Podcasts about BoF

On the 203rd edition of Batman-On-Film.com's THE SOCIAL HOUR podcast, BOF's Founder/EIC Bill "Jett" Ramey is joined by Senior BOF Contributor Ryan Lower as they react to and discuss James Gunn's recent ROLLING STONE interview.  They also talk about the casting of Clayface in, well, CLAYFACE and more!

On the 202nd edition of Batman-On-Film.com's THE BOF SOCIAL HOUR podcast, BOF's Founder/EIC Bill "Jett" Ramey is joined by BOF'er/Batman fan Patrick Johnson.  Topics include: James Gunn talks nice about THE BATMAN EPIC CRIME SAGA! THE PENGUIN Season 2?!! SUPERMAN is less than a month away and more!!!  

Batman-On-Film.com Senior Contributor Javi Trujillo is joined by Legacy BOF Contributor Chris Clow on the 2nd chapter of BATMAN BEGINS CHAPTER BY CHAPTER, "Always Mind Your Surroundings."  BOF celebrates the 20th anniversary of the cinematic Batman classic, BATMAN BEGINS.

Troisième test du nouveau format prévu pour le futur second épisode hebdomadaire de Total Trax, qui nous offre aujourd'hui l'occasion de rendre un hommage à Alf Clausen, qui était entre autres l'âme musicale des Simpson. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Hvordan hjælper du mennesker uden et verbalt sprog til at få en stemme og blive hørt og forstået? ASK – Alternativ Supplerende Kommunikation – kan være løsningen. Det er nemlig en metode til at udvikle kommunikative færdigheder hos borgere med et begrænset eller intet sprog. Og set gennem socialpædagogiske briller er metoden særlig interessant, fordi du hjælper borgeren til at få et sprog, som omverdenen forstår – og dermed understøtter retten til indflydelse på eget liv. Lyt med og bliv klogere på, hvordan du arbejder med at oversætte mimik, kropssprog, blikretning, udpegning med hånd/øjne, samt tegn og brug af billeder eller symboler til et sprog, som alle kan forstå – og giver borgeren større trivsel. I episoden nævner vi artiklen 'Fokus på digital nærkontakt' – find den ved at klikke her. Find også et hav af spændende artikler, guides og podcasts om socialpædagogisk faglighed hos Socialpædagogernes fagunivers 'Fag og Viden'. Medvirkende: Louise Deepika Køhn, socialpædagog i Bofællesskabet Postens Vej, Mette Damkjær, socialpædagog og ASK-fagfacilitator i Bofællesskabet Postens Vej. Produktion og tilrettelæggelse: Mads Christian Heede / Kontekst & Lyd Redaktør: Frederikke Halling Hastrup

On the 201st edition of Batman-On-Film.com's THE BOF SOCIAL HOUR podcast, BOF's Founder/EIC Bill "Jett" Ramey and Senior BOF Contributor Ryan Lower to rank 5 (or maybe more) favorite scenes or moments from BATMAN BEGINS.

Rencontre du premier type : observation d'un réalisateur qui conjugue cérébral et émotion avec un talent unique.Rencontre du second type : évidence musicale comme langage universel au service de thèmes complexes.Rencontre du troisième type : contact avec un authentique et inaltérable chef d'œuvre du cinéma.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

La confiance en soi est le carburant de votre succès et bien-être au travail. Elle influence chaque aspect de votre performance, des dynamiques d'équipe à la culture de votre entreprise. Mais soyons honnêtes, ce sentiment peut fluctuer même au cours d'une seule journée (aaaaah la nature humaine !!!).

Batman-On-Film.com's Batman On Film Chapter by Chapter Podcast turns its attention to THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY and BATMAN BEGINS!  BOF's Javi Trujillo and BOF Founder/EIC Bill "Jett" Ramey discuss the film's first chapter, "Are You Ready to Begin?"

Depuis quelque temps, nous évoquons la possibilité de vous proposer, chaque semaine, un second épisode, au format plus court. Ce projet deviendra réalité dès que nous aurons rassemblé au moins 500 contributeurs sur Tipeee. En attendant, voici un premier épisode test de ce futur format. Écoutez-le, et surtout, dites-nous ce que vous en pensez !Si vous souhaitez que ce nouveau concept voie le jour, c'est à vous de jouer ! Total Trax vous fait voyager, découvrir de nouveaux compositeurs, de nouveaux films, ou même siffloter des musiques de film sous la douche ? Ne le gardez pas pour vous ! Partagez le podcast sur vos réseaux sociaux, avec vos amis, vos collègues, votre voisin cinéphile... Vous pouvez aussi laisser une note ou un commentaire sur votre plateforme d'écoute préférée.Aidez-nous à faire découvrir le vaste univers de la musique de film au plus grand nombre — et à éviter qu'elle reste cantonnée au générique de fin. De plus, le nom de cette nouvelle itération de Total Trax n'est pas encore arrêté : nous sommes donc ouverts à toutes vos suggestions. Merci pour votre écoute et votre soutien fidèle !Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Nous évoquons depuis quelque temps la possibilité de vous proposer chaque semaine un second épisode, au format court, dès que nous serons parvenus à rassembler au moins 500 contributeurs sur Tipeee. Vous trouverez ici un second test de ce futur nouveau format. Dites-nous donc ce que vous en pensez !Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Bonjour Mr. Cruise. Votre mission, si vous l'acceptez, sera désormais de continuer à produire des films d'action ambitieux et spectaculaires sans tomber dans les travers du blockbuster hollywoodien, avec l'aide d'une équipe de compositeurs aux profils très variés. Mission impossible ? Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In celebration of BATMAN BEGINS's 20th anniversary, Batman-On-Film.com is giving it the "Chapter by Chapter" podcast treatment! BOF's Bill "Jett" Ramey and Javi Trujillo discuss the lead-up to the first Batman on film reboot, BATMAN BEGINS.

On the 200th edition of Batman-On-Film.com's THE BOF SOCIAL HOUR podcast, BOF's Founder/EIC Bill "Jett" Ramey and Senior BOF Contributor Peter Verra chat about the following: The "OMG, Matt Reeves isn't directing THE BATMAN: PART II" bullshit!" The status of THE BATMAN: PART II's script and when filming begins!! Which THE BATMAN characters are returning and what new ones will be in PART II!!! Witty banter, Jett's trip to Las Vegas to see Sammy Hagar and MORE!      

Votre mission, si vous l'acceptez, sera de parcourir la saga Mission: Impossible, ses comédiens, ses réalisateurs, ses gimmicks, l'évolution de son approche musicale, de la série originelle jusqu'aux films contemporains. Ce podcast ne s'autodétruira pas dans cinq secondes, n'en déplaise à Spotify.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

This is it!  BOF's Founder/EIC Bill "Jett" Ramey is joined by Senior BOF Contributors Ryan Lower and Peter Verra to talk about the final chapter of BATMAN FOREVER, "Don't Work Too Late."

Désormais adoubé par la critique internationale, David Cronenberg poursuit sa carrière et enchaine les projets, toujours épaulé par le fidèle Howard Shore. Mais ses fans de la première heure peuvent-ils encore adhérer aux mutations qui ont impacté son cinéma ? Réponse dans ce second volet consacré au duo.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In the penultimate episode of Batman-On-Film.com's BATMAN FOREVER Chapter By Chapter Podcast, BOF's Founder/EIC is joined by BOF's Ryan Hoss and Micah Ramey to discuss and break down the 16th chapter of the film, "Holy Rusted Metal Batman!"

Depuis presque un demi-siècle, David Cronenberg imprime sur pellicule ses obsessions et ses cauchemars, et Howard Shore les met en musique avec une noirceur toujours élégante. Retour sur un duo fusionnel qui règne en maitre incontesté du body horror depuis les années 70.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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C'est avec des cervoises bien fraîches que nous avons accueilli le réalisateur Fabrice Joubert et le compositeur Mathieu Alvado pour évoquer avec eux la mini-série animée Astérix et Obélix : Le Combat des Chefs, qui débute aujourd'hui sur Netflix. Une réussite à la française qui bénéficie aussi de la potion magique de son co-réalisateur, Alain Chabat, et d'une musique « à l'antique » propre à réjouir les oreilles de tous les Gaulois !Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Notre petit village d'irréductibles amateurs de musique et de cinéma accueille aujourd'hui Fabrice Joubert et Mathieu Alvado, deux experts de l'univers créé par Goscinny et Uderzo, pour évoquer le parcours musical des héros Gaulois dans l'animation au fil des décennies. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Batman-On-Film.com's Founder/EIC Bill "Jett" Ramey and Senior BOF Contributor Garret Grev continue BOF's chapter-by-chapter breakdown of BATMAN FOREVER with a discussion of the film's 14th chapter, "If You Kill Him, He Won't Learn Nothin'."

Après le remarquable âge d'or évoqué dans le premier épisode, les années 70 voient décliner l'influence de la Hammer, malgré ses tentatives de moderniser son approche en ajoutant plus de violence et d'érotisme pour tenter de séduire un nouveau public...Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

BOF's Founder/EIC Bill "Jett" Ramey and Senior BOF Contributor Peter Verra breakdown and discuss the 13th chapter of BATMAN FOREVER, "The Figure in the Dark Was My Destiny."  This episode is part of Batman-On-Film.com's CHAPTER BY CHAPTER podcast series.

On the 199th edition of Batman-On-Film.com's THE SOCIAL HOUR podcast, BOF's Founder/EIC Bill "Jett" Ramey is joined by Senior BOF Contributor Ryan Lower to discuss the following: A tribute to Val Kilmer! BATMAN FOREVER Ch. 12: "I Understand" No, THE BATMAN: PART II isn't canceled and more!  

D'abord synonyme d'exploitation à petit budget, le cinéma de la Hammer a redéfini l'horreur sur grand écran, modernisant les mythes classiques et ouvrant la porte à un érotisme et à une violence plus explicites. Influence majeure pour toute une génération de cinéastes, le studio a également créé une approche musicale aussi inéluctable que les morsures du comte Dracula. Entrez maintenant dans l'antre de la Hammer…Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Batman-On-Film.com's breakdown of BATMAN FOREVER continues with a discussion of the film's 11th chapter, "What's a Good Sidekick Name?"  BOF's founder/EIC Bill "Jett" Ramey hosts, and BOF's Javi Trujillo and Micah Ramey make up the rest of the panel.

Batman-On-Film.com's chapter-by-chapter breakdown of BATMAN FOREVER continues with the 10th chapter of the movie, "Batman? Thank's Batboy!" BOF's Founder/EIC Bill "Jett" Ramey hosts along with Senior BOF Contributor Peter Verra as cohost.

C'est le 1er avril ! Pour l'occasion, l'équipe de Total Trax a sorti les pantalons pattes d'éph, les chemises à col pelle à tarte et les platform boots pour vous offrir un voyage dans le temps vers les plus grands films de la période 1976-1980… en version disco ! Rejoignez-nous pour une soirée endiablée sous les boules à facettes, et dansez jusqu'au bout de la nuit, ensorcelés par la Total Trax Fever !Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

On the 69th edition of Batman-On-Film.com's BATMANIMATION podcast, BOF's Javi Trujillo and Bill "Jett" Ramey breakdown/discuss/review the episode "The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne" from BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES.

Finding what you love doing beats chasing money every time. Today on the IC-DISC Show, we're talking with John Sacco, owner of Sierra International Machinery, a trailblazer in the recycling industry. Starting as an agri-packaging business, John transformed the company into a recycling equipment powerhouse, moving from marketing Italian made machines, to designing their own balers and conveyors, and now offering a comprehensive range of recycling equipment with renowned service quality. He's been a lifelong industry advocate. Serving as past ISRI chairman and creating the "Repurposed" docuseries on Prime Video, a series showcasing how 75% of new American steel comes from recycled materials. Activities that help companies recruit talent by highlighting the environmental benefits of an industry often misunderstood by policymakers and the public. It's a great conversation revealing how critical recycling is for disaster recovery, processing debris, and supplying rebuilding materials. Listen in to hear why John believes finding your passion, as he did at age 59, brings more satisfaction than any bank account.     SHOW HIGHLIGHTS We explore Sierra's transformation from a leader in agri-packaging during the 60s and 70s to a pioneer in recycling machinery, sparked by the introduction of an Italian machine in the 1980s. John discusses the significance of Sierra's involvement with trade associations like ISRI, now REMA, emphasizing the role of advocacy in correcting industry misconceptions and celebrating milestones such as serving as chairman. John and I delve into Sierra's innovative marketing approach, highlighting their docuseries on steel recycling that unexpectedly gained popularity on Prime Video, enhancing the industry's image. He addresses the broader industry challenge of attracting and retaining talent, drawing parallels to Mike Rowe's advocacy for essential yet undervalued jobs. We highlight the environmental advancements in the U.S. steel industry, including its leadership in recycling and the significant role of recycled aluminum in the automotive sector. John shares advice on prioritizing passion over profit, emphasizing personal growth and the rewarding aspects of the journey, including attending industry conferences and personal milestones. He reflects on Sierra's collaborative team effort in expanding product offerings, driven by customer needs and market opportunities, while maintaining a strong reputation and high-quality service.   Contact Details LinkedIn - John Sacco (https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-sacco-8a8a1b10/) LINKSShow Notes Be a Guest About IC-DISC Alliance About Sierra International Machinery GUEST John SaccoAbout John TRANSCRIPT (AI transcript provided as supporting material and may contain errors) John: And there's a lot of misconceptions about our industry. So staying involved is, you know, I've done it and that's kind of why I've also done a lot in regards to the docuseries on our industry and stuff like that. Dave: Good morning John. How are you today? John: Doing good. Doing good, that's awesome, not bad. Dave: How are you today Doing good? John: Doing good. That's awesome, not bad. How are? Dave: you doing Dave. That's good, I'm doing great Now are you a? Native of California. John: Yeah, I was born and raised in Bakersfield, California. Dave: Oh, wow, Okay. So did you grow up around the scrap business? John: Well, actually I grew up more in the agri-packaging side of Sierra. We used to have a company called Sierra Bag and we used to supply agri-packaging products. We were at one point the leader in selling bagging and ties to the cotton industry. Years ago in the 60s and 70s, there used to be over 2.2 million bales a year of cotton grown in the San Joaquin Valley and we used to sell the bagging and use bags and make potato bags and onion bags. We had the recycled materials facility but I really wasn't involved with that. I was more involved during the summers as a kid working in the bag plant. Dave: Okay, so how did the transformation then go on your end to where you get more involved in the recycling space. John: Well, it started when my dad had found a machine out of Europe, out of Italy, and he thought that the market in America could use these machines. Which he was right. And at 19, by late 1985, his partner, 42 years, a buddy of his, who he met during World War II, was, he was ready to retire, he had some health issues and he was just ready to call it quits. And so, in early 1986, what he did was sold the Jagger packaging, bought his partner out and had me start marketing the machines. So, not knowing a whole lot about Ferris and non-Ferris, quite frankly, I was forced to learn it kind of on the fly and getting involved with selling the equipment. Dave: Okay, and did you get involved with the company right after you graduated from USC? John: I did. For two years I was on the agri-packaging side, traveling around to potato sheds, onion sheds, selling the products that we had, and then in 85, started going to the cotton gins. Also, we held a at the time a patent on the cotton module which when they harvested cotton in the field they'd make these big well, for lack of a better word a big log of cotton before they sent it into the cotton gin and we had a tarp for it into the cotton gin and we had a tarp for it. So when it if it rained because the harvesting of cotton was late September, early October and so if it rained it could ruin the grade so we had this cotton module cover and we had a patent. So we sold a lot of those throughout America to the cotton industry. Dave: Okay, and then it was shortly after that that you got more involved in the recycling machinery. John: That's correct. Yeah, when my dad sold all the agri-packaging in 86, all of that went away. So that was when he wanted me to market the machines, because I had taken marketing at USC. So I just basically said, hey, market these machines. Dave: That's what I've been doing ever since and there's a little more to it than that because at some point you all started developing your own machinery. Is that correct, that's? John: correct. We you know our clientele base also was in need of two-ram balers for the processing of non-ferrous materials, you know, aluminum, copper, and also in the fiber industry for paper. And so we decided to start building two-ram balers and hired an engineer who was at the time unemployed and got involved and built a plant down in southern Georgia and expanded today. So we finished, we opened up in October of 2008 and building two ram balers and conveyors for the metal side and also the waste sector. So that's grown nicely over the years. Dave: That is great. And then you guys have expanded your product offering. Then beyond that to other aspects, right? John: That's correct. Yeah, so you know, for recycled materials facilities we offer a wide variety of products from 2-ram balers, conveyors, shears, shear balers, portable balers, grapples and material handlers, so it's a wide variety of equipment that can go into a lot of different aspects of the waste sector and the recycled material sector. Dave: Okay, and then at some point, you became involved in the Trade Association. Was it ISRI then, or was that? John: Yeah, it was ISRI back. It was in the late 1990s that I got involved and you know I got involved, I enjoyed and it was fun for me on a personal level and then in two I was elected to be secretary-treasurer of at the time it was ISRI. It's now REMA, the Recycled Materials Association. So I did that stint, you know, as secretary-treasurer and you move up to chair, and I was chairman in 2011, 2012,. But have stayed involved with the Trade Association because I believe in having a strong voice for an industry in the states and in, you know, in the nation's capital. You know policymakers don't really know what we do and there's a lot of misconceptions about our industry. So staying involved is you know there's a lot of misconceptions about our industry. So staying involved is, you know, I've done it and that's kind of why I've also done a lot in regards to the docu-series on our industry and stuff like that. Dave: Okay, I can't believe that it's been 12 years ago. 13 years ago I guess that you were the chair. I think that's when I first met you in San Diego, I think on the aircraft carrier at a social function. John: Yeah, when we met on the aircraft carrier, that was 2010. Excuse me, that was 2000. Yes, it was 2010. And that was the final night party of ISRI at the time on the USS Midway, and at that party I was officially at that moment, the chairman of ISRI. So yeah, as long as it was, it does seem just like yesterday, david, and it was a great party. But yeah, it just seems like yesterday. Yeah, the sound of it is a long time ago. Dave: Wow, yeah, the time does go by. Now I'm curious, as your product line expanded, I'm curious was that more of a case of you just saw an opportunity and that's kind of what drove it, or was it more your customers coming to you saying, hey, we really need help in this area. Would you guys develop something? Or is it a mix of the two? John: Well, it's a little bit of everything. I have a great team here and the people at the time who was on the team, you know, said well, we should get involved with this type of equipment because we have a need for it. You know our customer base asked for it and you know I won't take the credit for it and you know it's I won't take the credit for it because in the end it's a team here at Sierra and you know I have a brother involved who's my partner now, his son, my nephew's involved and so over the years it's just it's about discussing what we can do, how we grow. How do we you know you got to grow your revenue. How do we grow it? And by adding different products into the mix. And then the manufacturer out of Italy, the Tabarelli family, they have a wide, they had the material handler. So we just started just a couple years ago starting to really, you know, push into that market and you know we'll gain our traction. It takes a little time but it's a team effort here and it's just a lot of people have. You know my general sales manager has been with us since 1988. And you know he has a lot of great ideas as well. So, as a team, we've worked together to develop the products we needed to come into the market. And what's really unique is when you deal with our company. There's, like I say, a wide variety of equipment that you can handle or you can purchase from Sierra and that we service. So we have the ability to sell a lot of different machines, yet we have the ability to service each and every one of those machines with the same intensity. So it's been good. Dave: No, that's excellent. With the same intensity, so it's been good. No, that's excellent. Do you? Is it that aspect of that ability to you know service, all that equipment? Is that one of the main reasons your clients choose you? What's the feedback you receive from your customers, as far as you know why they end up choosing you? John: Well, there's a lot of reasons. We have built, you know, a really good reputation and we work on it every day to improve. In our service department we carry the parts and we have the technicians, but we also have a very high quality piece of equipment. Series repurposed season one, season two really tells the story of our industry and, as the former chairman of israel, now rima, I keep advocating for the industry with what I do with our social media and you know, when you have two seasons on prime video, people notice that. So there's a lot of things involved. We have good people, we try to do the right thing at all times and that's our motto the Sierra way is the right way. It's not fancy. So I think there's a lot of things that we do that enhance our image and you know people like to do business with us because of all the above. You know, is it just one thing? You know, one customer may like the service, one customer may like our advocacy, which I've heard. A lot of people like our equipment per se, and there's just a lot of things that go into it. So I think it's multifaceted, dave, and it's just not one item. We try to just try to build everything we do, improve our marketing, our brand, improve our service. You know that's our motto is to try to get better every day. We don't want to be the best, we just want to be better, because being better is a journey that every day, if you come in the office and you say how can we be better, you don't rest on what you did yesterday. So it's, you know, we got a good culture, we got great people. You know our technicians also are a great face to the company, our salespeople as well. So I think it's just a multitude of things. Dave: Well, that's an insightful answer. I appreciate that. As far as that docuseries, I've always been curious what's the story behind that? Did you just wake up one day and say you know what I want to be on TV, or was it a little different than that? John: Oh, it's a lot different than that. Interesting how it all came about. A gentleman I've worked with Darren Doan for over a decade on creating content and stuff we've done together. We had this idea back I don't know 22, early 22, to do a thing called the Sierra Summit. We were going to bring in Mike Rowe and the top 100 metal processors in America have this big event and the Ukraine war broke out and what happened with that is a lot of processed steel out of Europe was handled through in Ukraine and our supplier of the Shears, portable balers, had a supply chain issue plus a pricing increase. That was dramatic. And so we decided well, we better keep our powder dry and not spend this money for the summit. And so about a month later things you know, the steel market for europe started settling, and I don't know. I just had this idea of doing this docuseries on steel making being made from recycled steel and start changing the narrative, because I got tired of hearing the word junk, waste, trash. And I think that was one of the biggest obstacles to our industry. And I don't know, I've been in front of the camera with my social media posts, so being in front of a camera didn't bother me. But telling the story of a steel mill using recycled steel as the raw materials coming from out facilities like our own here at Sierra was a fun thing. So I thought, well, you know, we could put our equipment in this, we can tell the story. We're going to advocate for the industry, we can get this out there. I never had any intention of getting it out to Prime Video. My whole intention was to tell a fun story in a cinematic way that people would like and find entertaining and educational. And it turned out to be just that. And so we did season two, where we actually what we learned from season one. So then we weren't focused on the output of rebar at cmc and the construction projects needing rebar, so we showed a lot of projects that had rebar. And where did the rebar come from? So you backtrack it all into the recycled materials and so, uh, it just kind of grew from that. I don't mind being in front of a camera, you know, wanting to be in front of a camera or not minding it, or I think are two different things, but the fact is that I enjoy creating the content. It's fun for me to get into a steel mill. It's fun to tell the story, to talk to people and you, you know, when I released the series, there's so many people who've used it to show their families what they do. You know there's so many people who don't understand what our industry is about. And then you got schools and you know companies using it, even like SAB they were season one. They used it for recruiting and safety and telling their story and CMC is the same as well as telling their story of how their steel mill is really the foundation of infrastructure, because you have to start with rebar and any hospital and school and manufacturing plant. You've got to start with rebar in any hospital and school and manufacturing plant and you know you got to start with rebar and rebar comes from recycled metal, so it's a good story and they've been able to educate people to draw, you know, to attract and retain talent. Our industry isn't the sexiest, so it's shed a light on our industry that our industry actually is doing more to reduce CO2 emissions than any other industry in the world today and it attracts people who want to do something good for the mother earth and have a good paying job at the same time. Dave: That's awesome. Did that surprise you when, like CMC and some other companies, use that as like a recruiting and education of themselves? John: No, that was part of my sales pitch to them. Dave: Okay, okay. John: I knew, for whatever reason, why I knew that our industry has we have an image problem this I know, and it was still there. And attracting and retaining talent is a struggle, and it's not just our industry. If you talk to any facility, any company in America today, they all have the same issues. You know, I've just finished filming at the Toyota Motor Plant in Troy, missouri, where they make cylinder heads and their number one issue is attracting talent in the mechanics. They can't find them. And steel mills same thing. Every industry in America is struggling to find talent, and so I know that if you don't tell your story, if you don't make your company look cool, who wants to come to work for you? Dave: Yeah yeah, it seems like Mike Rowe is kind of on a similar mission from a little different perspective, really trying to encourage, you know, more people to come into the trades. John: Well, mike Rowe, yes, and you know, look, mike Rowe is an incredibly successful human being and you know, he has to show. You know, dirty jobs and I think kind of that's what we are. We're dirty jobs but we're networked. You know, I don't say we're essential. Essential is a COVID word that the government used to pick winners and losers. You know, you go to the hospital, david. Do they take your essential science or do they take your vital science? Sure, they take your vital science, right. So our industry is vital for the health of the nation. You don't build a hospital with us, right? You know, if you build a hospital, expand a hospital, you got to start where, on the ground floor, you have to start with the foundation, and that starts with rebar that starts. That comes from our industry. You want to build a school? Same thing. You want to build a highway. You know the steel used in the highway. You know, when you think this, 75% of all new steel in America is made from recycled steel Three quarters, that is a monstrous percentage and it's only growing. And you know another thing that is vital to national security is a vibrant steel industry. Okay, you don't build Navy ships with plastic. You don't build a military without steel, right? So you better have a very vibrant and strong steel industry, at the same time saying that America's steel industry is the cleanest steel industry in all the world. Over 75% of our steel mills are EAS electric arc furnace steel mills that use recycled steel to make new steel. Well, why is that important One? We're producing the steel a country needs for our infrastructure, for our military, healthcare, education and our farming and food industry. We also do it in the cleanest way, because recycled steel at EAF reduces CO2 emissions in the 60 percentile. And now that there's more micro mills coming online, more straight line casting of products and steel mills, with the new mills coming online, which reduce the energy consumption and reheating and continuous casting, so you're actually starting to see the numbers improve versus the BOF furnaces that you see that are heavy in China and India and Russia and Europe, south America yes, there are new EAFs going to those parts of the world, but their main steel production comes from the integrated steel mill that uses coking coal and iron ore, which is far greater pollutant, gives us far greater CO2 emissions. So not only is our steel industry vibrant in the United States, we are the cleanest in all the world. So we really are leading the way and I think people. That's kind of why I want to tell the story because people don't. You know we did man on the streets. You know you get me started on this, but you know people don't know steel's the most recycled item in America today. People don't even know what a steel mill is. They don't even know where new steel comes from. You drive a car. You don't have any idea. The majority of the metal in that car comes from recycled steel or recycled aluminum, for that matter. So people don't know this. So it's been kind of fun telling the story with Repurpose and we're getting ready to. We just finished filming everything we need for season three of repurpose. It's going to be on aluminum recycled aluminum and our focus will be on driving the auto industry okay, because you know this, david, that you cannot build an aluminum motor block transmission housing or casings differential casings with virgin aluminum I did not know that. Dave: And it has to be made from recycled aluminum. John: So see this. People don't know this and why is that? because of the alloys, the strength of the material. To take virgin aluminum and then make all, put in all the additives to make the motor block the strength, you, um, you can't do it. So they use recycled aluminum, and you know toyota is a big user. And also recycled aluminum, you know it goes into the light weighting of um automobiles, which gives you much greater miles per gallon and you know produces co2. So again, people don't know this and so I'm enjoying telling the story and getting it out there. Dave: I can tell you have a real passion for the education and helping change or improve the image of the whole industry. John: Well, I think that our policymakers, like in California, we have a real problem in the state of California the automobile shredder they want to deem it hazardous waste facilities and that's just not fair. It's not accurate to recycle for recycling in its own right, but it's hugely detrimental to the raw material supply chain for our industry here in america. That makes all these products that we need. You know we talk about when you take it in the life of an automobile, what do you do with it? And the end of life of an automobile. When you shred it, you gain the, the steel, the aluminum, the copper, stainless and plastics. And what do you do with that? You recycle it and that gets repurposed into new steel, new aluminum, new copper products, new stainless, and it's so. You know. It's just detrimental because our image, because I'll guarantee you, if you walk the halls in Sacramento and you told people, do you know the car you drive that has aluminum transmission housing, that has the aluminum motor block can't be made with virgin aluminum, they wouldn't know that. And this is part of the education process and I think once people know more about what our industry is, they'll realize how vital we are and that's really been a lot of fun for me and you know season three, as we're getting ready to do it gonna use. You know our facility here in bakersville is. You know where we process aluminum? We bail it in the bailers we make. And it's a lot of fun to be able to say the bailers we sell, that process that bail aluminum, are made from steel that comes from recycled steel from ssab. That we did in season one. So it really shows the circularity of our industry and what real sustainability really is. You know it's a buzzword and people, quite frankly, just have no clue what it really means. So I'm trying to bring out the real identity of our industry and try to really change the narrative because it needs to be changed. Once we were heroes during world war ii by supplying the mills with all the metals they needed to fight tyranny, and now we're the bad guys. Dave: Um, that's, we got to get back to being the good guys again I agree, could I mean I, you know just general building anything in California has become more challenging and regulatorily limited. Do you think somebody could even put in like a new shredder operation today, or would it just take? Them Wouldn't even be able to do it Because it's considered hazardous waste Is this considered hazardous waste? John: Yeah well, it's just the process. Nobody, you know, it's just a really crazy process, but you know you reminded me of something. So we have these just absolutely horrific, devastating fires in LA right, and we saw the whole Pacific Palisades and Altadena, the Pasadena area just devastated. What industry is going to rebuild those neighborhoods? Dave: Yeah, the steel industry. John: Well, so when you clean up these neighborhoods and we have a new piece of equipment down there processing the metals and sending it down to a company at Long Beach to process, it's our industry that's going to rebuild these neighborhoods. We're cleaning it up because what's what is left after the fires? Metal products, and all these metal products are being processed and going to be repurposed and sent to mills, steel mills, aluminum copper foundries, and all this new material that they're making from that raw material is what's going to go into rebuilding these neighborhoods. And you can't rebuild a neighborhood without us because we're the raw material suppliers for all that stuff that goes into the housing from the rebar, from the foundation, steel stuff. Now you're going to see a lot more steel being used in the manual in the building of houses in this area because of the fire. What about appliances? You don't build appliances with plastic. Easy-bake ovens aren't how you build refrigerators and ovens and toasters and coffee pots. And all the copper that's going to go into the electrification of these neighborhoods will have 36% recycled copper content into it. All the window panes that'll have aluminum windows and brass, you know, forurposing in it, getting into the consumers to make new products so you can rebuild, wow that's. I haven't thought about that for a second. Dave: Yeah. John: You know. And so the policymakers need to hear this. They need to understand that this is what we do. They need to understand this the most vital. Because, let's say, we don't exist in California. Well, what would you do with all that material? Can't ship it to China. China doesn't take containers of steel anymore. They don't buy bulk loads of steel anymore from the West Coast of the United States. They don't. That's just a misnomer. People, oh, you're sitting in China. They don't, that's just a misnomer. People, oh, you're sitting in China. No, we're not. And people think that, again, it's the ignorance Not calling people ignorant in a negative way. They just don't understand what we do. They don't understand where our materials are going, and I like to say CO2 emissions have no borders. So if Our materials are exported to an EAF steel mill somewhere maybe Malaysia, vietnam, korea, japan, if you will Well, our materials are also going into EAF. So what is that doing? It's reducing CO2 emissions. So our raw materials, be it used here in the US or be it used anywhere in the world, is actually helping to reduce the CO2 emissions in the world. Sure, actually helping to reduce the CO2 emissions in the world? Sure, you know, aluminum reduces CO2 emissions and energy consumption in the 90 percentile, copper's in the 80 percentile. You tell me an industry that's doing that today. You can't the recycled material industry. It's our raw materials that we process. So this is why this narrative, this is why these type of conversations, hopefully are heard by people who will now understand. Wait a minute, I've got this industry all wrong. Dave: Yeah, yeah. No, that's your your passion for trying to educate as many people as possible. It really shows through and you can see it really. It really drives you, so I appreciate it. Well, I can't wait to see season three. I can't believe how the time has flown by. Just wrapping up, I have just three remaining questions. John: Yes, sir. Dave: One is in your role with Sierra. What gives you the most satisfaction and enjoyment? John: Great question. Well, I think we have some great people here and I enjoy the people in the company I've seen in our, for instance. This is an example only and this is, you know, this could be had in every department, but we just have some really high quality people who really are fighting for the same cause. You know fighting, I call it fighting for the same right. And you know I get great satisfaction seeing these young kids who are growing. You know are technicians, for instance, who are growing, who've committed themselves to this culture and you see them growing and they're growing in their abilities and they're growing in their pay scales and you see their cooperative nature and how nature and how they have the can-do spirit. That gives me great pleasure. I enjoy doing this content as well. This gives me great pleasure making the REAP series. So those are my answers to that. Dave: That's great. That's not surprising. So the second of the three is imagine if you had a time machine and you could go back and give some advice to the 25-year-old John. What advice might you give with the benefit of hindsight? John: look, I didn't find what I really loved doing until I was about 59 years old. I'm 63, okay, so find what you love doing, that that beats money all day long. Yeah, and the money I just think, chasing money. You know it's great. You know I mean sure it's. You know I've done well, I'm not gonna begrudge it. But I think the one who smiles and is happiest wins the game of life, not the one with the biggest bank account. I look at Warren Buffett a guy worth just oodles and oodles. I've never seen that dude smile. He is just a grumpy old man. That's my perception of him, my point. And maybe he is a gregarious guy in person, but God, his persona is just grumpy. And my point to you is money doesn't buy happiness. Sure, it makes misery more tolerable, as my dad used to say. But I would tell a 25-year-old me stop chasing money and find happiness through what you love doing. Dave: A great answer. So the last question is is there anything that we did not discuss today that you wish we had? John: Well, no, I you know, I think, david, you know your, your company, with what you do, with your IT desk and helping with consulting. You know that's important. You know there's so many facets of our industry that people can improve upon, and I guess what we didn't talk on are areas in which how can an individual who sees this and is in the recycled materials industry capitalize on stuff that they don't know exists and what you do? I mean, I get what you do and so how do people really, where do they go to learn more about this industry and how they can improve their business? You know there's a lot of things that can be done. You got to be careful how you say this, because you know taxes are burdensome, especially when you live here in California. How can you have a legitimate business concern that can reduce your taxes legally? Because you know avoiding taxes is one thing, evading is illegal. You go to jail for evading taxes, and so you know it's hard because I'm not an accountant and I don't understand the whole time. But there's so much more, I think, for people to learn about our industry and I think, david, with what you're doing, with your setting up companies that are exporters, to understand the benefit of the laws that are out there for companies that export. People need to learn more about that, and I think that's you know. I wish I could have touched more on it. I don't know it like you do, but it is something that I think that's what I would say is to help people learn. There's other avenues to make your business grow and save some of your money, and when you save legally on taxes, you're saving money, so you can invest that in your company. Dave: No, I appreciate you mentioning that. And you know, my most satisfying part of my role is helping our entrepreneurial clients, you know, increase their after-tax income. It's really just. It's such a privilege to be, you know, kind of in the stands watching these amazing entrepreneurs do their magic. And you know, we have scrap metal clients who have, you know, the last decade have, you know, increased their business 10X. And I'm not saying that's because of the IC disc, it probably has little to do with it, but it's just a great. It's just very enjoyable to see the best and the brightest entrepreneurs, just, you know, do their magic. So that's why I love, why I'll be at the REMA conference in May. I can't spend enough time with those people. It's a blast. Well, john, thank you again for your time and I look forward to seeing you in San Diego in a couple of months. John: I presume, yes, sir, I'll be there. I'll be coming for my son's graduation at TCU, so I'll arrive. I'll miss some of the governance you know, as a former chair you're always involved with that but I'll be there for the show and I'll have my. My son is will be a graduate and I will have no more kids going to school. Dave: That's awesome. Well, that's also a landmark event. Well, hey, john, thank you again for your time. I really appreciate it, Thank you. Special Guest: John Sacco.

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