Podcasts about candles

This week we visit the age old topic: Are nepo babies worthy of the positions they get to or is it just the raw power of the parents that are behind them? Also, is Shelby starting a poop candle company to compete with Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP? Find out!

Jeff and Roman are without Django this time, so it just means we'll get a little bit more emotional than normal! Well, maybe. We still talk about bananas, but also a whole lot more Marvel than usual. We even take a quick dive into ONE OF the oldest stories out there - The Odyssey! So hit play already!0:04:45 - The Odyssey (movie, light spoilers for a thousand-plus-year-old story)0:13:30 - Well Welcome Wellmer!!!0:19:21 - Banana #10:27:48 - Three Worlds/Three Moons: Foundations0:41:31 - Avengers: Armageddon #20:53:06 - Assorted Crisis Events #90:58:56 - Spider-Man / Punisher #11:02:48 - Dark Knights of Steel 2 #1SPOILERS! Tread carefully dear listener, because we're going to talk about what happened in these books. So definitely pause this, read your comics, and come back. We'll still be here!And an enormous thank you, as always, to Andrew Carlson for editing this mess into something listenable.Subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you like to get your podcasts.Email us at jeff@thecomicsplace.com! We love hearing from you and there's a good chance we will read it on air!Cover art by Dike RuanVisit us at The Comics Place next time you're in Bellingham, Washington!Comics Place Book Club - second Thursday of every month. Check the shop for details!

I wanted to take today to talk about creating trial reels and making your content feel human again. (And yes, this applies to all the social media apps, not just Instagram!) The old advice of removing “I” and “my” from your content actually makes your content less engaging, and switching to more personalized hooks can make a massive difference in your engagement rates. I'm taking you on a scroll to share real examples, demonstrating how to apply them to your niche, whether you're selling products or sharing your own lived experiences. I also break down my approach to trial reels, why lived-in, authentic moments work, and how to test out different hooks that make your ideal audience feel seen.In this episode we'll be covering:The myth of “personalized” content, why it doesn't work and how to create relatable and engaging content around “I” and “my”.Examples of successful content that uses “I” and “my” and how they stand out from generic content.Using a lived experience to build a strong hook that actually reaches and resonates with the right audience, instead of a weak hook that gets lost in the scroll.Adding elements of your human experience and personality to create value and connect with like minded people.Application of the 4H's to real content, with examples so you can add your own twist!Featured content in this episode:Dietcoke: Don't text I'm busyCandleglambyperry: 320 Candles in 1 DayMacroswithem: When Diet Coke starts hitting better than alcoholMacloafe: Birkenstock Future shoe of the yearShannonmckinstrie: Your friend is “trying to be an influencer”Recommended episodes:Episode 19: Convert Viewers to Followers with the “That's Me” ReelEpisode 111: It's How You Fill in the Blanks That Makes the Hook Unique to YouEpisode 120: Three Things To Set Up Before Your Content Goes ViralEpisode 122: Insider Style Content is Taking Over Social MediaEpisode 123: Fill in the Blanks and Start Sharing Your Insider KnowledgeEpisode 124: Have More Conversations and Let Your Audience Shape Your ContentSend a message!If you use the send a message option above, be sure to include your email address if you would like a reply! (Please allow 3-5 business days for a response)Join me in the Reels Lab!Love this conversation? Make sure to follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode.Connect with me on Instagram!

Matt, Jason, and Don sat down with author, speaker, and longtime voice of principled anarchism Larken Rose. Renowned for his groundbreaking works like The Most Dangerous Superstition and The Jones Plantation, Larken has spent decades dismantling the psychological illusion of political authority through plain logic, accessible analogies, and non-confrontational communication. In this episode, the hosts reflect on their recent experiences speaking at Larken's first-ever Approaching Humanity conference in Sedona, Arizona, exploring how bringing diverse voices together—ranging from former Obama supporters to an active, anti-statist Arizona sheriff—helps humanize the philosophy of voluntaryism and reach everyday people outside academic bubbles. The conversation dives deep into the rapid rise of the surveillance state, focusing on the exponential proliferation of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras and the massive, cross-partisan resistance emerging against them. The hosts and Larken examine how leaked corporate playbooks reveal police departments trying to "own the narrative," even as FBI data demonstrates that increased surveillance fails to improve crime clearance rates. Bypassing typical political divides, the group explores how to leverage real-world events—from foreign proxy wars and police overreach to local privacy battles—as entry points for conversation. Rather than treating statists as enemies to defeat, Larken outlines how Socratic questioning and methods like his Candles in the Dark program allow individuals to recognize their own internal contradictions and break free from political conditioning on their own terms. Concluding with an atypical "White Pill" segment, the discussion shifts toward personal mindset frameworks for navigating an increasingly polarized world. Larken emphasizes that the most powerful shift a freedom-minded individual can make is remembering that bad outcomes are almost always the result of good intentions twisted by systemic propaganda. By approaching friends, family, and neighbors with empathy rather than hostility, listeners are equipped to act as "candles in the dark"—asking honest, targeted questions that uncover shared values, strip away the illusion of state authority, and turn everyday interactions into opportunities to liberate minds. (Length: 1:11:13)   Guest Links & Resources: Larken Rose's YouTube Channel Larken Rose's website for books and interviews Support The Free Thought Project

Full episode description What might become possible if you stopped keeping an escape route—and devoted yourself completely to what you love? In this intimate and poetic conversation, Michael sits down with bestselling poet and author Allie Michelle, whose work explores love, loss, creativity, lineage, and the courage to remain fully human. Allie shares the moment she closed her businesses and committed herself entirely to writing—only to receive an unexpected book offer from HarperCollins. As she describes it: “You chose your art, and your art chose you back.” Together, Michael and Allie explore what it means to create in an age of constant distraction; why boredom may be the birthplace of art; and how the parts of ourselves we suppress often return through the people we love. Allie reflects on walking the Camino de Santiago without her phone, becoming “Freedom Wolf,” and moving from being a writer holding a pen to becoming “a pen in life's hand.” They also journey through the unsent words we carry, the courage required to keep the heart open, the wisdom of lineage, and the beauty of making something no one may ever witness—from a pianist playing alone in a forest to an Indigenous flower blessing offered at sunrise. This is a conversation about burning the boats, letting failure deepen the work, loving people beyond our projections, and singing your song even—and especially—when no one is listening. In this episode: Why distraction is the death of art and boredom its birthplace The danger of living like a personal brand How to recognize the work that is truly calling you What Allie learned from a samurai master Burning the boats and abandoning your escape routes Why failure is a comma, not a period The connection between suppressed identity and romantic attraction Reclaiming the wild, “feral” parts of ourselves The practice of identifying your unsent letters Creating as an offering rather than a performance Why sensitivity can become an artist's greatest instrument Honoring endings, impermanence, and the many lives we live Allie closes the episode with a breathtaking poem imagining a life lived in reverse—a reminder to find magic in the ordinary and return to the only moment we ever truly possess: Just here. Just now. Just this. Featured book: Don't Forget to Light the Candles by Allie Michelle. Michael Trainer has spent 30 years learning from Nobel laureates, neuroscientists, and wisdom keepers worldwide. He's the author of RESONANCE: The Art and Science of Human Connection (March 31, 2026), co-creator of Global Citizen and the Global Citizen Festival, and host of the RESONANCE podcast.Featured in Forbes, Inc, Good Morning America. Follow on YouTube

Texts vs. Traditions - When to Say the Berakhah on Shabbat Candles & At a Milah by Rabbi Avi Harari

Special Episode – Interview with Pat and Dan of The Tea Club, July 2026 When Technology Meets the Body: T-Club's Most Personal Album Yet Rarely does a band wrestle so openly with what it means to be human. T-Club's sixth album *Chasm* was born from grief, health struggles, and one genuinely unsettling piece of performance art involving a prosthetic ear surgically implanted into an artist's arm. Recorded at Big Blue North studio in Utica, New York, the band worked with producer Jeff Aderman (who also helmed their previous album "If When") to capture something raw and alive. They recorded to two-inch tape, often live in the room, inside a converted church that gave the sessions a natural, atmospheric quality. Candles, lighting, and intentional ambience shaped the final sound in ways that modern remote recording simply cannot replicate. What makes Chasm genuinely interesting, interesting in a way that goes beyond typical prog rock ambition, is how it balances three distinct sonic worlds: organic rock, clean electronic textures, and stripped-down acoustic pieces. Vintage synthesizers like the Yamaha DX7 and Moog equipment give certain tracks a deliberately pristine, unsettling quality. Can a band of ten years together finally sound like one unified voice? The answer here seems to be yes, with keyboard player Joe contributing three original songs to the record. Tune in to hear the full story behind Chasm. BlueSky: @progpala.bsky.social X: @progpala Instagram: www.instagram.com/progressivepalaver/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProgPala YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_Xxit3…cJ_7Z__w/featured Theme music provided by: Dave DeWhitt

Subject: Bible ClassSpeaker or Performer: Sis Raynell PruettScripture Passage(s): Matthew 5:14-16Date of Delivery: August 9, 2026

    Last we left off... The Tempests journeyed North into Zaan's homeland, the frozen region known as Rokasing. As with much of Archeron, Rokasing was in a rough way. According to the Jarl of his hometown, many of the able-bodied fighters had gone East to Volsung where other Rokasinians were gathering to handle this cultist threat.     The Tempests headed East themselves, though it was a slow journey. Deep snows covered the path, requiring Cassie to deploy her spider-like legs often to make it through the heavy snow drifts. This did give the Tempests plenty of time to reach out to family, old friends, and acquaintances to ask for aid in the coming fight. They knew roughly where the cultists were, but not precisely where. Their hope was to learn more once arriving in Völsung.     After taking the better part of a week to travel across Rokasing, and encountering a disturbing, cannibalistic Giant Elk along the way, the Tempests have finally laid eyes on the capitol city, Völsung.     We rejoin them now as they descend down the slope towards the makeshift camps gathered outside the city's main defensive walls.   We have merch! Shirts, Candles, Buttons, Stickers, and other things are for sale on our Etsy page at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/foolsandflagons    A huge shoutout to Nick Black who made our intro jingle. Go show some love to @NickBlackMusic and his Banana Army at https://www.twitch.tv/nickblackmusic and let him know we sent you! You can check out his music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2JJiUnuFWy9200nltASksL?si=LIy7N---SX24Z0ktRQbUsQ If you'd like to join the community to chat with the Fools and other D&D aficionados, considering joining our discord! https://discord.gg/BjNJX5CzJj If you like what we do and would like to support us, consider donating to our Ko-Fi page at https://www.ko-fi.com/foolsandflagons You can catch us live every other Friday on Twitch at: https://www.twitch.tv/foolsnflagons/ If you'd like to see our past adventures, you can check out the VODs on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoolsNFlagons  

So often things look right on paper, and we've done everything we can to make them ‘right', only to find that it just doesn't work for us. Fear not, you're in good company.

Rich weighs in on the breaking news of free agent WR Stefon Diggs signing with the Washington Commanders. Rich plays the ‘NFL Win-Loss Game' with a Cleveland Browns fan, and previews the Buccaneers ‘season with the top 4 questions facing Baker Mayfield and Tampa Bay heading into the 2026 NFL campaign.Actor Anthony Michael Hall joins Rich in-studio to promote FOX's ‘Nation's Dumbest' game show, and shares is favorite memories from making classic 80's comedies like ‘National Lampoon's Vacation,' '16 Candles,' ‘Weird Science,' and ‘The Breakfast Club.'‘No-Contest Wrestling' podcast host O'Shea Jackson Jr. drops by the studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Richard & Tyler go over chapter one of Hope & Fear!https://linktr.ee/theteahousemimicLinks to Stuff & Things:Merch - https://truestrikepod.com/Candles - https://cantripcandles.com/truestrikepodcastDrink - https://www.dubby.gg/discount/TRUESTRIKEPOD?ref=pstsxrvahttps://foundryborne.online/https://www.daggerheart.com/downloads/https://www.daggerheart.com/thevoid/Welcome to True Strike, a podcast for tabletop nerds.Each Tuesday, listen in while two friends discuss their completely unwarranted opinions about all things tabletop. Topics vary each week from D&D and Daggerheart, to whatever TTRPG or board game they happen to be playing!Hosts: Richard Cullen/Tyler WortheySong by: WILDJOE1

From a cell south of Boise, Bryan Kohberger is still issuing instructions. A birthday cake baked to his eldest sister's taste. Candles blown out by someone else. Hours of daily video calls — not ordered by any court, just expected. And on July 27, a handwritten petition filed in Ada County without his family knowing until a headline told them.That petition names Anne Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow — the defense attorneys who kept a quadruple murderer off Idaho's death row — and calls their work ineffective. Bryan is representing himself.But the petition is the latest act, not the first. The pattern started in 2014, when a nineteen-year-old Bryan stole Melissa's phone, sold it for two hundred dollars, and warned his father not to do anything stupid when he was confronted. The family's response was not to walk away. They reported it, and then they rebuilt him. Rehab to community college to a bachelor's to a master's to a doctoral program. The word they used was "proud."What emerged from all that work walked into a house on King Road in the early morning of November 13, 2022.This piece is an open letter to the Kohberger family — not asking them to stop loving their son, but asking them to consider that the person they're holding on to is not the person they made. That the account is closed. That a family's decency is not measured by how long they let someone spend it.Four students will never get another birthday. Bryan Kohberger asked his sister to bake a cake and blow out the candles for him.LinksJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimerThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags (10)#BryanKohberger #KohbergerFamily #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #IdahoStudentMurders #KohbergerPetition #MoscowIdaho #IdahoMurders #KohbergerCase #TrueCrimeCommunity

Eta Aquilae is big, bright, and unsteady. Over a bit more than seven days, the star pulses in and out like a beating heart. That causes its brightness to change. How it changes makes the star a good “standard candle” – a type of object that astronomers use to measure the scale of the universe. Eta Aquilae is a Cepheid variable – the first one ever discovered. Such stars brighten and fade in a predictable way. By timing the cycle, astronomers can determine the star’s true brightness. Comparing that to how bright the star looks allows them to calculate the star’s distance. Cepheids are bright enough to see hundreds of millions of light-years away – in galaxies beyond the Milky Way. To go even farther, astronomers rely on another type of standard candle: the exploding stars known as Type Ia supernovas. Like the Cepheids, the way they brighten and fade reveals their true brightness. Some of them appear in galaxies with Cepheids, where we already know their distance. That provides a way to calibrate all of the supernovas, which can be seen from billions of light-years away. Of course, it’s all a little more complicated than that. There are different classes of Cepheids, for example. So astronomers have to understand all the details – making sure that a standard candle really is a good distance marker. Eta Aquilae is high above the Moon in early evening, near Altair, its constellation’s brightest star. Script by Damond Benningfield

Lighting Shabbat Candles When the Lights Are On by Rabbi Avi Harari

Send us Fan MailIntro: Carol by Chuck Berry45. Moments to Remember by The Four Lads44. Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet43. One Mint Julep by The Clovers42. Tweedle Dee by LaVern Baker41. Return to Me by Dean MartinOutro: 16 Candles by The CrestsNotes: I kept (wrongly) saying "Moments to Surrender"

Is it biblical to light candles for the dead? Is lighting a candle for someone who has died contradictory to the teachings of the Bible?

Dave attempts to explain soccer's famously confusing game clock… and somehow makes it even more confusing. Nicole shares the staycation that turned into the reset she didn't know she needed, plus the surprise product that rescued a beach day gone sideways. They revisit 16 Candles through a teenager's eyes, Dave opens up about regretting a recent interaction, and Nicole dives into a mailbag full of hilarious and unexpected questions. #worldcup #fourthofjuly #staycation #frames #freakoff  Find us here: Website - Perfectly Twisted Podcast • Perfectly Twisted with Nicole Eggert Mail- perfectlytwistedpod@gmail.com  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/perfectlytwistedpodcast?igsh=YnA4NHgxMzZ4ZW56&utm_source=qr Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090942948174&mibextid=wwXIfr Youtube - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAWfs4D4mkD8mzumFj0jZrOAEHu-aOVwd&si=j8JP1R7pAQQ1xOPR Hurrdat Media - Hurrdat Entertainment | Hurrdat Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab a drink and settle in with Jade and Nate! We're kicking off this episode with some massive news: Nate has officially left the saw shop for a brand-new office role, and he's raising a glass of 14-year-old Glenfiddich single malt scotch to celebrate. Once the congratulations are out of the way, we're diving straight into the absolute chaos of Chapter 60 of Soul of the Fire.In Fairfield, Richard, Kahlan, and D watch from the shadows as a massive candlelit rally quickly turns into a highly scripted propaganda show. Coached kids are put on stage to paint Richard as a monster, and a speaker named Privet drags his name through the mud with some wild personal attacks about his "boundless lust" and secret pregnant wives.But before the crowd can get any rowdier, things go from bad to worse when the terrifying magic of the Chimes strikes, setting people ablaze in the middle of the square. A sudden downpour puts out thousands of candles, but it can't extinguish the unnatural fire burning the victims. With the panicked mob blaming Richard for the horror, the group is forced to make a run for their horses—leaving Richard more determined than ever to break into the library and stop this magical mess once and for all.Plus, Kahlan spots a midwife sign on the way out, a cheeky reminder that both she and D have some very pregnant implications to face soon!Connect with us!Write in your journey books to podcastatt@gmail.comFind us on any of our social meads!Facebook.com/PodcastATTInstagram.com/PodcastATTPatreon - Support the podcast directly and hear exclusive content at Patreon.com/PodcastATT, where every tier is a happy tear!See ya real soon!

When did we start believing that someone has to be in charge? Maybe it's one of the oldest stories we tell ourselves. If the right people hold power, everything will be okay. If the wrong people do, everything falls apart. But what if Jesus was inviting us into a completely different way of living? In this special bonus episode, Craig catches up with longtime friends of the show Larken Rose and Amanda Rose ahead of Approaching Humanity, an upcoming gathering in Sedona. What begins as a conversation about an event quickly becomes something much deeper. Together they explore why people from very different backgrounds keep arriving at the same uncomfortable questions about authority, conscience, and what it means to love our neighbors without trying to rule them. This isn't a debate about politics. It's a conversation about becoming more fully human, and whether the Kingdom Jesus announced has been offering another way all along. They dig into: Why Jesus refused the crown everyone expected Him to take A fresh look at "Render unto Caesar" How political identities quietly shape our discipleship Why people with different worldviews keep asking the same questions What hope looks like when we stop trying to control one another

Milania Giudice threw food and candles at the Giudice family the night of her arrest. RHOC returns and Vicki, Tamra, and Shannon have a lot to say. Liz McGraw follows up her RHORI resignation with an explanation, promise and threat. Dorit reveals more details from her book signing, has a new disaster on her hands and escapes home eviction with more luck on her side, or on PK's side, than anyone could have ever predicted. New rumors and nastiness surface about RHOM and Ladies of London's cancellation. Last, but not least, Next Gen NYC reigns supreme.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MYFITNESSPAL - podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Use Code VELVET, All Upper Case Letters, For 15% Off The Premium App That Will Change Everything For You Regarding Fitness & Nutrition)  QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns to As You Indulge In Affordable Luxury)  A24 FILMS “THE INVITE” - a24films.com/films/the-invite (The Invite Will Be In Theaters Nationwide July 10) ZENNI OPTICAL -  zenni.com/podcast (Use Code Podcast15 For 15% Off Your First Order Of The Most Affordable, Stylish Glasses and Sunglasses) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Highlights With MichaelWhy he thinks synthetic fragrance is the new secondhand smoke and how he can back this up with dataSecondhand smoke was such a brilliant marketing push and why fragrance needs this nowThe worst offenders and what to look forWhat “fragrance” actually is when you see it on a packageSafe swaps that actually workHaving safe and beneficial indoor air quality The air freshener industry is a 7 billion dollar industry. The air filtration industry is less than half of thatPeople are spending double the money to pollute their air than to clean itFragrance = chemicalsThey work by hijacking your ability to smellWhat to know about candles and which to avoid- some can be great!Turning your home into a sanctuary The 80/20 of health: sleep sanctuary, scrub sleeping air, filter water.Resources MentionedJaspr air scrubber - use the link for a discountOrganic beddingHealthy mattress I loveWater filtersHealthy lightingNon-toxic dishwasher and laundry detergentBranch Basics non-toxic cleanerJust Thrive:Just Thrive Health has been one of my longtime favorite brands for gut health and they have an amazing Daily Gut Detox. Your immune system, gut barrier, and digestion get the support they need to stay strong and healthy. You can find this and their probiotics at justthrivehealth.com/wellnessmama or use code wellnessmama for 20% off your order. BioptimizersI love and use so many products from them, but I especially love the magnesium (Magnesium Breakthrough) and digestive enzymes (Masszymes). Visit bioptimizers.com/wellnessmama to get the best deal!

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As we celebrate America's 250th birthday, we think about candles on a cake. Two hundred fifty candles on one birthday cake? Wow! 250 candles representing 250 years of history, struggle, sacrifice, blessing, failure, repentance, courage, and providence. Yet in the midst of them all, shines one true Light—the light of Christ that has guided generations and continues to shine today.Ligonier, IN151 W Stones Hill Rd, Ligonier, IN 46767, USA

Send us Fan MailThis week I sat down with my oldest, most annoyingly-always-right friend, Mike Dressel — writer, plant dad, t-shirt auteur, and the reason I've seen approximately 400 things I wouldn't have otherwise seen. (He's almost always right. It's exhausting.) The man also accidentally coined what is objectively the greatest band name of all time, which you'll have to listen to find out — but I promise it involves a cat, a bad hip, and the creeping wave of fascism. So, ya know. Relatable.We go everywhere: the disillusionment-to-essayist pipeline, why Gen X had the best music and also kind of raised itself on caffeine and neglect, what gay culture is finally leaving behind (and what it stubbornly won't), and why Mike is now, definitionally, a rave widow. We talk mental health, SSRIs, the specific shame of listening to Ryan Adams alone in your house, David Lynch on acid, and the mystifying persistence of algorithm pop stars who Mike is convinced are not real people.We also do Bibliomancy, which tells Mike his style evolution will be nothing short of messianic. Skinny jeans, apparently, are back.Candles optional. Bwain pills recommended.Mike's website here.    Leave your message for the Speaker Box here.Watch this episode on YouTube here.  For more AGECRAFT content, join the Substack here. To work with Julia and/or learn more about her, go here.  CBDMD website here.Use code julia_g_wellness to get 15% off Episode SponsorBe one of the helpers! SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY and leave us a review on APPLE PODCASTS. 

Learning Weekly in Rav Tzaddock HaCohen Sefer Pri Tzaddick on the Parsha, Balak, at Shirat David Efrat. We discussed the orginal light of Creation that was hidden and revealed through learning strong in the Renewed Light of Oral Torah. The Shabbos Candles and lit Souls brings Blessings

It's 1985. A socially awkward teenager yearns for her FIRST KISS before she turns sixteen in the suburbs. But life is not a John Hughes rom-com for an Asian girl like her. This one-woman musical romp is like totally radical and retro, dude.A nostalgic trip revisiting 80s movies like 16 Candles and Breakfast Club backed by a live band playing 80s hits like Maniac, Wild Thing and Prince's Kiss on keyboards, harp, violin, cello and drums.

Mollé Mystery Theatre || Fifty Candles || July 25, 1944A ruthless businessman has been stabbed, leaving five obvious suspects. You are invited to match wits with the author of the story, Earl Derr Biggers, creator of the Charlie Chan series, and see if you can solve his mystery before the solution is finally given.: : : : :You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94Enjoying my podcast? You can subscribe to receive new post notices.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr@duaneOldTimeRadio #duaneOldTimeRadio#mysteryclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #mysteryradio #radioclassics #rodserling #agathachristie #thewhistler #mystery #suspense #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:: :

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A candlemaker guards one dying flame through the night while ravenous things in the dark demand the soul of a frozen stranger. An old woman stares through a second-floor window with no ledge to stand on, and the shadow man behind her inches closer with every passing night. And a small-town officer commits a man to a psychiatric hold for claiming a five-year-old suicide was really a murder — until the same vision starts playing out in front of his own eyes.FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: I have three stories in this episode for you! Andrew Pendragon pens the tale, “Candles” to start things off. Weirdo Family member Randy Hogan shares a fictional tale called “Old Woman in the Window”. And then our final story is from S.F. Barkley called “I'm a Cop And I Institutionalized Someone I Knew Wasn't Crazy”.CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:10.223 = Chandler's Candles00:19:35.808 = The Old Woman in the Window00:24:35.615 = I'm A Cop And I Institutionalized Someone I Knew Wasn't Crazy, Part 1 ***01:03:09.029 = I'm A Cop And I Institutionalized Someone I Knew Wasn't Crazy, Part 2 ***01:29:19.732 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“I'm a Cop And I Institutionalized Someone I Knew Wasn't Crazy” by S.F. Barkley: https://sfbarkley.com/,https://www.reddit.com/user/Barkles52/“Candles” by Andrew Pendragon: https://www.creepypasta.com/candles/“The Old Woman in the Window” by Weird family member, Randy Hogan(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: September 10, 2020Weird Darkness gathers three works of horror fiction for Creepypasta Thursday, moving from a candlemaker's nightly bargain with the dark, to a watcher at an upstairs window, to a small-town murder reopened by a vision no evidence could explain.It opens with a candlemaker in the small town of Clovetown, the last practitioner of an inherited art he calls Chandler's candles, passed to him from his father and grandmother and kept alive mostly through monthly orders from the Catholic church down the road. His after-hours visitors come only once, telling him sad stories before they go, and on a freezing Tuesday a muddy, shivering man named Basim arrives — a wanderer whose family left Israel before settling in a Midwestern state he refuses to name. The candlemaker warms Basim with tea, tends a bruise left when local children pelted him with a rock, and sends him off with a vanilla-scented sculpted candle and a box of matches. That night the shop window shatters under another volley of stones, and Basim is found frozen to death on a bench outside. As the power fails and darkness floods the shop, ravenous shadow-creatures his family has sheltered against for centuries surround him and demand Basim's marked soul, and he survives the night only by shielding the dying flame of that single candle with his own body until dawn.From there the episode turns to a teenage boy who finds an old woman staring through his second-floor bedroom window, her face blank and dead, though no ledge or balcony exists for anyone to stand on. She returns each night after 10:30 for eight months, and the pattern eventually breaks — she appears in the living room window in daylight, then inside the house, and finally seated beside him with the same lifeless expression. A second figure joins her, a shadow man with masculine features who edges closer with each appearance, and his presence twists the old woman's blank stare into one of horror and terror. By the end, both stand within inches of the boy, and he does not know whether he will live to see another night.The episode closes with Sean Barkley, a Crisis Intervention Team officer working the night shift in rural Pennsylvania, dispatched on a freezing-rain night to a farmhouse where a man named Kevin claims to have witnessed a murder. Kevin's sister, Melissa Watson, died in that house five years earlier in a death ruled a suicide, but he now sees a recurring vision in the upstairs bedroom — Melissa pleading for her life as her husband Andrew fires a gun — and Barkley glimpses the same muzzle flash in the window. Rather than let Kevin hunt Andrew down, Barkley commits him on an involuntary hold and quietly reopens the case with fellow officer Tim, uncovering an autopsy that recorded old bruises and a broken rib never investigated, a handgun bullet buried in the mattress, and a shotgun shell hidden in an air duct. The trail leads to Virginia Beach, where a search warrant turns up Melissa's missing .380 and a destroyed external hard drive holding child exploitation material, some of it filmed in the basement of the farmhouse. Andrew is arrested and then released on bail before he is found dead in a motel room, an apparent suicide with a note only Barkley can see, and a final vision of Melissa's spirit reveals that she had drawn the investigation toward exposing her husband so that she could claim her own revenge.

Larken and Amanda Rose return to Outer Limits of Inner Truth to discuss the philosophy of self ownership, the illusion of authority, and their new book and live event, both titled Approaching Humanity. Larken is the author of The Most Dangerous Superstition, and together the Roses catch listeners up on their work at the Rose Channel, including the Candles in the Dark seminar that teaches people how to reach friends and family with the message of liberty without arguing or debating, along with the deep library of talks and exclusive content they offer subscribers. They then lay out the heart of Approaching Humanity, an event set for July 18th in the Sedona or Prescott, Arizona area, featuring speakers including Patrick Smith of the Disenthrall channel and James Corbett joining remotely from Japan. Where their earlier work focused on tearing down the belief that authority can ever be legitimate, this new project flips the approach and describes the positive vision instead, painting a picture of how people might treat one another and organize in a world that does not hand its judgment and conscience over to a ruling class. The conversation moves through the central argument Larken and Amanda return to often, that the world's problems are driven less by a handful of genuinely malicious people and more by the enormous number of well meaning people who fund, obey, and enforce on their behalf, and that the only power the few hold is the power the many agree to give them. They point to a cultural shift already underway, citing the public pushback police now face online, the recruitment struggles of police and military, and ordinary people questioning authority out loud for the first time, which they believe plants doubt even in those who never speak up. Together with host Ryan, the Roses explore why so many people choose what they call familiar injustice over unfamiliar freedom, the fear of imagining life behind door number two, and how the final section of the book, the Unbound World, sketches what voluntary cooperation could look like. The discussion closes on more personal ground, including Larken's own near death experience and how it made him a fearless speaker, along with references to David Icke, economist Martin Armstrong, and historical examples like Iceland and indigenous societies that functioned without centralized rule. Website: https://therosechannel.com/ Keywords: Larken Rose, Amanda Rose, The Most Dangerous Superstition, Approaching Humanity, voluntaryism, self ownership, the illusion of authority, liberty movement, Rose Channel, Candles in the Dark, James Corbett, Patrick Smith, individual sovereignty, near death experience, statelessness, David Icke, Martin Armstrong

Get ready for a debate worth celebrating! It's balloons vs candles. One floats festively toward the sky, the other brightens the dark. Both are popular at parties. But which one is the best? We're about to find out! We've got podcast producer Anna Weggel lifting spirits for Team Balloon. And actor and improvisor Alsa Bruno lighting the way for Team Candles. Listen to the debate and then tell us who should've won at smashboom.org.Click here to read a transcript of this episode. Want to support the show? Join Smarty Pass to listen to ad-free episodes or donate!

How can we integrate low-tox living into our daily lives and create a low-tox environment for our children? Welcome to this eye-opening and informative episode, where we have the pleasure of speaking with Emma, an expert in living a low-tox lifestyle. In our discussion, Emma will shed light on the hidden dangers of the products we use every day in our homes, and share practical tips on how we can minimize our exposure to toxic ingredients. By the end of this conversation, you'll have a better understanding of the impact that these products can have on our health and the environment, as well as actionable steps you can take to create a safer and healthier living space for yourself and your loved ones. Emma Plush is a dedicated Low Tox  Advocate, a mother of three young children, and has a strong background in health. She began her mission to find safer alternatives to baby products after discovering the presence of toxins in these products. This ignited her passion for natural living and holistic health, which eventually led her to explore the benefits of homeopathy. Emma is a firm believer in the importance of being informed consumers and seeing past marketing tactics to ensure the safety and well-being of our families. Through her work, she aims to spread awareness and empower others to make informed decisions toward a healthier, low-toxin lifestyle. Check out these episode highlights: 01:17 - How did Emma first learn about homeopathy 06:08 - What are the typical toxic ingredients in our household products 13:55 - Eliminating plastic containers as a way to reduce toxicity 15:03 - Stress is another toxin in itself 18:35 - What are the top three things that people must get rid of in their home 25:32 - What are the potential consequences of using harmful laundry detergents 26:20 - Candles with strong scents may contain harmful chemicals 30:17 - What's the cost of going low-toxic 33:32 - Do what works for you Find out more about Emma Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livelowtox/ If you would like to support the Homeopathy Hangout Podcast, please consider making a donation by visiting www.EugenieKruger.com and click the DONATE button at the top of the site. Every donation about $10 will receive a shout-out on a future episode. Join my Homeopathy Hangout Podcast Facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HelloHomies Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/eugeniekrugerhomeopathy/ Here is the link to my free 30-minute Homeopathy@Home online course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqBUpxO4pZQ&t=438s Upon completion of the course - and if you live in Australia - you can join my Facebook group for free acute advice (you'll need to answer a couple of questions about the course upon request to join): www.facebook.com/groups/eughom

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“Send Coach John a message”I found a powerful reminder that I know I need to take with me every day and I also know, FOR SURE, that others need to remember this too. It comes from Gary Hensel (@gary_hensel) and it is this:  “Blowing out someone else's candle doesn't make yours shine any brighter.” We have way too much of people blowing out others' candles thinking that it's ok, and also that it means they are successful. Many that keep doing it also think it means they are a good person for others to follow - in business, religion, etc. It's total nonsense my friends. The thing is - I need to make sure that I'm not blowing out anyone's candles - I want to be the one to help them light them. The only candle to blow out is that of hate, intolerance, selfishness, etc.  Again, the world needs this reminder more now than ever.   Thanks for listening.  Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5 Star rating on Apple Podcasts and ITunes or other services where you find this show.  Find me on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/coachtoexpectsuccess/   on Twitter / “X”:  @coachtosuccess   and on Instagram at:  @coachjohndaly  - My YouTube Channel is at: Coach John Daly.   Email me at: CoachJohnDalyPodcast@gmail.com     You can also head on over to https://www.coachtoexpectsuccess.com/ and get in touch with me there on my homepage along with checking out my Top Book list too.  Other things there on my site are being worked on too.  Please let me know that you are reaching out to me from my podcast.  ** I would appreciate anyone to try clicking on the top of the show notes where it says "Send us a text" to leave a few thoughts / comments / questions.  It's a new feature that I'd like to see how it works. ** 

Have you outgrown a version of yourself but haven't fully let her go? In this first installment of a two-part series, Lesley Logan opens up about the quiet, often uncomfortable process of recognizing you've changed, and the signs that gradually show up. Pulling from her own career pivots from retail manager to Pilates instructor to business owner, she shares how resentment, shame, and nostalgia signal it's time to let her go. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co mailto:beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/#follow-subscribe-free.In this episode you will learn about:Why outgrowing happens slowly before it happens all at once.How resentment can be a signal that something needs to change.The trap of trying to be "both people" mid-transition.Replacing vibes with data when you're ready for the next move.The real reason letting an old version go feels like grief.Episode References/Links:Ep. 163 with Claire Sparrow - http://beitpod.com/ep163Betsey Johnson – https://www.betseyjohnson.comProfitable Pilates: Everything But the Exercises by Lesley Logan - https://a.co/d/0hTekOJlSubmit your wins or questions - https://beitpod.com/questions If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. https://lovethepodcast.com/BITYSIDEALS! DEALS! DEALS! 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You can be forced to outgrow different things, because situations changed, and you can make those decisions yourself. But either way, like, we're all gonna go through it. Lesley Logan 0:20  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started. Lesley Logan 1:02  Well, hey Be It babe. Hello, welcome to a series with me. No guest today, it's me. We're talking about outgrowing who you used to be without having shame and guilt, and this weird thing that we tend to do to ourselves when we're overachievers and recovering perfectionists, which is, "Oh my god, I should have known better." But that's not it at all; we're always here to learn and grow. Hopefully, if you do this life right, you are always learning and growing, right? So it's interesting because I think this could be a really subtle thing, because I think outgrowing who you are does happen in subtle ways. I guess it could happen in fast, big ways, but I do think it's actually kind of a volcano. There's things brewing underneath for a long time, and then it's, "I'm ready to come out, I'm ready to be here." So it's also really big, outgrowing who you used to be. Lesley Logan 1:52  The other day, when I recorded this, I posted on my Instagram account a series of photos of me from, I said they are from 2010, I'm pretty convinced the first photo is from 2008, right after I became a Pilates instructor, and I'd been inspired by Claire Sparrow, who's a guest on our podcast. She's like, "Hey, look, I posted a picture of me as a baby instructor, you should post a picture of you." And it was so cute, and she kind of, I was like, "I think I should do that, especially because I've just not been loving social media lately." I'm like, "Why not? Why not do this thing, right?" So, anyways, I was like, "Do I even have those photos?" Of course, I don't. My phone, the photos kind of really start from 2013 because the cloud didn't really exist, and so you would have, I guess, keep things. I'm not really sure. In fact, to be honest, I have pictures of myself as a child, and I have pictures of myself since my iPhone started. How did I have as many pictures of myself, now that I think about it, from between high school through college and my retail work, which is such a bummer, because what great outfits I would have had. Lesley Logan 2:56  Anyways, I went on Facebook, and I went to my old profile and cover photos, and I actually did find these photos. And you guys, just so you remember, if you all go back in time 16 and 18 years ago, you'd hire photographers to take pictures of you doing something. Now you just set up a thing, click your watch, your phone takes great pictures. Now, I have to hire photographers, and now looking at these photos, I'm like, "Wow, I thought those were great photos. Look at the quality of those photos." No offense to the photographers who took them, but, man, I mean, my goodness, if cameras can outgrow themselves, we certainly can. So I was going through the photos, and one of the things I saw was, "Wow, I was young." And not that I look old now, not by any stretch of the imagination—I'm not saying that, I don't even think I am old—but I am looking at those photos. I have to just be honest, when people say that they think I look like I'm in my 30s, I look like I am a child in some of these photos. Holy cow, people let me go into bars looking like that? Oh my god. So I definitely... okay, this is a side tangent, but welcome to ADHD. You know how when you watch Pretty in Pink and 16 Candles, they all look like such adults, and we're like, "We didn't look like that. Why do we...?" I don't know, because I look back and I'm like, "Oh my god, I look like a high schooler," and I was a graduate from college by several years. But anyways, so the first thing I thought was how young I was, and, whoa, when was my hair brown? I forgot I had brown hair. It's not the hair color that I have now, but the first photo, if you look at it, my hair is brown, and then it slowly gets to red, and then even more blonde-red, which is closer to what it is today, and it was super short, and that was in 2010. Lesley Logan 4:42  The third thing that I thought was that I am so different from this girl. I'm so different—not in a bad or a sad way, just 16 to 18 years of having outgrown her. The clothes she wore, I'm even like, "What am I wearing?" Styles do change, but, what? I mean, they're cute, they're all Lululemon. Hey, from a baby instructor, I was buying the brand designer. But the way I dated, I'm obviously not with that person, but I remember looking at this picture going, "Oh, I know who I was with at that time. Oh my god, oh my god, what was I into?" And I also, going back, I was thinking about the expectations I had, the fears I had, the dreams I had, the goals that version of me set. I'm so different from that person—the risks that I would take, all of that. Anyways, it was kind of funny to look at those photos and go through that, and then go, oh, I'm recording an 'Outgrowing Your Old Version of Yourself' podcast. How hilarious is that? On this pod, we actually have a lot of guests who talk about, "I used to be here, this happened to me, and now I'm here," right? And it's all great, it's all inspiring, it's all super helpful. Sometimes we get some really detailed nuggets, but I don't think we acknowledge or take the time to talk about the shedding process. What does it feel like to let go of that, right? Lesley Logan 6:13  So, this week will be two parts about growing your old self. So, we're going to talk awareness in comparison today, and then Thursday we'll get into the release and action, just so, because I know you guys like a roadmap. You guys like a roadmap. And by the way, if you do love our podcast, one of the best ways you can do to support our podcast is being an OPC member, so I do hope you check us out, what we're doing there, because there we do a lot about connecting to who we are and what we want, and if you are feeling like you want to outgrow the version that you're in, OPC is a great place to be. Lesley Logan 6:43  Okay, so let's get into kind of just like I think, I think to outgrow yourself, I think would just be fun. I feel I have a lot of stories. So let's just talk about when I became a Pilates instructor, I was still managing a retail store and high-end accessories, and I really thought I could do both. In fact, I wanted to do both, and I don't know that I am trying to think back, like, did I not think I could? Did I not think I could make a living teaching? It's possible, especially because my first year of teaching, I was just teaching the mat while I was going through a comprehensive training, and also, you know, I became a teacher at the recession, so, like, a lot of people were always talking about how they didn't have enough clients and not enough money, and I had this like safe job, right? Like, just a laugh, it's retail, but I had this like safe job, and my commissions were going down, like I could see the writing was on the wall, even when I moved to LA the year before, Orange County was hitting, getting hit sooner, but I did live in LA, and I did have student loans, and so I definitely thought, well, I love my job, I'll do this, and I'll teach Pilates, and so I kind of just was like, I could do this, so I'm just adding to who I am, like such the overachiever. Lesley Logan 7:52  Somewhere, though, in 2009, here, there were definitely some shifts. If I think back about who she was and what she was going through, there were shifts. And, you know, I don't think, I think it's okay to not really notice the shifts. In fact, it depends on how old you are listening to this, if you're on the younger side, you're not going to have that intuition we talked about in previous podcasts, because you haven't had experiences yet. So, for sure, I mean, in 2009, how old was I? '83, 2009, right? Someone can do the math. So just the life experience, I hadn't really outgrown a lot, because I maybe outgrew high school and outgrew college, but I hadn't really outgrown, here I was, doing this big girl, feeling like a badass boss babe, running things, and I didn't even know what a recession could do. So I definitely couldn't see the signs that things were shifting, that I was wanting more, that I was wanting something different. Now I can, because I've done reflections on all these different things, I can see the signs. Lesley Logan 8:57  But at any rate, I don't even know, also, that I was too aware. I think sometimes when you're younger, you're thinking you'll live forever, and so you're not necessarily aware that I'm not liking this anymore. Because you just keep going and you keep doing, and also, when you have the job that I had, people were envious of that job, and so it's really hard to go, "Oh, I don't want this," because also I had people telling me how crazy and amazing it was that I had it. So I can see the signs now that it was time to make a change, and that there was a desire, and I was no longer fitting into the life I was wearing or living. I now really understand that when I have resentment, there's something that needs to be changed. And so I do remember, at that '09 time, that I was resentful of the job that I would go to full-time in retail when a client wanted an extra session that week but I was working. And I remember getting frustrated that I could only teach for three hours and I had to go to my other job, or I had to drive in traffic to go teach, and wouldn't it have been nice if I could have just not had to deal with this traffic? I was already there teaching, so I just remember being a little frustrated about that, and I just started to feel like the store was holding me back from making more money, which is funny, because I was keeping the store job to have more money. But I remember going, "Okay, I think what I really need to do is do less hours at the store and more hours teaching." So this is how I was outgrowing this retail girl, but I wasn't brave enough to cut the ties. Lesley Logan 10:31  So after having that resentful stuff and getting frustrated and thinking about it, I came to this new conclusion that I should just shift the hours from one to the other. So I told the owners of the store that I was managing that I wanted to step down to basically a part-time manager, which is a key holder, and then I would be able to have extra days teaching and still have some days off. And they agreed, and ta-da, and I was training up the next manager, and then, two weeks-ish before everything was set to switch over, the owner said, "I have to let go of the other part-time girl." And I was like, "What?" And they're like, "Yeah, we don't need two part-time girls, because we'll have a manager and we'll have this person, and then you, so we don't need this as an extra person." And I remember thinking, "Oh, I didn't think about that." Here I thought, the store is going to benefit because I'll be working these three days a week, so my clients can come on these three days. When you worked in retail back then, people had a salesperson, so they'll still make their money, I'll make my commission, and so that's a win for them, because they felt like family at the time. So I definitely didn't want to screw them over in the outgrowing of myself that I was doing. And, by the way, that's a habit, a bad habit, I would say, there's no bad habits, I mean, but a habit, an unbecoming habit that I have is making sure that the changes I'm making, because I need to, and my life is going a different direction, don't always negatively affect them, and I'm trying to solve that for them, versus they should solve it for themselves. In that conversation, I realized they weren't letting me do what I was doing, but it wasn't going to be because they're going to keep everybody in their business, and it was during the recession, so they weren't gonna let her go. And I was like, "Oh, because I've known her, I hired her, I trained her, she was really great, I know she needed the money." I went home and thought about it, and I was just not okay with keeping this job and her getting fired, because as I thought about it, I was like, well, what happens when I do have enough clients that I could leave, right? Then they're going to be short someone, and then I'm really screwing them over, because they fired this great girl, and on top of that, she got screwed over because she doesn't have a job in retail during this time. So I kind of feel mad, but it was the kind of the slap-in-the-face wake-up call that I needed to just quit so she could keep her job. Lesley Logan 12:53  And it was somewhere in the middle of figuring that out that I realized that I could make a living teaching, and I didn't want to be in between. I wanted to go all in, and I think that's an important part. When you are outgrowing a version of yourself, there is this tendency to try to do both, be both people, keep the friends of the old life while you're in the new life, keep the clothes of the old life when you're in the new life, keep the schedule of the old life when you're going to the new life, because we don't want to let things go. We don't want to lose things; there's nostalgia for that. It feels safe, it feels comfortable, even though it's uncomfortable, right? It feels careful and doesn't have as much fear. So anyways, time goes on, right? I end up managing a store, a studio, excuse me, for the high-end fitness company that I switched my life over to. They heard about my management experience, they saw the great teacher that I was as a baby instructor, but the potential that I had, and I kept climbing the ranks, much like I did in retail, kept getting promoted, kept getting promoted. And I just felt like a big fish in a small pond. I got lots of accolades, and people at the top of the company knew who I was, similar to my last job. So I had grown to this new identity, but in doing all of that, I'd written a book called Profitable Pilates: Everything But the Exercises, and people were reading it, and they're wanting coaching calls, and I had a studio where I was renting space where I could make a little bit extra cash, and then I had retreats. So here we are, you know, this is now around the 2015 time. My book had been out for a while, started business coaching, and I had really grown as high up as I could at the time with the skill sets that I had for this company, and I was feeling the same resentment; it came back. So here I come to this new version of myself, Pilates teacher, and then Pilates teacher trainer, and then Pilates studio manager, and then Pilates regional manager, and Pilates business coach, and Pilates studio renter. And I could tell that I was outgrowing this again. I was outgrowing myself again. I could feel the repetitive resentments, the frustrations, the overwhelm, and I was getting exhausted because I wanted to be coaching more people in their business, but I had to run nine other businesses and this teacher training program. Lesley Logan 15:17  And so I think what's interesting is that even though the signs were the same, that I was outgrowing a version of myself, it doesn't mean that I fell into the last version of myself. I definitely became the Pilates instructor and the studio owner, all those things. But as she grew and she got more information, she was figuring out who she was, and I hate talking in the third person like that, so sorry I'm doing that, but as she was doing those things, she got more clear on what she wanted and what she no longer needed. And I think that's really important when you start outgrowing yourself; there's some things that you're doing because you always have done them, but you don't need them anymore, you know? And so I, while I took all these promotions, part of it was because I wanted the salary, because I wanted certainty still, and I wanted the health insurance, but I'd gotten to a place where I was understanding the business enough to truly understand that I didn't need those safety nets anymore, that I could make them myself, and so I just outgrown that person in me, too. What's interesting is in 2015, I did things a little bit different. I didn't do the, "Hey, I'm going to do this and I'll be here for that." No, I sat down and did some math with my husband, then he was my fiancé, we figured out what steps I needed to take in my own personal business so that I could let go of something, and we made it data over vibes. I think that's really important, because as we outgrow versions of ourselves, sometimes we are going off of vibes and trying to make reasons about how things we feel, and you know what, we got to get out of our head and get into the stats and just write down the evidence. What is real? What is really happening? Where am I going with this? How is this going to happen? And so I went from being this person who wanted to help everybody and support the mentor that I had, and be on this big team, and be a team player, and truly watch this company continue to grow and make a big impact in their space, to going, "I want to make my own impact. I want to be a bigger deal." And so it was scary to want to be a fish in a bigger pond, and I definitely worried, "Oh my gosh, does anyone know who I am when I do this?" But I did it. I got rid of the management gig in 2015, and I did stay on for a little bit for the teacher training because I actually really enjoyed it, but I will say in 2016, that resentment was starting to grow again, and I was like, "Oh, here it is." And I started just quitting things, just quitting this and quitting that. I quit my retail, quit my, as a head of commercial agent, I had a modeling agent, I was like, "I'm quitting that, I'm quitting this." I was shedding, because I was like, "To go into the next thing that I'm doing, I can't have any distractions." And so that was really different. Lesley Logan 18:04  So, instead of going from being an employee in retail to being an employee in Pilates, I'm now going into being my actual own business owner. And to be that version of myself, I have to really lean into the things that I want to do and let go of all the other things. And here's the thing, it is one thing to realize you've outgrown a version of yourself, and it's another entirely different thing to let her go, because it's emotional, right? Like, who knows? Mine were only like five and seven-year stints, but sometimes these are 20-year stints. Sometimes you were married for a long time, and now you're divorced, and so now you're in a new version of yourself there. I'm sharing work, outgrowing versions of myself, but you can outgrow all you can. You can be forced to outgrow different things because situations changed, and you can make those decisions yourself, but either way, we're all gonna go through it. And the hardest part is letting that go without making a version of yourself wrong, or having shame, or thinking, "I should have done it sooner." I definitely played that game. I'm like, "Oh my god, I should have just quit sooner. I should not have taken that promotion." When you reflect back, you can start to see how the signs were there that you've outgrown what you're doing, and honestly, you're just grieving, and grief has all those stages, right? You have the anger and the sadness and all the things, right? So I think it's really important to feel those emotions and to feel the discomfort and to go through the grief, because if you don't let those things go, then you're just going to try to take them into the next version of yourself, and that's not going to work. And we'll talk more about that on Thursday, and then also it leads to being stuck, which is a series we're going to do in a couple of weeks. So anyways, I hope that just sharing some of my stories of different versions of myself help you think about that, because I think what could be really important is you reflect back on your life and the different versions you've had, right? You've had. I used to really feel like I needed affirmations from other people that I was on the right path, and I think it was around 2020, when we were all forced to be in different places, that I was like, "I do not need affirmations from other people. I'm on the right path," because everyone thought I was so crazy that Brad and I were moving to Vegas, buying houses, they thought we were nuts, out of our mind. Best decision we ever made. Everyone's so like, "Oh my god, thank God you did that. Can you believe you did that? What a great timing that was." Yeah, I can believe it, because I didn't listen to other people.Lesley Logan 20:43  So, there's these different versions of ourselves. These versions of ourselves require certainty over our uncertainty, or other people's opinions versus listening to our own gut. And I think the beautiful thing is, the older that we get, and this is why I do think it's fun and beautiful to get older, is that you know yourself so well, it's actually easier for you to go, oh, that's not me anymore, I'm not doing that anymore, right? I don't wear that anymore. Those are not the right clothes. You know, I was looking at my closet, there was a dress I haven't let go of because it's a Betsey Johnson. It was one of the first designer clothes I bought, and I actually do think this dress is so beautiful, and Betsey Johnson is popular again. This dress should just actually be in a museum, it's so beautiful, because when I go to put it on, I'm like, this doesn't look like anything I would wear. And so, sometimes we don't realize that we've changed until we put on an outfit that we've worn, and we're like, this isn't me at all, right? So, anyways, take some time to think about and reflect on how you've outgrown different things, and then I would also say, take some time to reflect: do you like how you did it, knowing what you know now? What would you do differently? Have you outgrown a version of yourself, but you didn't fully let her go, like you're trying to hold on? All these things are really good questions to ask yourself, because it will help us in our next episode. Lesley Logan 22:02  So, until then, my loves, please share this with a friend who needs to hear it. I really want to grow this podcast. I want to help more and more people. If you like these series topics, send in the topic you'd like us to discuss for two, four, even six episodes. And until next time, Be It Till You See It. Lesley Logan 22:18  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. 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She said YES — and we are not okay!   In this episode of Got HER Back, Megan drops the biggest news: she's engaged! Hear the full proposal story (how her fiancé Devin secretly recruited his daughters, scattered rose petals, lit candles, and got down on one knee on a Saturday morning while Megan was fast asleep!). From the emerald radiant cut ring to already knowing her wedding date (May 22nd!), Megan is fully in her bride era.   Carrie and Megan dive deep into early wedding planning, from budgeting, choosing the right event planner, hosting a backyard wedding versus a venue, building the guest list (spoiler: it keeps growing), dress shopping dreams, and the case for an adults-only celebration. They also get real about how far they've both come: from sitting poolside three years ago deciding to get divorced to now both being engaged and genuinely the happiest they've ever been.   Plus, sweet blended family moments, summer job wins for the kids, and some much-needed ring-sizing tips.   Chapters: 0:00 - She's a Fiancée! Megan's Engagement Announcement 1:30 - The Full Proposal Story (Rose Petals, Candles & the Girls) 5:00 - The Ring: Emerald Radiant Cut & Carat Talk 7:30 - He Kept the Secret (And She Never Saw It Coming) 11:00 - Wedding Planning Begins: Budget & Event Planner 13:00 - Dress Shopping Plans & the Tattoo Dilemma 15:00 - Guest List Reality Check: 50 Becomes 125 17:00 - Backyard Wedding Vision: Food Stations & No Venue Fees 19:30 - From Divorce to Engaged: Our Parallel Glow-Up 21:00 - Blended Family Moments That Hit Different 23:30 - Summer Jobs & Kids Growing Up 25:30 - Ring Sizing Tips + Outro  

OK, I was going to wait till Sunday like normal but I suck!! Enjoy this late early release!!! Tune in to 170 and if Reba's "I'm a Survivor" isn't playing in your head by the end of Amy's story then something didn't TRIGGER. Hear about how Betty Broderick did not get away with the murder of her cheating husband and his mistress. Betty's story may of not been fair but murder is still ILLEGAL

In This Episode: Candles, Cork & Linen | The Insomnia ProjectAmanda and Marco are back with another slow, wandering conversation — the kind that asks nothing of you and gives your mind just enough to follow without holding on. This week, they drift through the quiet textures of everyday life: pickled wood, the soft weight of linen, the springy underfoot feeling of cork, and the amber glow of a handmade candle. It's the kind of sleep podcast episode that feels like sitting in a warm room with nowhere to be.How this one meandersIt starts with Marco's recent project pickling wood — a technique that keeps coming up on the show, and for good reason. From there, the conversation finds its way to linen: the fabric, the feel, the way it shows up in clothes and bedding and slow living. Cork enters next — floors, stoppers, the material itself — and Amanda and Marco give you their honest take on whether they're actually fans. The episode closes with candles, including Amanda's low-key satisfying project of melting down candle remnants to make something new.The kind of show that's made for winding down. Whether you're lying in the dark or just trying to quiet a busy mind, this one has you covered.What we talk aboutMarco's pickling wood technique and why this topic keeps finding its way back to the showLinen as a material — clothing, bedding, and the particular texture that makes it a slow-living stapleCork floors and cork in general — do Amanda and Marco actually like it? (They'll tell you)The sensory appeal of candles and why they work so well as a wind-down ritualAmanda's candle-making project using leftover wax remnants — low effort, oddly satisfyingThis episode is perfect forAnyone who can't sleep and needs something gentle and unhurried to followPeople who love slow living content and material texturesLinen enthusiasts, cork-curious decorators, or anyone rethinking their home materialsOverthinkers and people with racing thoughts who need a soft landingCandle lovers and anyone who enjoys a good DIY-without-pressure storyThe Insomnia Project is a sleep podcast for people who lie awake at night. Hosts Amanda and Marco have quiet, unhurried conversations about everyday things — no plot twists, no tension, no agenda. Just the kind of talk that helps your body remember it's allowed to rest. New episodes drop regularly. Subscribe wherever you listen.

Orthodoxy, the Gospel, and Wartime UkraineAs war forces millions of Ukrainians to confront questions about death and eternity, one spiritual question stands at the center of this conversation:Can someone truly know they are forgiven by God?From Odesa, Ukraine, Caleb introduces the topic of Eastern Orthodoxy and its deep influence on Ukrainian faith, culture, and religious life before sitting down with Pastor Andrii Murzin in Kyiv, for a conversation on theology, war, and the gospel. The interview explores some of the major differences between Orthodox and evangelical Christianity, particularly regarding assurance of salvation, justification by faith, ritualism, and the authority of Scripture. Andrii and Caleb also examines how religion shapes culture, why many Ukrainians are searching for hope beyond religious tradition, and how the gospel continues speaking into fear and uncertainty during wartime.The Uncertainty”Pastor Andriin has spent years studying Orthodoxy and engaging with Orthodox believers throughout Ukraine. While he emphasized the importance of treating Orthodox Christians with kindness and respect, he also explained that there are significant theological differences Protestants cannot ignore.One of the clearest differences, he argued, is assurance of salvation.They will never dare say that I know that I am forgiven... They always have this uncertainty.According to Andrii, this uncertainty comes from a different understanding of salvation itself. Orthodox theology often emphasizes salvation as an ongoing process rather than beginning with justification by faith in Christ. By contrast, Protestant theology historically distinguishes between justification, sanctification, and glorification. Christians are justified through faith, sanctified throughout life as they grow spiritually, and ultimately glorified in eternity. Murzin argued that without justification as a foundation, believers can become trapped in fear and uncertainty over whether they have done enough to receive God's mercy.You cannot grow in sanctification unless you first receive the joy of knowing that God has forgiven you.At the same time, Andrii warned that Protestants can also drift into shallow understandings of salvation by reducing Christianity to merely praying a prayer or treating salvation like a “ticket to heaven.”War Makes Eternity Feel CloserThese questions carry enormous weight in a country at war. For millions of Ukrainians, death is no longer distant or theoretical. Air raid sirens, military funerals, missile strikes, and constant uncertainty have forced many people to think seriously about eternity. Caleb reflected on attending Orthodox funerals where priests repeatedly pray, “Lord have mercy,” while grieving families stand unsure of what awaits their loved ones beyond death. In contrast, evangelical Christians often speak confidently about Christ's promises of forgiveness and eternal life. For Andrii, this contrast reveals one of the central differences between Orthodox and Protestant theology.Rituals, Candles, and External ReligionThe Orthodox Church also contains a heavy presence of ritualism. Murzin explained that many people approach religion primarily through external actions and sacred traditions: lighting candles, repeating prayers, making signs, or participating in liturgies. When Ukrainians from Orthodox backgrounds speak with him, their questions often sound like this:What candles do I light? How many candles? When do I light them?According to Andrii, the danger is that the focus can become centered on performing the correct rituals rather than understanding biblical truth or having genuine faith in Christ. Referencing passages such as John 4 and 1 Corinthians 10, he explained that biblical worship is not confined to church rituals or sacred buildings. Worship flows from truth, faith, love for God, and obedience in everyday life. Riitualism is a passive form of religion where outward performance replaces inward transformation.So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. - 1 Corinthians 10:31Cultural Christianity in UkraineTheology has shaped entire societies. Andrii argued that religion profoundly influences a nation's mentality, values, and culture over generations. In Ukraine, many people identify strongly with Orthodoxy culturally while remaining disconnected from personal faith or biblical understanding. It doesn't actually really matter that much what you believe.Caleb noted that many Ukrainians attend church on holidays, participate in religious traditions, and identify as Orthodox while living lives largely untouched by Scripture or discipleship. For him, this revealed a major spiritual challenge facing Ukraine today: the difference between inherited religion and genuine faith.The Church in a Time of WarAs the conversation turned toward the war itself, Andrii asked believers around the world to continue praying for Ukraine. He spoke about soldiers on the front lines, prisoners of war, grieving families, and civilians who have lost homes, health, and loved ones. But he also emphasized the responsibility of the church during this historic moment.Please pray that the Ukrainian church would be sacrificial, caring, and actively involved in serving the Ukrainian people.Across Ukraine, churches continue feeding refugees, helping wounded soldiers, counseling grieving families, and sharing the gospel while air raid sirens and missile attacks remain part of daily life. For Caleb, the role of the church may become even more important after the war eventually ends.[When] victory comes and the church hasn't walked along with Ukrainians the whole way... it's going to be an empty victory.”The Gospel Still StandsThe conversation concluded with a reminder that earthly peace will always remain temporary. Political victories, military success, and rebuilt cities cannot ultimately remove humanity's deepest problem: sin and separation from God.True peace, Murzin explained, is found only in Christ. As war continues across Ukraine, questions about eternity, forgiveness, suffering, and hope are becoming impossible for many people to ignore. And in a nation surrounded by uncertainty, that message still offers something many people desperately long for - assurance.‍

Amnesty International is the world's largest human rights movement, bringing together more than 10 million people across over 150 countries and territories to defend human rights and human dignity for everyone. Ahead of Amnesty International Day, observed worldwide on 28 May, we spoke with Rado Sloboda, director of Amnesty International Slovakia, about the state of human rights in Slovakia and around the world. In the interview, we discuss the growing pressure on civil society, freedom of expression and the media, discrimination against minorities, the rights of Roma and LGBTQ+ communities, as well as Amnesty's campaigns and educational activities.

Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: give an author a second chance. Plus, they test out Briarwick candles, and give tips for when you space out during audiobooks. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book!   Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/joinBriarwick Candles   Books Mentioned -  Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman The Perilous Deep by Karl Bell Cloud Nine by Fearne Hill Halo by E.M. Lindsey Love Him Desperate by E.M. Lindsey White Cat Black Dog by Kelly Link The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's MaxFunDrive! Still want to get in on the action? Follow this link to support this show (and get in on our limited-time keychain sale to benefit the Center for Constitutional Rights): https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

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Candles are simple objects with a surprisingly long history of being useful, decorative, and occasionally dramatic. In this episode, we explore how candles work, what they're made from, and why people kept improving them long after better lighting came along. It's a practical little tour through wax, wicks, combustion, and the oddly persistent charm of setting a tiny fire on purpose. It's steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping! — Ad-free episodes: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/Have a topic in mind? https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topic Read with permission from Candle, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candle), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week's featured story comes from the So Many Fairies collection. It's called "The Magic Birthday Candles." Sarah Jane's friends love all her fancy toys and her big playroom, but she would rather play "Hide-and-Seek" or "Explorers", or tag — and not cars or dolls. On her sixth birthday, surrounded by her friends, she makes a birthday wish that inspires a certain fire fairy to create some unique birthday magic for the whole party. If you enjoyed that story, there are hundreds and hundreds more where that came from. Try a Sparkle subscription now - for free. Go to www.sparklestories.com and click the button at the top that says "Start Free Trial," then you can listen to our giant library as much as you like, anytime you like. Each week on the Sparkle Stories Podcast, we share a free story from one of our original story series! For many many many more stories like this one, visit the Sparkle website: www.sparklestories.com Questions?  Ideas?  Requests? Email us!  info@sparklestories.com Enjoy!