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Murray Jensen joins Kevin Patton to explore dual enrollment in anatomy & physiology. From guided inquiry to the power of teacher communities, this conversation reveals why messy classrooms often yield the best results. 00:00 | Introduction 00:48 | Murray Jensen, HAPS President's Medal Laureate 02:27 | What Is Dual Enrollment, Anyway? 11:44 | Two-Word Check-In* 12:53 | Guided Inquiry, Not Guided Napping 25:51 | Concept Echo* 26:37 | No, Not Nightly Recorded Lectures 31:09 | Rigor Reality Check* 32:11 | Rigor, Range, & Real Talk 39:25 | Respect Reframe* 40:02 | Why It Matters: Heart, Head, & High School 47:55 | Slide Diet* 49:06 | Money, Mission, & a Playbook for Best Practices 54:04 | Staying Connected * Breaks ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-155.html ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Substack, or Instagram! @theAPprofessor

Soil health on a large scale, can really be enhanced through data and digital tools. It's pretty incredible to hear how that is being applied to farms like the one you're going to hear from today in Argentina. Today we're joined by Kevin, a large farmer in Argentina, as well as Syngenta's Catriel Pedermera and Bill Suess, to talk about leveraging technology to build healthier soils at scale.  We know soil compaction is an issue, so being able to diagnose it more precisely helps us to make the decision: okay, here we need to intervene with some vertical work maybe, and we thought this one was very compacted, but the data shows it's not that compacted. A lot of this is saving time. And also there are problems we know we have that we can work on and, save time and a lot of money like in variable rate, be more efficient in the solution, and in the resources applied to the solutions of those problems.” - Kevin, Argentine farmerKevin farms soybeans, corn, some cotton and some peanuts west of the Buenos Aires province. He's the fourth generation in the family-owned business that has been there for over 100 years. He talks about the transition the family has made from a cattle farm to 100% no-till crop farm. Kevin also works closely with Catriel, an agronomist with Syngenta in Argentina who also joins us on today's episode. Both Kevin and Catriel are well-versed in collecting soil data and implementing precision agriculture to make the farm more productive and build soil health over time. Also on the show today is Bill Suess, digital product manager with Syngenta Group who has an extensive background in farm management and precision ag. He works as part of a small team that is intensely mapping soils to find agronomic solutions for growers around the world. This Week on Soil Sense: Meet Kevin, a large-scale farmer in ArgentinaDiscover some of the soil health challenges in Argentina, and what farmers are doing to deal with thoseHear how Catriel and Bill at Syngenta are working with farmers like Kevin to implement technology to improve soil health and overall profitabilityUnderstand how Kevin is usually precision agriculture technology and other advanced tools on his farmListen to the full season here: https://www.syngenta.com/agriculture/sustainable-agriculture/soil-health/soil-sense-podcast This season of the Soil Sense podcast is brought to you by Syngenta. If you are interested in what soil health looks like in practice and on the farm, please subscribe and follow this show on your favorite podcast app, and leave us a rating and review while you're there!The  Soil Sense podcast is for those that believe building healthier soils is not just a prescription, but rather a pursuit. On this show, we unpack the way farmers collaborate to build healthier soils and adapt systems to work on their farm for both sustainability and profitability.

AI is making so much stuff and a lot of it is controversial. So the guys decide to try using AI to plan out a brewery. Both Kevin and Tim input the same prompts and get two different brewery concepts. The results include branding, beer names, sales strategy, location and so much more. Some of it is pretty good. Even more is hilarious. What do they think? Cook like a pro with Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. BlueSky Instagram Facebook Threads

Ep. 82. In this weeks episode, Kevin talks about making the switch to matcha and at time of recording is officially one week coffee free. Niamh is trying to re-introduce dairy in to her diet as she realised she's not too sure where she has been getting any calcium from. Both Kevin and Niamh has been in particularly good moods lately so they're just rolling with it. Niamh also has a life update to share, but she'll talk about it even more in next weeks episode. Stay tuned!Thank you so much for listening to this episode! Don't forget to download it and share with your friends! We hope you enjoyed!!CONTACT US:niamh.e.cogan@gmail.comWHERE TO FIND US:Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/welcometothechaospod/Niamh's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/niamh.cogan/ Niamh's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NiamhCogan Niamh's TikTok: @niamh.cogan Kevin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevin_cogan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode of “To The Point” is a big one, and it's just part 1!

Bodybuilding legends Kevin Levrone and Shawn Ray are the guests on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the 1994 Mr. Olympia contest. Shawn was in second place at the Mr. Olympia in 1994 while Kevin took third place that year. Both Kevin and Shawn talk about their condition at the contest, the controversial win by Dorian Yates who was competing with a torn bicep and how the contest was judged in the individual rounds. Kevin and Shawn also talk about the direction the sport of bodybuilding took in the 1990's when size was the major factor in winning the Mr. Olympia. At the end of the interview, host John Hansen reads the article "Shadow of a Doubt" written by Peter McGough for the January, 1995 issue of Flex Magazine.  Time Stamps: 2:36 - Preview of the 2025 Arnold Classic 4:30 - Start of interview with Kevin Levrone and Shawn Ray 6:45 - Kevin talks about his Mr. Olympia prep for 1994 8:45 - Shawn talks about his prep for the 1994 Olympia  14:00 - Dorian's torn bicep in 1994 24:40 - "Dorian was the enemy" 27:00 - The Three Rounds of Prejudging 37:15 - How important is the Posing Round? 43:00 - Flex Wheeler's absence at the 1994 Olympia 45:00 - Kevin talks about his pec tear in 1993 50:45 - Was 1994 a pivotal year in Bodybuilding? 1:10:30 - John reads the article "A Shadow of a Doubt" written by Peter McGough for the January, 1995 issue of Flex Magazine.  Links: Patreon Membership for the Podcast John Hansen Online Training and Nutrition Programs Kevin Levrone Supplements Bodybuilding Legends website

This week Kevin and Josh are joined by Josh's brother Kyle and guest Bryan Watson of Trapline Beard Oil LLC. Kyle has recently gotten into trapping and as a person being new to it, he had a few questions, so we had a Q&A session! Bryan is originally from Michigan but now resides in North Dakota where he traps, hunts and runs Trapline Beard Oil LLC. We discuss many topics of trapping with Kyle to try and give him some advice based off our experiences including water trapping of Muskrats, Beaver (Bryan has more experience here) and land trapping (Both Kevin and Bryan have experience here). We discuss baits and lures, different types of "sets" and specifics of how we set them, Public land vs Private land trapping and the challenges of each, Incidental catches, using the wind in trapping and scent control including you, your equipment and tools, time and learning the patience to let a trap work, checking traps and the differences legally between SD and Michigan. Different uses of the trapped animals, including, you guessed it, eating them (Beaver and Muskrat specifically), dispatch methods of your catch and more. Take a listen if you have an interest in trapping. As always, THANK YOU for listening. Predator Thermal Optics code "ptothermal" for 10% off all Predator Thermal Optics brand Scopes and Monoculars www.predatorthermaloptics.com www.predatorhunteroutdoors.com code: tripod for 10% off tripods and mounts code: light for 20% off lighting products Predator Hunter Outdoors Oak Ridge Customs ATN Prym1

Every company has its own lessons to be learned in the journey of converting to an ESOP. This interview with Kevin MacRitchie, CEO and Karen Lyons, CFO of Tactical Rehab provides key leadership perspective on the transition of this company through the process of becoming an ESOP.  Kevin has a large company background and has brought a level of management that is moving their company to the next level.  As part of his strategic leadership, he has fostered a vital partnership with the employees of Tactical Rehab, Inc. and even a greater level of trust with his CFO - Karen Lyons.  Karen brings an order to the company to provide financial insight with not only important data points, but also to support the well thought out strategic direction of the company.  Both Kevin and Karen speak to the importance of teamwork in the success of building the company.  The ESOP was considered and moved into a reality as an essential tool working through many common objectives that most companies have:  succession, culture, retention, incentive.  They have embraced a full on ESOP communication strategy for their employees on a monthly basis in addition to other key initiatives.  

Have you heard of doom spending? It's when you spend money you don't have in order to cope with stress. Without considering the cost, you splurge on a shopping spree to find a little bit of happiness. We know that it's tempting to do a little doom spending over the holidays, but what will happen when the credit card bills come around?  We want to help you think wisely and purposefully about your finances. So in this episode, we've brought in two knowledgeable guests to offer guidance on your holiday spending, personal budgeting and long term finance goals. Shay talks with financial planner Kevin Adam, and Molly Harville, long time instructor for the Financial Peace class taught at The Crossing. Both Kevin and Molly have helped many people create a plan to not only get out of debt, but also reach their financial goals. Shay, Kevin and Molly share their insights on topics such as: What does Jesus have to say about money and the temptation to be ruled by it? What does your financial upbringing have to do with decisions you're making about your money today? How can you fight against envy in your life? How can you curb overspending around the holidays? Is it too late to start saving for your future? How can you teach your kids to make good decisions with money? The bottom line of this episode is: you don't have to just cover your eyes and swipe the credit card! You can learn the principles behind wise spending so that you can take steps towards financial freedom and peace, even around the holidays. If you want to know how to sign up for the next Financial Peace class at The Crossing or have a question about your finances, email Molly Harville: molly.harville@thecrossingchurch.com  Book recommendations: Rich Dad Poor Dad The Psychology of Money If you enjoy listening to With You in the Weeds we'd love to hear from you! You can email us at withyouintheweeds@thecrossingchurch.com or leave us a review. For more great content from the team you can subscribe to our newsletter at withyouintheweeds.com and follow us on Instagram @withyouintheweeds. 

Welcome to Episode 40 of TOG Talk, the podcast where our intrepid pair of photographers gather for a lively mix of banter, insight, and a sprinkling of wisdom from decades behind the lens. This week, hosts Kevin Ahronson, founder of Hampshire School of Photography (with 55 years of snapping under his belt), and Kelly Perrin, commercial photographer and studio owner, dive headfirst into a debate that's divided photographers for generations: prime lenses versus zoom lenses.Packed with witty exchanges, gentle teasing, and a few playful attempts at UK dialects (with a dash of Russian thrown in for good measure), this episode will help you finally understanding what makes these lenses tick—and which one is right for your style. Both Kevin and Kelly have their personal favourite lenses, any guesses? Will Kevin's decades of experience lead to the ultimate lens choice, or does Kelly have the edge? You'll have to tune in as the big reveals unfold during the “focal length face-off”!MASTERCLASSLooking to take your photography to the next level? Kevin Ahronson's One-Year Photography Masterclass is the ultimate creative journey! His tenth Masterclass starts this January (2025).  It's a comprehensive course blending technical expertise with a strong focus on developing your photographer's eye. Learn from Kevin's 55+ years of experience, alongside a passionate group of like-minded photographers. With in-person sessions, personalised guidance, and new modules on black-and-white photography, this is more than a course—it's a transformative experience. https://www.hampshirephotoschool.com/one-year-masterclass/Got a Photography Question? If you have a burning question about (virtually) anything to do with photography, click on this link. You can record your question onto your device (phone, laptop, etc) and if picked, I will play it during the show. https://www.tog-talk.com/voicemail/ Photographer's Evening Want to attend one of my free Photographer's Evenings? These are small groups of up to 8 people, sat around a table with me, exploring your photography journey. If you live near Fleet (in Hampshire), click here for more information: https://www.hampshirephotoschool.com/a-photographers-evening/ Looking for courses Want to find out about my live, in-person workshops, check out the Hampshire School of Photography website: https://www.hampshirephotoschool.com Hampshire Photography Network A free Facebook group for amateur photographers who want to connect, collaborate and grow together.https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222685165227144Contact me You can contact me by leaving a message via this link: https://www.tog-talk.com/contact/ ...

In the latest episode of "The Managing Partners Podcast," host Kevin Daisey and guest Jobeth Bowers engage in a lively conversation about balancing legal practice with personal passions. Jobeth shares insights into his successful side business in stage hypnosis, primarily aimed at fundraising for nonprofit organizations, and discusses how he's structured it to maximize profits for his clients. He also emphasizes the importance of community engagement and referrals in building his personal injury law firm, which he has designed for flexibility to accommodate his dual career. Both Kevin and Jobeth highlight the essential nature of pursuing hobbies outside the law to prevent burnout and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Listeners are encouraged to explore unique fundraising options through Jobeth's website, uniquefundraiserides.com, and to share their own side businesses in the comments.

As we know, supply chain leaders face challenges on a daily basis. So, what can we learn about keeping our teams learning and fine-tuning their skills for future success?In this episode, Scott W. Luton is joined by Sam Pemberton, CEO of Skill Dynamics, and Kevin Takier, Manager of Portfolio Strategy and Analytics at Delta Airlines, to discuss the critical issue of the supply chain skills gap. With a rising need for targeted upskilling and leadership development, the conversation explores how organizations like Delta Airlines are investing in their workforce to meet future demands.The discussion also delves into Skill Dynamics' data-driven approach to training, including insights from their latest skills report and the specific competencies needed for supply chain success in 2024. Both Kevin and Sam share real-world examples of how personalized learning plans, AI adoption, and continuous development are reshaping teams across industries. Jump into the conversation:(00:00) Intro(05:07) Kevin Takier's role at Delta Airlines and supply chain transformation(08:07) Challenges in supply chain post-COVID and workforce skills gaps(10:55) Data-driven training and the importance of facts over gut feelings(13:16) Insights from the 2024 Skills Report on top competencies in demand(16:00) Professional development and training programs at Delta Airlines(19:18) How AI and emerging technologies are shaping supply chain roles(22:33) Personalized training programs and addressing individual skill gaps(25:17) Balancing traditional skills with new technological advancements(29:00) Importance of continuous learning and leadership development(33:25) Key strategies for closing the supply chain skills gap(37:53) Investing in workforce developmentResources:Skills Report 2025- Supply Chain & Procurement Trends: https://bit.ly/3Tub224Supply Chain & Procurement Training Course Catalog: https://bit.ly/3Thqgr0Skill Dynamics 90 Second Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XaFaeAxbtoConnect with Sam Pemberton: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sampemberton/Connect with Kevin Takiar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevintakiarLearn more about Skill Dynamics: https://skilldynamics.com/Learn more about Delta Airlines: https://news.delta.com/Connect with Scott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwindonluton/ Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com Watch and listen to more Supply Chain Now episodes here: https://supplychainnow.com/program/supply-chain-now Subscribe to Supply Chain Now on your favorite platform: https://supplychainnow.com/join Work with us! Download Supply Chain Now's NEW Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3XH6OVkWEBINAR- Creating the Unified Supply Chain Through the Symbiosis of People and Technology: https://bit.ly/3XDtrejWEBINAR- Defending Your Business from Ransomware and Cyber Threats: https://bit.ly/4d0VGcfWEBINAR- End-to-End Excellence: Integrating Final Mile Logistics: https://bit.ly/3ZlpE7UWEBINAR- AI for SMBs: Unlocking Growth with Netstock's Benchmark Report: https://bit.ly/3AWtoCDWEBINAR- The ABCs of Cargo Security and Loss Prevention: https://bit.ly/3zAirpTWEBINAR- Future-Proof Your Logistics: AI-Powered Solutions for Competitive Edge:

As Brad Guigar travels to Bad Axe, Michigan, to spend a fun-filled week with his family, Kevin McShane steps in to talk comics with Dave Kellett. In this conversation, David and Kevin discuss various topics related to comics, including their experiences with "Love Is" comics at their weddings, the potential future advancements in comic-making technology, and different marketing strategies for sharing comics. They explore the idea of using VR technology to create a more immersive drawing experience, the enduring appeal of 2D comics, and the importance of building an audience through platforms like mailing lists and social media. Kevin discusses the various social media platforms he uses to share his comics, including Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Mastodon, Twitter, and Imgur. He explains that Imgur is like a nicer version of Reddit and that he uses it to drive traffic to his website. David is intrigued by Imgur and asks Kevin for a pitch on why he should be posting there. Kevin explains that Imgur started as an image hosting service for Reddit and has a social media aspect to it. They also discuss their motivations for posting on social media and the validation they seek from likes and engagement. They explore the idea of creating books and the number of comics needed for a book. They also discuss the possibility of changing their approach to comics if compensation wasn't a factor. They end the conversation by addressing a question from a listener who creates gardening advice cartoons and wonders if she should reduce the number of panels to cater to social media attention spans. In this final part of the conversation, David and Kevin discuss the different types of content that perform well on social media, including informative, emotional, and aspirational content. They also provide advice on interviewing other creators, emphasizing the importance of research and making the interviewee feel comfortable. The hosts share funny anecdotes about their experiences with interviews and express their pride in not discussing AI in the conversation.THIS WEEK"Love Is" comics at WeddingsThe Future of Comic-Making Technology: VR and AI The Enduring Appeal of 2D ComicsBuilding an Audience: Mailing Lists and Social MediaNavigating Social Media PlatformsBalancing Panel Count for Social Media The Power of Different Content TypesInterviewing Other CreatorsAvoiding AI in Comics Technology DiscussionsFunny Anecdotes from Interview ExperiencesTAKEAWAYSLove Is comics can add a unique and nostalgic touch to weddings and other events.The future of comic-making technology may involve advancements in VR and AI.2D comics have a timeless appeal and can survive alongside other forms of media.Building an audience through platforms like mailing lists and social media is crucial for sharing and promoting comics. Kevin uses various social media platforms to share his comics and drive traffic to his website.Kevin recommends Imgur for sharing comics. It allows linking and has a nicer community than Reddit.Both Kevin and David seek validation through likes and engagement on social media.The number of comics needed for a book can vary, but it's important to have a substantial amount of quality content.If compensation wasn't a factor, Kevin would quit his day job to dedicate more time to creating comics.Reducing the number of panels in a comic may compromise the usefulness of the content, so it's important to find a balance that works for the creator's goals and the audience's attention spans. Different types of content perform well on social media, including informative, emotional, and aspirational content.When interviewing other creators, it's important to do thorough research and ask unique and engaging questions.Making interviewees feel comfortable and creating a safe space for them to share is crucial for a successful interview.Avoiding discussions about AI in the context of comics technology can be refreshing and indicative of the current fatigue with AI.The hosts share funny anecdotes about their experiences with interviews, highlighting the importance of building rapport and creating a relaxed atmosphere. You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon$2 — Early access to episodes$5 — Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.

We talk with former New World Pictures editors, Kevin Sewelson and Dave Parker.  Both Kevin and Dave started out as trailer editors during the last few years of New World Picture's existence.  Kevin also edited In the Aftermath and we talk about the challenge of creating a story blending live action with Mamoru Ishii's Angel's Egg.  Kevin and Dave describe the challenges of creating a story and dialogue to weave the two different stories into a cohesive unit. We learn about the set in Fontana and the rock bottom pricing New World Pictures paid to shoot there after Terminator 2 had completed filming at the same location.  This episode is chock full of interesting behind-the-scenes stories.  We learn about their early days at New World Pictures pulling all-nighters in the editing room in the former Lion's Gate studio.  We discuss the slow demise of the studio and new ventures that sprung from the talent that left.  We also get to discuss a couple NWPP favorites including 18 Again, Heathers and Flowers in the Attic.  For Marc, we spend spend a little time discussing Angel of Death and Dave tells an incredible story about a never-seen trailer he cut for Hellraiser 2.   It's a fascinating and fun interview and we're incredibly grateful to Dave and Kevin for taking time to chat with us.  Enjoy the interview.

Kevin is joined by agronomist and author, Bill McKibben to take a deeper dive into soil testing. When Kevin reviews soil tests with clients, there are questions that pop up that make him say, “I need to ask Bill about that.” After compiling some questions he invited Bill back on the podcast to share the answers. The value of Saturated Paste Tests in sand based systems was only one of many topics discussed. Both Kevin and Bill agreed that We encourage you to reach out to Kevin if you have a question that wasn't answered so we can include it on the next podcast. We encourage you to reach out to Kevin if you have questions you can't find the answers to so we can get it on the next podcast. Over the years Bill has been a tremendous resource to the EarthWorks team, and has written several books on agronomy, including his latest book, A Grower's Guide for Balancing Soils. Visit EarthWorks at:  https://www.earthworksturf.com Podcasts: https://www.earthworksturf.com/earthworks-podcasts/ 2 Minute Turf Talks: https://www.earthworksturf.com/2-minute-turf-talks/

Send us a Text Message.Hey, welcome to another episode of Making Billions, I'm your host, Ryan Miller and today I have two of my partner's, hedge fund masters and my very best friends, the Kevin Kwong and Dr. David Yeow. Both Kevin and David are general partners with me at our fund, Pentium Capital Partners. They run our Pentium Atlas hedge fund and I have agreed to bring them on to the show and they're going to share with us some of their opinions on the market, and how to get started and some of the potential pitfalls you want to avoid along the way. So what this means is that David and Kevin both understand how markets work and they are about to share their unique perspectives with you and I about hedge funds, markets, and where they believe the smart money is going, all without soliciting investors from the show.Subscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQConnect with Ryan Miller:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcmiller1/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingbillionspodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/_MakingBillonsWebsite: https://making-billions.com/[THE GUESTS]: Both Kevin and David are general partners with me at our funEveryday AI: Your daily guide to grown with Generative AICan't keep up with AI? We've got you. Everyday AI helps you keep up and get ahead.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the Show.DISCLAIMER: The information in every podcast episode “episode” is provided for general informational purposes only and may not reflect the current law in your jurisdiction. By listening or viewing our episodes, you understand that no information contained in the episodes should be construed as legal or financial advice from the individual author, hosts, or guests, nor is it intended to be a substitute for legal, financial, or tax counsel on any subject matter. No listener of the episodes should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information included in, or accessible through, the episodes without seeking the appropriate legal or other professional advice on the particular facts and circumstances at issue from a lawyer, finance, tax, or other licensed person in the recipient's state, country, or other appropriate licensing jurisdiction. No part of the show, its guests, host, content, or otherwise should be considered a solicitation for investment in any way. All views expressed in any way by guests are their own opinions and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the show or its host(s). The host and/or its guests may own some of the assets discussed in this or other episodes, including compensation for advertisements, sponsorships, and/or endorsements. This show is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used as financial, tax, legal, or any advice whatsoever.

In honor of World Down Syndrome Day, the extremely talented Kevin Iannucci and James Keith join the podcast!! Kevin and James are both actors who starred in the 2023 comedy Champions, A Bobby Farrelly comedy centered around a college basketball coach who was ordered to coach a special needs basketball team. Both Kevin and James KILLED IT in their roles, so they joined us to talk about it! Kevin and James are both really impressive guys. Kevin is an experienced actor who has Down syndrome. He was featured in multiple roles leading up to Champions, with this being his breakthrough role! James's path is a bit different, being a Special Olympics athlete who took this on as his first acting role, but you would never have known! In the episode, we discussed their experience on set with the big stars, their acting methods behind the scenes, and their interests and hobbies outside of acting; we did some podcast karaoke to a certified classic, learned their ‘Little Something Extra' and of course heard some of GiGi's TIPPSS! It is a super fun episode filled with a lot of laughs and a lot of heart. Like us, you'll surely want to be best friends with these dudes when it's over! Enjoy!! See the video version of the episode here.

Juan and Kevin are the owners and head trainers of their very own gym in Overland Park called FTR Fitness. The two brothers had very different motivating factors when it came to starting their fitness journey many years ago, and in this episode they share their story on what it took for them to go from working dead end jobs to now helping change the lives for hundreds of people. Both Kevin & Juan were trainers at Orange Theory Fitness, and through those years they evolved into some of the best coaches in KC.

2.14.24 Kevin responds to feedback from Tuesday's discussion about Ted Leonsis attempting to move his teams to Virginia. Both Kevin and the listeners are beginning to find the conversation boring. 

Al and Jonnie talk about Turnip Boy Robs a Bank Timings 00:00:00: Theme Tune 00:00:30: Intro 00:01:30: What Have We Been Up To 00:06:52: News 00:29:43: Turnip Boy Robs A Bank 01:01:06: Outro Links Botany Manor Release Date Moonstone Island Valentine’s Update Ikonei Island Festival Update Slime Rancher 2 Gadgets My Way Update Potion Permit on iOS and Android Wylde Flowers Beans Plushie Wylde Flowers on Apple Vision Pro Disney Dreamlight Valley Update 9 Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator Story Trailer Contact Al on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheScotBot Al on Mastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@TheScotBot Email Us: https://harvestseason.club/contact/ Transcript (0:00:30) Al: Hello farmers, and welcome to another episode of the harvest season. My name is Al, (0:00:36) Jonnie: And my name is Johnny. (0:00:37) Al: and we’re here today to talk about Gottagecore Games. (0:00:43) Al: Before we get going, just a reminder that transcripts for this podcast are available in the show notes and on the website. Today, we, me and Johnny, are going to talk about Turnip Boy robs a bank, because apparently I didn’t write it in the show notes. (0:01:00) Al: We’re going to talk about Turnip Boy robs a bank, the sequel to Turnip Boy commits tax evasion, (0:01:09) Al: and we’re not going to talk about it now, we’re going to talk about it later. (0:01:15) Al: Before that, just because we could easily fall into a discussion about it right now if we’re not careful. (0:01:20) Jonnie: Yeah, I was already head like in the line of things. (0:01:22) Jonnie: I was like, oh, I should not say this right now. (0:01:26) Al: But before that, we’ve got a bunch of news. (0:01:30) Al: But first of all, Johnny, what have you been up to? (0:01:34) Jonnie: What have I been up to? There is a game called Skull and Bones and apparently it has been in development since 2013 and it is apparently about to come out, but this weekend it is doing a public demo I guess is what it is where anyone can try the game for free, it will be over by the time you’re listening to this, although the game will be like a day or two from coming out. (0:02:02) Jonnie: And look I’m a bit of a slut for pirates like I love pirate games even though they’re just like (0:02:09) Jonnie: Piracy is so hard to do well in games (0:02:14) Jonnie: And I think in many respects Skull and Bones is kind of a (0:02:17) Jonnie: Testament to that like there are things that I really like about the game (0:02:21) Jonnie: But it’s gonna be a pretty hard game to recommend like people (0:02:26) Jonnie: Spend I think it’s assume is gonna be like a $70 game and I’d be very hard to recommend that anyone spend (0:02:33) Jonnie: dollars on a game. (0:02:34) Jonnie: Like this, unless you are super super into pirates. (0:02:37) Al: I’m not, so. I mean, pirates are fine, but I’ve never been like, “Oh yeah, I love pirates.” (0:02:43) Al: I’ve enjoyed some pirate-based media, but there’s a difference between, “Oh yeah, I like that,” (0:02:49) Al: and like, “Oh no, I must consume the pirate-based media.” You know, there’s a big difference there. (0:02:56) Jonnie: Honestly, I think the biggest problem with pirate-based stuff is ship-to-ship combat is really hard to do and to make fun and engaging. (0:03:06) Al: Yeah. (0:03:06) Jonnie: And everyone probably has a slightly different view on what it should be. (0:03:12) Al: Hmm. (0:03:12) Jonnie: And, you know, do they want it to be really fun? (0:03:12) Al: The fun bit, I think, there is key. (0:03:16) Al: It’s probably, you can probably make up a pretty accurate one, but it’s not going to be fun. (0:03:20) Jonnie: Correct, yeah. In many respects I think Skull & Bones has gone down how do we try and make it fun? (0:03:28) Jonnie: And I’m sure a lot of people will find the version fun. For me it’s a little bit too like, (0:03:32) Jonnie: you and your pirate ship mow down hundreds of other pirate ships which feels like… (0:03:39) Jonnie: That’s not what I guess I want from a pirate ship experience. I want to engage in one ship in a sort of long drawn out battle rather than mow down a hundred ships. (0:03:48) Al: Yeah, and I guess the difficulty is like, what are you focusing on? Because when you’ve got a ship, do you focus on the traversal? Do you focus on the combat? Do you try and do both and do both of them badly? There’s a lot to think of there. (0:04:10) Jonnie: Yeah, and I guess for me, the Skull and Bones, you have a character, but realistically in this one, (0:04:16) Jonnie: your character is the ship, right? You are controlling the ship, and that is the majority of the gameplay. And I think that’s one of the things that I’m learning about what I like in games over the sort of past few months is a strong narrative element, and in many respects, (0:04:32) Jonnie: I think that means I need a character that I feel tied to. Because I think my take on Skull and and bones is like I will have fun with it. (0:04:40) Jonnie: But I after this demo will likely have got what I needed to get out of it, which I had the same experience with (0:04:46) Jonnie: PowerWorld It’s like I experienced the thing and it was cool, but without that strong (0:04:53) Jonnie: narrative driven element or hook that I could find I bounce off it pretty quickly (0:04:58) Al: Yeah, yeah, that’s fair. (0:05:01) Jonnie: Yeah, but that’s what I’ve been playing. Al, what have you been up to? (0:05:04) Al: I was racking my brain because I’m like, (0:05:05) Al: have I played anything other than Turnip Boy? (0:05:07) Al: And I don’t think I have. (0:05:10) Al: This week has been quite, (0:05:11) Al: ‘cause I’m going to America next week. (0:05:13) Al: Like, as you listen to this, (0:05:14) Al: I will probably be on my way to America unless you’re listening to it straight away as it comes out. (0:05:20) Al: So yeah, I’ve not really been playing that much. (0:05:24) Jonnie: Are you feeling ready for your America trip? (0:05:26) Al: Are we ever, are we ever truly ready? (0:05:28) Jonnie: Well, if anyone is gonna like be a person that is ready for a trip, it’s probably gonna be (0:05:28) Al: Well, ‘cause the problem is that somebody who like, (0:05:36) Al: am I ready? Probably. (0:05:37) Al: But does that mean I feel ready? (0:05:39) Al: Like, those are two different things. (0:05:40) Al: And like, have I done enough to mean that logically, (0:05:43) Al: I know I will be fine? Yes. (0:05:45) Al: Does that mean that I, in my heart, (0:05:49) Al: feel that I’m going to be fine? (0:05:50) Al: No, of course not. (0:05:52) Al: I am convinced that I’m going to die in a fiery plane crash, right? (0:05:55) Al: So it’s just (0:05:58) Al: I think that the people who feel ready for the trip aren’t ready. (0:06:04) Jonnie: That’s fair, that’s fair. (0:06:05) Jonnie: And you’re going to America to play Pokemon Go, right? (0:06:08) Al: I am going to America to meet with friends, and I will also be playing Pokemon Go when I’m there. (0:06:15) Al: Yeah, my next recording I will be back having been to America, and that will be interesting. (0:06:22) Al: My first transatlantic flight, my first flight longer than two and a half hours, so we’ll see. (0:06:29) Al: Yeah, I honestly don’t think I’ve played anything else. (0:06:30) Al: I played some Just Dance, I guess. (0:06:32) Al: I’ve been doing that. (0:06:32) Jonnie: At home, or are you going to arcades and playing like just dance in an arcade? What are you? (0:06:35) Al: Thank you. (0:06:38) Al: Do they do have Just Dance in arcades? (0:06:41) Jonnie: I’m sure they do right? It’s gotta be. Oh, maybe I think of DDR (0:06:46) Al: Yeah, they had, obviously they had dance mats, but like I don’t think they have just dance in an arcade. (0:06:52) Al: Uh, cool. (0:06:53) Al: Should we talk about some news? (0:06:54) Jonnie: Let’s do it. (0:06:57) Al: Before I fall asleep. (0:06:58) Al: So our first piece of news is Botany Manor. (0:07:01) Al: They have announced that their release date is the 9th of April. (0:07:06) Al: So I don’t think this was out in early access at all. (0:07:08) Al: So this will be its like proper first release date, but it is a, a non-early access release. (0:07:15) Al: Rare. (0:07:16) Al: Rare these days. (0:07:19) Jonnie: It’s kind of novel, which I like. (0:07:22) Al: Ironically, you stick out now by not doing early access, (0:07:26) Al: whereas previously you would stick out by doing early access. (0:07:30) Al: No interest in this game, Johnny? (0:07:32) Jonnie: Not really. It’s hard, right? Because I want to be excited about all Cottagecore games. Because, (0:07:40) Jonnie: you know, you and I remember the time when it was Stardew, and Harvest Moon, and Rune Factory, (0:07:47) Jonnie: and that was it. And so we would be excited about anything new. And now we are in the opposite time, (0:07:54) Jonnie: where there is such an abundance of games that there has to be, I guess there’s specific things (0:08:02) Jonnie: and often I don’t know that I’m looking for it until I see it. And, you know, for me, Botany Manor, (0:08:10) Jonnie: yeah, this is not it. Botany Manor, kind of, just the visual style is not there for me. And it just, (0:08:20) Jonnie: I don’t know, it kind of falls into the natural. I’m trying to not be overly negative about a game I have not played. It’s just not kind of rising through everything else to be like, (0:08:32) Jonnie: that I feel like I’m putting on my list of games I need to do. (0:08:36) Al: I think it’s interesting because you mentioned the the art style. It’s very simple graphics except the plants which I get what they’re doing there because like the focus is the plants but it also feels a little bit weird that the plants are so detailed when everything else is quite simple textures. (0:08:54) Jonnie: Yeah, I think what you just said kind of triggered the thought for me that it feels almost like a game that a student would submit for an assignment sort of thing. (0:09:06) Jonnie: I’m sure there’s way more work that’s gone into this, and building games is very hard, but it’s kind of missing some of that polish that makes it look and feel like a finished product, which in theory it is. (0:09:23) Al: Yeah, I can see how somebody would like this, but yeah, I’m not, I don’t care about the detail of plants quite, I think, so that’s where it falls down for me. It’s like, it’s really focused on the plants, which would be good if you really care about the plants, (0:09:37) Al: but I don’t. Next, we have Moonstone Island, have a content update and a DLC. Let’s talk about the DLC first, because the DLC is very small. All of Moonstone Island’s DLCs are basically cosmetics, so it’s the Valentine’s DLC. (0:09:53) Al: You can get a heart rug, a heart house skin for your, a heart house skin for your house, (0:09:58) Al: that’s a very bad sentence, a heart box of chocolates, a heart archway brackets or heart way, and a heart lamp as well as a love seat. And that is three dollars ninety nine with a twenty percent launch discount. I will not be buying that DLC because I don’t care (0:10:23) Al: about those cosmetics. Yeah, they fit on really nicely with the game in general, and they are hearts, and they are detailed hearts. The heart house is not just a heart shaped house, it’s a heart shaped house with a heart shaped windows and a heart shaped hole on the, not the heart shaped door, that would be silly, and a bow on it as well with a little yellow heart as well. (0:10:25) Jonnie: But if you do care about that style of cosmetic, they are good-looking versions of those. (0:10:53) Al: It’s very heart-shaped, it is what it says on the tin. (0:10:59) Al: But it’s also coming along with the content update, the Valentine’s update, which is, (0:11:05) Al: you may well have guessed, it’s bringing marriage to the game. (0:11:13) Al: So it’s not bringing relationships, relationships already exist in the game, but they were quite limited in what you could do with them. (0:11:20) Al: There was no marriage in that. (0:11:23) Al: Even marriage, the marriage in this game, seems interesting. (0:11:33) Al: There was a thing, I need to double check in the trailer, because there was a thing that seemed like, so they move into your house, and then there was something about somebody sleeping on a couch, but I can’t remember what it was. (0:11:48) Jonnie: seeing this. (0:11:48) Al: Yeah, we’re missing a bunch of the details until it comes. (0:11:53) Al: I don’t think I can see myself spending much time (0:12:05) Jonnie: Yeah, that seems fair that it like it’s so one of my things is this game already has so much going on (0:12:12) Jonnie: Being that you know cosy creature collection, you know (0:12:18) Jonnie: just it feels like (0:12:20) Jonnie: marriage is just another another thing in a game that already has a lot of things (0:12:27) Al: The good the good thing is also comes with other things. So there’s five new spirits, (0:12:31) Al: including one that looks like a toaster with some bread in it and one that’s a robot dog (0:12:37) Al: and one that is a weird fish snake and I have a toxic thing. I don’t know what that is and a kiwi. (0:12:46) Jonnie: Yeah, we all love Kiwis (0:12:49) Al: There’s also a new taming system, but I have not seen any details about that. (0:12:56) Al: So… (0:12:57) Al: I don’t know what to think about that. (0:13:00) Al: And some more stuff, which is probably too detailed. (0:13:02) Jonnie: The Kiwi looks very stressed. (0:13:04) Al: This Kiwi does look very stressed, which is fair enough. Kiwi watch so it’s electric and… (0:13:16) Al: I feel like that’s an extra syllable than it should have been “key what”. (0:13:21) Jonnie: But yeah, that sounds much better. (0:13:21) Al: Hi, I’m Eamon Store Island, I have opinions on your names. (0:13:28) Jonnie: The toaster one’s very cute as well. (0:13:32) Al: Iconii Island have a new update as well, which is out now, the Lunar Union Festival update. (0:13:38) Al: It’s adding a new festival to the game. (0:13:42) Al: We probably don’t need to go into too much details, we’ve not even covered the game on the podcast yet. (0:13:45) Al: So. (0:13:46) Al: Yet that makes it sound like I’m going to. I don’t know whether we will or not. (0:13:49) Al: “Come celebrate the Lunar Union Festival, whether it’s and collect exclusive items. (0:13:53) Al: A lunar spirit will appear in the Hamlet. During the Lunar Union event, it will give a quest that will reward you with ribbits and beautiful rewards.” Reading these things when you’ve not played a game (0:14:04) Jonnie: Yeah. And I don’t really recall much about a Coney Island, like from covering previous stuff on the podcast, but it looks like a cool game. (0:14:14) Jonnie: And I guess more generally, like I’m pretty anti a lot of festivals in games because I think they’re kind of just boring and played out. (0:14:21) Jonnie: But one thing that I really like from like the last sort of, I don’t know, five to ten years is I feel like games have done a good job of amplifying festivals from other cultures. (0:14:30) Jonnie: and that’s been really cool to see and I think that like so these are the (0:14:34) Jonnie: sorts of festivals that I like because they often have much wider interpretations of what they are as opposed to like a Christmas Winter Festival which is kind of just like we’re gonna do something with snow and and presents and that’s that’s it so this looks cool and I’m excited and and happy year of the dragon (0:14:57) Al: Yes, slime Rancher 2 also have a new update out now and this is the gadgets my way update it includes a new gadget system (0:15:07) Al: So if you if you’ve played the game and you know how the gadgets used to work, it’s changed (0:15:13) Jonnie: So, I feel like every time you and I are on a show, there’s some sort of Slime Rancher update, and neither of us care about Slime Rancher, and I really, like, I thought this time, like, I’m really gonna try and care, and I was just like, mmm, like, Slime Rancher people, god bless, you do you, I’m sure you love it, or hate it, or whatever, it’s coming. (0:15:13) Al: There you go I I I I just… (0:15:34) Al: I feel like I need to play the game sometime but not yet maybe when maybe when Slime Rancher 2 is out of early access (0:15:44) Jonnie: Yeah. (0:15:48) Al: potion pyramid is coming to iOS and Android oh no it’s out now it is now on it’s not coming to it has come to it came (0:15:52) Jonnie: This… (0:15:56) Jonnie: Yes. (0:15:58) Jonnie: It did. (0:16:00) Jonnie: And I… (0:16:02) Jonnie: I’m curious. (0:16:04) Jonnie: No, I’m curious, right? (0:16:04) Al: still don’t care oh interesting (0:16:06) Jonnie: I like the idea of what Potion Permit was trying to do. (0:16:10) Jonnie: I was going back through, trying to find the… (0:16:12) Jonnie: I need to go back and find the episode that was done on Potion Permit. (0:16:16) Jonnie: I have the same reservation, you know, (0:16:18) Jonnie: like I think I did. (0:16:20) Jonnie: I have the same reservation, you know, like I– (0:16:22) Jonnie: I had full-star true Valley going on mobile, like how easy is it to play? (0:16:26) Jonnie: But this game has the right visual style for a mobile game, so I am curious. (0:16:35) Jonnie: I’m kind of in a phase where I don’t really mobile game much outside of Marvel Snap, so I don’t know that I’ll stick with it, but I’m at least curious. (0:16:40) Al: It is five dollars translate into five US dollars translate into your local currency. (0:16:51) Jonnie: I feel like that’s a good price point for a, you know, a sizable mobile game. (0:16:54) Al: It’s surprisingly yeah it’s pretty cheap. I’m surprised it’s that cheap because if it’s the full game ported to mobile that’s that seems suspiciously good. (0:17:10) Al: Too many tabs. Wildflowers. Two exciting things. One of which you can actually do anything with. (0:17:21) Al: The other one you probably can’t. So there’s a… they’ve even released what the plushie is. (0:17:28) Al: So it’s a beans plushie. That’s the flying pig. Both Kevin and Cody predicted that. They were both correct. (0:17:35) Al: It is up on make ship just now and it is almost finished. (0:17:40) Al: 50% funded with 16 days to go. So go do that if you want it. (0:17:54) Jonnie: Nah, I feel like if I’m buying a plush, I’m getting a Junimo plush. (0:17:59) Jonnie: Yeah. (0:18:02) Jonnie: And also everything about wildflowers just creeps me out. (0:18:05) Jonnie: I talked about this last week, but I don’t like their visual style at all. It’s so creepy. (0:18:06) Al: Well, I tell you what, we’ll definitely not make you like it more, which is the Apple Vision Pro version of the game. (0:18:19) Al: So this isn’t just the game in a screen. (0:18:24) Al: It is, but it isn’t. (0:18:26) Al: In so much as when you first look at it, it looks like it’s just the game with a weird border around it. (0:18:32) Al: menus and farming and other things like that pop. (0:18:36) Al: So when you’re in a menu, it will pop out to like one of the sides of the screen as a separate window. (0:18:46) Al: So it doesn’t like cover up your gameplay, which is an interesting way of doing things. (0:18:51) Al: And the farming pops up like in front of it, like down below, like an actual 3D farming plot that you can just like go on and grab things and move them and like. (0:19:04) Al: It’s really in, I think… (0:19:06) Al: I really like what they’re doing here. (0:19:09) Al: I think this is an interesting way of… (0:19:12) Al: They’re not just going, “Oh, let’s just put the game on,” right? (0:19:16) Al: They’re actually going, “What can we actually do with the new features of this that makes this different?” (0:19:21) Al: And I really like that. (0:19:23) Al: But… (0:19:25) Al: I suspect Apple gave them a lot of money to do this because there’s… (0:19:31) Al: Is anybody going to buy this and play this? (0:19:33) Al: because you have to have the headset (0:19:36) Al: which you can only buy in the U.S. just now and costs three and a half grand and you have to like the game and be willing to put in the time and effort. (0:19:47) Jonnie: Yeah, I agree. But I think it’s super cool that it’s happening, right? And for me, it’s one of those like, wow, prodigical games are really sort of like in the mainstream, given that this is, (0:20:00) Jonnie: you know, one of the first games realistically to sort of cross into that boundary. And I think some of the things that it looks like they’re doing in the that Apple Vision Pro space, they they make sense and they show the potential for what could be once a day. (0:20:17) Jonnie: We get out of the weird expensive prototype phase of this tech. (0:20:22) Al: Yeah, yeah, I mean this is this is I if I had an Apple Vision Pro I would be I would be playing this game on that right like I would absolutely be doing it to see (0:20:32) Al: At least to see what it’s like and if if not more than that like if I enjoy it doing more than that (0:20:38) Al: But yeah, like I can’t for two reasons (0:20:45) Al: Because of where I live and because of how expensive it is (0:20:50) Al: So yeah, it’s (0:20:53) Al: Yeah, I like what they’re doing. I like that they’re pushing different ideas. I think this is a good example of how (0:21:02) Al: VR gaming doesn’t have to be first person right first of all like I don’t I (0:21:09) Al: Don’t I don’t like most VR gaming because I don’t want to be (0:21:15) Al: First person I don’t want to do that. I don’t like that. I always feel claustrophobic going (0:21:20) Jonnie: Yeah, I get motion sick, so I just can’t do VR at all, and so this sort of gaming is like, (0:21:29) Jonnie: ah, so this is how I could game in an AR-style environment that would work, and it makes sense. (0:21:37) Jonnie: And I think the other important thing is this is a less of a step for game development to take than (0:21:45) Jonnie: into fully realized VR. I think it’s… well, I think… (0:21:51) Jonnie: In general, people underestimate how difficult game development is, and I imagine VR game development is another step on top of that, whereas this feels like a more reasonable step to take. (0:22:02) Al: for sure. For sure. Yeah. I think it’s very clever of Apple to have done this, right? (0:22:10) Al: Because wildflowers have their agreement with Apple, like, “Oh, we pay you money. You’re now on Apple Arcade, and they’ve obviously then gone on top of that. We’ll pay you more money. You will do this.” And I’m guessing they worked together because, like, I think got to have these ideas and… (0:22:32) Al: And then do them. (0:22:34) Al: And I think these ideas are really interesting. (0:22:38) Al: And I’d like that both Apple and Wildflowers were willing to do this and put in the effort and the time, even though this is not going to make its money back at all. (0:22:49) Jonnie: Yeah. One of the things I started thinking about, like looking at how this implementation went, (0:22:54) Jonnie: was games like Palia, and you know, where time continues moving in Palia, even when you are menuing, because it’s a MMO game, right? And the ability in this sort of environment to menu while still being able to fully see the world that, you know, or the screen or however you want it, you you know, that your character is in. (0:23:19) Jonnie: To me it makes a ton of sense, like you can, you’ve got that more seamless transition rather than looking at something different so (0:23:27) Jonnie: I don’t know, like just some cool, like it’s just cool to see this level of innovation and for it to be happening in the cottage core space (0:23:37) Al: I also think the farming is a really interesting thing because in my opinion, most of the things I don’t like in farming games is the farming. And that’s not because the farming isn’t fun, (0:23:48) Al: it’s because of the way that you interact with it. It’s like, oh, you walk a step, you press a button, you walk a step, you press a button. And that’s why I like to automate it as quickly as possible because I don’t enjoy that part of the gameplay. But being able to go like, oh, I am in this environment, here is my plots, and I can just go with my water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water (0:24:07) Al: or what like it’s that feels much more enjoyable to me because you’re like actively doing the thing rather than like push that button push that button push that you know it feels much more fun to me. (0:24:23) Al: Uh an equally big update is Disney Dreamlight Valley. Update number nine is coming soon (0:24:33) Al: And in that, you’ll be able to change your name. (0:24:37) Al: So, let me explain why I am personally excited about this. And this is because of a bug in the game. (0:24:38) Jonnie: It has shocked me how excited people have been for changing your name. (0:24:43) Jonnie: Like… (0:24:50) Al: So, if you start Disney Dreamlight Valley in Game Pass. Game Pass streaming, I think, (0:24:58) Al: specifically, you think you have to be doing the X-play or whatever it is, right? They’re streaming (0:25:04) Al: the game so you’re not downloading it and playing it which is how I play the game initially because I had game pass and I was doing it on my steam deck and the only way you can do that is with X cloud that’s what it’s called X cloud. If you if that’s how you start Disney Dreamlight Valley you cannot set your name it’s a bug in the game I presume it’s fixed by this point but when I started it wasn’t so your your player is called player. So the entire time that I’ve been playing Disney Dreamlight Valley across multiple different platforms now for What is it, a year and a half? (0:25:35) Al: Is it a year and a half? (0:25:37) Al: I don’t care about changing names, once I’ve set my name, I’m fine. (0:25:52) Jonnie: I feel like I didn’t know about that bug, and I don’t think it impacted me, so now this makes way more sense. (0:26:02) Al: But I never set my name, that’s the problem. (0:26:04) Al: I was called player. (0:26:07) Al: Anyway, I’m excited to have my name in the game. (0:26:16) Al: And our final piece of news is for the fantastically named Garden Life, a Cozy Simulator, which we have talked about before. (0:26:24) Al: I don’t really want to get into it too much, but they’ve released a trailer for their story. (0:26:29) Al: Johnny, do you want to complain about the name? (0:26:32) Al: You can complain about the name if you want. (0:26:33) Jonnie: No, I complained about the name on a previous episode, yeah. (0:26:37) Al: Right, fair enough. (0:26:37) Jonnie: Yeah, I did watch the trailer, and there’s some cool stuff. (0:26:46) Jonnie: Or like, so the trailer talks about the fact that it’s a community garden, (0:26:50) Jonnie: and the person that used to look after it passed away early. (0:26:54) Jonnie: Idea of community garden looked after by one person, you know, kind of doesn’t make sense. (0:26:58) Al: Well, you say it doesn’t make sense, I think that’s very likely what happens most of the time. (0:26:59) Jonnie: But you are the… yeah. (0:27:01) Jonnie: Yeah. (0:27:06) Jonnie: I mean, you’re probably right. (0:27:08) Jonnie: And you’re the new person to look after it. (0:27:11) Jonnie: I just, again, coming back to sort of the visual style, (0:27:14) Jonnie: I don’t like it. (0:27:16) Jonnie: This feels like a– (0:27:18) Jonnie: We talked before about VR games. (0:27:19) Jonnie: This game looks like a VR game to me, and… (0:27:22) Jonnie: Yeah. (0:27:22) Al: It does, doesn’t it? It does. It’s the first person. I don’t want to play first-person games. Like, I just, I don’t find it fun. (0:27:30) Jonnie: It makes sense in certain genres and certain gameplay styles, and I do not think this is one. (0:27:38) Al: But this is this is why I don’t play those games because I just don’t I just feel claustrophobic when I’m when I’m it’s a weird feeling but I want to be and normally most games I want to be my camera to be further away than it actually is I will always put the camera out to the furthest point because I want to be able to see as much as possible. (0:28:00) Al: So I was very happy when Pokemon Scarlet and Violet added the third camera zoom option that was great I loved that. (0:28:08) Al: I agree I don’t think I mean the the name aside which is just stupid on multiple levels I yeah it doesn’t look like a game I would want to play it feels like it feels a lot like Botany Manor talking about them so close together they feel like the same game it’s almost like two people had the same idea and instead of working together they both did their own take on it. (0:28:23) Jonnie: It does, yes. (0:28:34) Jonnie: Yeah, I think that’s uh, I think that’s very fair. (0:28:38) Al: And both coming out within two months of each other no I don’t think so not this close (0:28:44) Jonnie: Yeah, that’s like, that’s ages apart now, in, in… (0:28:48) Jonnie: Well, there’s still a chance one of them gets delayed, right? (0:28:52) Jonnie: No? (0:28:56) Jonnie: Right, well, I don’t think we’ll be covering either of these games, so we’ll see. (0:29:02) Al: Unless somebody suddenly gets really excited about them, we’ll see. (0:29:06) Jonnie: Well, if it does happen, I bet that my money’s on Kev, that it hits. (0:29:13) Al: I was gonna say Cody. (0:29:14) Jonnie: » Oh, yeah, that’s fair. (0:29:16) Jonnie: So Kevin Cody covering “Garden Life,” “Acoustic Simulator,” (0:29:19) Jonnie: and– [LAUGHS] (0:29:20) Al: They need to play both of them and compare them on the same podcast. So that’s the news. (0:29:25) Jonnie: Oh, yes, yes, there we go. (0:29:30) Jonnie: » Whoo. (0:29:32) Al: I can’t even remember when the wooing started. Why do we woo so much? I’m not a woo person. (0:29:37) Jonnie: » Because it gets over the awkwardness of not knowing how to do good transitions. (0:29:43) Al: Thank you. We’re going to talk about Turnip Boy Rob’s a bank. So just before. (0:29:50) Al: Before we get into it, I want to start out with a couple of things. So first of all, (0:29:55) Al: this is a sequel to Turnip Boy commits tax evasion officially. The first game was not cottage core. We covered it because you grow a plant at the beginning and then there’s no more farming and it is definitely not cottage core. But that’s why we covered it. Whatever. (0:30:17) Al: We can get past that. (0:30:18) Al: This game is even less. (0:30:20) Al: Less Cottagecore, and so I’m just going to put that out there. (0:30:24) Al: If you don’t want to listen to a game that is not Cottagecore at all, then feel free. (0:30:30) Al: We’re covering this because it’s a sequel to a game that both me and Johnny liked, and we were both going to play it anyway because we wanted to, and we’re covering it. (0:30:45) Al: So it turns out this game’s a rogue light. (0:30:50) Al: Johnny, I’m not crazy, right? (0:30:54) Al: That seemed to come out of left field, right? (0:30:56) Jonnie: it definitely did. So here’s the thing. You and I both really like Turnip Boy Commits Tax evasion. (0:31:06) Jonnie: Very clearly the weakest part of that game was the combat. (0:31:06) Al: Loved it. Fantastic game. (0:31:14) Jonnie: And in many respects they took the worst part of their game and said “Let’s make that the game.” (0:31:23) Al: Yes. Yeah, I think… Yes, you are correct. That is what they did. So listeners wonder why I do not generally like roguelites. (0:31:24) Jonnie: Which was a choice. (0:31:44) Al: Um, Johnny, I liked this game. So I was… (0:31:48) Jonnie: Ow! (0:31:53) Al: fully, fully expecting, right? I didn’t play this game until like two days ago, and I was fully expecting not to like it, right? I was like, I’m going to just play this for like two hours, and I’m going to hate it, and I’m going to be really disappointed, and I’m going to put it away. And I was mostly like that until I defeated the first boss. And then I realized that this game does things to solve the problems that I have with roguelites. (0:32:23) Al: And the reason why roguelites is that even though you like build up resources and you build up more skills and blah, blah, blah, every time you run through, it’s a clean slate, (0:32:33) Al: and you have to start from the beginning. In this game, once you defeat one of the bosses, (0:32:40) Al: they’re defeated. You don’t have to defeat them again, technically until the end. I’ll get to that. (0:32:48) Al: And that one thing for me made me like this game. (0:32:53) Al: If you had to defeat every boss in every run, I would have absolutely hated it, (0:32:59) Al: and I never would have got close to finishing it. I have been very close to finishing this game. (0:33:06) Al: I’ve been like one mistake away from finishing it six times now. The same mistake. It’s really frustrating. The last bit really frustrating. Basically, when you get to a point where you’ve you’ve defeated all the bosses and then you have to do one run where you defeat (0:33:23) Al: four bosses in one go. That wasn’t too hard. What was hard then is there’s like a special fifth thing at the end where like you’re having to run around doing certain things while being chased by another boss and that boss is so powerful that he can like kill you in like two hits. So that’s the frustrating thing. But I agree that the combat is not great in this game, but there’s still something about it that I’m finding very (0:33:53) Al: fun and I finding it difficult to explain. (0:33:58) Jonnie: you’re probably finding it difficult because I feel like you’re just on some crazy tools. (0:34:05) Jonnie: To be fair, I think your point about not having to beat the bosses again is a good one. I was kind of surprised, but it makes sense given the boss fights are significantly bigger than (0:34:23) Jonnie: the other aspects of the game, and ambiguous kind of the wrong word, but on a run in this game. (0:34:28) Jonnie: You’ve got a timer, and that time is only a couple of minutes. When you’re in a boss fight, (0:34:33) Jonnie: that timer pauses, but that boss fight itself takes like a couple of minutes to get through. (0:34:39) Jonnie: They are not fast fights relative to the length of your run, and not having to do those every single run I think was a really good choice, because that became one of the blockers for me with Hades. I really like Hades. I’m not very good at roguelite combat. (0:34:58) Jonnie: That being said, the combat in this game is so bad. The movement is terrible, (0:35:24) Jonnie: The range of the weapons is confusing. (0:35:28) Jonnie: Particularly the melee ones, where the range is significantly bigger than they look on the screen. (0:35:34) Jonnie: And so you’re consistently getting hit by these melee weapons when the enemy is not even close to you. (0:35:41) Jonnie: I just struggle to understand how anyone can like the combat in this game. (0:35:45) Jonnie: And that’s all this game is, is just the combat. (0:35:50) Al: So at some point you unlock a chainsaw and that makes every. (0:35:55) Jonnie: Right, I did not get to the chainsaw, so for reference, I beat the first boss, and I fought the second boss once, and I was like, “That cannot be bolted with this game anymore.” (0:36:06) Jonnie: That was as far as I got. (0:36:09) Al: That’s fair. I totally get it. And I totally get why you’re not a huge fan of it. But there’s something about it that just kept me going. I’m so frustrated that I didn’t manage to finish the game because literally like I’ve played, I’ve done that last level three times today and I’ve gotten so close to finishing it each time. And it’s so frustrating. But I know it’s going to be great when I do finish it. I think… (0:36:40) Jonnie: So, how do you feel about the humour in this game? Because obviously the humour was a huge part of Turnip Boy commits tax evasion. (0:36:49) Al: Yeah, I think in some ways, in some places, I think it has made me feel the same way as the first game did, but some of it has felt a little bit flat and I’m not quite sure why. (0:37:07) Al: Like it’s just it’s simple things like I there’s a point where where you come across a specific thing from a previous game, right? And it’s like, it’s one of these things that you tore up. (0:37:20) Al: Which is like, one of the main things in the last game is you’re tearing up random things. (0:37:24) Al: And some things it’s like, oh yeah, because you’re tearing up this tax letter and you’re tearing up this, you’re tearing up that. And there’s some random pointless thing that’s like, why did you tear that up? You know, it’s just stupid, it’s pointless, but it’s funny. And you come across one of the things that you tore up in the previous game, but the funny, it just, it then says, oh, (0:37:42) Al: but it’s laminated. And then the next thing is, they’re learning. It’s just that one comment. (0:37:49) Al: Like is funnier than most games, right? But then a lot of, especially the early game humor feels a little bit weird to me. And I’m not sure why it didn’t hit in the same way. (0:38:02) Jonnie: I have the same feeling, right? Like the game definitely still has those moments where it is (0:38:08) Jonnie: very funny. I think a big part of the reason it doesn’t hit is because it’s now (0:38:14) Jonnie: expected, right? And the construct of Rob’s a bank, right? Like if you’ve played (0:38:22) Jonnie: commits tax evasion, you have a good sense of the developers’ feelings on capitalism in general, (0:38:29) Jonnie: and a lot of it’s expected so so you now you come across (0:38:32) Jonnie: things and you kind of get where a lot of it is is going where I think and part of it is that the first one had that sort of joy of discovery of what’s the next documents that I’m going to find and rip up and some of them are very funny because not that they’re fully unexpected but they go in different directions right which I think is is one of the the bits of charm of that game that’s kind of lost it and I think early on they try and do a job. (0:39:02) Jonnie: They do a lot of callbacks to some of the humor from the first game or to significant bits from the first game but it doesn’t land on it. I think one of the downsides is one of the first characters you come across is the the streamer and they kind of just run back the exposure bucks joke and it’s it’s you know it’s just like yeah it’s fine and like they delve into new things like there’s some jokes about NFTs and all of the fun stuff that’s that’s developed in the (0:39:32) Jonnie: you know con people out of money and they have jokes about it it just is like yeah those are the jokes that I now expect from them and I think this game would have benefited by potentially pushing into a different commentary on society because that’s definitely an element of the game and I just don’t think a lot of them work. (0:39:57) Jonnie: Oh yeah. (0:39:58) Al: That’s fair. I think the humor that… kind of. Right, let me… I’m having lots of thoughts. (0:40:06) Al: So I think that actually there’s two things of the funniest bits in this game. One of them is (0:40:14) Al: some of the callbacks are very funny. Some of them are not, but some of them are very funny. (0:40:19) Al: So I don’t think it’s just like, if you don’t do the callbacks, I think you’re missing something. (0:40:25) Al: I think that’s fun. I think they might- (0:40:28) Al: I don’t lean into it a bit too much. I think there are too many characters in the game that were in the previous one. Almost every single character is in the game again, except the one you kill. That’s not to say there aren’t new characters, there are new characters, (0:40:46) Al: but it seems weird to have- it feels contrived why everybody else is in the game. But I also think that some of the funniest bits. (0:40:50) Jonnie: Mmm. Yes. (0:40:58) Al: So they start out quite simple, right? We’re going to spoil basically everything in this game listeners, right? So jump out now. If you’ve not if you played the first game and you think you might like this, you can get over the roguelite stuff. Stop now, go play it. You can get it done in a day or two. It’s not a very long game. (0:41:07) Jonnie: Uh, only a little bit. (0:41:26) Al: and (0:41:28) Al: depending on how good you are at the combat. So the lifts start out quite simple. It’s like, oh, here’s a part of the bank and you have to go through and you like jump over the lasers and you destroy the laser box and then you go back and you blah, blah, blah. (0:41:43) Al: Right. But as you as you defeat bosses and you progress in the game, they become more and more ridiculous. There’s, have you come across the cult? There’s a cult in the bank. (0:41:58) Al: And you come to the bank and once you’ve once you’ve figured out how to enter the cult, (0:42:03) Al: you can then enter the cult and then the cult members give you different things for defeating a certain number of enemies. And the stuff in the cult is really funny. And just the concept of having this random room in the bank that happens to have a cult in it is very funny. And there’s another one which is like a portal. There’s a portal to hell in this bank. (0:42:27) Jonnie: No! See, that’s the thing, I feel like I’ve played a decent chunk of the game and I haven’t come across anything that absurdist, which is one of the misses, right? (0:42:28) Al: Did you know that? (0:42:30) Al: Did you know there’s a portal to hell? (0:42:31) Al: I… (0:42:38) Al: Yeah. So I think part of the problem is those are the lent into the rogue light stuff of that. (0:42:45) Al: Those are randomized. So as you unlock, the lift can do more and more things, (0:42:52) Al: and you’re not guaranteed to see any of them in any run. And I think that’s where it (0:42:58) Al: falls down for me. I think if these rooms all existed in fixed places in the bank that you could go to. I think that would be better. (0:43:08) Al: Because then, you know, this is… (0:43:09) Jonnie: yeah or if there was a small a small pool and you kind of like you can still have some element of randomness but not as not as (0:43:20) Al: Yeah, maybe, maybe. I mean, yeah, I think, I think making it, the advantage of having a fixed place is when you look on the map, you see there’s a bunch of rooms and you’re like, “Oh, I need to unlock that room at some point then, and there’s going to be something in that room.” The problem is that all of these, you don’t know when you’ve seen all these areas, because they’re randomized with the lifts. There’s like some random underwater one as well, I think. (0:43:41) Jonnie: Yeah, that’s fair. (0:43:50) Al: And like, yeah, whatever. That absurdist stuff, I think, is very funny still. And yeah, some of the callbacks have been very funny. Some of the callbacks have felt very contrived, and yeah, (0:44:06) Al: it’s an interesting mix of those things. I think the problem is that if it wasn’t funny at all, (0:44:13) Al: I would be like, “Oh, it’s one and done. We’re done with this.” But the problem is, I think, (0:44:18) Al: they can do more of that. (0:44:20) Al: the same humour and still surprise me. And that’s where I’m like, don’t lean too hard onto the same jokes. Do the more stuff because I know you can do it. And if it needs to be a smaller game, then make it a smaller game. I’m okay with that. If there are going to be fewer characters in each room, that’s fine. Like, because the second, the room you unlock after the first boss is where, like, most of the previous game’s characters are. (0:44:50) Al: They’re just there. Why? Because their previous place doesn’t work and it’s like, “OK, you destroyed their previous place by killing Turnip God. OK, fine, sure. That’s mildly amusing.” (0:45:02) Al: Why are they in the bank? That seems contrived to me. That’s not even absurdist humour. That’s just contrived just so you can get these characters there. (0:45:14) Jonnie: Yeah, I think that’s fair in life because they do explain the reason for it and even the reason is like that feels like contrite reasoning. (0:45:26) Al: So, yeah, I think I don’t think any of that would have saved it for you. (0:45:34) Jonnie: No, I don’t think so (0:45:35) Al: I think it would have made me have more fun with it. (0:45:41) Al: But overall, I still enjoyed it. (0:45:42) Al: Would I have enjoyed it more if it wasn’t a roguelite and it was more like the previous game? (0:45:47) Al: Probably. (0:45:50) Al: But they did manage to make a roguelite that I like, (0:45:53) Al: which is a very rare thing. (0:45:56) Jonnie: Yeah, I mean, that’s a… (0:46:00) Jonnie: Honestly, I’m shocked that you like it, because when I started it, it was a rogue life. (0:46:04) Jonnie: And I was like, “Oh, I was expecting just the same as the previous game, but with guns as weapons now.” (0:46:12) Jonnie: I was like, “Well, Al’s gonna hate this, so we’re just gonna come out here and rage about this game for 40 minutes.” (0:46:12) Al: I mean, I do have more complaints. I can bring up more complaints if you want. So there are more weapons in this game than you can actually get in your base, right? So the way it works is like you’ve got your base and you go out to the bank, you do a run, you come back and you’ve got upgrades and, you know, your usual roguelite loop. The problem is… (0:46:21) Jonnie: Oh. (0:46:42) Al: that when you go out into the bank, there are quite a wide variety of different weapons that the guys that are making new weapons back at your base, say, are rudimentary, which a lot of them are. But some of them are better in ways that I find frustrating. The chainsaw is an incredible weapon that you unlock later on. But there’s other ones… there’s very, very few… (0:47:12) Al: I think there’s only… there is only one melee weapon that you can actually get from your base, (0:47:17) Al: which is very frustrating to me because I much prefer melee to guns because I’m not very good at aiming. Yes, yes, it’s very difficult. So I would have liked to have had more melee weapons that you can unlock. Melee, melee, melee! (0:47:26) Jonnie: And aiming in this game is bloody annoying. (0:47:40) Jonnie: Well, hey. (0:47:42) Jonnie: Yeah. (0:47:42) Al: Melee, melee… anyway, whatever you know what I mean. I don’t want to hear about my pronunciation, (0:47:44) Jonnie: Uh… (0:47:46) Jonnie: Ah. (0:47:46) Jonnie: Bye. (0:47:47) Al: please don’t tell me about my pronunciation, thank you listeners. I would have liked more of that because I don’t know whether it’s just something I’ve missed, but there’s almost no (0:47:56) Al: melee weapons that you can unlock, which I found a bit frustrating. (0:48:02) Al: So that’s my big thing. There’s no way to like… when you find something in the bank, there’s no No way to get it, except just picking it up. (0:48:10) Al: And if you die with it, that’s it. (0:48:12) Al: You’ve lost it. (0:48:13) Al: It’d be nice if you could recreate those things, (0:48:16) Al: because some of them are really nice weapons. (0:48:18) Al: I really like them. (0:48:19) Al: And this probably leans into the like, (0:48:21) Al: oh, well, that’s how roguelites work. (0:48:22) Al: OK, sure, fine. (0:48:23) Al: But the bits I like about this game are the non-roguelite bits. (0:48:27) Al: I’ve literally just spent 20 minutes telling you why this game is good, because it doesn’t do roguelite things in the same way that other roguelites do. (0:48:37) Jonnie: Yeah, I just, yeah, I find this game immensely kind of frustrating, and I think that weapon piece is a good example, where it just kind of feels needlessly difficult, why not just let us unlock all of the weapons at some point, you know, that’s kind of one of those things that’s like, there’s nothing wrong with being able to use all of the weapons, so let us use all the weapons. (0:48:56) Al: Yeah, maybe not all. There is one you get at the last boss, which is just a ridiculous weapon. (0:49:11) Al: It’s like four times the size of you. It’s very fun to use. It’s very slow. It actually slows your character down a lot, which is quite interesting. But as lovely video game logic, (0:49:24) Al: it only slows you down when you’re holding it. (0:49:26) Al: If you switch the weapons and it’s in your bag, you can run as fast as you normally do, which I just love, but whatever. (0:49:31) Jonnie: Amazing. (0:49:32) Jonnie: But see, even that would stand out more if it was the only instance of that, right? (0:49:37) Al: Yes, yeah, I agree. I think I would keep that one, especially because you can’t– (0:49:42) Al: although you don’t need to defeat any boss after you’ve defeated them, you can if you want. (0:49:47) Al: So it would give you a reason to go and do that. (0:49:50) Al: I would say maybe the four boss weapons, the weapons that the bosses have, those four specifically, (0:49:56) Al: has a specific weapon, the last one being the most ridiculous. (0:49:59) Al: But I would understand why those four, if you want that weapon, you have to go defeat the boss in this run. (0:50:07) Al: It adds an interesting element to that. (0:50:10) Al: But the problem is that all the other weapons are very random, and it’s hard to know. (0:50:16) Al: One of them, for example, you get by going through one of the weird lifts into the portal from hell, (0:50:24) Al: hell and you get up. (0:50:26) Al: a scythe that you can if you kill somebody with the scythe you can harvest their soul and then those souls are the second currency with which you can use to buy things. (0:50:38) Al: And. (0:50:39) Jonnie: Okay, that sounds amazing. (0:50:41) Al: It is very fun. It is very fun. There’s actually second weapon in this way there as well. (0:50:47) Al: But it’s it’s a gun. It’s a it’s a record like a vinyl record gun. (0:50:54) Al: Mmm. (0:50:58) Al: Which is very funny, but also the way that it works is very different because it’s records and not bullets. (0:51:05) Al: They bounce off walls, which means you can, if it goes through somebody and then hits a wall and then comes back and hits them, (0:51:13) Al: so if they don’t die in the first one, they die in the second one. (0:51:17) Al: I think this is the thing, there’s lots of really fun and creative ideas in the weapons, even if they’re not the best combat system. (0:51:27) Al: But you were never going to see those because you don’t have the enthusiasm for the type of game and so you miss out on that fun, which is disappointing. (0:51:36) Jonnie: Yeah and some of it I think speaks to the onboarding right because like even like fundamentally the premise of the game being that you’re robbing a bank and there’s like a huge cutscene that follows on from you know turn a boy commits tax evasion and where that game ended but ultimately it’s kind of like the but why yeah like there isn’t really a compelling reason for why you are even robbing the bank which I find like it’s just one of the things frustrating I did have a question how do you feel about the timer? (0:52:07) Al: So I don’t hate the timer and that’s because it is not a hard timer. So the way the timer works is once the timer hits the police come, but you it makes it makes everything harder because there’s more enemies, but you can still do everything. So you can infinitely do a run as long as you’re not dying. And I actually really like that way of doing it. (0:52:37) Al: Where they’re trying to force you to be quick about things, but if you’re like ‘oh I can just grab that one last thing’ and it means that the timer is going to run out, you don’t die, you just have to fight your way out. I quite like that. For what they’re doing, (0:52:54) Al: for everything that they’re doing, I think it works thematically and mechanically well with what they wanted to do. Is that fair? (0:53:02) Jonnie: Yeah, I think that’s fair. And for me, it’s another aspect of like, I just don’t like feeling time pressure in games, something that I fundamentally do not enjoy. (0:53:12) Jonnie: And when the combat is bad, and I would prefer a slower approach to it, like, I get why they did it because they’re wanting to put that sort of heist style pressure on. (0:53:26) Jonnie: And it’s kind of one of those ways that they can do to force you to do multiple runs, right, without the timer. (0:53:32) Jonnie: I think the game would be significantly different, and not necessarily better. I just don’t want a timer. (0:53:42) Al: Yeah, that’s fair. That’s fair. Yeah. Yeah. And I agree with you generally. I don’t like timers in games, but I can’t explain why, but I really like this game. I’m going to finish the game. I’m going to do that. I don’t normally, I don’t often do that with games that we talk about. If I’ve not finished it by the time we podcast and it’s not like (0:5

2024 Preview In a hard hitting, opinion rich episode, Kevin and Graham present this 2024 Preview. What do you think will impact 2024? Some big things are happening in the US and here in the UK. Summary of the Podcast Introduction Graham and Kevin catch up after some time, expressing care for each other's wellbeing and families while acknowledging current health issues. Both Kevin and Graham have been suffering from a long running cold. But, was it Covid Mark 2? Discussion of 2024 predictions and politics Graham outlines political and social issues that could impact 2024 like US elections. Kevin stressed the weaponisation of legal systems, and unrest over identity policies. Kevin critiques overreach and hopes for balanced, ethical governance. Graham just wants to rid the world of woke, identity politics. 2024 Preview of the economy and investment opportunities Kevin is optimistic declining inflation and interest rates may boost markets and innovation in carbon reduction. Graham invests and debates climate policy impacts, urging pragmatic, inclusive solutions over alarmism. Impact of artificial intelligence and automation  They agree AI will transform most jobs within a decade. However, many positions will be retained because they add value. Tesla is discussed as a model for leveraging AI. Risks of unconstrained systems are raised. Share tip (at your own risk): UiPath Football and the future of the sport  Graham passionately defends the integrity of competition over money interests, like proposed super leagues. Kevin hopes Newcastle and Leeds thrive while lamenting the scarcity of local rivalry games. Here's a statement (21 Dec 23 - Premier League) 2024 Preview of Health issues, relationships, and personal priorities Both resolve to improve health, social engagement and family bonds in the new year. Vaccination stances are respectfully debated. Graham mistrusts Big Pharma. Clips from the Podcast US & UK Elections in 2024 https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kevin-Graham-US-UK-Elections.mp4 Economy & EVs https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kevin-Graham-Economy.mp4 More High Net Worth Individuals in the UK https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kevin-Graham-More-HNW-Individuals-in-the-UK.mp4 British Airways - Complaints Process Radically Shortened Using AI https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kevin-Graham-BA-use-of-AI.mp4 Will AI and Tesla Spell the End of Taxi Drivers? https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kevin-Graham-Tesla-The-End-of-Taxis.mp4 Love at First Sight https://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kevin-Graham-Love-at-First-Sight.mp4   The Next 100 Days Podcast Co-Hosts Graham Arrowsmith Graham founded Finely Fettled to help business owners and marketers who want to market to affluent and high-net-worth customers.  With the vast majority of investors having no exposure to alternative investments his new website https://investmentalternative.co.uk brings opportunities to the attention of investors. Find Graham on LinkedIn. Kevin Appleby Kevin specialises in finance transformation and implementing business change. He's the COO of GrowCFO, which provides both community and CPD-accredited training designed to grow the next generation of finance leaders. You can find Kevin on LinkedIn and at kevinappleby.com

Kevin Carey is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his novel Junior Miles and the Junk Man and how it aimed to help a boy process his grief over losing his father through magical journeys involving creating art from recycled materials. Both Kevin and Jed reflected on how far we've come in openly discussing difficult emotions like grief. Kevin also provided insightful advice from his experience teaching writing, emphasizing the importance of being open to constructive criticism in order to grow. His perseverance in getting this story published after many years showed the dedication and resilience needed in the writing field. This discussion highlighted how expressing ourselves through writing and art can help us understand ourselves and others on a deeper level. It was inspiring to hear Kevin's passion for sharing stories that explore the human experience, even through fantastical elements, and for encouraging new writers to stay determined in pursuing their craft. Click here to visit Kevin's website - kevincareywriter.com  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

The tech industry is renowned for expensive startup costs and never-ending elevator speeches. Kevin Lancaster is the Co-Founder of a company that's changing the game, connecting service providers and vendors on a level playing field. As the CEO and Co-Founder of Channel Program, Kevin has been named one of the Top 25 Software Sales Executives by The Software Report in 2021. He's built channel programs that have generated more than $5 billion in revenue and is a leading authority on cyber security, technology innovation, startup acceleration, and channel program development. His passion for supporting the underdog, creating meaningful partnerships, and making space for diverse voices fuels his work at Channel Program. Kevin has an unrelenting drive to revolutionize the IT channel by empowering and inspiring both vendors and IT service providers to focus on community-building, collaboration, and respectful communication–a formula he believes will lead to greater success and health for the channel as a whole, along with its thousands of partners.  How personal branding contributes to MSP success Kevin has two main recommendations for anyone looking to build a successful MSP. The first is to build a strong personal brand–post consistently online, share thought leadership content, and be transparent about what you're doing and why. Both Kevin and his business partner have spent years building their brand and reputation in the industry. The second recommendation is to take a sales class, especially if you're an introvert or selling is outside your comfort zone. Get comfortable talking to customers and build relationships. These two skills work hand-in-hand, as creating a personal brand will also help you sell more effectively.  Creating an open and accessible community After working in the industry for years, Kevin realized that the largest vendors were pricing out emerging competitors. At trade shows, for example, the larger companies held a monopoly on keynote speeches and the best booth locations, while newer startups were relegated to the sidelines.  Kevin and his business partner wanted to give those scrappy startups an opportunity for equal access. So they launched a virtual event, Channel Pitch, where every company received seven minutes to pitch to vendors, regardless of size. The event was a hit and Channel Program grew the platform it is today, where vendors and IT service providers can connect in an open and equal community. Enjoy this episode with Channel Program CEO Kevin Lancaster… Quotes “There are a handful of large vendors out there that are private equity backed, publicly traded, and they have deep pockets. What I'd see at these industry events, is you'd go up and down the rows, and you could see that the big vendors had the pockets to keep out all these emerging vendors. And in my opinion, they were stymying the innovation that could occur within the channel. The small, scrappy startups had these great ideas and great platforms but they weren't getting the visibility.” “Where do we go from here? How do we build a recurring revenue business that provides value to both sides of the industry?” “That's what drives me: trying to solve these problems.” “As we looked at this massive marketplace and all the challenges, we thought, how do you break it down to the common denominator? How do you make it just stupid simple? If I can explain it to my daughter who's 14, then we're onto something.” “We couldn't have done this if we hadn't built strong personal brands. Yes, we had a great product…but really, people were buying us.”   “Yes we want to build a business, but we want to build a business that provides value. When you can be open and honest about that, I think that stuff comes through. And I think people can tell the difference between the snake oil person versus the person who genuinely wants to help create change.” “Creating a personal brand helps you sell more effectively.” Links mentioned in this episode: Channel Program: https://channelprogram.com/  Connect with Kevin Lancaster on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinlancaster/ 

[From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021] On today's episode of The Tennis Files Podcast, I interviewed Kevin Garlington, the founder of Total Tennis Domination, on how we can go from being stuck and frustrated to rapidly improving our games. Kevin is the Head Tennis Pro at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Oklahoma and also churns out online tennis instruction content at Total Tennis Domination. He previously worked with my friend Ian Westermann at Essential Tennis, one of the biggest and most well-known online tennis businesses in the world. Kevin is a 5.0+ player and competed at the Division I level at Oral Roberts University, as well as on the Pro Circuit in the US and Spain. Both Kevin and his wife Megan have been teaching tennis together for many years and have helped improve thousands of players with their top quality instruction. Kevin has also been a featured coach on my online Tennis Summits. On the show, you'll learn why players get stuck for years at the same level, what to focus on in your game to make big improvements, Kevin's systematic approach to developing adult tennis players, what part of the serve players struggle with most and how to fix it, winning singles strategies, Kevin's tennis journey from a late start in his teens to Division I college tennis baller and eventual world-class coach, and much more! I hope you enjoy my interview with Kevin! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below! And be sure to subscribe to Tennis Files to receive the latest tennis content to improve your game straight into your inbox! Total Tennis Domination TTD YouTube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dante were grateful for the opportunity to sit down with Kevin and Sam Sorbo to discuss their new movie "Miracle in East Texas" (limited theater engagement, October 29th and 30th, 2023).  Kevin Sorbo played the lead role on the ground-breaking “Hercules” TV series for seven years and the victim of three strokes during that time. He carries a gravitas to his audiences on the topics he's passionate about: health and perseverance, honesty and overcoming, and pro-life. After his prolonged recovery and another hugely successful TV series (Andromeda), the best-selling author of True Strength spent the next few decades smashing box-office records in movies like God's Not Dead, Soul Surfer, Let There Be Light, and Left Behind.  Kevin is married to actress Sam Jenkins who he met during her guest appearance on Hercules in 1998 and they have 3 children together.  Sam has also appeared in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys along with starring on Chicago Hope and other films as well.  She also hosts a weekday radio show which is syndicated nationwide by Mojo 5-0 Radio.  Both Kevin and Sam have a new movie coming out in which they both acted and produced called Miracle in East Texas which will be in theaters October 29th and 30th. To get your tickets to "Miracle in East Texas," visit Sorbo Studios today! Legacy Dads is proud to be partnered with the Christian Parenting Network of podcasts. For more practical and spiritual resources to help you become the perfectly imperfect parent you wish to be, visit Christian Parenting today!

In this episode, we are joined once again by our friend Jeremy Stalnecker. Jeremy is one of the co-founders of The Mighty Oaks Foundation, a non-profit organization that has been working with veterans and first responders since 2011 with the goal of helping them through their challenges with PTS. One of the most common stats that comes up in discussions that center around veterans is the number 22 which is a number that signifies the amount of veterans who take their own lives each day here in the United States. While the number fluctuates and there is evidence that currently it is far higher than that, the desire for Mighty Oaks and people like us is to take that number and turn it into zero. You can help us with that goal right now! We are joining Jeremy and many others in the 22 for 22 challenge where we are committing to doing something hard physically for 22 days, starting October 21st. During this challenge, we will be seeking to raise money for the Mighty Oaks Foundation so that they are able to continue the amazing work they are doing for veterans. Both Kevin and Nole have attended one of Mighty Oaks programs and have experienced firsthand the life-changing power that is available there. To join us follow the link below and make sure you join our team, "The Fire You Carry" so that we can track each other and raise money together for this cause. Join the 22 for 22 Challange.https://www.charityfootprints.com/22for22challenge/MyZone facility code for The Fire You Carry: CALIFUS001Get $60 off a MZ-Switch Heart Rate Monitor!https://buy.myzone.org/?lang=enUS&voucher=CALIFUS001-60Big thank you to My Epic and Facedown Records for the use of their song "Hail" in our podcast!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz2RZThURTU&ab_channel=FacedownRecordsThe Fire Up Progam video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I__ErPW46Ec&t=12s&ab_channel=FireUpProgramThe Fire You Carry Instagram.https://www.instagram.com/thefireyoucarry/Sign up for a class at The Fire Up Program!https://www.fireupprogram.com/programsDonate to The Fire Up Program.https://www.fireupprogram.com/donateThe Fire Up Program Instagram.https://www.instagram.com/fireup_program/Kevin's Instagram.https://www.instagram.com/kevinpwelsh/?hl=enNole's Instagram.https://www.instagram.com/nolelilley/?hl=enJoin us on Discord.https://discord.gg/rkDa9Ae27qBuy us a coffee to support the podcast.https://discord.gg/rkDa9Ae27qBuy podcast apparel.https://thefireyoucarry.threadless.com 

Each day between two and three thousand people arrive in Santiago, Spain as pilgrims. This past summer, Kevin and Shelly Huddleston were two among that number on July 13 as they along with a small group of friends completed a 14-day walk on the Camino de Santiago. In this episode, we talk the two of them about their pilgrimage experience—about how they were formed by daily prayer, an expanding understanding of community, and the expected and surprising presence of God. Kevin & Shelly Huddleston have been in ministry together for over 35 years. They spent 30 years in congregational ministry and now Kevin is the Director of Ministries for Arms of Hope, a Christian care organization that cares for children and single moms with families. He has a Bachelors degree from Abilene Christian University, a Masters degree in Missional Leadership from Rochester University and a Doctorate in Spiritual Formation from Lipscomb University. His doctoral emphasis is on Sabbath and the Mission of God. Shelly is an assistant superintendent with the San Angelo Independent School District where she has worked for the past 28 years and holds a Bachelors in Communication from ACU and a Masters in Education from Angelo State. Both Kevin and Shelly are certified Spiritual Directors. Best of all, they have a few awesome pairs in their lives: 2 daughters, 2 sons-in-law, 2 grandsons and 2 rescue schnauzers that rule the house. They are excited to share their passion for families and the love of Jesus. You can reach them via Facebook or by email: kevinhuddleston@me.com and huddlestonshelly500@gmail.com.

In this episode, Ryan concentrates on executing two distinct campaigns for Superhuman, while Kevin focuses on reaching out to sales leaders. One campaign centers around standard outbound call services, while the other is geared toward closed lost leads within the automation and robotics sector.During one of their conversations, Kevin manages to obtain two additional phone numbers, prompting discussions on the best approach for subsequent contact. In another scenario, Ryan follows up with a lead who had previously shown disinterest and was preparing for a flight. He initiates the conversation by inquiring about the trip and transitions into discussing the prospect's business needs. Meanwhile, in another call, Ryan successfully reaches the company's accountant and secures a lead to the sales department. Kevin underscores the importance of waiting on hold only when it leads to a connection with a more relevant contact if the prospect is well-informed about their schedule.Ryan then engages with a client facing overcapacity issues. He inquires about the client's market and client type, although it remains undisclosed. Despite this, Ryan receives positive feedback yet regrets forgetting to request referrals. Both Kevin and Ryan observe the evolving landscape of cold calls, noting a shift towards cold connections via LinkedIn and email in the current B2B landscape. Kevin adopts a double-tap approach in one of the calls. He underscores the importance of avoiding assumptions about negative reasons for missed calls and emphasizes the need to put oneself in the prospect's shoes. At the same time, he advises against excessive follow-ups, which can become counterproductive.In one of his attempts, Ryan encounters voicemail but remains persistent, continuing with his pitch and attempting to schedule a callback. Kevin recommends placing greater emphasis on live calls and mentions the uncertain legality of ringless voicemails, which should be verified before use. Additionally, they highlight the importance of avoiding text messaging when reaching out to B2B contacts.Throughout these cold call scenarios, Kevin and Ryan offer insights into various engagement strategies. They emphasize the need for thoughtful and professional interactions, persistence, adaptability, and the significance of building rapport to understand how to provide value to prospects by navigating their company structure to find the correct contacts. Ryan: "I did not ask for a referral as the prospect was a gate-keeper. I still kept going on with the call because the prospect did ask some questions and usually that is an indication. If the seemingly gate-keeper is asking questions, you should consider: what does that typically say about their knowledge or insight of what is going on in the business? You should figure out their competence even if they are in a receptionist or secretary position, you must understand if they have an insight of where the problems lie within the business."Timestamps: [00:00:52] Introduction about Ryan[00:18:24] Generating leads from empty prospects[00:21:39] Adjusting to the prospect's needs and pivoting[00:30:03] Turning rejection into referrals [00:37:37] Reading and understanding gate-keepers[00:44:25] Adapting and building on unresponsive prospects [00:44:50] Remain prepared to be called back[00:49:00] The use of double taps and triple tapsConnect and learn more about Ryan through this link:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanpereusConnect with Kevin:Kevin Hopp: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khopp/More live conversations mean more? You know the answer. Connect to your prospects in one click and go outbound effortlessly with ConnectAndSell! https://connectandsell.com/

“You don't take a fish out of water and tell it to ride a bicycle.”In this episode of the Sales Code Leadership Podcast, Kevin has an engaging chat with Ed Armishaw, Sales Director at ServiceNow. While some people get caught up on goals, Ed is all about dreams. He is fascinated with figuring out what makes people tick, and that allows him to truly lead them to greatness. Both Kevin and Ed are enthusiastic followers of the strengths movement pioneered by Gallup with their CliftonStrengths assessment. You can be amazed by what you don't know about yourself; but when you dive in and uncover what your strengths are, you can take them to the next level. It's not just about playing to your strengths, it's about building them. You can be great at something, but why not strive for excellence? Ed is a Sales Director in the UK for ServiceNow, and brings 18+ years of enterprise sales & leadership experience working with some of the largest companies in the world across consumer goods, media, prof. services & healthcare/life sciences. Prior to joining ServiceNow, Ed spent 6 years at Salesforce. First as an AE in the retail sector, focussed on new logos, and then as a Strategic Pursuit AE with one of the UK's best loved grocers. He then moved into sales leadership building out a brand new team for Salesforce Marketing Cloud in the High Tech & Telecoms sectors. Outside of the day job Ed is a proud Dad to 6 year old Jacob and husband to Maria. The family lives in St Albans, UK and it's here he indulges his other life passion - road cycling (happily describing himself as one of those sad blokes in lycra).Connect with Ed here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edarmishaw/The podcast is brought to you by Sales Code, a MEDDICC MEDIA production, helping revenue leaders unlock added value in B2B SaaS sales teams. Your views on our podcast are always welcome, as well as any questions you might have for our podcast guests.Connect with the show host Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinthiele/

Advancing MinistryHe lives a life that is centered on relationships. This is what drives him personally, professionally, and spiritually.Kevin Howells understands how the saving work of Jesus in his life transformed him into the leader he is today. And, as a member of the leadership team with Good News Jail and Prison Ministry, Kevin spends his days building new, and strengthening existing, relationships as the lead advancement officer.Kevin is a special leader and a gifted fundraiser. It's the stories of broken inmates turned prison chaplains that give meaning to the work he does. Kevin invites donors throughout the country to join in God's work through Good News Jail and Prison ministry. He doesn't view his role as asking for donations; rather, he considers it giving others the opportunity to participate in a life-changing ministry.Not only has Kevin experienced rebirth in his own life and witnessed it in the lives of prisoners, he and his wife, Vanessa, have been privileged to see the Gospel in action through the adoption of their daughter, Mia, from Kazakhstan. Both Kevin and Vanessa, to this day, cherish every moment they get to build into the life of their now teenage daughter.Between the adoption process, which was finalized in 2010, and the years Kevin has used to serve the Lord at Moody Bible Institute, Cedarville University, and now at Good News Jail and Prison Ministry, Kevin's deepest desire is to serve others through transparent relationships and sharing the Gospel.He embraces new challenges and the opportunities to make a difference, which he shares this week on the Cedarville Stories Podcast. 

Both Kevin and Doug get 4-5 inches of rain on the east coast and they share their experiences with what they are seeing. They talk about turf disease as well as the quickly upcoming overseeding season! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rootdevelopmentllc/message

Welcome to the second part of our two-part series all about creating your rental property team.   If you missed last week where we chat about our maintenance contacts and who we depend on in our field operations, please give episode 14 a listen!This episode discusses our business contacts who we depend on in our office operations.Both Kevin and I have business degrees, but they don't mean anything if we try to DIY it all and not hand business operations off to the professionals.  We rely on a few professionals that have walked us through THE MOST IMPORTANT aspects of our business.Of course you'd guess our CPA and our attorney but give it a listen to find out who else is essential to our team and building our success as rental property owners!Lastly, we briefly discuss the software we rely on and a few we are looking into to continue to streamline our business practices. LINKS:TurboTenant is a great option for landlords with just a few doors or for those who may be new to using rental property software.  For the most part, TurboTenant's software is free to use so they are perfect for those on a tight budget.Hemlane is a software that is built to grow with your needs as a landlord. For a minimal amount, there's a really good basic package but what we love is the option to upgrade and add 24/7 maintenance management on.  It gets better!  If you reach a place where you are ready to hand off management to a property manager, Hemlane has that too under their “Complete” option.Doorloop is relatively new to the landlord software space but they are global and can handle any property in any country and with any currency.Where their features are similar to the others, from a tech standpoint, Doorloop is extremely modern and intuitive. There are help pop-ups all through the dashboard, it's fully customizable, there are reporting templates, and they're optimized for mobile devices and tablets. Quickbooks is our go to software for accounting and bookkeeping.  Using QuickBooks allows us to do a deeper dive into analysis and evaluate income and expen

Behind every social media girl, there's an… Instagram boyfriend?! We've all seen it.. the faithful boyfriends getting up high and crouching down low to get the perfect “shot”. Or in Kevin's case — photographer, videographer, tech, all around behind the scenes guy. He shares his experience accidentally getting into the social media world and what it's like to also juggle a full-time job. Both Kevin and Miki share about the positives and negatives of being content creators in an ever-changing social media space and how they want to use their platform for the future! 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - What did Miki initially introduce Kevin as? 05:14 - The “typical” IG boyfriend role 06:12 - Did Kevin ever expect to be on social media? 08:58 - Meeting fans after the pandemic 12:52 - Does Kevin get recognized at work? 16:09 - What are the negatives of being on the internet? 17:22 - How does Kevin feel about hate comments? 19:11 - Would Kevin date the non-creator version of Miki? 21:05 - What do Kevin's personal circle think of new endeavors? 24:04 - Clout chasing?! 26:04 - How to use social media while working in healthcare 29:00 - Using social media with professionalism

Kevin and Thom with their reaction to the story that Magic Johnson has joined the Josh Harris bid to buy the Commanders. Both Kevin and Thom had additional thoughts and news to share on the potential sale as well. More reaction to Ed Cooley taking the Georgetown job, Cam Sims is off to Vegas, and Thom isn't backing down from his Taylor Heinicke was "betrayed" stance. Additionally, the boys discussed the perils of helping 2nd graders fill out their NCAA Brackets.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin gets emasculated by his kids Indian doctor who will only speak with his wife. Kurt gets a promotion at his day job but refuses to yell at anyone. Jesse comes after unions in the small to medium sized business world. Both Kevin & Jesse reveal their sleeping habits that include body pillows. We discuss the sometimes surprising strength of women and shout-out the ladies of the jiu-jitsu world. Plans are discussed for Kev's birthday celebration and he shares trauma of everyone celebrating the end of his special day. Jon & Kurt get schooled on how to conceal a blade on their persons. Kevin shares the times he was accused of insurance fraud and stealing quarter waters as a kid. See yas all next week!

Ideas on Stage is a business that helps you present better on stage. Italian Andrea Pacini happens to be the lead for the company in the UK. He joins us today for The Next 100 Days Podcast. We were overdue for another look at presenting. I believe the last guest who spoke wholly about this topic was Lee Jackson in 2018! SCORE - remember the acronym http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Andrea-Pacini-SCORE.mp4 How Does Andrea Help People? http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Andrea-Pacini-Ideas-on-Stage-Meaning.mp4 They train in body language, voice, gestures, etc. Such as having a good microphone. Both Kevin and I have used microphones. Kevin made the point that your voice sounds better with a good mic. Online Presentation Setup The microphone is number 1. http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Andrea-Pacini-Online-Presenting.mp4 Marie's Leadership Talk in Finland Make it relevant. http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Andrea-Pacini-Relevance.mp4 Pitch yourself to TED. Wouldn't it be a great challenge? How to Connect to the Audience From the Stage http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Andrea-Pacini-One-sentence-one-eye-contact.mp4 If you look at one person in the audience, then 10 people around them in the audience will think you are looking at them! Online, look at the camera. 80% of time, look at camera, 20% look at screen. Connect to Ideas on Stage The Power of Three Kevin is a big fan of having 3 things to say in a presentation. So is Andrea. http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Andrea-Pacini-Power-of-3.mp4   There was so much 'how-to' in this episode. Andrea was a true star. Andrea Presents His Testimonial! http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Andrea-Pacini-Testimonial.mp4   The Next 100 Days co-hosts… Graham Arrowsmith Graham runs Finely Fettled to help organisations that want to market to affluent and high-net-worth customers.  He also runs Meet Professionals which is being offered to financial advice groups as a white-labelled lead generation and conversion system. Contact Graham on LinkedIn: Visit Graham's LinkedIn Profile and by email. Kevin Appleby Kevin specialises in finance transformation and implementing business change. He's the COO of GrowCFO which provide both community and CPD-accredited training designed to grow the next generation of finance leaders. You can find Kevin on LinkedIn and at kevinappleby.com

(00:00 - 25:46) - The first show of November begins with NFL trade deadline talk. The Colts have thrown around Nyheim Hines as a talking point for trades. Only a small handful of trades have been made so far, who knows how things will pick up as we approach 4pm today. With Hines not being a starter, what's the best the Colts could reasonably expect for him? The Colts are traveling to New England to take on the Patriots on Sunday, they are looking for their first in Foxboro since 2006. Teasing conversation about Myles Turner's potential future trade from the Pacers. Chris Duarte had an amazing game last night against the Brooklyn Nets with a 30 point game. What Halloween candy were Marc and Kevin most excited for?  (25:47 - 30:31) - Morning Checkdown   (30:32 - 46:06) - Nyheim Hines was the only player that insider Adam Schefter tweeted about last night. Both Kevin and Marc seem to agree that Hines has been massively underutilized this season. While they both like him they understand that with Jonathan Taylor on this squad they can afford to lose Hines. Roquan Smith was traded from the Chicago Bears for a second and fifth round draft pick. The hour closes with callers weighing in on the possibility of losing Nyheim Hines. (46:07 - 1:09:34) - More Nyheim Hines trade talk and more callers who wonder what he means to the team versus what his trade value is. One caller proposes trading Jackson instead of Hine, which both hosts think won't fetch the same value as you may get for Hines. Talk so far has mostly surrounded trading Hines for a draft pick, but are there any players who we may be able to get for Hines?  (1:09:35 - 1:25:23) - The Colts analyst for IndyStar, Joel Erickson joins the program to talk Hines news and the potential draft moves that may come from the trade deadline. Erickson believe that while Hines is available he won't just be given away. A draft pick may not be enough to peak the Colts interest. He views a third rounder as a pretty good return for Hines, but he doesn't know exactly what Indianapolis is looking for in return for him. Do the Colts need to make any drastic moves before the trade deadline to try and fix their offensive line issues. Are a lot of these trades more to offboard the contract than they are to onboard a player or draft pick.  (1:25:24 - 1:31:32) - The second hour closes out with some college football talk. LSU might have a chance against Alabama. Purdue hosts Iowa, they need to win this one in order to potentially seal the deal for the Big 10 East. In Bloomington the Hoosiers might be looking at a QB change as Tom Allen hints at benching Bazelak for their game against Penn State. Quick recap of the Pacers performance against the Brooklyn Nets last night.  (1:31:33 - 1:55:04) - The Myles Turner clip from Adrian Wajnorowski's podcast is played and Kevin dives into what he sees right and what he sees right with Turner's comment and what he sees wrong with Turner's actions. Turner just hasn't been able to back up his comments with play that matches. The Lakers have very limited moves available that would be worth trading Turner for. Callers weigh in on what Turner's value is to the team and away from the team. Pacers are currently 3-5 and on track to win 30 games this season. Marc weighs the value of tanking for a draft pick against getting another player.  (1:55:05 - 2:11:14) - Dane Brugler of The Athletic's draft analyst joins the show to breakdown where the Colts go after this trade deadline, especially in regard to the 2023 NFL Draft. Kevin asks Brugler to rank C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young as the top quarterbacks available. Are there any players that Brugler sees being a steal in the later rounds of the draft from a quarterback position. Ohio State's Dawand Jones has positioned himself higher in this upcoming draft. Kevin brings up a list of Indiana college talent and asks Brugler where they may land in 2023. Brugler believes that the Colts will likely be searching for their offensive line in the draft more than other teams this year.  (2:11:15 - 2:18:37) - Pop Quiz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, it was decided that you get a twofer - Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky in one podcast episode. Both Kevin and Miguel take center stage in this one as they colluded with one another to get these on this year's watchlist.  Categories: Bloody Hilarious/Slay My Name Films: Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky

We made it! Our 100th episode has arrived and it's our most special episode yet! We have not one, but TWO amazing interviews for the WN2T Family. First things first, ya boi Felix has a message for the supporters of his School Committee campaign (6:55). Next up, we have a chat with Kevin "Big Lux" Lowther, who is running for a seat on the Westerly Town Council (14:59). And last, but definitely not least, we talk with Leslie Dunn, who is running for a seat on the Westerly School Committee (1:10:28). Both Kevin and Leslie are founding members of the Westerly ARC, and we're so happy and grateful to have them on the pod!Kevin "Big Lux" Lowther's campaign website:https://www.votelowther.comLeslie Dunn's campaign website:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084122953817https://wn2tpod.buzzsprout.comhttps://www.eclectivepodcastnetwork.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wn2tpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wn2tpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/wn2tpod

On this 33rd episode of the Patriots 300 Level Podcast, Kevin and Eric preview the Patriots 2022 Season with a special guest 3-time Super Bowl Champion and former Patriot Matt Chatham. They discuss what can be discerned from Training Camp, the Offensive Coordinator Situation, the offense and defense as a whole and a favorite Bill Belichick story. Matt can be followed on Twitter at @chatham58 also be sure to check out his new brand of rubs and seasonings Rub Smoke Love at rubsmokelove.com and follow them on Twitter @rubsmokelove. Both Kevin and Eric can personally say they're some great rubs to use for all of your meat choices. Be sure to follow Kevin and Eric on Twitter @pats300levelpod and their blog pats300levelpod.com for up to the minute news/breakdowns/reactions/discussions!   Patriots 300 Level Podcast Hosts: Kevin Borrelli & Eric Borrelli they can be found on Twitter at @Kevin_Borrelli & @Eric_Borrelli. Follow the show on: Twitter: @pats300levelpod Blog: pats300levelpod.com Instagram:  @pats300levelpod Facebook: Patriots 300 Level Podcast

All leaders face obstacles in today's fast-moving, unpredictable world. But women - especially working mothers - 'power moms' - face challenges that most men can barely comprehend. Almost daily, power mom's confront unique obstacles and unconscious biases. We are fortunate to have on today's show, one of the country's top experts on this subject - Joann Lublin. She is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for the Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine. She has also written two incredibly well-researched and insightful books on women and leadership, "Earning It: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World.” And, “Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life.” Also joining us today is my long-time friend and podcast co-host - Kevin Yorn - who has been an employer, partner, advisor, friend and father to working women his entire life. Both Kevin and I ask Joann for practical leadership lessons - for both women and men. And because Joann is an award-winning journalist, don't be surprised if she sometimes turns the table and asks us questions, too. Any comments, questions or thoughts to share with today's podcast guest - Joann Lublin or Kevin Yorn - join our community at www.imperfectleaders.com.

All leaders face obstacles in today's fast-moving, unpredictable world. But women - especially working mothers - 'power moms' - face challenges that most men can barely comprehend. Almost daily, power mom's confront unique obstacles and unconscious biases. We are fortunate to have on today's show, one of the country's top experts on this subject - Joann Lublin. She is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for the Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine. She has also written two incredibly well-researched and insightful books on women and leadership, "Earning It: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World.” And, “Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life.” Also joining us today is my long-time friend and podcast co-host - Kevin Yorn - who has been an employer, partner, advisor, friend and father to working women his entire life. Both Kevin and I ask Joann for practical leadership lessons - for both women and men. And because Joann is an award-winning journalist, don't be surprised if she sometimes turns the table and asks us questions, too. Click on www.imperfectleaders.com for free weekly episodes delivered to your inbox and the opportunity to join live discussions with top leaders.

Kevin Olusola was a pre-med student and training in classical music on the cello. Donovan Donnell was a male exotic dancer. Both Kevin and Donovan stepped out onto the path God had for them and found that it led toward reaching their dreams. Donovan is an author, life coach, and speaker, among many other things. Kevin is now a member of the wildly successful band Pentatonix. They have come together to bring us the Imagine Faith Talk podcast, unpacking biblical principles for optimizing performance and finding success through a partnership with God. Through their respective journeys, each of them brings a unique perspective to the conversation. In this episode, Kevin shares the journey from his hometown in Kentucky to the spotlight, starting with his parents' immigration from Nigeria and Grenada. He talks about the God moments that happened along the way which opened the doors to be a part of Pentatonix. He wraps this all into sharing the heart behind Imagine Faith Talk and the following the dreams God has placed on your heart–how do you achieve your dreams without having to sell your soul? We want to hear about how Christian Music has impacted you. Share your story below: https://nrt.cc/fiveminutes

In this special episode, Kevin chats to Tom Petty superfan, John Paulsen. The plan is to do a similar album wrap episode with John as often as his schedule allows and I hope you enjoy the chat as much as we did. There was lots of general Petty chat too as Kevin dug into John's background with Tom's music and there's a great story about the time John touched Tom Petty's actual cowboy boot.In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and without knowing it ahead of time, picked the exactly the same tracks. You can find "The EP" on Spotify here. Both Kevin and John also picked one change they would potentially make to the track listing and in this case, their omissions were different but the inclusion was the same. You can find John's new playlist here and Kevin's here.You can also check out the exceptional "Wildflowers II" playlist that John put together, featuring 15 superbly sequenced songs from the Wildflowers sessions not on the final album. Listen to it here.Don't forget to check out 4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_JohnIf you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyprojectTwitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProjectInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOwAll music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you're looking for Tom's music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pastor and author Kevin Horath is back! Last week we briefly touched on what is was like to be an assistant pastor. This week we've dedicated an entire episode to it! Both Kevin's on this podcast have experience in this role so you know this will be an interesting conversation you won't want to miss out on!Recommended Resources:The Elisha Factor: Living the Double-Portion Life by Kevin P. Horath Riding in the Second Chariot : A Guide for Associate Ministers by Rev. K. Edward Copeland See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Checking off boxes doesn't always mean that you're getting things done. Both Kevin and I have dealt with these struggles, especially toward the beginning of our careers. Early on, I couldn't afford to pay someone else to do things for me. So, I taught myself how to do them–editing videos, clipping audio, making graphics, etc. Yes, I was sort of forced to do these things, but it got to the point where I felt as though I needed to know how to do these things–and how to do them well. Because if I didn't fully understand them, then I couldn't pass them off to someone else with the proper vision of what I was looking for. Perhaps some level of my ego dripped into this. But regardless, I needed to get some stuff off my plate. Thank you, Kevin…for essentially teaching me how to do so. The truth of the matter? I didn't need to know how to do the extra stuff. I was distracting myself. A lot of the time, you need to just let other people do what they're good at. Their product will show their skill; you don't need to know the ins and outs of every goddamn thing there is.  Sometimes, you're just wasting YOUR time–and that time is simply far too valuable to the expansion of your business. Links Website - https://successchampionnetworking.com/ (https://successchampionnetworking.com/) YouTube Video - (available soon) Blog - (available soon) Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/SuccessChampion (https://www.facebook.com/groups/SuccessChampion)

Today we meet with Since graduating from the University of Kentucky in 1977, Randy worked for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne in West Palm Beach, Florida. His career began as a propulsion engineer gaining experience in a wide range of systems including gas turbine, liquid rocket, nuclear and hypersonic propulsion. During this time, Randy acquired two graduate degrees from University of Miami and gradually moved toward the business and program development side of the business. This broad experience provided Randy with a deep understanding of the difficult technical, business and marketing balance needed to bring an idea from concept to reality. It has also allowed him to establish a diverse network of domestic and international contacts and friends. Since retiring four years ago, Randy has continued to stay connected with aerospace issues by serving as the chairman of the Palm Beach Section of AIAA. Both Kevin and I are honored to be officers in AIAA under Randy's leadership. For ways you can get involved in the AIAA and for our takeaways, stay tuned after the interview. Randy Parsley: TedX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAHbaEhOzr4 AIAA home page: https://www.aiaa.org/ Aerospace and Innovation Academy website: https://www.aerospacehigh.org/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shawna-christenson2/support

Kevin sits down with one of his longtime white friend, Chase Maher, and talks about the current racial climate in America. They talk about everything Police Brutality, George Floyd, Racism, White Privilege, Candace Owens and everything in between. Both Kevin and Chase share their viewpoints on how we can best move forward and make a difference together. We encourage all black people to create these conversations with their non-black friends and begin to bridge the gap that systemic racism has created. 3 Black Boss Values We must have these uncomfortable conversations if we want to see genuine change Understand the post-traumatic syndromes that both races have If we want to see true equality, all races must come from an empathetic place Sponsors Black Boss Club Black Boss Shop **Click the timestamp to jump directly to that point in the episode. Shownotes [1:08] Intro to the Episode - Black and White People having conversations about race Kevin introduces his good friend Chase (who is white) and opens the discussion about race They're lifelong friends and it's important to have these conversations with people who are important to you They're keeping it real and honest [2:34] Chase shares his thoughts about what happened to George Floyd Felt different the attention time, whether it's because of quarantine and or because it was highly publicized but it felt different Disclaimer : This may not be politically correct but it's the real and raw perspective Two sides : the black community is taking a stand, and getting the rightful attention Media in the past always put a little bit of doubt on the death of a black person but this time there was no doubt [9:56] Social media and the impact on the masses Apps like Tik Tok, Twitter, Instagram -  kids are now seeing the world as a whole and are seeing different perspectives on life outside of parent views The masses are able to see the youth / kids challenge their parents about their old racist belief systems CNN and other media outlets are can't 100% control the narrative because Social Media is showing what's really happening [7:05] Chase has been educating himself on what black people want the white man to do Believes we should focus on the system that breeds racists and breeds inequality Wants to help and do what he can to help the black community Kevin and Chase discuss why black people have been pointing out the racists or the situations that poke and are subtly racist [12:18] The social media arguments  Chase feels like it's a waste of time to argue and fight with people on Facebook about these issues He believes that we should go after what systematic structures influences racism and who controls the corrupt cops Kevin thinks we need to work from the TOP down and the BOTTOM up, and that way we'll get to the middle, but knows it's taken years to come this far We live in a white supremacist country [14:49] Black Boss Valuable Minute  Kevin shares how you can become a member of the Black Boss Club AND also how you can save 10% off your first purchase at the Black Boss Store. [16:21] Taking a look at the top - court systems, presidents, ceos The top of the top are the most racist, they hold the most money and profit from these systems Kevin shares the book “White Fragility”  The people who are in power and are white don't want black people to be equal because they feel like they'll lose their power [19:16] The “sprinkle of doubt” tactic Has been used to distract the public from what really takes place This tactic has been used since the Black Panther movement, painting it as a military group when it was not Murdering the person who has threatened the throne Social media is starting to showcase the reality [23:53] Chase shares the white supremacists tactic to make “hemp” negative White leaders made the propaganda that hemp or weed was bad They started to plant hemp in the black communities and locked blacks up for it Used prisoners as cheap labor after slavery days Now, weed is legal and white people are making money from it and black people can't get licenses to sell it [29:35] Post-traumatic slave syndrome Generations pass down trauma through their DNA The same energy and pain is transferred down Why don't white people get it? They may have post-traumatic white supremacist syndrome [33:23] Does hunting cause people who have less emotional ties to people dying? Kevin and Chase disagree on this perspective White people who like hunting but why? Does it desensitize people from seeing others die People kill animals without any emotional tie to that animal   [41:27] There are black people who milk the system because they're are born thinking the world is against them There is passed down trauma and hatred through the system White people need to educate themselves and realize there's black people that don't fit the stereotypes they are taught [44:07] Kevin hates when people say check your emotions If these same things were to happen to White people, they'd be emotional too Challenge white people to feel and understand the pain, stop looking for justifications and put yourself in these black people's situation This shit always happens to black people, and they're fed up [49:43] Being woke and “virtue signaling” Somebody who is trying to be morally correct but is challenged by someone else saying you are not being morally correct enough People are being attacked when they're trying to do the right thing Why do white people feel the need to apologize for decades of racism?  [59:07] Chase believes America is not as racist as we are seen to be He thinks we aren't as racist as we are painted to be America was the first time people were enslaved on the color of skin Day to day actions, it's not that bad Racism exists everywhere but America is under a microscope [1:04:25] If you want to learn something, figure it out There's resources available White people need to take the initiative if they really want to learn Figure it out, black people aren't here to make it easier for you [1:07:49] Why are there so many guns in Chicago? In other black neighborhoods? Guns are being planted and dropped in these communities The government sets it up to keep these systems funded They light the fire [1:14:10] How this black jazz member dismantled a group of KKK through a conversation Darrell Davis episode on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast Had a conversation with white people and showed them the reliability Black people have been conditioned and so have white people to think a certain way [1:16:46] Interracial marriages and love Chase's friend shared a post to see how many racists he knows saying “would you let your daughter marry a black man?” People brought up religion and other ideals to explain why they wouldn't let that happen [1:19:21] What is white privilege? Some white people don't like the term because it portrays that their life is easy Chase thinks too many people anchor white privilege on wealth and an easy upbringing but it's not that To him, white privilege is getting the upper hand because of their color or name Benefiting in the workforce due to whiteness Cops not having their hand on their gun when you are pulled over Landlords skipping over the application [1:26:49] How Kevin gamed the system and got away from lack Kevin received opportunities by leaving out his GPA He had other credentials and experiences that weighed heavier than his grades His name also doesn't seem black He worked hard to make the right movements [1:39:38] How can we stop losing focus? The looting and rioting and people being killed, distracting from the reason We need to stay focused on the matter and the reason People with money are trying to change the narrative [1:46:40] Diving into the looting and connection to politics There's a difference between certain types of looting They are setting up bricks and encouraging this behavior People with money are trying to change the narrative The rhetoric on politics is that if you're black then you have to vote Democratic People shouldn't be party specific  Don't believe you have to pick a side [2:00:37] Candace Owens - the modern snitch Conservative black female She has now taken it too far, and is being ignorant  White people using her as an anchor to prove that the black experience is BS Black people view her as a cop-out, racist with a black face [2:08:20] Symbols and their correlation to pain The swastika may cause pain to Jewish people The confederate flag may cause pain to black people, thinking it represents racism The MAGA hat now symbolizes white supremacist pride for this era People need to recognize that certain symbols do cause people pain [2:17:30] We need to fix the system There's only so much that the people can do We need to change the dollar bill, we need wider change You can only march and have a peaceful protest for so long, without proper action being taken MLK was assassinated and he was peacefully protesting The first 8 out of 12 presidents had slaves All of our money has slave owners [2:27:39] Black on black crime  Something that white people use to deflect from police brutality It does not exist “Black on black crime” is another example of infiltrating and propaganda to cast doubt  [2:35:13] What can the black community do to make a change? Learn our history, discover the truth and understand the facts Build ourselves economically, become more entrepreneurial, stop making excuses and take action Make the choice to create generational wealth Personal Development [2:41:11] The Doll Test An experiment where kids of all races asked questions pertaining to Black vs. White Dolls All the positive questions asked was in favor of White Doll All the negative questions asked was in favor of Black Doll [2:43:20] Group Economics Black people have so much purchasing power yet we are broke Different cultures spend money within their community before they spend elsewhere Black wall street was the last community of thriving black people [2:45:46] What can white people do to make a change in the culture? Stop making excuses and using certain areas to defend our point They need to have empathy, understand and see what black people think before creating a counterargument Chase can see this side because he grew up and learned about black people Focus on your hiring practices, where you're spending your money, look at your habits and see why you made those decisions  Check their perspective on police Educate our children that racism is not okay and teach them about white privilege  Resources White Fragility Black Labor, White Wealth Snap Judgment - Daryl Davis podcast Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome

Rhiannon Chesterman is one of the UK's most prolific and talented musical theatre performers, having starred in a variety of productions both in the West End, and in and around the country. Her latest role is the lead, Julia Sullivan, in Kevin's current stage hit, The Wedding Singer! Kevin and Rhiannon took time out from their hectic performing schedule to chat about how Rhiannon got started, how she creates her characters, what life's like as a stage performer, and what keeps her motivated. It's a fascinating insight behind the stage curtain, and essential listening for aspiring performers and theatre-fans alike KEY TAKEAWAYS The Wedding Singer is proving to be a joyful experience, due to the fact the company are all kind, generous and considerate. It's rare for a company to bond and perform so well, and these atmospheres are greatly creative to work in. This is Rhiannon's first large-scale musical lead part. She's played in many shows before, but has never been so heavily featured. It's daunting, but incredible. It's sometimes easy, when playing a part already established by other actors, to simply do an impression of their prior performance. Both Kevin and Rhiannon were keen not to impersonate Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. They simply reflected the spirit and tone of the original film. Rhiannon's approach to portraying a character is to first find out who the character is, and then add her own touches by drawing upon similar memories in her own life. This makes it easier to leave a character at work each night. Critics are useful in marketing a play, but it's useless to try and please all of them. The most important people to please are the audiences each night.  It was seeing a West End performance of Cats that made Rhiannon decide to take up a career on the stage. She devoted herself to bettering her voice through choir work, and slowly developed her vocals and her confidence. Rejection early on in Rhiannon's career didn't deter her from her aim of being a performer. She credits the support of her family during this period, as well as using each rejection to drive her forward. Every shot at a role might be the break you've been searching for. Actors spend so much time rehearsing, and in some cases, investing their own money, into preparing for auditions. It's a costly, exhausting, and sometimes heart-breaking process. But it's all part of being an actor. BEST MOMENTS ‘I always fancy doing some jigsaw puzzles' ‘Each piece of art is different' ‘Comedy comes from a place of truth' ‘Know who you're going to be, and know who your show is for' ‘I do read the reviews, but I don't take them to heart' ‘You have to deal with the down-times. That's the hard bit' ‘It's about having respect for the people that come into the room'  VALUABLE RESOURCES   The Kevin Clifton Show - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-kevin-clifton-show/id1475650764 Rhiannon Chesterman Twitter - https://twitter.com/RhiannonSarahC The Wedding Singer Twitter - https://twitter.com/WedSingLondon Rhiannon Chesterman Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rhiannonchesterman/?hl=en ABOUT THE HOST   Kevin Clifton is a professional dancer who has been performing & competing at the highest level for over a decade. Kevin has worked on shows like 'Burn the floor' & 'Rock of Ages' to 'Strictly Come Dancing' one of the biggest TV shows in the UK which Kevin won in 2018.    CONTACT METHOD Kevin Clifton Instagram Kevin Clifton Facebook Kevin Clifton YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘Such a joy to be starting the year with strictly' Kevin's guest is someone he is very familiar with - Stacey Dooley who he lifted the Strictly Come Dancing Glitterball Trophy with, in 2018. Kevin is in rehearsals for ‘The Wedding Singer' and Stacey is packing as this year she is hosting the Strictly Come Dancing live tour and in this episode, they chat about the live tour and the great professional and celebrity partnerships that are taking part. Both Kevin and Stacey reflect on how it's only when you are on tour with the live Strictly Show tour that you really understand how this long-running series is so much a part of the nation's culture and how loved it is across the generations who watch it. As a much-loved partnership and past winners of the glitterball this is a great opportunity to hear about what goes on behind the scenes and the dances that Kevin and Stacey have particularly enjoyed from the last series, listen in and enjoy.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Each performance is set up like an episode of strictly with couples all performing and every night on tour someone wins the glitter ball with the audience voting via text. At the end of the tour the couple who have won the most performances are crowned champions of the tour and receive the prestigious tour glitterball.   Kelvin Fletcher & Janette Manrara – we were both fans of Kelvin from early on. It was clear from his first performance that he could go all the way. Emma Barton & Graziano Di Parma. - really pleased Grazts is getting the chance to dance with Emma, as he didn't have a celebrity partner in the series. He's such a sweetheart but people assume he's a bit arrogant which is so far from the truth, he's very kind, considerate and a wicked dancer. Catherine Tyldesley & Johannes Radebe. Watching Johannes perform was a breath of fresh air. When Johannes danced with Grazts he spoke about performing as his true self on a show that's been established for a long time and how important it was for him. Mike Bushell & Katya Jones - He never stops practising because he wants to do his best. When someone isn't a natural dancer and dances are a bit funny, people mistake it as the person not taking it seriously but that is so far from the truth. Karim Zeroual & Amy Dowden. - One of the sweetest girls you could meet. She is unassuming and works really hard. Karim is a brilliant dancer and it means as the professional you have to deliver, there is a great amount of pressure. Saffron Barker & AJ Pritchard - Saffron was much more comfortable with ballroom. Their waltz was beautiful and very calm. Alex Scott & Neil Jones – Neil's one of my best mates on the show. They look brilliant together and when you watch Alex perform you really know how she is feeling. Suddenly she had to dance with someone different and she didn't let it faze her at all.   BEST MOMENTS ‘The British public love an underdog so the tour can be completely different from the TV series as to who the public vote for' ‘As a contestant, you are heavily reliant on your professional' ‘She never moaned or complained about it, she just wanted to make the most of the opportunity she had'   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Kevin Clifton Show podcast    ABOUT THE HOST Kevin Clifton is a professional dancer who has been performing & competing at the highest level for over a decade. Kevin has worked on shows like 'Burn the floor' & 'Rock of Ages' to 'Strictly Come Dancing' one of the biggest TV shows in the UK which Kevin won in 2018.    CONTACT METHOD Kevin Clifton Instagram Kevin Clifton Facebook Kevin Clifton YouTube   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.