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Dan examines where it's going wrong with the Twins right now before Paul Blume Fox 9 joins to review a busy stretch of court cases in Hennepin County.

Dan and Gaardsy review the Top 5 before Jonny Athletic makes an extended appearance talking Wolves, Vikings, Twins, Jerry Kill and Lynx. Dan wraps up the show talking Vikings.

Dan Barreiro opens the show explaining why he would like to see preseason football cease to exist. He also reviews a bit of the first Vikings game before talking about the latest twist in the never-ending Jerry Kill martyrdom tour.

Bumper to Bumper Radio, the car guys on KTAR, 92.3 FM in Phoenix, AZ, broadcast every Saturday from 11:00 am to noon. On this show, Matt ...

Hershel “Woody” Williams was the last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient. The Marine died in July at the age of 98. He received the Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman for action on Iwo Jima. Corporal Williams risked his live above and beyond the call of duty over a four-hour period clearing enemy emplacements with a flame thrower. At times, he moved against the enemy alone. His actions allowed the Marine forces to advance.* Over the years, Williams has received honor in multiple ways. The Marine Corp shares his story with each new generation of soldiers. He received several honors from his home state of West Virginia. Following his death, the Senator from his state eulogized him on the Senate floor. Williams' flag-draped casket also lay in the Capitol Rotunda on July 14 as family, service members and government leaders paid their respect.* These honors help us understand Exodus 20:12. “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.” (NIV) Besides seeing the way Woody Williams was honored, consider the following synonyms for the word honor: Admire, appreciate, celebrate, commemorate, praise, look up to, live up to, be faithful to. These are the ways to treat our parents. God promises long life to those who honor their father and mother. *"Hershel W. Williams," Wikipedia, last updated July 15, 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershel_W._Williams#Medal_of_Honor_citation *Doug Cunningham, "'Woody' Williams, last WWII Medal of Honor recipient, lies in honor at U.S. Capitol," UPI News, July 14, 2022, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/woody-williams-last-wwii-medal-of-honor-recipient-lies-in-honor-at-us-capitol/ar-AAZzsWA How to leave a review: https://www.sparkingfaith.com/rate-and-review/ Visit Elmer Fuller's author website at: https://www.elmerfuller.com/ Bumper music “Landing Place” performed by Mark July, used under license from Shutterstock.

Dan Barreiro opens the show wondering (again) if he got Kirk Cousins sick with the news that the quarterback has indeed tested positive for Covid.

Have you ever known someone who was nitpicky? You know, someone who always scrutinized your actions, finding ample things to criticize? Someone who picks on every little flaw, or flaw they perceive. I once knew someone who was nitpicky about washing fruit and vegetables in a special sanitizing solution. It had to be done, just right before her and her daughter would use them. And this was years before the Covid pandemic. Jesus also had to deal with some nitpicky people. Mark 2:23-24 says, ‘One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”' (NIV) The nitpicky Pharisees thought grabbing a few heads of grain and rubbing them in your hands to separate the grain was work. They accused Jesus' disciples of violating the fourth commandment about keeping the Sabbath holy. Jesus' reply tells us something important about the Sabbath. In verse 27 he said, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Jesus rejected their nitpicky interpretation. The disciples had done nothing wrong. People were not created just to jump through the hoops of God's law. God's law was made to benefit people. Let's be sure to take a day of rest each week. It is healthy for our bodies. When we use that day to remember our Creator, it is also spiritually healthy. How to leave a review: https://www.sparkingfaith.com/rate-and-review/ Visit Elmer Fuller's author website at: https://www.elmerfuller.com/ Bumper music “Landing Place” performed by Mark July, used under license from Shutterstock.

Dan rips open a controversial topic: Are Minnesotans weird for calling them "parking ramps" as opposed to "parking garages?" Ben Goessling makes his weekly appearance to react to the Kirk Cousins news and talk about the first preseason game this weekend.

Dan and Gaardsy review the Top 5 including Kevin O'Connell's comments on Kirk Cousins and Covid. Lavelle Neal makes his weekly appearance and goes on a soccer snob rant for the ages!

Dan and Gaardsy spend two quick segments on the Top 5 before "Dr. Dan's Inbox" is opened with letters from J. Kill, K. Cousins and more!

Dan Barreiro opens the show with the news that Kirk Cousins is sick and didn't practice today...Attorney Joe Friedberg joins with his analysis of the Attorney General press conference regarding the FBI at Mar A Lago. Aaron Gleeman joins in-studio to talk Twins!

Evo Terra joins James Cridland this week, while Sam drinks wine in Europe somewhere. Evo's podcast is at https://podcastpontifications.com/ and he runs https://simpler.media/Podcast guests are paying up to $50,000 to appear on popular shows, and the podcasts don't disclose it, according to a piece from Ashley Carman in Bloomberg. It quotes a number of podcasts who charge more than $30,000 per interview… and they only added a full disclosure (an FTC requirement) after being contacted by Bloomberg for the story.Dan Misener and Jonas Woost launched Bumper, a new podcast growth agency. Bumper will work with organisations on audience development strategies, marketing and promotion.How many downloads gets you into the Apple Podcasts charts? Tanner Campbell managed to get into the top 100 in the US Books category last Friday with just 10 listens and 24 followers. In November last year, Steffan Garrero got into the top 50 using social media; but it had no effect on his overall downloads.Podtrac is to add a Sales Network Ranker report in Q3 this year, according to emails from ART19 to some of its customers.Tips and Tricks might be a waste of time, argues Evo Terra, in an article entitled Avoiding The Perils Of Un-aligned Podcast AdviceThe team at the Podcast Index have worked on a proposal for the podcast:verify tag, which would remove email addresses from RSS feeds, and instead use a simple one-click claiming process. It uses a simple token system, letting podcast hosting companies understand which services people are using, and avoiding the near-25% dropoff from email verification. It's built to be simple to implement, and great for privacy. If you work for a podcast hosting company, or a service like a directory or tool, they would appreciate your feedback on the proposal.A reminder that if you use Apple's AppleCoreMedia SDK to play back audio in your app, iOS 16 lets you set your user-agent so your app gets the credit in podcast host company dashboards. Please update your app ready for the release.

Aaron Gleeman stays for the first two segments of the second hour to continue the Twins talk before former Viking Robert Smith joins from Vikings practice to discuss his new role with Fox and the NFL season.

This week on The Download:  Quarterly earnings, more quarterly earnings, Audio is getting its own track at Advertising Week, and Spotify is giving podcasts their own space in its app.  Arielle: Hope you're ready for some earnings reports, because we've got two segments worth of second quarter earnings to go over. First up: the big platforms. Last Wednesday Alyssa Meyers of Marketing Brew posted a roundup of Spotify, SiriusXM and Acast. Things kick off with a silver lining:  “Call it what you want, the ad biz is not looking its best right now. But according to these execs, the growing podcast segment is keeping its head above water.”  Economic uncertainty is undeniably impacting the ad industry. The CEOs of Spotify and SiriusXM both cite ‘macro' trends as being notably dire but not to podcast ads sales. SiriusXM's Q2 ad revenue for Pandora and associated platforms reports a 5% year over year increase, reaching 403 million. Spotify posted a 31% year over year gain, earning around 366 million. This time around they neglected to isolate their podcast ad revenue as its own statistic.  Meyers quotes Spotify CFO Paul Vogel as saying they're experiencing “strong growth on the podcasting side.” Hosting service Acast has been busy this second quarter, citing new features, a massive increase of podcasts on the platform, and their acquisition of Podchaser as driving factors of their 39% net sales growth. A figure that calculates out to 31 million USD.  While the macro trends are concerning, The Download will never pass up an opportunity to report numbers going up in podcasting. Big or small, names in the industry are increasing ad revenue, and that's a good thing.  Shreya: Now to cover the Q2 numbers from three large broadcasters: iHeartMedia, Cumulus Media, and Audacy. There's a few dark spots throughout but, interestingly, their podcast numbers are shining beacons of hope in all three reports.  Overall iHeartMedia reports an 11% year over year increase, despite, in the words of company president Rich Bressler: “the uncertain economic environment.” Podcast revenue is up to 86 million, a 60% year over year increase.  Meanwhile, Cumulus Media joined the macro club during president Mary Berner's opening statement:  “Despite the challenging macro environment, we increased revenue in the quarter by more than 5%, driven by our digital businesses whose growth accelerated in Q2 to 20% year-over-year.” Podcasting made Cumulus around 15 million this last quarter, up 27% year over year. All told, podcasting accounts for 6% of the company's revenue. Not too shabby.  Finally, Audacy's president David J Field brings us a final use of the term ‘macro' for this episode:  “After a very strong first quarter in which we grew revenues by 14% and significantly increased margin, our second quarter results were adversely impacted by declining macroeconomic conditions and ad market headwinds which reduced our top line growth to 5%.”  The company made a nice $69m from “digital,” which includes podcasting, and is up 18% year over year. Podcast downloads grew 40% year-over-year. Revenue from podcasts is supposedly in the upper teens of percentage growth, but Audacy didn't give specifics. Even with the ad market headwinds it seems podcasting is doing well for them.  Arielle: Wednesday of last week was a busy day for Alyssa Meyers, as we cover her second article of the day: “Audio gets its own track at this year's Advertising Week.”  Advertising Week's head of podcasting Richard Larsson told Marketing Brew,  “The rise of audio throughout the pandemic, coupled with Advertising Week's efforts to build its own podcast network, culminated in the decision to give audio a more official spot on the agenda this October.” Audio representation continues with one of - if not the - longest-running podcast awards ceremony. Yesterday the People's Choice Podcast Awards announced the nominees for their 17th annual session. The substantive list of nominees can be found on the Podcast Awards website.  Continuing the award theme with one more bit of news: on Monday the newest issue of Adweek dropped with the winners to the 2022 Adweek Podcast of the Year Awards. The full list of winners can be found in the official Adweek post by Kennyatta Collins. Shreya: Podcasts and music are taking a break from each other soon on Spotify, according to David Pierce's article for The Verge, posted this Tuesday.  “Spotify has been working on a new design for its home tab that will create separate feeds for your music and your podcasts. The company says it's part of an effort to give you more and better recommendations, but it also addresses a common criticism of the Spotify experience: with every kind of audio smushed together in the app, it can sometimes be hard to figure out.”  The new layout creates a bar at the top of the app delineating whether the user is in the Music area or one called Podcasts & Shows. Music will continue to feature new suggestions for songs and albums along with recently-listened tracks while Podcasts & Shows gets rid of music and purely focuses on new episodes of subscribed podcasts and recommendations for shows Spotify believes the user will enjoy.  Pierce offers the comparison:  “They're not so much new home screens as new filters for your home screen. (I'd rather just have them be separate tabs altogether, but I'll take what I can get.)” An app redesign with a dedicated area for podcasting provides more opportunities for promotion. Podcast promotion and growth of audience is one of the hottest topics in podcasting.   Spotify providing more of those opportunities for ads in a way that doesn't step on music-based ads is a big deal. Promotion opportunities are a big enough deal that Dan Misener and Jonas Woost of Pacific Content have left to form Bumper, an agency dedicated solely to promotion.  Arielle: Finally, it's time for our semi-regular roundup of articles we're calling Quick Hits. These are articles that didn't quite make the cut for today's episode, but are still worth including in your weekend reading. This week's three great reads are:  Fundamentals of Programmatic Advertising by Evelyn Mitchell. A quick read with a helpful infographic that makes a great introduction for those not familiar with programmatic, as well as those in need of a refresher.  DoubleVerify Grows Q2 Revenue By Expanding Brand Safety To Retail Media, TikTok And Gaming by Alyssa Boyle. Notable in its absence is any entrance into podcasting. Meanwhile IAS, a direct competitor of DoubleVerify, is the brand safety service for Spotify. DoubleVerify not expanding into audio over these other verticals suggests that the IAS and Spotify relationship is more driven by Spotify looking to tend their walled garden. Perhaps the move was more motivated by Spotify themselves rather than actual advertiser demand to have a brand safety partner. Finally, some self-promotion: Sounds Profitable's latest research project will debut Tuesday, August 23rd during the Sounds Profitable Business Summit. The Summit, as covered in a previous episode of The Download, will take place in Dallas, Texas during the opening day of Podcast Movement. The “After These Messages” study will present a definitive take on the impact of live host-read ads, scripted ads, and announcer-read spots. This study was designed by podcast and research industry veteran Tom Webster, in partnership with Edison Research, and will be seen as an important new resource for publishers and brands. Don't miss it.  Arielle: And that was The Download, from Sounds Profitable! I know we went through these fast, so be sure to check out the links to every article mentioned, right in your podcast listening app, or on SoundsProfitable.com/TheDownload. And thank you for sticking with us as we bring you the top stories you might have missed from the past week. I'm Arielle Nissenblatt. Shreya : And I'm Shreya Sharma. Our producers are Bryan Barletta and Tom Webster. Special thanks to Gavin Gaddis for writing today's script, and to Omny Studio for hosting The Download. And thanks to you for joining us.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a child, Christmas was always a special season. I'm sure it was for you as well. I remember setting up the Christmas tree. Because of allergies, ours was aluminum. We'd pull the tinsel-like branches from their brown paper sleeves and poke them in the holes on the trunk. We'd hang ornaments, and when finished, turn on the spotlight with the color wheel. So why am I talking about Christmas in the heat of summer? Because it helps us understand the fourth commandment about keeping the Sabbath day holy. Christmas is observed to remember Jesus' birth and all the festivities mark the day as different. The same is true of the Sabbath. It reminds us of God creating the world and ceasing work makes it different. Listen to Exodus 20:8-11, “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” As you approach the weekend, don't just make the Sabbath different from a workday. Stop and remember the Creator of heaven and earth. How to leave a review: https://www.sparkingfaith.com/rate-and-review/ Visit Elmer Fuller's author website at: https://www.elmerfuller.com/ Bumper music “Landing Place” performed by Mark July, used under license from Shutterstock.

This week on The Download:  Quarterly earnings, more quarterly earnings, Audio is getting its own track at Advertising Week, and Spotify is giving podcasts their own space in its app.  Arielle: Hope you're ready for some earnings reports, because we've got two segments worth of second quarter earnings to go over. First up: the big platforms. Last Wednesday Alyssa Meyers of Marketing Brew posted a roundup of Spotify, SiriusXM and Acast. Things kick off with a silver lining:  “Call it what you want, the ad biz is not looking its best right now. But according to these execs, the growing podcast segment is keeping its head above water.”  Economic uncertainty is undeniably impacting the ad industry. The CEOs of Spotify and SiriusXM both cite ‘macro' trends as being notably dire but not to podcast ads sales. SiriusXM's Q2 ad revenue for Pandora and associated platforms reports a 5% year over year increase, reaching 403 million. Spotify posted a 31% year over year gain, earning around 366 million. This time around they neglected to isolate their podcast ad revenue as its own statistic.  Meyers quotes Spotify CFO Paul Vogel as saying they're experiencing “strong growth on the podcasting side.” Hosting service Acast has been busy this second quarter, citing new features, a massive increase of podcasts on the platform, and their acquisition of Podchaser as driving factors of their 39% net sales growth. A figure that calculates out to 31 million USD.  While the macro trends are concerning, The Download will never pass up an opportunity to report numbers going up in podcasting. Big or small, names in the industry are increasing ad revenue, and that's a good thing.  Shreya: Now to cover the Q2 numbers from three large broadcasters: iHeartMedia, Cumulus Media, and Audacy. There's a few dark spots throughout but, interestingly, their podcast numbers are shining beacons of hope in all three reports.  Overall iHeartMedia reports an 11% year over year increase, despite, in the words of company president Rich Bressler: “the uncertain economic environment.” Podcast revenue is up to 86 million, a 60% year over year increase.  Meanwhile, Cumulus Media joined the macro club during president Mary Berner's opening statement:  “Despite the challenging macro environment, we increased revenue in the quarter by more than 5%, driven by our digital businesses whose growth accelerated in Q2 to 20% year-over-year.” Podcasting made Cumulus around 15 million this last quarter, up 27% year over year. All told, podcasting accounts for 6% of the company's revenue. Not too shabby.  Finally, Audacy's president David J Field brings us a final use of the term ‘macro' for this episode:  “After a very strong first quarter in which we grew revenues by 14% and significantly increased margin, our second quarter results were adversely impacted by declining macroeconomic conditions and ad market headwinds which reduced our top line growth to 5%.”  The company made a nice $69m from “digital,” which includes podcasting, and is up 18% year over year. Podcast downloads grew 40% year-over-year. Revenue from podcasts is supposedly in the upper teens of percentage growth, but Audacy didn't give specifics. Even with the ad market headwinds it seems podcasting is doing well for them.  Arielle: Wednesday of last week was a busy day for Alyssa Meyers, as we cover her second article of the day: “Audio gets its own track at this year's Advertising Week.”  Advertising Week's head of podcasting Richard Larsson told Marketing Brew,  “The rise of audio throughout the pandemic, coupled with Advertising Week's efforts to build its own podcast network, culminated in the decision to give audio a more official spot on the agenda this October.” Audio representation continues with one of - if not the - longest-running podcast awards ceremony. Yesterday the People's Choice Podcast Awards announced the nominees for their 17th annual session. The substantive list of nominees can be found on the Podcast Awards website.  Continuing the award theme with one more bit of news: on Monday the newest issue of Adweek dropped with the winners to the 2022 Adweek Podcast of the Year Awards. The full list of winners can be found in the official Adweek post by Kennyatta Collins. Shreya: Podcasts and music are taking a break from each other soon on Spotify, according to David Pierce's article for The Verge, posted this Tuesday.  “Spotify has been working on a new design for its home tab that will create separate feeds for your music and your podcasts. The company says it's part of an effort to give you more and better recommendations, but it also addresses a common criticism of the Spotify experience: with every kind of audio smushed together in the app, it can sometimes be hard to figure out.”  The new layout creates a bar at the top of the app delineating whether the user is in the Music area or one called Podcasts & Shows. Music will continue to feature new suggestions for songs and albums along with recently-listened tracks while Podcasts & Shows gets rid of music and purely focuses on new episodes of subscribed podcasts and recommendations for shows Spotify believes the user will enjoy.  Pierce offers the comparison:  “They're not so much new home screens as new filters for your home screen. (I'd rather just have them be separate tabs altogether, but I'll take what I can get.)” An app redesign with a dedicated area for podcasting provides more opportunities for promotion. Podcast promotion and growth of audience is one of the hottest topics in podcasting.   Spotify providing more of those opportunities for ads in a way that doesn't step on music-based ads is a big deal. Promotion opportunities are a big enough deal that Dan Misener and Jonas Woost of Pacific Content have left to form Bumper, an agency dedicated solely to promotion.  Arielle: Finally, it's time for our semi-regular roundup of articles we're calling Quick Hits. These are articles that didn't quite make the cut for today's episode, but are still worth including in your weekend reading. This week's three great reads are:  Fundamentals of Programmatic Advertising by Evelyn Mitchell. A quick read with a helpful infographic that makes a great introduction for those not familiar with programmatic, as well as those in need of a refresher.  DoubleVerify Grows Q2 Revenue By Expanding Brand Safety To Retail Media, TikTok And Gaming by Alyssa Boyle. Notable in its absence is any entrance into podcasting. Meanwhile IAS, a direct competitor of DoubleVerify, is the brand safety service for Spotify. DoubleVerify not expanding into audio over these other verticals suggests that the IAS and Spotify relationship is more driven by Spotify looking to tend their walled garden. Perhaps the move was more motivated by Spotify themselves rather than actual advertiser demand to have a brand safety partner. Finally, some self-promotion: Sounds Profitable's latest research project will debut Tuesday, August 23rd during the Sounds Profitable Business Summit. The Summit, as covered in a previous episode of The Download, will take place in Dallas, Texas during the opening day of Podcast Movement. The “After These Messages” study will present a definitive take on the impact of live host-read ads, scripted ads, and announcer-read spots. This study was designed by podcast and research industry veteran Tom Webster, in partnership with Edison Research, and will be seen as an important new resource for publishers and brands. Don't miss it.  Arielle: And that was The Download, from Sounds Profitable! I know we went through these fast, so be sure to check out the links to every article mentioned, right in your podcast listening app, or on SoundsProfitable.com/TheDownload. And thank you for sticking with us as we bring you the top stories you might have missed from the past week. I'm Arielle Nissenblatt. Shreya : And I'm Shreya Sharma. Our producers are Bryan Barletta and Tom Webster. Special thanks to Gavin Gaddis for writing today's script, and to Omny Studio for hosting The Download. And thanks to you for joining us.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

200 million dollars. Wouldn't it be nice is someone paid you 200 million dollars? But wouldn't it be a nightmare to be slapped with a fine amounting to 200 million dollars? The financial services firm Morgan Stanley recently announced they expect to pay a 200 million dollar fine levied by government regulators. What did they do wrong? Employees misused their personal computers and cell phones, bypassing the company's record-keeping obligations.1 Then there's the Tulsa school district. The Oklahoma governor wants to audit them over possible misuse of funds, violating state law prohibiting the teaching of critical race theory.2 Good things are often misused, like prescription medication. People don't follow the dosing instructions or take it without a doctor's order. The restrictions are in place to protect people. Misusing prescription meds can damage the body or cause death. You see, when things are misused, bad things usually happen. The same is true with God's name. The third commandment says, “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain.” Taking something in vain means to use it in a useless or empty way. This is far more than avoiding the use of God's name as a curse. Maybe we'd understand it better with the New International Version. Exodus 20:7 says, “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.” Today, honor God with the proper use of his name. Sridhar Natarajan and Katherine Doherty, "Morgan Stanley Misuse of Personal Devices Costs $200 Million," Bloomberg, July 14, 2022, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/morgan-stanley-misuse-personal-devices-115749483.htmlJeremiah Poff, "Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt demands audit of Tulsa schools for potential misuse of funds," Washington Examiner, July 07, 2022, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/ok-gov-kevin-stitt-audit-tulsa-schools-misuse-funds How to leave a review: https://www.sparkingfaith.com/rate-and-review/ Visit Elmer Fuller's author website at: https://www.elmerfuller.com/ Bumper music “Landing Place” performed by Mark July, used under license from Shutterstock.

Dan and JG give observations from Training Camp, give a lowdown on some controversial psychedelic drugs, and Vikings QB Kirk Cousins joins after practice.

Dan and JG discuss being the ‘Rendering Bullpen Issues Moot Leader', then Kevin Seifert joins to talk Vikings from camp.

Due to some technical difficulties we had to record this episode last minute so Soph, Michael and producer Theo each had a crack at our Ultimate Dinner Party feature. Expect convos about a Jack Johnson live performance, whether Martin Lewis Money Expert would be a good dinner party guest and gelato coming out of the sky. 

Dan and JG discuss being upset with the garbage left behind at TCO, the recent judge decision regarding LIV Golf, and give more Training Camp Steam.

Dan goes on a vintage rant upon learning that Twin Cities business group had booked former Gopher coach Jerry Kill as headline speaker the morning of the Gophers/New Mexico State football game.

Dan and Gaardsy review the Top 5 before former CIA Agent Michael Hurley joins with his insight on the Mar A Lago raid and the recent killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Yesterday, we remembered the second commandment forbids the creation or use of idols. If you know your bible history, you know the ancient nation of Israel had problems keeping this commandment and the first. The prophets warned them of God's judgement over their idolatry. The nation didn't repent and the judgement eventually fell. Before we feel too smug that we don't engage in idolatry, listen to Colossians 3:5, “Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.” (NIV) Did you hear it? Greed is idolatry, the worship of something other than God. The word greed is such an ugly word, right? We can thank Charles Dickens for that. He painted a dark, depressing picture of a greedy man. You know who I'm talking about, don't you? Ebenezer Scrooge. He lives in our minds as the grasping miser who abandoned love and all else to pursue money. But we must realize that Scrooge is a caricature, not just a character. Greed in our day is much prettier, even fashionable. In fact, you may admire some greedy people because they are celebrities, the glitterati, the wealthy. Because we don't see Scrooge in ourselves, we think our constant desire for more and for the best is fine. But where do we draw the line. Hebrews 13:5 tells us one way to keep the second commandment, “Keep yourselves free from the love of money.” (NIV) How to leave a review: https://www.sparkingfaith.com/rate-and-review/ Visit Elmer Fuller's author website at: https://www.elmerfuller.com/ Bumper music “Landing Place” performed by Mark July, used under license from Shutterstock.

Patrick reports on the 1st state to approve an abortion ban post Roe v Wade and talks with a homeless man who has been helped by listening to Relevant Radio Indiana becomes 1st state to approve abortion ban post Roe  Steve - As a homeless person, the power of prayer and Relevant Radio has helped me a lot. This station saved my life.  Amazon's "dead grandma" Alexa is just the start for voice cloning  Jose - The bumper stickers do work. Thanks to a Bumper sticker, I started listening to RR.  Chris - If a person has earned several partial indulgences and then commits a mortal sin but then repents right away, would those indulgences still be in effect?  Rob - When is it okay to Judge?  Anna - You and Cyrus are the coolest Guys! you make my day!  Patrick - I was texting my cousin the Memorare, but I accidentally wrote Heresy instead of Memorize. I know it's not heresy. Is that the work of the Devil?  Jason - What exactly is the division in our church between the post and Pre-Vatican II? What are your thoughts on a specific letter that the pope wrote recently about this? 

Dan Barreiro opens the show going into the KFAN Vault to talk about the very controversial ending to the Ms. Commonwealth contest two decades ago. Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss joins to discuss his new book about Jim Thorpe.

Dan and Gaardsy review the Top 5 including one tepid outlook for the Wolves and one bullish outlook on the Vikings before Mayo Clinic Big Knocker Bill Morice joins to give an update on Monkeypox and where we are with Covid.

A few years ago, my wife and I visited Thailand. We spent a morning touring part of Bangkok, including a Buddhist temple. We were gawking tourists. We snuck into the back of one shrine crammed with people, some admiring the statue of Buddha, others worshipping it. The experience called to mind the second commandment. Exodus 20:4-6 says, “You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand[ generations] of those who love me and keep my commandments.” (NIV) Obviously, Buddha is not the god of the bible. God doesn't want his people worshipping images from other religions. But this command also forbids making an image of him. So, why is God so upset when people make an idol?  The answer is in Acts 17:29, “Therefore since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone–an image made by man's design and skill.” God the creator is unlike anything in his creation. Be devoted to him, not to anything created. How to leave a review: https://www.sparkingfaith.com/rate-and-review/ Visit Elmer Fuller's author website at: https://www.elmerfuller.com/ Bumper music “Landing Place” performed by Mark July, used under license from Shutterstock.

Dan Barreiro opens the show explaining why he thinks Sundays loss to Toronto was the best Twins loss of the season and what he believes Rocco Baldelli gained from his meltdown on the umpires.

Jonny Athletic makes his weekly appearance on the show and discusses old time Vikings football before bringing it to current day with the Purple and the Twins. Dan also relays some of the new information coming from authorities in the Mall of America shooting from last week.

For many of us, summer is a time to load the car and drive to a vacation spot. It's also prime time for road construction. Have you found yourself stuck in slow traffic while on the way to the grandma's, the beach or the mountains? People often jockey for position. We all want to get past the slowdown as quickly as possible. We shift lanes trying to find the fastest. Some people cut others off in their quest for prime position. Summer is also a favored time for weddings. People gather at churches, wineries or other venues to celebrate the vows a man and woman make, pledging to hold the other in a special place or position in their life. The bride and groom promise exclusive devotion to each other. Summer driving and summer weddings can also help us understand the first commandment. Exodus 20:3 says, “You shall have no other gods before me.” Like the wedding vow, God demands an exclusive position in our lives. No other power or authority can stand in God's place. We must not let anything else be worshiped, honored and loved in the way God deserves. But our hearts are often like that summer road construction zone. Multiple things compete for first position in our hearts. But only God deserves to be first. Remember, the commandment is not simply forbidding worship rituals of another religion. It also commands us to place God as the ultimate power and authority in our lives. How to leave a review: https://www.sparkingfaith.com/rate-and-review/ Visit Elmer Fuller's author website at: https://www.elmerfuller.com/ Bumper music “Landing Place” performed by Mark July, used under license from Shutterstock.

Bumper to Bumper Radio, the car guys on KTAR, 92.3 FM in Phoenix, AZ, broadcast every Saturday from 11:00 am to noon. On this show, Matt ...

Have you ever seen a game show where people get a limited amount of time to do something? I remember watching one where people raced through a grocery store with a shopping cart. They could keep – free of charge -- anything they placed in the cart and pushed to the front of the store before time expired. They were given a ridiculously short time, like two minutes or something. If they didn't make it to the finish line, they kept nothing. Contestants sprinted through the store, throwing things into the cart. Some people spent too much time trying to load the cart with steaks and other expensive stuff. They missed the deadline. Their greed resulted in their loss. This reminds me of Ephesians 5:15-17, “Be very careful, then, how you live–not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.” (NIV) These verses remind us to use our time wisely. We must understand God's will and pursue it. In the verses that follow, we're told to avoid drunkenness, be filled with the spirit, speak to each other and to sing and praise God. How are you doing on these things? Are you living as the wise or the foolish? Today, take the opportunity to know God's will and pursue it. How to leave a review: https://www.sparkingfaith.com/rate-and-review/ Visit Elmer Fuller's author website at: https://www.elmerfuller.com/ Bumper music “Landing Place” performed by Mark July, used under license from Shutterstock.

In part two of the traditional Under Pressure season preview Dan Kennett once again hosts Simon Brundish, and Dan Rhodes. There's also a special section from Phil Barter recorded prior that has been edited in.Topics include:Key signings/departuresWhere do each team need to improve and by how much?Was anything running hot and unsustainable last season?Key things to watch in 22/23How badly impacted will they be by world cup?Phil Barter: Man CitySimon Brundish: ChelseaDan Rhodes: SpursDan Kennett: Arsenal & Manchester UnitedPrefer to listen to our shows without the ads? We've got your back, just head on over to http://anfieldindexpro.com and supercharge your listening experience.Chat and debate 24/7 with other Reds, join our FREE Discord community at https://bit.ly/3geu605Follow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3u9gYShFind us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3KWFxbdSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3KXImsjFREE iOS app: https://apple.co/3KSqdMGFREE Android app: https://bit.ly/32KMxqmSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theanfieldindex. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you ever tried to describe the taste of something? I can usually describe something as salty, sweet, bitter or acidic. I might even say something tastes smoky. After that, I'm usually just comparing it to something known, saying things like “it tastes like chicken.” Some people amaze me. They can distinguish the taste of different spices while I can only detect cinnamon. They roll their tongue, peer into the distance and say things like, “it has a hint of rosemary.” While I don't need such a discerning sense of taste, I do need a discerning moral sense that can detect the hint or whiff of evil. That's what Ephesians 5:3-7 says, “But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person–such a man is an idolater–has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore do not be partners with them.” (NIV) Our culture scoffs at biblical morals. But you and I must detect and avoid even the hint of immorality, impurity or greed. How to leave a review: https://www.sparkingfaith.com/rate-and-review/ Visit Elmer Fuller's author website at: https://www.elmerfuller.com/ Bumper music “Landing Place” performed by Mark July, used under license from Shutterstock.

Patrick Peterson and then Dalvin Cook join Bumper to Bumper after practice at TCO.

Dan and JG talk to Ben Goessling about all things purple before diving into a local coffee mystery.

Dan and JG discuss being the ‘There is a There There Leader', then open up Dr. Dan's Inbox!

Dan and JG are joined by Vikings Patrick Peterson and Dalvin Cook after practice, then Lavelle E Neal III talks all things Twins.

Dan Kennett hosts Simon Brundish and Daniel Rhodes, as well as some pre-recorded inserts from Phil Barter.Part one focuses on Liverpool, whereas the second part is all about the main ‘rivals' for the title this season, topics include:1) The unique nature of the season. How do we approach it?2) Squad analysis. Do we have enough depth across the squad? What about our midfield?3) How repeatable is last season?* Injuries. Volume and severity* VAR* Team level performance. Any red flags? Anything running hot and unsustainable? Where can we expect natural improvements? Where will we need positive skews to win the league?* Player level performancePrefer to listen to our shows without the ads? We've got your back, just head on over to http://anfieldindexpro.com and supercharge your listening experience.Chat and debate 24/7 with other Reds, join our FREE Discord community at https://bit.ly/3geu605Follow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3u9gYShFind us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3KWFxbdSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3KXImsjFREE iOS app: https://apple.co/3KSqdMGFREE Android app: https://bit.ly/32KMxqmSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theanfieldindex. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Barreiro opens the show exploring a Wall Street Journal column by Peggy Noonan that talks about the unintended consequences of companies shifting to working remotely.

Dan continues the workplace conversation and discusses the role that empty offices play in increases in city violence before the show pivots to react and update everyone on the breaking story of the shooting at Mall of America.

We take a brief break from the Mall of America shooting to talk with Aaron Gleeman and get his thoughts on the Twins trades and the outlook for the rest of the season. The rest of the show is spent updating and commenting on the latest from the shooting at the Mall.

Dan and Gaardsy continue the discussion about the great Vin Scully before our friend Tim Tschida (former MLB umpire) joins on an infamous baseball anniversary he was a part of and to talk about his Vin Scully moments.

Dan Barreiro opens the show moments after the Twins new closer Jorge Lopez pitched a seamless 9th inning to help the Twins beat the Tigers. Our favorite national Ballguy Writer Kevin Kernan joins to discuss the life and legacy of Vin Scully.

Dan and Gaardsy do a quick Top 5 before a long Pat Kessler hour talking Twins, Farm Fest debate and more politics!

Taylor Payne hosts a special edition of your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh, Senior Writer George Caulkin, and True Faith's Charlotte Robson. It's the eve of the 2022/23 season, and we're all uncharacteristically excited about the team's prospects. There are so many questions to answer: where will we finish, who is next in line for Howe-ification, and can Dan Burn carry Ryan Fraser in a papoose? We also have an update on transfer activity, which has seemingly been restoked, and a word from Matt Ritchie on the sense of achievement he feels as he reflects on his time at Newcastle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and JG break some Twins deadline news, talk about the Watson suspension or lack thereof, and Vikings DL Dalvin Tomlinson joins after practice.

Dan and JG are joined by Jonny Athletic to talk Vikes, and Derek Falvey recaps his moves after the MLB Trade Deadline.

Dan and JG discuss being the ‘What time do we trade Correa Leader', then chat with Lavelle E Neal III about the Twins on deadline day and Pete Bercich on the purple.