Podcast appearances and mentions of Brian Clarke

Before We Dive InWriting and Recording this on September 10th — the day of the new moon, in the dark. I have absolutely no get-up-and-go. The aspects this week are going to pick that up. But right now: very on-brand for the dark moon that I am recording in it.A few important things before we get to a week that is genuinely significant.Venus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — I need to say something I've been sitting with. This is the seventh time I've run this class since 2017. Seven Saturn squares, seven chakras. It feels like a completion cycle, and there's a real possibility this is the last time I run it in this form. I feel immense shifts happening within me and within my work. If you have been thinking about joining, please do not wait. This one is particularly potent. I am working on the slides right now. The last time we had a Retrograde in Scorpio was 2028. That was my second class and I remember it as life changing for me and attendees. louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026What you get: seven weeks, eight calls (all recorded), a course portal with pre-work videos, slides in color and black-and-white, materials you can keep. And the class itself is not just astrology — it's a heroine's journey, guided meditations that retrieve lost parts of yourself, a regeneration journey, healing tools. We follow the myth of Persephone, Demeter, and Hades, alongside Inanna, through the Venus cycle. This is the last Scorpio Venus Star Point in our lifetimes. We start October 1st.Dragon Rider tier adds a year's membership in my Spiral Codex community (beginning after the class), a 30-minute one-on-one session with me, and a personalized gift from Otter Spirit chosen based on your chart energy.Price stays at $397. I had been considering raising it — I'm not.For other presentations please see the end of the email. The Overall EnergyWe are in the week following the Virgo New Moon, the Venus sign change, the Mercury sign change, and Uranus stationing retrograde — all of which happened on September 10th. The nodes are still parked at 29° Leo/Aquarius until October 9th. The entire Aries stellium remains retrograde: Neptune, Manwë, Saturn, Pallas Athena, Eris, and Vesta. And Chiron — who has been visiting Taurus — returns to Aries on Thursday.Venus has passed the Star Point degree of 0° Scorpio that she will return to at the Cazimi on October 23rd. She is heading into the underworld, and this week's occultation — the last Moon-Venus gate before she goes retrograde — is the pivotal moment.The Cards — A First GlanceFrom the Red Seeds Tarot by Linda Hill (Etsy, UK) and the Witch Oracle by Angie Sullins: Death (I Am Transition), Three of Torches, Seer of Torches reversed, and Lady of Perpetual Rebirth.The Death card and the Lady of Perpetual Rebirth bookending the week, with the Three of Torches (enthusiasm picking up) and the Seer reversed (not yet feeling your inner divinity, but the reminder to look) in between. Perfect for a week whose centrepiece is a Venus occultation at 2° Scorpio conjunct Haumea. More at the end.Day by DaySunday, September 13 — Moon in Libra. Air Grand Trine. Pallas Athena and Asteroid Lilith Square Off.We open the week with the Moon in Libra — balance, justice, how we relate, the scales.The Moon sextiles Jupiter in Leo. Jupiter was occulted by the Moon just last week at 15° Leo — the king hidden behind closed doors for transformation. Now the Moon, having moved all the way to Libra, reaches back with this fire-and-air sextile. A few more leaders with overblown egos will fall. It's time to rule from the heart. Jupiter will go retrograde in Leo and pass back over that territory. The transformation of what Jupiter represents is ongoing.The Moon squares Asteroid Lilith — who is being overtaken by Mars (in Cancer, moving forward) but is not finished. She is saying clearly: we are not going back. We are starting to move into the new paradigm. Things are starting to change.The Moon opposes Pallas Athena — the pattern-seer, the wise strategist, whose grey eyes see everything and nothing escapes them. We are starting to see the patterns more clearly now. And then Pallas Athena squares Asteroid Lilith directly — these two warriors in conversation. Pallas Athena with her strategy, Asteroid Lilith with her original equality: I was created from the same dirt. Equal. And it's time we worked from that. Restore balance.The Moon squares Mars in Cancer (more things falling or collapsing, the Libra Moon pressing for action and balance through cardinal signs) and then Ceres is opposed by Black Moon Lilith — the Great Mother and the shamed, hidden, elemental feminine in tension. Ceres is saying: move within. Take care of all your needs, met and unmet. Find what genuinely feeds you. Restore wholeness. And from that wholeness, you are more able to help create the new paradigm we're moving into.The Moon then makes a beautiful air grand trine to Hekate and Chariklo in Aquarius — the torchbearer and the cosmic doula, the way-shower and the grace-spinner, both in the sign of the future, the collective, the innovative. Ideas, new patterns, communication, social interaction — all of these weaving the new story. The path forward is through integration, through the Aquarian future, through humanitarianism and genuine care for each other.The Moon squares Juno (about to station direct — more on that Wednesday) and opposes Eris and Vesta — table-flipping and inner flame in tension with the scales of balance. Flip the inner tables first. And finally: Mars in Cancer trines Nessus — a water trine, leaching out the ancestral poisons, the old toxic patterns. Like bloodletting: get rid of them. They are holding us back.Mercury in Libra trines Uranus — an air trine at degrees very close to the first basket peak in July. Innovative new ideas. New thought, new inventions, aha moments. We are having collective awakenings in multiple ways simultaneously.I've been reading Nietzsche — Thus Spoke Zarathustra. His “God is dead” was not triumphalism; he meant that we, collectively, have killed the concept. And I find I'm glad we're moving away from the monotheistic, external, patriarchal God toward finding divinity within — moving away from intercessories. Which connects directly to the Hierophant reversed we had last week. The contracting is happening at every level.Monday, September 14 — The Venus Occultation. The Last Gate. The House-Raising Party.This is the day I most want to give space to.The Moon enters Scorpio and first opposes Chiron in Taurus before Chiron returns to Aries on Thursday. Scorpio digs deep; Chiron shows where the light gets in — the wounds around greed, materialism, our severed relationship with the senses and the earth. What does it mean to restore that balance? This is an ongoing excavation.The Sun in Virgo sextiles Mars in Cancer — Earth and water together, an opportunity for the guardian energy, the protective energy, the slow-and-meaningful energy to align with the Sun's call to purposeful, humble, stewardship-oriented action.And then: the Moon occults Venus.An occultation is like an eclipse — the Moon passes directly across the face of a planet, hiding it from view. We had the Jupiter occultation last week. Now Venus. And this is the last Moon-Venus conjunction (gate) before Venus goes retrograde — the last gate of this descent cycle.It happens at 2° Scorpio. Two is the number of the divine feminine: grace, cooperation, the receptive, the relational, the most powerful intuitive energy.Venus is conjunct Haumea — the Hawaiian creatrix goddess, the handle of Barbault's Basket, pure regeneration and rebirth. The Death card arrived in the cards this week. This is why.Venus is also square Pluto — death and rebirth energy, the shadow excavated for the buried treasure — and quincunx Neptune retrograde in Aries, making an aspect of adjustment: how have we lost connection with something essential in this long Martian-dominated era?That last point matters. The last Venus Star Point was at 2° Aries. This one is at 0° Scorpio. These are both Mars signs. And after this Scorpio Star Point — the last in our lifetimes — the Venus Star Point moves into Libra for over a hundred years, and then Pisces. Both Venusian signs. We are genuinely leaving a Martian era and entering a Venusian one. This occultation is a massive reset right at that threshold.The occultation runs from approximately 9:26am to 1:42pm Universal Time — check your local time equivalent, or simply look for when Moon and Venus are conjunct in your app.The Sabian symbol for 3° Scorpio (rounding up from 2°):A house-raising party in a small village. The village gathers not for entertainment but for the practical work of creating shelter. Many hands apply themselves to a single essential task, and the structure rises through coordinated effort. The image is purposeful and warm — a portrait of community focused on something that genuinely matters.The theme of this degree is collaborative intensity. The capacity to mobilize shared energy around a genuine need. The recognition that some structures require more than one person to build. There is a maturity here — in accepting support, and in offering it — so that what gets made is sturdy enough to last.Think of that in collective terms. Think of the Venus class. Think of community and what we're building together.The Omega symbol (Sandbach): A mysterious food, a small piece of which will satisfy hunger for days. Governed by the angel Rochel — lost and found, restitution. This degree possesses innate knowledge of what is needed to sustain life, versus what may be desired based on fantasies or addictive needs. There is something highly concentrated about this energy, so that what it may seem to be at first may be quite different from how it's experienced as it unfolds over time. It's hard to get to know, hard to assimilate, but any attempts to do so are well worth the effort.The Chandra symbol: Pigs being fed. Scorpio is the sign of desire. Overeating is often an attempt to fill what has been denied in other areas. At its best, this degree revels in what is taken in — love, a beautiful painting, a sunset, a bowl of mac and cheese. If not in deep and sincere touch with its true soul desires, it may binge chronically in an attempt to get something it never quite gets.This is the invitation of this occultation: what do you truly desire? What genuinely feeds your deepest needs? Not the addictive filling, not the binge seeking what it never quite gets — but the mysterious food, a small piece of which satisfies for days.I've been speaking with a friend about integrating Internal Family Systems work with astrology. The 8 C's of the Self: compassion, creativity, curiosity, confidence, courage, calm, connectedness, and clarity. And 5 P's: presence, persistence, perspective, playfulness, and patience. All of these are about coming into the Self — understanding yourself, accepting yourself, loving yourself — and from that place, bringing a completely different energy into the world. Rather than filling the hole. Rather than seeking from the outside what can only be found inside.After the occultation: the Moon conjuncts Haumea and squares Pluto. Then Venus conjuncts Haumea directly — the goddess of love meeting the goddess of regeneration at this threshold degree, in the deep water sign.We are being reborn.Tuesday, September 15 — Moon Gaining Light. Water Grand Trine. Neptune-Pluto Sextile.The Moon in Scorpio is gaining light now — we are past the new moon and entering the action phase. The Moon makes a water trine to Ceres — feeling our deepest needs, going very deep into our emotional world. Intense, but real.Venus at 3° Scorpio squares Pluto — she is moving into the underworld journey now. This is exactly what we'll track together in the class: Venus descending, confronting the shadow, finding the inner gold.A water grand trine forms: Moon in Scorpio, Asteroid Lilith in Cancer, Mars in Cancer, and Nessus in Pisces all in flowing conversation. Step into the interconnectedness. Wash away the old toxic patterns. These inherited poisons have been holding us back, and the water is dissolving them.Neptune and Pluto perfect another exact sextile — this ongoing aspect of collective transformation toward something more spiritual and interconnected. The building of something genuinely different is happening at the largest possible timescale, whether or not it's visible from inside the noise.The Moon squares Chariklo (helping write the new story) and sextiles the Sun — the first major Moon-Sun aspect since the new moon on the 10th. Earth and water. Creative energy coming from the depths.Wednesday, September 16 — Juno Stations Direct. Moon into Sagittarius. Hekate at the Crossroads.Venus is sextiled by Black Moon Lilith — the goddess of love and desire receiving support from the energy of the shamed and hidden wild feminine. Do the shame-and-vulnerability work. Brené Brown territory. What has been hidden in you? What has been shamed? That's what we're starting to surface as Venus approaches her retrograde.The Moon in Scorpio squares Hekate — so much retrograde energy in Aries, Hekate saying: we're not quite ready yet. The path forward involves the retrogrades. Venus and Mercury are both about to go retrograde through the same territory. After that, things will start to change in a big way — next year. But this is quite the process.The Moon reaches the anaretic 29° Scorpio and squares the Nodes at 11:48am Eastern — activating both eclipse points simultaneously. Purging more of the old attachments: to rules, to people, places, things, to the way things were. We cannot create the new until we've let go of a lot of the old.And then: the Moon enters Sagittarius. You may start to feel the shift — a little more get-up-and-go, a little more vision, a little more optimism. About time. The Sagittarius Moon shoots its arrows toward the future.Right after the ingress: Mercury in Libra squares Pholus — more things being revealed, the Pandora's box of our institutions still open. All the infighting globally, all the extremes — I genuinely believe we had to see all of this before we could create the new. The new is coming up underneath. It's just not visible from inside the chaos.The Sagittarius Moon opposes Sedna in Gemini (adapt or transform; communities renegotiating how they survive), trines Neptune, sextiles Pluto — the big agents of change, activated again.Juno stations direct. Her retrograde back into Capricorn has been reviewing our contracts with man-made laws, institutions, and structures — looking at what's out of balance, what needs to change. Now she starts moving back into Aquarius. New contracts. More meaningful ones. This is actually a significant shift.Thursday, September 17 — Chiron Returns to Aries. Moon Gains Light. Few Aspects.A quieter day in terms of number of aspects — but not in weight.Asteroid Lilith activates the water grand trine that has been building through the week — still washing out, still leaching the poisons, still saying we are not going back.The Moon in Sagittarius sextiles Mercury — opportunity for new ideas, new ways of thinking and communicating. The Moon is gaining light fast now.The Moon trines Saturn retrograde in Aries — what more old structures and self-limiting beliefs need to be released?And then, at 9:52pm Eastern: Chiron goes back into Aries. He'll be there until early 2027, revisiting territory he needs to complete before returning to Taurus for the longer stay.What does Chiron in Aries re-excavate? Wounds around the individual self, around identity, around who we are in ourselves. The message we received from the culture about what strength and individuality mean — rugged, power-over, domination — and the medicine of finding what genuine individual power actually looks like: coming from within, not over. We've been starting to find it. Chiron is going back to gather whatever bits need to be dug out before Taurus calls him back.Friday, September 18 — Venus Day. Ceres Squares Saturn. First Quarter Moon. Venus at the Basket Degree.Venus Day. And it delivers.Black Moon Lilith oscillates back into Sagittarius — freedom-restriction-freedom. The oscillating tension between the institutions' grip on us and the wild elemental self.Mercury in Libra squares Ceres in Cancer — what genuinely feeds us? What are our needs, and how do we take responsibility for meeting them? Not waiting for others to do it. This is the thesis of my Ceres book.Vesta and Eris meet again — devotion and focus meeting the original table-flipper. The most important place to flip the tables first is within. Those attachments to old rules, to needing someone else to tell you what to do or what to believe. You can have support. But being told what to think is different from being helped to understand.Mercury opposes Saturn — words and thoughts facing the structures and rules. The mythology of rugged individualism, manifest destiny, the hero's journey as the only journey. Write something new. Something more harmonious for everyone.Ceres squares Saturn at 13° Aries/Cancer — and this is an echo worth noting. When Ceres was discovered on January 1st, 1801, she was square Saturn in Leo — the sign of kings. I have always felt that her discovery chart encoded the eventual fall of kings and dominant leaders: Ceres, the Great Mother, at odds with the rules of the king. Now they square each other again, in cardinal signs. Ceres in Cancer: family, home, ancestors, the needs of the people. Saturn in Aries: rugged individualism, the old rules. Cardinals square: initiating something new. You may see another fall from grace around this day. The echo aspects are potent.The Sun in Virgo trines Juno at her station point — the Virgo Sun, wanting to do the right thing, in flowing conversation with our sacred contracts. More meaningful contracts are possible. This is the energy of building something sturdy.And: Venus is at 4° Scorpio — the first peak degree of Barbault's Basket. She is exactly at the degree where all four outer planets gathered in July. Venus leading the way, as always, into what's next.The day closes with the First Quarter Moon at 25° Sagittarius, squaring the Sun in Virgo. The action phase beginning in earnest. The crossroads.The Sabian symbol (26° Sagittarius): A flag-bearer in battle. This degree represents courageous dedication to principles bigger than yourself. The flag is not a tool of devastation — it's a symbol of shared values. Immutable signs with the Sun in Virgo: what is more meaningful? What is more useful? How do we create the future together around these bigger principles? Courage under pressure. Commitment to values. And the oxygen-mask wisdom: put yours on first, then put some personal wants aside for the greater good.The Omega symbol: A candle mysteriously undisturbed by wind. Sandbach titles this degree Beyond Mind. Thoughts are like wind — they push against everything and create turbulence. When you gain the power to detach from busy mind, there is an increasing steadiness that brings you closer to spiritual clarity. This degree carries a creative vision that is impervious to the agitations of inner voices.The Chandra symbol: Climbing the steps of the Pyramid of the Sun. To ascend — not by flying, but in a more substantial way, with something solid under your feet. This is about finding meaning and purpose and following the highest and clearest vision of it. Getting beyond what is shallow, superficial, and trivial can be arduous — but this meets the challenge with steadiness and purpose.Steadiness. Solid ground. A vision impervious to wind. A commitment to something bigger than yourself.That is your First Quarter Moon.Saturday, September 19 — Moon into Capricorn. Venus Receives the Moon's Grace. The Week Closes.The Moon moves into Capricorn overnight and closes the week with its early morning aspects.After the First Quarter, the Moon makes a fire trine to Chiron in Aries — just returned. Visionary, purposeful, the Sagittarius spirit meeting the medicine. What medicine do you need to create this vision? What healing is required for the steadfast purpose beginning to form?Juno has moved exactly one minute forward from her station — barely, but she's moving. New contracts are beginning.The Moon squares Eris and Vesta early — the tables are being flipped again, the inner flame is being tended. We are creating new structures. More revelations may surface today, including possibly the Epstein files re-emerging.In Capricorn, the Moon squares Neptune (retrograde in Aries) early in the morning — Neptune saying let go of the me-first attitude, the power-over energy. Create something genuinely new from here. And then the Moon makes a lovely unbroken flow trine to Venus — the Moon and Venus in earth and water, in gentle supportive conversation. All of this moving toward the retrograde. All of it connected.The Cards in DetailDeath — I Am Transition:A time of endings. Old lives, shared and beloved, are changing or gone. There may be some loss and pain this week — personally, culturally, collectively. Death and mourning is a process. Acceptance builds slowly as we lament and grieve for what was. But transformation beckons.Soon, you will start to feel the blood in your veins, and know that you are alive and have this big life journey to complete. In these extraordinary times that we are in.The Death card arrived at the same time as the Venus occultation conjunct Haumea. Regeneration, rebirth, the creatrix goddess. One cannot be separated from the other.Three of Torches (Wands) — I Am Enthusiasm:The Sagittarius energy is coming. You can feel it building from Wednesday onward — the arrow being drawn back, the vision beginning to form. The Three of Torches is that moment: enthusiasm. Grabbing it by the horns. You may feel less like lying on the mat in a quiet room — the life force returning.Seer of Torches, reversed — Reminder of Inner Radiance:Upright, the Seer of Torches is I Am Divine — the knowing that you are a divine being having a human experience, the natural inner radiance that doesn't need external validation. Reversed this week: you're probably not quite feeling this inner selfhood yet. You're not quite there yet with that inner divinity. That's okay. This is just a reminder: it's there. Look within. Notice your inner radiance, even just briefly. It hasn't gone anywhere.Lady of Perpetual Rebirth (Witch Oracle by Angie Sullins):Death comes for all of us — but this isn't a death card. It's a rebirth card.It's an invitation to clean and clear what needs to end, in order to welcome the new. What ideas or beliefs have become weighty, overwhelming, outdated? What thoughts no longer fit you? What convictions cause exhaustion or even illness when you embody them?Our Lady of Perpetual Rebirth is here to usher out the old and midwife the new.Pay special attention to your dreams. There are signs and symbols showing themselves to you right now that will indicate what wants to be loosened and released. The new vision, new awareness, new life that is circling you will also send out strong signals. Pay attention. Listen. Watch. Observe.This is the time to let go of what no longer serves.A witch can welcome death with the same enthusiasm a moth displays when flying into fire. She hurls herself towards her own endings, knowing her next beginnings live inside the fire of her passion — the heat of longing, calling her forward.Summing UpThe last Venus Gate before the retrograde — an occultation at 2° Scorpio, the divine feminine number, conjunct Haumea the regeneratrix, square Pluto, adjustment to Neptune. A house-raising party. A mysterious food that satisfies for days. Pigs being fed, or not, depending on whether they're in touch with their true soul desires.Juno stations direct. Chiron returns to Aries. Ceres and Saturn square at the echo of her discovery chart. The First Quarter Moon at the flag-bearer degree, the candle undisturbed by wind, the climbing of the pyramid with solid ground underfoot.And four cards that say: something is ending. The enthusiasm is coming back. Your inner radiance is there, even if you can't feel it yet. And the witch hurls herself toward her own endings, because she knows her next beginnings are already inside the fire.See you at the retrograde. Join me in the Heroine's Journey. You will not regret it. https://www.louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026— LouiseAtlanta Astrology Association (MAAS) — September 17th: I'm presenting on Ceres and my book. First-time attendees can come free. Email me at louise@louiseedington.com if you'd like to attend.OPA Live — September 20th: A panel of three astrologers on the Venus retrograde. A wonderful preview if you're deciding whether to join the class.London School of Astrology Chiron Weekend — October 17th–18th: On Zoom, $99 (mostly to charity), recommended by Melanie Reinhart and Brian Clarke. I'll be covering Chariklo as part of my Chiron presentation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosmicowlastrology.substack.com/subscribe

Venus Retrograde Heroine's Journey 2026 https://www.louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026Astrotheoros.com○ Use the code COSMICOWL at checkout for■ 1 free month if you select the monthly plan■ OR 1 extra month off of the already discounted yearly planRed Seeds Tarot https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheRedSeedsW.I.T.C.H. Oracle Deck https://a.co/d/0bOgiJsrthedeckofcharacter.comA Lot to Catch Up OnI am back from Chicago — and there is a lot I want to share before we dive into a week that honestly deserves its own documentary. Bear with me; Louise asked me to keep most of this in.The Chicago/UAC trip:I ran an OPA peer group for four wonderful people over four days in an Airbnb — deeply immersive, deeply draining, deeply wonderful. I gave everything I had and came out the other side genuinely moved. Then I went to the United Astrology Conference hotel, attended an OPA dinner where I got to see so many people I love, and recorded the Kepler College Book Club live from UAC with my friend Mary Gatterudz about my series book. That's on the Kepler College YouTube channel if you want a lively discussion. I also attended a pre-workshop run by Mark Jones — an English astrologer and former psychotherapist whose work I love — and finally got to meet him in person after Zoom-only connection.I didn't stay for the whole conference. 1,500 astrologers in a hotel is a little too peoply for me. But I learned something: I can go to the hotel, meet the people I want to see, and skip most of the lectures. The lectures are available to buy by recording anyway. The connection is the irreplaceable part.The OPA and The Professional Astrologer:If you're interested in becoming a more professional astrologer, I genuinely recommend OPA — the Organization for Professional Astrology. They run peer groups and mentorships, a consulting skills course, and an Astronomy for Astrologers course. What I love about their certification is that it's not a test of your techniques and knowledge — it's about how you actually work with clients. That's the whole thing.The new revised and expanded edition of The Professional Astrologer is out, and I have a chapter in it about writing for astrology. It covers everything from the power of peer groups to the pros and cons of practicing as both astrologer and psychotherapist, to the nuts and bolts of being financially viable. Worth getting a copy.Sphere and Sundry:In my gift bag from the pre-workshop was something I want to share: an essential oil by Sphere and Sundry — sphereandsundry.com. She makes what she calls talismanic materia — remedial-grade astrological elections using organic, wild-crafted ingredients and natural oils. She describes them as a good transit in a bottle. The one I received is Venus in Taurus 3, Amatory — and I genuinely feel this was meant for the Venus Retrograde class, given Venus is heading toward Scorpio and opposing Chiron in Taurus. I'll be using it. Worth checking out.Upcoming presentations:Atlanta Astrology Association, September 17th — I'm presenting on Ceres, and apparently first-time attendees can come free. Email me at louise@louiseedington.com if you'd like the invitation details. I believe it's at 7:30pm Eastern.OPA Live, September 20th — a panel of three astrologers on the Venus retrograde. A great way to hear more about the retrograde and decide if you'd like to join the class.London School of Astrology, Chiron Weekend, October 17th–18th — on Zoom, $99, and most of the proceeds go to charity. I've been recommended by Melanie Reinhart and Brian Clarke, which still makes me catch my breath. If you're interested in Chiron and what his first return to his discovery degree means, this is the weekend for you.Venus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — we start October 1st. Three weeks and three days from when I'm recording this, and I still have slides to finish. The price remains at $397 for the basic seven-week, eight-call course. Dragon Rider adds a year of Spiral Codex membership, a 30-minute one-on-one reading with me, and a personally chosen gift I'll mail to you — all for $500 added on. First run since 2017, and it's grown considerably since then. This is not just an astrology class — it's a guided inner journey with meditations, healing tools, and more than a little magic. louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026AstroTheoros has added a lot since I last mentioned them:* Terms and decans (multiple systems), zodiacal releasing, dasha (Vedic), perfections* Fixed stars, minor aspects, vertex, lots of fortune and spirit* Additional asteroids including Ceres and Haumea and Chariklo (yes!)* True/mean/oscillating Black Moon Lilith options, White Moon* Show and hide aspect lines* A way to add your own external AI assistants — they've made a conscious choice not to incorporate AI themselves, but for those who want to, they show you how* Chart copy as image in one click; lock chart; time travelCloud-based, works on any device. Code COSMICOWL at astrotheoros.com — one free month on the monthly plan, or one extra month off the yearly plan.And: Cathy and I are recording on Friday — we'll be talking about the six-hour Elon Musk documentary premiering at what I believe is the Venice Film Festival, which focuses on his involvement in the 2024 elections. I think it might be a little bit explosive. Watch for it.The Cards — A First GlanceFrom the Red Seeds Tarot, the Witch Oracle, and the Deck of Character (available to buy again — links in the description):The Hierophant reversed. The Fall. Eight of Torches reversed. The Story Keeper. The Shield.That set of five says everything about this week: the guru structure collapsing, the descent into the depths, the delays and darkness of the no-moon phase, the call to rewrite the story, and a practical shield for the extraordinary amount of information that's incoming. More at the end.The Astrology at a GlanceThis is possibly the biggest week since the basket peaked in July. On September 10th alone:* Venus enters Scorpio at 0° — the exact degree of her Cazimi/Star Point on October 23rd* Mercury enters Libra — swapping signs with Venus, both heading toward retrograde in Scorpio* Uranus stations retrograde at 5°41' Gemini* The Virgo New Moon is exact at 11:27pm Eastern (separate video — go watch it)Before that: the Moon occults Jupiter on September 8th at 15° Leo — a world point. An occultation is like an eclipse of Jupiter: the Moon literally passes across the face of the planet, hiding it. This is relatively rare, and what it passes over matters. It passes over Alaska, Canada, the USA, and Greenland.The nodes remain at 29° until October 9th. Hekate has moved back past the North Node. Venus reaches the anaretic degree of Libra. Uranus barely moves all week — it's standing still. The news will be off the charts. That's not hyperbole.Day by DaySunday, September 6 (the first day of the week)The Moon is out of bounds in Cancer — way out of bounds — and there aren't many major aspects, which makes the day quieter than what follows.Moon conjuncts Ceres — the Moon in its own sign, the Great Mother in the Moon's sign, saying together: self-care, nurture, family. I chose to come home early from Chicago rather than stay through the whole conference. The Moon conjunct Ceres was opposing my Saturn, and I listened. My second daughter got engaged this month (both daughters in August — family, family, family).Venus opposes Vesta in Aries — your inner flame, your focus and commitment, your devotion to your own identity in the world. Pay attention to what comes up around that.The Moon squares Saturn retrograde (letting go of more self-limiting beliefs), sextiles the Sun at 14° Virgo (past South Node and Regulus — we are moving, even if it doesn't feel that way yet), then crosses Asteroid Lilith and Mars in Cancer — talk to the hand; what aligned, protective, guardian action are we taking now?The Moon then squares Pallas Athena and trines Nessus — seeing the poisons more clearly, with strategy and pattern-recognition behind the seeing.Monday, September 7The Moon is still in Cancer, starting to come back in bounds but not quite there.Moon sextiles Mercury — emotions and mind integrating, coming into conversation. As we move into the dark of the moon, this is an invitation: bring your feeling and your thinking together. Let them inform each other.Moon squares Eris — more inner table-flipping. What old beliefs, assumptions, and perceptions need to be overturned within you? The outer tables are turning everywhere. The inner ones matter too.Moon opposes Juno in Capricorn — our sacred contracts with the structures we live under. What have we been living by? What new structures do we want to birth? Conservative in sign, but the opposition is pushing for something different.The Moon then makes a T-square to Vesta and Venus — everything pointing inward. What are you devoted to? What are you creating? And pay attention to what comes up around Venus territory (values, relationships, desires, justice) — she goes retrograde to 22° Libra, and you're walking that ground now.At 12:49pm Eastern, the Moon enters Leo — and immediately squares Chiron in Taurus. What medicine are you bringing into your heart and into your body?The Moon then opposes Pluto (the shadow to the surface, and then the buried treasure), trines Neptune (spiritual warrior energy, the felt sense of interconnection), and sextiles Uranus — which is almost at a complete standstill. Uranus barely moves all week. It's concentrating its energy at 5° Gemini.Tuesday, September 8 — The Jupiter Occultation at 15° LeoI need to give this one proper space.At 2:36pm Eastern, the Moon occults Jupiter at 15° Leo.Fifteen degrees of a fixed sign is a world point — a degree of collective significance, felt beyond the personal into the global. And an occultation is like an eclipse: the Moon literally passes directly across Jupiter, blocking it from view. Jupiter's expansive energy — the king, the expander, the judge, the natural law — is being hidden. Absorbed. Transformed.What does this mean? Some delay in expansion. Some pause in the opportunities that have been opening. But more than that: a transformative phase. The energy of Jupiter goes underground and re-emerges with new qualities. This is the king being taken behind closed doors for a reckoning.The path of this occultation passes over Alaska, Canada, the United States, and Greenland — countries that have presented themselves, historically, as the dominant voices in global affairs.And here is what I genuinely cannot make up: the day before, the UN voted to adopt the Equal Earth Map — a new global projection that more accurately represents the actual size of the world's continents. On this map, Africa is significantly larger than we've been taught. South America is bigger. The USA, Canada, Greenland, and Russia are smaller — a more truthful picture.The USA was the only country in the UN to vote against it.Jupiter is expansion. The occultation tracks over the countries whose mapped expansion has exceeded their actual size. The timing is extraordinary.Jupiter will meet the South Node in Leo three times as it heads toward it — the fall of kings, of superpowers, of the power-over paradigm that has organized so much of modern history. Things are evening out. We're watching it happen.After the occultation, the Moon trines Pallas Athena — the strategic warrior and pattern-seer. The Moon is back in bounds. The patterns are becoming visible.The Moon starts the day at 6° Leo — the discovery degree of Chariklo. Note that. And Mercury in Virgo trines Juno — sacred contracts looked at through the lens of stewardship, meaningful work, the humble desire to do the right thing rather than the right thing as performance.Wednesday, September 9 — Dark Moon. Moon at the Eclipse Degree. Moon Conjuncts South Node.We are entering the dark of the moon — the three-day no-moon phase before the Virgo New Moon on Thursday night.The Moon is in Leo, moving toward the Sun, getting within 30° of it. And it starts the day at 20° Leo — the exact degree of the August 12th Solar Eclipse.The Moon conjuncts Hygieia at that eclipse degree — holistic, preventative health. Then trines Pallas Athena, trines Vesta, sextiles Venus at the anaretic 29° Libra. Everything pressing toward the border crossing.At 3:17pm Eastern, the Moon conjuncts the South Node at 29° — the nodes holding that eclipse degree until October 9th, charged with everything that's unfolded since August 12th. The Moon — the people, the collective emotional body — meeting the drain of the old paradigm. Having just occulted Jupiter the king. Having just been at the eclipse degree. Having just moved through all those aspects.Fall of kings. Fall of leaders. Fall of the power-over paradigm. The Moon and the people conjunct the South Node at the degree of the eclipse.You literally cannot make this up.After the South Node conjunction, the Moon moves into Virgo and conjuncts Regulus — which happens every month now, as the Moon cycles through, but this month it carries the full weight of what's been building. And Venus, still at the anaretic 29°, simultaneously sextiles the South Node and trines the North Node — releasing and building simultaneously. She is leading. After her retrograde, she is heading for the Aquarius North Node. She already knows the destination.Hekate has moved back beyond the North Node into Aquarius, going back over the ground she needs to integrate before moving forward again.Thursday, September 10 — Sign Changes and a New MoonWhat a day. Honestly, what a day.At 4:06am Eastern, Venus enters Scorpio. At 0° Scorpio — the exact degree of her Cazimi/Star Point on October 23rd, the heart of her retrograde. She is stepping into the territory she will descend through, previewing the deepest point of her underworld journey. And this Star Point at 0° Scorpio is the last Scorpio Venus Star Point in our lifetimes — I believe the next isn't until 2177. It is also the star point return for the USA. Make of that what you will.The underground river of the Venus retrograde is flowing. You can feel it if you listen.The Virgo Moon squares Uranus — which is barely moving, preparing to station.Ceres opposes Pholus — where have our needs not been met? The lid is off. Pandora's box, again. Seeing what we needed to see so we can finally move forward.At 12:20pm Eastern, Mercury enters Libra — swapping with Venus in a kind of cosmic dance. Venus has left Libra; Mercury enters. Both are heading for Scorpio and retrograde. Both will station direct on November 13th — the same day. This is rare, and I'll go deep on what it means in the Venus retrograde class.Venus at 0° Scorpio opposes Chiron in Taurus — the axis of the entire retrograde. The wound and the medicine. What is our medicine for becoming fully human in a world that has forgotten it?At 2:27pm Eastern, Uranus stations retrograde at 5°41' Gemini. Five degrees — the number of change. Gemini — media, news, communication, information. Mercury at 0° Libra (a world point) as Mercury's own sign stations into retrograde. The news is going to be off the charts.The Sabian symbol for 6° Gemini (rounding up): Workmen drilling for oil. James Burgess says: an insatiable questing for knowledge and information that can take us deep into emotional process and the uncovering of dark secrets. A zealous appetite for knowledge and understanding.The Omega symbol (Sandbach): In the far north, an ancient tower carved of ice. The degree angel is Manakel — accountability and knowledge of good and evil. He says: you have so many thoughts and perceive so many ideas that it can become difficult to decide where to focus. Don't let this overwhelm you. Keep focused on the flow. There is a spiritual rightness at work beneath all things. The simple intent to stay attuned to it is your magic.The Chandra symbol: A claw foot holding a ball. The attempt to grasp wholeness, to overcome Gemini's fragmented quality — fixing the liquid into a substantial form from which you can ascend to see the surrounding territory. The struggle is not in trying to put things together. It's to resist the distractions of lesser and trivial things.The Pleiadian symbol: A sinkhole opens up in the earth. Things are collapsing.The Azoth symbol: A book of formulas. Astrology is a symbolic language, just as mathematics is, just as alphabets are. We are writing new stories. Which brings us to the Story Keeper arriving in the cards.At 11:27pm Eastern, the Virgo New Moon — exactly nine hours after Uranus stations retrograde. I've done a full separate video and post for this. Please watch it. But know that the new moon landing nine hours after Uranus's retrograde station, with Venus and Mercury both freshly in new signs, with the basket energy still active — this is not a quiet new moon. The seeds you plant tonight carry all of this.Friday, September 11 — 25th Anniversary. Venus Day.Rest in peace all who were lost on this day.The Moon is in Virgo, just minutes past the new moon, still in the no-moon phase. New lunar cycle beginning.The Moon sextiles Mars — what aligned action are we taking now? Not the push-push-push of unchecked ambition, but the stewardship energy, the guardian energy, the action that comes from genuinely wanting to be of service.The Moon opposes Nessus — still more poisons to be named and seen. But I don't think we're much longer in this. I really don't.Mars in Cancer squares Pallas Athena in Aries — they're moving apart, but Mars is still learning: less attack, more guardian. Less force, more protection. From within, this means the same. Talk to your inner Mars.The Moon trines Juno and then moves into Libra at 7:51pm Eastern.Saturday, September 12 — Moon Conjuncts Mercury. Air Kite. Cardinal Grand Cross.The Libra Moon conjuncts Mercury at 2°31' Libra — and note the degree: 2°31' Libra directly opposes the last Venus Star Point at 2° Aries (March 22, 2025). The previous Venus retrograde's deepest point, directly activated as the Moon and Mercury meet in the sign of balance and justice. Venus is reaching back through time, reminding us of what was seeded then, and asking: what has been growing since? What is ready to be harvested — or released?Balance, harmony, justice, scales — the Mercury-Moon conjunction in Libra is a fertile meeting of heart and mind in the sign that seeks fairness. There could be some genuinely good news today.The Moon trines Pluto (more shadows illuminated, more buried treasure found), opposes Neptune forming a kite, and trines Uranus still at its station point. Fire and air kite pointing at Neptune in Aries — the spirit of new beginning, the dissolution of the old, the love-thy-neighbor energy as the basis for everything we're trying to build.Juno squares Pallas Athena — our sacred contracts pressing against the wise strategy. For me, this is the table-flipping energy of Eris in a longer arc: where unfettered power-over and greed have caused harm to people, the contracts that maintained that are collapsing. And we can have something better. The form of things that's collapsing — in politics, in institutions, in how we organize society — was always imperfect. What we build next doesn't have to be.Mercury trines Pluto, then opposes Neptune, then trines Sedna and Uranus — an air kite closing the week. Rational understanding, shadow revealed, adapting to what needs to change, the breakthrough aha moments. Stay with it all. Let it sift.The week closes with the Moon squaring Pholus and Ceres and then opposing Saturn — a brief Cardinal Grand Cross, initiating. New things beginning. Something that was seeded at the new moon is putting out its first tentative root.The Cards in DetailThe Hierophant, reversed:The original Hierophant — one who reveals sacred things — was from the Eleusinian Mysteries. There was one male Hierophant and two female Hierophantides, appointed for life, who revealed divine knowledge to the initiates and welcomed them with the laws of the Mysteries: only those with pure hands and hearts could enter the rites.But in the last quarter of the Great Wheel — as the patriarchy rose, as the rites were co-opted, as direct access to the sacred was replaced by institutional intermediaries — the Hierophant became the one who stood between you and the divine.This card, reversed, is saying clearly: you have access to divine knowledge yourself. You do not need an intercessory. Let go of the attachment to gurus and external teachers as the gatekeepers of truth. You can challenge the tradition. Everyone — everyone — has access to the sacred within them.This arrives in the week that Jupiter is occulted, that the South Node continues its fall of kings, that the astrology community continues reckoning with its own pedestals. Make no mistake: the Hierophant reversed is speaking directly to all of it.The Fall:In this deck, this is Persephone going into the underworld — and that descent is what the rites at the Eleusinian Mysteries were really about: the fall of the soul into the orbit of the Moon, not as punishment, but as initiation.The patriarchy reframed the fall as shame — the fall from grace, the fall from perfection, the original sin. The real fall, as I understand it, was the descent into the patriarchal paradigm itself. And that is what's falling now.Persephone descending is Venus descending. The Venus retrograde is coming. The underground journey — done consciously, with guides, with courage — is not the fall from grace. It is the fall toward grace.Eight of Torches (Wands), reversed:In the dark of the moon, with Uranus at a standstill and so many signs changing simultaneously — yes, you may feel like you lack momentum. Delays, obstacles, nothing quite moving forward. That's the reversal.But here's what's actually happening: knowledge is being revealed to you. There is so much coming in this week — the occultation, the sign changes, the station, the new moon, the news. The work is to let it in without being overwhelmed. Receive it. Let it settle. When the moon starts to gain light — which it will, very shortly — you will be able to see more clearly.The Story Keeper (Witch Oracle):“You are made of moonlight and stories. The night and the trees know this. Which is why, when you need a change in your narrative, you would do well to seek their counsel.Some stories lift us up and encourage our potential, our inherent magic. Other stories limit, diminish, or destroy our worth. You are being asked right now to consider which stories you are listening to, and which ones you are telling.Telling yourself a story of empowerment will bring a surge of energy to you. Notice how your shoulders drop, your breath deepens, your heart warms. Telling yourself a story of scarcity or disempowerment leaves you tight, small, and cramped.While we are very selective about the books we read and the stories we watch on film, we are far less selective about the stories we tell ourselves. Now is the time to question the narratives you are allowing into the ear of your spirit. Are they helpful or hurtful?A witch acknowledges her stories of lack and frustration, but she chooses to focus on the ones that nurture her vitality.”This is the Azoth symbol of the week — the book of formulas. We are writing new stories. The Story Keeper asks: which one are you writing?The Shield (Deck of Character):This is an extra card this week, from a deck I love that's available to buy again — link in the description.It's the dark of the moon. A lot of information is incoming — the news around the Uranus station and the new moon is going to be significant. The Shield says: energetically, protect yourself. Not to deflect the knowledge — we need that — but to deflect the inconsequential things. Create a boundary so you can collect what matters, and let it sift in its own time. This is a big week. You don't have to process all of it in real time.Summing UpThe Jupiter occultation at a world point, tracking over countries whose global dominance is being rebalanced on the new world map. The Moon conjuncting the South Node at the eclipse degree, the people meeting the drain, having just occulted the king. Venus entering the exact degree of her coming Star Point in Scorpio — the last Scorpio Star Point in our lifetimes. Mercury entering Libra as Venus leaves, both heading toward their retrogrades and their simultaneous direct stations. Uranus stationing at the number of change in the sign of media and news. The Virgo New Moon nine hours later. A cardinal Grand Cross to close.The Hierophant reversed says: you have always had access to the sacred. You don't need anyone between you and it.The Fall says: Persephone's descent is not a punishment. It is an initiation.The Eight of Torches says: let the knowledge land. It's doing that right now.The Story Keeper says: question the narratives you're allowing into the ear of your spirit.And the Shield says: you are going to need good energetic boundaries this week. There is a spiritual rightness at work beneath all of this. Stay attuned to it.That is your magic.— LouiseVenus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — starts October 1st. $397 for the full journey (payment plan available). Dragon Rider adds Spiral Codex year, one-on-one, and gift. louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026Atlanta Astrology Association, September 17th — email louise@louiseedington.com for the invite to attend free as a first-timer.OPA Live panel on Venus retrograde, September 20th.London School of Astrology, Chiron Weekend — October 17th–18th on Zoom, $99, most to charity.AstroTheoros — code COSMICOWL at astrotheoros.com. Chariklo, Ceres, and Haumea now added! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosmicowlastrology.substack.com/subscribe

開発者のBrian Clarke氏は、開発を急いで質の低い製品をリリースするか、あるいは別々の道を歩むことを求めるか、選択を迫られたそうです。

In this episode of the 30 Screams or Less podcast we review “The Mortuary Assistant.” Directed by Jeremiah Kipp, written by Tracee Beebe and Brian Clarke, and starring Willa Holland (Rebecca), Paul Sparks (Raymond), and John Adams (Ben). The Plot of the movie is Rebecca Owens, a mortuary science graduate takes a night job at River Fields Mortuary. What begins as a routine job soon turns sinister as she faces... The post 30 Screams or Less 149: The Mortuary Assistant appeared first on Shining Wizards Network.

In this episode of the 30 Screams or Less podcast we review "The Mortuary Assistant." Directed by Jeremiah Kipp, written by Tracee Beebe and Brian Clarke, and starring Willa Holland (Rebecca), Paul Sparks (Raymond), and John Adams (Ben). The Plot of the movie is Rebecca Owens, a mortuary science graduate takes a night job at River Fields Mortuary. What begins as a routine job soon turns sinister as she faces terrifying supernatural forces.Sponsored By:Beard Octane: Use the code 30SCREAMS10 at checkout for 10% off your order. https://beardoctane.com/Texas Frightmare Weekend: https://texasfrightmareweekend.com/Be Sure To Follow Us on Social Media: https://solo.to/30screamsorless

It's time for a bonus episode covering PAX East 2026! This episode features previews of indie games found throughout the convention's expo hall and interviews with several indie game exhibitors!This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!Timestamps00:00 - Start03:08 - Croak & Interview with Max Petroff of WoodRunner Games13:10 - DREADMOOR19:16 - Lunarium21:16 - Memoria Wake & Interview with Daniel Stankiewicz of Team Crescendo27:26 - Awaysis32:41 - We Were Here Tomorrow & Interview with Luite Douma and Martin Mittner of Total Mayhem Games47:03 - Paranormal Activity: Threshold & Interview with Brian Clarke of DarkStone Digital1:12:53 - Curse Chapter: Dawnthief1:18:14 - GNAW1:20:28 - Well Dweller1:22:10 - Crystalmancers & Interview with Jack Perkins of Vania Games1:31:00 - Throwback! Jai-Alai Heroes1:34:59 - Fading Echo1:36:37 - ConclusionFind us on Twitch!Underplayed: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/underplayedpodcast⁠Bo_Po: ⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/bo__po⁠⁠DiscoCola: ⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/discocola⁠⁠Find us on Bluesky!Underplayed: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/underplayedpod.bsky.social⁠⁠Bo_Po: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bo-po.bsky.social⁠⁠DiscoCola: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/discocola.bsky.social⁠⁠Find us on Instagram!Underplayed: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/underplayedpod/⁠⁠Find us on Threads!Underplayed: ⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@underplayedpod⁠⁠Find us on Backloggd!Bo_Po: ⁠⁠https://www.backloggd.com/u/bo_po/⁠⁠DiscoCola: ⁠⁠https://www.backloggd.com/u/discocola/⁠⁠Find us on Twitter!Underplayed: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/underplayedpod⁠⁠Bo_Po: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bo_po⁠⁠DiscoCola: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/discocola

Every day is a fresh horror in the world of games, but no matter what happens to the “industry,” the art isn't going away. Where does one find hope? Patrick went shopping for hope at PAX East and came way inspired after chatting with a series of interesting developers, including El Paso, Elsewhere director (and Hellraiser voice actor!!) Xalavier Nelson Jr., Paranormal Activity: Threshold designer Brian Clarke (also responsible for the excellent The Mortuary Assistant), and more. Plus, in a lovely twist, Patrick was able to chat with several developers working on video games who are active parts of the Remap community, too. If that's not hope, what is?Interviews: 3:26 - Xalavier Nelson Jr.28:16 - Paranormal Activity48:57 - Croak1:01:40 - Barty's Adventure1:18:32 - The Secret of Crystal MountainSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Neil and Jay chat not only with The Mortuary Assistant's developer, Brian Clarke, but also with the film adaptation's director, Jeremiah Kipp! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and every other Thursday. For additional streaming services, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Safe Room's Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Safe Room's BluSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Neil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Horror Bytes⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠|

Brian joins us to talk about the recent release of his Video Game making its Big Screen debut.

Instant payments often aren't “instant” at all, due to lags between when money is sent and received. These lags can be costly for people who need the money immediately to pay bills on time. Some end up paying late or overdraft fees. Others are forced to turn to expensive alternative financial services, like payday loans. Brian Clarke is a payments analyst and deputy director in the Regional & Community Outreach department at the Boston Fed. He spoke with us about the emergence of truly “real-time” instant payments, when money is sent and received in seconds. He says this speedy payment processing can really help small businesses and lower-income households avoid fees and costly services. The FedNow Service is the Federal Reserve's real-time instant payments infrastructure. Learn more about it at https://explore.fednow.org/about. For more interviews and analysis of the economy in New England and nationwide, visit BostonFed.org/SixHundredAtlantic.aspx. Subscribe to our email list to stay updated on new episodes.

Russell & Robert meet Barbara Dawson for a behind the scenes visit to Francis Bacon's Studio, installed in Dublin's iconic Hugh Lane Gallery. The gallery is currently closed to the public for major renovations so we thought it would be a great opportunity to bring the studio and galleries to life with this exclusive audio tour, while closed to public. A visit to Francis Bacon's Studio at Hugh Lane Gallery gives you a unique opportunity to experience the working process of one of the twentieth century's greatest artists.Born in Dublin in 1909, Bacon grew up in county Kildare. He left home at the age of sixteen and eventually settled in London where he established himself as one of the leading international artists of his generation. Bacon moved into 7 Reece Mews, London, in 1961 where he lived and worked until his death in 1992.In 1998, director Barbara Dawson secured the donation of Francis Bacon's studio from the artist's heir, John Edwards, and Brian Clarke, executor of the Estate of Francis Bacon. Her vision was to remove the entire studio including all of the items without exception, as well as the architectural features, and relocate the studio as it was, to the Hugh Lane Gallery.In the August of that year, as project manager, she assembled a team of conservators, curators, and archaeologists to carry out the move. The archaeologists made survey and elevation drawings of the small studio, mapping out the spaces and locations of all the objects, while the conservators prepared the works for travel and curators tagged and packed each of the items, including the dust. The walls, doors floor and ceiling were also removed.Follow @TheHughLane and visit: https://hughlane.ie/arts_artists/francis-bacons-studio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a textIn this episode, Tyler and Jimmy meet with Brian Clarke, the Chief Tour Officer on the PPA Tour and he gives his insight into the evolution of the tour. He goes into the ins and outs of the tour and how the tour is able to function, how concerns are heard from players, fans, amateurs and how it is constantly growing. —————————Website: https://www.tylerloong.com/ Use Code "KOTC1125” for Huge Savings at Pickleball Central: https://pickleballcentral.com/ Use Code "KOTC" for $100 Savings on C&D Pickleball Nets: https://bestpickleballnets.com/ Use Code "KOTC" to save 10% on Modballs:https://modballs.4com/products/modballs Use Code "KOTC" for Big Savings on Vulcan Gear: https://vulcansportinggoods.com/pagesNEW KOTC DISCORD https://discord.com/invite/kNR65mBemfNEW KOTC CAMEOhttps://www.cameo.com/morekotcInstagram: Tyler's IG - @tyler.loong  Jimmy's IG - @jimmymiller_pbKOTC IG - @morekingofthecourt  Facebook: / tyler.loong   —

Our Words & Music Podcast brings the Words of our speakers directly to you in podcast format. For the Start of Words & Music Season 25-26 we presents:Lost & FoundBe there for the All In Band's long-awaited return with Lost & Found – a bold mix of music that uncovers how pop culture wrestles with what's lost, and how faith redefines what it means to be found.All are welcome to join us at the intersection of pop culture and faith! Our monthly Words & Music programs take place typically on the 2nd or 3rd Sunday of the month at 5PM in Plymouth Hall from September to May! During these popular services, All In features songs interspersed with personal stories from guest speakers on a unique theme, and at every performance, a free will offering is collected to support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BANDWITH CHICAGO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Founded in 2015, BandWith is a Chicago-based non-profit organization whose mission is to provide lasting access to high quality music and performing arts instruction to underserved Chicago communities. Beginning in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood, BandWith is now providing free access to programs around dance, drumline, instrumental, choral ensemble and sound engineering activities.Find more of our Musical opportunities by going to:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wscongo.org/music/⁠⁠

The Fed's latest small businesses survey found that 80% of respondents reported challenges related to how they send and receive payments, including credit card processing fees and slow payments systems. Brian Clarke is a payments analyst and deputy director in the Regional & Community Outreach department at the Boston Fed. He breaks down the most important findings from the survey – and how advancements in payments technology might help businesses address their top challenges. Visit bostonfed.org to learn more about payments-related findings from the Small Business Credit Survey. You can read the full report on fedsmallbusiness.org. For more interviews and analysis of the economy in New England and nationwide, visit BostonFed.org/SixHundredAtlantic.aspx. Subscribe to our email list to stay updated on new episodes. 

Today we are in conversation with Brian Clarke, a founding and managing member at GEW-LLC.[00:01:00] Quality vs. Safety: Why the Gap?While safety training is common, quality training is almost nonexistent. What if we applied the same discipline to both?[00:03:30] Real-World Consequences of Poor TrainingFrom epoxy failures to reversed valves—small mistakes add up to massive financial losses.[00:07:00] The Hidden Cost of ReworkBeyond the obvious expenses, rework drains time, morale, and project efficiency. How can teams measure and mitigate these losses?[00:10:15] The Condo Catastrophe: When Bad Quality Hits HomeImagine buying a luxury condo only to be told, “We have to rip out your bathroom.” Quality control isn't optional—it's essential.[00:15:45] Contractors vs. Builders: The Trust IssueWhy are we called contractors instead of builders? A sobering look at the industry's reputation problem.[00:20:30] Learning from Safety ProgramsThe success of safety meetings shows the path forward—weekly quality training could be a game-changer.[00:27:10] The High Cost of “Can't See It from My House” ThinkingShortcuts and cover-ups may save time today, but they'll cost millions down the road.[00:32:20] The Simple Fix: Weekly Quality TrainingA low-cost, high-impact solution—why isn't every contractor doing this already?[00:42:00] How Quality Training Can Win More BidsWhat if a strong quality program became a key differentiator in contract negotiations?[00:52:30] The Megaphone MomentFinal thoughts on fixing the industry's biggest blind spot—starting today.Go Build something awesome!CHECK OUT THE PARTNERS THAT MAKE OUR SHOW POSSIBLE: https://www.brospodcast.com/partnersFIND US ONLINE: -Our website: https://www.brospodcast.com -LinkedIn:   / constructionbrospodcast   -Instagram:   / constructionbrospodcast    -TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@constructionbrothers?lang=en-Eddie on LinkedIn:   / eddie-c-057b3b11   -Tyler on LinkedIn:   / tylerscottcampbell  If you enjoy the podcast, please rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to us! Thanks for listening!

Imagine being in the World Trade Center during the attacks of September 11th... imagine the plane hitting your floor. Listen to the incredible story of Brian Clarke 

In de afgelopen decennia hebben tientallen Dutch-Australians carrière gemaakt in de AFL. Een van hen was 'Flying Dutchman' Paul Vander Haar, een van de grote sterren van Essendon Football Club in de jaren 80. Legendes zoals Vander Haar maar ook huidige spelers met Nederlandse banden, zoals Tom en Sam De Koning, bracht Brian Clarke op het idee van een Dutch AFL Team of the Century. Wij belden hem over dit leuke intitiatief.

The image of a new leaf implies new season, new hope. Elle Pyke, Director of Programs and Innovation at New Leaf Network, helps to navigate people and organizations through some of the significant changes in what it means to be a church with a particular Canadian focus. You may feel a sense of longing for a time of apparent certainty in what church looked like. Conversely, you may be glad that things as they were have come apart. Rector's Cupboard host, Allison Williams and guest Elle Pyke speak about reasons for hope in a time of change. For more information about New Leaf, the work they do and upcoming events, check out their website.    Books referenced: The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker Leaving Christianity: Changing Allegiances in Canada by Brian Clarke and Stuart Macdonald

Stained glass artist, Brian Clarke, shares the importance and challenges of modernising the ancient art form and architect Massimilano Locatelli discusses his approach to designing interiors and buildings. Plus, curator Eldina Begic reflects on the utopian, political and artistic potential of workwear. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode I share the article ‘It's all about you, I mean me, I mean WE!' Originally published in the FAA Magazine, March 2023. Commissioned and edited by Brian Clarke. Hoorah!—We're finally talking about the Libra in Pluto generation. Let's take a look at the transiting Pluto in Aquarius as it trines the Pluto in Libras natal placements over the next 20 years. Look forward to powerful opportunities and gifts the Pluto in Libra gen is ready to express. Neptune is in Sagittarius for this gen so they've got to keep their spirits up and manifest positivity! Ignite Neptune (since it's in sextile to natal Pluto) and look at possibilities as well as inspirational examples of late Pluto in Virgo people, a Pluto in Libra example from history (last time around) and Pluto in Libra people this time. We go over the Pluto sextile, to the square to the trine to figure out how this cycle unfolds. *note > blog article up soon with the list and meme mentioned.  Find me - Vanessa Montgomery  ⁠⁠astroallstarz.com⁠⁠ to schedule your astro consult/reading. Learn astrology with my books; △⁠⁠ASTRO POWER⁠⁠ a simple guide to prediction and destiny for the modern mystic △⁠⁠STAR POWER⁠⁠ a simple guide to astrology for the modern mystic △⁠⁠COSMIC POWER⁠⁠ ignite your light, a simple guide to sun signs for the modern mystic IG @astro_allstarz YouTube @⁠⁠AstroAllStarz⁠⁠ 

GB2RS News Sunday the 12th of March 2023 The news headlines: YOTA Summer Camp in Hungary Saint Patrick's Day Award Event RSGB Company Secretary   Applications are open to be part of the RSGB team going to the Youngsters on the Air summer camp in Hungary. The event will take place from the 5th to the 12th of August 2023. This is a chance in a lifetime for young RSGB Members to represent their country and national society. You could be a team member if you are aged between 15 and 25, or a team leader if you are aged between 18 and 30. We would love to hear from you if you're interested in meeting other young amateurs, supporting local and regional YOTA activities, and developing ideas regarding the future of amateur radio. For more information and the application form, either head over to our website at rsgb.org/yota-hungary or email the Youth Champion Liam Robbins, G5LDR via youth.champion@rsgb.org.uk The annual Saint Patrick's Day Award Event takes place over a 48-hour period from 1200UTC on the 16th of March to 1200UTC on the 18th of March to allow worldwide participation in all time zones. The Saint Patrick's Day Award is 48 hours of non-competitive fun. Everyone can participate in the event, whether they are licensed or not. You can register to be a participating station by completing a short registration form online at stpatricksaward.com The RSGB is looking to recruit an RSGB Member for the voluntary position of Company Secretary. The position plays a key role in the Society's governance and provides vital support in the running of Board meetings and the Annual General Meeting. The deadline for applications is Monday the 24th of April. You can find out more about the role on the RSGB website at rsgb.org/volunteers If you feel you have the necessary skills to fulfil this important role or would like more information, email the General Manager's department via gm.dept@rsgb.org.uk The RSGB has released two more 2022 Convention presentations for radio amateurs to enjoy. In “Antennas for an effective contest station” Lee Volante, M0MTN reviews many of the options available to the HF contester when making antenna choices. He considers how antenna type, height, location and available resources have to be balanced with the type of contest and a contester's personal goals. The “Further exploration of SDR” by Gordon Lean, G3WJ covers the design and performance of Software Defined Radio systems from direct carrier generation to the use of units incorporating the GNU-Radio design software. It also focuses on experience and actual use of equipment on all bands from 80m to 10GHz and some of the benefits and difficulties associated with SDR operation. You can watch them both on the RSGB YouTube channel or in the RSGB members' portal at rsgb.org/videos GB3ORK, the Orkney Islands 5MHz beacon has closed down following the expiry of its Notice of Variation. It was the last of a chain of three beacons that once provided a wealth of data for the “5MHz Experiment” prior to the band being formally allocated. The RSGB thanks its keeper for the time and dedication given. On Tuesday the 14th of March 2023, the Radio Security Service Memorial Amateur Radio Society will be enjoying a talk by Brian Clarke about his experiences in working at Gilnahirk Listening Station, part of the Y Station network. This is a pre-recorded talk, but Brian will be present to take questions at the end of the talk, which runs for about 45 minutes. The talk will be via Zoom and anyone is free to attend. For more information contact Roger Bradley, MI0WWB via mi0wwb@btinternet.com   And now for details of rallies and events The British Vintage Wireless Society Meet is taking place in Biggleswade today, Sunday the 12th of March. The venue will be the Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JH. The event will feature traders selling vintage radios and TVs, and components including valves and test gear. There will be a large bring-and-buy area and refreshments will be available. Extensive, free off-road car parking right by the hall is available, as well as disabled parking right beside the main door. The venue has level access throughout. Everyone is welcome to attend. Doors open at 9.30 am and admission is £8. For more details contact Jeremy on 07799 110 080. Also taking place today, the 12th, is Dover Amateur Radio Club's Hamzilla Electronics Fair and Radio Rally. The venue will be Julie Rose Stadium in Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QX. Free parking is available. The doors open at 10 am, or 9.30 am for early bird ticket holders. Local and national traders are welcome. Book your ticket and/or table online at Hamzilla.uk or email: club@darc.online The Hack Green Military Surplus and Military Radio Hanger Sale will take place on Sunday the 2nd of April. The venue will be Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 8AL. The sale will include electronic equipment, amateur gear, components, military radio items and vehicle spares. For more information email coldwar@hackgreen.co.uk or visit www.hackgreen.co.uk Yeovil Amateur Radio Club's thirty-seventh QRP Convention will take place on Saturday the 15th of April at The Digby Hall, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3AA. Doors open from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm and admission is £3. The Convention will feature talks, traders, bring and buy, club stalls and a café. For more information visit yeovil-arc.com or contact qrp@yeovil-arc.com   Now the Special Event News GB1PAT and GB2PAT are the special callsigns for members of the Bushvalley Amateur Radio Club to use between the 1st and 28th of March to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. Three certificates are available for making contact with both callsigns on different bands. QSL via Logbook of the World only. DR100XRAY will be active until the end of June. It is a special callsign commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Wilhelm C Roentgen, the physicist whose discovery of X-rays earned him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 and revolutionised diagnostic medicine. QSL via the bureau, or direct to DJ6SI. As part of British Science Week, the Bishop Auckland Radio Amateur Club, supported by the Extended Freedom Network, will be operating three special event stations demonstrating FT8, FM Voice and Digital technologies as well as Morse code and more. On Monday the 13th of March the club will be operating GB4SCE from Staindrop Church of England Primary School. On Tuesday the 14th and Wednesday the 15th it will be operating GB4HJS from Hunwick Primary School. Finally, on Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th the club will be operating GB2SPS from St Andrew's Primary School. For more information and updates visit www.extendedfreedom.network   Now the DX news Rich, PA0RRS will be active as 9M2MRS from Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia until the 29th of March. He will operate CW and digital modes including RTTY, FT8 and FT4 on the 40 to 10m bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS is preferred, but also via Logbook of the World, or via PA0RRS. Thaire, W2APF will be active as VP2MDX from Montserrat, NA-103, until the 28th of March. He will operate CW and SSB on the 80 to 10m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World, or via W2APF. Tom, AA9A is active again as PJ7AA from Sint Maarten, NA-105, from the 3rd of March to the 1st of April. He usually operates CW, SSB and FT8 on the 80 to 10m bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, Logbook of the World or direct to AA9A. Sands, VK4WXW has been on Willis Island, OC-007, since October, and will remain there until the end of April 2023. He works at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's weather monitoring station on the island, and in his spare time, he is QRV as VK9WX.   Now the contest news Today, the 12th, the Commonwealth Contest ends its 24-hour run at 1000UTC. Using CW on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. HQ stations also send ‘HQ'. On Tuesday the 14th of March, the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 1955UTC. Using FM on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also, on Tuesday the 14th of March, the 432MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday the 15th of March, the 80m Club Championship runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using CW on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Thursday the 16th of March, the 70MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using All modes on the 4m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Next weekend, the British Amateur Radio Teledata Group HF RTTY Contest begins at 0200UTC on Saturday the 18th of March and will run until 0200UTC on Monday the 20th of March. Using RTTY on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report, serial number and time.   Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Thursday 9th of March 2023 It was business as usual last week with the solar flux index in the 180s, numerous C-class flares and, at the time of writing, 13 M-class flares over the past seven days. The Kp index has been mostly settled for this part of the cycle, averaging two to three all week. But this doesn't mean there has been little activity on the Sun, just that any eruptions have been directed away from Earth. For example, a large prominence eruption off the Sun on the 7th of March resulted in a coronal mass ejection that stretched hundreds of thousands of kilometres into space. It is this type of activity that makes space weather predictions difficult. If it had been Earth-facing, we could have ended up with a highly-raised Kp index and extensive aurora. As it was, the event had little or no effect on Earth. Maximum usable frequencies continue to be high, but we are starting to see the effects of the Summer ionospheric changes that will see daytime MUFs decline. The MUF over a 3,000km path often doesn't exceed 28MHz now until later in the morning. This is due to a seasonal change in the ionospheric chemistry and a shift from monatomic species to diatomic ones, which are harder to ionise. So, make the most of 10m as by mid-summer we may lose long-range propagation on 28MHz, other than through Sporadic-E events. We mentioned last week that this is a good time for North-South paths as we head towards the Spring equinox. That is, good paths to South Africa and South America are more likely now than they were a few months back. There have been a lot of stations on 10m in the late afternoon from South America so make the most of the propagation. Next week, NOAA predicts similar solar flux index figures, with the SFI being in the range of 170 to 185. The Kp index is predicted to be at two or three, with perhaps more unsettled geomagnetic conditions on Wednesday the 15th. As always, see solarham.net for more up-to-date information.   And now the VHF and up propagation news The unsettled winter weather has yet to give way to spring, so it's primarily low-pressure systems and periods of rain or snow that we will be dealing with in the next week or so. Whether it's rain or snow, this unsettled pattern limits any Tropo options and leaves only GHz band rain-scatter as a propagation mode to explore. Generally speaking, the rain, or perhaps the point where the snow is melting as it falls, should provide better reflections, whereas, in very cold areas, where it is all snow, reflections may be weaker. This probably means that it will be southern areas that perform better with rain scatter. For the next few weeks, there are no significant meteor showers and therefore the pre-dawn random meteors will be the best options. Aurora, on the other hand, tends to favour the spring and autumn months, so in view of the current state of solar activity, as mentioned in the previous section, you should continue to monitor the Kp index for signs of activity and check the bands if it gets to the point that Kp equals five. For EME operators, after minimum declination this Thursday, Moon availability windows will start to lengthen. Path losses will continue to fall but we are still a week from the Moon's perigee – its closest point to Earth. 144MHz sky noise is high, reaching over 2,800 Kelvin on Thursday. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

Launching a podcast is a brilliant way to build your copywriting business. It helps you build your authority, find new clients and create new connections with interesting and high-profile people.  If you've ever wanted a map for how to build, launch and promote your podcast, this is the episode for you. Ash Roy is a podcast and digital marketing expert and is a global authority on productivity and business growth. He has attracted big names to appear on his podcast, including Seth Godin, Brian Tracy, the motivational expert, Brian Clarke, the founder of Copy Blogger and Rand Fishkin one of the original co-founders of Moz.com. Read the show notes This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Writers' Centre. WritersCentre.com.au Join our community of copywriters at CopyClub.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Clarke from Segenhoe Stud joins Racing Pulse/ Big V Racing live from the Gold Coast Sales complex discussing the studs yearlings for sale

This week I answer my VIP patron Allie's question: Is it possible to have astrology as your career and not just a side hustle? 04:12 Charging for readings 08:41 Defining Success 09:37 Social Proof/online presence 10:13 Recommended reading 11:45 The type of practitioner you will be is in your chart 14:30 My situation & some of the hidden costs of being an astrologer 16:23 Manifest/create your client 18:12 The benefits of taking things slowly 18:52 An alternative option 19:46 Clarifying what the podcast is LINKS Watch this episode https://youtu.be/U3maQGI1fhA Vocation: The Astrology of Career, Creativity and Calling by Brian Clarke https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/28701008-vocation Using Astrology to Create a Vocational Profile by Faye Cossar https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15903081-using-astrology-to-create-a-vocational-profile?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_9 Consulting with Astrology by Wendy Stacey https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14552098-consulting-with-astrology The Professional Astrologer: Building a Successful Astrology Practice by Maurice Fernandez, Arlan Wise https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28054778-the-professional-astrologer?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=W9n9C3DtVE&rank=1 TSAP 10H/Midheaven episode https://youtu.be/ZNSLMhiZh20

This week we continue Retrograve with a game that certainly isn't retro, but is most definitely going to get your skin crawling. It's The Mortuary Assistant! It was developed by the one man team consisting of Brian Clarke and Brian Clarke only over at DarkStone Digital, and let us be the first to tell you: it worked on us. But does the sheer terror that this game instills in us mean that it's necessarily a GOOD GAME? We aim to find that out. Before getting into our thoughts on The Mortuary Assistant, we talk about some of our favourite scary games of all time, and all the ways we're getting into the spookiest month of the year! Catch our gameplay segments for RetroGrave FOR FREE over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRkbglFPa8g_Jnhxmw_wiGg Remember you can catch video of our gameplay segments AND monthly bonus episodes by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theretrogradepodcast (https://www.patreon.com/theretrogradepodcast) Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRkbglFPa8g_Jnhxmw_wiGg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRkbglFPa8g_Jnhxmw_wiGg) Join us on Twitter: @RetrogradePod, @RetrogradeAndy, @RetrogradeMikey Or on Instagram: @theretrogradepodcast Or visit our website at http://www.theretrogradepod.com/ (www.theretrogradepod.com/) Questions, Comments, and business inquiries can be sent to theretrogradepodcast@gmail.com Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/the-mortuary-assistant-review-how-scary-is-it (https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/the-mortuary-assistant-review-how-scary-is-it)

I continue my conversation with Brian Clarke from Darkstone Digital, getting into his new game The Mortuary Assistant, talking about family, his influences, and he takes the time to answer questions from Twitter and the Lopez Radio community. A really great guest and I hope you enjoy it! Check out Brian on Offline 6 here: https://youtu.be/L4hNoJzaViQ PLAY Mortuary Assistant: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295920/The_Mortuary_Assistant/ All of Brian's Links: Itch.io: https://darkstonedigital.itch.io/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DSDigitalDev Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/darkstonedigital ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My Socials: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lopezradio​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lopezradio ​------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Community Discord: https://discord.gg/nsQYRSJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Podcasts: Lopez Radio: https://link.chtbl.com/LopezRadio​ Parentally Unprepared: https://link.chtbl.com/ParentallyUnprepared ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Music by Spuntastic: https://spuntastic.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lopezradio/support

On this episode, you'll hear Lisa Filkins, Hager's Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Talent Development, discuss Hager's new recruiting efforts for veterans, reservists, and military spouses. Also, we have interviews with three Hager veterans, Frank Green, Brian Clarke and David Tucker, about their experience in the workplace. If you are interested in applying to any of Hager's open positions, please click https://www.hagerco.com/about-us/careers/ to view our job postings. You can find more information on Hager's culture on our website at hagerco.com under the Who We Are tab. You can find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @hagercompanies. Hager provides you a full circle of elevated support and service on your journey from pre to post-construction. Thanks for listening to the Hager 360 podcast. And remember you can always connect with us at any point in your project journey.

Asclepius is the god of medicine in Ancient Greece. The gifted student of Chiron, he entered the dreams of his patients and healed from inside the Soul.One of the great 'Asclepiads' - the descendants of Asclepius (through master-student lineage) - was Hippocrates whom many consider the Father of Modern Medicine. This episode wanders through the entanglements of history and mythology to trace this lineage and discover how we have arrived at the current scientific model of modern medicine.This mythologem fits snuggly into today's Lunar Eclipse, primarily exploring the healing axis of Scorpio-Taurus with a square to the intensely rational Saturn in Aquarius.Special thanks to my personal Chiron figure, Brian Clarke, for his thesis entitled Fate & Disease: Myth, Astrology, Health.  If you'd like to know more on the topics discussed I highly recommend reading this article.Also referenced:Carl Kerenyi: Askleopis: Archetypal Image of the Physician's Existence James Hollis: Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up-------------------------------------------------Click to become a PatronWhat's that mesmerising soundtrack?  That's Marlia Coeur: Spotify | YouTube.

On this episode, we're back for part two of our fire safety discussion with Sheryl Simon, Brian Clarke, and Kevin Tish. Later in the episode, I will be providing safety tips for tenants. Hager University has launched a new lesson. This 14-minute lesson will introduce you to the NFPA and how their codes affect the door hardware industry. You can email hageruniversity@hagerco.com if you have any questions on how to access this lesson. You can stay up to date with all things Hager by visiting our website at hagerco.com. You can find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @hagercompanies.

At the stroke of midnight last night we had a reduction of 20 cents of the price of petrol and a reduction of 15% in the price of diesel. There are reports of price gouging at petrol and diesel four courts which meant prices were unchanged or increased. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2022/03/10185539/1003Fuels.mp3"][/audio] Kevin McPartlan, CEO of Fuels for Ireland, the representative body for the fuel industry in Ireland,  Brian Clarke, owner of Silverlinings coach service in Blanchardstown and Verona Murphy, Independent TD for Wexford; former President of the Irish Road Haulage Association joined the Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the Play button on this page.

On this episode, part one of our two-part series, Brian Clarke and Kevin Tish provide educational insights on how fire-door assemblies can keep residents of multi-family buildings safe in the case of fire emergencies. Later in the episode, we're joined by Vince Butler and Matt James, product managers for door closers and locks respectively. They will be talking about the role door hardware plays in preventing smoke, toxic gases, and fire from spreading in multi-family and other building types. Hager University has launched a new lesson. This 14-minute lesson will introduce you to the NFPA and how their codes affect the door hardware industry. You can email hageruniversity@hagerco.com if you have any questions on how to access this lesson. You can stay up to date with all things Hager by visiting our website at hagerco.com. You can find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @hagercompanies.

This Week's ShowSegment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League NewsCheck out news Headlines posts every week day at http://allhabs.net/ (AllHabs.net).  Roster news - After pausing all activities from January 2nd through January 8th, the Canadiens returned to practice on Sunday. The Canadiens had placed 24 players on COVID protocol, but eight players from the list returned Sunday. Additional players exited the protocol on Tuesday. Forwards Joel Armia, Christian Dvorak and Mike Hoffman have all been cleared to play and could see action in Boston. Josh Anderson and Tyler Toffoli skated with the team in non-contact jerseys. Dominique Ducharme said that Paul Byron is closest to returning to the line-up. Brendan Gallagher may join the team later on the road trip. Carey Price will not join the team on the road trip. Habs prospect report - Be sure to read the content at AHL.report and check out https://www.thepresszone.fm/ (The Press Zone - Montreal). Quotes of the week - Jake Allen and Nick Suzuki. Hockey news and notes - 2022 NHL All-Star Fan Vote ended Saturday with rosters of the teams being revealed on Thursday. Who will be the Canadiens representative? It is being reported that the Canadiens are currently completing round 1 interviews of their GM search. Marc Bergevin was named senior adviser to Los Angeles Kings general manager Rob Blake on Sunday. Segment 2: Special Interview - Fantasy SportsMichael sat down with fellow Rocket Sports contributor Brian Clarke to talk about interacting with fans who like to participate in fantasy sports (football and hockey) and to provide some fantasy hockey advice. Segment 3: Have Your SayCanadiens upcoming events. Canadiens Connection Question of the Week. Listener's texts and emails. Canadiens Connection on Rocket Sports RadioCanadiens Connection is hosted by Rick Stephens (http://www.twitter.com/allhabs (@AllHabs)) with Amy Johnson (https://twitter.com/flyersrule (@FlyersRule)) and Chris G (https://twitter.com/chrishabs360 (@ChrisHabs360)). This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight. Additional segments by Michael Spinella (https://twitter.com/Thespinella (@TheSpinella)). Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way. Get the Canadiens Connection!Be sure to follow @habsconnection on https://twitter.com/HabsConnection (Twitter), https://www.facebook.com/habsconnection/ (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/habsconnection/ (Instagram) Search for "Canadiens Connection" from Rocket Sports Radio on your favorite podcast app and subscribe! You can also listen to every episode on apps including: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/rocket-sports-radio/id1286574860?mt=2 (Apple Podcasts (iTunes)) https://open.spotify.com/show/2SHpmnrTsx8Jll1Yf99qAJ?si=mWDPeR2cSyKHzBvwXugTRw (Spotify) https://overcast.fm/itunes1286574860/rocket-sports-radio (Overcast) https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rocket-sports-radio (Stitcher) https://castbox.fm/channel/id3054454 (Castbox) https://pca.st/71oN (Pocket Casts) https://radiopublic.com/canadiens-connection-69AMww (RadioPublic) https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Rocket-Sports-Radio-p1039405/ (TuneIn) https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmxvZ3RhbGtyYWRpby5jb20vcm9ja2V0c3BvcnRzL3BvZGNhc3Q (Google Podcasts) Share the Canadiens Connection on social media. And we would be grateful for your 5-star rating for the podcast!

I've been training for my first half Ironman since the end of June and it has been one of the best decisions of my life. The lessons I have learned along this remarkable journey have changed my way of thinking and I would not be where I am without today's guest. I'm so pumped to be bringing you the amazing coach that's training with me, Brian Clarke. Brian is a certified Ironman triathlon coach with several qualifications and a phenomenal person. With over 30 years of professional experience in a variety of educational settings from all over the world, his leadership skills are at the absolute top of his field. In this episode, we talk about Brian's background and journey through teaching, leadership training, competing in triathlons, and coaching athletes. Brain absolutely loves working with people to get the best out of them. A half ironman is a 1.9km swim, 90km bike ride, and a 21.1km run. The mental strength and resilience that are required when participating in individual endurance sports are absolutely essential in order to hold yourself accountable in training.One of the biggest lessons that both Brian and I learned was to connect and listen to our bodies when they're telling us to either keep pushing or rest. This insight is paralleled in both business and life. We all have to build a deep understanding of our bodies and mental energy to ensure we're slowing down when we need to and avoid burning out. Brian is an incredible individual leadership coach. He loves working with people who have no sports experience at all. He believes that anyone can compete as long as they put their mind to it, have the desire to improve, and dedicate themselves to their training. Try to avoid the trap of comparing yourself to others. Sport has the ability to balance out strength throughout your body and mind. Brian wants to encourage all of us to just feel good about ourselves and continuously strive for our best. LINKS:Instagram:@clarkey_1958Facebook:BC CoachingWhere to Find Jazze:Check out my new Unstoppable Program here!Website:https://www.jazzejervis.com.auInstagram: @jazzejervis_Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jazzejervisnwm 

This session for the INFODEMIC Conference features speakers, Dr. Anne Merritt, Aaron Berman, and Brian Clarke, and moderated by Dr. Renee DiResta. INFODEMIC is a Stanford conference on social media and COVID-19 misinformation in 2021, has released open access podcasts of their discussions.

It is time to pop a couple of cold ones and enjoy as our two brothers, Alan (@alanross84TBK) and Thom (@Mr_MMAction) provide their 67th and 68th #WrestlingCompanions as they sit back and watch both WWF RAW 375 and WCW Monday Nitro 254 from July 31st 2000 (https://watch.wwe.com/episode/Raw-5838 and https://watch.wwe.com/episode/WCW-Monday-Nitro-2613).   Also featured are promos for Powerslam Wrestling Network (@PowerslamTV), Main Event Marks Podcast (@MainEvent_Marks), The Amazing Nerd Show Podcast (@AmazingNerdShow), Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast (@wizardspodcast), View From the Top Rope Podcast (@ViewFromTopRope) and The Wrestling Wrealm Podcast (@wrestlingwrealm).   WWF RAW 375 (31/07/2000) Card: - Hardcore Tag Team Match: D-Generation X (Road Dogg and X-Pac) vs. Al Snow and Steve Blackman - WWF Tag Team Championship Match: Edge and Christian (c) vs. The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) (with Lita) - Tag Team Match: The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) vs. Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit (with Shane McMahon) - Tag Team Match: The Right to Censor (The Goodfather and Bull Buchanan) (with Steven Richards) vs. The APA (Bradshaw and Faarooq) - Singles Match: Rikishi vs. Tazz - Tag Team Match: Chyna and Eddie Guerrero vs. Perry Saturn and Val Venis (with Terri Runnels) - Singles Match: Kane vs. Big Show (with Shane McMahon) - Tag Team Match: The Rock and Lita vs. Triple H and Trish Stratus   WCW Monday Nitro 254 (31/07/2000) Card: - Singles Match: Vito vs. Buff Bagwell (with Judy Bagwell) - Singles Match: Kwee Wee vs. The Artist (with Paisley) - WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match: Lt. Loco (c) (with Corporal Cajun and General Reaction) vs. Lance Storm - Singles Match: Sting vs. Jeff Jarrett - Three Way Dance Match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship: Kronik (Brian Adams and Brian Clarke) (c) vs. Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire vs. The Great Muta and Vampiro - Viagra on a Pole Match: The Franchise (with Torrie Wilson) vs. Billy Kidman - Hardcore Match: Miss Hancock vs. Major Gunns - Straightjacket Match: Scott Steiner (with Midajah) vs. Kevin Nash - WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match: Booker T (c) vs. Sting   Visit rogueenergy.com and use the code ‘2702' to get 10% off products. Rogue Energy is a premium energy and focus supplement designed to optimize your mental and physical performance.   Visit laxedy.com and use the code ‘BRO247' to get 15% off products. Laxedy can enhance your performance with their analog grips. These grips can be used on PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.   Visit triumphchairs.com and use the code ‘BRO247' to get 10% off products. Triumph Chairs is a gaming chair company specializing in comfort and performance.   Visit cinchgaming.com and use the code ‘BRO247' to get 5% off products. Cinch Gaming manufactures custom professional gaming controllers for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles.   Visit playeronecoffee.com and use the code ‘BRO247' to get 5% off products. Player One Coffee develop coffee recipes custom-tailored to gamers, creatives, developers and just about anybody who really enjoys a cup of coffee.   Visit victoriouseyewear.com and use the code ‘BRO247' to get 10% off products. Victorious Eyewear develop blue light blocking gaming glasses designed to eliminate digital eye strain and help you remain comfortable and focused.   Visit sprkix.com and use the code ‘BRO10' to get 10% off products. SPRKIX Apparel specialises in pro wrestling apparel including t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, jackets, hats and stickers.   More info? Apple iTunes: The BroKast Podcast Podbean: The BroKast Podcast Spotify: The BroKast Podcast Castbox: The BroKast Podcast HiCast: The BroKast Podcast Twitter: @TheBrokast Instagram: The BroKast Podcast E-mail: brokast2@gmail.com

Plant-based meat, Chris Forbes of Cheeky Panda and 7-Figure Small with Brian Clarke We've talked a lot about disruptors in the past and this week we are focussing on one of the biggest disruptors in the food industry for many a long year. With an increased focus on our health, general wellbeing and the fate of the planet coupled with raised awareness about meat farming and processing looking for ways to reduce our consumption of meat products. Whether you eat vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian you will no doubt have noticed the entrance of plant based meat products and associated non dairy, dairy foods. This week we examine the market in more detail and chat generally about food which is always a good place to start in conversation, we feel. There are some interesting statistics here at on the Vegan Society website and in New Food Magazine. Regular listeners to The Business Community will know just how much time we spend comparing our offering to that of other podcasters and this week is no exception. We both took a dive into the work of Brian Clark, a serial digital entrepreneur who's started several 7-figure businesses over the years. In his podcast he records interviews with business people, authors and entrepreneurs from all walks of life, basically so that we don't have to. Unemployable.com has the double benefit of providing transcripts of all of the interviews so that you can choose which medium you prefer to access. Finally, at the tail end (pun intended) of the podcast this week we talk share portfolios and focus our attention on Chris Forbes, co-founder of Cheeky Panda. Set up with his wife Julie Chen Cheeky Panda manufactures and distribute paper products made from bamboo and their speedy disruption to the loo roll and paper tissue market is quite impressive. From a £10k start up in 2016 to projected turnover of £10m in 2021 they certainly seem to making an impression. Chris gave an interview to sustainableworkspaces.com here and also shares his knowledge and insights at Elite Business Magazine. If you like what you hear then perhaps you would considering buying us a coffee (we love coffee!), or a book (we also love books!) www.buymeacoffee.com/tbcpodcast

This week on Lets Talk About chef its all about the foods that make our brains smarter and we can all be geniuses, except for the little problem that every actual genius ever didn't do any of this stuff and pretty lived off of alcohol, cigarettes and coffee......and speed.This episode was written by Brian Clarke and produced by Timothy McDonald You can write into the show by sending everything to letstalkaboutchef@gmail.com or you can follow Brian on instagram @chefbrianclarke we do have the instagram account for lets talk about chef but that is more so that no one else can have it, also, this episode is being brought to you by the podcast Renegades on Spotify featuring conversations between Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama and if you know anything about Brian simply being sponsored by anything to do with Bruce Springsteen blew his mind and we haven't been able to calm him downenjoy 

At the beginning of the space age, a plucky band of scientists and children launch into adventures on the Moon, Mars and Venus. They are - Pathfinders in Space! UK television has created some of most influential, imaginative and scary science fiction in the medium's short history. Take a journey into some of the lesser known regions with Very British Futures. We begin with the ABC 1961-62 teatime drama series created by Sydney Newman, the television pioneer who would later devise Doctor Who for the BBC. What is the secret of Gerald Flood's acting? How much research did writers Malcolm Hulke and Eric Paice do? Why did they deliberately put microphone booms into the frame? Where does the Lost Planet fit in? Host Gareth Preston is joined by Nigel J Anderson and Brian Clarke to celebrate this overlooked science fiction programme. Music by Chatri Art (chatriart.bandcamp.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gareth-preston/message

Aanstaande zondag 11 april vindt in South Yarra (Melbourne) het wereld beker toernooi Touch Footy plaats. Acht teams doen mee, waaronder het Nederlandse team. Tenminste, als ze genoeg spelers hebben. Volgens organisator Brian Clarke, die zelf voor deels oranje bloed heeft, hoef je niet fit te zijn maar gaat het om het plezier.

We know, we get it, the idea of spending time listening to how cookbooks came to be may seem boring, but its not, its really cool. This week on lets tap about chef host Brian Clarke dives into the surprising story of cookbooks, admits he's a cookbook addict and tells you everything you ever needed to know about cookbooks. This episode is brought to you by The New York Times and BuzzsproutIf you want rite into the show you can send everything to letstalkaboutchef@gmail.com or you can follow Brian on Instagram @chefbrianclarke 

We are back!!!!! This week on Lets Talk About Chef host Brian Clarke is taking you through the crazy origin stories of two of the most successful food companies in the world. With covid somehow resulting in millions of new businesses getting started in 2020 it seems an appropriate time to talk about how some of the worlds biggest food businesses got started.This episode was written and hosted by Brian Clarke 

Hibernation is something that has been on Brians mind a lot lately, wether it be because winter is coming and in Canada you have to hide indoors, or the fact that the coronavirus has caused all of to hibernate while we wait for a vaccine to allow us to return to our daily lives. As the world keeps marching on towards a future where travelling through space for vast distances is becoming more of a reality the very real problem that we as humans can't hibernate is going to be our downfall. The sheer amount of food that it would take for us to be able to travel to even Jupiter let alone another star is ridiculous.This episode was written by Brian Clarke and produced by Timothy McDonald If you want to write into the show you can send everything to letstalkaboutchef@gmail.com

This week on Lets Talk About Chef we are talking about the forty year tradition of watching Alex Trebek host Jeopardy in dive bars, and how after his passing that tradition is ending. Its a weird topic, but one that deserved to be talked about. This episode was written by Brian Clarke, and produced by Timothy McDonald If you would like to write in to the show you can send everything to letstalkaboutchef@gmail.com This episode although oddly it does not contain any swearing by Brian does feature Alex Trebek swearing a lot at the end, if you don't want to hear this hilarious version of someone who you have never heard swear before, listen till about the nineteen minute markcheers

Geoff, Bo, and Latty are joined by Brian Clarke.  The gang catches up and talk Thanksgiving plans.  We talk about the NBA season gearing up, NBA news, NBA in Tampa, more Draft stuff, Free Agency, Portland moves, Charlotte moves, Tristan Thompson, The Grizzlies Curse of Steve Francis, we bid a fond farewell to David Maas, and talk Gambling This Week.  Thank you for listening!

Coca Cola is one the worlds most recognizable brands. They are also one of the worlds largest food companies that has ever existed in all of history. Like most things there is usually a dark and slightly disturbing past that exists if we just decide to go looking for it and so today on Lets Talk About Chef host Brian Clarke dives into the story of Coca Cola, This episode was written by Brian ClarkeIf you want to write into the podcast you can send everything to letstalkaboutchef@gmail.comAlthough there are no curse words in this episode, there are depictions of global companies committing horrible crimes against humanity so if don't want to listen, don't.

Simon Howard: Traditional Craftsmanship Meets Striking Design Born into a working-class family in the industrial town of Lancashire, England, Simon Howard designs and fabricates traditional stained glass through meticulous craftsmanship and sensitivity to architectural surrounds. In demand as a skilled glass painter and restorer for other studios, the artist endeavors to create new contemporary commissions for domestic, private or public spaces.  Some of Howard’s notable works include his Beddoes Window, a commemoration of an 18th-century physician and his tragic Romantic poet son, full of playful symbolism; his Laura Ashley Windows, a full suite of windows for a remodeled Arts & Craft home (previously owned by Laura Ashley); the artist’s Talog series, created for clients who gave Howard creative free reign in their beautiful traditional Welsh farmhouse; Whitland Circles & Milo Stripes, his personal favorites; and his commission for Oldham Royal Hospital, a 3 metre tall panel in the hospital’s mortuary chapel.  Howard’s history reads like great novel. He writes: “Oldham was one of the powerhouses of the industrial revolution, a cotton spinning town with incredible pockets of wealth, beautiful civic buildings, rows upon rows of worker’s houses that supplied the brick mill with labor and a skyline full of tall chimneys pumping out smoke. My family were mill workers for generations and these ‘dark, satanic mills’ (as William Blake called them) and the rows of blackened Victorian terraced houses formed the background to our family stories.  By the time I came along in 1970 the region was well into a crippling decline, and my parents had a series of disparate jobs passing each other on the stairs to our ‘60s maisonette as they swapped shifts in working and looking after me and my older brother and sister. My mum was a seamstress and a district nurse and my dad began work in a large glass supplier. My very early memories of visiting my dad at work are of huge A-frames of green-edged slabs of polished plate and of feeling proud that this was my dad’s arena. He’d be there, in darkened leather wrist guards, calloused fingers in plasters. I’d watch him effortlessly pick up these enormous sheets and carry them to his cutting bench and watch him making quick pencil notes on his list of sizes, working out what he could get from the sheet with minimum waste. T-square, the sing of the cutter, and the snap…all with speed and confidence…and the swift clatter of the thin strips of waste shattering in the cullet. I never had any ambition to work there, but I loved the magic of it.  The funny thing about my dad, and I still wonder now where the impulse came from, was his love of art, the art of the old masters and the Modernists. He was a Grammar school boy, so his education was good, and he was a lifelong reader, later a merchant seaman, but I can’t think where his love of art sprung from. I mention this as it’s because of him that I became an artist; as a young kid I would spend hours looking through his art books, and it became apparent early on in school that I could not only draw, but that art was where my curiosity lay. I tell people now that I never really wanted to be anything else (apart from a rock star in my teens. But don’t we all?). From 5 or 6 I knew that was part of my identity and what I was going to become. My parents were always very supportive. I heard other kids speak of their parents’ resistance to them studying art, but mine were right behind me even when they didn’t have a clue what it was I was making.  Through school I was a painfully shy kid. My family and I moved town just before starting secondary school so I arrived without friends; I do wonder whether that had a huge influence on me. But I became well-known through my ability to draw. I was bullied early on at school (I’d eventually dress quite outlandishly, which the other boys hated me for because the girls liked it!), but I’d draw on demand in order to not get beaten up. Like a lot of kids, art and music were everything to me (it’s still pretty much the case).  I went on to Art School in London, the Byam Shaw School of Art, a wonderful independent school (founded by John Byam Shaw, one of the Arts & Crafts/Pre-Raphaelite group), where I went on to make minimal installation based work, which often used the body (my body) and its relationship to its environment as a way to examine metaphorical space, the gaps in language/communication, thresholds, the in-betweens, the space where one thing becomes another. I’m still very proud of the work I did then and would happily still show it now. My intention was to stay in London and try to make my way as an artist but in reality, I think I’d realized that I wasn’t a natural networker and didn’t have the confidence in fighting for funding or for the spotlight.  I left and spent a year or so volunteering for art galleries back up north until I was offered work with my brother who had spent the previous 10/15 years working with my dad. Mark had left school, began work as a glass cutter, but had decided to set up a decorative glass business within my dad’s place. It was a real family business, my sister ran the office, and on the shop-floor were a few cousins. Also, a natural artist, his talent rose to the surface and needed an outlet. He spent these years learning new skills, researching any technique he could find in mainly American books and magazines to broaden his knowledge. He became the only person we knew back then who was creatively sandblasting, engraving, deep reverse-carving, glue-chipping, kiln-forming, fusing, casting, painting, and enamelling. He became well- known for it across the north west, until he eventually began making traditional stained glass.  Whilst I was still at art school, I’d spend my holidays working with Mark where I’d learn all these techniques from him. He’d exploit my time there by giving me larger projects that he saw needed my artistic input, and I’d watch the panels get made up by him and the guys that worked for him. I’d go on to start making my own pieces, but even then I really only saw it as work, a chance to earn some money before heading back down to London.  The next few years, I really was at a loose end. My long-term girlfriend had gone to teach English in Japan and life had seemingly hit a wall. I took the money I’d been saving whilst working with Mark and went travelling. I spend around 18 months going around the globe, across America, Australasia, South East Asia, India. I had the best time and felt some changes. But, back home I fell back into working with Mark; by this time my dad’s company had been hit by recession and closed, my dad had swallowed his pride and had gone back to glass cutting for a company he’d left, and Mark had set up his own place. I worked there for a few years, still thinking that it was only a stop-gap for me until I figured out what it was I wanted to do. I started really delving deep into the international architectural glass books that Mark was buying (they were as rare as hen’s teeth) and realizing that there was something for me here (remember, this was pre-internet days, knowledge of what was happening creatively elsewhere was still found in traditional sources….it also helped that Brian Clarke was an Oldham born artist and his largest piece, in the world at the time, had just been installed in Oldham’s newly built shopping center). I still didn’t really know if architectural glass fitted me yet, but it was a huge step up from what I’d understood the discipline to be.  I spent a long time thinking about the separate polarities of art and craft and their overlaps until I reached a point where I felt comfortable setting aside the kind of art I’d previously made and seeing that glass craft had a value and could also be enquiring and expanding. Mark emigrated to Melbourne, Australia, around this time, and I had a few months to consider whether I would take over his business and continue on my own. Eventually I decided to and spent a couple of years slowly shedding what was previously Mark’s and pushing forward what was mine. I needed to do this. I needed to know if the decision was right, if I really could spend the foreseeable future as a glass craftsman and not an artist.  One thing I found necessary was to streamline the business; my time was being taken up with commissions that involved processes I had no love for. I realized that I could make interesting, contemporary work using just traditional stained glass techniques. It was all in the design. I slowly started guiding the small commissions I was getting into the kind of work that satisfied me. I began being more constructively critical of, not only other’s work, but of my own, until I started getting a portfolio of work together that I was reasonably comfortable with. It was still early days, but I saw potential and felt the discipline begin to take ahold of me, get into my veins and become part of my everyday consciousness. I started looking at images produced by other artists, not only stained glass, but printmakers and textile artists and wondering if I could do something similar with glass. I was consciously pushing what I saw as possible, trying to make what I hadn’t seen elsewhere. Looking back on some of those early pieces I’m still surprised by the odd unexpected detail or the ambition in such a small, unimportant piece.  Around this time, I met my wife and we started a family. Helen is from rural Wales, a first-language Welsh-speaker, and it felt natural that we would decide to relocate to her home town to bring up the boys. Llandeilo is a beautiful place, an old, hill-top market town that has a surprising wealth of creative folk below its surface. We moved here around 14 years ago and, after previously occupying huge studio spaces, I now work from a small garden workshop. The major change from the work I did up north is due to the almost total absence of traditional period glass locally. When we first moved I was horrified. Much of my work up north had been in restoring and repairing period pieces, and here, there wasn’t that kind of showy decoration, even the chapels were plain glazed. As it turned out though, in hindsight, due to the explosion of social media, I began to get more and more small, interesting commissions from clients who didn’t have an automatic association with the period work I was doing up north.  My current practice is an ongoing search for what interests me visually and technically. I’m a bit of a purist and, despite my experience and knowledge of a wide range of practices I like now to only use mainly mouthblown antique glass, lead and vitreous paints. I acid-etch flashed glasses, I don’t use enamels. If I need to I plate glass, I don’t use laminates or glues. It’s a personal choice; I like the restrictions that the traditional practices give me.  My work tends to flip between apparently simple abstract, pattern-based pieces where any reference to subject is restricted or absent, and playful, painterly, heavily stylized naturalism. It depends on the commission. I was told in art school that my art practice didn’t seem to have a recognizable fingerprint; I would be using whatever was needed in order to make suggestions and connections within each piece. I sometimes wonder if my work is still the same; one can often recognize a fellow maker’s work. They have a particular style. I’m not sure whether I do. I’ve been told otherwise, but I still don’t know what that fingerprint is. Again, it’s down to the commission. It took me a while to feel comfortable with commission-based work, comfortable with the inevitable compromises that are made when meeting the client halfway with a design. But I’m getting better at dealing with it now. I think having a body of work behind you gives the client trust in you if you feel compelled to push a piece in a certain direction.”    

Forty years after forming, two of the original members of the iconic New Romantic band Duran Duran, Roger and John Taylor, talk about their time in the music industry and reveal what inspires them to keep making music together. The annual Bradford Literature Festival is a relatively new addition to Britain's literary landscape, but its junior status hasn't stopped it getting coups such as this year enticing Kate Bush to pay tribute in a public art installation to Emily Brontë. Five years on from the launch of the festival, Syima Aslam, director and co-founder of the Bradford Literary Festival, and Bradford-born crime-fiction writer A.A. Dhand discuss its significance.The artist Brian Clarke has been pushing the boundaries of working with stained glass for the last five decades, commissioned by architects including Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid and Renzo Piano. In his studio he discusses the challenges of the art form, and his new exhibition Brian Clarke: The Art of Light at The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich. Today the sun is shining everywhere in the UK (though there is some cloud in Shetland). The poet Alison Brackenbury reflects on the way the warm sunny weather not only makes people happy but, since the English language began to be written, it has inspired poetry.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Julian May.

New Generation Thinker Daisy Hay talks to Anne McElvoy about the relationship between Disraeli and his wife. Judith Rodin discusses cities and disaster planning with Ricky Burdett. Glass artist Brian Clarke outlines the role played by the art dealer Robert Fraser who showcased the work of emerging American and European artists from the 60s onwards. Fraser hosted avant garde art openings and supported artists including Jean Michel Basquiat, Gilbert and George, Bridget Riley and Eduardo Paolozzi.

New Generation Thinker Daisy Hay talks to Anne McElvoy about the relationship between Disraeli and his wife. Judith Rodin discusses cities and disaster planning with Ricky Burdett. Glass artist Brian Clarke outlines the role played by the art dealer Robert Fraser who showcased the work of emerging American and European artists from the 60s onwards. Fraser hosted avant garde art openings and supported artists including Jean Michel Basquiat, Gilbert and George, Bridget Riley and Eduardo Paolozzi.