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BOSSes, get ready for an inspiring conversation with a true powerhouse of performance. In this episode of the VO Boss Podcast, we welcome the incredibly talented Stacia Newcomb, a veteran voice actor and performer who has been lighting up the mic and screen for over 20 years!   00:01 - Speaker 1 (Announcement) Hey bosses, if you're ready to start that demo journey, let's craft your professional demo together. As an award-winning professional demo producer, I'll collaborate with you to showcase your talent in the best possible light. From refining your delivery to selecting the perfect scripts to showcase your brand, I'll ensure your demo reflects your skills and personality. Let's create a demo that opens doors and paves the way for your success. Schedule your session at anneganguzza.com today.  00:33 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) It's time to take your business to the next level, the Boss level. These are the premier business owner strategies and successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like a Boss a VO Boss. Now let's welcome your host, Anne Ganguzza.  00:52 - Anne (Host) Hey, hey everyone. Welcome to the VO Boss Podcast. I'm your host, Anne Ganguzza, and today I'm here with a very special guest who's been lighting up the mic and the screen for over 20 years. Who's been lighting up the mic and the screen for over 20 years?  01:09 Stacia Newcomb is a powerhouse voice actor, performer and creator whose work spans just about every medium, let's say television, radio, video games, audiobooks and even puppetry. You might recognize her as the star voice See what I did there and fuzzy face of star from the Good Night Show on Sprout, where she's brought warmth and comfort to bedtime for kids for over a decade. Not only that, but she's voiced characters for Disney, nickelodeon, pbs, kids and Cartoon Network. And, of course, you've heard her in campaigns for brands like Geico, verizon, subway and Dunkin'. She's made her mark on stage and screen from a memorable appearance on 30 Rock, which I found to be quite interesting We'll talk about that in a minute to sold-out off-Broadway comedy shows like Can I Say this? I Can Shit Show and Potty in the USA. I can't say that because it's my podcast. Yes, these days she's running her own studio in the Berkshires Sound and the Furry where she produces family-friendly content and helps other performers find their voice. Welcome to the show Stacia.  02:12 - Stacia (Guest) Wow, thank you. That was quite the intro.  02:15 - Anne (Host) I'm like wow, I was like wow, I don't think 30 minutes is enough time for us, Stacia, to go through everything that you've done. Let's not, then We'll talk about whatever we want to. It's just, it's so amazing. I mean, so you've been in the industry for over 20 years, which actually to me, I've been in it just the voiceover aspect for like 18. And so 20 years feels like it was yesterday to me. But talk to us a little bit, talk to the bosses and tell us a little bit how you first got into performance. I assume performance was before voiceover.  02:50 - Stacia (Guest) Yeah, yeah, hey, bosses. Yeah, I started as an actor. I wanted to be an actor for as long as I can remember, I mean when I was little. My mom still tells a story about how I performed for all of my five-year-old friends at my fifth birthday party, which sounds like still a good party to me, right? So, yeah, so I started as an actor and through that I tried to just branch off into any direction that I could, to be living a creative life and be able to continue performing in whatever medium I could. You know.  03:34 - Anne (Host) So what was one of the first things that you did? Performance wise, professionally, yes, professionally.  03:38 - Stacia (Guest) So I this is so random, but there is. I'm from Massachusetts, that's where I grew up. In Newport, rhode Island, which I don't know if there are any Gilded Age fans out there there was a mansion, the Astors Beachwood, and the Astors Beachwood was owned by the Astors at the time when I graduated high school. At the time, for about 10 or 15 years, I think they had. They hired actors from all over the country to live there and perform as both aristocrats and servants of the 1890s the year was 1891. And we yeah, it was all improv, like some days I'd be an aristocrat and some days I'd be a little housemaid.  04:22 - Anne (Host) Wow, that sounds so interesting. Now you said Massachusetts. Now see, I'm originally a New York State girl, right, and I've been up and down the East Coast, so Massachusetts would suggest that you have an accent in there somewhere. Yeah, I sure do.  04:37 - Stacia (Guest) It's right there.  04:38 - Anne (Host) Yeah, and of course I feel like, because I had a very New York State accent which was kind of similar, believe it or not, not quite as I don't know, not quite as accented as, not as ugly. Is that what you're trying to say? Oh no, because I would say things like car and water and it would be like really flat with my A is water.  05:01 And when I moved to New Jersey, oh my gosh did they make fun of me, and so I should not make fun of you?  05:04 in New Jersey, in New.  05:04 - Stacia (Guest) Jersey, they say, they say water.  05:05 - Anne (Host) They say water, what's water, and so I literally like and I think you're, I think possibly at the time this was before voiceover I said, oh gosh, all right, so let me try to tame that, and so I did my own taming of my own accent and then ultimately, I got into voiceover.  05:36 And back when I got into voiceover it was a thing to neutral, to quote, unquote, neutralize, whatever that means, neutralize your accent. And I said it was in a pink envelope and I brought it to the backstage door and so I heard myself say that and I was like and so from then on I just I started pronouncing my R's and have never looked back.  06:02 I imagine once you do, you have family that's still in the area.  06:05 - Stacia (Guest) Yes, in fact, we just moved my mom out of the area.  06:08 - Anne (Host) Yeah, when you go to family reunions and I think that when I get around my you know, my family in New Jersey, like we all start talking quicker and then we start, you know, well, let's talk about you know, we just like get into that accent and it just happens inadvertently but outside of the accent. So that's a really cool first gig. And so then did you go to school for theater?  06:33 - Stacia (Guest) We did OK. So I had done a little dinner theater and then I but I had been auditioning in New York. I had a big callback when I was like 18. I was called back for Les Mis and it didn't happen, unfortunately. But it's cool because it led me on other adventures.  06:52 - Anne (Host) Sure, that was one of my first shows by the way that I saw that. I saw that. I was in a show. No, yeah. No, I can't claim that, but but a callback for Les Mis is really awesome.  07:01 - Stacia (Guest) Yeah, it was a big deal, I and I, so I always. The plan was always to move to New York City, but it just takes a while to get on your feet and New York City is very expensive and a little scary when you're you know, sure is Absolutely Very scary.  07:15 Yeah, and so I ended up getting there eventually. But I did go to college and then I quit college because I realized at some point, like I'm getting a degree in musical theater and what am I going to do with that degree? And I'm spending so much money, but when you're 19 years old you don't realize what you're signing on the dot. You're signing your name on the dotted line for thousands upon thousands of dollars and it's the program itself ended up falling apart. And there were all these promises that were made to me, like you know I, because they gave me a bunch of credits because I'd already been working as an actor, and then I was going to go to London and then they were going to give me my master's so I should have had my master's within five years master's in theater performance. They also had a program where, like I would get my equity card and they do theater during the summers. But it was a small liberal arts Catholic college in Minnesota and the program sort of fell apart and I escaped. I was like this is not.  08:21 - Anne (Host) I had to get out of there. I escaped. That was a lot of that was a lot of words, and I'm not going to make this political at all, but that was a lot of words when you said Minnesota Catholic theater. Coming from a Catholic girl.  08:35 - Stacia (Guest) So I get that. Yes, so it was run by these two incredible gay men who were. They were amazing, but as you can imagine the politics at the time and just yeah, they were amazing, but as you can imagine the politics at the time and just yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely, and so all right.  08:48 - Anne (Host) So you quit college. And then what? I quit college.  08:53 - Stacia (Guest) But I got a job before I left, so I needed the impetus and the excuse to get out, which so I ended up working for Goodspeed Musicals, which is in Connecticut and they're a really pretty famous like regional theater. They'd won a lot of awards at the musical Annie started there, so I went there to be an intern in costuming and then I left that because I was like this is not what I want to be doing, I want to be performing. But it got me back east, which was great, and then from there I ended up taking like odd jobs, living with my parents for a little bit until I landed a show that took me on tour as a one person it was actually two different one woman shows for this company that's an educational theater company, and so I did that for like five years and while I was doing that I was able to make enough money to move to New York City and just keep going.  09:47 - Anne (Host) Now, what shows were those that you did that? The one woman shows, because that's quite a thing to do, a one woman show.  09:53 - Stacia (Guest) Yeah, and they're educational. So we would go to I would go alone really, I would travel all over the country, and one of them I played the fictional best friend of Anne Frank, and then the other one I played this young Irish girl who came over during the great wave of immigrants in the early 1900s. So I would go to, like schools and libraries and small theaters, and it was.  10:16 - Anne (Host) It was really incredible, an incredible job for a learning experience Now, at any given time at this point in your life. Did your parents or anyone ever say to you well, okay, so when are you going to get a real job? Do you know what I mean? Is it that? Was it ever like that for you?  10:35 - Stacia (Guest) I mean, yeah, I mean, I think probably in my own mind I thought not real job, but like when's the real, when are we gonna you know, and certainly when I would do my? You know, when that really happens is like around March or April, when you start doing your taxes and you're like exactly, theater doesn't pay, and so yeah, but I didn't get pressure like that from my parents. I got, I was lucky to get their support.  11:05 - Anne (Host) Yeah, that's wonderful.  11:06 - Stacia (Guest) I mean, they didn't have to support me financially and that's, I think, all that mattered to them.  11:10 - Anne (Host) Well, that's actually huge.  11:12 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) And.  11:12 - Anne (Host) I love that Because you had support to be able to go out and follow your creative dreams, which, I mean, my gosh, you, you've actually I mean you have the gamut of of creative things that you've done, and I imagine that just gives you such wonderful experience, because you're so rounded in all the areas that would make it important for you to be successful in any of those business areas.  11:38 - Stacia (Guest) Thank you, I think it's it's. It's also like trying new things and being new at things and, um, trying to not get be stagnant. You know, like just um, and and even always in my voiceover career, it's like I have to remind myself to uh, like that I get to do this and that that this is what I love, and just to to make it. How do you make it fresh when you've been doing it for so long?  12:08 - Anne (Host) For so long, absolutely.  12:11 - Stacia (Guest) And it's a different thing when you look at whatever you're about to experience or do with fresh eyes or like beginner eyes or like from a beginner experience, because you immediately are like, whoa, I love this, you know, and sometimes I think that can easily bring back the magic to whatever you're working on.  12:34 - Anne (Host) Yeah, yeah. So, these days are you mostly doing voiceover, doing voiceover and performing.  12:41 - Stacia (Guest) Yeah Well, so the pandemic changed a lot of things for me. We, because I've been in New York City and you know I'm still. We still have our apartment in New York City, but I'm mostly up at our house in the woods in the Berkshires. Yeah, I am still auditioning, I am still doing voice, a lot of voiceover. So yeah, I'm kind of all over the place and sort of open to whatever happens. I'm not I think I haven't been fully steering my own ship. I've kind of been like I don't know where are we going to go, Whatever you know, and just being open to whatever.  13:15 - Anne (Host) And there's so much good to be said in that though.  13:18 Yeah kind of allowing it to happen. I, I think for me and I don't know, I don't know what to call it, but for me I've always followed my gut or my intuition, and a lot of times, if things don't come right away, I know they will at some point, but I don't. I try not to rush myself to get to any specific spot, because I know that if it's going to happen, it's going to happen, and and the time it takes to kind of evolve the solution or the you know, to actually say okay, yes, now I know I have more, I have more direction, and now I'm heading in this direction. So I love that you said that. I love that Because you're not always sure right, you're not.  13:55 - Stacia (Guest) You're not. And you know the business has changed so much over the last, you know, over the last five years. I mean it's. It's kind of crazy. It's a new world and it's different. Navigating it is different, even though I'm with the same agents, even though I'm, you know, still in the business and I know the casting people or the producers that I know and have worked with. It's just, it's different. Approaching it like, hey, yeah, I don't have to rush. I really love that, Anne, because I feel like there is a rush.  14:30 - Anne (Host) There's always a rush I want it now. Yeah, no, I agree, I think so many of my students are always. They want it, they want it now, and I'm like, well, there's something to be said to letting it marinate and letting it evolve and letting it happen.  14:43 - Stacia (Guest) And also like looking in the other direction or seeing what else you know, I think. I think a lot of times, artists, especially if you're focused on one particular medium, you just focus on that one thing. And I, I recently started painting. Am I good at it?  15:01 - Anne (Host) No, I love it. I love it, but I don't think anybody could ever accuse you of not like experiencing or exploring different mediums, but it keeps you alive, it keeps you like, creative and happy, and that's what I want.  15:14 - Stacia (Guest) It'd be exactly that like lightens you up and it opens you up to when you are approaching commercial copy or whatever. It is Right Because you're, because you haven't been like. Why am I not looking? Why am I not? What am I? Who do I?  15:31 - Anne (Host) need to be for this piece of copy and you're just, you're just letting it, you're letting it happen. Yeah, yeah, I love that. Oh my gosh. So what? Before I actually talk to you about, let's say, some character, I want to. I have some character questions to ask you, because I think you're always a character in voiceover and no matter what genre you're working on. But I do want to talk about puppetry and what got you into that?  15:51 - Stacia (Guest) I had been doing Pokemon. I was very lucky. When I moved to New York I worked as a cater waiter when I wasn't doing the that one of those one woman shows and a friend had introduced me to the studio that that at the time was recording Pokemon. So you know how it's like things trickle Around. That same time this show was off Broadway it was called Avenue Q and then that musical came to Broadway, which is where I was finally able to get tickets, because you could not get tickets to it and it was crazy and it was such a special show. It's just so funny. The music is great and touching. It has so much heart to it. I mean it's a little dated now, but at the time it was, it was just extraordinary.  16:38 - Anne (Host) And it's still yeah.  16:39 - Stacia (Guest) So in that show for anyone who any of the bosses out there that that haven't seen it or don't know about it in that musical you see the full-on puppeteers playing the puppets on stage and it's so revealing. And me, as a young woman, I always loved puppets. I had puppets as a kid. I had like an Alf puppet from Burger King. I had a Kermit the Frog puppet. I loved puppets. Never thought that it could be a career, never thought in a million years. And when you think about it there aren't a lot of. It seems like there aren't a lot of female puppeteers. There are and there are more, but as I was growing up it was all men really, and then you would have like even the female characters. I mean Miss Piggy's, like one of the most famous women female characters of all time. She's played by a man and so you know the idea of being able to play a, be a puppet. It just was not. It never, you know. And so I saw that show and it was just incredibly revealing to me. It was like a light bulb moment. So I immediately got a puppet and started training.  17:52 I actually was so lucky that I got into a class that John Tartaglia had been teaching at that point in the city and I got to study with him, which was amazing and he's a beautiful human being, and so from there it was just kind of magical. Somehow this show was uh happening. I did another little uh on camera thing, but then this show the good night show happened. I auditioned for it and I had already created this little four-year-old girl character. They wanted me to change it up and make it a boy character. Well, those voices are going to be very similar, because a four-year-old boy and girls can sound pretty similar oh yeah yeah, Actually I was listening to it, I was trying to figure out.  18:35 - Anne (Host) You know, I felt like it could have been either yeah, right, right, because it's so young.  18:41 - Stacia (Guest) So yeah, so I auditioned for it and I booked that job and it became a huge part of my life. I ended up creating a part of the show and writing for the show and helping create the spinoff of the show, and so there's your, there's your acting, your puppetry, your your voiceover.  19:00 - Anne (Host) I mean you're, I mean production, I mean it's all aspects.  19:04 - Stacia (Guest) Yeah, absolutely yeah that's, that's amazing. It was, it was a really it was a really special show and a beautiful community and even now I, michelle who, michelle Lepe, who was the host on the show she still gets messages about, you know, from the kids who grew up with it, just like how much it meant to them, which is very sweet. I don't because no one, because I don't look like this.  19:29 - Anne (Host) Well, you know, I can say something similar because I was a teacher for 20 years and so I watched my kids grow up and I literally had one of them contact me just recently on LinkedIn thanking me for setting them on the path, and I was like, oh my gosh, like that just meant the world to me, and so I think that's beautiful.  19:49 Right, and that's one of the reasons why I love doing any educational voiceover. Sure, because I feel like there's, and not just e-learning, but like medical, like I mean anything that educates an explainer that can help someone, and even corporate. Do you know what I mean? Because you're always come at it from an aspect of how can I help you, the person that I'm talking to, you know, look better, feel better, be better, you know, and really that's commercial too, because it really should be about how you're helping the person that's listening to you, yeah, and connecting in that way, and not necessarily what you sound like while you're doing it, yeah.  20:31 Let's not get wrapped up in that, yeah, no. And so with that, it's a good segue to start talking about characters, because you've done so many characters, but you also have done commercials. So when it comes to characters in voiceover, let's talk a little bit about that. How is it that you prepare for any given piece of copy? Is it always a character?  20:56 - Stacia (Guest) Is it always a character you mean like with?  21:00 - Anne (Host) character copy or what you mean, or any kind of copy. Do you create a character for any type of copy, any type of copy, I think?  21:06 - Stacia (Guest) for me, my approach to commercial copy is it depends on the spot but it also is like how you know the age old question how would I talk to? A friend about this sitcom, you know, like whatever it is, but I and so it's just about bringing my authentic self to it. But also there's a there's. I think there is a musicality to it, but also it really depends on what's on the page right or what we're selling, you know do you ever envision?  21:37 - Anne (Host) do you ever envision yourself as the um, the, the? On camera the zip cream or the character zip cream or the. The person on camera. The character Zipcreme or the person on camera.  21:47 - Stacia (Guest) Sure, yeah, I think I mean I love when you get any kind of visual or if they give you the break of what is gonna be on screen and then you can kind of I love visualizing. I think visualizing because what it does for me is it brings my imagination to life, which immediately I'm having way more fun in the booth yeah. Yeah, and it's enjoyable, even when the copy is like maybe a little like dry or sad or whatever, like liven it up by visualizing what's happening.  22:26 - Anne (Host) Yeah absolutely Believe it or not. That's a big thing. Even if I'm doing e-learning, I'm imagining that I'm the teacher, because I was a teacher for so long and so I can draw upon that experience, and it's better for me to talk almost like a one-on-one coaching with a student. And if I try to envision myself in front of the class, even when I was a teacher, I was always looking at one person at any given time. Yes, so it made it much more personal, of course, and so for e-learning, I'm a character Corporate narration. I'm a character because I work for the company and I'm trying to provide a solution that is going to help the person that I'm talking to, which makes it a whole lot more interesting than if you're just reading about it to someone.  23:15 - Stacia (Guest) Totally yeah, or sound, trying to sound like someone who reads these kinds of things. Right, it's like, because it's a really I think what it comes down to is connection and we, as actors, need to connect right copy, which means I probably need to understand it. That's, that's excellent.  23:25 - Anne (Host) So yeah, so how? What are your steps for connecting to copy?  23:28 - Stacia (Guest) It really depends on the piece. Recently I had to do what was pretty lengthy and I had to do the spot in 15 seconds and it was like okay, I don't usually read things over and over and over again because they feel like there's an element of um, uh, over overdoing it you know, I agree I agree.  23:52 So my booth is here behind me. That's why I'm pointing behind me, in case anyone's wondering Um, and so sometimes when I get in there, I will run it a few times like that particular spot because it had to be so quick. But at the same time, of course, they're going to want it to sound like I just talk, like that, you know, and so it's like it's marrying those two things right when I want it to come off like it feels like me. I'm just sort of having this talk, but I'm also. It's very quick and rapid and it falls within the 15 seconds. Yeah, so my approach is not always the same thing. It really depends on what I'm working with, and sometimes there isn't enough time, like in that 15 seconds, there's not enough time to visualize or do this. It's wall to wall copy and it's also I'm talking about this cool thing that you're going to love, and so it's just about like who sometimes I like playing with? Who am I talking to? Where am I? Proximity is such a fun thing to play with too.  24:57 - Anne (Host) You can do that in a minute or two, totally Right. Yeah, and that's the thing I always try to emphasize to my students is that it doesn't take a whole lot of time to figure out who you are and who you're talking to and maybe set a scene up, yeah, and to get yourself rolling on that. I mean it's nice if you have the entire scene as it progresses through, because that allows you to help tell the story. But if you don't have all the time in the world, but a lot of times we're auditioning in our studios. I mean, we're not live auditioning as much as we used to. Gosh knows that's the case, right? Um, and unless we're like in front of a, we're being live directed. That's a different story, right, but if we've got the time before we go into the studios, I mean, what do you take five minutes?  25:37 - Stacia (Guest) if you put different scenarios on it, because you're probably sending more than one read on this commercial copy and we don't know. But the thing that I've loved playing with recently is I really love doing a take. That's for me what do I want?  25:53 to do with this? How do I want to bring myself to this? Because I think that what makes us viable, that what makes us marketable, is us. We are not disembodied voices. We are human beings with lived in experiences, and so we're not just bringing our incredibly gorgeous voices. We are human beings with lived in experiences, and so we're not just bringing our incredibly gorgeous voices. We are bringing ourselves to this copy and what our lived experiences and our lives, and so that that's really fun to to, just like I would. I would, I would encourage everyone to just do one for you. What do you want it to sound like?  26:29 - Speaker 1 (Announcement) Exactly.  26:30 - Stacia (Guest) Because that's the most empowering feeling is to be like I want to do this with this, and that's when you're collaborating too Sure sure, and is that the take that you submit first?  26:42 - Anne (Host) Not necessarily. Is that take one, or is it the second take?  26:46 - Stacia (Guest) Like lately I have been exploring it and I just feel like I just want to be a little more playful, yeah, and so, yeah, I mean, I say not necessarily.  26:56 - Anne (Host) The truth is I lean towards that one, unless I've worked with the people before.  27:00 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) Yeah, and I know what they're looking for. You know what I mean then I'm gonna just give them what they want.  27:04 - Anne (Host) But uh, if I don't know, and it's not like a critical like I, I always think like it's kind of like gambling for me, right, sure we're all gambling.  27:13 - Stacia (Guest) We're just all right, we're all gambling, right.  27:15 - Anne (Host) So I'm just gonna like, well, you know what, I'm just gonna do my best and I'm gonna, and I'm, and I'm gonna, just, you know, send it and forget it, that kind of thing. So I'm not gonna put so much stock in like, oh my god, did I do the right thing? Did I give them what they wanted? Am I going to get this? I try never to like hope and wish in that way for any job.  27:35 - Stacia (Guest) If you're saying I want to do this and that's where I'm like no, both of those takes are for me. It's not that it's for me, but it's like I'm going to give you what I want to give you, and then I'm going to give you another take of something different that I want to do with this.  27:53 And of course I read all the specs and of course I read and I'll even, you know, watch other spots that they've done to get an idea. Like we got to do our homework right, but then it's like you asked me to do this. I'm going to got to do our homework right, but then it's like you asked me to do this. I'm gonna do it my way. See, it's fun. I'm gonna have fun with it. I'm gonna. It's so much easier to let go when you like, because if you hold on to what you like, if you, if you don't give the what you want to do with it, read, then it's like you might live with regret yeah, you know, or like it sounds like everybody else's yeah right  28:29 at the end of the day maybe even they're all gonna sound somewhat the same, anyway, you know, but it's like at least you know you had fun with it. You felt like your authentic self and you and you played yeah yeah, you know.  28:43 - Anne (Host) So, being a singer, which I, that was the other part of the medium that I didn't really talk to you about, but I mean, I can actually hear just your talking voice, although I've never heard you sing. Except I did, I did go, you know, I did my homework, I did my, I did my YouTube. You have a gorgeous voice.  28:58 Oh, thank you, but I can hear that.  29:00 I can hear that in your voice as you speak to me, and it's so funny because I think that no one should have to try, right.  29:10 I think that no one should have to try right to create a voice that somebody thinks they want to hear. Because when we're connecting right and I actually listened to quite a different number of songs that you did in different styles, and one was from your potty show, and so you had such a range there and what was so cool is that you were just undoubtedly yourself and just like in all aspects of yourself, and that was just so cool because it was connecting and that was what I was looking for as a human being. I was looking for that, that connection in the voice and while you were on stage and while you were communicating to me, and I feel like it's the same exact thing. It's the same exact thing for voiceover, right. It's all about like your voice is beautiful, no matter what you're you know what I mean, no matter what you're doing, you don't have to try and so just connect with me, and that's really what I'm looking for as a human being, and I think that's what most casting directors are looking for.  30:04 And they tell me over and over again, that's really what they're looking for. Is connection, not necessarily the sound.  30:11 - Stacia (Guest) I think we get caught up in the sound. The sound or I flubbed on this, or I you know this or that, whatever it is, and it's like I. I don't want to be listening and I am because it's so hard when you're doing this yourself.  30:28 - Anne (Host) It is hard not to listen.  30:30 - Stacia (Guest) You have to take off the director hat while you're the actor, and then you have to take off the engineering.  30:39 - Anne (Host) You know you have to compartmentalize, because if you don't, and you don't because you'll, and then when you come back, Because if you don't and you don't because you'll, and then when you come back and you're the engineer slash director and you listen back and you're like, oh, as an actor, I really loved that last take, that's weird. I don't like listening to it, like I don't. I don't have that feeling brought this up because it's hard. It's hard for us to separate the ears, right. It's like you have to develop an ear, right, you have to develop an ear as an actor, you have to develop an ear as an audio engineer and you have to be able to separate them.  31:13 And it's funny because I've always maintained back, when I was really, you know, moving on this in this career, I was in a place where they were doing construction outside my home and I had, when I was in my studio, I had my headphones on. I had to keep them on because I had to make sure that there was none of that sound coming in, and so I had my headphones on a lot of time. And if, if you get good at it, I always say the headphones are just amplifying your voice, and so if you can not listen to your voice and just you know what I mean, like you can record with your headphones on. I mean, right, you got to do it when you're live directed anyways. So I'm always saying people are saying, oh, I don't wear my headphones because I try to listen to myself.  31:53 I'm like I could listen to myself with my headphones off. Do you know what I mean? But you've got to be able to compartmentalize, and I love that you said that, because that is a skill and it's a skill that I think takes a little bit of time for for people to to really really get to be able to to say, okay, this is my, this is my actor ears. Yeah, versus what do I sound like?  32:16 - Stacia (Guest) right, it's that constant like don't listen what you sound like and it's. It's also like there's because there is that judgment that comes in you and that when you are wearing cans, if you aren't telling your self limiter I talk about this a lot and we'll talk about it when when we work together with everyone, but if you aren't challenging them and saying I don't need you here right now, it's very powerful to send them away, to send that voice to me. For some reason, it's right here.  32:48 - Anne (Host) It's just very like right, that's like the magic secret Stacia, I mean I love that it works for me. So, I want to say that we are going to be having you as a VO Boss workshop guest director, so, and and we are going to be talking character creation. So will we be discussing, talk a little bit about what we're going to be talking character creation. So will we be discussing, talk a little bit about what we're going to be doing in that class.  33:08 - Stacia (Guest) What I would love to do is see where everyone's at, what they want to play with, and, of course, do that, but also, I think, for everyone, I would love to share the self limiter and what I, what I do to get rid of that sort of you know, it's a, it's a protection right. That's what that voice is doing. It's trying to help you, but it's not helpful. I love that.  33:34 - Anne (Host) Oh my gosh, that's like secret sauce.  33:36 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) Yeah, yeah, I think so.  33:38 - Anne (Host) I know how hard that I mean. It's just, it's so hard. I mean, and you do have to, you have to be able to, you have to be able to separate it, you have to wrangle that?  33:46 - Stacia (Guest) Yeah, because that that voice that's trying to protect you inevitably is is keeping you safe. It's keeping you safe, it's doing its job and you don't. You do not want anyone keeping you safe when you're in your booth. Yeah, it is not a place for safety.  34:04 - Anne (Host) It is a place to play.  34:06 - Stacia (Guest) If you're playing safe and you're in a dramatic role for a video game and you're, you know you're about to I don't know shoot up some monsters, or you're afraid for your life or it, or you're, you know, some silly little kid like you got to be a little kid, you got to be playful and you know, or you got to be scared of those monsters or whatever's on that page. It is not a place for you to be protected or be playing it safe.  34:33 - Anne (Host) Yeah, yeah, I love that. Did I just get on a soapbox? I think I did. I think that, no, I love that and and all right. So, from a different perspective right, I mean a different perspective, it the way that it hit me, but I love that. You teach that because I am.  34:47 You know, I've had health issues, right, I had cancer, and before I was diagnosed, I was like so worried about what I was sounding like and what. You know how the audition went and did. Should I have done it this way? Should I have you know? And then all of a sudden, it was like whoa, like what was I? Like that just didn't seem important anymore. I shouldn't be.  35:09 Why was I so worried about what I sounded like when, in fact, I just, you know, I'm fighting this disease right now, and so it gave me such a license to permit myself to be free. Yeah, just not worry and not have that self-judgmental voice on me all the time. It was an amazing thing that happened to me and unfortunately I mean well, I mean fortunately I'm here and everything's good, you know. So nobody, nobody, has to worry about it. But in reality, it was one of the best things that could have happened for my performance, for my actor, my actor self, was to say what the hell was I so damn worried about? What was I? What was I trying to be? You know what? Just screw it Like, isn't it incredible?  35:47 - Stacia (Guest) how? So empowering? So it's like grief is off. Grief is awful and we all, as humans, live through it and the way that it can have some magical elements and empowerment in it is really incredible. Talking about that and how you're like I don't care, Like I don't. Why am I going to concentrate on what I sound like? That was not a priority.  36:16 - Anne (Host) No, Well, what I sounded like is not a priority anymore.  36:19 - Stacia (Guest) No, no no, it was amazing, because it's like a reminder of who you are, who your soul is Like. You want to connect with people and that's what you do. I love it.  36:29 - Anne (Host) Oh, my God, I'm so excited, so excited for you to join us. So, bosses, make sure that you check out the show notes and I'll have a link to the VO. Boss, or just go right to the VO Boss website.  36:41 - Stacia (Guest) Is it down here? Is it? Should I point to things?  36:45 - Anne (Host) I'll be putting it in the post. So it's on VeoBosscom. You guys check out the events and sign up for Stacia, because it's going to be an amazing class. And, stacia, I just want to say thank you, this has been so much fun. Thank you so much for joining us.  36:59 - Stacia (Guest) It was a pleasure.  37:00 - Anne (Host) Yeah, it's been wonderful Really getting really getting to know you even better. I'm so excited.  37:05 - Stacia (Guest) Back at you. You're an incredible interviewer. It's really what a joy.  37:10 - Anne (Host) Thank you Well thank you, I appreciate it. Well, look, bosses. I'm going to give a shout out to our sponsor, ipdtl. You too can connect and network like bosses, like Stacia and myself. Find out more at IPDTLcom. Bosses have an amazing week and we'll see you at Stacia's class right. Yay, in August. I'll be there and we'll be with you next week with another episode. 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In this episode Braden discusses their recent trip to Burger King and Will reminisces about his bygone hobbit feet days. That's right we're talking about Pineco! Follow along with the entries below:Gold: It likes to make its shell thicker by adding layers of tree bark. The additional weight doesn't bother it.Silver: It hangs and waits for flying insect prey to come near. It does not move about much on its own.Crystal: It spits out a fluid that it uses to glue tree bark to its body. The fluid hardens when it touches air.Ruby & Sapphire: PINECO hangs from a tree branch and patiently waits for prey to come along. If the POKéMON is disturbed while eating by someone shaking its tree, it drops down to the ground and explodes with no warning.Diamond, Pearl & Platinum: It looks just like a pinecone. Its shell protects it from bird Pokémon that peck it by mistake.Ultra Sun: Motionless, it hangs from trees, waiting for its bug Pokémon prey to come to it. Its favorite in Alola is Cutiefly.Ultra Moon: It sticks tree bark to itself with its saliva, making itself thicker and larger. Elderly Pineco are ridiculously huge.BTB: It somehow eats other bugs and blows up. It enjoys becmoing thick to no end. There's a bug in there somehwere!Marine MamoswinePokemon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd & PichuThe quintessential pineconeExploding PokemonCover design by Kwesi PhillipsMusic by Junichi Masuda and Go IchinoseLeave us a tip at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/beyondtheball

Erin is staying dewy in Santa Fe and trying to find batteries for her P-Touch to stay organized. Bryan overhears some bros rating New York's hottest burger joints before leaving the states for his Edinburgh shows. Erin tells us about how Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" moral parameters will jeopardize Planned Parenthood in states where abortion is now illegal. Bryan discusses how states like California are now paying for 988 to continue to service the LGBTQ+ community, and how Gavin Newsom continues to play both sides to appeal to a wider base in preparation for an upcoming 2028 presidential run. For tickets to Bryan's Edinburgh shows, click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RESTAURANT WORKERS, CORPORATE HOSTAGES Food Travel USA with Elizabeth DoughertyAlbum: The TRUTH About Food and Travel 072625 Episode #: 1952 Original Broadcast Date: 07/26/25 The next time you tip your server, remember this: you're not just rewarding good service—you're covering a billion-dollar corporation's payroll. That's not hyperbole. Thanks to a legal loophole, giant restaurant chains pay their front-line workers as little as $2.13 an hour, then expect you to make up the rest. These companies rake in billions, funnel profits to executives and shareholders, and still refuse to pay their own customer-facing, front-line employees a livable wage. They call it “tipping culture.” We call it wage theft disguised as tradition. And here's the kicker—if that underpaid server doesn't earn enough in tips to reach minimum wage? Technically, the company's supposed to make up the difference. But they rarely do. Why? Because they know customers will keep blindly paying the gap. This isn't just shady—it's systematic exploitation. These fat-cat CEOs get richer while we, the customers, get guilt-tripped into footing the bill. Meanwhile, servers scrape by with no benefits, no job security, and no respect. Enough is enough. It's time to call out this rigged system for what it is: corporate greed, hiding behind a smile and a side of fries. In this podcast, you'll hear mention of how two companies (BlackRock and Vanguard) own sizeable shares of these HUGE restaurant chains with recognizable names.  Here's the breakdown according to Chat GPT: BlackRock and Vanguard are the two largest asset managers in the world, and they hold shares in virtually every major publicly traded company, including nearly all large restaurant chains. They don't "own" these companies outright, but they control significant voting power through institutional investments on behalf of index funds and ETFs. Here are major restaurant chains in which BlackRock and Vanguard are known top shareholders: ✅ Fast Food & Quick Service Chains McDonald's (MCD) Yum! Brands (YUM) – owns KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut Restaurant Brands International (QSR) – owns Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons Wendy's (WEN) Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Domino's Pizza (DPZ) Jack in the Box (JACK) Shake Shack (SHAK) Wingstop (WING) Del Taco (now owned by Jack in the Box) ✅ Casual Dining Chains Darden Restaurants (DRI) – owns Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Brinker International (EAT) – owns Chili's, Maggiano's Little Italy Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) – owns Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's, Bonefish Grill Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) Cracker Barrel (CBRL) The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) Red Robin (RRGB) ✅ Coffee, Bakery, and Specialty Chains Starbucks (SBUX) Dunkin' (was public; now private under Inspire Brands) Krispy Kreme (DNUT) BlackRock and Vanguard typically hold 5% to 15% stakes in these companies, and when combined, they're often the top two shareholders—effectively giving them immense influence over board decisions, executive pay, and corporate policies. FOOD TRAVEL USA FAST FACTS About the Show Using the chassis of a food and travel show, Elizabeth Dougherty has carved out her own lane in Talk Radio, covering the contamination of the food supply and the travel restrictions placed upon us by an overreaching government. The show also covers data protection, self-sufficiency, and homesteading-related topics to help protect us from this evil, corrupt system. With Elizabeth as the host, the show has a very different sound from the typical male-oriented talk radio. In combination with terrestrial stations that carry the show, we reach people who don't normally listen to politically-driven talk radio. In addition to the LIVE FEED of the show on Saturday afternoons from 5pm–7pm (Eastern) / 2pm–4pm (Pacific), we produce and distribute a dozen podcast segments each week. Website & Social Media Website: FoodTravelUSA.com Social Media: Facebook | X (formerly Twitter) | Truth Social | YouTube Broadcast Details Live Broadcast: Saturday, 5 PM Listen Anytime Production Team Executive Producer: Michael Serio Email: FoodTravelUSA@proton.me Why Listeners Tune In ✔ The latest food & travel insights—every week ✔ Homemade videos of healthy, easy-to-make recipes ✔ No-holds-barred interviews on a LIVE, fast-paced, nationwide call-in show ✔ Elizabeth Dougherty: Writer, trained chef, world traveler, and award-winning talk show host ✔ First to bring expert insights on GMOs—before anyone else ✔ A true LIVE SHOW—NO “Best Of” reruns! ✔ Hard-hitting topics & interviews—no recycled political spin ✔ Engaged social media presence—200,000+ followers

On today's Free Swim, we are joined by Chief and Danny. We kick it off by getting Eddies thoughts and feelings going into tonights 99/99/9 challenge (1:04) and Chief tells us the horror story of his first time drinking (10:04). We discuss the best drunk eats in college (16:35) and talk about the lore behind the original (other) Burger King (21:00). Next we get into our on the leash/ off the leash segment about asking a friend for gas money at the ripe age of 32 (23:50). We close things out by complaining about how WSD keeps strumming his guitar around the office (32:24) and prepare Danny for his upcoming best man speech (39:52)You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/thedogwalk

Analizamos la polémica campaña de influencers que Burger King ha utilizado y que ha hecho arder las redes sociales.Pero antes, recuerda que, si todavía no te has apuntado, puedes unirte ahora mismo a la lista de correo Press Start y recibir cada día un nuevo consejo de ventas

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This week on “I've Been Meaning to Listen to That”, we listen to “2014 Forest Hills Drive” with special guest ⁠ Sorcerer! Key Topics:- Does J Cole deserve to be in the Big 3 conversation as one of the GOATs of hip-hop, or is he the Jordan Peterson of rap?- How does J Cole fare as a competitor in the sport of rap? Can you be the best when you take yourself in and out of the sport so frequently?- We compare the song “Wet Dreamz” to the Netflix series “Big Mouth”, and discuss how this is the best version of an “after-school special” rap in contrast to kids learning from the likes of Andrew Tate.- Is “2014 Forest Hills Drive” a classic?- Plus, Andrew does a ad read for the “J Cole Meal” at Burger King!0:00 The J Cole Meal1:37 Theme Song2:17 Are these songs too long?5:45 J Cole… the Jordan Peterson of Rap?11:52 J Cole as a competitor31:42 Wet Dreamz39:57 St. Tropez43:26 Apparently48:32 Is This a Classic?1:01:12 ConclusionFollow Jon Butts on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonbuttsishere⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Dakota West Foss on Instagram (⁠⁠@down_with_fun⁠⁠)Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Stenley Philippe on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@snapasten⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow Stefanie Senior on Instagram (⁠⁠@stefmsenior⁠⁠)Cover Art by Megan Rika Young (Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@meganrika⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Theme Song by OTNES (Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mxotnes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Follow us at (@ibmtltt) on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ivebeenmeaningtolistentothat@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Have a good daaay!

On today's MJ Morning Show: Morons in the news A Burger King run by one employee Listener message about the fries at Steak n Shake You're brushing your teeth wrong Another breakup story MJ IG - Car with bumper hanging off Woman gave birth to 4 kids on same day... different years Coldplay Kiss Cam cheating story Things not to say on an airplane Postal worker stopped for water at Starbucks Fast Food A.I. beaten by customer Don't throw a water bottle at a Holiday, Florida, drive-thru Mic at golf tournament picked up perfectly timed fart Stephen Colbert's show canceled Mugshot of the day Don't call a judge a whore Oops from American Airlines MJ's movie chatter: "Superman", dog adoptions are up, and a movie he's looking forward to in 2026 Annabelle doll didn't kill a guy... or did she? Woman scammed out of thousands of dollars with A.I. voice of her daughter

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Take a humorous dive into the world of personal grooming and the quirks of wedding attire with The Rizzuto Show. From the challenges of finding the perfect white shirt to the art of manscaping, no stone is left unturned. We also explore the temperature of summer, the wild world of tattoos, and the unique experiences that come with being a man in today's society. Join Rizz, Moon, Lern, and King Scott for laughs, relatable moments, and a few unexpected turns as we navigate these everyday topics! Show Notes:House too hot? Energy bill already too high? This UK professor says smearing yogurt on your windows can cool your home. https://fortune.com/2025/07/14/yogurt-on-windows-cool-home-ben-roberts-loughborough-university/Math professor shares thermo-dynamic hack to cool your sweltering car in seconds. https://www.upworthy.com/how-to-cool-down-a-hot-carThe Most-Searched Tattoo Designs By State. https://www.mentalfloss.com/geography/maps/most-searched-tattoo-designs-by-state-mapBartenders' strong but silent message to drunk patrons sparks heated viral debate. https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/bartenders-strong-silent-message-drunk-patrons-sparks-heated-viral-debateMissouri Dram Shop Law: Liability, Penalties, and Defenses. https://legalclarity.org/missouri-dram-shop-law-liability-penalties-and-defenses/Would You Leave Your Partner For $1 Million? 43% Of Americans Say They Would! https://studyfinds.org/would-you-leave-your-partner-for-million-dollars/Burger King employee goes viral after being forced to run entire store by herself for a shocking 12 hours. https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/burger-king-solo-employee-solo-interview-columbia-960171-20250716“1,000 waters”: Man is sick of ordering from an AI voice at Taco Bell's drive thru. Then he throws them a curveball. https://www.dailydot.com/news/taco-bell-ai-drive-thru-hack-1000-waters/Lion's Choice ranks 3rd for ‘Best Regional Fast Food.' https://www.yahoo.com/news/lion-choice-ranks-3rd-best-232207535.htmlFollow us @RizzShow @MoonValjeanHere @KingScottRules @LernVsRadio @IamRafeWilliams - Check out King Scott's Linktr.ee/kingscottrules + band @FreeThe2SG and Check out Moon's bands GREEK FIRE @GreekFire GOLDFINGER @GoldfingerMusic THE TEENAGE DIRTBAGS @TheTeenageDbags and Lern's band @LaneNarrows ⁠http://www.1057thepoint.com/RizzSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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TikTok strikes again and thinks its a good idea to use Sharpies as lip liner, We have the elusive headline of the week/it happened again combo platter: Man dies after falling into burrito factory meat grinder, Burger King introduces insane 'Sumo' burger in Japan

Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about Mondays continue to mess with you after work, things that were making news headlines 10 years ago, plane forced to land after 2 people smoking in bathroom, flight makes emergency landing on remote island, soon we will no longer have to take shoes off at TSA, guy rampaged at gas station after being denied a free drink, guy chased a garbage truck, pictures capture moment shark swims under paddle board, roller coaster rider hit by phone, geese terrorizing state troopers, 86-year-old skydiver, MLB All-Star Game, Joe Burrow talks about robbery, Jelly Roll wrestling for WWE, Mary Lou Retin DUI bodycam, Gary Coleman ex-wife accused of killing him, 50 hottest men in Hollywood all-time, man pulled gun when he got turned down for fast food job, mountain lion witness interview, stranded hiker survives after being stalked by a bear and a cougar, man found after getting lost in Himalayas, West Virginia couple has sex while driving, couple busted having sex in street intersection, man forgot his wife at gas station and drove 200 miles before noticing, passenger dragged off plane, fight on Canadian golf course, woman left to run Burger King by herself, kid ran up $3K Amazon bill, being self-conscious about your feet, and more!

On this week's Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss how pizza chains like Domino's, Little Caesars, and Pizza Hut are increasingly turning to value deals to get customers' attention. It's no surprise in a year when so many other restaurant chains are leveraging value, but what does it signify about where pizza is headed — especially now that virtually all other restaurants are offering delivery? Next they talk about Burger King's Whopper by You platform, which invites guests to suggest Whopper builds. Sam and Alicia think it's a smart campaign; not only can Burger King learn plenty about its customers, but it can also engage them in fun ways that lean into the chain's “Have It Your Way” slogan. Learn more about the program and how Sam and Alicia think it could give a boost to a lethargic burger category. Next they discuss new data that shows how Red Lobster and Taco Bell are two chains with the most effective TV ad campaigns. What does this suggest about the future of restaurant marketing and how restaurants can get in front of potential guests? Finally, tune in to a conversation between managing editor Leigh Anne Zinsmeister and South Block founder and CEO Amir Mostafavi, held in person at the recent National Restaurant Association Show. Oh, and you can see Kevin Bacon live this year at CREATE: The Event for Emerging Restaurateurs. For more on these stories: Pizza industry bets on value meals and promotions to win back customersBurger King will launch a ‘Whopper by You' platformRed Lobster and Taco Bell had the most effective TV ads in the first half of 2025

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In today's podcast, Karen Salmansohn joins us to discuss her new book,  YOUR TO-DIE-FOR LIFE: How to Maximize Joy and Minimize Regret . . . Before Your Time Runs Out. This episode will inspire you and support you waking up to the gift of life. You will learn: How mortality awareness is a motivator  7 core values to avoid regrets on your deathbed  Death mindfulness rituals to help you wake up Listen to the episode and share your takeaways with Karen and I on Instagram @OneWade and @notsalmon   Order your copy of my interactive self-care guide, 100 Mindful Moments to Balance & Energize to support you taking care of your one mind, one body and one precious life.    ***** KAREN SALMANSOHN is a best-selling author and leading Behavioral Change Expert, celebrated for blending research-based psychological strategies with bold humor. With over two million books and courses sold, she has helped countless individuals shake off autopilot and start living with intention. She's the founder of the personal development site NotSalmon.com—home to 1.5 million loyal followers—and has appeared on Oprah and in Psychology Today. Salmansohn's distinctive style merges psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, and award-winning design. Her early career in advertising, including coining the name “Croissan'wich” for Burger King, shaped her knack for creating content that's both compelling and transformative. Her past bestsellers, such as How to Be Happy, Dammit and Think Happy, show her talent for delivering practical insights wrapped in wit and real-world relatability. Through her writing, speaking, and online presence, Salmansohn offers an energizing call to action: stop sleepwalking through life and start making meaningful choices. Whether she's discussing happiness habits or identity-based change, her focus remains the same—empowering people to lead more purposeful, fulfilling lives. MORE ONLINE: NotSalmon.com Instagram X Facebook YouTube  

What is more nostalgic than the memory of an American road trip: the sense of freedom and exploration, adventure and an open road, connection and memories, simplicity and escape? In The Great American Retro Road Trip: A Celebration of Roadside Americana (Artisan; hardcover; June 24, 2025), join journalist Rolando Pujol on a coast-to-coast celebration of the nostalgic pleasures of America's vintage signs, quirky roadside attractions, and offbeat fast-food relics.A taste of the 1000 iconic locations listed includes:The 21-foot Buck Atom, a Muffler Man space cowboy deposited by aliens at an old gas station on Route 66 near Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 13-foot Smiling Peanut, inspired by President Jimmy Carter's famous smile and constructed during his 1976 campaign, now sitting in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. The Sinclair Oil dinosaur Octane in Heber City, Utah, to see how local schoolteacher Christine Chappell has outfitted him (Octane has been dressed up as everything from a Utah Jazz player to Barbie to the Statue of Liberty and has promoted school fundraisers, political candidates, and helped celebrate holidays). The 9,370-pound World's Largest Popcorn Ball, made from real, locally grown popcorn kernels in Sac City, IowaA corn dog at the Cozy Drive-In in Springfield, Illinois, whose founder sensationalized the 1946 Illinois State Fair when he debuted his hot dog on a stick. A hamburger and midcentury ambience at The Red Rooster in Brewster, New York in a 1963 A-frame decorated with candy- stripes and an ice-cream-cone cupola. Burger Chef, founded in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1954, was once neck-and-neck with Burger King in the race to catch up with McDonald's. The chain faded away by the 1980s, but one of the finest remaining former Burger Chefs is in Rialto, California, is so authentic looking it appeared in Mad Men.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

Rob and Kelvin debate whether the Player Empowerment Era ushered in by LeBron James' The Decision has been bad for the NBA, debut Rob's very special Sade-inspired Burger King commercial, and take a trip out to Shekel City for Rob's nightly bets. Plus, former NFL offensive lineman and FOX Sports Radio Weekend host Ephraim Salaam swings by to discuss LeBron's impact on the League, the narrative that LeBron only wins when he stacks the deck in his favor, Kirk Cousins' comments about feeling misled by the Atlanta Falcons, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Star Wars and Coca-Cola go back as far as the original film releases in 1977 when they collaborated with Burger King for their collectible posters and drinking glasses. Now Coca-Cola and Star Wars join forces once again with the new promotion - “Refresh Your Galaxy!”.    There are new cans and bottles with beautiful red, white, and black Star Wars character art, and a new commercial filled with Easter eggs (you know how much we love easter eggs!). We invited laughingplace.com's Mike Celestino (Who's the Bossk?) and Rebekah Moseley to join us as we deep dive for a commercial commentary and the announcement press event held at Galaxy's Edge.   Episode discussion links: Coca-Cola x Star Wars: Refresh Your Galaxy NEW Coca-Cola x Star Wars Collaboration – Product Reveal Interviews: NEW Coca-Cola x Star Wars Collaboration Coca-Cola x Star Wars: Refresh Your Galaxy - Laughing Place On Location   TODAY in Star Wars History 7/5/1948   Happy 77th Birthday to William Hootkins!William Hootkins played X-wing pilot, Jek Porkins - Red 6, in Star Wars. Hootkins also appeared in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Batman (1989), and in the episode “Barcelona” from The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992).   SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com. Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT THE SHOW   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force and unlock bonus content.   CONTACT US   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod   Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland   Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.   If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!   Never Land on Alderaan!

Burger King vs King Charles!! Sam spills all on his awkward royal encounter - from the King's soft yet massive hands to bumping into George Clooney and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Pete confesses he's a secret theatre kid, shares a gym update, and channels Simon Cowell to roast listener Tom's band.

Paul Tredinnick is a seasoned senior marketing director and accomplished business leader with over 25 years of experience driving the growth of global consumer brands. His career spans key roles with iconic names like Mars Snackfood, Unilever, McDonald's, Burger King, and Primo Foods—giving him deep expertise across QSR, grocery, mass merchants, petrol/convenience, and hardware sectors.Today, Paul brings that experience to businesses of all sizes, helping them develop clear brand strategies, strengthen their market presence, and unlock sustainable growth. Whether guiding start-ups or supporting established companies, Paul partners with leaders to build brands that stand out in competitive markets and deliver lasting impact. Paul's Website: Brand Value Builders Website

They are not really "industrial rivals" to the United States but, President Trump sent them "tariff letters" on Wednesday and we'll share what we know.  This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 9th day of July. In other news, Musk's AI friend Grok…sent out some awful responses and even praised Hitler…no, really. Nvidia is a big deal…a very big deal.  Now we have to deal with Job Scams and we'll share that story.  The first Prime Day is in the books and it seems you were hungry for some deals. The Wall Street Report and a new Whopper is out from our friends at Burger King, think spicy…let's go! Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

Star Wars and Coca-Cola go back as far as the original film releases in 1977 when they collaborated with Burger King for their collectible posters and drinking glasses. Now Coca-Cola and Star Wars join forces once again with the new promotion - “Refresh Your Galaxy!”.    There are new cans and bottles with beautiful red, white, and black Star Wars character art, and a new commercial filled with Easter eggs (you know how much we love easter eggs!). We invited laughingplace.com's Mike Celestino (Who's the Bossk?) and Rebekah Moseley to join us as we deep dive for a commercial commentary and the announcement press event held at Galaxy's Edge.   Episode discussion links: Coca-Cola x Star Wars: Refresh Your Galaxy NEW Coca-Cola x Star Wars Collaboration – Product Reveal Interviews: NEW Coca-Cola x Star Wars Collaboration Coca-Cola x Star Wars: Refresh Your Galaxy - Laughing Place On Location   TODAY in Star Wars History 7/5/1948   Happy 77th Birthday to William Hootkins!William Hootkins played X-wing pilot, Jek Porkins - Red 6, in Star Wars. Hootkins also appeared in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Batman (1989), and in the episode “Barcelona” from The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992).   SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com. Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT THE SHOW   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force and unlock bonus content.   CONTACT US   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod   Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland   Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.   If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!   Never Land on Alderaan!

Get your cool ice picks and your space drugs and your sweet desert armor, because we're riding these tubes all the way to infinity, or at least until the screen saver starts again. Either way, I'm there. Internet reviews for frozen beef from Nebraska via Amazon, dealing with coupons at a highway-side Burger King, the work horses of the feet: socks, and busting a vacuum. For the segment, we go hard with Gorilla Mode Lightning Preworkout on My Precious Max. Tubular.Want more party? Check it out at https://www.reviewparydotcom.com/ !

Matt Tuttle says there's no comparison between Uber (UBER) and Lyft (LYFT). He thinks Uber is a long-term hold and something to own for 5-years or more. Matt sees the opposite for Lyft, and believes they will be the "Burger King to McDonalds" when stacked against ridesharing comparison. In the autonomous driving space, Matt says "Tesla, I'll believe it when I see it" and says Alphabet's (GOOGL) Waymo is a name to watch.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – / schwabnetwork Follow us on Facebook – / schwabnetwork Follow us on LinkedIn - / schwab-network About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

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What if the biggest risk in your business isn't building the product but realizing no one wants it? In this Unlearn episode, I'm joined by Alistair Croll, technologist, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Lean Analytics, for a candid and clever conversation on rethinking product development, marketing, and demand generation.Alistair's work focuses on data-driven innovation and human behavior. He co-authored Just Evil Enough: The Subversive Marketing Handbook, a playbook for bending the rules to win in the attention economy. He has chaired global tech conferences like O'Reilly's Strata and currently leads Startupfest, where he helps founders turn clever ideas into competitive advantage.Known for blending insight with humor, Alistair unpacks why subversive creativity, not perfection, often wins. From the “fluency equation” to Burger King's clever customer acquisition tactics, he reveals how unconventional strategies generate meaningful traction. This episode explores the science of subversive marketing, reframes how we think about product launch risk, and dives into the mindset shifts leaders need to stay relevant in the AI era.Key TakeawaysStart with Attention, Not Execution: The first job is proving demand, not building features.The Fluency Equation: Adoption is driven by desire, but also requires lowering inexperience, complexity, and perceived consequence.Redefine Product-Market Fit: Medium fit — how people find, try, and pay — is just as important as what you offer.Reverse Your GTM Strategy: Work backward from demand instead of forward from the product.Additional InsightsTest Before You Build: Demand validation should come before development or scaling.Have a Disagreement with the World: Bold startups are born from challenging norms, not just meeting expectations.Use Familiar Behaviors to Drive Adoption: Anchoring new tools to existing habits lowers friction and boosts engagement.Practice Ethical Persuasion: Subversive tactics work best when they respect users and build long-term trust.Episode Highlights:00:00 – Episode RecapAlistair reframes startup risk with a clever hand-raising test: building isn't the danger, indifference is.03:16 – The Beach-Read Business BookWhy Just Evil Enough was built to entertain and educate, and how surprise fuels learning.07:30 – The Real Startup RiskMost teams focus on building because it feels safe. But the real risk is customer indifference.08:41 – Subversive Marketing in ActionThe Whopper Detour: How Burger King used playful tactics to achieve strategic goals.13:20 – The Fluency Equation ExplainedA new way to understand user hesitation and remove behavioral friction.19:14 – AI, Fluency, and Leadership GapsWhy executives aren't using AI, even when they know they should.26:00 – Decision-Making Matrix for InnovationA two-by-two framework to help teams run smarter experiments with lower risk.31:01 – The Fourth MiscapitalizationWhy companies are still over-investing in engineering in an AI-native...

In this episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor reunite (despite a case of post-Annecy crud) to cover a wide range of animation and industry news, including: Disney officially announces Lilo & Stitch 2 after the live-action original crosses $945M globally. Elio holds better than expected with a solid second weekend as it climbs past $42M domestically. Live-action Tangled delayed to 2029, reportedly to make room for the Lilo & Stitch sequel. Warner Bros. loses the rights to Akira after years of development—setting the stage for a new studio to reimagine the cyberpunk classic. Laika's ParaNorman returns to theaters for Halloween 2025 as part of the studio's 20th anniversary celebration. Also in this episode: KPOP Demon Hunters debuts at #2 globally on Netflix, Broadway updates on Beauty and the Beast and Hercules, and what's really in those Dragon Flame-Grilled Whoppers at Burger King. It's a shorter episode while Drew recovers—but packed with news, box office insight, and some wild theme park popcorn bucket trivia. Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Disney vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor reunite (despite a case of post-Annecy crud) to cover a wide range of animation and industry news, including: Disney officially announces Lilo & Stitch 2 after the live-action original crosses $945M globally. Elio holds better than expected with a solid second weekend as it climbs past $42M domestically. Live-action Tangled delayed to 2029, reportedly to make room for the Lilo & Stitch sequel. Warner Bros. loses the rights to Akira after years of development—setting the stage for a new studio to reimagine the cyberpunk classic. Laika's ParaNorman returns to theaters for Halloween 2025 as part of the studio's 20th anniversary celebration. Also in this episode: KPOP Demon Hunters debuts at #2 globally on Netflix, Broadway updates on Beauty and the Beast and Hercules, and what's really in those Dragon Flame-Grilled Whoppers at Burger King. It's a shorter episode while Drew recovers—but packed with news, box office insight, and some wild theme park popcorn bucket trivia. Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Disney vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back!! Lots to catch up on after a long break. The generations chat about all the fast food in this episode. Find out why Ceci may be banned from Burger King's now for ever and ever amen, along with what sauce has divided the team? Enjoy!

Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP formerly served as Chaplain of the ICKSP Oakland Apostolate at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Oakland, California. He was ordained in 2018.   In Today's Show: What is the synodal church? ("Not a Burger King Church) Can there be two "religions" instead of one within the Catholic church?  One synodal and one traditional? What is the definition of knowledge? What are your thoughts on dipping the Eucharist in the Blood of Christ before the priest consumes the host? Is this practice of intinction permissible? I've heard that feelings aren't sinful but what about the verse about not going to the altar when you are angry with your brother? Is it okay for Catholics to donate to the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews? Can I attend my friend's Lutheran church? Is it sinful to lie when you are trying to hide priests from persecution?   Visit the show page at thestationofthecross.com/askapriest to listen live, check out the weekly lineup, listen to podcasts of past episodes, watch live video, find show resources, sign up for our mailing list of upcoming shows, and submit your question for Father!

Adriana Gallardo went from flipping burgers at Burger King to building a $300M business empire—and she did it as an undocumented immigrant with nothing but grit and her mom's belief in her. She's now a powerhouse Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Founder of AGI Business Group, the largest insurance agency in Southern California. In this episode, Adriana shares how to overcome fear, rewrite your story, and rise up—even when the odds are stacked against you. She talks about the mindset shifts that changed her life, how a health scare redefined her definition of success, and why your vision determines your future. Key Timestamps [00:00:00] Introduction. [00:01:18] How did Adriana go from undocumented to unstoppable? [00:10:22] The mindset her mother gave Adriana. [00:14:53] Why believing bigger changed everything. [00:20:12] What do you do when your body forces you to slow down Memorable Quotes "Your life rises to match your vision." — Adriana Gallardo "Sometimes, your greatest pain is the wake-up call." — Adriana Gallardo Where to Find Our Guest Website: https://www.adrianagallardo.com/en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrianagallardo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/addygallardo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdrianaGallardo TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@AdrianaGallardoOficial To stay connected and to learn more about Vishen and Mindvalley, click on the links below:  Website: https://www.mindvalley.com/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindvalley/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindvalley Become the best version of yourself with the world's most effective transformation platform. Join Mindvalley Membership Today: https://start.mindvalley.com/membership Produced by Evolved Podcasting: www.evolvedpodcasting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week a Burger King in Lincoln Nebraska became internet-famous when the entire staff walked out. Then it happened again, at a Hardees. And again at Wendys. What gives?

Craving vegetarian fast food? Discover the best plant-based menu items at major chains like Taco Bell and Burger King—plus insider tips for smart ordering. Check out the full show notes here. 

Our Heroes talk about Anacrime and the theft of Labubu. We also break down Burger King and how much it tastes like fake smoke. Gross. You're gross. Anyway, who should the Sauce Monkey fight in Death Battle? You can hear his big smile the whole time. Support us directly https://www.patreon.com/100percenteat where you can join the discord with other 100 Percenters, stay up to date on everything, and get The Michael, Jordan Podcast every Friday. Follow us on IG & Twitter: @100percenteat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about Dave sucking on his water bottle, Aquarium Day, daytime talk show about woman’s dead father not being her real father, update on kid who left his graduation to work Burger King shift, guy proposed to his AI girlfriend and it agreed, local reporter being investigated for making advances on man giving him massage, firefighter charged with exposing himself, cruise ship broke away from dock during storm, Nintendo Switch consoles stolen from semi-truck, guy found $50k winning Power Ball ticket while cleaning out his car, Hulk Hogan addresses rumors that he’s dying, NBA playoffs, little leaguer nicknames Mike Trout, update on Anne Burrell passing, Kelsey Grammer to be a dad again at 70, Hugh Jackman jumped into a random car to get away from fans, Charlie Sheen autobiography, Joel McHale talks about procedures to keep his hair, man who was stalking Eminem gets sentenced, Johnny Depp dresses up as Jack Sparrow for kids, Tom Cruise and Dolly Parton to receive honorary Oscar, Willie Nelson gave up smoking and only takes edibles, 84-year-old tries to get out of ticket by saying he’s FBI, organizer of Tulip Festival arrested for hiding cameras in bathroom, lumber jack cut off dong after supplement incident, guy wearing world’s greatest farter shirt to court, banker with doll fear after boss left Chucky doll on her chair, teacher has spent more than $150k on tattoos, world’s oldest body builder, old guy took wrong turn in Rome and get stuck on steps, update on nudist murders, teens caused $3k in damage to parked car twerking, Jason is Bo from Superstore, and more!

Andrea Jin (@andreajin, Baby Goat) joins the 'boys to talk favorite desserts, burger preparation, and her family's farm before a review of Burger King's How To Train Your Dragon menu. Plus, another edition of Pie in this Guy.Watch this episode at youtube.com/doughboysmediaGet ad-free episodes at patreon.com/doughboysGet Doughboys merch at kinshipgoods.com/doughboysAdvertise on Doughboys via Gumball.fmSources for this week's intro:https://www.bhso.org.uk/work/mendelssohn-hebrides-overture-2/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Felix-Mendelssohnhttps://www.britannica.com/place/Hebrideshttps://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/hebrides-scotland-islandshttps://danjones.substack.com/p/history-etc-the-vikings-didnt-wearhttps://www.brandeating.com/2025/05/burger-king-new-how-to-train-your-dragon-menu.htmlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Board your dragon (Eric's Hyundai) and ride along with Our Heroes on their way back from BK with the food. They talk live action remakes, Lilo & Stitch, explain how to train your dragon to Eric, and realize this burger is just a whopper. TAKE FLIGHT! Support us directly https://www.patreon.com/100percenteat where you can join the discord with other 100 Percenters, stay up to date on everything, and get The Michael, Jordan Podcast every Friday. Follow us on IG & Twitter: @100percenteat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Heroes, because of you, return to Burger King, because of you, to try the new How to Train Your Dragon Menu, because of you. You did this. This meal includes a red burger, reddish mozarella sticks, a lightish red drink, and a sundae without nuts. Only one thing is spicy. Can we train this meal or does BK get knocked down a peg again. It still tastes like that huh?And next week we'll be announcing some new merch coming early July including the Switchfork! You can check out the store NOW at https://100percenteat.store Sponsored by GoldBelly. Go to GOLDBELLY.com and use code PERCENT to get free shipping and 20% off your first order. Also sponsored by Shady Rays. Thanks, Shady Rays. Get 35% off polarized glasses at shadyrays.com - code EAT Support us directly https://www.patreon.com/100percenteat where you can join the discord with other 100 Percenters, stay up to date on everything, and get The Michael, Jordan Podcast every Friday. Follow us on IG & Twitter: @100percenteat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this solo episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill covers a whirlwind of animation news, box office milestones, and fast food tie-ins—while Drew Taylor checks in from Annecy. Topics include: Disney's live-action Lilo & Stitch nears $800M globally, but with How to Train Your Dragon, Elio, and Jurassic World approaching, can it hold on? A live-action Tangled revival is gaining momentum, possibly hitting theaters in 2029. Burger King's How to Train Your Dragon menu gets taste-tested, including the Dragon Flame-Grilled Whopper and Viking's Chocolate Sundae. Universal's Simpsons rights could end in 2028, putting attractions like Krusty Burger on the clock. The forgotten Dolby stereo Fantasia soundtrack from 1982, featuring a 125-piece orchestra, Jimmy Macdonald's new click track, and backlash from classical music fans. Plus: LEGO's $200 Krusty Burger, Seth Rogen's porcine resume, and why blue drinks raise red flags. It's a classic Jim-only episode packed with oddball insight and animation industry intel. Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Disney vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode 1876, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of The Bechdel Cast, Caitlin Durante, to discuss… AMC Wants To Put More Ads Before Movies, “Rainbow Capitalism” Is Back To Just “Capitalism”, A.I. Is Already (Secretly) Making Hollywood Sh*ttier and more! AMC Wants To Put More Ads Before Movies Indian man awarded damages over length of commercials before movie screening Big brands are pulling back on Pride merchandise and events this year The Business End of Pride What Happened to All the Corporate Pride Logos? Target, Macy’s, and Walmart among retailers promoting Father’s Day over Pride Month These 14 corporations have stopped or scaled back sponsorship of LGBTQ+ Pride events 'Cowardcore:' Everyone Is Noticing The Same Thing About Target's Pride Merch Big brands distance themselves from Pride events amid DEI rollback Burger King's Pride Whoppers Come With Two Tops or Two Bottoms Everyone Is Already Using AI (And Hiding It) Natasha Lyonne to Direct Feature ‘Uncanny Valley’ Combining ‘Ethical’ AI and Traditional Filmmaking Techniques Natasha Lyonne Talks ‘Uncanny Valley’ Directorial Debut, Use Of “Copyright-Clean” AI & Danger Of AGI Natasha Lyonne reveals David Lynch was a supporter of AI This AI Animation Studio Believes It Can Convince All the Skeptics I’m Not Convinced Ethical Generative AI Currently Exists LISTEN: CPR by Wet LegSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about speech therapist responds to Jason overcoming a lisp, most Americans admit to being bad at mornings, young Italian kid defends his culture online, guy lost bet where he had to get breast implants, update on Burger King employee’s GoFundMe, flight had to be evacuated due to bomb threat, passenger overheated on plane while waiting for takeoff, postal worker accused of DUI, man driving 132mph didn’t pull over because he was late to interview, tipping culture, Walmart introducing security bots, late Dave, Aaron Rodgers signing with Pittsburgh Steelers, NBA and NHL playoffs, NBA All-Star weekend, pro wrestler accused of kidnapping, judge threatened to throw Diddy out of court room, update on Ghost Hunter whose wife tried to have him killed, Joe Exotic’s husband’s butthole gift, lead singer of All-American Rejects starts OnlyFans page, Nick Jonas to play Paul Stanley, Dolly Parton eats potatoes every day, guy fired shots in the air at wedding, man facing charges for taking pics of women changing at flight school, dad secretly taped the nanny, nude man broke into woman’s home and touched himself, crew who stole thousands of dollars worth of candles, what’s the unique way you busted someone for cheating?, teen’s excuse for speeding was liking the sound of his exhaust, Ask Dave & Chuck The Freak, son has no desire for real lady, met a recently divorced man with 23-year age gap with HIV, co-worker eats loud every day, grabbed his wife’s corporate debit card on accident, someone stole phone from kid, boat blew up, people think Costco cards are Real IDs, shallowing is the new sex trend, recycled toilet water, Amazon wants to have robots deliver your packages, 6-year-old saved grandma’s life, and more!

In this episode Nick talks about a Wall Jumper, A Celebration, Fungus Among Us, Trump a Steeler, Dems Small Town Destruction, Got Milk? and Burger King. To watch FULL EPISODES and get ALL RUMBLE PREMIUM content AD FREE, join by clicking the link below, then the red RUMBLE PREMIUM button.  https://rumble.com/c/TheNickDiPaoloShow/exclusive MERCH - Grab some snazzy t-shirts, hats, hoodies,mugs, stickers etc. from our store! https://shop.nickdip.com/ Visit our website to keep up to date! - https://nickdip.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIALS -   https://nickdipaolo.komi.io/

Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about Marketplace ads for home rentals that are really just OnlyFans advertisements, and update on the Go Fund Me that was started for the Burger King worker who went to work after graduating, bounty hunters in New Orleans looking for the escaped prisoners, what happened to the lady who rinsed her sinuses with infected tap water, the new cover of the Madden video game, an update on the Diddy trial, what the one thing guys do that give ladies the ick, why a big guy is suing Disney, a guy who looked so disheveled while he was taking his kid for a walk that people mistook him for being homeless, what happened when a car slammed into a portable toilet while a person was inside, why a woman tried to strangle her roommate, the newly wed who were photobombed by a tornado, the latest complaint about driverless cars, how many people actually like their own name, the odd thing a guy did to raise money for a downpayment to buy a house and more!