Podcast appearances and mentions of Brian Newman

In this special Future of Film conversation, Alex Stolz is joined by three leading voices exploring how storytellers can build work that sustains in a rapidly changing creative landscape: Jeff Gomez, pioneer in worldbuilding and transmedia storytelling HaZ Dulull, filmmaker and creator working across film, games and emerging technologies Brian Newman, strategist and producer focused on audience, creator sustainability and new creative models Together, they explore: • Why filmmakers can no longer think only in terms of single projects • The shift from “audience after” to “audience throughout” • How creators can build worlds that expand across formats and platforms • Ownership, IP and sustainable creative careers • AI, games and emerging storytelling tools • Why emotional resonance matters more than ever From Kickstarter and creator-funded IP to transmedia storytelling, audience feedback loops and the future of story worlds, this conversation explores how screen storytellers can adapt and thrive in an era of fragmented attention and rapidly evolving technology. A must-listen for filmmakers, writers, producers, worldbuilders and creators thinking about the future of storytelling. And if this resomates for where you are heading in your creative work, then you may want to consider applying to Story Founders. the new accelerator by Future of Film. Story Founder is designed to help storytellers build projects - and creative practices - that can endure. Applications are now open: 👉 futureoffilm.live/storyfounders/ About the Speakers Jeff Gomez Jeff Gomez is an architect of large-scale narrative systems, internationally recognized for designing the storyworld architectures and canon governance behind some of the most enduring global franchises of the modern era. For more than 25 years, Jeff has pioneered long-horizon narrative frameworks that enable intellectual properties to expand across platforms, cultures, and decades while maintaining coherent identity. His work has shaped global franchises including Pirates of the Caribbean, Avatar, Halo, Transformers, Spider-Man, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, contributing to billions in franchise value across media, licensing, and global markets. Brian Newman Brian Newman, founder of Sub-Genre, consults on content strategy, development, distribution and marketing for some of the top brands in the world. Current and former clients include: The Climate Pledge (Amazon), IBM, Keen, Merck KGaA, New York Times, Oatly, Patagonia, REI, Shopify Studios, Sonos, Stripe, Sundance, Unilever, Vulcan Productions, Yeti Coolers, and Zero Point Zero. Brian is also an independent film producer and has served as CEO of the Tribeca Film Institute, president of Renew Media (known for the Rockefeller Fellowships) and executive director of IMAGE Film & Video (producers of the Atlanta Film Festival & Out on Film). HaZ Dulull HaZ Dulull started his career in video games on titles such as Colin Mcrae Rally (Codemasters) and Battlion Wars (Nintendo) before moving to a VFX career on films like The Dark Knight before becoming a director / Producer known for merging cinematic storytelling with real-time technology. He made his debut with the live action indie sci-fi feature films The Beyond, and 2036 Origin Unknown (both licensed on Netflix), followed by Disney's Fast Layne (where he served as Director + Exec Producer), Universal's prequel animated short - 47 Ronin: The Samurai Spirit, and Disney's Under the Sea: A Descendants Story. In 2024, he directed / Produced MAX BEYOND, an animated feature made entirely in Unreal Engine (with co-financing by Epic Games Mega Grant) before hired to be the cinematic's director for Chapter 1 of the in-game cinematics for triple A game - Dune Awakening (Funcom / Tencent).

This week on the show Maine and Zak recap CFFC BJJ 16.We kick up we kick off with the recap section of the show discussing how CFFC BJJ is now a direct feeder to the UFC BJJ adopting the same rules used in that organization with the three round system and the same judging criteria.We talk about the main event of Oliver Taza vs Andrew Kochell we discussed some of the passing work from Taza coupled against the entries that Andrew was attempting to make into the legs. We discussed the back in the end of the first round for Taza and then discuss the finishing triangle for Taza in the second round.In the Co-Main event, we discussed the heavyweight matchup between Alexandr Romanov vs Brian Newman. We talked about the foot sweep in the first round from Romonov and then the takedown cattlecatch turnover that Alexandr hit in the second round to eventually take the Beckwith and get the rear naked choke.We also broke down Max Hanson vs Steve Joachim talking about the leg lock entries that Max was able to hit early and the very interesting front split that Steve decided to try and counter the entries with. We also talked about the finishing sequence with the knee bar transition into an inside heel hook.Also on the card we discussed Savion Maranon vs Tyler Carroll discussing Savion control and then his triangle roll through to Americana and then an Armbar finish.Recorded 12-29-2025

(Ai assist:) Executive coach and deep Dharma practitioner Brian Newman shares his journey into the Pa-Auk Sayadaw meditation lineage and the transformative power of strong samatha (concentration) practice. Brian explains how the need for unwavering presence in his coaching work led him to meditation, quitting alcohol, and eventually discovering that the ancient maps of theContinue reading "Faith, Persistence, Nimitta, Waiting For Jhana And The Four Elements | Anapanasati Series With Brian Newman"

After his mother dies during the pandemic, Brian Newman stumbles upon a legendary Scroll that creates life from clay. Seeking to bring his mother back to life, he enlists the help of a disgraced rabbi to obtain a gruesome list of ingredients for use in a ritual that changes everything. Pursued by mercenaries, a foreign weapons company, the police, a purveyor of ancient artifacts and an unscrupulous Russian private investigator, Brian and his family must hide, survive and fight forces of both man and darkness to keep the Scroll out of the hands of those who want to misuse its powers.

This episode of Buddhist Geeks features a candid and heartfelt conversation between Vince Fakhoury Horn and Tasshin Fogleman about Palestine, the TPOT subculture, and what it means to embody true Bodhisattvahood. They explore the limitations of online discourse, especially around contentious issues, and reflect on the importance of good-faith dialogue, friendship, and spiritual integrity in times of crisis.Join Vince Fakhoury Horn and Brian Newman outside of Lisbon, Portugal at the beginning of 2026 for a 10-day intensive jhāna retreat. There, we'll be exploring The Flavors of Jhāna.Episode TranscriptVince:Hey Tasshin.Tasshin:Hi Vince.We just talked before I hit record. We just talked still. It's like formally. Hi. Hi. Tasshin: We're here. Vince: Yeah, exactly. That's good to see you. Tasshin: Yeah, good to see you too, brother. Yeah. Vince: Yeah, man, I appreciate you being willing to I invited you to have this conversation on X or my favorite platform to hate, Tasshin:My favorite platform to love.Vince: Great. I was there with you for a while, but yeah, it's getting a little weird. It's it's getting a little Faschy, X but we'll probably talk about that. So I propose that we talk about, this was the theme I proposed to you, which is Palestine, TPOT, and True Bodhisattvahood.. And it's, I guess in response to a lot of frustrated, angry, maybe righteous and not in a necessarily, in all bad sense. But yeah, in some posts that I've been sharing on X since I don't know it's been ongoing since the October 7th in my case. So I guess I wanted to explore that with you because I consider you to be one of my friends in the TPOT subculture, which we can get into and talk about what that actually is, Uhhuh because it's pretty, and it's it's vagueish, but, or decentralized at least.But it seems like you're well respected in this decentralized subculture and I think I'm part of that as well, but I seem to be taking a very different role from you and how I relate to it, which is a little bit more critical and Challenging and, I haven't found that's really endeared me to many people in the community.But some people like yourself have engaged with my critiques in what feels like a good faith way, and I've really appreciated that. So I thought, it'd be cool to have a, an even more personal conversation where people could see potentially if we decide to release any of this.And I don't know, just the human side of this, which doesn't come across often in 280 characters. Tasshin: Yeah. I appreciate all that context. I think that's really helpful and I think it's good to have a conversation about this. I think that I've been really struck by your perspectives on this and in general, I really value your perspectives and your opinions about the path and about practice and, we've had a number of disagreements over the years, but I've always walked away, like really learning a lot. And yeah, I do try to engage in good faith and I think especially one of the practices I have just for any kind of conflict in general is if I feel like text-based mediums especially can only hold so much.I don't even like to discourse or disagree on Twitter. I use it for other things and it's hey, if I'm, I've said this to you before, if we have a disagreement, let's get on a call and actually talk about it. And because it's just, you can actually hear the other person's perspective and where they're coming from in a way that text just really doesn't afford.So I'm glad we're talking about this. Yeah, I think it's great. Yeah. Vince: And the downside of doing that without recording it and sharing it back, because of course then it's just like a private thing that happens Right, and doesn't necessarily filter out in the same way to the collective. Tasshin: Totally. Totally.SoVince: This is cool. Yeah. Thank you. Tasshin: Do you have any suggestions for where you'd like to start or what feels like a good starting place?Vince: I would be curious to see your take on what TPOT is or how you'd describe that phenomena. I did spend a little bit of time reflecting on it, and I came up with a little, like micro definition, but I don't think it's exhaustive this a starting point.But I'm curious even before sharing that, if there's anything, thoughts on TPOT and what it is, if you've thought, have you meditated on that? How do you can, Tasshin: yeah. I love that and I'm so curious what your definition will be. I suspect it'll be spicier than mine, but I liked what you said earlier about it being a decentralized community.because I, I felt a little bit of trepidation before this conversation for really all three of the things you want to talk about. I feel like, so woefully inexpert in and I really don't know as much as I ought to about the war, and I don't know as much. I, I don't know. I'm not, I'm in TPOT certainly, but I'm not, there's no elected four figure leader or something.It's decentralized, as you said. And then also at the Bodhisattva path, I'm like still figuring it out very right. As we all are so right. But yeah, TPOT, I think for me it's very much about specific people, like their specific friends that I've cultivated very deep friendships with, that I've met through Twitter, and developed those relationships through Twitter and their, I think some of my closest friends at this point are people I've met through Twitter and they're friendships that I treasure and I think it is decentralized.I think it's. Spread throughout the world at this point. Like I can go to any major city and meet people who are connected to this network. And I, like my friend Andrew Rose has been talking about it recently as the network where it's yeah, it's not really about Twitter anymore. And it's not really, it's a larger cloud of people that are connected and I think it's not necessarily ideologically on the same page, like people having the same perspectives or even shared practices.There might be shared interests and common overlaps, but I think people have very different perspectives on the world. And it's more, if anything, I'd say it's like a developmental similarity where, for me at least, it really helped me to, I started to enter TPOT. I could go into detail, but as I was individuating from being at the monastery for many years and it's I mean it from a developmental perspective, it helped me jump from three to four in the Keegan stages where it's like I was in a tribal state of mind identified with the maple ideology and worldview and practices, which was great for me at the time. It really was. And then it's, it stopped being great for me and I had to find a new way and being with so many weirdos from around the world who saw things so differently really helped me to find my own way and find my own life. So I feel a sense of connection and intimacy with it, and like indebtedness to it, where it's these are my people and a help that helped me to find myself in the world.Yeah, that's what TPOT is to me at least. Vince: I like what you're saying about the developmental part. I guess I see the phenomena similarly like this is something that. There's a lot of people coming together, not, like you said, around a particular ideology or like framework.Which is very common. Like a bunch of people come together on a specific book or teacher or teaching or whatever. This is different because there are teachers and teachings that are, you see commonly in that community. But it's pretty broad. Yeah. Tasshin: And you don't have to buy into any of them.I think there are major, if anything there's like themes, like non coercion is a big one or Right. And people bring their own interests and you don't have to be interested in the same things other people are interested in. Vince: But there's something, if you put all those themes together, you'd start to see like broader theme of Absolutely.Yeah. The connection there. Yeah. Which I think you're totally right. It's, there's something maybe developmental underneath that. I was thinking about the book, The Postmodern Condition. Which David Chapman originally recommended to me. He's one of the, he's a TPOT Philosopher.Maybe he wouldn't he probably reject that phrase term, but he is a philosopher and well respected in that space. Tasshin: Sure. Vince:And I remember the the author Jean-François Lyotard, he said, simplifying to the extreme, “I define postmodern as incredulity toward meta narratives.”And I find there's something very postmodern about this community where there's a kind of general skepticism toward meta-narratives, of thinking that like one way of describing reality could be totally comprehensive and true for everyone, everywhere, all the time.And I see that as one of the things I really appreciate about TPOT. In terms of it representing a move out of like the modern condition, which was much more like about trying to find the right ideology and all these clashing Isms, Communism versus Capitalism versus all these kind of clashing religions.Who's got the best, which framework is going to come out on top, and everyone's going to eventually believe it's like some, I see that as the more of the modern condition. And so in that sense it feels like a real relief, to see communities, that are forming around.Around this. And it, I guess that's the reason for me, I always connect my experience of coming up in the integral community, Ken Wilber's community with TPOT because it felt like a very similar kind of vibe there. Where so many people I met were just doing radically different kinds of things.And, there'd be someone who's super into, like spiritual surrender, the lineage of Adi da, who is also like a concert pianist that I'm literally describing an actual person I worked with. And then someone else would be like, super into video production and have no interest in spiritual practice or meditation, but they have a lot of interest in like psychological work.And yeah, I guess that's something I've seen is consistent with the TPOT world. Is this sort of like postmodern incredulity towards meta narratives?Tasshin: How would that fit with it being I've never really understood this, but would you describe TPOT as meta-modern, or not meta-modern.Vince: I guess for me, I would say the center of gravity of TPOT seems to be in the transition between modern to postmodern. Like that I would call that post rational. Because the main mode of modernity is rational individualism. It's this is Ken Wilber's and Jean Gebser's take, but I find that to be true.So people like are questioning the limits of rationality and model making are post rational. I see, and I think as a result they're postmodern. But there's a transition, it's like there's a awkward developmental phase where you're letting go of, the absoluteness of models and you can ken Wilber called it the “performance contradiction.” He said, you can you can absolutize that too, or you can say everything is relative. That statement isn't a relative statement, it's an absolute statement. All perspectives are valid. Okay. That perspective you're saying is more valid than any other perspective, which says that certain perspectives are more valid than others. And so like the whole idea of postmodernity rests on a performance contradiction. That's, or at least the early stages of it where you're deconstructing that mo deconstructive, postmodernism Robert Kegan, would call it.He also has a reconstructive postmodern phase. I don't think TPOT is in the reconstructive postmodern phase, but I think some people in it are. It's like there's a spectrum, within, there's a center of gravity, but there's a spectrum. As well or more, it's like a scatter graph, Uhhuh, where like most of the dots are in the center around this sort of modern to postmodern transition, but then there's like trailing off in both directions.You'll see some people that are more traditional that are there just treating it like a group. I'm sure you saw that probably at Vibe Camp. Probably some people there that are just like. Just drinking the Kool-Aid and don't really, aren't really, maybe vibing in the same way as everyone else.Tasshin: Uhhuh. Vince: And then you find some weird people too that are like aliens even within the space. Who seem to be like a David Chapman I mentioned. He seems like a, an alien to me. Tasshin: An example, Vince: I think he's talking, I think he's a meta-modern Tasshin: thinker.Vince: I don't know.So I, I see a mix, but I mostly see people in the Yeah. Like early postmodern stage, Tasshin: I recently saw a really nice tweet from Mechanical Monk where, which I can link you to later, but he drew this diagram or made like a video of what TPOT is, and he was arguing that like TPOT is a moving target where like i'm thinking of these people. And then you're thinking of these people and there's some overlap, like you and I are both friends with, like Daniel Thorson for example, or. Some other people that we'd have in common, or I know who David Chapman is or whatever. And so there, there's enough overlap that we could be like, oh, we're both pointing at TPOT, but then you don't know some people that I'm pointing to and I don't know some people you're pointing to.And then eventually this is happening more and more. Or people use the acronym TPOT and you're like, I've never seen you. I don't know who you're talking about, and I don't know what you're describing. I think you and I have enough of a shared sense of the thing, but yeah, I thought that was a really good point, that it's not like a homogenous group.Like it has a no, no one likes, this is a very probably like post rat thing to do. Nobody likes labeling it. So it's everyone's unhappy with the term TPOT. Nobody wants to identify as TPOT or as a post rat or whatever. Even the term, Vince: I mean in the phrase the acronym TPOT itself isTasshin: relative and it's like relational.Vince: This part of Twitter. Yeah, no, you're saying it's like a network and I see that. There was a site for a while, I don't know if you saw it, where you could like, you could see the sort of it was like a ranking or listing of the most sort of central, I do remember that inside of a network, it was like the tea, you could pull up TPOT and see a list.I was like, I'm on that list. Which I would, which I would take myself, I would opt out of that list if I could choose to. But it's not a choice as you're part of this network.Tasshin: Yeah. If you know the acronym ar arguably you are in it. It's just once and.Vince: Yeah. Yeah, that's right. Yeah. So what I hear you saying from like the network perspective is like you, you see it from your point of view of the network. And the network is evolving, it's not static. It continues to grow and change and shift. That's right. So your view of it is changing and shifting with the network.That's right. So you both, you have both a limited view and it of something that's changing. That seems true to me. Which doesn't mean we can't talk about it. Or try to, come up with something useful to say about it. I would describe it this way. I'll tell you how I would describe it.Yeah. Yeah. Let's hear it. Oh boy. I'm not so sure about the last part. No, it's not that bad. So I describe TPOT as a weird, and here I'm using the weird acronym, Western educated, industrialized rich and democratic post rational subculture that's connected by shared interest in self-agency and awareness.Tasshin: That seems good. Something that's popping out to me is just also how much of this is specifically enabled by the internet and Twitter in particular, or I think there's something starting to happen that you could call like a Twitter like Blue Sky is a Twitter or Mastodon is a Twitter. I hope we have other Twitter likes in the future.because as you said, X is becoming fahy. Or to me, the thing that a Twitter is very much like a public library, and then Twitter happens to be a company and it's that has skewed incentives and stuff like that. But any case I'm like, yeah that all, everything you said tracks and then it's I think it is meaningfully enabled by technology, right?And whatever a Twitter like is in particular. Vince: Okay. Yeah. That's good. So that's missing in my description here. I agree. It's enabled by that and there's something too like it. The tech, the technology itself is very postmodern. These platforms and microblogging platforms, like you're getting these really tiny little snippets that are largely decontextualized.And you're just seeing a bunch of decontextualized atomized information flowing constantly through your stream without, you have to put the context together. That's right. The platform itself does not do that. In fact, it, if you're not, if you don't have the capability to do that, it might actually be really problematic because That's Tasshin: true.Vince: Yeah. You don't know. So I'd say it's almost perfectly compliments the subculture, the design of it.Tasshin: That's true. And it makes sense of like why you would feel a resonance with, I wasn't in this myself, but from what I imagine the integral community and then also why that would be different of I imagine Twitter wasn't a huge part of that back then because it, I don't even know what the were, but wasn it wasn't even, it Vince: wasn't, no, Twitter launched the year after I left the Integral Institute. So yeah. It wasn't part of that blogging and podcast or very early, like web two was part of it for sure.But it was primarily an in-person community. It was centered. It was like centered in person and then had a sort of one to many kind of broadcast media kind of web 2.0 media thing to it. So it did look a lot different than that. It occurs Tasshin: to me that, at least in my experience, the technology feels really central to the thing.And the properties you named are almost like emergent or like the kinds of people that would resonate with it or something, or be able to make full use of it or Right. What have you. But it doesn't seem intrinsically necessary, but it does seem to me almost, like that if you have a Twitter, like something like this subculture would arise and I could see different, similar subcultures that had different properties or even an ideology or like different developmental stages or something.But I think that a Twitter is really good at clustering people who can vibe together or relate to each other and in a way that's more emergent. I think a lot about individualism and collectivism and I think that this kind of technology affords the possibility of yeah, basically a Hegelian synthesis of individualism and collectivism where each person can be their own individual, but also be in community with a larger network that respects their individuality, but can coordinate as a whole and.I think Twitter likes uniquely make that possible. And I could see ones that were like clusters that were meaningfully different. You'll see sometimes people talk about this, they're like, maybe there's a whole other cluster that's not connected to us at all that we have no idea about. Almost the I forget what the alien version of that is, but like the likelihood that there's an alien is civilization in any given solar system.It's maybe they're out there. Who knows. Vince: Something like, like the Drake equation would describe the Drake equation, how likely that would be. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's interesting. You're using the term Twitter. I don't know if we've talked about this, but I will explicitly not use that term anymore to refer to X, mainly because I think people are confusing the term Twitter with the term microblogging. Huh? Since it was the original Microblogging platform, I think a lot of times we conflate Twitter with Microblogging. And so when you say Twitter, like I, that's another way to me of saying Microblogging.What's Tasshin: important to you there? Vince: It's important to me to stop being so sentimental about Twitter because Twitter's dead and whatever that it was, is gone. But Microblogging is alive and well and it's probably doing better now than when Twitter was alive. So I think it's somehow by being sent sentimental Twitter, we mask our ability to perceive what's happening in broader terms with microblogging. And we potentially overlook a lot of nasty shit happening on X.com as well by doing that. Tasshin: I see. Yeah I tend to use the word Twitter for different, maybe sentimental reasons as you're saying, but it's an intentional use on my term. On my part. And maybe I'll just use the word Twitter and you can use the word X and we can Vince: Yeah, no, it's fine.Proceed accordingly. It's No, it's fine. I just wanted to point that out. Very good. That's a difference in frames. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. This has been very conceptual so far, but I'm curious to bring it a little downward too, because I remember maybe it was like a week after October 7th Hamas attacked civilians in Israel and.I knew from my own experience having grown up in a, as a Palestinian and American household and having watched this to some degree play out over 40 plus years, 40 years at the time that I was like the blow back from this is gonna be 10 x at least. Because that's consistent. Throughout time it's always Israel will respond with 10 times the amount of violent force at least. And so I was like, if you take the numbers, I was like, that's. That's catastrophic. That's gonna be terrible. And so I knew within the first week, and I shared this on X, that this is going to be a genocide.And so for me, this is the perspective I'm coming from is like I've known that a genocide has been going on for, from the beginning. Have known that the intention or that the likely the likely response was gonna be genocidal. And I think there's a lot of debate about whether or not this is I think that debate is now totally foolish from my point of view.You frame this for instance, as a war, I would call it a genocide. I would say the genocide rather than the war. Or the occupation, which more, more accurate description. because a war assumes that there's two countries, two sides that are equivalent and they're at war.But this is rather like a group of people who've been dispossessed and occupied for decades. Who wrongly lashed out and hurt civilians. But who did so from the point of view of being in a one up, one down power position? So like the group of people or Palestinian people, had been occupied, their movements are controlled.Things coming in and out of Gaza were controlled in terms of water, food, et cetera. Many people described it as an open air prison. Including a colleague of mine who lives in Tel Aviv. He described it that way to me one time. And so from my point of view, it's a lot of times people don't understand when they enter into this, the history of this, that just the basic history of occupation.And so to frame it as a conflict between two equals is a, in a way obscures the power. Dynamics at play where, one group has so much more power over the other and has so much more are literally like nuclear power that's backed by the most powerful military in the world. Who has a lock on the un Tasshin: In Vince: terms of our ability to veto the Americans. So it's David and Goliath rather than, two superpowers going to war. So that's one thing I'll just share is just the frame for me of Palestine. And so I'm, I've been seeing it that from the very beginning.And what I've found with, on, on platforms like X and with the community of TPOT is. Just this sort of maddening silence. Or this sort of schizo, in my experience is like a schizophrenic feed, where on the one hand I'm seeing Palestinian activists and intellectuals and people who are I think doing good work at bringing awareness to an ongoing livestream, genocide.And then an another group of folks more in the TPOT space who are kind of sharing their psychotic explorations and talking about their cool practices and giving, challenging takes and all of which has this other very different vibe which is much more self-focused. And and the two of them in contrast really, that's, for me, that's my, that, that's the tension I'm existing in.And I can totally relate to the self. Absorbed interest in my own transformation and wanting to play around. And it, I totally get that because that's where I've been. Like that's my background as well. But it's, yeah, it's maddening to see these two side by side. And I feel like there's so much missed opportunity with TPOT given that it's so influential right now in culture, in our mainstream culture.And so I guess I, I'm saddened by the fact that I don't see that community having really come around to care much about what's happening in these kind of global situations. Like you, you talked about individualism and collectivism. I feel like it's way more skewed toward individualism in the TPOT world than it is collectivism.So I, that's actually a criticism I'd have. I don't feel like they're both ending it at all. But. Anyway. Yeah, that's just a little bit where I'm coming from,Tasshin: I hear you. Just first off, really mourning and grieving the plate of the Palestinian people that's happening and feeling personally connected to that because of your family and watching the news very closely and really actively grieving that, of just the evil that's happening and caring about that and wanting to see that change and end, and seeing that as a genocide, not as a war.And really appreciating people who are speaking up and being vocal about it and trying to work for change to resolve that crisis and. It feeling used the word like schizophrenic to see TPOT, which seems like self-absorbed and individualistic, where it's like people are talking about whatever they're on about, and it's I got this metaphor hearing you talk about it, of someone who's starving, who's like incredibly hungry, and then they're like next to some rich people who are like having like coffee and talking about, some obstru philosophy and you're like, I'm starving.Can you please give me some of your food? There I'm having a real problem here and you're talking about this stuff that really doesn't matter. And yeah, that being really painful and then also a care about you're like, yeah, TPOTs incredibly powerful and culturally powerful and why aren't you talking about this?You should be talking about this so that we can use your power for good and change the world in that way. Vince: Yeah. Yeah. And I think that's a naive of me to expect that in some way. So this is where I get a little, this is where I feel the bind. It's on the one hand I intellectually get if this really is developmental as we're describing if this cultural phenomena has a developmental dimension to it, then why would I expect the bulk majority of people who are, coming out of individual rationalism to be focused on anything other than that kind of things are related to that.Who would be well Tasshin: positioned to make a change that had positive effect in the world from a developmental perspective? Vince: That's a good question. I guess anyone could. So maybe the issue isn't the underlying development, but it's the culture, the cultural expression of that. In this case, it's, WEIRD is, I think a good way of putting it, white sorry, Western, but those two are connected, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic.It feels like a lot of what you're saying is true because we're, we are in this WEIRD culture in the US largely, especially the educated TPOT, whole US is not WEIRD. A lot of, there's a lot of uneducated people and people without access to resources, but but we're having this weird conversation.And meanwhile in the global Commons, we're like you said, right next to people that are posting videos constantly of people being, shot and killed and assassinated executed, like right there, children starving, et cetera. And it's it, this is the critique that Postmodernism has had for a long time of modernity.It's like the colonialist thing. It's like how is it that we have so much privilege to be able to have these conversations in the first place, because we ourselves are living on dispossessed land. Like we ourselves dispossessed the Native Americans to be able to be here, we ourselves brought African slaves from Africa to be able to take care of our cotton mills and our run our agricultural industry.And so we ourselves built a country on those very foundations and we ourselves as Western people escaped persecution in Europe. Our whole history of escaping persecution and then bringing it with us is what's happening with Israel and Palestine, from my point of view, it's the same basic pattern.I think it's hard to see that when you're focused on you Tasshin: On Vince: your individual journey of transformation and without being able to zoom out into these broader collective patterns that are shaping you as much as you are shaping yourself. And I wonder if sometimes, like we overestimate our agency, or we over-index on our agency in this community. That'd be my, I guess my question or challenge to folks. Tasshin: Can you say more about that? The over-indexing on agency? What you mean by that? Vince: Yeah, so like for me the synthesis of the agency, of agency and communion is what I'm most, most interested in right now.Because that schizophrenic split feels like it's a split of these two, where it's like you have people that are high agency and have lots of opportunity and privilege, and then you have people that have extremely low ability to opt to effectively exercise their agency. They barely can get food. So it's like such a huge contrast there. And what's the difference between these two groups of people? Like historically it's the only reason I'm on this side of the street is because my grandfather was able to get into this country in 1950.And he was lucky, essentially. So like the only difference is basically luck of birth. Like where are you born? And we, I think we take so much credit for the stuff that is, has nothing to do whatsoever with us. It's like when Obama, said you didn't build that and everyone fucking flipped out.You don't know if you remember that he was talking about, I don't know, he was talking about infrastructure and there was a huge backlash from the Right. Like we built that, in hyper American individualism. And it's I think, you know what the genocide and Gaza's taught me is I'm just lucky.I'm just lucky because I have cousins who are in the West Bank right now and they're living in concentration camp type environments. Like they, they're scared to leave their home because people around them are getting shot by settlers and, five Palestinian Americans have died in the West Bank this past year.People who are just going over there to visit family. So it's extremely bad right now, even in the West Bank, which is considered to be the more stable of the two Palestinian regions. In Gaza, I have two family members here in North Carolina and Asheville that are mar married into my family. So they're not direct family members, but their spouses, and they both have lost over 200 family members in Gaza. Which is hard for people even in the West to understand, because they don't, we don't come from big families like that where you could even imagine having 200 family members.But yeah, like whole family trees are essentially being wiped out. Yes. Are cut down. So it's, to me it's very, because I'm in both worlds. I'm teaching meditation and I'm hearing about, what's going on for my cousin in the West Bank, and I'm hearing about what's happening for other Palestinians that I know.I'm like, this is, it's a very hard tension to hold. So for me, the synthesis of agency and communion is I can recognize, like I have a certain amount of agency in part because of the communal situation. Like we have a community that optimizes for agency. And it optimizes for agency at the at the negative at the expense of many other communities, agency and has historically and even presently, like a lot of.The opportunities we have are because of they've been taken rather than, it's like not an omni win situation. So I feel like there's a lack of kind of acknowledgement of that, that often in part because you start to feel really bad. And if there's anything I've noticed about TPOT is like, people don't want to feel bad.Like people wanna empower each other and raise each other up. And I think there's something beautiful about that. But to me it's come, it comes at the expense of valid criticism, of being open to hearing valid criticism. And that's the kind of, that's, that adds how I felt. I've been res largely, my, my criticisms have been responded to.It's oh yeah, this is, you're just like it's I'm a downer. I'm like, yeah, sorry. It's fucking, it is a downer. It really is. How do you, I know that's general and broad, but how do you respond to something like that?Tasshin: Can you ask a, I there's a lot of thoughts running through my mind. Can you ask a specific question? Vince: I'm just curious what your general Yeah. Sense of that is.Tasshin: First off, my heart hurts. It hurts to know that violence is happening at scale and it hurts to hear that. And I'm okay hurting.I know, I've done a lot of, I, I can feel that, but it hurts and I feel sad and I feel grief knowing about this travesty that's happening. AndI feel that about a lot of things that I know about in the world now, including this. And that's always,yeah. Hard to be with. And I try to learn how to be with that and, i'm grateful for the opportunity to be reminded of what's happening and to be connected to it. I feel a desire to have change occur that feels like it matters. I would like war, genocide, evil violence to end. I'm a pacifist.My, one of the worst days of my life every year is when I pay taxes. I hate paying my taxes, partly because it's annoying bureaucratically, but even more so because I feel like I'm compromising my own ethics by supporting the US military. And that I every year I decide I'm gonna pay my taxes so that I can contribute, continue to be part of this society in a legal and upright way.I'm not morally opposed to taxes as such, but I am morally opposed to what my government does with those taxes, including I don't know the full extent of this. I'm sure you know much more, but certainly being complicit in this war, genocide, violence, murder. Bombing evil. Yeah. And other evils known and unknown.I know that and I've been around a little bit. So that hurts. That's the first and foremost thing. And I feel for you, having family i's just I went through just a couple years ago my mom dying of cancer, and we knew about it four years before she died, three, four years before she died.And she lived a blessed life, and I felt perfectly ready to let her go. And it was still really hard. And it's imagine my family members being murdered at scale and being starving and being oppressed and in all kinds of ways that I can only imagine. It's that my heart would just be breaking on a daily basis.And I feel for you, my friend, going through that and, for the Palestinian people more broadly, such that I'm connected to them and for all who are subject to war. It's just it's just evil. It's just e that, like you, you wanna call it genocide? I'll just call it evil, like it's, I think violence is evil and war is evil and genocide is evil and bombs are evil and guns are evil.And murder is evil and killing children is evil. And it's just, my heart breaks at that. As far as the other specific things you were saying, I'm reminded of a an argument that I've had or witnessed many times where there's kind of two recurring schools of thought in our culture where how do I summarize this? Because I've seen this in a lot of specific instances, and I don't wanna get into the specific instances, but let's take a simple example like say your relative was a Trump supporter, and you personally didn't vote for Trump and don't want Trump to be president. There are people in our culture at this time who would say the thing to do is to be disconnected from that Trump supporter and to never talk to them and to shame them for who they are and or give them radio silence and cut ties.And that's a whole school of thought that applies to many issues. And then there's a school of thought that says how are you gonna change their mind if you don't stay connected to them, if you don't really understand where they're coming from and listen to them and talk to them and share your own perspective.And I tend to be more in the latter school of thought of connection is the basis of change. Actually hearing other people's perspectives, sharing my own, to the extent that it's possible. And you're not. Beating each other up or whatever shooting at each other. But I think being connected to people is the basis of change.And I'm getting here somewhere here with this, which is to me, I hear you saying, I'm not part of TPOT. These are the people that are in TPOT. They're silent, they have these, I don't know, I hear you talking about like collective blind spots, which I think are very valid. I'm glad you're mentioning them, but it's like those people have the blind spot.And this is their problem. And to me I could be wrong, but think, Vince: It's really the Palestinians problem. They're the ones that are suffering for the collective blind spot. They're suffering a lot more. Tasshin: Yes.I think that. You could usefully see yourself as part of TPOT, and that by staying connected to people in TPOT and speaking to them, you can change their minds. I think you've changed my mind about things about this and had an impact on me and had a causal influence on me. And I see you having that impact on a other people.And I think that if you took that perspective, there's more or less efficacious ways of doing that. Ways that, that, that's a question that's come up for me about this is actually about like theories of change. And just one more thing is I was recently in Santa Fe, my dad moved to Santa Fe and when I was there, there's a lot, my dad is like very near the Santa Fe is the capitol, and he is very near the capitol where the government is.And so there's just always protests there like at least once a week. And I get, I personally, me, Tasshin, get so angry at these protestors because I, in my current worldview, think that their theory of change is just shit. They're like, by going to this place and having a sign, I'm gonna change the world. It, to me, I see that is like by and large, incredibly efficacious and not gonna produce the change that they want.And do I know what the theory, what a theory of change is that would produce it? No, but I am spending all of my time and energy on things that I think will have a positive change in the world. Even if they're not enough, even if they're not direct enough, even if they're not gonna end or resolve all the issues I care about, which are many.I am putting all of my time and energy into things that I believe are efficacious. And presumably they think it's efficacious too. They think this is worth doing because they're doing it. And in a way I'm wrong about it because demonstrably people think that holding a sign in front of a capitol is gonna change the world.But, Vince: It does boost their agency when people protest that's, it's an exercise in agency. Tasshin: I do think there's a critical threshold where if enough people protest something, I can't have a change. Obviously that's happened Vince: Arab Spring. Tasshin: Exactly. So it's not, it's definitely not useless. But my point to you as an individual that I care about as my friend, is I think you're actually incredibly well positioned to have a cultural impact on this group that you already are connected to, and that there are more or less efficacious ways of doing that.Like this conversation is efficacious, right? We're having a real conversation between two people who respect each other. We're recording that so that other people can listen. I think that's actually likely to produce the change that you're desiring to some extent. Is it gonna it's hard to say.Vince: It's hard to say. I hear what you're saying. Yeah, I think you and I have talked about this in the past too. I have, some of the biggest changes I've been through have come through people challenging me even violently. And my whole upbringing, as you can hear, it's rooted in violence. Yes. So it's like the story of my family.Is one of resilience in the face of violence, Tasshin: Uhhuh. So this is the recurring thing we always argue about. Yeah. Or one of the several things. Vince: Yeah. It's an, it's like in a place where we rub, I think, but Yeah. But it's understandable. So I'm a little more Okay. Ruffling feathers and even having active conflict with people because I know that sometimes that's actually good.Sometimes if you're too nice, people won't hear you. If you have something powerfully challenging to say, it will just be like, oh yeah, that's nice. And I can just incorporate that into my worldview and feel good about knowing about it, but actually not really be doing anything significantly differently.So it's like a, I don't know, this is in the abstract, but. Tasshin: There's two things there. What there's one is, which is like, how nice are you? And I actually do honestly believe that you would be more efficacious at seeing the changes you want to see, at least in the local community if you were nicer.In addition to being kind. I do think you're kind, that's not an issue. But separately from that, like you, one of the things we talked about recently on the timeline was you're like, I've just been considering blocking people left and right. And I think that Oh, I have been blocking them lost.Exactly. Vince: I've lost half of my friend network in the last year. Tasshin and so that's where I am. So here let me push back a little bit. I lo yeah. I lo I love what you're saying, but I don't think it's my job to do that. I think it's your job to do that, to, to be the one that can be nice and change people's minds on this topic.Tasshin: Oh, that's true. It is my job. You're right. I Vince: agree with you. Yeah, because because I'm too close to it. It's too painful for me. Like people start saying stuff to me. It is like I'm hearing them deny the entire, like truth of my whole identity, my family identity. It's no, like this is true.I'm not, I'm gonna have argue with you like you are dehumanizing me and everyone that's Palestinian right now. Even by having an argument, having even framing this as a debate, is there a war going on? Who's responsible? Et cetera. So it's like what I find is I want to keep talking because I want, it's like the Buddha, he's, and I'm comparing myself to the Buddha here.I know he is gonna fly really well, there, there's an analogy here where he's I'm awake. Okay. Who can I, teach this to, very few are gonna understand it. Because it's subtle and hard to get grasp. My companions, the ones I was practicing with they seem like they'll get it.They have very little dust in their eyes. So I guess I see my role as really more like the people that have very little dust in their eyes. Maybe I can reach them. What's the difference Tasshin: in this case between someone who has dust in their eyes and someone who doesn't, from your perspective?Vince: Are they, yeah. Are they awake to their complicity in a gen, in an active livestream? Genocide? Are they aware? I pay Tasshin: my taxes and, Vince: That's part of it. That's part of it. Yeah. It's like paying taxes. You, like you said, you can't really stop paying your taxes.My uncle did that. Went to prison. I actively Tasshin: choose Vince: to pay Tasshin: my taxes. I think I could stop paying my taxes. Could, I'm saying every year I considered you can do that. Vince: I seriously Tasshin: consider it. Every you'll to prison. Every year. Vince: You'll, you will go to prison. Tasshin: Yeah, exactly. And I believe I can have more impact, positive impact on the world by paying my taxes and not, and I, every, it's a trade off.Literally every year I make this decision again. Vince: Yeah. So it's, to your point, it's not it's not like a black and white thing where it's like. I'm complicit in this very obvious way that I'm just choosing not to. It's, it, the complicity is deep and it's multidimensional, subtle and Tasshin: systemic and multi-generational.And even, Vince: and yeah, and for me it's I was hanging out with a couple of my cousins recently who are from Palestine. They immigrated here in the early nineties when Palestinians were kicked out of Kuwait. And so they were here, they had to rebuild their life. They lost everything. And I grew up with them.And they're doing advocacy work now in the us And when I hear them, talk about their experience, it's like they're being, they're dealing with shit that I'm not having to deal with. Like one of my cousins recently lost her job. She was a high level exec at a tech company in San Francisco.And she thinks it's likely that she lost it because of her advocacy work within the company. So when I guess when I see. I've lost the thread a bit here in terms of connecting back to what we were talking about. But where was I going with that? Tasshin: You were saying something as my job as being TPOT versus your job.Vince: So like when I talk to, say I'll talk to my great uncle my grandfather's brother who grew up in Palestine, and I'll hear the kinds of things that he'll share. And like I, I don't have those kind of views. Like he's extreme compared to me in terms of like how he's viewing things.This is my interpretation. There's a definitely antisemitic tendencies in, in the family system that I've seen explicit and I understand why. Like I have a lot of compassion. I don't actually let it stand. I challenge it when it arises. Even now. This is this uncle I'm talking about.It's his family and his daughter that's in the West Bank right now. He's considering going to visit her in a couple months. He might get shot and killed while he is there. It's quite possible. For me it's like I, I see I can listen to him and I can hear him talk about stuff and I can sort through the pain and the antisemitism to hear, some of the, what's genuine and sincere and I can be there for him.And then I feel like I can reach out and connect with some people and share my pain and what I'm going through and, offer challenges or whatever to some folks. Recently right after September October 7th someone from he lives in Israel. He is American. We have the same background lineage of a pasta tradition.He invited me on to, to have a dialogue about this about what was happening. And and then after our we split, and we're not able to have any conversations anymore. Because some of the things I saw him writing on X and so the perspectives that he seemed to be taking, and we got to a point where we pulled in a mutual mentor someone someone who's like a master mediator.And their basic feedback was like, sometimes you can't have a conversation. Sometimes it's just not possible. And I feel like that's where I'm getting largely, it's it's just not possible for me to have a conversation with a lot of people right now. Because of how 10 how sensitive this is. And so you say, when you say to or I hear if you were kind or if you were nicer, you'd be more efficacious, if I were able to be, I would. But I'm not. Tasshin: And the second part of what I was saying there is that when you block people, you are closing yourself off from the possibility of changing them.And from what I've just heard from, and I'm okay with that. Yeah, exactly. That makes a bit more sense to me now from what you've said. But Vince: I'm not gonna change a Zionist's mind, I don't think, someone who's like a, Christian or Jewish Zionist, I don't think I'm gonna change their mind by sharing something on like a micro blog.Tasshin: That, one of the really urgent questions for me here is what is a theory of change that produces genuine end to war violence, genocide? What actually resolves that? Actually because if I let me figure out how to put this. I am currently putting my time and energy.Into the things that I think I can do that will have the highest benefit from my current understanding and vantage point. I literally spend every day of my life waking to sleeping, doing the thing that I think is best based on my, admittedly flawed, limited perspective, my own weaknesses and blind spots.But I do that every day. Every day. And if I thought that I could lead to the end of war, genocide, violence, evil in a scaled way I would work much harder to bring that about. I'd have to think about how it fits into all the things I'm doing and balance. But I really wanna know how someone like, I, I would hope for example, that the service guild at some point will have a peace department.Currently, we, as we have a love department, a curiosity department, an empowerment department. I would love for us to have a peace department. I want other departments, us to be able to have infrastructure for other focused crews. At some point it's the Peace Department should be bringing about peace.And I don't know how to do that. Even peace Pilgrim my hero, she spent 30 years working in the way that she knew how for peace. And I don't think she wasted her time far from it. But there is still not peace on earth after her doing that. Vince: Sure. Some of this reminds me, has echoes of the effect of al altruism movement.Yeah.Tasshin: I think they I feel how to put this, I have different aesthetic and ideological views with them on specific points, but I feel very sympathetic to their larger efforts and yeah, what do we actually do to actually have a real impact? I feel very I feel kinship with that, even if there's specific things I disagree with or don't vibe with.So yeah, that's noted. Vince: Yeah, I think if we were to zoom, like not to take the two global perspective of like, how do we stop all genocide, war, et cetera. And that's a good question, but to me it's like, how do we stop this specific one that's happening right now, Tasshin: Uhhuh.Like how, Vince: Because that's sure. So how do we stop it? Obviously you Tasshin: don't have to know, but what a different way of putting the question that's maybe a bit more reasonable. I think it, it's very Vince: noble. Like you, you stop Israel from killing Palestinians. That's how it, okay. And what leads Tasshin: to that causally?Vince: Probably having a Palestinian state would be a necessary part of that. And what leads to that? The US has to stop vetoing it in the us. And what leads Tasshin: to that? Vince: They change in US leadership and change. And what leads to that? People putting pressure and voting and grassroots organ organizing.Ah, that's Tasshin: where you lose me. Vince: Yeah. Look at look at Zohran Mamdani. He's a good example of how that's actually happening right now in the, he's the only candidate, like major candidate that I've seen recent in recent times. Progressive candidate who's actually vocal about this, who isn't on the, both parties, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both supported the ongoing genocide. They're equally complicit. Tasshin: So basically we should or not leaders that are clear this in your perspective. What I'm hearing is Yeah. Yeah. The salient thing is elect leaders who are clear that this is a genocide who will end us complicitness and help and who are focused on economic populism.Vince: because our country really need, we need that right now. Tasshin: You lost me there. How does, what does that have to do with ending this genocide? Vince: You could it's both and so it's if you look at, this is a good example, I think part of, I grew up in the as probably you did too, in the.In the fading years of the political consensus between the neo-conservative and neoliberal parties, Tasshin: Uhhuh, Vince: who largely agreed on most everything, Tasshin: Uhhuh. Vince: They were both totally fine with military expansion. They were both fine with free trade agreements that hollowed out rural America and towns like in North Carolina, textile towns.Yeah. To save 5 cents, on a shirt made in Vietnam, we're totally fine letting an entire communities die, In towns we haul it out. So it's that kind of mentality, it's like what I grew up in and, it's like the arguments were mostly like stylistic. It's which style of the same ideology do you prefer?Tasshin: Coke versus Pepsi Vince: Ex. Exactly right. Coke and Pepsi. And Obama. He was, you fit right into this. He was not a departure, he was a rhetorician. Tasshin: Yeah,Vince: he sounded like a departure, but wasn't so true. Bestie. Yep. I think when I look at it in those terms, I say, okay what is so interesting about Donald Trump and the MAGA movement?It is actually presenting an alternative to the previous consensus. And I, the way I see American politics right now, and I could be wrong, is there's an emerging, there's a new emerging polarity. That alt left and right, quote unquote yeah, gosh, ne neo fascism and neo progressivism.And there's, and are you saying Tasshin: neo progressivism is the answer here? Vince: I'm, no, I'm not actually Uhhuh. Okay. Although, because some neo fascists don't want us to be sending money to Israel, Tasshin: Uhhuh, Vince: Marjorie Taylor Greene there, there's been a number that recently people who are like, why are we sending billions of dollars to Israel every year when we can't even take care of our own people?Yeah. And so I agree with that Uhhuh, what I actually think is emerging and has to emerge as an alt middle. It's a new. Consensus. And that alt middle will almost certainly not wanna continue propping up an American em military empire. Both alt-right and alt left. That's something they agree on.They don't want to be constantly waging endless wars. They don't wanna be always sending all of our money into our military budget. And is Tasshin: that connected to the populism you're talking about? Vince: Yeah, it is. Okay. It's a it's a strand of populism that's interested in retracting the American Empire and not continuing to create so many problems abroad.And who recognizes that doing so hurts us at home, Uhhuh, and because these things are interconnected. I see. Tasshin: Okay. Thank you for explaining that. Can I recount what I heard just now? Your, I, our, a shared goal that we have is we would like this war, genocide, violence, evil to end. We'd like it to end.And the way that comes about is Israel stops doing what it's doing. And the way that comes about is Palestine is a state and the US stops vetoing certain things at the un. And the way that happens is there's political pressure on the US to show up in a different way. And you're saying that the way that happens is we elect politicians who are want that course of action and also care about this populism and the relationship of how we're spending our money at home.Yeah. And the way that we do that is get involved in local political movements that support candidates that have that perspective. Vince: I think that's one of the most direct ways that uhhuh, that we can as Americans affected this. I'll tell Tasshin: you right now, I, I need to do due diligence on learning more about this, but I will very seriously both take that into consideration for my own voting and then also in how I speak about voting to my friends and people I'm connected to.That's not much. But this is more. That's what I really care about. I wanna make sure that whatever actions I take, I am that I can see. It matters to me that I can see how there could be a causal chain where this actually results in the things that we want, if that makes sense.I don't know why that matters to me so much, but it does. Vince: Yeah. Okay. We haven't talked about Bodhi Safa hood yet. Yes. So maybe I could bring that in. Yeah. Tasshin: Thank God, please. Someone helped me. Yeah. Vince: I don't know if you, it's a Tasshin: struggle out here. Vince: I don't know if you've heard this quote from Ujima Roshi Japanese Zen teacher.He said a Bodhi Safa is an ordinary person who acts like a true adult. Tasshin: I had never heard that before, but I love it. And what does true adult mean to you? Vince: I think a true adult is someone who sees a problem and they respond to it. And. A true adult recognizes the complexity of the situation and acts anyway with that with incomplete information with whatever resources and ability that they have while acknowledging that they're limited.So that's a start. True adult cares about themselves and others. I could even, I could actually inhabit as a true adult. I both take care of my life at home and I care about the impacts that that the country and systems I'm embedded in are having in the world. That I'm causal in, that I have some causal influence over, even if it's minimal.Tasshin: You know what I'm reminded of Vince is video game levels and I feel like. It seems it seems cr crass to pick levels, but I feel like, I don't know, let's say a level eight Bodhi Safa I'm not level one anymore. I'm not even level five anymore, but I feel acutely, like I'm really only level eight and I think it's gonna there are 10 Vince: levels aren't there In this game?I, oh no. Bodhi the boomie, the boom. No.Tasshin: I know what you're talking about. But also that's not the measurement system I'm using. Okay. You're not, Vince: it's not a traditional boomy model. No. Tasshin: I'm thinking like, I never played it, but like World of Warcraft, I'm pretty sure 80 is like a threshold in World of Warcraft.It's I'm pretty sure you need like a level 60 or 70 Bodhi Safa to have global systemic change at the level that's needed for the thing we're talking about. And I'm like I know if I have a friend that has a mental health crisis, like I'm struggling to barely be able to support them in a meaningful way.Like I'm embarrassed by how. Incompetent. I am at even that helping one person that's having a mental health crisis. Like I can help a little bit, but like I know someone who's an extended network right now is having their partner's having a major schizophrenic episode and I'm like, here, I can send you a link that might help you.That's that's so pathetic. That is so disgustingly pathetic for actually having an impact in the world. It's humiliating to admit, but here we are because there's real suffering and you have to do whatever we can to help. And so I would like to it would be great if I ended this year as a level nine Bodhi, that would be awesome.And do I want to have global systemic positive change on a historic scale? Absolutely. I hope that every passing year I'm more and more capable of. Large scale, positive impact, and I'm just so acutely aware of how incompetent I am and how limited I'm really doing everything I can to have a positive impact at the scale that I can right now.And it's it's pathetic and humiliating in the context of this larger suffering. I'm fine with that. I'm not embarrassed to say that, but it is humbling, it's it's not nearly good enough. And I think the more acquainted you are with how much suffering there is in the universe, the more humbled you are by that, by one's own incompetence to, and then you do, that's the Bodhi SA of vows, anyway, is just to be like greed, hatred, and end without end like vow to end it. Like you just, you get up and do something anyway. Vince: Yeah. I've. There's a distinction that's commonly made in like a, I would call it like in the woke pluralistic cultural scene of like intention versus impact.And that's an important distinction when you're starting to get into questions of race and racialization, because people will say things with a good intentions that hurt other people because they're ignorant of the impact that has for someone else. And here I think it's I think of that too with what you're saying, where it's okay yeah, like I want to become a, be a more impactful Bodhi Safa.I want to have a more net positive impact in the world. And on the one hand yeah, I could say, like you're saying it, I feel humbled and maybe embarrassed by how ineffectual I am. And. I also feel humble about the fact that I don't know the impact that I'm having. I don't understand it. And I feel like this is really, you probably have had a similar experience putting media out into the worlds, like with Buddhist geeks when we launched that, the hundreds and hundreds of people that I heard from over the years who are like, that had such a powerful impact on my life.And I'm like wow, okay. I, that was definitely not what I was aiming for. I was just doing something I thought was cool at the time. Honestly. And so that wasn't even necessarily my intention, but that was the impact. And so I'm amazed, I am amazed at how effective people can be without even knowing it. It's like hard sometimes. Hard to know. It's hard to measure. And that's where I would say it's the challenge here with what you're saying is I want to see if I'm effect. You have to be able to measure the effectiveness to be able to know, and we can't fully measure, we can get better at measuring, like we can maybe get more sophisticated in seeing and understanding our impact both negative and positive.But it's really difficult without going into you really have to have an understanding of the whole to be able to see your individual impacts on the whole. And I don't know, where am I going with this? Just to say there's some kind of feedback loop here that I think is like what the Bodhi Safa is driven by.It's like constantly coming back to. A wise or compassionate intention. And then do trying your best to live from that place, even if you're, not effectual. And then doing your best to understand the impacts of your actions So that, you can, that can inform how you act the next time that you're trying to be, coming from this place of genuine wisdom and compassion. And there's some kind of sharpening of like skillful means that happens in this feedback loop. Tasshin: Yeah. Vince: And to me, it's like the Bodhi Safa is one who's engaged in the pro in that process rather than Yes. Then there are different levels then are depths or degrees of skillfulness.And probably in different domains too.Tasshin: Yeah, of course. Multiple axes. Vince: So I hear what you're saying and I think that's valid. Like it isn't up to any, I don't think it's up to individuals to solve the global challenges.Tasshin: No, but I'm also like, I'm aware that I think I am I was just humble, so now I can be a little arrogant.I think I'm uniquely well-suited to create systems that actually do have causal impact on the historic scale over time. It just takes a long time and it takes very careful thought and a lot of care and consideration and love and effort. And so I would like to build systems that have a net positive historic impact on the scale of humanization.And as far as I can tell I'm playing my cards that way, where like I would really hope that if we fast forwarded 30 or 40 years, we would be like, Hey. The Service Guild did really good stuff that was net positive on human society and our civilization and the planet. And of course there'll be fuckups along the way where we mess up and I make just dumb mistakes and whatever.But I would hope that it's net positive and that it has a genuinely historic obvious impact on the world that was positive. So that's part of why my care, that's why I would wanna have this conversation at all, is like, how can I build systems that actually do have that kind of impact on ending, yeah.Including ending violence of all kinds and this conflict, this genocide, this war, this evil in particular. Vince: Yeah. I think that's a great intention. I, there's like a, there's a quote in the Bava Gita that's coming to mind. I can't remember the exact quote, but it's some, something about acting without any thought of results or it's happens in that famous dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna. Yeah, there's Tasshin: a difference in da I, I've been influenced a lot by DAAs strategy, and they talk a lot about the difference between means ends and conditions, consequences.And we're really trying to create the conditions for good consequences. So can I guarantee that we would have a particular result? Absolutely not, but absolutely not. But I think we can create the conditions for historic benevolent beneficent impact.Vince: It's interesting you're talking about a guild. Because to me it's I think of the Bodhi Safa as a more of like a. A relational phenomena. Tasshin: It's Vince: Team Bodhi Safa. Rather than a Bodhi Safa.And so it seems like a lot of the challenge here is around coordinating and connecting and aligning, collective alignment. And these are the things I think are very hard for people who've been trained to individuate and who are focused on their own agency. John Vey, the philosopher, he points out like when you take role, you are rolling yourself into that. You're losing a certain kind of agency by inhabiting a role, say role of father, role of teacher role of whatever you're limiting yourself in that role.And, but, and yet you have to play roles in cult in community Tasshin: to do anything. Yep. Vince: So I guess, yeah I don't know where to go from there. From here. Tasshin: I would summarize our conversation so far as follows. TPOT such as it is an emergent developmental p

In this episode of Buddhist Geeks, Brian Newman discusses his journey into deep jhāna meditation practice, initially motivated by a desire to become a better listener. He explores his training in the rigorous Pa-auk tradition, the challenges and breakthroughs he experienced, and the balance between traditional and more modern approaches to jhāna, ultimately advocating for a playful, less rigid approach to accessing these deep states of concentration.Episode Links:

Washington D.C. Center for Military History's Brian Newman shares insights about General Hunter Liggett and his lasting legacy

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Make 2024 your year of language mastery with Babbel. Visit https://babbel.com/collier and receive 55% off your Babbel subscription. Be a better you, one language at a time! *Rules and restrictions may apply. An unpublished chapter from Becky Hill's book raises questions… Less than three weeks before the commencement of South Carolina's 'Trial of the Century' – the double homicide trial of the prominent Palmetto State attorney Alex Murdaugh – circuit court judge Clifton Newman and his family experienced an indescribable tragedy. The unexpected passing of Newman's son, 40-year-old Brian Newman, deeply shook the family, leading to speculation about the judge's ability to preside over the trial. Despite facing this profound loss, Newman demonstrated remarkable resilience. Moreover, he exemplified judicial integrity in handling the high-profile case, earning well-deserved praise for the composed and principled manner in which he conducted the proceedings. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/FIiAi2huH5U Support this Podcast by Clicking the links below! ➡️ Buy me a coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/collierlandry ➡️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collierlandry ➡️ Official Merch Store: https://www.collierlandry.com/store ➡️ Shop Using Our Amazon Affiliate Link: https://www.collierlandry.com/amazon ▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collierlandry/ ▶ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@collierlandry ▶ Twitter: https://twitter.com/collierlandry ▶ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collierlandry ▶ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/collierlandry/ ▶ APPLE Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-collier-landry-show/id1551076031 ▶ SPOTIFY Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/465s4vsFcogvKIynNRcvGf?si=00da2b8e06864257 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Brian Newman, executive director of the Isaac Ishmael initiative, shares his unique perspective on the Israel-Gaza conflict, exploring its historical roots, theological implications, and the role of faith in pursuing peace.Historical Context of the Conflict:Brian Newman provides a historical overview of the Israel-Gaza conflict, tracing its origins back to the mid-19th century with the rise of nationalism in Europe and the subsequent Zionist movement led by Theodor Herzl, which sought a homeland for the Jewish people. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the complex history that has shaped the current state of affairs in the region.Theological Perspectives and the Land:Newman discusses the conflation of biblical Israel with the modern state of Israel, highlighting the differences between religious claims to the land and the secular nature of the current Israeli state. He challenges listeners to consider whether the nation of Israel today can be equated with the biblical promises made to the Jewish people.Dispensationalism and Modern Implications:The podcast delves into the concept of dispensationalism, a Christian theological framework that influences many evangelical Christians' views on Israel's right to the land. Newman explains how this belief system impacts the political and religious dynamics of the conflict.Jesus' Role in Peacebuilding:As a pastor and follower of Jesus, Newman shares his theological approach to the conflict, emphasizing the need to invite Jesus into the conversation and the potential of his teachings to foster peace. He argues that the radical and revolutionary message of Jesus offers a path towards reconciliation that is often missing in the approaches of both Judaism and Islam as practiced in the region.Religion as a Facet of the Conflict:While acknowledging the deep religious significance of Jerusalem to all three Abrahamic faiths, Newman suggests that religion often serves as a smokescreen for the political, social, and military aspects of the conflict. He calls for a deeper understanding of the ways in which religious narratives are intertwined with and sometimes overshadowed by the geopolitical struggle.LinksChristmas Sermon by Rev. Dr. Munther IsaacThe Isaac Ishmael InitiativeImage used in podcast artwork: "Christ in the Rubble" by Kelly Latimore

Louie and a series guest look back on the career, work and legacies of some pop greats we lost in 2023: Sinéad O'Connor, Tony Bennett & Tina Turner. Join Pop Pantheon: All Access, Our Patreon Channel, for Exclusive Content and MoreShop Merch in Pop Pantheon's StoreFollow Annie Zaleski on TwitterFollow Brian Newman on TwitterFollow Melissa Vincent on TwitterFollow DJ Louie XIV on InstagramFollow DJ Louie XIV on TwitterFollow Pop Pantheon on InstagramFollow Pop Pantheon on Twitter

Brian Newman is one of the more trenchant observers on the documentary scene. He's worn many hats in the industry: as an indie film producer, as the CEO of the Tribeca Film Institute, as a programmer for the Atlanta Film Festival, and much more. He currently leads a consultancy called Sub-Genre, doing content, strategy, development, distribution and marketing, for which he writes the Sub-Genre newsletter that a lot of media folks read. He has, as you'll hear in this conversation, some hope for the independent documentary world, even in the face of recent media consolidation, as we talk about how an ecosystem friendly to independent documentary once sprung up, and also how it might be sustained in the world of commercial media. More about Brian here.Note: In this episode, we mention that one of my favorite films of 2022, Reid Davenport's “I Didn't See You There,” is not streaming. Reid says he hopes to have it available on iTunes and Amazon on 1/10/24. Highly recommended!Films mentioned:Shored Up (2013), Ben KalinaI Didn't See You There (2022), Reid DavenportOther mentions:Atlanta Film FestivalTribeca Film InstituteTed SarandosCara MertesFrontlinePOVIndependent LensCamden International Film FestivalThe D-WordInternational Documentary Association (IDA)Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers (AIVF)Sundance Film FeFollow us on Instagram! @ThousandRoadsPodSpecial thanks for helping make this series happen: Sara Archambault, Florence Barrau-Adams, Jon Berman, Ben Cuomo (music), Jax Deluca, Pallavi Deshpande, Nancy Gibbs, Kathleen Hughes, Caroline Kracunas, Laura Manley, Alexis Pancrazi, Liz Schwartz, Jeff Seelbach, Lindsay Underwood (logo/graphics)This episode was supported by a fellowship at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School.

Dive into the future of cinema in our latest podcast with Brian Newman, former Tribeca CEO and founder of Sub-Genre, as he looks at the future of film, festivals and streaming platforms through a new way of funding.   Through his company Sub-Genre, Brian explores the ever-evolving relationship between brands and cinema, working to bridge the gap and turn brand engagement into a new form of cinema, with Patagonia and Saint Laurent as great examples of how it could be done. Brian's aim is to explore the power of cinema to amplify brand values, reach underserved communities and navigate the delicate balance between commerce and art, opening up new avenues for marketing films beyond the traditional streaming model.   Subscribe to Locarno Meets for lively conversations about art, culture life and everything in between with the likes of Lambert Wilson, Ken Loach, Harmony Korine, Marianne Slot, Luc Jacquet, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, and more.   Locarno Meets is a Locarno Film Festival original production, brought to you by UBS.   Follow us on Instagram Follow us on TikTok Subscribe to our Newsletter   Host: Alexander Miller Audio Producer: Jack Boswell Video Producer: Claudia Campoli

On October 7th, violence erupted in Israel with the brutal killing of nearly 1,400 by Hamas - the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. With this horrific attack, the intractable cycle of war in the region was renewed with an intensity and ferocity rarely seen. Unlike previous conflicts in the Middle East, this one seems to have an even more visceral quality - images of the slaughter beamed instantaneously into our hands through news and social media. Even for Christians here in the U.S., we rarely consider how this crisis is affect fellow believers in the Middle East. What does this war mean for the thousands of followers of Jesus who live in both Israel and Arab lands? And, what does the fighting mean for the advancement of the Gospel considering the danger this could ignite the entire region?Today we're grateful to speak with Brian Newman and Ashraf A. who lead the peacemaking ministry Issac-Ishmael Initiative. Brian, who comes from a Jewish background, and Ashraf, who grew up in a Muslim community, offer a unique perspective on how this crisis might affect Christians who call the Holy Lands home. For more information on Isaac-Ishmael Initiative, check out their website at: https://www.isaac-ishmael.us/.Go! Podcast is a part of Liberty Bible Church Global ministry. Visit our website at https://www.findliberty.net/.

In this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Brian Newman to delve into the fascinating journey of his music career. From achieving and managing his very own Las Vegas residency to his role as a creative director at a jazz club in NYC, Brian's story is a testament to dedication and passion in the world of music. We also explore his successful navigation of a thriving career in multiple cities, his remarkable work with Lady Gaga, the art of balancing multiple music acts and projects simultaneously, and even his passion for classic cars. Towards the end of the episode, you'll find a Q&A session where Brian answers questions from the music community, providing unique insights into his experiences and career. Don't miss it! For those who may be new to Brian's work, here's a snapshot of his impressive background: Brian Newman is widely recognized as one of the most reputable and dynamic trumpeters in the music industry. He made the move to New York in 2004, establishing himself as a bandleader at prestigious venues such as Feinstein's, The Oak Room, The Rose Bar at the Gramercy Park Hotel, and the Jazz Club, where he serves as Creative Director. However, Brian is perhaps best known for his role as Lady Gaga's jazz bandleader. He collaborated with her and Tony Bennett on the Grammy-nominated album, "Cheek to Cheek," and appeared on notable television broadcasts and promotional events, including PBS' "Great Performances: Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek LIVE!" (2014), ABC's "A Very Gaga Thanksgiving" (2011), and Good Morning America, among others. Brian's versatility extends to live performances with a diverse array of musical acts, from country artist Dierks Bentley to rock stalwarts like Willie Nile and The Dirty Pearls. Most recently, Brian wowed audiences with his "After Dark" show at the Nomad Library, following his performances with Lady Gaga at Park MGM, where he also led Gaga's "Jazz + Piano" orchestra. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did! For more insights and updates, be sure to follow us on Instagram: Brian's Instagram Virtuosity Musical Instruments' Instagram J. Landress Brass' Instagram You can also explore more about our guest, as well as our businesses on our websites: Brian Newman's Website Virtuosity Musical Instruments' Website J. Landress Brass' Website Happy listening, friends — we'll see you on our next episode this Nov. 20th (live broadcast on Nov. 17th at 4PM EST on our Instagram pages) with Jon Lampley!

Dream interpretation is often misunderstood or discounted altogether by a good portion of Western Christianity. Special guest Brian Newman joins Raven's Heart to discuss a Biblical approach to dreams and dream interpretation. Brian is the host of the Let's Talk Shalom Podcast and is a minister, author, and trained dream interpreter. Find out more about Brian at http://www.askyourdreamguy.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A recent cyber attack on MGM Resorts International has created issues for people making reservations, checking in, gambling and more. Plus, Grammy nominated artist, Aloe Blacc takes some time with us on the phone! We chat about his upcoming performance at the UMC Foundation's Evening of Hope Gala at Paris Las Vegas. We also chat about what he loves to do in Las Vegas, his new music, and more. He's ready to raise a lot of money. Tickets are still available for the gala on October 13th. Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel will be performing too! Plus, we chat with Lady Gaga's talented band leader, Brian Newman. He has a late night show at Nomad Library called "Brian Newman After Dark." This show is really cool! Newman talks about working with Gaga and the unforgettable charm of the Vegas crowd. He's bringing the old Entertainment vibe back to the strip and we're here for it! David Blaine announces a new show and location and George Strait is coming back to Las Vegas. Plus, details on what happened to the now postponed Ed Sheeran concert at Allegiant Stadium. We also have weekend brunch at two strip restaurants... Casa Playa at Wynn Las Vegas and Flanker Kitchen + Sports Bar at Mandalay Bay. We also have information about Wolfgang Puck's new restaurant, coming soon.HOTWORX has so many benefits! The sauna combines heat, infrared, and exercise. More workout, less time. Tell them the VEGAS REVEALED PODCAST sent you & they will waive the $99 sign up fee! Locations: JONES & RUSSELL, BOCA PARK SUMMERLIN, HENDERSON BLACK MOUNTAIN, CENTENNIAL HILLS, DURANGO & SUNSET, W. TROPICANA & FT. APACHE, EASTERN & PEBBLE, SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS VegasNearMe App If it's fun to do or see, it's on VegasNearMe. The only app you'll need to navigate Las Vegas. Support the showFollow us on Instagram: @vegas.revealedFollow us on Twitter: @vegasrevealedFollow us on TikTok: @vegas.revealedWebsite: Vegas-Revealed.com

Lady Gaga's band leader has more shows coming up at the Nomad Library! Brian Newman After Dark is a throwback show where you never know who is going to show up! Newman's full interview will run in episode 186. We also bring you a candid chat with Grammy-nominated artist Aloe Blacc, who is gearing up to wow the audience at the UMC Foundation's Evening of Hope Gala. Support the showFollow us on Instagram: @vegas.revealedFollow us on Twitter: @vegasrevealedFollow us on TikTok: @vegas.revealedWebsite: Vegas-Revealed.com

Lady Gaga's Jazz and Piano Residency show band leader, Brian Newman, is back for late night shows at the Nomad Library inside the Nomad Las Vegas, starting August 31st. The Durango Casino Resort is set to open this fall and is looking to fill over a thousand positions. We also have an update on Madonna's rescheduled Celebration Tour and Daryl Hall's upcoming performance at the Venetian Theater. Plus, Idina Menzel and Grammy nominee Aloe Black's involvement in the UMC Foundation's Evening of Hope Gala. Support the showFollow us on Instagram: @vegas.revealedFollow us on Twitter: @vegasrevealedFollow us on TikTok: @vegas.revealedWebsite: Vegas-Revealed.com

Brian Newman is Founder of Sub-Genre and one of the world's leading experts on brand-funded films. He consults on content strategy, distribution and marketing for some of the top brands in the world. Current and former clients include: The Climate Pledge (Amazon), GoDaddy, Oatly, Patagonia, REI, Stripe, Sundance, Tazo, and Yeti Coolers. As well as being film's leading 'brand whisperer', Brian is a bonafide feature film producer in his own right and has an impressive film track record across festivals and production - including as CEO of the Tribeca Film Institute. His free weekly newsletter on the industry is simply essential reading and is available at www.sub-genre.com. In this conversation Brian outlines the opportunities for filmmakers to tap into brand money, sharing the latest case studies and strategies for success in this still emerging area.

4/15/22 In this episode: Backstreet's Back with their new DNA World Tour 2022 and telling Rachel all about hitting the road again! And it's the dark version of "The Devil Wears Prada" - Diane Kruger and Kiernan Shipka talk all about "Swimming With Sharks". Plus Gary Oldman is a spy with a sense of humor in "Slow Horses"! Don't miss musician Brian Newman's show next time you are in Vegas! Plus Pepper is making headlines around the country and other major events that are making headlines in Vegas right now! #BEONDTV #LightsCameraVegas #BackstreetBoys #DNAWorldTour2022 #SlowHorses #SwimmingwithSharks #BrianNewman #Pepper Video available on BEOND.TV and all our BEONDTV streaming platforms. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beondtv/support

Getting Wild, New York Style! Brian is not only an amazing musician, but a car guy with some great ambitions. The lifestyle and culture pumping through this man's veins got him to greatness and put him on stages a lot of us have only dreamed of.

Need a pick me up song? Want a feel good episode to make you laugh and smile? This is the one, folks! It's the Bing Crosby classic "Pennies From Heaven" on this edition of Same Difference. Join AJ and Johnny as they listen to, discuss, and generally smile with versions by Bing (with special guests!), Count Basie, Billie Holiday and Teddy Wilson, Dave Brubeck, Louie Prima, and new-to-us artist Brian Newman. This episode is one for the books!

Rachel Smith takes us to an Imagine Dragons performance for the Tyler Robinson Foundation to support pediatric cancer, we talk to legendary actress Barbara Hersey, musician Brian Newman is back on the Vegas Strip and Terry Fator has a new sidekick! Check out this latest episode of "Lights, Camera, Vegas" and more celebrity interviews on beond.tv or download our Roku and Amazon FireTV apps. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beondtv/support

[audio mp3=“https://talkaboutlasvegas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Brian_Newman_080921.mp3"][/audio] This week, Ira spoke with Trumpeter and singer Brian Newman, back with his late-night Vegas residency, “Brian Newman: AFTER DARK, “ at the NoMAD Library (August 12-14 and August 19-21). In this 30-minute episode of Talk About Las Vegas, Brian talks about his passion for live performing; having a good time in life and music; opening jazz to the world; why he loves the late-night hang; how he met his wife Angie Pontani, the Italian Stallionette, dancer and burlesque sensation; why he surrounds himself with people who are better than himself; when he realized he could create his own melodies; why he considers The Great American Songbook an essential part of his performances; his amazement about working with great singers and musicians; and being part of the historic Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett show at Radio City Music Hall for Bennett's last public performance.

Our special guest this week is Brian Newman, a dear friend, musician, hot rod enthusiast and Lady Gaga collaborator. Brian is one of the coolest cats in the city bringing a bygone era back to life every time he steps on stage. His list of credits is longer than the line to get into New York's famed Katz's deli on a Saturday night. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What's it like to live the life of a jazz musician on the Vegas strip and simultaneously raise a family? Jazz trumpet extraordinaire and Lady Gaga's band leader, Brian Newman shares how he rose to the top.   A Hyperion XIII production. Check out bonus video content with all of our guests on YouTube.   Brian's Album “Electric Lounge” on Spotify. Brian's Website for Show Dates. Follow Brian on Instagram.   Instagram/Facebook @schoolstagescreen Twitter: @schoolstagepod Brian on Instagram: @bleittz_delightz Dylan on TikTok: @dylanjamesmulvaney Dylan on Instagram @dylanmulvaney Edited: Blake Hawk Throughline Media Song by: Ryan Fine  Show art: Graff Designs To learn more about the UC College-Conservatory of Music, visit ccm.uc.edu

Jazz is a quintessential part of American history, a genre that transcends music alone. It's humble beginnings are kept alive by aficionados, who not only celebrate its history, but champion its future too. Brian Newman is one such man, a musician, singer, trumpet player and pioneer, who regularly performs with Lady Gaga no less! Delving into the past, Brian tells us how he started out, and the journey that led to his illustrious career playing in venues like the Nomad in Las Vegas, and the Rose Bar in New York. In this episode learn the value of surrounding yourself with people more experienced than you, discover the importance of authenticity and find out why it sometimes pays to break the rules. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'behindthespine.podbean.com/e115d51e-82c6-32fc-8b2c-fe6ac8767d1b', rssUrl: 'https://feed.podbean.com/behindthespine/feed.xml', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Angie Pontani is one of the top burlesque performers in the world and a pioneer of the modern burlesque movement. Angie was crowned as Miss Exotic World in 2008 at the Miss Exotic World Pageant and has had multiple appearances on Conan, Good Morning America, The Today Show, seen on Gossip Girl, and more. She was one third of the burlesque trio "The Pontani Sisters" and was frequently seen performing in Vegas with her husband Brian Newman and Lady Gaga. Angie stops by to talk to Stephen about: -How Angie got into burlesque and how she became a pioneer of the modern burlesque movement -The many details that came with being a burlesque trailblazer, including making her own costumes -How the famous burlesque trio The Pontani Sisters came to be -The unconventional venues that Angie would perform at when touring across the country -Her multiple appearances on Conan and how the first time didn’t work out -Angie and (her husband) Brian’s afterparty show in Las Vegas with Lady Gaga that got her on a billboard in Vegas Then the two get into some self-help, from interpreting quotes with rainbows, dating advice, how to not get ripped off in a cat lovers Facebook group, and so much more. Subscribe and leave a review! Follow Angie! AngiePontani.com Send questions: acomedyadvicepodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acomedyadvicepodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hyperbrole-podcast/message

We're joined by Brian Newman from Orange Whip Golf to talk tips about getting back in golf shape after this cold winter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Getting back in the saddle for a new season of Golf in the Northwest! Swag is still looking for tips and Harold is here to oblige. Previewing the PGA Tour and what to expect the Riviera, this week. We hear from DJ, Jordan Speith and other top name golfers. We're joined by Brian Newman from Orange Whip Golf to talk tips about getting back in golf shape after this cold winter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tired of always fighting some sort of injustice? Whether it’s ageism, sexism or fighting against the traditional (and totally unattainable) standards of female beauty, sometimes the only thing we want, is to relax and enjoy life. Angie Pontani shows you how to fall in love with yourself as you are, and enjoy food, family, and life as it comes. Top take-a-ways: Find the perfect balance between choreography (planning your life) and connection with the audience (living in the moment). Reclaim your sexuality and break free from traditional standards of what women should and should not do, wear, or look like. Use humor to help you roll with the punches and stay out of victim-hood or despair. How to feel sexy, fit, and strong at any age, and any condition (even while pregnant, or if your butt and thighs are “too big”). The power of food, cooking, and sharing recipes to connect you to your ancestors and create a legacy for the future. One of today’s top burlesque performers, Angie Pontani, The Italian Stallionette, dazzles on stages around the world, as well as carries her art into other fields and genres, including her popular cooking blog, fitness, writing and television. This Brooklyn bump-n-grind bombshell has spread the gospel of burlesque across the globe. The New Yorker calls Angie, “first rate, the perfect centerpiece!” and rightfully so, as her signature acts and productions set standards of style and class. An award winning entertainer, Angie holds burlesque’s highest honor, the title of  Queen of Burlesque, Miss Exotic World as given to her by the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was named Coney Island’s Miss Cyclone, in honor of the world famous roller coaster and has been cited as one of the world’s leading burlesque performers by multiple media outlets. She was named Best International Touring Artist, by The Naked City/Alternative Media Group of Australia. Angie’s performances, choreography and show curating skills are frequently sought by discriminating clients including Lady GaGa, with whom she has worked with on many stage, screen and print projects.  Other clients have included Snoop Dog, Dita Von Teese, Bettie Page Clothing, Campari, Esquire Magazine, The Fox 5 Super Bowl Party, Donatella Versace, 50 Cent, and The Guggenheim.  She is a staple headliner at Viva Las Vegas and has worked exclusively with Hendricks Gin to create her glass bathtub act, which has been the featured entertainment at many of their events throughout the U.S.  Angie has appeared multiple times on the Conan O’ Brien Show and Gossip Girl and has also been featured in other New York productions including Delocated, Good Morning America, and The Today Show.  She was honored to be the subject of an episode of PBS’ Driving Jersey, in which the show followed her back to her hometown of Trenton, New Jersey and took an in-depth look at what it means to grow up Italian-American.  She appeared in Michael Imperioli’s directorial debut film, The Hungry Ghost and has appeared in several Italian television programs, including the SKY UNO series, Lady Burlesque. Angie was featured in the Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s; Great Performances television special, as well as in the cover art for their grammy winning album Cheek to Cheek.  She has been photographed by some of today’s leading photographers, including Bruce Weber, Ellen Von Unwerth and Steven Meisel. Angie regularly posts classic Italian recipes from her family as well as her own creations on her popular blog. She has also hosted her own podcast, The Pontani Pages where she has interviewed such diverse figures as Eli Miller, Brooklyn’s beloved seltzer delivery man, to rapper Taleb Kweli.  She is the co-producer of The New York Burlesque Festival, the world’s longest running and largest burlesque festival, as well as the producer of Burlesque-A-Pades, the touring stage show.  Angie created a fitness craze with her dance workout cult DVD series Go-Go Robics, a 1960’s style fitness workout. Angie has partnered with both Crunch Gym and World Dance New York on fitness programs and additional DVD releases. Angie has modeled for Secrets in Lace lingerie and graced the covers and pages of many magazines including CR Fashion Book, Inked, Pin Curl, Page Six, Glamour, Spanish GQ, Java’s Bachelor Pad and countless others. Angie even made a sexy cameo in Eric Powell’s comic, The Goon (#36). Angie lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, band leader and frequent co-collaborator Brian Newman and their beautiful daughter Sistilia. When she isn’t working, she enjoys being a stay at home showgirl mom and dressing her child in oversized matching head bands. Be on the lookout for her comprehensive new burlesque project at www.burlesquegalaxy.com and catch up with Angie at https://www.angiepontani.com. Feeling worn down and dull? Hoping for a little more sparkle, joy and enthusiasm in your day? Then sashay on over to www.NakedSelfWorth.com and download The Top 20 Things That Block Your Sparkle And What to Do About Them today!

The Journey to Self-Love Through Burlesque, Family, and Homemade Italian Food. -With Angie Pontani, The Italian Stallionette Let’s talk about Burlesque & Boobies! What? October is breast cancer awareness month, and because my work focuses on confronting taboo head on and talking about important things that we are uncomfortable talking about, we are going to spend the month talking about all things Burlesque & Boobies!Tired of always fighting some sort of injustice? Whether it’s ageism, sexism or fighting against the traditional (and totally unattainable) standards of female beauty, sometimes the only thing we want, is to relax and enjoy life. Angie Pontani shows you how to fall in love with yourself as you are, and enjoy food, family, and life as it comes. Top take-a-ways: Find the perfect balance between choreography (planning your life) and connection with the audience (living in the moment).Reclaim your sexuality and break free from traditional standards of what women shouldand should not do, wear, or look like. Use humor to help you roll with the punches and stay out of victimhood or despair.How to feel sexy, fit, and strong at any age, and any condition (even while pregnant, or if your butt and thighs are “too big”).The power of food, cooking, and sharing recipes to connect you to your ancestors and create a legacy for the future.One of today's top burlesque performers, Angie Pontani, The Italian Stallionette, dazzles on stages around the world, as well as carries her art into other fields and genres, including her popular cooking blog, fitness, writing and television. This Brooklyn bump-n-grind bombshell has spread the gospel of burlesque across the globe. The New Yorker calls Angie, “first rate, the perfect centerpiece!” and rightfully so, as her signature acts and productions set standards of style and class. An award winning entertainer, Angie holds burlesque's highest honor, the title of  Queen of Burlesque, Miss Exotic World as given to her by the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was named Coney Island’s Miss Cyclone, in honor of the world famous roller coaster and has been cited as one of the world's leading burlesque performers by multiple media outlets. She was named Best International Touring Artist, by The Naked City/Alternative Media Group of Australia. Angie’s performances, choreography and show curating skills are frequently sought by discriminating clients including Lady GaGa, with whom she has worked with on many stage, screen and print projects.  Other clients have included Snoop Dog, Dita Von Teese, Bettie Page Clothing, Campari, Esquire Magazine, The Fox 5 Super Bowl Party, Donatella Versace, 50 Cent, and The Guggenheim.  She is a staple headliner at Viva Las Vegas and has worked exclusively with Hendricks Gin to create her glass bathtub act, which has been the featured entertainment at many of their events throughout the U.S.  Angie has appeared multiple times on the Conan O’ Brien Show and Gossip Girl and has also been featured in other New York productions including Delocated, Good Morning America, and The Today Show.  She was honored to be the subject of an episode of PBS’ Driving Jersey, in which the show followed her back to her hometown of Trenton, New Jersey and took an in-depth look at what it means to grow up Italian-American.  She appeared in Michael Imperioli’s directorial debut film, The Hungry Ghost and has appeared in several Italian television programs, including the SKY UNO series, Lady Burlesque.  Angie was featured in the Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s; Great Performances television special, as well as in the cover art for their grammy winning album Cheek to Cheek.  She has been photographed by some of today's leading photographers, including Bruce Weber, Ellen Von Unwerth and Steven Meisel. Angie regularly posts classic Italian recipes from her family as well as her own creations on her popular blog. She has also hosted her own podcast, The Pontani Pages where she has interviewed such diverse figures as Eli Miller, Brooklyn's beloved seltzer delivery man, to rapper Taleb Kweli.  She is the co-producer of The New York Burlesque Festival, the world's longest running and largest burlesque festival, as well as the producer of Burlesque-A-Pades, the touring stage show.  Angie created a fitness craze with her dance workout cult DVD series Go-Go Robics, a 1960’s style fitness workout. Angie has partnered with both Crunch Gym and World Dance New York on fitness programs and additional DVD releases. Angie has modeled for Secrets in Lace lingerie and graced the covers and pages of many magazines including CR Fashion Book, Inked, Pin Curl, Page Six, Glamour, Spanish GQ, Java’s Bachelor Pad and countless others. Angie even made a sexy cameo in Eric Powell’s comic, The Goon (#36). Angie lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, band leader and frequent co-collaborator Brian Newman and their beautiful daughter Sistilia. When she isn’t working, she enjoys being a stay at home showgirl mom and dressing her child in oversized matching head bands.   Be on the lookout for her comprehensive new burlesque project at www.burlesquegalaxy.com.  Feeling worn down and dull? Hoping for a little more sparkle, joy and enthusiasm in your day? Then sashay on over to www.NakedSelfWorth.com and download The Top 20 Things That Block Your Sparkle And What to Do About Them today!Still want more? Of course, you do! Purchase Lora’s book, FLAUNT! Drop Your Cover and Reveal Your Smart, Sexy & Spiritual Self wherever books are sold.Learn more about Lora here: www.loracheadle.com

El pasado lunes Jeff Bridges anunció que le habían diagnosticado un linfoma y que comenzaba el tratamiento. Y hemos querido que “What A Little Bit Of Love Can Do” (Lo que puede hacer un poco de amor) abriera TOMA UNO como muestra de apoyo a su persona. Esta canción irresistible fue debida a la inspiración de Stephen Bruton y Gary Nicholson. La producción corrió a cargo de T-Bone Burnett, con quien se encontró en 1980, cuando le fue presentado por Kris Kristofferson mientras rodaban Heaven's Gate. T-Bone Burnett había seleccionado las canciones de la película The Big Lebowski, que protagonizó Jeff Bridges en 1998, y participó muy directamente en Crazy Heart de 2009. Dirigida por Scott Cooper, aquella cinta estaba basada en la novela del mismo título de Thomas Cobb publicada en 1987. Jeff Bridges, que consiguió su único Oscar gracias a ella, encarnaba el papel de Bad Blake, un cantante y compositor de country en horas bajas, e interpretó hasta cinco canciones. Su banda sonora estaba dedicada a la memoria de Stephen Bruton, legendario músico tejano que murió de cáncer poco después de culminar el proyecto. La abría "Hold on You", una canción de amor donde Jeff Bridges cumple con los requisitos necesarios. Bart Crow es de la tejana ciudad de Maypearl, Texas, y está preparando el Ep A Pretty Good Heart del que nos acaba de anticipar “Boots”, que se está convirtiendo en uno de los temas más pinchados de las emisoras del Lone Star State tras una década en la carretera y hasta ocho álbumes publicados. Moviéndose entre la Red Dirt music y el country tejano, la Bart Crow Band se formó en 2003 y dos años más tarde editaban su primer álbum, Finally. Con una declarada independencia se fueron afianzando en la escena musical de Austin, donde fijaron su residencia, gracias al impulso de su líder, que decidió personalizar el nombre en solitario y firmar los trabajos simplemente como Bart Crow. Su constancia le permitió debutar en el Grand Ole Opry y mantener un alto prestigio. Ward Davis es un cantante y compositor de Monticello, en Arkansas, con cierta relevancia en las editoriales de Nashville. Muy cercano a las formas de Cody Jinks o Kendell Marvel, ha firmado canciones que han sido grabadas por Willie Nelson, el desaparecido Merle Haggard, Carolina Rain o Trace Adkins, por nombrar algunos artistas que han confiado en sus habilidades para contar historias cotidianas. “Black Cats and Crows” es la canción que da nombre a su álbum, que se editará a finales del próximo mes. Un tema inquietante de tintes casi siniestros que Ward Davis compuso a finales del pasado año con Cody Jinks y Tennessee Jet provocando un efecto casi terapéutico en su situación personal de entonces. Además, tenía una infección nasal el día en que la grabó y las restricciones del Covid impidieron volver a hacerlo y añadir armonías. El resultado es impactante. Desde que empezamos a hablar del nuevo disco de Chris Stapleton, Starting Over, comentamos la cercanía entre el músico de Kentucky y el guitarrista de los Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell. Una de las canciones que era habitual escuchar en su gira All-American Road Show del pasado año, “Arkansas”, fue compuesta con él y forma parte de esa nueva propuesta, que a menudo interpretaba junto a Brothers Osborne. Así suena ahora en ese álbum que se editará el 13 de noviembre. Hace 10 años, Chris Stapleton anunció que dejaba a los SteelDrivers para dedicarse a la familia y cinco después debutó en solitario con Traveller. Había grabado dos excelentes álbumes con el grupo, que superó su marcha y la de otro de sus socios fundadores como Mike Henderson. La personalidad de la violinista Tammy Rogers, nacida en Tennessee y criada en Texas, ha sido fundamental para dar solidez a una formación vital en el siempre complicado engranaje del bluegrass contemporáneo. John Paul White, antiguo miembro de The Civil Wars, ha estado muy cerca de los SteelDrivers en el último álbum, Bad for You, colaborando estrechamente con la banda afincada en Nashville. De tal forma que Tammy Rogers, líder indiscutible del grupo, le llama "el sexto SteelDriver". John Paul White es vocalista invitado, coproductor y compositor junto a Rogers de un tema como “Innocent Man”, un tema sobre la desesperación. Este quinto álbum es la continuación de The Muscle Shoals Recordings, su disco de 2015 que les reportó un Grammy y resulta ser el primer proyecto de SteelDrivers con Kelvin Damrell como vocalista, desde la marcha de Gary Nichols. Discos como este hacen que desde hace mucho tiempo nos consideramos “SteelHeads”. Steep Canyon Rangers crecieron escuchando los estilos básicos de la música popular, eso que conocemos como Americana. En su etapa universitaria se inclinaron por el bluegrass y 20 años después son una de las formaciones más prestigiosas del género. La banda de Carolina del Norte ha salido por primera vez fuera de su tierra para grabar en el estudio Southern Ground de Nashville y contar con Brandon Bell en la producción. Eso supone que las texturas sonoras se han ampliado y es evidente en "One Drop of Rain" es el tema de apertura, compuesta hace seis años, cuando murió el suegro del banjista Graham Sharp y completada definitivamente en el estudio de grabación junto a Woody Platt durante las sesiones de Arm in Arm, su último álbum. The Country, el tercer álbum de Tennessee Jet, es un homenaje a los sonidos de sus años más jóvenes sin renunciar a experimentar en cualquiera de los caminos que ofrece la Americana en su conjunto. En un disco en el que las colaboraciones son muchas y con un horizonte muy amplio de estilos, desde Cody Jinks y Paul Cauthen a la armónica de Mickey Raphael y la trompeta de Brian Newman, habitual junto a Lady Gaga, la presencia de Elizabeth Cook ha sido la más constante. En el programa ya escuchamos su versión de “Poncho And Lefty” de Townes Van Zandt y hoy nos hemos inclinado por cómo parece haberse sentado en porche de casa junto a Elizabeth, Eugene Edwards a la mandolina y Jamison Hollister encargándose del dobro y el violín para llevar a los terrenos del bluegrass "She Talks to Angels", que los hermanos Chris y Rich Robinson compusieron en 1990 años para el álbum de debut de los Black Crowes, Shake Your Money Maker. Sturgill Simpson ha vuelto a sorprendernos. Esta vez lo ha hecho con Cuttin ’Grass Vol 1 - The Butcher Shoppe Sessions, un disco de bluegrass que, como dice su título, está grabado en los legendarios estudios Butcher Shoppe de Nashville con músicos de la brillantez de Stuart Duncan, Sierra Hull o Tim O’Brien, entre otros. Para conformarlo ha elegido 20 canciones de su carrera, exceptuando temas del que había sido su último registro, Sound & Fury del año pasado, que también supuso una enorme sorpresa, para llevarlos a los terrenos del bluegrass, el estilo por el que se conoce a su estado natal, Kentucky. La idea de este trabajo surgió mientras se recuperaba del coronavirus a primeros de este año y ha dejado obras de arte como “I Don’t Mind”, posiblemente la mejor canción del año. I'm With You supone ya el octavo álbum de estudio de William Elliott Whitmore y el primero en cinco años con material original. En él reflexiona sobre todo aquello que le es cercano, como la familia y los amigos, encontrando en su forma de narrar similitudes con Steve Earle e incluso la profundidad de algunas de sus letras nos devuelve al presente un disco tan emblemático como Nebraska de Bruce Springsteen. Con un arrope sonoro casi minimalista, este nativo de Iowa, muestra inclinaciones hacia el bluegrass en canciones que pintan imágenes ya vividas. “My Mind Can Be Cruel to Me” es uno de los momentos más brillantes de un disco cargado de testimonios de desesperanza silenciosa. En los últimos minutos del programa queremos incidir en las melodías clásicas del country de la mano de Zephaniah OHora con Listening To The Music, un segundo álbum que ha elevado las excelentes prestaciones de su debut con This Highway hace tres años. Hay canciones deliciosas como “All American Singer”, que musicalmente nos recuerda a "The Fightin' Side of Me". El músico nacido en New Hampshire y residente en Brooklyn ha mantenido sus relatos de historias honestas y reales con el apoyo en la producción del tristemente fallecido Neal Casal. Ya que hablamos de las evidentes influencias de Merle Haggard en Zephaniah OHora, otro de los músicos que muestra su veneración por la desaparecida leyenda de Bakersfield es Tim Bluhm, un californiano de Torrance que se implicó en la country music gracias a Rick Rubin, que firmó a su primitiva banda, Mother Hips, para su sello, American Records, cuando veía la luz el primer disco de Johnny Cash producido por él, colocando incluso al grupo como sus teloneros. Tim Bluhm publicará dentro de un mes Hag Heaven, su cuarto disco en solitario con 11 canciones de Merle Haggard, entre las que se encuentra “Am I Standing In Your Way”, que formó parte en 1976 de The Roots of My Raising que el legendario músico grabó con los Strangers. Escuchar audio

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This week on The Bump 'n Grind, Angie gets personal with her sweetheart, trumpet player extraordinaire Brian Newman!Together they share the ups and downs of their amazing showbiz life, working with legends such as Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, life on the road with Sistilia, their daughter, and Brian's  “close” connections to the burlesque world. 

Es un privilegio saludaros otra vez. Y es imprescindible agradeceros vuestra cercanía y vuestro apoyo a lo largo de todo este tiempo. Los oyentes, vosotros, nunca habéis sido, ni sois, ni seréis, “clientes”. A la vez que sumamos nuevos aliados, queremos mantener el respeto por los que siempre estáis ahí y sois los cimientos más sólidos de esta radio pública. Sois “los nuestros”, con los que tenemos empatía y complicidad. Vaya, como siempre, nuestro respeto y nuestro cariño por todos y cada uno de vosotros. Según la leyenda, el lobo aúlla a la luna para que le devuelva su sombra. Esta es la nuestra. Comenzamos nuestra temporada número 48 de TOMA UNO, que supondrá además la número 30 en la sintonía de Radio 3. Aquí llegamos en 1991, con 18 años de andadura. La radio siempre nos ha brindado hospitalidad y cariño. Hoy volvemos a acomodarnos en su porche, con unas vistas incomparables, un horizonte amplio y sugestivo, además de una compañía impagable. Y nos volvemos a sentir en casa. Por eso queremos compartirlo contigo cada fin de semana. TOMA UNO siempre ha querido ser un motivo de celebración, por eso “Take It Easy” de los Eagles vuelve a ser la canción de apertura. Fue la canción con la que comenzamos la primera temporada de TOMA UNO allá por 1973 y es la que hoy escuchamos para abrir la número 48 del programa. Algún tiempo antes de que se convirtieran en personajes fundamentales de lo que hoy conocemos como Americana, Jackson Browne y Glenn Frey vivían en el mismo bloque de apartamentos de Los Ángeles. Browne le enseñó a Frey un primer esbozo de una canción que no podía terminar y que impactó en el músico de Detroit, de tal forma que se dispuso a colaborar en terminarla. El resultado fue “Take It Easy”, la canción de apertura del primer álbum de los Eagles. Era un acercamiento vital del rock a las raíces y viceversa. En 1976, los Eagles la interpretaron de esta forma en el Forum de Inglewood, en el condado de Los Ángeles. No volvieron a hacerlo en aquel lugar hasta los días 12, 14 y 15 de septiembre de 2018, 42 años después y, tristemente sin Glenn Frey. Los tres días de conciertos se han resumido ahora en Live From The Forum MMXVIII que se editará el 16 de octubre en varios formatos. Los Eagles siguen siendo una banda de referencia para la música de raíces norteamericana y “Hotel California” se mantiene como una de las canciones emblemáticas que marcaron el devenir del grupo. La música fue una idea de Don Felder y la banda trabajó con esa especie de “reggae eléctrico mexicano” que hizo que el título de trabajo fuera precisamente "Mexican Reggae" antes de culminar la composición de la letra, que tiene una referencia oculta a Steely Dan, según confesó Glenn Frey. “Hotel California” sigue siendo una canción con tintes cinematográficos. Incluso los Eagles pensaban en la serie de televisión The Twilight Zone, que triunfó en la primera mitad de los 60. Con la incorporación de Vince Gill y Deacon Frey, hijo de Glenn, la mítica banda californiana suena ahora así, en este anticipo de su nuevo álbum en directo, el primero en 20 años, Live From The Forum MMXVIII. La reedición ampliada de Wildflowers era el proyecto en el que Tom Petty estuvo trabajando meses antes de su fallecimiento. Su intención era publicar las 10 canciones que no se incluyeron en el disco, y que él llamaba All the Rest. En la cuádruple edición de lujo y dentro de las Home Recordings, con 15 cortes, de los que 12 son versiones nunca editadas y 3 son canciones inéditas, vamos a encontrar esta maqueta del tema central, “Wildflowers”, grabada en su estudio casero. El próximo 16 de octubre aparecerá, por fin, Wildflowers & All The Rest, el proyecto más personal en el que Tom Petty estuvo centrado tras la publicación en 2014 de su último álbum con los Heartbreakers, Hypnotic Eye. El músico de Gainsville nunca olvidó que aquel segundo de sus álbumes en solitario de 1994 debía haber sido un disco doble, y fue dejando algunas muestras en distintas publicaciones posteriores. Tras su muerte, todos los planes de reedición se pospusieron hasta que se resolvió una demanda entre las hijas de Petty, Adria y Annakim, y su viuda Dana, el pasado año. De esta forma podremos escuchar canciones tan sutiles como “There Goes Angela (Dream Away)”, otra muestra de sus maquetas caseras. Para la grabación del nuevo disco de Chris Stapleton, el músico de Kentucky ha contado con dos miembros de los Heartbreakers de Tom Petty como son el guitarrista Mike Campbell y el guitarrista Benmont Tench. Reunido con su mujer, Morgane, y viejos y nuevos colaboradores en el RCA Studio A de Nashville el resultado es Starting Over, al que da nombre esta canción compuesta junto a su viejo amigo Mike Henderson. Un tema perfecto desde su título, Comenzar de nuevo, para un día como el de hoy. "Y no me importa / Dondequiera que estemos es donde quiero estar”. "Y cariño, por una vez en nuestra vida / Vamos a arriesgarnos y lanzar los dados / Puedo ser tu centavo de la suerte, tú puedes ser mi trébol de cuatro hojas”. Starting Over es una colección de 14 canciones en la que encontraremos también versiones de "Joy of My Life" de John Fogerty y a dos temas de Guy Clark, "Worry B Gone" y "Old Friends". El disco se publicará a mitad de noviembre, pero ya podemos compartirlo en TOMA UNO. Seguimos anticipando nuevas grabaciones de buenos amigos, como son en este caso The Band of Heathens, que el 25 de este mes publicarán Stranger, el más ecléctico de sus álbumes después de tres años desde que Duende nos dejó boquiabiertos por su exquisitez. La banda, que hasta la llegada de la pandemia estaba asentada en Austin, ha sido una de las más activas en estos tiempos de aislamiento y ha utilizado todos los medios a su alcance para mantener el contacto con sus seguidores desde sus respectivos hogares en California, Texas, Carolina del Norte y Tennessee. Han transmitido en vivo conciertos y han popularizado sus imperdibles Remote Transmission y el Good Time Supper Club. Grabado en Portland, Oregon, con el productor Tucker Martine, Strange, debe su título al clásico del californiano Robert Heinlein Stranger in a Strange Land y a la novela de Albert Camus L'Étranger, pero conecta directamente con los seguidores del grupo, esas personas leales que han echado abajo los muros del aislamiento para mantener ese contacto vital. Dentro del semanal Good Time Supper Club hemos podido disfrutar de como The Band of Heathens, con Todd Snider como invitado, rememoraba de esta manera "L.A, Freeway", una de las canciones mágicas de Guy Clark que el artista tejano compuso hace 45 años tras discutir con su casero en Los Ángeles, lo que provocó su marcha a Nashville. La familia, los amigos, la empatía… todo ello va tejiendo un tapiz con el que nos vamos arropando en estos tiempos de incertidumbre. Y la banda sonora de estos momentos inesperados calma cierta ansiedad cuando nos acogemos a nuestros sonidos más reconocibles. Eso ha hecho, por ejemplo, Tennessee Jet que en su nuevo álbum, The Country, que ayer mismo se publicó, ha contado con el apoyo vocal de Cody Jinks, Paul Cauthen y Elizabeth Cook, además de la armónica de Mickey Raphael y Brian Newman, trompetista habitual de Lady Gaga, para devolver al presente el clásico de Townes Van Zandt “Pancho And Lefty”, la historia de Pancho, un bandido mexicano, y su amistad con Lefty, el hombre que finalmente lo traiciona. Pudiera tener que ver con el propio Pancho Villa… o no. Al fin y al cabo son leyendas del lejano Oeste. Dicen que Colter Wall es un cantante retro. Bien al contrario, el músico canadiense de Saskatchewan tiene la capacidad de recuperar las esencias de la música popular y traerlas al presente, ante la triste uniformidad de la industria. Es posible que, en este sentido, esté tomando el relevo generacional de Michael Martin Murphey en su lucha por preservar la tradición. Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs sigue ahondando en el viejo Oeste y en la música de las praderas polvorientas con una pala instrumental casi minimalista que arropa a una voz imponente, casi impropia de un tipo que Ha cumplido 25 años a finales de junio. Entre las canciones elegidas que no le son propias está "Big Iron", compuesta e interpretada por Marty Robbins en 1959 en el álbum Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs. Cuenta la historia de un duelo en el que un Ranger de Arizona mata a Texas Red, un popular forajido de 24 años, en el pueblo de Agua Fría. Colter Wall ha querido que su versión sea un tributo a Grady Martin tanto como a Marty Robbins. El guitarrista de Tennessee, miembro del Nashville A-Team, fue uno de los instrumentistas más reconocidos de la escena del country y el rockabilly. Estos son buenos tiempos para refugiarse en la tradición y son muchos los ejemplos que están ocupando las nuevas ediciones discográficas. Josh Turner acaba de publicar Country State of Mind como un saludo a sus héroes musicales, que empiezan en Hank Williams y Johnny Cash, continuando por Kris Kristofferson, John Anderson, Keith Whitley o Randy Travis. Cuando Randy apareció, Josh Turner supo que había encontrado un espíritu afín. Por eso uno de los temas a incluir en este proyecto era "Forever and Ever, Amen", que el artista de North Carolina había llevado a la cima de las listas en 1987 como ejemplo del espíritu de los “nuevos tradicionalistas” de los 80, una década formativa para muchos. En esta versión, ha querido que fuera el propio Randy, que continúa en proceso de recuperación de su cardiomiopatía viral diagnosticada en 2013, quien pusiera el broche final. La despedida por hoy del tiempo de TOMA UNO nos lleva a Old Road New Again, el primer disco original de los legendarios Dillards desde 1991, hace 29 años. Junto a Rodney Dillard, el único superviviente de la formación original, que lidera un quinteto en el que están Beverly Cotten-Dillard, Gary Smith, Tony Wray y George Giddens, el álbum cuenta con las apariciones estelares de Ricky Skaggs, Sharon y Cheryl White, Sam Bush o Tim Crouch, además de Don Henley, Herb Pedersen y Bernie Leadon. Estos tres últimos intervienen de manera especial en el tema que da título al registro, “Old Road New Again”. Esa canción con la que hoy cerramos el tiempo de TOMA UNO y nos citamos para mañana en la sintonía de Radio 3, resume la historia legendaria de los Dillards y su relación con los Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, los Kentucky Colonels, la Nitty Gritty Dirt Band o los Eagles. Fue Rodney Dillard, por ejemplo, quien convenció a Don Henley de dejar Texas y buscar fortuna en California. El estribillo es perfecto "Cuando alguien cuenta la historia, este viejo camino es nuevo otra vez". Así es como las viejas carreteras se convierten en autopistas. Escuchar audio

Trumpet player, singer, and jazz ambassador Brian Newman knew as a pre-teen that he wanted to be a New York musician. Now, he lives in Brooklyn, with multiple albums of his own and a résumé that includes “Lady Gaga's bandleader” and “on Tony Bennett's album.” He talks about the hard work he put in, and continues to put in, to make being a New York musician a reality.

Trumpet player, singer, and jazz ambassador Brian Newman knew as a pre-teen that he wanted to be a New York musician. Now, he lives in Brooklyn, with multiple albums of his own and a résumé that includes “Lady Gaga's bandleader” and “on Tony Bennett's album.” He talks about the hard work he put in, and continues to put in, to make being a New York musician a reality.

Steve Kortyka is an NYC based musician, composer and educator who thrives on his weekly public performances. As member of the Brian Newman Quintet, he often finds himself performing alongside notables Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett and is in the mix of the city's best jazz musicians. Listen to JJRR 68 as Steve describes how his world shifted as he escaped NYC on the verge of Covid19 shutdown. Back in Ohio for the moment, he's reinventing life as a working musician embracing online tools and collaboration. https://www.stevekortyka.com/ https://www.syos.co/en https://www.briannewman.com/ https://www.stageit.com/ 05:43s Performing in Las Vegas with Brian Newman and Lady Gaga at Park MGM 11:21s Life in NYC as a performing musician before shutdown 14:27s Being confined and getting “cabin fever” densely populated Manhattan 17:44s Regrouping back in Ohio and learning more social media and video production 20:04s Previous experience with music / video production 21:42s How to tackle learning new applications: Youtube 23:35s Monetizing youtube channels, producing pdf materials for purchase 28:43s Producing multiplayer, multilocation music videos 35:04s Re-thinking approach to performing, considering track production 38:28s Receiving Grammy awards for work with Lady Gag and Tony Bennett 41:58s Steve Kortyka Solo recordings and composing 47:13s Impact of digging into technology 50:07s Performing live online with Stageit 53:38s Feeling the urge to create more content  “Writing your own music really helps me grow and just think more creatively.” “I think there’s a … disconnect that’s happening as we travel more into this, this digital world.” “I see a lot of positives.  I can see how this can bring people together in just ways that you couldn’t have imagined before the virus happened.” Enjoy the episode? Share with friends! Subscribe in Apple or Google Podcasts! Thanks to our Sponsor! Reach out for a free consultation. https://www.mgshlachter.com/  Reinventing architectural services.  https://www.jimjimsreinventionrevolution.com/resources

Recorded live at Sundance Brand Storytelling, Sub-Genre Founder Brian Newman discusses strategy and execution for successful brand film distribution and activation and how he’s helped brands like Yeti and Patagonia with their film programs.

Brock chats with musician, bandleader and late-night Vegas headliner Brian Newman.

Join your host Ryan Perez and jazz musician Brian Newman as they discuss Brian arriving to New York with $500 in his pocket, hustling his way into residencies at New York's finest restaurants, arranging music for Lady Gaga and what it's like to make an album with a record label. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, Anthony and Glenn featured #HGTV Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Designer Carrie Locklyn who shares stories from the set and reminices about her days working with Anthony on Hotel Impossible. Plus, Brian Newman, an incredible musician who has a residency at Nomad Las Vegas. First, Keith Kefgen on Servant Leadership and why Anthony was his 23rd pick (for real!) to be GM at The Algonquin.    

Today, Anthony Melchiorri and I featured #HGTV Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Designer Carrie Locklyn who shares stories from the set and reminices about her days working with Anthony on Hotel Impossible. Plus, Brian Newman, an incredible musician who has a residency at Nomad Las Vegas. First, Keith Kefgen on Servant Leadership and why Anthony was his 23rd pick (for real!) to be GM at The Algonquin.  

1) Gary Foley at Invasion Day 2) Bruce francis and Brian Newman visit Ethiopia 3) Australian arms sales- to whom? Dr Margie Beavis 4) Joan Coxsedge- commentary 5) Repression in Mindanao, Philippiines- Peter Murphy 6) Lynas going to court again in Malaysia- Lee Tan

1) Part 2 of the interview with Brian Newman and Bruce Francis, looking at their time in Palestine 2) Spotlight on human rights in the Philippines- Lee Rhiannon 3) Monthly Gene Ethics report- Bob Phelps 4) Attacks on journalists and activists in Western Sahara- Cate Lewis 5) Climate emergency- Dr Margie Beavis, Vice President of M.A.P.W.

1) Part 1 of a longer interview with Brian Newman and Bruce Francis about their visit late last year to Jordon, Palestine and Ethiopia 2) Increased need for action to support Julian Assange- Jacob Grech 3) Sasha Gilles-Lekakis' report on 2019 in Latin America 4) Violence greets the New Year in the Middle East - Dr Tim Anderson 5) Reaction to Australian bushfires in the Pacific and the year ahead- Nic MacLellan

Okay, first podcast of 2020 coming in hot. Happy new year everyone. In today’s episode we’re speaking with saxophonist Steve Kortyka. We discuss his early musical history, working with Brian Newman, the impact of playing with musicians who are better than you, cruise ship gigs, why he moved to New York City, creative ways of building your network, why to sometimes look at music like a job, the importance of practicing odd meters, and more.Support the Podcast: https://berniesbootlegs.com/supportConnect with Steve:Website: https://www.stevekortyka.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saxophonesteve/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/stevenkortykaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/steven.kortykaConnect with Bernie's Bootlegs:Website: http://berniesbootlegs.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berniesbootlegsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/berniesbootlegsTwitter: https://twitter.com/berniesbootlegsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/berniesbootlegs1Email: berniesbootlegs@gmail.comSupport the show (http://berniesbootlegs.com/support)

Brian Newman is founder of Sub-genre, the leading consultancy on connecting brands and filmmakers with audiences. A hugely respected veteran of the US Independent Film industry, Brian was previously CEO of the Tribeca Film Institute and serves on the advisory board of the Camden International Film Festival. In this episode, we discuss brand funding and discover how Brian is working with major brands like Patagonia and Stripe to successfully invest in feature films. We also talk about how filmmakers can succeed in the age of super abundance and how to get noticed in the Attention Economy - and Brian reveals the most common mistake he sees being made by filmmakers. This episode was recorded live at this year's Bogotá Audiovisual Market www.bogotamarket.com.

Our guest this week is Brian Newman, the master trumpet player and bandleader out of New York City. Brian has risen to fame as the band leader for Lady Gaga, dating back more than a decade. Newman returns to Las Vegas on Oct. 17, when he will perform with Gaga in her Jazz + Piano residency at Park Theater.

The jazz man Brian Newman joins Rich Fie & Crazy Stevie after hours at the tattoo shop to talk music, tattoos and NYC. Brian Newman is an accomplished jazz musician who’s worked with countless heavy hitters in the music biz. He is a frequent collaborator with Lady GaGa. http://www.instagram.com/briannewmanny

Brian Newman talks about producing independent films, transitioning to working with brands on distribution strategy for branded content films, how to be diversified as a producer and how basic analytics can help a film release. Brian Newman is the founder of Sub-Genre. He consults on content development, financing, distribution and marketing to help connect brands and filmmakers with audiences. Clients include: Patagonia, REI, Keen, Yeti Coolers, New York Times, Sonos, Sundance, Vulcan Productions and Zero Point Zero. Brian is also the producer of the upcoming The Ground Between Us, The Outside Story, and Love & Taxes. He also served as executive producer of Shored Up, The Invisible World and Remittance. Brian has served as CEO of the Tribeca Film Institute, president of Renew Media (known for the Rockefeller Fellowships) and executive director of IMAGE Film & Video (producers of the Atlanta Film Festival). Brian serves on the advisory board of the Camden International Film Festival. He was born in North Carolina and has an MA in Film Studies from Emory University. Brian is a frequent keynote speaker on branded content and the future of film and new media. He is known as a serial entrepreneur and leader in the film industry, having led: the merger of Renew Media and the Tribeca Film Institute, combining two nonprofits into a leading media center, the launch of the Reframe Project to digitize and make accessible thousands of “stuck on the shelf” films, the start-up, Flicklist, an app to help people find the best films to watch, and development of the Sundance Institute’s Transparency Project, an effort to aggregate and make available the financial data on hundreds of indie films. He has served on the boards of Grantmakers in Film & Electronic Media (GFEM, now Media Impact Funders, as Vice Chair and Treasurer); Muse Film & Television, Rooftop Films (Chair) and IndieCollect (Co-Founding Board Member). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/americanfilmmaker/support

This week's episode becomes theoretical as we discuss how designing for the digital world is interconnected with how we design for the physical world, and vice versa. We sit down with Senior Graphic Designer Brian Newman and Designer William Ellsworth to explore how these two worlds are merging but also how they will always remain distinct, despite rapidly changing technology.     Let's stay in touch:  Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @retaildesignc Head on over to our website http://rdcollaborative.com

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! La primera parte del programa está dedicada a dos estrenos: los nuevos trabajos del multiinstrumentista Nacho Valenciaga y de la banda Funkdacion. También repasamos novedades de Nathan Mitchell, Alexandra Jackson, Rose Ann DImalanta y Brian Newman. En los minutos para el recuerdo recuperamos música del teclista Kim Pensyl y del acordeonista Richard Galliano.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! El nuevo trabajo del saxofonista italiano Rocco Ventrella es protagonista en este episodio de Cloud Jazz. También repasamos novedades de Acoustic Alchemy, Nathan Mitchell, Alexandra Jackson, Rose Ann Dimalanta y Brian Newman, que está acompañado por Lady Gaga. En el bloque del recuerdo recuperamos algunos pasajes de la discografía de la cantante británica Dina Carroll. Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Presentamos el nuevo disco de la banda Acoustic Alchemy y repasamos los recientes trabajos de Brian Newman, Alexandra Jackson, Al Turner, Jazzanova y Jacob Collier. En los minutos centrales rescatamos algunos de los temas más emblemáticos de la amplia trayectoria de Kenny Loggins.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Esto Sí Suena La banda sonora del siglo 21 Suenan: Norah Jones, Brian Newman feat. Lady Gaga, Aterciopelados, Andrés Calamaro, Mark Knopfler, Santana. Hoy en la Música: 24 de noviembre. Pacífica 90.7 FM - Caracas Sábados 11 AM a 1 PM @estosisuena www.estosisuena.com

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Presentamos el disco de la cantante Alexandra Jackson, repleto de increíbles colaboraciones, y repasamos novedades de Al Turner, Brian Newman, Paul Hardcastle, Will Downing y Rose Ann Dimalanta. En el bloque del recuerdo recuperamos el primer trabajo como solista de Mike Lindup, componente de la banda Level 42, y un álbum más reciente del pianista Bamm Davis.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Estrenamos el disco que acaba de publicar el trompetista Brian Newman, en el que ha colaborado Lady Gaga. También escuchamos novedades de Andrey Chmut, Blair Bryant, Judith Hill, Bobby Broom y Johnny Britt. En el apartado del recuerdo repasamos temas de los dos discos que tiene editados el guitarrista Freddie Fox.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Billboard staffers discuss Mariah Carey's "Giving Me Life" ft. Slick Rick and Blood Orange, Tyler the Creator's "Lights On" ft. Santigold and Ryan Beatty, Normani ft. 6LACK "Waves," L Devine's "Daughter," Jarami "No Chance," and Brian Newman ft. Lady Gaga "Don Let Me Be Misunderstood." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brian Newman, production manager at The Indiana Repertory Theatre, explains the economics of mounting plays.  With an annual budget of $1.5 million, Brian must allocate assets for everything on stage ("except that which breathes.")

With Donald Trump’s approval ratings at record lows, it’s worth asking how much this one number matters…and whether the people who approve really are better represented by him than the people who don’t. If our politicians really do represent some Americans better than others, it calls into question the very foundational ideals of our representative democracy. In this episode, Brian Newman uncovers who’s represented, who’s not, and how it affects their view of government. Prof. Newman is the Frank R. Seaver Professor of Political Science at Pepperdine University and co-author of the book Minority Report: Evaluating Political Equality in America. To listen to this episode of Our American Discourse, click the arrow in the player here. Or download it and subscribe through ApplePodcasts, Soundcloud, Google Play,  Stitcher, or your favorite podcasting app – click the links or search “usc bedrosian.” Follow us on Twitter! @BedrosianCenter, @AnthonyWOrlando For links and more, check out the showpage.

1)His week that was- Kevin Healy 2) Final part of interview interupted last week by technical fault- Brian Newman and Bruce Francis 3) Final segment for the year with Dr Margie Bearis from the Medical Association for the Prevention of War 4) What really happened at the demonstration rally in Melbourne last night against Milo Yiannopoulos- Debbie Brennan 5) Sampari exhibition begins this week, West Papuan Culture and struggle- Louise Byrne 6) Elections coming up in Malaysia- Peter Boyle, Socialist Alliance

The gospel is meant for every people group in the world without exception, since all are made in God's image and are specially designed for relationship with him. Across the world there are an estimated 1 billion Muslims who are considered unreached (less than 2% of the human race are known Christians). Of those, there are over 1,000 Muslim people groups that remain completely unengaged (having no known Christians among them). If you are searching for help in how you can love Muslims well along with other unreached people groups this call is designed for you. Our Resource person for this call is Brian Newman. Brian grew up in a secular, cultural Jewish family on Long Island (outside New York City). His family celebrated the Jewish holidays, he was bar mitzvah, but he was a functional agnostic. At 20 years old as a college student Brian had a dramatic conversion to Christ, which launched him into a life of serving God overseas for 20 years and now in the United States. He has worked In Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and elsewhere for over 25 years. In 2011, Brian founded The Isaac-Ishmael Initiative to bring together the three monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. At a time when Christians, Muslims, and Jews are in conflict around the world, he believes there is a way forward together. Brian has earned two Master of Arts degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary – one in multi-cultural studies and the other in theology.

In this episode Brian Newman, CEO of SubGenre, discusses entertainment artists against the DMCA, British Lords against copyright trolls, and Dutch film producers suing ISPS. Brian brings fresh perspective on the question of whether piracy’s...

This week, we dip into the swamp of whether so-called "poor doors" (separate entrances for affordable and market-rate housing tenants) are discriminatory, highlighting discussion points made in the wake of New York's decision to make them illegal. We also follow up on the investigation into a balcony collapse in Berkeley, California that led to six deaths, and ask Brian Newman, Archinect Sessions' Legal Correspondent, what legal recourse is possible for everyone involved. Virtual built environment wizards Thomas Hirschmann and Anthony Murray, founders of documentation and preservation firm The Third Fate, also join us for an interview. Their work seeks to document, preserve and activate the built environment through virtual realities.

Talk about hot buttons! When is the Middle East not in the news? Everyone in your church gets bombarded with the news media and all those talking heads! In addition, it’s highly likely that you have people in your congregation who have widely divergent ideas and opinions on this particular topic. This month's PRC will be dedicated to a discussion about how we as pastors can develop a Biblical and historical perspective on the Middle East and its current events. The hour together will provide a safe context to interact about the challenges facing us as we help people in our congregations develop godly responses to tough questions. Our Resource person for this call is Brian Newman. Brian grew up in a secular, cultural Jewish family on Long Island (outside New York City). His family celebrated the Jewish holidays, he was bar mitzvah, but he was a functional agnostic. At 20 years old as a college student Brian had a dramatic conversion to Christ, which launched him into a life of serving God overseas for 20 years and now in the United States. He has worked In Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and elsewhere for over 25 years. In 2011, Brian founded The Isaac-Ishmael Initiative to bring together the three monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. At a time when Christians, Muslims, and Jews are in conflict around the world, he believes there is a way forward together. Brian has earned two Master of Arts degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary – one in multi-cultural studies and the other in theology.

It’s been a strange week, especially in Indiana. On this episode, before getting to the RFRA-ff, we hit on a neat architectural inversion: LA-heavyweight Morphosis designs a "middle-finger" luxury tower in the quaint mountain town of Vals, Switzerland, while the subtly grand Swiss museum-master Peter Zumthor pushes a calligraphic inkblot for LACMA on LA's Miracle Mile. Vals is already home to Zumthor's Therme Spa. It’s like Trading Spaces, but with starchitects! On the latter-half of our show, Amelia, Donna and Ken talk with Brian Newman, Archinect Sessions’ legal correspondent, about Indiana’s controversial revisions to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act – with our own Donna Sink on the ground in Indianapolis, we dig into how this national and local issue would affect architects and the profession. Paul is away this week, on vacation in the outer reaches of Peru, blissfully out of Skype's reach. He'll be back as soon as he re-enters the connected world.

How far we've come: this week, we're thrilled to have Christopher Hawthorne on the podcast, architecture critic for the Los Angeles Times. Paul, Amelia, Donna and Ken talk with Christopher about his recent 3-part series on architecture and immigration in southern California, the role of the architecture critic at a major national newspaper, and his take on new media journalism. We're also proud to introduce our inaugural bit with Archinect's lawyer-correspondent, Brian Newman at Dykema Gossett PLLC, where we submit our architectural legal queries to an actual lawyer. And per usual, we check in on recent news, discussing the stormy marketing campaign for a Steampunk luxury condo building. And has it really already been ten episodes? To celebrate Archinect Sessions' rite-of-passage into double digits, we reflect on how it's been going so far – what we'd like to change, criticism we've received, and our favorite episodes. Send your architectural legal questions, comments or questions about the podcast to us, on twitter #archinectsessions or call us at: (213) 784-7421.

Brian Newman, C.P.A., Partner-in-Charge of the Tax Department, Kostin, Ruffkess & Company, LLC and Mark Martinelli, C.P.A., Executive Vice President & Chief Auditor of HSBC Bank USA, talk about new career paths for accounting careers at the JobSmart Career Hour, the Executives On Campus Program. The event takes place on February 24, 2009, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-245.

Brian Newman, C.P.A., Partner-in-Charge of the Tax Department, Kostin, Ruffkess & Company, LLC and Mark Martinelli, C.P.A., Executive Vice President & Chief Auditor of HSBC Bank USA, talk about new career paths for accounting careers at the JobSmart Career Hour, the Executives On Campus Program. The event takes place on February 24, 2009, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-245.

Brian Newman, C.P.A., Partner-in-Charge of the Tax Department, Kostin, Ruffkess & Company, LLC and Mark Martinelli, C.P.A., Executive Vice President & Chief Auditor of HSBC Bank USA, talk about new career paths for accounting careers at the JobSmart Career Hour, the Executives On Campus Program. The event takes place on February 24, 2009, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-245.

Brian Newman, C.P.A., Partner-in-Charge of the Tax Department, Kostin, Ruffkess & Company, LLC and Mark Martinelli, C.P.A., Executive Vice President & Chief Auditor of HSBC Bank USA, talk about new career paths for accounting careers at the JobSmart Career Hour, the Executives On Campus Program. The event takes place on February 24, 2009, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-245.

Brian Newman, C.P.A., Partner-in-Charge of the Tax Department, Kostin, Ruffkess & Company, LLC and Mark Martinelli, C.P.A., Executive Vice President & Chief Auditor of HSBC Bank USA, talk about new career paths for accounting careers at the JobSmart Career Hour, the Executives On Campus Program. The event takes place on February 24, 2009, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-245.

Finance – agendas and best practices; The economics of educational video production and distribution