ill treatment and shit-talking, all while paying him for songs he didn't have anything to do with. It sucked." And then Tillman left the band. Whereas in that Pitchfork interview he'd said, "I love playing in this band, these are all my friends, I'm having the best time, I'm sorry if that's a corny quote, but that's the best thing about this experience right now." Aoife: So he was lying through his teeth. I think he's the kind of person who really has to be a solo artist, too iconic a personality. You wouldn't want to wrangle him out of bed to get to the next show. Niall: Too big a price. You mentioned Pitchfork, the album was number one on their end-of-year list in 2008, and they listed Sun Giant alongside it, breaking the traditional conventions of end-of-year lists. What they said was: listing Fleet Foxes' debut album and EP together may be awkward, but it just feels right, they're two sides of a coin that equally express the band's mastery, "a catch-all Americana that takes a wide slice of our popular music spectrum and pulls it through a reverse prism to create a gorgeous and focused sound of the band's own. The threads of Brian Wilson's coastal pop, Appalachian folk, modern indie rock, Grateful Dead jams and other influences are masterfully synthesised in the band's harmonies." Robin Pecknold's sense of dynamics, they said, flows like a river, wild and free but logical, filling what needs to be filled and moving on. I swear I didn't rip that off Pitchfork, I came up with something similar on my own. Aoife: Very good. Niall: It was Uncut's album of the year too. But more than anything, and this is a strange accolade, the album was ranked number 36 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest stoner albums. Aoife: I don't think Robin Pecknold was a stoner. It doesn't really fit. He's a reader. Niall: So what came after? Helplessness Blues, which is really difficult to say, in 2011, then Crack-Up in 2017, then Shore in 2020. Big long gaps, some personnel changes. And Robin Pecknold, as we've established, is a very literary guy, he went to Columbia to do an undergrad in English literature, because he'd left high school early and gone to a community college, and he really wanted that college experience. So that was part of the break. He's also had difficult times, he's spoken about mental health issues and suicidal ideation, many tough experiences that contributed to the gaps too. They haven't released anything since 2020, and he does a lot of cover events. There are two live records. He's actually playing a gig tonight, I think, where he covers Judee Sill. Any Judee Sill fans? Aoife: Oh my gosh, she's amazing. Nobody ever knows Judee Sill. If you listen to anything, listen to Heart Food, it's iconic. He loves her, mentions her on this record. She's the one who does 'The Kiss', people might have seen her perform it on the Old Grey Whistle Test, it's on YouTube. She had a really tragic life. Niall: One of those I've been meaning to listen to properly for years. She only has two records, so it's easy to get into. There's a documentary about her as well, which I haven't seen. Aoife: She's one of those ill-fated seventies musicians, really religious imagery, did a lot of drugs, really interesting. Niall: Did you get to see them again after your first foray in Berlin? Aoife: I saw them when they toured, though it's really bad when you can't remember what you were doing in the 2010s. Niall: Did anybody see them at that Dublin gig, the outdoor one in 2022? Wasn't it amazing. They've played here a fair bit: Vicar Street in 2008, Electric Picnic 2009, The Marquee in Cork 2011, the Iveagh Gardens in 2017. I don't know if I've missed any, maybe you can tell me. So if you were to pick, is there any further listening or reading you'd suggest to somebody, not necessarily Fleet Foxes? Aoife: Some of it is obvious. As I said, I'd definitely check out Judee Sill, because if you really like Fleet Foxes you'd really vibe with her. And he mentions Harry Nilsson, also unbelievable, more well known than Judee Sill, did the cover of 'Everybody's Talkin''. I'd also mention a guy people would have known at one point but isn't very well known now: Richard Swift. He sadly passed away a couple of years ago. He was friends with Robin Pecknold, a hugely talented musician who struggled with addiction. He has an amazing double album from around 2005 or 2006 that's brilliant, and a record called The Hex, which is referenced on 'Sunblind' on Shore, that's the song where Robin name-checks a lot of musicians he loves, like Elliott Smith, David Berman and Richard Swift. It's such a beautiful record for finding new people to listen to, and it's lovely to hear a musician pay tribute to musicians he loves. The imagery is him talking about this beautiful day where he'll go for a swim and listen to all these beautiful bands, an ecstatic kind of song. So check out all of those records, but Richard Swift deserves more fans, and The Hex is really, really good. Niall: Good shout. What we'll do now is play a tune, and then maybe give Sun Giant another go if you want to stick around. Our next listening party is on the 27th of May, and it's an indie-rock album very close to my heart: Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It in People. I've been wanting to do this one on record for a long time. They're playing here later in the year, but I want to give this record its flowers, it's incredible. My niece has just turned seventeen and I bought her a copy, because it's an anthemic record for a seventeen-year-old. I can't believe that band are still going, which is kind of mad, but it's hard to underline what Broken Social Scene meant to a certain segment of indie. Aoife: And there's four hundred of them on stage. They're from Canada, and we were all like, my God, these people are the best. Niall: For me it's the MP3 times again, we'll talk about this next month. I heard about them through the music blogs, and then I got to see them in the Button Factory, which was the Temple Bar Music Centre at the time. It was one of the first things I ever wrote about, back in 2005. A transcendental experience. Aoife: They're so good live. Niall: I once DJ'd in Galway after one of their gigs, and one of the members of the band, I'll leave him nameless, came over and turned off the decks while I was DJing. Aoife: On purpose? Niall: He was that drunk. I can't remember what I was playing, but I was like, great, DJing after Broken Social Scene and then a band member ruins it. I don't think he liked it. No, I think he was just really drunk and thought it was funny. Thumbs down to him. In a way it's surprising a man like that has managed to persist in a band with so many members. Anyway, I digress. We'll talk about it next month, May 27th. Aoife: I cannot wait. I've been listening to it a lot lately again, it's fantastic. Niall: Thank you for being here. Let's play a bit of this and see what happens. Thanks for being here, appreciate it.

Send us Fan MailOn this Special Edition Episode Tom and Bert cover and discuss the merits of the National Toys Hall of Fame!The guys have some strong opinions on the HOF and go through some of their favorites and NOT so favorite Toys & Games that have been inducted.Make sure to check out the December 26th, 2023 show, Toys and Games of the 1960's featuring our lovely spouses.CHAPTERS:(:30) Intro and The Selection Criteria for induction into the Toy HOF(9:29) Here is the list..... Baseball Cards, The Spinning Top and "Sand"!(20:47) The Corn Popper and The Cabbage Patch Kids craze(33:40) The Dollhouse, Nintendo Game Boy and Hot Wheels (38:11) The Teddy Bear, Scrabble and Big Wheel!(49:13) Easy Bake Oven, Duncan Yo-Yo and  The Bicycle(61:47) Jack in the Box, Jacks, Silly Putty, Roller Skates and It's a Wrap!!Enjoy the Show!You can email us at reeldealzmoviesandmusic@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page, Reel Dealz Podcast: Movies & Music Thru The Decades to leave comments and/or TEXT us at 843-855-1704 as well

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FULL SHOW : After the weekend we check in with Titus' Fan Barometre to find out which fans are happy and which fans are not, Mitch Cleary stops by the studio to also chat about the weekends football. There's a really Big Wheel update, the first AusAlert message will go out today so we chat with Therese Fitzgerald and Premier Jacinta Allan's leadership is being challenged and we'll chat Best Moustaches.Catch Mick in the Morning, with Roo, Titus & Rosie LIVE from 6-9am weekdays on 105.1 Triple M Melbourne or via the LiSTNR app. Mick In The Morning Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molloy Triple M Melbourne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplemmelb Send Us A Voice Memo: https://memo.fm/mickinthemorning/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Stasis Pod: Hot Shot is eager to get the new Multi-Cogs to the other recruits — and who has time for proper testing when a whole new world of altmodes awaits? Then, it’s time for the recruits to choose their second forms, but Hot Shot’s attempt to scan a rocket goes horribly wrong! Join us this week for the Rescue Bots Academy episodes “Small Cogs” and “Big Wheels”!

It's time for another edition of Campus Crash Course as the Big Wheel of Destiny lands on the Auburn Tigers. Nick Wize has just 60 seconds to answer Producer Tim's rapid-fire questions covering Auburn's recent history, all-time statistical leaders, strength of schedule, stadium capacity, SEC outlook, and the impact of former USF head coach Alex Golesh now leading the Tigers.

BMW Financial Services' lease penetration has normalized following the elimination of the federal electric vehicle tax credit, says Ole Jensen, chief executive and president of the captive in North America.  “We [have] slightly higher penetration when it comes to [battery EVs] in terms of leasing, because a lot of people [are] maybe uncertain about if they like the car, if they like the technology. They want to have the option of returning the car,” he says, adding that battery life concerns remain even as 3-year-old EVs come back to the manufacturer with 95% of battery life remaining. The captive's finance penetration sits at about 50% lease and 50% loan, Jensen says during a special episode of “The Roadmap Podcast.”  “I would predict that we see a further normalization ... because you will always have people who want to lease [and] you always have people who want to own the car,” he says.  Globally, the share of new BMW Group vehicles leased or financed through its financial services segment rose to 51.6% in the first quarter compared with 43% a year prior, according to the OEM's quarterly statement published May 6. Leasing penetration also varies regionally, Jensen says.  “We see very high lease shares on the East and on the West Coast, naturally,” he says. “Since the West Coast is so dominant in the BEV market still, with a higher leasing, that might be also driving currently our higher leasing penetration on BEV.” Despite lease volume normalizing, BMW Financial Services, along with parent company BMW Group, are investing in EVs. In fact, the manufacturer recently completed an expansion of its Plant Spartanburg in Greer, S.C., where it will assemble the next-generation BMW X5 line, which includes fully electric and hydrogen-powered versions. BMW Financial Services was the 12th-largest auto lender by outstandings at yearend 2025 with a portfolio of $43.1 billion, according to the latest Big Wheels ranking data. In this episode of “The Roadmap,” Auto Finance News editor Amanda Harris and Jensen discuss the electric vehicle landscape along with affordability, ancillary product demand, floorplan financing trends and technology investments. 

The tech crew at Escape Collective have been paying close attention to the progression toward 32in wheels in gravel and mountain bike, and while the conversation has come up a few times, it felt time to dedicate some real time to the topic.This week, Escape tech staffers Dave Rome, Ronan Mc Laughlin, and Alex Hunt chat about 32ers in the news, whether the UCI's potential involvement will slow things, and if a new wheel size is of positive net gain for the wider industry. In addition to big wheels, the geeks also talk about some other new products. Meanwhile, members of Escape Collective get Ask a Wrench, the weekly segment where our members' technical questions get answered.Time stamps:  00:02:15 - 32ers in the news  00:03:00 - Thömus gets the first World Cup podium  00:07:00 - Canyon's Lux Era concept  00:10:20 - A few big wheels at Spoken  00:12:30 - The UCI's involvement  00:23:00 - Brands preparing for the next big thing 00:28:30 - Complications in 32er suspension  00:36:00 - It's a high-risk time for more stock  00:39:30 - Cheaper bikes will be worse  00:42:00 - Why didn't it start with gravel bikes?  00:49:00 - Wolf Tooth's lower cost range of products  00:51:50 - Black Inc's new Hyper wheels. So many carbon spokes 00:59:00 - Ask a Wrench with Colin Williams (members only)  01:01:00 - Should you service new suspension and talking bushing clearances  01:14:24 - Fighting stuck tubeless tyres. How to deal with them on the trail?  01:26:00 - A recall-related question 

Carvana has lowered its interest rates as its profitability, sales and finance volume improve. The Tempe, Ariz.-based retailer in the past year has focused on expanding inventory to meet consumers' needs as car prices rise, improving customer experience and using AI to streamline transactions, Matt Dundas, vice president of finance, tells Auto Finance News during a special episode of “The Roadmap” podcast.  The efforts, he says, are in line with the retailer's goal to sell 3 million units per year in the next five to 10 years at a 13.5% adjusted EBITDA margin.  “On that profitability piece, we're relatively close to that midterm goal that we've set for that four-to nine-year horizon,” he says. “That's allowed us, as we continue to make fundamental gains across both finance and the rest of the business, to return some of that back to consumers to drive more value in the Carvana platform.” The retailer reduced interest rates by about 100 basis points in the fourth quarter, Chief Executive Ernie Garcia said on the company's earnings call in February. Rate cuts have contributed to improved financing penetration, Dundas said. “About four out of five customers historically have financed with Carvana,” he said. “We've seen that ratio start to improve over the last year as we get more competitive with our rates.” As of the first quarter, Carvana's originations totaled $4.3 billion, up 59.3% YoY . Sales climbed 40% YoY to 187,393 units in Q1. Carvana's portfolio also rose 38.5% YoY to $22.4 billion at yearend 2025, according to the latest Big Wheels ranking data. “As Carvana grows, we grow as the lending business,” Dundas says on the podcast. In this episode of “The Roadmap,” Auto Finance News Editor Amanda Harris and Dundas dive into the retailer's growth and innovation strategy in 2025 and the rest of 2026. 

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What's up party people. Check out this week's episode of the Bonk Bros.    Find us on the socials: Adam Saban - IG - @adamsaban6 Dylan Johnson - IG - @dylanjawnson Drew Dillman - IG - @raddaddizzle Scott McGill - IG - @scottmcgilljr Tyler Cloutier - IG - @tylerclouti   Dylan Johnson YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DylanJohnsonCycling  Drew Dillman YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DrewDillmanChannel    Wanna help the Bros keep the lights on and the mics plugged in? Check out all the ways you can support our bike-banter podcasting below. (See the most recent video upload for most up-to-date codes & deals)   PATREON: Drop a hundo in the tip jar. https://www.patreon.com/patreon_bonkbros    MERCH: T-SHIRTS ARE HERE! Get your Bonk Bros swag below. https://bb5a73-20.myshopify.com   IGNITION: Hire a coach. Get faster. It's that simple. $100.00 Off Your First Month with Code: NOBONK100 https://www.ignitioncoachco.com/   FOR UPDATED DISCOUNT CODES CHECK MY LATEST VIDEO.   SILCA: Waxing your chains or melting queso dip. Either way, you need a Crockpotanator 4000. 10% Code: bonkbrosmay Silca (10% discount code: “bonkbrosseptember25”): https://silca.cc/?utm_source=Bonk+Bros&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=stripchip&utm_id=Bonk+Bros+Podcast     BIKE TIRES DIRECT: Great prices for bicycle tires, components, and more. 10% Code: BONKBROS10 https://www.biketiresdirect.com/?utm_source=bonkbros&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=bonkbros2025     MATCHBOX PODCAST: Check out our more serious training focused podcast.  https://www.ignitioncoachco.com/podcast      SCARBOROUGH BICYCLE ACCIDENT LAW Scarborough Bicycle Accident Law is with you on every ride, when you're at your peak, or when you're in recovery, and we fight to get our clients results. We want you back on your bike and back in your prime. https://www.bicycleaccidentlaw.com   Just Mention Bonk Bros   LISTENER QUESTION FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2390aqaGwF7CCpFjAnKYn42bEzIi4BYrDI9LrJpgjjVFeew/viewform?usp=sf_link    NEW: BONK OR BALLIN WEBSITE www.bonkorballin.com    This episode features a lively discussion on the latest in gravel racing, bike prototypes, and the impact of new technology like 32-inch wheels. The hosts share race stories, analyze bike innovations, and speculate on the future of gravel racing, making it a must-listen for enthusiasts and industry insiders alike. In this lively episode, the hosts dive into the upcoming Unbound Gravel race, discussing predictions, gear choices, and the personalities of the racers. They also touch on race strategies, course conditions, and humorous banter about cycling gear and hypothetical scenarios.

Before helmets, hoverboards, and helicopter parenting… there was the Big Wheel. Louis Marx and Company turned a low-slung plastic tricycle into one of the most iconic - and unexpectedly controversial - toys in American history. From glorious downhill drifts and neighborhood wipeouts to lawsuits, broken bones, and adult underground Big Wheel racing leagues, this is the wild story of the toy that taught generations of kids that danger and fun were sometimes the exact same thing. For Merch and everything else Bad Magic related, head to: https://www.badmagicproductions.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Pastor Bruce Thompson uses King David's attempt at returning the Ark as an object lesson for doing things God's way. Bruce is a Pastor and conference speaker. He and his wife of 45 years live in Murrieta, California. For more information about what is going on at Calvary Chapel French Valley, go to http://ccfv.life. A Proverb a Day – Click this link to start receiving a text message every morning to start your day with a bit of God's wisdom. https://bit.ly/3VzKryG. Daily Devotional – Pastor Rick sends out one of his one-page devotionals every morning by email. Click the link to start receiving these encouraging messages every morning: https://bit.ly/3f0BTln. Click this link if you would like to see all CCFV's sermons as well as other resources: https://calvaryfv.com/the-sermons/ Click this link to stay connected with what is going on at CCFV: https://connectcard.church/xC1ccXmX2Jq5ywySljAe Get into a Life Group: https://calvaryfv.com/next-steps/#lifeGroups Let us pray for you: https://calvaryfv.com/next-steps/#prayForYou Worship God with your giving: https://calvaryfv.com/give/

Nature gets unnatural as the Pathfinders get ever closer to the summit. This premium TTG episode is UNLOCKED for everyone.  *** Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/tabletopgold Patrons get access to weekly premium episodes, including behind-the-scenes insights into our game, spoiler-free specials featuring games-related chat, and tons more. The Band of Gold is a production of Pathfinder Society scenarios. This episode features Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-02: Rain Falls on the Mountain of Sea and Sky by Luis Loza. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a rating and review at the podcast service of your choice, and find our website at www.tabletopgold.com.

Our first episode that covered the topic of 32 inch wheels focused on the bigger wheels being used on mountain bikes. Daniel Yang of Neuhaus Metalworks put us on a prototype rigid mountain bike and took us for a ride. It was eye opening. But it also raised questions.  At Sea Otter we saw a shift by some builders and manufacturers as to where they thought the big wheels might perform best. Drop Bar bikes supported by 32 inch wheels were just as common as Flat Bars at this year's show. Straight line speed and all day comfort was the reason given for developing a 32er gravel bike over a mountain bike. Like a lot of bike media, we set out to get some answers on the future of this "Big Idea." Daniel Yang is back with his report card on the trend. We also hear from two companies that were showing Gravel bikes that attempt to answer the question: Is bigger, better?  

Consumer budget concerns are driving year-over-year surges in auto refinance applications, Strati Papageorge, senior vice president of product at PNC Financial, tells Auto Finance News in the latest episode of “The Auto Finance Roadmap” podcast.“Affordability is No. 1, the biggest reason that consumers are coming to us,” to refinance, he said. “It helps with monthly payment.”PNC reported a 60% YoY jump in auto refinance activity in 2025 and saw similar YoY growth in the first quarter of 2026, Papageorge says.OpenRoad Lending's refinance application volume surged 30% YoY in Q1 amid sustained new-vehicle price hikes and heightened consumer focus on affordability pressures. The average transaction price for a new vehicle rose 3.5% YoY to $49,275 in March, according to Kelley Blue Book data published April 9.“Even with incentives helping, I don't see transaction prices starting to come down anytime soon,” Papageorge says.Customers in better financial situations are also refinancing as “they want to pay less interest over the life of the loan and pay out their loan sooner,” he says.To address affordability, PNC expanded its financing to include older vehicle models and allows 84-month loan terms, he says.“We always try to balance longer terms with maintaining credit that's measured and balanced, so … we can help with monthly payments … while at the same time not getting too far out over our skis from a credit standpoint,” Papageorge says.PNC reported YoY declines across auto delinquencies in Q1, according to an AFN analysis of the lender's earnings supplement released April 15. Its auto outstandings rose 6.5% YoY to $16.3 billion.PNC was the 24th-largest auto lender by outstandings at yearend 2024, according to the latest Big Wheels rankings data.In this episode of “Weekly Wrap,” Auto Finance News Senior Associate Editor Aidan Bush and PNC's Strati Papageorge discuss increased refinance demand in auto finance and the major affordability pressures driving consumer behaviors.

Andy Fales is back from Mexico—and ready to recap everything from catamarans to nude beaches (and why they're overrated).

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Sterling Miller knew he wanted to be a lawyer when he pulled the lawyer card while playing Life.That early realization turned into a remarkable legal career spanning private practice, in-house roles at American Airlines and Sabre, and ultimately General Counsel positions at Travelocity, Sabre, and Marketo. Today, he serves as COO, General Counsel, and Senior Counsel at Hilgers PLLC and is still very much in the game of life.Fueled by black coffee and Diet Coke (alternating, unapologetically caffeinated), Sterling has become widely known for something beyond his GC titles: his writing. In 2014, he launched Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel after realizing there was little practical, digestible guidance written specifically for in-house lawyers. What began as advice shared with younger lawyers over drinks quickly evolved into one of the most followed and respected in-house resources in the profession.The formula is straightforward and effective: take complex issues and distill them into ten things you actually need to know. That approach didn't just build a following; it led to multiple books, including The Productive In-House Lawyer: Tips, Hacks, and the Art of Getting Things Done, where Sterling dives into time management, focus, and how to operate at a high level without burning out.In this episode, Sterling talks about what it really takes to build a career with momentum. Not in a motivational-poster way — but in a practical, unglamorous, “raise your hand for the hard stuff” way. Want to be General Counsel? Volunteer for the budget work. Build the board deck. Learn how the business actually runs. Don't just be technically strong. Be indispensable.He also reflects on how in-house has evolved. What was once seen as a quieter alternative to law firm life is now a destination role. But he's clear about the tradeoffs and the importance of real training early in your career. Being in-house isn't easier. It's different. And leadership requires more than legal acumen — it requires business judgment, credibility, and trust.And because no career is one-dimensional, Sterling has also played in a band called Big Wheel (guitar, bass, harmonica, piano), writes cookbooks, devours history podcasts, and builds Halloween displays ambitious enough to require multiple storage units.Through it all, one theme keeps surfacing: persistence.If you know what you want, move toward it.If someone helped you along the way, pay it back.And if you're going to do something — whether it's writing a blog, leading a legal department, or learning a new instrument — commit to it.

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia. Today is Thursday, December 25, 2025. Need a hunting or fishing license in West Virginia? A simple guide helps you find exactly what you need — fast. NEXT: Looking to grow your business overseas? Europe could be your next export opportunity. AND: The History Project revisits a surprising Christmas-season story — how Glen Dale, West Virginia, once helped make toy magic for the world. …and now for the rest of the stories…on today's daily304.com!   #1 – From WVDNR West Virginia's license guide makes it easier to get started Whether you're hunting, fishing, or looking to purchase a gift for the outdoors lover in your life, the West Virginia DNR license guide breaks down what licenses are required and how to get them. The centralized resource helps residents and visitors quickly navigate requirements, renewals, and fees — saving time and reducing confusion. Learn more: https://wvdnr.gov/license-guide/   #2 – From WV ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Why Europe should be your next export destination West Virginia businesses looking to expand globally may want to look across the Atlantic. A new export guide outlines why Europe offers strong opportunities — including large consumer markets, established trade relationships, and demand for advanced manufacturing, specialty goods, and U.S.-made products. With the right strategy and support, exporting to Europe can help West Virginia companies diversify revenue and scale internationally. Learn more: https://westvirginia.gov/why-europe-needs-to-be-your-next-export-destination/   #3 – From DAILY304 The History Project: When toy magic lived in Glen Dale, West Virginia This episode of The History Project explores how Glen Dale, West Virginia, became home to one of the largest toy-manufacturing operations in the world. In the 1930s, the Louis Marx Toy Company transformed a former aircraft plant into a massive production facility — eventually employing more than 2,000 workers and producing iconic toys like the Big Wheel, now housed in the Smithsonian and the Toy Hall of Fame.Though the factory closed in the 1980s, Marx toys remain prized collectibles — a reminder that, for a time, the magic often associated with the North Pole was being made right here in West Virginia. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/eUhOD3YjwnY?si=U9s7aFkgrIofCwEw   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty, and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo. That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.

This Ask Josh Anything grab-bag starts with Tucson's new aluminum velodrome, evolves (devolves?) into altitude hacks for hour records, "no-rules" speed dreams, and holiday gift picks. From buying a kid's first bike (and why chain waxing might be the cleanest parenting win) to ESG-minded shop habits, Roubaix wheel diameter fever dreams to, aero brake-hose routing, and the Clik Valve debate—this episode covers the weird, practical, and wildly opinionated. Happy Holidays!

Adolescence is a training ground for belonging. Rosalind Wiseman (the Queen Bees and Wannabes author whose work inspired Mean Girls) names what adults forget: wanting to be part of a group isn't a character flaw, it's a deep developmental need. And the stakes aren't superficial. The way kids handle loyalty, conflict, embarrassment, betrayal, and speaking up (or staying silent) becomes muscle memory they carry into adulthood. In a world where many kids feel the “middle-class script” they were promised doesn't pay off, that longing to belong can turn into paralysis, resentment, or disengagement—and parents are left wondering when to step in, what to say, and how to be credible again. This conversation gets beautifully practical: how to respond when your child comes home with “the story” (and you weren't there), why forced kindness scripts backfire, and how real social learning happens through messy, unsupervised, multi-age play—especially outside. Wiseman makes a compelling case that overly adult-driven schedules (and even toxic youth sports) can shrink a kid's identity until it collapses under pressure, while neighborhood moments expand it: friend, helper, teammate, kid-who's-known-by-name. You'll leave with language that lowers defenses, strengthens connection, and helps your kids navigate their social world with dignity—plus a reminder that some of the best confidence-building on earth still looks like racing Big Wheels downhill and climbing trees. Learn more about Rosalind and everything she has to offer here Get your copy of Queen Bees and Wannabees here Get your copy of Masterminds and Wingmen here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a textOn this replay episode from last December, the guys sit down to talk about the gifts they had growing up and what we can learn from this season of giving. 

In this week's Advent message, Pastor Mark dives deep into our universal longing for peace—peace in our homes, our relationships, our workplaces, our finances, and even within ourselves.From Micah 5, we explore a 2,700-year-old prophecy that points directly to Jesus as our Shepherd, our Ruler, and ultimately our Peace. Mark unpacks the meaning behind Bethlehem, the humanity and divinity of Christ, and why only Jesus can offer the kind of peace our souls are desperate for.Through practical steps, biblical truth, and memorable stories (Big Wheels, runaway horses, and more), this message shows how we can experience God's peace right now and not just someday in eternity.If you've been feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or longing for stability in a chaotic season, this sermon offers hope and a clear path forward.

In this week's Advent message, Pastor Mark dives deep into our universal longing for peace—peace in our homes, our relationships, our workplaces, our finances, and even within ourselves.From Micah 5, we explore a 2,700-year-old prophecy that points directly to Jesus as our Shepherd, our Ruler, and ultimately our Peace. Mark unpacks the meaning behind Bethlehem, the humanity and divinity of Christ, and why only Jesus can offer the kind of peace our souls are desperate for.Through practical steps, biblical truth, and memorable stories (Big Wheels, runaway horses, and more), this message shows how we can experience God's peace right now and not just someday in eternity.If you've been feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or longing for stability in a chaotic season, this sermon offers hope and a clear path forward.

Ducko gets into a car with a stranger, Jess tries to have a D&M during the christmas party and we play Book Tok Bops!Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/nick-jess-and-duckoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textIn this one, Mike and Cody celebrate 5 years of podcasting together the only way they know how by using the BIG WHEEL and discussing pokemon!NEW SITV MERCH!JOIN THE PATREON!https://linktr.ee/sitvpodAlbum art by @haileycomet_tattooHailey Comet TattooSupport the show

The Detroit Tigers' offseason is officially in motion after the Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2025 World Series. On "Days of Roar," Evan Petzold and Chris Brown ("Tigers Minor League Report") react to coaching staff changes, Jack Flaherty's decision to accept his $20 million player option and Dillon Dingler becoming the Tigers' first Gold Glove winner since 2016. Lance Parrish — an eight-time All-Star, six-time Silver Slugger and three-time Gold Glove winner — joins the show to discuss several topics, including the direction of the Tigers, Dingler becoming the No. 1 catcher, the origin of his "Big Wheel" nickname and Lou Whitaker not being in the Hall of Fame. We also analyze if the Tigers will extend the qualifying offer to Gleyber Torres, and if so, will Torres accept? Follow Evan on X/Twitter here. Read Evan's most recent work here

In this episode, Sawtooth launches the first Absolute Zero Edition of the Soft Serve Podcast. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Stugotz starts the podcast with a sports update, including the news of Jakobi Meyers getting traded. Izzy questions whose team the Lakers are — Luka's or LeBron's? If the Lakers were a bicycle, who would be which part? And finally, we redraft the 2019 NBA Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stugotz starts the podcast with a sports update, including the news of Jakobi Meyers getting traded. Izzy questions whose team the Lakers are — Luka's or LeBron's? If the Lakers were a bicycle, who would be which part? And finally, we redraft the 2019 NBA Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week, Chris & Josh have another great discussion about... Regression strategies for craps Cash needed to open a credit line Are influencers a good thing? The CV Host Database and The Big Wheel!   Listen now at crapvegas.com Join the Facebook group: crapvegas.com/facebook Support the show & get bonus content: patreon.com/crapvegas

Being [at Work] offers a daily dose of leadership focused on helping you, the leader. During challenging times we need all of the encouragement we can get. Sometimes there's simply no playbook and we just need to do the best we can. Sometimes the best we can is being reminded of the gifts and insight you already have within. Be sure to subscribe and get your daily dose.   About Andrea Butcher Andrea Butcher is a visionary business leader, executive coach, and keynote speaker—she empowers leaders to gain clarity through the chaos by being MORE of who they already are. Her experiences—serving as CEO, leading at an executive level, and working in and leading global teams—make her uniquely qualified to support leadership and business success. She hosts the popular leadership podcast, Being [at Work] with a global audience of over 600,000 listeners and is the author of The Power in the Pivot (Red Thread Publishing 2022) and HR Kit for Dummies (Wiley 2023).   Connect with Andrea https://www.abundantempowerment.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leaderdevelopmentcoach/      

Is the injury pile getting too big for the Indiana Fever? The Las Vegas Aces keep on rolling. Paige Bueckers possibly solidified her Rookie of the Year status, and more with Chelsea Leite and Helen Williams.HerHoopStats.com: Unlock better insight about the women's game.The Her Hoop Stats Newsletter: https://herhoopstats.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FULL SHOW : We talk Snoop Dogg with AFL CEO Andrew Dillon; One of us has become an Ambassador for the Melbourne Wheel; We get your Guilty Pleasure songs; and Ben Cousins stops by Tomorrow: Michael Zerafa Catch Mick in the Morning LIVE from 6-9am weekdays on 105.1 Triple M. To watch your favourite new Breakfast Radio crew in action, follow @molloy and @triplemmelb on InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What in the upside-down world is this? Ronan Mc Laughlin has been investigating rumours around the UCI getting involved with the new 32 in wheelsize, and in this episode of Geek Warning, you'll hear the crew discuss what it may spell.Additionally, you'll hear the geeks (Ronan, Dave, and Alex) talk about some products that have left them a little underwhelmed as of late. New SRAM centerlock lockrings are on Dave's mind. And there's a PSA related to disc brake bed-in.Members of Escape Collective also get access to our popular Ask a Wrench segment, where Dave and pro race mechanic (with Specialized Off-Racing Racing) Brad Copeland answer a number of member-submitted questions with helpful tips for all.Enjoy!Time stamps:1:00 - Products that leave us wanting more9:45 - UCI looking to ban 32in wheels and will it matter?28:00 - SRAM finally has centerlock lockrings33:00 - PSA: Brake bed-in is skipped far too much39:30 - DT Swiss' and Swiss Side's recall43:00 - Ask a Wrench with Brad Copeland (Escape members only)45:00 - A call to action for the industry in regards to manuals51:00 - Best chain lube for indoor cycling58:15 - Stubborn tubeless tyre installs1:09:00 - Dehumidifiers and tubeless sealant longevity

We're in thick of race season and there's plenty to discuss on the tech front. The mountain bike world is rubbing their eyes at the sight of a 32-inch-wheeled full suspension. Meanwhile, on the road, it's the Time Trial that continues to tease future tech trends. Join Ronan Mc Laughlin, Dave Rome, and Alex Hunt as they discuss these new sightings.Outside of racing, you'll also hear the geeks talk about a revised scoring system from the helmet test lab of Virginia Tech. Meanwhile, Dave has a PSA closely related to the latest edition of his Threaded workshop series. Plus there's chat about news from DT Swiss, Pinarello, and Lightweight.Members of Escape Collective get access to the popular Ask a Wrench segment at the end of the episode. This week, pro race mechanic Brad Copeland joins Dave Rome in answering questions related to narrowing down choices in buying a gravel wheelset, how to go about converting a certain suspension fork for use with dropbars, and whether there's a difference between Shimano GRX and Ultegra brakes.Time stamps:2:00 - BMC's big wheel testing13:40 - Tour Time Trial tech23:40 - Virginia Tech updates its helmet star ratings32:00 - a PSA that every part is safety critical41:00 - Lightweight's big update47:40 - Pinarello's new gravel bikes49:20 - DT Swiss' stop ride notice52:30 - Alex's new bike day53:30 - Ask a Wrench with Brad Copeland (member only)54:45 - Thoughts on upgrading gravel bike wheels1:10:00 - Converting a MTB to dropbar with a remote lockout suspension1:20:00 - Shimano Ultegra versus GRX brakes

In this episode Mark explores the musical legacy of rockstar offspring and dives into five standout new tracks—from Michigander's collaboration to Big Wheels' gritty vocals. A melodic journey you won't want to miss!To check out this week's songs on your platform of choice head to the website Songs That Don't SuckConnect with Songs That Don't Suck ~ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠ | BlueSky

Josh is back from a high-roller trip to Wynn, and Chris has thoughts—on the gambling, the dining, and the fun that followed. The guys recap the highs, lows, and detours that made this Vegas trip one to remember. Highlights: Josh's Ultimate X adventures A visit to Pisces and Wing Lei Unnecessary TITOs A 2nd Royal Flush? Destination loyalty The Big Wheel spins up topics like Aria restaurants and people who clap when planes land Listen now at crapvegas.com Join the Facebook group: crapvegas.com/facebook Support the show & get bonus content: patreon.com/crapvegas

Chris and Josh share stories from their overlapping (but separate) Vegas trips—featuring video poker luck, suite mix-ups, and the ever-popular Ultimate X dilemmas. Chris scored an $8,000 royal flush on Super Times Pay; Josh hit 4 Aces on Ultimate X. Josh's Palazzo stay included a room mix-up (no elliptical!) and a “non-ESS” experience. Chris's smoky suite The "accidental kicker" mistake Venetian/Palazzo's new sundry store opened; Josh shares comp tips (hint: no comped undies). Listener Amy praised the Vegas community; Robin shared Ultimate X tips; Jenna asked about comps for smaller bankrolls. The Big Wheel featured Amazon's Zoox robo-taxis and a notary conference at Green Valley Ranch.   Follow the show:
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We welcome Meghan Dawson, who is starring in TINA - The Tina Turner Musical! She talks about how her life brought her to take on such an iconic role.

1. Give (5 October 2009 - Frankfurt, GER) 2. Welcome to England (11 July 2009 - Portland, OR) 3. Bouncing Off Clouds (15 August 2009 - Philadelphia, PA) 4. Graveyard / Cornflake Girl (14 July 2009 - San Jose, CA) 5. Juarez (9 October 2009 - Zabrze, POL) 6. Body and Soul (1 August 2009 - Washington, DC) 7. Playboy Mommy (7 September 2009 - Birmingham, AL) 8. Bells for Her (7 August 2009 - Indianapolis, IN) 9. Goodbye Pisces (28 July 2009 - Orlando, FL) 10. Smells Like Teen Spirit (18 September 2009 - Luxembourg, LUX) 11. Seaside (8 August 2009 - Detroit, MI) 12. Curtain Call (17 July 2009 - Los Angeles, CA) 13. Marys of the Sea (17 July 2009 - Los Angeles, CA) 14. Talula (10 October 2009 - Warsaw, POL) 15. Abnormally Attracted to Sin (7 October 2009 - Berlin, GER) 16. Caught a Lite Sneeze (3 October 2009 - Paris, FRA) 17. Strong Black Vine (1 October 2009 - Milan, ITA) 18. Police Me (18 July 2009 - Phoenix, AZ) 19. Amber Waves (18 September 2009 - Luxembourg, LUX) 20. Big Wheel (25 July 2009 - Austin, TX)

Keith sits down with Rama Mayo to discuss the formation of Big Wheel Recreation, the history of the record label, working with contemporary labels with Boston at the time such as Bridge Nine Records and Hydra Head, BWR releases from bands such as At the Drive In, Jimmy Eat World and Piebald, DIY ethics, label ups and downs over the years, Iodine Recordings' history with BWR and how they teamed up for the Fastbreak LP re-release, the work Rama does in the cannabis business and more.

Sorry for the delay on this, school is approaching the final lap and it's busy as hell. But here it is: the preview for the March episodes, which you can only find exclusively at www.patreon.com/soundtracker this season. I covered HIGH FIDELITY, with Bobby Big Wheel (@kleinman.bsky.social) and SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER with Jesse Hawken (@jessehawken, @jessehawken.bsky.social) the host of the Junk Filter Podcast (@junkfilterpod) and they ended up going together thematically much more than I ever expected. They're very fun discussions, so I hope you check them out, and if you want more you can find it, once again, at www.patreon.com/soundtrackerCheck out Junk Filter here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/junk-filter/id1535693601Support it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/junkfilter/home?redirect=trueSupport the show on Patreon! It's the one thing that's gonna help keep the show going: www.patreon.com/soundtracker

Hints of Alien Life, a Galactic Mystery, and Juno's Safe Mode IncidentIn this episode of SpaceTime, we explore groundbreaking revelations suggesting the potential for alien life beyond Earth. Using NASA's Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected chemical signatures of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide in the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2 18 b, a sub-Neptune world located 124 light years away in the habitable zone of its host star. While these findings are incredibly promising, researchers urge caution as they work to confirm these biosignatures through further observations.A Surprising Spiral Galaxy from the Early UniverseNext, we dive into the discovery of a surprisingly large spiral galaxy dating back 11.4 billion years, which challenges current models of galaxy formation. This massive galaxy, dubbed the "Big Wheel," is three times larger than expected for its time, prompting astronomers to rethink how galaxies can grow and evolve in the early universe. The implications of this finding could reshape our understanding of cosmic structure and formation processes.NASA's Juno Spacecraft in Safe ModeAdditionally, we discuss a recent anomaly that forced NASA's Juno spacecraft to enter safe mode during a close flyby of Jupiter. The spacecraft's precautionary measures allowed it to protect its systems and continue diagnostics, ensuring the mission's ongoing success as it gathers vital data about the gas giant and its moons.00:00 Space Time Series 28 Episode 48 for broadcast on 21 April 202500:49 Potential biosignatures detected on K2 18 b06:30 Implications for the search for extraterrestrial life12:15 Discovery of an ancient spiral galaxy in the early universe18:00 Challenges to current galaxy formation models22:45 Juno spacecraft enters safe mode after anomaly27:00 Summary of recent astronomical discoveries30:15 Science report: Health benefits of sauerkraut and lunar dust solar panelswww.spacetimewithstuartgary.comwww.bitesz.com

This episode of Haunted AF has encounters with a ghost on a Big Wheel, a succubus that leaves bruises and EVPs from the most haunted house in Texas. We also meet a woman who takes daily walks with her pets that have passed (according to the tiny psychic she met along the way). We're also planning the first ever Haunted AF cruise so let us know if you want to come! Remember to find more exclusive content at Patreon.com/HauntedAF and to check the companion blog at HauntedAF.com to find the pictures and videos we talk about. And keep sending those scary stories to hauntedafpodcast@gmail.com so we can use them on the next Haunted AF!