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Welcome back to the Rock ‘n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost welcomes cinematographer Juanmi Azpiroz (Shadow Force - in theaters now). Azpiroz discusses his role as cinematographer, how he got his start, his multi-film collaboration with Shadow Force's co-writer/director Joe Carnahan (Wheelman, Point Blank, Boss Level, El Chicano, and Copshop), his and Carnahan's shared love of Raiders of the Lost Ark, and he teases the pair's upcoming films RIP (starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Steven Yuen due out later this year on Netflix, and Not Without Hope starring Zachary Levi and Josh Duhamel - no release date just yet).Shadow Force from Lionsgate is now in theaters. Links:Juanmi AzpirozShadow Force

Can I line up a personal holiday off the back of a work-funded trip? How do I make sure I'm on my game after a long-haul flight? Should I tell a future employer I have a planned trip? And can I just work from a cafe if I work remotely? Welcome to BIZ Inbox, your new workplace group chat where we answer the burning questions you definitely can't ask your boss.Writer and podcaster Em Vernem teams up with entrepreneur Michelle Battersby to tackle your trickiest workplace dilemmas.If you want your work life issue solved, send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au.Sign up to the BIZ newsletter hereTHE END BITSSupport independent women's mediaFollow the Biz Instagram, Michelle’s startup Sunroom and Soph’s career coaching business Workbaby.HOSTS: Michelle Battersby and Em VernemEXEC PRODUCER: Kimberley BraddishAUDIO PRODUCER: Leah PorgesMamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:01 - Ad (Ad) Anne Ganguzza, you are a true gem. Okay, I am a voice actor, been in the business over 15 years, eight of those full time but, honest to goodness, until discovering the VO Boss Podcast this year, I feel like I've been getting away with murder. I don't even know how I've been as successful as I have been without all the strategies and perspectives and predictions that you make about our industry. I feel like I've been in VO College for like the past six, seven months listening to the VO Boss podcast. It's just incredible and I can't thank you enough. I love you, I love your co-hosts, I love your guests. It's just so full of information that I can put into action for my business and just please keep doing what you're doing, because I feel like I'm taking my business to the next level the boss level.  01:03 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Hey boss, talent Anne Ganguzza here with a quick shout out to those who are a little freaked out about marketing. VO BOSS Blast is your secret weapon, making your marketing manageable. Your voice deserves to be heard. Join us at vo boss.com and start your marketing campaign today is the Boss Level marketing campaign. Today, it's time to take your business to the next level, the boss level.  01:30 - Intro (Announcement) These are the premier business owner strategies and successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like a boss a VO boss. Now let's welcome your host, Anne Ganguzza.  01:44 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Hey everyone, Welcome to the VO Boss Podcast and the Boss Money Talk Series. I'm your host, Anne Ganguzza, and I am so happy to be here again with our resident money gal, Danielle Famble. Hey Danielle, hey Anne, how are you?  02:00 - Danielle Famble (Guest) I'm good, I'm good. How are you?  02:02 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I am good. You know, it's been a busy week of auditioning, coaching, working, submitting auditions, and I happened to reach out to my agent and it made me think about our series about money and I thought it would be great to talk about the whole agent aspect managers, pay-to-plays, the whole agent aspect, managers, pay-to-plays and about financials when we work with said companies, people. I think there's a lot of myths out there for people that are just getting into the industry or even people who are in the industry. They have a lot of beliefs about managers and pay-to-plays and should I, shouldn't I? What's fair, what's not fair?  02:44 I thought it'd be a great time to talk about that today.  02:46 - Danielle Famble (Guest) Yeah, that's actually really important because these agents and managers are pay-to-plays they're all businesses, right? So they are working within the business model that they have set up for themselves and businesses have costs and so to work with a business, there is a cost there and you, as the VO boss running your own business, you have to think about the cost that you would be paying, the business expenses you'd be paying for having these relationships. So, yeah, it's really important.  03:14 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Well, let's start actually. Let's start with, let's say, somebody's just getting into the industry, and I know a lot of myths about people that just get into the industry. They believe that they need to be able to get an agent right away. And so we can start there to dispel some of those myths. And, by the way, I will say myself personally, I was working full time in the industry for about four years before I got my first agent.  03:36 Oh wow, yeah, mostly because I was doing a lot of non-broadcast work. And so agents, their business, as we were just discussing, right, and businesses are in business to make money. And so if we think about an agent, where is the money right for the agent? How does the agent make money? Well, they get a percentage right of the jobs that they cast and opportunities that they send to us. And if we book that job because they provided us with that opportunity and negotiated on our behalf, they then get a certain percentage of that money and their business model, like any business, right, we want to remain in business, so it behooves them to make money right, to get bookings and to get jobs. And so I guess, Danielle, first of all let me ask you, I mean, in dispelling the myth, I mean, did you get an agent right away when you first got into the business, or what was your entrance into the business?  04:35 - Danielle Famble (Guest) So my entrance I actually came from a musical theater background and I had representation sending me out on auditions for shows, for theater shows, and that person also did rep people who were doing voiceover, who were doing on camera. So I basically kind of moved within that organization from being on stage to being behind the microphone. So in that respect I did start out with representation and then actually moved to a different agent who specialized specifically in voiceover. So that was my trajectory. But to your point and I think this is actually really important, depending on what you're wanting to do, like what genres that you are going into and really like putting your focus in, you may or may not need an agent, especially like with non-broadcast, for example.  05:27 You can get a lot of that work on your own with your own marketing and things like that. So you may not need an agent and there may not be agents who are really focusing in that specific niche to go to and work with them. So I think the question then becomes for the individual VO boss what is your business model? Are you wanting to do more commercials? Are you wanting to do non-broadcast? Are you wanting to do animation? Really, depending on what genres you're really targeting, depends on if you need or it would work best for you to have an agent or representation. I think a lot of people when you hear that they want to work with an agent, it's probably because they want to do commercials mostly, or animation.  06:09 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Exactly, exactly. And I'm always stressing to my students that are just coming to me, that are new to the industry, that in reality, I mean you don't need an agent if you're not getting into broadcast right away. I mean you can acquire an agent later on or at a certain point, and most agents, I would say, are only really concerned with broadcast. Why? Because they get paid more.  06:32 It's as simple as that it's as simple as that right it's the money, because broadcast they can get paid based upon the job and where and how often it airs, because they'll get paid each and every time that happens. For non-broadcast it's kind of a one and done. Now all agents are not created equal. I mean there are some agents that are specializing in specific genres. Now I don't know of any agent that really specifies in an e-learning genre, but that's because why it's non-broadcast and it doesn't necessarily behoove them right to focus on that, because it's a one-and-done sort of thing. So the amount of money they're going to make on a non-broadcast job versus a broadcast where they're going to pay royalties, residuals, all that good stuff, is minimal.  07:17 And now I do have an agent that I book a lot of corporate work. I mean they're not going to say no, right, and I'm sure it's working with a company that also books broadcast style commercials and that sort of thing. So they also like, oh, I need a little internal training video or I need a corporate video that's going to be on my YouTube channel, and so I will get those jobs from my agent as well. But to be quite honest, I mean it's not as exciting as if I booked a national commercial. Sure.  07:46 - Danielle Famble (Guest) Yeah.  07:46 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) The money. There is obviously much better there. So that is with agents, right? Well, let's discuss pay-to-plays, right? Because there's a lot of people who are like, oh, we should just direct market, how do I get opportunities? And a lot of people, when they first start out, want to talk about pay-to-plays and so pay-to-plays and so pay-to-plays, as their name suggests. Right is, we are going to pay so that we can play or get jobs and auditions, and so we pay a fee and, depending on the pay-to-play site, they have different business models. So you pay one fee for a particular amount of auditions or a particular level. At this point it used to just be one fee where, oh, you're on the site and you get auditions, and now they've kind of really diversified and have different levels many of them and so, depending on the amount that you pay, you get a different amount of opportunities.  08:36 - Danielle Famble (Guest) Or you get the opportunities at like a staggered time depending. But yes, exactly Like for all of these different companies, as you're saying, they all have a different business model. So really the question becomes like are you willing to subscribe to that company's business model as they have it set forth? You don't have to. There are certain pay to play sites I'm not on because I don't agree or want to participate in that company's business model. It really then becomes a business decision for me and for my business how can I best position myself to win? And if it means that I'm going to be signed to a particular agent or on certain rosters or pay-to-play sites or those kind of things, it really becomes a question for me of like, how do I want to position myself to have my business do the best that it possibly can? And that's going to change. It might change that I change to a different tier at a pay-to-play site or I just no longer use that one at all.  09:36 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Business models change and that I have seen evolve through the years, because back in oh gosh, I want to say about 2006, that's when I joined my first pay-to-play, which was Voice 123. They have since evolved and grown and changed their business model to now have levels. But in the beginning it used to just be one level and you would set up your profile and based on that profile and the things that you selected in that profile, you would get opportunities for the auditions and you would get those jobs. There was no other than that one feed that they collected for the membership. They didn't collect any additional monies for that. And then I would say, maybe a couple of years later, another one. And well, I should say Voice123 was the first like official voiceover pay to play.  10:21 Prior to that there was like Freelancer you know, Odesk, and those were just freelance type jobs that everybody would just bid on. And actually at that point there was a particular fee which was called an escrow fee, right, that you would pay the company if you wanted to make sure that you got paid, because the biggest issue with freelance work or doing independent contract work, and especially when it's online, is not getting paid. And so as that evolved in the workplace or online, it became a big thing and so companies and this is even before Voice123 and Voicescom, but they started to offer a service called escrow service, where they would pay you and you would be assured that you would get paid and then you would pay them a fee for that and it was called an escrow fee. And so that was adopted early on by the freelance companies. And the thing about all the freelance companies is it became very popular right for freelancers to get work, and so this whole kind of what people today call the race to the bottom right underbidding that's how everybody got their work on a lot of those. And it just became this crazy kind of a model where you know you would bid on something and then somebody would come in and bid a lower price and get the job. And so it became this mindset where it was like, well, I guess if I bid lower I'll get the job. And I think that's what started with the pay-to-plays people talking about them as being bottom feeders right, because people would start to underbid. It was very similar to the model of freelance Odesk, all those models in the beginning.  11:59 And then I think, after a few years and actually it was a few years because for a while Voicescom and Voice123 were the only two in the game and they competed with one another and they both had one level, and I remember Voice123, because they were out first, were always, I think, what people considered to be the standard, and they had a lot more memberships. And then I think Voicescom started kind of playing around with how they would offer jobs, and so they, if I remember in the very beginning, were the first ones. I don't believe Voice123 ever offered anything like an escrow service, but Voicescom started to offer you could pay escrow so that you can make sure that you got paid, and then you would pay them a certain percentage of the fee, and that was prior to any of their managed jobs of today, and so that was always a choice, so you could choose to take your chances and accept the job. And they were hands off, like if you got paid, you got paid, if you didn't, you didn't. They weren't really responsible. And then they offered the escrow, in which case they said we'll pay you and you can be assured you'll get your money.  13:04 And then, ultimately, I think the competition started happening once more. Pay-to-plays came about, like Bodalgo, and there's a couple other ones, voice Over Planet, et cetera, et cetera, and then the whole thing began. And, of course, it's always a point of contention, with everybody out on the forums talking about is it fair, is it right for them to double dip or triple dip, especially with managed jobs? And, danielle, I'd love to hear your opinion on this Double dipping, triple dipping. What are your thoughts? Is it a thing, is it bad? Is it illegal? Is it good? What are your thoughts?  13:37 - Danielle Famble (Guest) I mean, it's definitely a thing. I go back to my stance of this is the business model of the company that you are or are not choosing to do business with. If you don't agree with it, you don't have to participate in it. Like, for example, for me I am on Voice123. I'm not on Voicescom because I don't agree with their business model, so it is a thing. I don't agree with their business model, so it is a thing.  14:02 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I don't know that it's illegal.  14:04 - Danielle Famble (Guest) I mean, where are the laws saying that they can't do it? But if you don't agree with it, then you can just take yourself and your dollars out of the equation. And anyone who does agree with it or wants to use that platform for their business model, they're free to do it. And I think also for me platform for their business model they're free to do it. And I think also for me when I look at agents or managers or pay-to-plays, it really is. Is my business financially able to recoup the costs that I'm putting into, for example, the pay-to-play? Am I making enough money that the amount of money I'm spending, the tier that I'm on on voice one, two, three, for example is that a good return on my investment? I think that's the same thing for being with an agent, same thing for being on a pay to play site.  14:49 Is this is a business expense? And does my business have the capacity to recoup the amount of money that I'm spending, because I look at all of these relationships as a cost of doing business? And what is the return on investment If I'm spending because I look at all of these relationships as a cost of doing business, and what is the return on investment. If I'm not booking enough and I'm not making enough money to cover the amount in commission that I'm paying, for example, then maybe I need to go and look at how do I get my business to a place where the ROI will be positive. So really you can agree with all these different businesses or not, but really the question is does your business have the ability to get a positive return on investment for the amount of money spent, because it is a business expense when you are working with these companies.  15:33 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Absolutely. And I think, bosses out there, the one thing to really think about is just mind your own business and make your own decisions on whether you want to work with other businesses, and you can certainly get online and contribute to all the all the discussion and all the hype. And is it double dipping? Is it triple dipping? Is it right? Is it wrong In reality? Like people get so like up in arms about the state of pay to plays but in reality, just okay, let them do their business. And you're right, I mean, I am not part of pay-to-plays because, well, some pay-to-plays because I don't agree with their business ethics. So when managed jobs came about with voices, that's when I think, really, everybody started to say that there was double and triple dipping. And I guess you can say that, but honestly, it's kind of like well, I'm not going to stress myself out over it, I'm just not going to use it if I don't agree with it.  16:31 And managed jobs if you think about it and I want to talk to you about management companies too managed jobs is similar. You know, if you think Voicescom, they're charging a fee for your membership and then, in addition to that, if you decide to take a managed job. They're going to handle all the negotiation of the pricing, they're going to handle all the communication with the client, they're going to handle all of that stuff on behalf of the client, and so there is a fee for that. And of course, one of the big things was well, how much is that fee? But in reality, is there regulation on that? There really isn't yet. And so I mean, if you wanted to get into technicalities, have they done anything illegal, right, by charging a certain percentage for a management fee? No, not really. It's a business model. So if they decided to charge 50% management fee, well, that's their business model. And of course, that's a business model as long as we know about it. We can agree or not agree to it, right?  17:18 And as long as we know about it, and I do believe that any company that I do business with and I'm pretty sure it's the same with you, danielle I want them to be transparent.  17:28 And if I feel that a company or an organization has not been transparent with me. That's when I back off and I say you know what? I have a choice here. I mean, goodness gracious, I didn't get out of the corporate world so that I could continue to do things that I didn't want to do or invest in things that I didn't want to invest. I mean, this is why I am my own business, right, I make my decisions that are best for my business, and I can say you know what? I don't need to subscribe to that, I don't need to be a part of that model or have them as my client, and so it's as simple as that.  17:58 I move on my merry way and I don't let it stress me out, but it's good to know from the get-go. If I feel like they're not being transparent, then there's not much they can do to win back my trust. I don't know, danielle, if you're the same way, but that's my personal take on things. If you lose my trust years ago, from the beginning, I don't know if you'll get me back.  18:20 - Danielle Famble (Guest) I think it's also just about like really making sure that you are an informed consumer, because you are then the consumer and they are a business partner in a way. Yeah, so making sure that you are informed. If you aren't asking the questions that you need to ask, or don't partner with these people until you know the answers, also try it. Try it out and see if it works for you and if there is a positive ROI for trying it out or not. But for me, there are certain business partnerships that I just haven't entered into because I don't agree with the business model. Now they can change. My business model has changed. They can change their business model. I mean, we saw, like, the different changes that have happened with pay-to-plays over the last several years. But if you don't agree to it, there are so many other options. That's a great thing is that there's so many other options?  19:10 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I'm so glad that you brought that up, that, yes, the business model can change, like our business models change too, and you're right. I'm glad you brought that up because it makes me think about when you talk about transparency in a company. Right, I had a personal relationship with certain members in the community that owned businesses that I did business with, and so I think you're absolutely right. When it comes business to business, that's completely separate from, let's say, a personal relationship and maybe that trust issue that I might have had like. Are they ethical? Are they running their company ethically? And do I believe that they're telling me?  19:42 There's a lot of businesses out there that you know they make promises, and it's one of those things that I think you have to really sit down and do believe.  19:51 We're going to do this, we're going to change our business model, and so is it something that you believe that the company has integrity, that they have morals and ethics and that, again, is probably another podcast episode, but that can have everything to do with. But the fact is is that many of the companies and the vendors that we work with have business models and we choose whether or not to partner with them. So that brings me to you know, speaking of managed jobs, right, what about managers? And I will tell you right now, I do not work with a manager right now, because the majority of my work is on the non-broadcast side and I've always been very adept at getting my own work, and so I've not really felt like I've needed or maybe ever thought a manager would be something that would help my business, although I certainly don't discount it. But I know that you work with a manager, so let's talk about the financial aspect of management.  20:44 - Danielle Famble (Guest) Yeah, so, like you said, I do work with a management company and it's a different business model than agents, like we talked about in the beginning of this episode. So, agents the job that they have booked you on and they negotiate on your behalf they're getting a percentage or a commission from that job With management companies and it really depends on which management company you're working with. But I'll just make a general statement. Really, what they're wanting, that business model is more like managing your career, and they are getting a percentage of your entire book of business, as in everything that you have booked, with or without them actually being the ones who have negotiated it or presented that opportunity to you. And there's a financial implication to that as well, because for me, I look at what is my book of business outside of this relationship with this management company.  21:35 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) So anything that I get on my own anything that I get through my agents.  21:40 - Danielle Famble (Guest) What does that look like and am I willing to participate in the relationship with a management company and is the return on that investment high enough and positive so that I can continue doing what I'm doing and having the robust business that I'm hoping to have For me, having the robust business that I'm hoping to have For me? I look at that from a financial aspect every single month and I am detailed with it because this is it's a business relationship, and is it worth it to me to have the access to the opportunities from this management company, along with the other things that I'm getting with having the relationship with them, getting to speak to people who are incredibly knowledgeable, asking questions about things that I don't know Like? Is that relationship worth the amount of money spent on this commission of my entire book of business?  22:31 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Sure, I was just going to say I think there might be some confusion as to what the responsibilities of a management company are, right, do they take you by the hand you personally, danielle and say okay, here, we think you should work with this agency or we're going to get you job? I imagine that management companies, like overall, have a scope. Or does each management company operate differently, like, do you get personalized attention? Are they taking you by the hand and saying here, danielle, I think you should do this and we're going to give you all these opportunities in this genre, et cetera?  23:01 - Danielle Famble (Guest) I think for me my mindset with working with a management company, working with an agent at the end of the day I look at it sort of like a pyramid or tiered. I am running the business, I am minding the business that pays me, I am running this business, and so I look at this as relationships, not necessarily that I'm abdicating my responsibilities of running the business that pays me to somebody else and they can sort of take me by the hand and deal with it. Personally, I don't feel that that is the business model that I am trying to run for myself. So I think for me it's more about what are the relationships that can be made through the connection of being with this management company not here.  23:47 Just what are they?  23:48 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) doing for you? Yeah, exactly.  23:50 - Danielle Famble (Guest) Wherever you send me, I will go. It's a partnership and for me, I believe that the way that I can best create the business that I'm trying to create is to partner with people who are much more knowledgeable about certain genres or connections than I am. But I am a working participant in that relationship and not allowing someone to sort of take me wherever I need to go.  24:15 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) It's kind of like outsourcing. There's so many ways in which it's similar. It's like outsourcing because you want to be afforded opportunities that you may or may not be able to get on your own.  24:24 And that's the fee that you are paying them. I know a lot of people are like but how are they different from an agency? Well, an agency is one agency that has relationships with clients, right? Or has relationships. Maybe not relationships, but they establish relationships with clients to get job opportunities to then pass on to you. Management companies don't necessarily get specific custom, I would say, opportunities just for you, but they also develop relationships and have opportunities. That would be, I would say, a more broad spectrum than just one agent, right, it could be multiple agents, it could be multiple business relationships and those are the opportunities you are, quote unquote, paying a service fee for.  25:11 - Danielle Famble (Guest) And hopefully the idea is that they can coexist and work together, so like the agent model can coexist and work with the management model, so that it's not necessarily a replication, it's almost the Venn diagram of it all, and so there really should be sort of not necessarily just overlap, but an expansion of well, this is what the agent does, and these are the jobs that I get through my agency, and this is what the management company does, and these are the type of jobs that I get through the management company, and also I'm my own business too, so these are the jobs that I'm negotiating for myself and finding through pay to plays or through SEO, or through just the auditions that I have, or my own marketing word of mouth, those kinds of things. And so the idea is that all of these things are working together and you are utilizing the business relationships for each business that you choose to partner with, and at that point then you've built, hopefully, this robust business that isn't dependent on just one business model or one relationship.  26:13 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I love that you just narrowed it down to just relationships, because in reality there's a lot of people that would say like, well, I did all the work in getting that job, why should I pay someone? Why should I do? And in reality it's really all about the relationship right. The better you can work with as a partner and the more income that you can bring to them, the more they're going to try to bring to you, and I think that relationship is a cycle One feeds the other, and I like that.  26:40 - Danielle Famble (Guest) You just said work with them, because a lot of people, I think sometimes, especially when you're wanting to get any sort of representation, agent, management what have you? It's like you're working for them, you're doing things for them, or they should do something for you, exactly. And this is a it's got to be a partnership. Do something for you, Exactly, and this is a it's got to be a partnership.  26:59 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, absolutely yeah. Whether you're talking manager, you're talking agent, maybe, I don't know, pay to plays I'm not sure. If you call that, I mean a partnership.  27:11 - Danielle Famble (Guest) really, I don't know if you call it a partnership exactly. I think it's a tool, it can be a resource, for sure.  27:14 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, yeah, but I would definitely consider agents and managers to be relationship partnership. Pay-to-plays are a slightly different model where I wouldn't say it's as customized. It's about as customized as it can get by the algorithm that gets you the opportunities.  27:28 - Danielle Famble (Guest) Yeah and again, all of this is really about the business expense of it all, because all of this costs money. So if your business is not in a place where this expense is bringing you a positive ROI, I would go back to training making sure your demos are up to date, making sure that you are the person who's going to be able to book those jobs, so that you would be able to pay these commissions and everything else. Because this really is about is the work coming? Are you able to book those jobs that you can make the money?  28:00 to pay the commission to all those things Exactly.  28:02 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And it's funny because I was thinking about that, as it's kind of the beginning of the month and I have to pay my VAs. You know, it's kind of like every month, boom, I pay them, I pay them, I pay them, and it's like this expense that I've gotten used to where it's like, oh okay, there's my outgoing expenses, I do it every month. And the funny thing is is like I think about myself, you know, 20, some odd years ago, when it would be like, oh my God, I can't afford to put this kind of money out every month for an assistant. And the funny thing is is I do it without blinking right now. You know I pay my assistants on a monthly basis and boom, and immediately it just and so I've got that. I don't know. I've got that cycle going where I'm getting a return on my investment and so I have the money to be able to use that as an expense every month.  28:44 - Danielle Famble (Guest) Absolutely. I was actually thinking the same thing because I very recently paid my assistant. It's like automation yeah exactly, and it's one of those things where I think about and I'm constantly I mean I'm so tuned into the financials of my business to the point that we're actually remaking our back-end system.  29:03 We use a completely separate back-end system like a CRM system, and one of the things that was most important to me is that the reporting was dialed in, because I want to know how much is coming in and all of that is coming from work that has been booked from me, my relationships with the agents, managers, my own clients, all of those things it has to have a positive ROI for me to be able to keep this business running, yeah yeah, good stuff.  29:29 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Oh my gosh, I feel like we could have five episodes on that. Yeah, all right. Well, thank you so much, danielle. I cannot wait to talk to you on our next podcast. In the meantime, big shout out for All right. Well, thank you so much, danielle. I cannot wait to talk to you on our next podcast. In the meantime, big shout out for our sponsor, ipdtl. You, too, can connect and make money like bosses like Danielle and myself. Find out more at IPDTLcom. You guys have an amazing week and look at that ROI, and we will see you next week.  29:55 - Danielle Famble (Guest) Have a good one everyone Bye, bye.  29:58 - Intro (Announcement) Join us next week for another edition of VO Boss with your host, Anne Ganguzza, and take your business to the next level. Sign up for our mailing list at vobosscom and receive exclusive content, industry revolutionizing tips and strategies and new ways to rock your business like a boss. Redistribution with permission. Coast-to-coast connectivity via IPDTL.   

Do you want to feel like a total boss in your business? In today's episode, I'm talking about building confidence in your business, stepping into that role of really feeling like the boss, and some key areas to cultivate confidence in your business. [This episode is a re-run. It originally aired on February 27th, 2023.]In This Episode You'll:Learn how to step into the role of boss in your business.Build confidence in the important areas of leadership.Find resources for gaining confidence and knowledge as a business owner.Find it quickly: 2:51 - Joy's Journey to Being a Boss 3:23 - Three Areas to Be a Boss3:37 - Money8:36 - Your Ability to Bring in Clients and Market Effectively13:47 - Expert Status and Building Authority16:46 - Bonus StepMentioned in this Episode:Episode 24: Master Your Business Finances & Money Mindset with Val DuvickBook: Overcoming UnderearningBook: You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth Jen SinceroBook: Profit FirstProfit First Bank (What I use and love!): Relay BankEpisode 21: Get More Visibility on Your Content with this One ShiftEpisode 11: 3 Tips for Creating Video in Your Business as a Busy EntrepreneurEpisode 36: How to Become the Go-To Expert at What You Do [Brand Authority Series Pt 1]Episode 37: Your Brand Messaging [Brand Authority Series Pt 2]Episode 38: What Your Visual Brand is Telling Your Audience [Brand Authority Series Pt 3]✨ Free Guide! The Brand Authority Blueprint

“You've been killing me with Hitler's gun?”On this episode of Exploding Helicopter, we look at the time loop action-comedy BOSS LEVEL (2021).We discuss the film's video game influenced take on the concept before frazzling our brains by trying to work out EXACTLY how many exploding helicopters the movie features. It's gets meta-physical baby!Episode 154.Show notesBoss Level (2021)Director: Joe CarnahanCast: Frank Grillo, Naomi Watts, Mel Gibson, Michelle YeohPlot: Trapped in a time loop that constantly repeats the day of his murder, a former special forces agent must unlock the mystery behind his untimely demise.Follow Exploding HelicopterTwitter: @chopperfireballWebsite: explodinghelicopter.comInstagram: explodinghelicopter

Welcome back to Hugging the Cactus, the Mel Gibson podcast! In this episode, we dive deep into Boss Level, a criminally underrated action-packed thrill ride that deserves way more attention. From mind-blowing fight scenes and intense gun battles to sci-fi twists and comedy gold, this movie fires on all cylinders. If you haven't seen Boss Level, stop everything and watch it now – trust me, you won't be bored for a second. This is Crank meets Mad Max: Fury Road in the best way possible. We explore Mel Gibson's role as the sinister Colonel Clive Ventor, Frank Grillo's breakout performance, and why this film bombed despite being a modern classic. Why did Boss Level fail at the box office? What went wrong with distribution? And why does this movie deserve a second life on streaming platforms? We break it all down, highlighting the top reasons why Boss Level is a must-watch for action and sci-fi lovers.

Wouldn't it be fun living in a time loop, at least for a little while? Well too bad because it's impossible. However, if you listen to Movie Muggin every morning as soon as you wake up, it's pretty much the same thing. And what better episode to start with than 2020's Boss Level, which just so happens to be a time loop movie?  Thanks for listening! www.MovieMuggin.com

There are so many possibilities and different directions a creative career can take, and it can often feel overwhelming. So, today we're breaking down the five stages of the Creative Business Path. Are you a hobbyist? An emerging artist? Intermediate? Established? Or at a Boss Level? Let's find out! No matter where you are in your artistic journey, we've got insights and action steps to help you level up! In today's episode we highlight a FREE PDF Resource that is available at https://www.levelupartists.com - “The Creative Business Path”. Episode Blog Link: https://www.levelupartists.com/lua-podcast/191 Sign up for our studio newsletters at: https://www.AmeighArt.com https://www.JaclynSanders.com https://www.levelupartists.com Connect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AmeighArt/ https://www.instagram.com/JSandersStudio/ https://www.instagram.com/LevelUpArtists/ Music by: https://www.coreyclaxton.com Watching or listening to one of our earlier episodes? In 2022, the Art Studio Insights podcast was renamed the Level Up Artists podcast!

Die neue Serie „Dune: Prophecy“ geht rund 10 000 Jahre in die Vergangenheit und erzählt die Vorgeschichte zum Konflikt aus den beiden Filmen. Mit der Serie „Landman“ wagt sich Taylor Sheridan in die unnachgiebige Welt der Ölindustrie der USA. Und auf Netflix kann Frank Grillo einfach nicht sterben. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner: https://detektor.fm/werbepartner/was-laeuft-heute Hier geht’s zur Geburtstagsparty: https://detektor.fm/musik/15-jahre-detektor-fm >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/kultur/was-laeuft-heute-dune-prophecy-landman-boss-level

Die neue Serie „Dune: Prophecy“ geht rund 10 000 Jahre in die Vergangenheit und erzählt die Vorgeschichte zum Konflikt aus den beiden Filmen. Mit der Serie „Landman“ wagt sich Taylor Sheridan in die unnachgiebige Welt der Ölindustrie der USA. Und auf Netflix kann Frank Grillo einfach nicht sterben. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner: https://detektor.fm/werbepartner/was-laeuft-heute Hier geht’s zur Geburtstagsparty: https://detektor.fm/musik/15-jahre-detektor-fm >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/kultur/was-laeuft-heute-dune-prophecy-landman-boss-level

Die neue Serie „Dune: Prophecy“ geht rund 10 000 Jahre in die Vergangenheit und erzählt die Vorgeschichte zum Konflikt aus den beiden Filmen. Mit der Serie „Landman“ wagt sich Taylor Sheridan in die unnachgiebige Welt der Ölindustrie der USA. Und auf Netflix kann Frank Grillo einfach nicht sterben. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner: https://detektor.fm/werbepartner/was-laeuft-heute Hier geht’s zur Geburtstagsparty: https://detektor.fm/musik/15-jahre-detektor-fm >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/kultur/was-laeuft-heute-dune-prophecy-landman-boss-level

For more, visit www.BishalSarkar.com or WhatsApp our team: https://wa.me/918880361526In this dynamic episode of the "I Love Public Speaking" podcast, Bishal Sarkar shares three quick tips to help you make a boss-level first impression.Join Bishal Sarkar as he discusses the key elements that contribute to a strong initial impact, whether in professional settings or social situations.Learn practical strategies to enhance your appearance, body language, and communication style to leave a lasting impression on anyone you meet.Tune in to the "I Love Public Speaking" podcast with Bishal Sarkar to discover how these tips can elevate your presence and create powerful first impressions.

You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review! Today, we're diving into the adrenaline-pumping world of Boss Level, a 2021 action-thriller directed by Joe Carnahan. This film combines the relentless pace of action movies with the intriguing concept of a time loop, featuring Frank Grillo in a performance that's both gritty and engaging.Boss Level stars Frank Grillo as Roy Pulver, a retired special forces soldier who finds himself trapped in a time loop, reliving the day of his murder in various brutal ways. Each day resets after his death, forcing him to experience a series of relentless and inventive attacks by skilled assassins.As Roy attempts to survive long enough to uncover the reason behind his situation, he discovers a connection to his ex-wife, Jemma (played by Naomi Watts), and her scientific research. This revelation propels him into a desperate battle to save her and their son before time runs out. With each reset, Roy learns more about his adversaries, their techniques, and how he might outmanoeuvre them, turning his predicament into a brutal game of cat and mouse.At its core, Boss Level explores themes of determination and redemption. Roy's journey through the time loop becomes a metaphor for personal growth and overcoming past failures. Each loop offers him a chance to refine his strategies, reflecting the real-life process of learning from mistakes and striving to improve.A Dad's Take For an action-packed movie night that keeps you on the edge of your seat, Boss Level is a perfect choice. Ideal for viewers who enjoy fast-paced narratives and intricate action choreography, it offers a mix of humour, heart, and relentless action that appeals to a broad audience, especially older teens and adults.Boss Level is a must-watch for fans of action and science fiction genres. It successfully combines the excitement of time loop puzzles with the thrill of an action thriller, creating a unique viewing experience that's both intellectually engaging and wildly entertaining.So, gear up and join us as we delve into the action-packed world of Boss Level, where every reset not only brings Roy closer to unraveling the mystery but also takes us on a thrilling ride of self-discovery and relentless adventure. Whether you're a fan of mind-bending plots or explosive action scenes, there's plenty to enjoy in this cinematic thrill ride.

Have you been thinking about using ChatGPT for business content but you're not sure how to use it?On today's episode, Taleesa and Andrea are chatting about the significance of blogging for SEO and why it's so important to create valuable content that addresses the needs of your target audience. They're also chatting about how you can use Chat GPT for generating high-quality blog content.Join Taleesa and Andrea to learn more about how you can start utilizing this important feature to grow your business. If you enjoyed this episode please share, rate and review it! Also mentioned in today's episode: Why you should consider hiring a professional for SEO content 6:20The pros and cons of using ChatGPT for blogs 9:19The benefits of using ChatGPT for blog posts and how you can use it 11:20Links:https://smithandcrawford.com/killer-bloghttps://smithandcrawford.com/aesthetically-membership

In this week's episode, I rank the movies and streaming shows I saw in the first half of summer 2024. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction, Writing Updates, and Reader Question Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 210 of the Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is July 19th, 2024, and today we are discussing the movies and streaming shows I watched for the first half of summer 2024. Before that, we'll have an update on my current writing projects and then we will go into Question of the Week. So, my current writing projects. I'm pleased to report that the rough draft of Half Orc Paladin is finished at about 81,500 words. Next up, I'm writing a short story called Paladin's Hunt that newsletter subscribers will get for free in ebook form when Half Orc Paladin is out, hopefully in early August. I'm also 23,000 words into Ghosts in the Tombs. I'm not 100% decided what I'm going to write next once Half Orc Paladin is out. I have to make a decision soon obviously, but it's probably going to be either Shield of Conquest or Cloak of Illusion. In audiobook news, the audiobook Wizard-Thief, as narrated by Leanne Woodward, is almost done. It's just got to get through the various approvals at the audiobook sites, so hopefully that should be out in early August. Recording is going to start very soon on Shield of Darkness. So that's where I'm at with my current writing projects. We have a question about the Shield War series from reader EM, who writes in to ask: I was rereading Shield of Darkness and occurred to me that Connmar Pendragon would have had a much easier time finding his way to Owyllain if he had a Corsair Lord or whatever they called themselves back then, who had the Hidden Eye navigating for him. Am I right and this will be revealed in the Shield Wars series? No, Connmar did not have a Corsair or anyone with the Hidden Eye ability navigating for him, and he basically found his way to Owyllain by accident. At that time, there were people living on the Isle of Kordain, but they hadn't really coalesced around the Corsairs of the Isle of Kordain as their national identity yet. I mean the process was underway but hadn't reached the form it would by the time of the Frostborn series. And while some of them had the Hidden Eye ability, they hadn't quite fully understood what it meant yet, and they hadn't lived on the isle long enough for the mutilations from the dwarven engines to fully take hold. We'll reveal more details about that in Shield of Conquest when I write that as my next book or the book after my next book. 00:02:26 Question of the Week Now on to Question of the Week. Question of the Week is designed to inspire enjoyable discussion of interesting topics. This week's question: subscription services such as Kindle Unlimited, Spotify, Netflix, Thrive Market and Xbox Game Pass are an inevitable part of modern life. If you have a subscription service, which one is your favorite? No wrong answers and bear in mind that “subscription services all cost too much and I hit them all with the fiery consuming heat of 1,000 cores of 1,000 suns” is a perfectly acceptable answer as well. Surabhi said: Disney Plus, because Marvel movies are my therapy. Ray says: I only use Bookbub and Google Play. Justin says: I do not use subscription services. I prefer to purchase the books, games, and programs I buy outright rather than rent them. Connectivity can be a problem where I am so being able to read, work, or play without being tethered to the Internet is a good thing. That is something to keep in mind when considering a subscription service. If you have questionable Internet connectivity in your area, that may not be the best choice to sign up for a subscription service that relies on the Internet. Our next comment is from Venus, who says: I can't afford any subscriptions services, although if Barnes and Noble did one for ebooks, I'd consider working something out. I refuse to support Amazon and don't like the fact that apparently books on Kindle Unlimited can't be anywhere else. That is indeed one of the annoying features of the Kindle Unlimited program, which is why only four of my 153 novels are currently on Kindle Unlimited. Barbara says: my husband and daughter subscribe to some streaming services, but I'm not sure which ones. I don't subscribe to any. I don't watch television. I already own the games I play and I purchased my digital books so I don't have to give them back. John says: I think I get by far the most bang for the buck from Amazon Prime, but my favorite subscription service is probably my local weekly seafood delivery service, Sea Forager. Bonnie says: I gave up the ones I had because I don't watch TV anymore and can't afford it. I have Prime, but only really use it for ebooks. If I need background noise, I use local radio. Local radio remains free, so I suppose that is the most cost effective of all the subscription services. Juana says: Kindle seems to have the most content and good price. I looked at the other platforms, too. Becca says: I have Prime and agree it has a ton of benefits. I canceled Netflix because it doesn't work on my TV. Hulu has some great shows (I recommend Crazy Fun Park, an Australian teen show about ghosts and friendships and changes. Surprisingly mature and well-acted). William says: given the sheer quantity of great Star Wars series that Disney produces, theirs is hard to beat. Gary says: Spotify. David says: for value, you can't beat Prime: movies, free shipping, and music. Netflix is very good for original content and Hulu for old stuff. And Joseph says: I also have Prime mostly for the free shipping. Everything else there is just a bonus. I also have Kindle Unlimited. Totally worth it for me as I read daily and read two or three hundred books a year. That is down from 400 to 500 the first couple years of retirement. It is diverse enough that I can always find a good read. For myself, the one I enjoy most is Nintendo Switch Online. I'll pay for a month of Netflix when they have something I want to see and then we'll cancel again after I've seen it.  I used to have Xbox Game Pass, but all I ever actually play on the Xbox is Skyrim, Starfield, and the first three Halo games, so there is no point in keeping it. But Nintendo Switch Online lets you get the classic Mario and Zelda games from the NES and Super Nintendo era. Given that Nintendo's attitude towards the legacy properties tends to veer between complete indifference and wrathful litigation depending upon the month, it's good that Nintendo offers a relatively affordable way to get them legally because at my age, sometimes the best way to relax at the end of the night is to just play a few levels of the original Super Mario Brothers. So that's it for Question of the Week this week. 00:06:26 Main Topic: Summer 2024 Movie/TV Show Review And now let's move on to our main topic: 2024 Summer Movie Roundup, Part 1. Summer always has a lot of movies, so I usually split the Summer Movie Roundup post in two halves and this would be Part 1. I was surprised at the number of sports movies I watched this time, since, as I've mentioned before, I don't usually follow professional sports all that closely. That said, while the NFL and the NBA might not have quite the cultural hegemony they had at their peak in the 1990s and early 2000s, they're still hugely central to American culture. I don't think you can really understand the United States without grasping the central role of professional sports in mainstream culture. I expect there's a similar phenomenon with association football clubs in the UK and many European countries. Besides, one of the abilities of good storytelling is to make you interested in a story about a topic you might not otherwise care about, like athletic shoes. So here are the movies and shows I watched in the first half of summer 2024, ranked from worst to best. As always, the rankings are totally subjective and based on nothing but my own opinions and observations. So first up is Madam Webb, which came out in 2024. Oofffff. This wasn't quite the crime against cinema that the Internet thought it was, but it still wasn't great. Sony has the rights to a bunch of Spider-man adjacent characters, and the company is holding those in a death grip and has been trying to make a Spider-man Cinematic Universe happen for some time, with mixed results. The Tom Hardy Venom movies had been pretty good, the others, not so much. The plot of Madam Webb: cynical and jaded EMT Cassandra Webb works with her partner Ben Parker (later in the Uncle Ben of Spider-man fame) and is almost drowned in an accident. While drowned, Cassandra starts developing precognition and clairvoyant powers. She starts seeing visions of three young women who will be murdered by a powerful real estate developer named Ezekiel. Turns out that Ezekiel has Spider-man powers that also include precognition, and he wants to kill the girls before they someday kill him. The scenes where Cassandra wonders if she is going mad, but gradually starts to realize that she can see the future were actually quite good and cleverly laid out since they did in sort of a time loop where she experiences the event before it happens. That said, this movie could have been an interesting concept, but it didn't really work. For one thing, the dialogue was just clunky. Dialogue is a hard, hard art to master, both in movies and writing novels (as I know first-hand). But Madame Webb didn't get there. Many of the dialogue scenes were just wooden. Additionally, the movie felt padded and drawn out, which is interesting because the runtime was under two hours. Ultimately, I think Madam Webb succumbed to the illness of a shared cinematic universe. It felt like the incomplete prologue to a more interesting movie, and not every side character in the Spider-man mythos needs an origin story. The trick to making a shared cinematic universe is that each movie must stand alone on its own, especially in the beginning, and the stories have to be interesting. Madam Webb, alas, couldn't quite manage either. Overall grade: D- Next up is The Acolyte, a streaming series which came out in 2024. There is quite a furor about this show on social media, but you can't believe most of what you see on social media. To be blunt about it, I've come to believe that social media is designed to induce mental illness in as many of its users as possible in order to increase their time spent on the site, which in turn raises ad revenue. Very cynical. But I suspect that's the basic business model of Facebook and YouTube, which is why you see so much rage-filled clickbait on both sites, since that's what drives engagement and increases revenue, but that's a problem beyond the scope of a movie review podcast episode. Back to The Acolyte. I would say that The Acolyte wasn't the crime against cinema that YouTube thought it was but instead an uneven mixture of some strong points and some weaknesses. The plot: former Jedi Osha has left the Order and is working as a mechanic on a trade federation starship. Meanwhile, a woman who looks exactly like her has started murdering Jedi Masters. Osha is arrested for the murders, but her former teacher, Jedi master Sol, quickly figures out that the murderer is in fact Osha's twin sister Mae, who has been presumed dead for the last sixteen years. Osha reluctantly tagged along with Sol to help track down Mae, which means she needs to delve into the dark secrets of her past and discover who trained Mae to be a Jedi killing assassin. The Jedi assume a renegade member of the Order must have trained Mae because the Sith had been extinct for a long, long time. Or have they? This show did have its strong points. The lightsaber fights looked good and were fun to watch. Lee Junge-jae as Sol, Manny Jacinto as Qimir, Charlie Bennett as Yord, and Dafne Keen as Jecki all gave good performances. In particular, they stole episode 5, which was overall the strongest episode of the series. The design of the Sith Lord's helmet (dubbed Darth Teeth or Smilo Ren by the Internet) was good. The nods to the old Expanded Universe, like cortosis ore, were nice. There was enough of a compelling mystery -who is the Sith Lord and what actually happened in the twin's past- that can hook the viewer through to the end of the series. The show also did a good job of showing how complacent and political the Jedi had become, to the point where 100 years later the Jedi High Council would meet with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine every day for thirteen years and completely failed to realize that he was in fact the Sith Master who had been pulling the strings all along. That said, I think the show did have four significant problems. 1: the whole good twin/evil twin thing was kind of lame. Playing identical twins is hard for any actor, and sometimes I had a hard time keeping track of whether Osha or Mae was in a particular scene. I kind of wish the characters had been brother and sister, or at least not identical twins so they had been easier to tell apart. 2: As much as I appreciated the nods to the Expanded Universe, I think it relied too heavily on them and assumed the audience had a high level of Star Wars knowledge, like the weird Force cult where Osha and Mae grew up. In the Expanded Universe, there are all kinds of weird half-baked cults with an incomplete knowledge of the Force that run into serious problems when they encounter an actual Jedi or an actual Sith. One advantage of visual media over novels is that it's much easier to show instead of tell, but I don't think Acolyte explained its premises well. The Mandalorian explained its premises better, gradually exposing the viewer to the Mandalorian's culture as he dealt with the Monster of the Week. Mando gradually learned about the Force and the Jedi, a race of enemy sorcerers, as he tried to save The Child from the Imperial Remnant. By contrast, The Acolyte kind of dropped viewers into the middle of things, didn't bother to explain any ambiguities, and simply assumed they would all understand the references. 3: The problem with the Jedi Order is that its philosophy is essentially stupid. The reason for that is that Jedi philosophy is basically a highly watered-down version of 1970s style Hollywood Buddhism, which is itself a tremendously watered down version of actual Buddhism. The Jedi are basically left with “don't feel fear or anger” and “don't get attached to people” but lack the religious and philosophical underpinnings which would allow those concepts to make sense in actual Buddhism. In real life, eventually we learn that both suppressing anger and fear or allowing it to dominate us is unhealthy. Both anger and fear serve useful functions. Fear warns of danger and anger is a good response when one is forced into circumstances where you have no choice but to fight. Anger and fear make for good servants, but awful masters, but Jedi philosophy completely misses that point. 4th and finally: the show was the wrong genre for the kind of moral relativism it had. Moral relativism worked well in Andor, which was a spy thriller about criminals gradually realizing that they had to fight the Empire and do terrible things while doing it. That worked because Andor was a spy thriller. By contrast, The Acolyte was about Kung Fu space wizards using space magic that literally comes in good and evil flavors. Moral relativism works less well in that kind of setting where there is literally good or evil space magic. So I would say Acolyte was a mixed bag. I admit, if there's a second season, I'll watch it just because I want to see what happens, but given Disney's significant financial woes, that seems unlikely. Overall grade: C- Next up is Unfrosted, which came out in 2024. It is an absurdist comedic retelling of the creation of the Pop Tart breakfast food, told as sort of a parody of corporate biopics like Ford versus Ferrari and Air (which we will talk about later this episode). This movie was silly and kind of dumb, but it knew it was silly and kind of dumb and so leaned into it and therefore worked. Jerry Seinfeld plays Bob Cabana, a high-ranking employee of the Kellogg cereal company, which is locked in a bitter rivalry with the Post cereal company for the breakfast market. One day Cabana uncovers everyone at Post is working on something that will upend the breakfast market, a fruit filled breakfast pastry that can be toasted. Alarmed with this information, the CEO of Kellogg, Edsel Kellogg III (played by Jim Gaffigan as a sort of parody of ‘60s era U.S. business executives), launches a crash effort to match Post's effort. Cabana must recruit a heist style team to build Kellogg's breakfast pastry, including numerous obscure figures from 1960s pop culture. The race is on to build the Pop Tart. Anyway, this was an entertaining movie, but it has no connection to factual accuracy. Also, Bill Burr was hilarious as President Kennedy. Overall grade: B- Next up is The Hit Man, which came out in 2023. It is an amusing cross between a dark comedy and a sort of Hitchcockian thriller. Glenn Powell plays Gary Johnson, a mild mannered and somewhat ineffective philosophy professor. Due to his skill with electronics and microphones, he frequently helps out the police with sting operations. One day, the officer who usually goes in for sting operations gets suspended for beating up some teenagers and having it go viral on viral on YouTube. Gary is drafted at the last minute to go undercover as a hit man and get a suspect to contract his services. Gary does it so well that the Police Department uses him more and more and Gary starts disappearing into his roles as various hit men in a sequence which is quite funny. This works well until Gary meets Madison, a woman who wants him to kill her abusive husband. Gary talks her out of it and starts seeing her, a situation which quickly escalates out of control. It was interesting that the movie went through a sudden genre shift about 1/3 of the way through, from dark comedy to love story, a bit darker than I usually prefer, to be honest, but enjoyable nonetheless if you don't mind the strong language. That said, I watched this right after Madam Webb and the contrast between Webb's clunky and wooden dialogue and the much better written Hitman was night and day. What was interesting was that the movie only cost $8.8 million to make. Given the economic climate, I expect we will see more of this: movies that have to be disciplined about keeping the cost down, as opposed to the enormous 295 million budgets of something like Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Overall grade: B- Next up is Boss Level, which came out in 2021. This movie is best described as Groundhog's Day but as an action movie. Former Special Forces soldier Roy Pulver, played by Frank Grillo, is caught in a time loop that repeats the same day over and over again, which always ends with him getting killed by assassins that have been hired to hunt him down. This happened after he tried to reconnect with his former girlfriend, a scientist working on a secret project overseen by the sinister Colonel Ventor, played by Mel Gibson. For a variety of reasons, let's just say at this point in his career, Gibson is very believable in a villain role. At first, Roy succumbs to despair in the time loop, but then decides to spend the endless day trying to reconnect with his estranged son. Eventually, this causes him to rally and fight back against the loop and he realizes that his ex-girlfriend deliberately put him into the time loop because he was the only person she knew who could stop Colonel Ventor's evil plans for his project, which turns out to be a time machine. I'd say the biggest weakness of the movie is the opening, which is a sort of record scratch “you're probably wondering how I got here” opening I complained about in Episode 203 of this podcast. Also, I think it maybe should have been five to 10 minutes longer. The ending is sort of implied but it would have been far more satisfying to have actually been shown what would happen. But overall, I like this movie. Solid B-level thriller/science fiction stuff. It's interesting to compare this to Groundhog's Day because Groundhog Day had to spend so much time establishing the premise because the plot idea of a time loop wasn't as widely known back then as it is now, whereas nowadays you just say “Groundhog Day loop” and most people will immediately know what you're talking about. Overall Grade: B Next up is Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, which came out in 2024. This wasn't quite as good as Ghostbusters: Afterlife, but I still enjoyed it. In this one, Ian Spengler's daughter, her good-natured boyfriend, and her teenage children have returned to New York City to restart the Ghostbusters business. They were bankrolled by original Ghostbuster Winston Zeddmore, who is now a wealthy businessman funding a variety of ghostbusting projects. When one of Zeddmore's employees stumbles across a dangerous artifact holding a powerful ice ghost, both the new and original Ghostbusters must team up to save the day. I really like how the new Ghostbusters films handle the original characters. The original characters are no longer the main focus but they're now mentoring the new characters and providing advice and support. I like this a lot better than the Disney/Lucasfilm approach of the original character as being sad old losers that the new characters must rebel against and then surpass. It was also great that actor William Atherton returned as government apparatchik Walter Peck. Back in the first movie, Peck was an officious EPA inspector who accidentally released a ghost horde upon New York. In the grand American political tradition of tradition of failing upward, he is now the mayor of New York City and still hopes to disband the Ghostbusters. I think the movie's biggest weakness was that it was too complicated and there were a lot of different characters and moving parts to keep track of. Overall grade: B Next up is Inside Out 2, which came out in 2024. It is a terrifying descent into the nightmarish hellscape that has the mind of the average teenage girl. I am, of course joking (though, if you have teenagers, you know that I'm only mostly joking) but Inside Out 2 is a strong follow up to the first movie. In the first movie, the anthropomorphized representations of emotions (Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust) tried to control themselves inside the mind of young girl Riley. At the start of the second movie, Riley is now 13 and doing pretty well, but then puberty kicks in. Suddenly new emotions arrive in her head: Ennui, Envy, Embarrassment, and Anxiety. Anxiety in particular runs amuck and seizes control of Riley's mind. As Anxiety starts to send Riley spiraling out of control, the other emotions have to rally behind Joy and find a way to save Riley's mind and sense of self. It is both quite funny and poignant. I can see why this movie cleared a billion dollars. As of early July 2024, is the biggest box office movie of the year so far. Overall grade: A Next up is Ford versus Ferrari, which came out in 2019. This is a biopic of the rivalry between Ford Motor Company and Ferrari in the 1960s, which is an interesting bit of history. In the ‘60s, Ford Motor Company, under the leadership of Henry Ford II (founder Henry Ford's grandson), decided it needed a cooler image, much like how Microsoft bought a bunch of indie gaming studios in the 2010s so Xbox would seem cooler. So Ford Motor Company spent years negotiating with Enzo Ferrari to buy Ferrari's company. At the last minute, negotiations collapsed and Ferrari famously went on a rant insulting Ford as an ugly company that made ugly cars and also called Ford II a lesser man compared to his famous grandfather. This was a major public failure and humiliation for Ford Motor Company, and needless to say Ford II took this very, very personally. He threw a ton of resources behind Ford's racing car project with one goal: beat Ferrari at the famous Le Mans 24 hour race. To pull this off, Ford recruited Carroll Shelby (played by Matt Damon), a former racing driver who turned to race car designing because a heart condition no longer let him race. Shelby needed a driver, so he recruited Ken Miles (played by Christian Bale), a talented driver and mechanic with a combative streak and knack for making enemies. Shelby, Miles, and their team set out to build the GT40, Ford's first proper racing car. Since this is all in the historical record, it's not a spoiler to say that they succeeded in the 1966 Le Mans race. Ford Cars finished in first, second, and third positions, locking out Ferrari entirely from the podium. This was a very enjoyable biopic. All the actors disappear into their roles and give strong performances. The racing scenes all look cool. It is also interesting from a historical perspective to see how the Ford executives had a very bad habit of acting like feudal lords who would dictate their will to the consumer rather than what they actually were, which is merchants who needed to give the customer what they wanted. This attitude was one of several reasons the US auto industry hit very hard times in the 1970s. I'd say the only thing wrong with the movie is that it feels too long, though for the life of me I'm not sure what they could have cut. Overall grade: A Next up is The Last Dance, which originally came out in 2020. I originally watched this back during peak COVID, but after watching Air (which I will discuss shortly), I decided to watch this again to refresh my memory. The Last Dance is a documentary about the Chicago Bulls NBA team and the renowned three-peat champion streak back in the 1990s. I have to admit it is an amusing feeling to have lived long enough that things I lived through are now considered history and have prestige Netflix documentaries made about them. The documentary mostly revolves around the career of Michael Jordan, though it includes interviews with many other people involved in the experience of the Bulls championship run, including brief interviews with two ex U.S. Presidents. The documentary got a lot of criticism for focusing too heavily on Jordan and portraying him in a positive light, especially from the other members of the 1990s Bulls team. Interestingly, I thought Jordan did not really come across all that great on the show. He seemed somewhat vindictive and petty and prone to holding on to grudges for decades. He was presented as the sort of man who is afflicted with an all-consuming competitive streak, who is irresistibly compelled to win at everything he does, even if it's a casual golf game between friendly acquaintances. For that matter, professional basketball players in general all tend to be highly competitive type A personalities who like to win and hate to lose. Getting them all to agree on an account of events beyond the objectively observable facts is probably impossible. Despite that, I suspect the simple fact is that the Bulls would not have won their championships without Jordan. There's no denying that Jordan was probably one of the most famous people on Earth in the 1990s. Honestly, no one can stand up to that kind of scrutiny well, especially after a personal tragedy like when Jordan's father was murdered in the mid-1990s. When Jordan talks about how winning requires complete focus and absolute dedication, I'm afraid that he's right. Winning in the competition at a level like the NBA does require 110% focus, even to the detriment of every other aspect of one's life. I've heard athletes say that champions have no balance and Jordan himself seems to be a living example of both the benefits and the extremely high personal costs of that. Amusing anecdote: when I originally watched this documentary in late 2020, I texted my brother that he should check it out because I thought he would enjoy it. His response was something along the line said he had seen when it first came out on ESPN and I really ought to engage with the culture more. Overall grade: A Now for the best movie I saw in the first half of summer 2024 and that would be Air, which came out in 2023 and is related to our sports documentary topics. This is a movie about Michael Jordan and his family negotiating deal with Nike about the Air Jordan shoe. I didn't expect to like this movie very much, but it turns out it is quite excellent. As I mentioned earlier, in full disclosure, I have minimal interest in the NBA and while I could tell you the NBA team of the US state in which I currently reside, I think if pressed, off the top of my head, I could probably tell you the name of maybe five other NBA teams. Additionally, I lived through the 1990s and had no money for all of it, and so at the time I really resented the peer pressure around Air Jordan shoes and other sports apparel, because that stuff was always so expensive. As I mentioned, I had no money. All that aside, that shows Air was a good movie because it made me care about a story involving a topic in which I have no interest and perhaps mildly dislike. Anyway, the movie's plot is set in 1984. Matt Damon (back again) plays Sonny Vaccaro, who was working with Nike's struggling basketball shoe division. At the time, Nike was the biggest maker of running shoes in the US that had only a minimal presence in the basketball shoe market. Vaccaro has the idea of building a shoe brand entirely around an upcoming young NBA rookie named Michael Jordan. At the time, this was an enormous gamble and had never been done before, but needless to say, it paid off for the company in a big, big way. All the actors gave good performances and the dialogue was sharply written, simultaneously conveying the character of the speaker and moving the plot forward. If you want to learn how to write good dialogue, you could do much worse than to watch Air. I recommend this movie, even if like me, you have zero interest in sports apparel. Perhaps that is one of the functions of art, to give you glimpses of worlds into which you would otherwise never visit. Overall grade: A+ So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you find the show enjoyable and useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes on https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

In this episode, Tori and Gwenna discuss the challenges of parenting middle grade, preteen, and teenage children. They emphasize the importance of maintaining open communication and trust with their children during this stage while addressing the misconception that teenagers are solely driven by hormones. They recommend Rachel Coler Mulholland's book, 'The Birds, The Bees, and The Elephant in the Room,' as a helpful resource for navigating teenagers and the need for open communication. Tori and Gwenna round it out by emphasizing the importance of empathy, mutual respect, and boundary-setting when parenting middle graders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Superfan Dan joins us and brings us our most challenging song yet! Who would have thought a Canadian from Toronto would bring us the highest selling reggae single of all time? In this episode, we revisit the history of this song and we tell you what it actually means.  Buckle up!  Official Video Mixtape Adrienne Clarkson Documentary Ali Spagnola Cover with Explanation Oliver's version of Informer You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and our website. You can email us at BandFGuiltFree@gmail.com, too. Feel free to rate and review us wherever you listen! Here is our Spotify playlist featuring every song we've featured. Our theme music is by the incredibly talented Ian McGlynn.

Dr. Tar'kesa holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership & Management, is the founder of CEO Profit School, and is the host of The CEO Fix Podcast. With over 7 years of experience as a Founder, CEO & CEO Strategist, Dr. Tar'kesa helps female business owners create income consistency and time freedom using the ProfitMAX Framework, a proven roadmap to the next six figures. As the leader of TColvin Consulting, a company that provides a suite of solutions to support CEOs, she has helped clients increase pricing, secure multi-six-figure contracts, and execute multimillion-dollar strategies. Tar'kesa's Website: TColvin Consulting LLC From James: FREE Passive Income Masterclass (profityourknowledge.com)

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Die Neuauflage erscheint 20 Jahre nach dem ersten Teil für den Game Boy Advance und bietet mit ihrer überarbeiteten Optik durchaus etwas fürs Auge. Das Spielprinzip ist ziemlich simpel, Donkey Kong hat die kleinen Spielzeug-Marios geklaut und wir verfolgen ihn durch einzelne Rätsel-Level. In jedem gilt es einen Mini-Mario wiederzufinden und dazu sind stets drei Geschenke verteilt. Um den Gold-Stern für das Level zu erhalten, benötigen wir alle drei. Einzige Hürde sind die Gegner und das Zeitlimit, wir können aber das Level jederzeit pausieren, um uns eine Strategie auszudenken. Jede Stage besteht aus sechs Leveln, welche wiederum zweigeteilt sind, und eine Mini-Mario-Level, in dem wir die gesammelten Winzlinge geschickt durch einen Parcours navigieren müssen und außerdem ein Boss-Level, in dem wir Donkey Kong was auf die Mütze geben. Der erste Teil eines Levels besteht stets daraus, einen Schlüssel zu finden und zur Tür zu transportieren, welche dann den zweiten Teil des Levels öffnet. Die Level sind dabei durchaus vielfältig und wir begegnen Leitern, Sprungbrettern, Laufbändern, speziellen Gegnern, Schaltern usw. All das müssen wir klug mit Marios Sprungkünsten kombinieren, um den Ausgang zu finden. Ich hatte echt viel Spaß beim Knobeln, um immer den perfekten Ausgang zu finden, für manche könnte es allerdings zu leicht sein im Vergleich zum damaligen Spiel.

In this episode of Studio 22, Brock and Will sit down with legendary Actor and Producer, Frank Grillo. Frank has been active in Hollywood for over 30 years. Some of his best-known roles include playing Brock Rumlow AKA Crossbones in the Marvel Comic Universe, Diaz in the Grey and Roy Pulver in Boss Level. Franks new film, Lights Out is available to watch in theaters or on streaming February 16th, 2024.  In this episode, the boys dive deep into Franks career from the start. Frank remembers the time he almost landed a huge role in the show Friends by complete accident. He shares how he got his start by acting in soap operas, long before he was the action star we know him as today.  Frank details his process in preparing for some of his most iconic roles. He always looks for the best teacher to prepare him for each role, whether it be MMA training for his film, Warrior or an accent coach for Lamborghini.  Later, Frank shares stories from behind the scenes of the Marvel Comic Universe. He remembers working with Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and the rest of the Marvel Avengers cast and crew. He shares how he was able to make Crossbones a memorable character in the franchise even though it was supposed to be small role.  As one of the few Hollywood actors with notable screen time in both the Marvel and DC Universes, Frank is in a class of his own. He reveals the differences behind the scenes between the two franchises and shares his favorite parts about working with both.  This is a great episode for any aspiring actors or filmmakers, any fans of action movies and any MCU/DC fans. Follow Frank! http://www.instagram.com/frankgrillo1   The @Studio22podcast We have MERCH!!! https://www.studio22podcast.com/ Support the Kane Comic Universe http://kanecomicuniverse.com/ Follow us on social media! https://instagram.com/studio22podcast https://www.tiktok.com/@studioxxiipodcast https://instagram.com/brockohurn https://instagram.com/wmeldman33 https://www.tiktok.com/@brockohurn https://twitter.com/BrockohurnSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Episode 185 of "Another Great Day," the perfect podcast for families on the move looking for a dose of creativity, laughter, and learning! This fine Friday, Aaron and Chris dive headfirst into the chaotic world of parallel parking—complete with the inevitable "loud bang" we all dread. But that's just the beginning of today's adventures. In a fascinating experiment, Chris is tasked with separating ink from water, sparking a conversation about the nature of mixing and the challenges of separation. This playful experiment sets the stage for our Boss Level challenge, sure to tickle your brain and your funny bone. We'll also travel back in time to 1964, when America first fell in love with the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show," reminding us how some mixes—like rock 'n' roll and television—create magic that's better together. Today's question of the day explores things better mixed and those better kept apart, inspired by a proverb reminding us that foolishness, much like ink in water, isn't easily separated from the fool. Join us for an episode filled with curious experiments, historical hop-backs, and the kind of witty banter that makes any commute fly by. Share with us your thoughts on what's better mixed or separated, and let's make today another great day, filled with creativity, conversation, and a touch of controlled chaos. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anothergreatday/message

Join us on a rollicking adventure in Episode 180 of "Another Great Day," where lava-laden laughs and legendary tales light up our path! This episode, brought to you amidst the echoes of liquid hot magma and volcano tears, promises a journey filled with creativity, conversation, and a dash of culinary magic. Dive into the depths of "The Ancient Library" with Aaron and Chris, as they navigate through mystic mountains, encounter the witty Timbertalk, and chase the mischievous Whimsy, all while on the hunt for ancient secrets and a much-needed meal. Whether you're a fan of knightly swords, ninja stealth, or just a good old-fashioned dad joke, this episode has something for everyone in the family. Plus, we'll take a historical detour to 1925 Nome, Alaska, for a dose of daring dog sled deliveries that inspired the Iditarod Race. So buckle up, young families on the commute, for an episode that sharpens the mind as iron sharpens iron, blending humor, history, and heartfelt friendships into one epic podcast experience. Don't forget to engage with us through your favorite podcast app and help us in our quest to make every day Another Great Day! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anothergreatday/message

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Welcome to "Another Great Day," where every Friday is a fantastic voyage! I'm Aaron, and this is Chris, and we're here to make your Friday fabulous. This episode of Another Great Day is brought to you by professional athletes—because why stop playing in the yard when you can upgrade it to a fancy field? In today's bit, "Boss Level," our heroes find themselves in a field after a sneeze-induced time and space journey. Join Chris, AP, and Hank, the telekinetic mouse in a top hat, as they encounter Chris Carriot and Aaron Avacadio in Veggie-Town. Can they find the elusive Taco Tuesday Machine and storm the castle? Tune in next week for the thrilling continuation in "Boss Level!" And now, let's rewind the clocks with "This Day in History." In 887, Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed, leading to Arnulf of Carinthia declaring himself king. Time-traveling adventures and historical twists, we've got it all! Today's Question of the Day: Who is the most famous person you've ever met? Share your star-studded encounters and join the conversation. But first, a word about mushrooms—because who doesn't love fungi? Now, let's delve into the Word of Wisdom from Proverbs 25:17. Remember, don't overstay your welcome; even the wisest say, "Let your foot seldom be in your neighbor's house." As we wrap up, let the music play and make it Another Great Day! Rate, review, and share the joy on your favorite podcast app. We'll be back tomorrow with more fun, creativity, and conversation. Until then, make it Another Great Day! Episode 127awaits your ears. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anothergreatday/message

Connor Pugs tells a Storytime about a Cringey Kid who is final boss level cringe and loves Skibidi Toilet and thinks he has Skibidi Rizz and is from Ohio and Big Chungus and Fanum Tax and Grimace shake are all funny memes when they are not. Try not to laugh at this funny story time! :) Today we have another funny Storytime, in the same way Scrubby aka Scrubs and Luna tell their stories over gameplay. If you enjoyed the video I would really appreciate taking a second to press the like button and comment down below and if you like content like this subscribe with notifications on! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/connor-pugs/support

Welcome to "Another Great Day" on Friday, October 27, 2023, brought to you by our hilarious sponsors - Sticks, because, well, they're sticks! Join your hosts Aaron and Chris as they embark on an epic adventure through the castle to restore Taco-happiness to the world in "Boss Level." Dressed as butlers and carrying a fully cooked turkey, they encounter unexpected security in the form of a talking tiger painting. Will they accept its unusual request, or will the castle be filled with their screams? Find out in the next thrilling episode! In "This Day in History," discover the birth of New York City's innovative subway system on October 27, 1904, a groundbreaking moment in transportation history. For the "Question of the Day," we invite you to contemplate a lifelong commitment: If you could only study one subject for the rest of your life, what would it be? And of course, don't miss our dad jokes and a nugget of wisdom from Proverbs 24:27 - "Do your planning and prepare your fields before building your house." Our mission is to encourage interaction, creativity, and conversation, and we appreciate your support. If you enjoy the show, please share it with friends, rate and review us, and most importantly, join us again every day for "Another Great Day"!

We continue Loopuary with Boss Level (2020) and oficially enter our Zoom meeting era. So much better than Instagram video! Please remember to like, comment, subscribe and click that notification bell for all our updates! It really helps us out! Starring: Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, Annabelle Wallis & Michelle Yeoh Directed By: Joe Carnahan Synopsis: A former special forces agent is trapped in a time loop and relives his death over and over again. To escape the terrible situation, he must track down those responsible and stop them. Watch live at: https://www.twitch.tv/heydidyouseethisone every Thursday at 8 PM EST Audio version of the show: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heydidyouseethisone #hulu #bosslevel #loopmovie #timeloop #action #adventure #loopuary #heydidyouseethisone #comedy #podcast #filmreview #movies #films #moviereviewpodcast #moviereview #filmreview #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #spotify #podcaster #podcasting #podcastlife #podcasts #youtube #youtuber #subscribe #youtubevideo #like #comment #entertainment #follow #media #live #funny #life #reality #podcasthost #podcastaddict #anchorfm #spotifypodcast #inspiration #podcastnetwork #podcastcommunity --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heydidyouseethisone/message

This week, Michelle Yeoh makes a brief appearance in Joe Carnahan's long-delayed sci-fi action movie BOSS LEVEL, finally released as a Hulu original in 2021. The film stars Frank Grillo as a man caught in a timeloop, but it is *not* EDGE OF TOMORROW, it's a different timeloop action movie - also starring Naomi Watts, Mel Gibson, and more.

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This week on PodQuest, Chris has gotten to spend some time with Pikmin 4, Walnut is up to date with Marvel's Secret Invasion, and we discuss out latest book club movie Boss Level. We also spend some time discussing the death and return of Ms. Marvel in comics, Chris read Trevor Noah's Born a Crime, and we talk a bit about the SAG and WGA Strike. Our next book club on August 3, is going to be the 1993 classic Groundhog Day on Netflix (US). Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:29 - Ms Marvel's comic *spoilers* 00:17:51 - Pikmin 4 00:27:55 - Marvel's Secret Invasion 00:44:54 - Book Club Discussion - Boss Level (2020) 01:13:28 - Next book club. . .  01:13:45 - WGA and SAG Strike 01:25:45 - Trevor Noah's Born a Crime 01:46:34 - Outro Support One-Quest https://www.Patreon.com/OneQuest Follow Us Email - Social@one-quest.com Twitter - @One_Quest Instagram - @One_Quest Facebook - OneQuestOnline Follow Chris on Twitter - @Just_Cobb Follow Richie on Twitter - @B_Walnuts Follow Drootin on Twitter - @IamDroot Intro and Outro music Mega Man 2 'Project X2 - Title Screen' OC ReMix courtesy of Project X over at OCRemix

This week on PodQuest, Chris has gotten to spend some time with Pikmin 4, Walnut is up to date with Marvel's Secret Invasion, and we discuss out latest book club movie Boss Level. We also spend some time discussing the death and return of Ms. Marvel in comics, Chris read Trevor Noah's Born a Crime, and we talk a bit about the SAG and WGA Strike.

This week on PodQuest, Drootin tells us a bit about Chivalry 2, Walnut watched his way through Black Mirror season 6, and Chris finally sat down and watched Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. We also talk a bit about music and the other 5 seasons of Black Mirror. Chris spends some additional time talking about Mandy (2018) and Candyman (2021), and Walnut talks a bit about Critical Roles decision to remove hundreds of hours of content from their YouTube channel. Our next book club on July 20, is going to be the 2020 Hulu original Boss Level. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:11:48 - Agenda 00:13:56 - Droo played some Chivalry 2 00:31:41 - Richie watched Black Mirror Season 6 00:48:08 - Chris watched some movies! 00:48:23 - Mandy (2018) 00:52:38 - Candyman (2021) 00:57:54 - Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 01:16:34 - Critical Role removed a lot of YouTube content 01:20:10 - Outro Support One-Quest https://www.Patreon.com/OneQuest Follow Us Email - Social@one-quest.com Twitter - @One_Quest Instagram - @One_Quest Facebook - OneQuestOnline Follow Chris on Twitter - @Just_Cobb Follow Richie on Twitter - @B_Walnuts Follow Drootin on Twitter - @IamDroot Intro and Outro music Mega Man 2 'Project X2 - Title Screen' OC ReMix courtesy of Project X over at OCRemix

This week on PodQuest we record a little earlier than usual so we can talk about Chris' reading of the original Dragon Ball manga, Walnut finally defeated all of the monsters in Monster Hunter Rise, and we have our latest book club discussion about the 2023 Nic Cage film Renfield. We also spend a little time chatting about Fallout 4 and survival games and Drootin may end up in a ska documentary! Our next book club on July 20, is going to be the 2020 Hulu original Boss Level. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:12:15 - Richie's Fallout 4 and Survival games story 00:34:22 - Agenda 00:35:55 - Dragon Ball Manga 00:47:17 - Monster Hunter Rise final monster 01:02:53 - Book Club Discussion - Renfield 01:26:43 - Next book club 01:29:52 - Droo might be in a ska documentary. 01:31:26 - Outro Support One-Quest https://www.Patreon.com/OneQuest Follow Us Email - Social@one-quest.com Twitter - @One_Quest Instagram - @One_Quest Facebook - OneQuestOnline Follow Chris on Twitter - @Just_Cobb Follow Richie on Twitter - @B_Walnuts Follow Drootin on Twitter - @IamDroot Intro and Outro music Mega Man 2 'Project X2 - Title Screen' OC ReMix courtesy of Project X over at OCRemix

I promise the title of today's episode is not clickbait.Our guest, Wayne Godfrey is a British film producer, CEO of Fintech platform, Purely Capital, and expert film financier who've raised nearly $325 million for more than 120 independent feature films.Wayne founded Purely Capital in 2018 to enables film and TV rights owners a way to accelerate payments from years to days, for their content from streaming platforms.This year, he became a mentor at Creative Futures Collective in the UK to contribute to unearthing the next generation of creative industry leaders from disenfranchised backgrounds and empower them to break cycles of systemic inequalities they've experienced. He's credited as executive producer for numerous independent feature films, including, The Man Who Invented Christmas, Robert Rodriguez‘s Sin City, Martin Scorsese‘s Silence, and Joe Carnahan's Boss Level. An undeniably impressive career Wayne has built as a ‘problem solver in film procurement investment – a long way from DJ-ing around London as a young guy with only a deep interest and some skill in sound production.Some of his other key production credits include The Foreigner.THE FOREIGNER, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, is a timely action thriller by the director of “Casino Royale.” The film tells the story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love — his teenage daughter — is taken from him in a senseless act of politically motivated terrorism.In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official (Brosnan), whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers.It was really cool getting Wayne's perspective on what he considers as the pillars of a successful film from a marketing POV to thrive in the current diluted and competitive marketplace. He points out that a great story, recognizable talent, and capital can determine a film's success right out of the gate.I know it has not been smooth for a lot of indie filmmakers during these COVID times and I promise, there is something in this conversation for everyone because Wayne doesn't speak only from a marketing standpoint, but he understands extensively, the development, negotiating, and production structures of film financing are always an assuring point of sale for filmmakers.Enjoy my eye-opening conversation with Wayne Godfrey.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2881148/advertisement

Welcome back to Another Great Day! In this episode, your hosts Aaron and Chris find themselves trapped underwater in the castle's personal ocean, facing a friendly giant squid named Trent. Get ready for a fun-filled Boss Level game with a nautical twist as they ponder the question: Which is better at carrying small paper cone cups of Kool-Aid to an orchestra during a break, a jellyfish or sand? But that's not all! Join them on a historical journey as they delve into This Week in History, covering intriguing events from June 12 to June 16 throughout history. From Ronald Reagan's challenge to tear down the Berlin Wall to the remarkable achievements in space exploration, you'll discover fascinating moments that shaped our world. And in the Discussion Question segment, Aaron and Chris dive into a lively conversation about water creatures. From majestic whales to mysterious deep-sea dwellers, they'll explore the question: What is the coolest water creature? Join in and share your thoughts on these incredible aquatic wonders. Tune in to Another Great Day for laughter, knowledge, and a splash of adventure. Get ready to embark on an unforgettable podcast journey with your hosts, Aaron and Chris. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anothergreatday/message

A review of the sci-fi movie 65, and why maybe every Christian should watch "Jesus Revolution". Also, some thoughts about WHY God wants us to obey him as we continue our Geek Bible Study of Proverbs!Plus, In Paeter's Geek Week:MOVIES/TV- Frequency, Boss Level, Son Of Batman, Justice League: Throne Of Atlantis,GAMES- Monster Hunter Rise, Rogue Wizards, Warhammer Chaos Bane, Titan Quest & Grim Dawn,TIMESTAMPS00:00:30 Intro00:02:42 65 Review00:09:27 CGC & Christian Geek News (SUMMER INSANITY Update & Paeter's New Podcast!)00:20:03 Paeter's Reactions To "Jesus Revolution"00:39:18 WHY God Wants Us To Obey Him (Proverbs Geek Bible Study)00:47:26 Listener/Viewer Questions & Feedback (The Confusing Decisions Of Square-Enix, Is The "Liberal Agenda" really ALWAYS Bad?)Paeter's Geek Week01:00:29 MOVIES/TV- Frequency, Boss Level, Son Of Batman, Justice League: Throne Of Atlantis,01:21:16 GAMES- Monster Hunter Rise, Rogue Wizards, Warhammer Chaos Bane, Titan Quest & Grim Dawn,01:34:02 On The Next Episode...01:36:08 Essential Issues Weekly (Paeter reacts to City Boy #1 and Green Arrow #1)Support this podcast and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions Episodes #0-500 of this podcast were published as "The Spirit Blade Underground Podcast" and are archived and available for download at www.spiritblade.com , Resources used to prepare the "In Search Of Truth" Bible Study include:"Expositor's Bible Commentary", Frank E. Gaebelein General Editor (Zondervan Publishing House),"The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament", by Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Victor H. Matthews & Dr. Mark W. Chavalas (InterVarsity Press), "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament", by Dr. Craig S. Keener (InterVarsity Press),Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Exhaustive ConcordanceBlueletterbible.org (primarily for search functionality), The Christian Geek Central Statement Of Faith can be found at: http://christiangeekcentral.blogspot.com/p/about.html The Christian Geek Central Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Paeter Frandsen. Additional segments produced by their credited authors. Logo created by Matthew Silber. Copyright 2007-2023, Spirit Blade Productions. Music by Wesley Devine, Bjorn A. Lynne, Pierre Langer, Jon Adamich, audionautix.com and Sound Ideas. Spazzmatica Polka by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Freesound.org effects provided by: FreqMan

Welcome to Another Great Day! In this episode, Aaron and Chris introduce a thrilling new segment called "Boss Level," where they present a hypothetical scenario to test your decision-making skills. Get ready to tackle the troll's question: Would you rather sleep in a giant hot dog bun or a giant watermelon? They also uncover the delightful history behind the famous nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and engage in a lively discussion about the preference between parasailing and jet skiing. And of course, there's a hilarious Dad Joke Correspondent with some otherworldly humor. Join the conversation, expand your wisdom, and make it another great day! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anothergreatday/message

In this episode of Another Great Day, Aaron and Chris kick things off with a new Interplanetary-specific segment called "Boss Level" where they present a hypothetical scenario about a hero facing a wizard's question. Then, they discuss the question of the day, "If you could add any class to your school day, what would it be?" and encourage listeners to take a minute to answer and discuss with those around them. Later, they share a proverb from Proverbs 22:12 and give their take on its meaning. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anothergreatday/message

The timeloop film isn't nothing new. One of the most famous is the comedy GROUNDHOG DAY (1993), but the horror and sci-fi genres have had a number of well received films with many now considered modern classics such as EDGE OF TOMORROW (2014), LOOPER (2012), and HAPPY DEATH DAY (2017). Another such film, stuck in COVID limbo, was released to Hulu in 2021 called BOSS LEVEL.When former black ops soldier Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo) wakes up to an assassination attempt, he suddenly finds himself in a timeloop. Trying to reach his son and his ex-wife scientist Jemma Wells (Naomi Watts), he has to relieve day after day as more and more assassins appear to his future self. Now Roy discovers there may a bigger secret that could result in the end of the world leaving him as a reluctant hero.The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan who previously did THE GREY (2011) and NARC (2002). The film stars Frank Grillo, Naomi Watts, but also Mel Gibson and Michelle Yeoh. Most critics enjoyed this film that some viewers say is an unknown hidden gem. Your co-hosts take a look at the movie and give their thoughts.

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In this episode of Another Great Day, Aaron and Chris introduce a new segment called "Boss Level" where they ask the ultimate question: Robot VS Penguin...who would be a better dancer? They also explore history on this day in 1671 when Thomas Blood tried to steal the Crown Jewels, but ended up finding squirrels. In the Question of the Day, they ask "What's your favorite treasure?" and then take a break to hear a dad joke from their correspondent on Blubber location. They wrap up the show with the Word of Wisdom from Proverbs 22:6 and encourage listeners to continue the conversation. Tune in to Episode 72 for some fun and laughter! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anothergreatday/message

As chemical engineering chair, Mario Eden led the department to its highest-ever U.S. News & World Report Graduate Program ranking; increased undergraduate enrollment to record numbers with incoming freshmen with ACT scores of 30 or higher for 11 years in a row; successfully added 17 tenure-track faculty members and two full-time lecturers during the past 10 years, including the department achieving the highest percentage of female full professors among any chemical engineering department in the country; increased philanthropic support of the program by millions of dollars; and successfully led the department through the national accreditation process in 2016 and 2022. Last month, he was appointed the new dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. But in terms of lasting impact, his latest distinction — #GINNing Podcast guest — stands alone. 

In this episode of Another Great Day, Aaron and Chris kick off their new Tuesday-specific segment called "Boss Level." In this segment, they debate which is better: Whataburger or In-N-Out Burger. Later on, they take a look at This Day in History and discover some surprising facts about General Motors and Chevrolet. The Question of the Day asks listeners to choose between eating dog food or cat food. And as always, the episode wraps up with the Word of Wisdom, where Aaron and Chris discuss Proverbs 22:1. Plus, stay tuned for a dad joke from the on-location Dad Joke Correspondent. Don't miss this hilarious and informative episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anothergreatday/message

In this episode of Another Great Day, Aaron and Chris introduce their new Tuesday segment called "Boss Level" where they pose a battle scenario between two things and debate which would win. The hilarious question for today's Boss Level is "Who would be better at building a boat, a Christmas tree or a Thanksgiving turkey?" They also discuss the publication of Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" on this day in 1719, ask a Question of the Day, and share a Word of Wisdom from Proverbs 21:27. And of course, they wrap up the show with their signature sign off, encouraging listeners to keep the conversations going. Don't miss out on this entertaining and thought-provoking episode of Another Great Day! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anothergreatday/message

OK FOLKS WE ARE BACK WITH EPISODE 327 AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BOSS LEVEL. SO GRAB A BOTTLE OF YOUR FAVORITE ADULT BEVERAGE AND SOME PLIERS WHILE YOU PULL OUT YOUR TEETH WHILE STEVE AND MARK TALK ABOUT THIS GREAT AND FANTASTIC FILM.

Back together finally to discuss THAT crazy Nuno Bettencourt solo from the new Extreme track. The guys also chat through what would be the end game boss level difficulty guitar solos to replicate.

"Suga" Rashad Evans (@sugarashadevans) is UFC Hall of Famer and the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He joins Chris Van Vliet at the Blue Wire Studios in Las Vegas to talk about growing up in Niagara Falls, NY, how he got started in MMA, getting an offer to appear on Season 2 of The Ultimate Fighter as a Heavyweight, knocking out Chuck Liddell, beating Forrest Griffin to become the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, his beef with Rampage Jackson and settling it on the set of the movie "Boss Level", his function mushroom company called Umbo, does a hilarious impression of Mike Tyson and much more! Visit Umbo's website: http://getumbo.com For more information about CVV and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media:  Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Be an intentional entrepreneur, not a sometimes entrepreneur. If you want to make major BOSS-LEVEL cash in your business then major boss moves are required.  It still blows my mind that people complain about their audiences not growing, they aren't getting clients, and “nothing is working,” yet when I ask them to break down what daily actions they take…it ends up with maybe 1-2 hours of dedicated time on random crap.  If you showed up as an employee operating like this, you would be fired. So why are you half-assing your business activities, and getting upset that you don't have full results?  Entrepreneurship is incredible, but for you to be successful at it, you can't play it safe, be cheap, try to find a shortcut, or slap something together and pray it works. This is a setup for failure.  What's required is this: > Showing up regardless if you feel motivated, energized, or inspired.  > Investing in your business BEFORE you are making any real money. You wouldn't let someone cut your hair who's never done it before, would you? So why are you trying to do this on your own and expecting it to go well?    > A heaping dose of patience. None of this will happen when or how you want it to. Your job is to keep showing up UNTIL it works, not only showing up IF it works “this time.”  > A marketing strategy that feels genuine and fun to you. Having a great talent, offer, or product doesn't matter if the right people don't know it exists. (Hint: a few Instagram posts a week isn't a profitable marketing plan.) Connect with Felicia Romero: Instagram: @feliciaromero Website: www.feliciaromero.com/ My **NEW** Season of Abundance Walk: Guided Meditation Series  Click here to get it for FREE!! projectmewithtiffany.com/seasonofabundance Welcome to ProjectME the Podcast with your host Tiffany Carter, who takes the mystery out of making BIG money. A former NBC and CBS TV journalist, turned multi-millionaire entrepreneur, teaching you all things wealth, health, worth, and business. You can follow Tiffany on Instagram @projectme_with_tiffany  on Facebook @projectmewithtiffany and watch her TV episodes on ProjectME TV with Tiffany Carter on YouTube. Subscribe to Tiffany's FREE weekly digest, The Secret Posse, and get exclusive content you won't find anywhere else: millionaire mindset exercises, custom weekly abundance affirmations, and her best money-making tips.  .      

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