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This week, Alissa gives Kristi a full-face makeover, and the rest of us are treated to a makeup tutorial. But while we watch, Kristi tells how a routine ENT procedure led to a staph infection, multiple surgeries, and extensive reconstruction on one side of her face. She endured years of surgery and recovery. Some people are quick to see a scar or a blemish, without knowing the back story. Characteristically, Kristi describes the emotional and physical toll of endless visits to specialists and surgical procedures, with her unique sense of humor.STORIES00:00 - Start 00:04 - Checking that "vulnerability box"00:35 - Everybody's so quick to see a blemish00:58 - Almost 20 years ago, I got an infection, and fought it for 4-5 years02:20 - I got staph one one side of my face, constantly fighting nose bleeds03:46 - "The man keeps rubbing on my ears" - where to go if we have to rebuild04:45 - In Los Angeles, they replaced my cheek05:55 - You have a two year old girl at home and the infection is growing06:45 - 13 hours of surgery08:00 - Bone v Cartilage08:23 - "I had 2-thousand stitches inside my mouth"09:35 - Judgment on social media10:02 - The lip: "It's lumpy and it just lives there"12:05 - My doctor in California said: "I put people back together"13:03 - I woke up, and I looked like the Elephant Man14:03 - Mashed potatoes and broth  16:47 - Everything they built has become infected18:05 - I had a picc line every evening for nine months21:11 - Trust me, fat lips were not fashionable 22:02 - Were the years of antibiotics a factor in your strokes? 22:45 - Makeup tips and tricks from Alyssa25:05 - Foundation26:09 - Everyone says don't use talc28:00 - Makeup for the bride29:00 - Take pics of your feet and make some money

Send us a Text Message.Characteristically lacking inventory-focused operations, ERP systems designed for service-oriented industries require unique features and architecture. Unlike product-focused sectors, which heavily utilize inventory costing layers and MRP strategies, service-oriented industries showcase even greater operational variety. In certain instances, ERP functions might be limited to managing corporate financial ledgers, with operational tasks handled by custom software solutions. This diverse industry segment encompasses non-profit organizations and the public sector and extends to construction, real estate, mining, utilities, energy, consulting, and financial services, among others.In this episode, our host, Sam Gupta, discusses the top 10 ERP systems for service-centric industries in 2024. He also discusses several variables that influence the rankings of service-centric ERP systems. Finally, he shares the pros and cons of each service-centric ERP systems.For more information on growth strategies for SMBs using ERP and digital transformation, visit our community at wbs. rocks or elevatiq.com. To ensure that you never miss an episode of the WBS podcast, subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform. 

Speculation is building around President Biden's potential 2024 campaign strategies, with rumors suggesting strong interest in securing pop singer Taylor Swift's endorsement. The New York Times, in a recent article, positioned Swift as a highly sought-after figure for the upcoming political campaign due to her vast influence. However, a poll reveals that the singer's political sway might not be as impactful as initially thought. The President appears to be looking to defy the odds in the face of trailing poll numbers and historically low approval ratings, and a celebrity endorsement could be a part of that strategy. Biden's campaign team appears to be engineering a unique approach, reaching out not only to influential celebrities but also social media personalities and past Democratic leaders to boost campaign support. As his national popularity wanes, dipping about 4.3 percent behind former President Trump according to RealClearPolling, tapping into the social power of these influencers could be part of a strategy to regain momentum. The team has initiated conversations with influential online figures, discussing potential ways to showcase Biden-centric content on widely-popular platforms like Instagram and TikTok. These discussions were reportedly in the works late last year, during the President's fundraising tour of Southern California. Dedicated engagement with influencers was prioritized during that tour, with special efforts made to encourage them to post content in favor of Biden. There are also whispers about upcoming fundraisers featuring two former Democratic presidents, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, although this information comes from anonymous sources and remains unconfirmed. More than any other endorsement, Taylor Swift's support is reportedly the big catch for Biden's team. At 34 years old, Swift has a vast and passionate fanbase that could potentially be motivated by her political leanings. Moreover, Swift's past endorsement of Biden in 2020 and her impressive display of influence – one of her Instagram posts leading to 35,000 new voter registrations – have shown the tangible potential of her support. It's suggested that the campaign could look to capitalize on Swift's popularity in a big way. There is mention of a potential appearance by Biden himself at one of her concerts later this year, an event that would surely gain considerable attention. Swift's 'Eras Tour' doesn't reach the United States until October, just in time for the critical weeks leading up to the election. However, the efficacy of Swift's endorsement remains debatable. Recent polls indicate that her support could create a 'break-even' effect, with her endorsement having the potential to both attract and repel prospective voters, and thus, may essentially level out any advantage. A recent Redfield & Wilton poll conducted for Newsweek illustrated this uncertainty. It was found that approximately 18 percent of the 1,500 voters sampled indicated a Swift endorsement would likely affect their voting decision positively. Yet, about the same amount conveyed that Swift's backing would make them less likely to support a candidate. Interestingly, Swift's fanbase demographics as shown in a Morning Consult poll does not necessarily align with the overall voter demographics. While 55% of adamant Swift fans identify as Democrats, the rest seem equally divided between Republicans and independents, suggesting the popstar's political sway may not be as pronounced as anticipated. In a contrast to earlier polls, a Morning Consult survey conducted a year before hinted that Swift had a slightly better fanbase reception. This survey disclosed that about 53 percent of the respondents confessed affection for the singer. Characteristically, according to the same Morning Consult poll, 'Swifties' or Swift fans are predominantly female and white, mostly earning less than $50,000, and identifying as suburban millennials. The poll surveyed 2,204 U.S. adults during the period of March 3-5, 2023. Amidst these campaign speculations, the Biden administration also expressed concern over explicit AI images of Swift that were circulated on social media the previous week. The event caused a noticeable stir and evidently unsettled the administration. In sum, the success of Biden's 2024 campaign strategies, particularly related to celebrity endorsements, remains to be solidly gauged. It appears that tying political fortunes to Taylor Swift's star power may not be the silver bullet some might think, with her fandom, and consequently her political influence, a mixed bag. Furthermore, recent events in the world of social media have demonstrated the variability and unpredictability of online sentiment. Perhaps the most crucial takeaway from all this speculation is that, in the dynamic landscape of modern politics, reliable foundations for campaign strategy might still be the old-fashioned ones: leadership, policy, and communication. Real News Now Follow Real News Now on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealNewsNowApp/ X Twitter: https://twitter.com/realnewsapp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realnews/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realnewsnowapp Threads: https://www.threads.net/@realnews/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@RealNews YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@realnewsnowapp End Wokeness: https://endthewokeness.com/?ref=fbc Video: https://youtu.be/jcl6MTkySh0  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Characteristically, then, Jacob leads from behind: he is the thinker, the one who projects in images and words, the director behind the scenes. This is, properly speaking, the position of the hunter, tracking his prey from the rear. Jacob comes into the world behind: “After that (aharei khen), his brother emerged, holding on to the heel of Esau; so they named him Jacob” (25:26).

Greetings Bootcampers. Today the guys tackle an important and oft asked question; “Can a long tenured Pastor lead a church toward renewal?”  Characteristically the answer is usually a not affirmative. We want to push back on that a bit and stress, a long tenured Pastor might be able to lead a church toward renewal-but it […]

One of footy's greatest orators, and 1975 premiership player, Sam Kekovich, joins the 3AW panel to offer a memorable eulogy for his former coach, Ron Barassi.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse. Mice are also popular as pets.

Bees fascinate me – they always have. Our ecosystem depends on bees for so many things that we don't even think about, like air quality, agriculture, and the simple beauty of a rolling field. Bee hives do not function without the queen, and the queen cannot function without the worker bees. Characteristically, worker bees are females without the reproductive powers of the queen. For the sake of my narrative, ‘worker bees' refer to any workers who aren't the leader – and the world needs them. The human world is full of folks who strive to lead or be ‘the boss.'...Article LinkSupport the show

Last time we spoke about the drive towards Salamaua. New Guinea was about to see a large scale offensive launched at Salamaua, but in order for it to be pulled off, the allied high command decided to produce many feints to distract the Japanese. Codenamed Operation Postern, General Blamey directed his subordinate to launch offensives around Salamaua, but not to attack kit directly. Battles began to break out over the Pimple, Green Hill, observation hill and bobdubi ridge. It was costly warfare for both sides, but the strategy was working as the Japanese were beginning to believe the allies were targeting Salamaua, rather than the actual target which was Lae. We also talked about the tragic tale of the fate of the surviving doolittle POW's and the sinking of the hospital ship Centaur. The Japanese would perform many more war crimes during this war. But today we are venturing back to the frigid north pacific. This episode is the battle of Attu Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  It is May of 1943, almost a year has passed since the battle of Midway. The battle of Midway, though as you have heard me say probably a hundreds times by now, not the turning point of the pacific war, nonetheless has captivated people since it occurred. There is something about Midway that just makes it a great story, its full of everything, deception, foreshadowing, underdog victory, its on the level of Herodotus to be brutally honest with you. But while thats all good and fun it really overshadows other events in the Pacific War. One thing that gets really overshadowed is the Aleutian campaign, which ironically was born from the battle of Midway. As we have seen throughout this series, the Japanese invasion of the islands of Attu and Kiska were incredibly important aspects of the war, hell it was the first time American territory had been seized since the war of 1812, a war in which my nation of Canada defeated America, haha jokes jokes, trust me I know quite a lot about the war of 1812 and its by no means as simple as that and is honestly one of the most misunderstood wars in history. The invasions of Attu and Kiska were a large shock for the American public and their liberation was demanded from the offset.  Now to backtrack only a tiny bit for coherency's sake, last time we talked about Admiral Kinkaid's plan to attack Kiska. The plan became a major item debated at the Casablanca conference. The allied commanders liked the plan and sent it over the the Joint chiefs of staff to try and hammer out the details to form it into a real operation that got the codename Operation landcrab. When it was presented to General John DeWitt, he recommended using the 35th infantry division, but the War department decided to use the 7th motorized division instead. They had of course been trained for desert warfare in north africa, but General Rommel had just been defeated and thus the division's expertise in that area was no longer needed.  Vice Admiral Francis Rockwell received overall command of Operation Landcrab and when he looked over the plan, he quickly pointed out some major problems. Number one, they simply did not have enough naval assets to pull it off. Going back to the drawing board, Kinkaid suggested they switch their target for Attu, believing the island only held a garrison of around 500 Japanese. Attu would turn out to have closer to 3000 men. Regardless, Kinkaid argued bypassing Kiska for Attu might result in the Japanese abandoning Kiska.  The idea was approved and the 10,000 strong 7th division commanded by Major General Albert Brown would receive a crash course in amphibious landings and tundra warfare. The initial lands were set for May 7th, but the finer details of the plan were only finalized on April 1st at the San Diego military conference. As mentioned before, shipping was the most crippling issue facing the North Pacific as they really only received hand me downs so to say. Thus Operation Landcrab would be forced to use five terribly-overcrowded transports: the Harris, Heywood, Zeilin, Perida and Kane escorted by Task Force 51's Destroyers Dewey, Dale, Monaghan, Aylwin; minelayers Sicard, Pruitt and the Minesweeper group Perry, Elliot, Chandler and Long. They were to depart on April 24th.  Now to preserve secrecy for the operation, the 7th division who were training in California were told they were going to deploy in the Solomon Islands. Kind of a nasty surprise when you think about it, your training for a tropical climate only to be shipped off to one of the coldest and most miserable places in the world haha. A key element in the plan consisted of the provisional scout battalion, commanded by Captain William Willoughby. This unit was made up of the physically toughest men out of the 7th division and would prove to be the finest American fighting forces on Attu. Captain Willoughby would have 410 men who were given very little time to train. Willoughby secured massive firepower for his men, getting rid of half their rifles and all their submachine guns and replacing them with automatic rifles, machine guns and exchanging their soft lead ammunition for armor piercing rounds, which was a big necessity so they did not ricochet on the ice. He also filled his mens packs with grenades to the brim. The men left San Francisco on april 24th at 1pm, completely ignorant of their true destination. In the meantime the Americans wanted to keep their actual target a mystery from the Japanese and began a bombardment campaign against Kiska and Attu, tossing most of the bombs at Kiska. The bombardment campaign was heavily hampered by tremendous storms for the first half of april, seeing winds up to 115 mph and gusts over 127 mph. The Americans managed to better Kiska with 1175 sorties during April second half, then on May 1st they switched focus to Attu where their bombers hammered it with over 200,000 pounds of bombs. The pilots unfortunately were bombing blind as Attu was covered in a thick fog, thus there was no way to know the effectiveness of their campaign.  Of the entire invasion force, only Willoughby's provisional scout battalion would get training ashore in the Aleutians prior to deployment. While the rest of the 7th division came ashore at Cold Bay, they would be forced to stay aboard their ships as there were no accommodations ashore, a shivering and crammed mess to be sure. Only Captain Willoughby's men would carry on over to Dutch Harbor where they embarked on a week's last minute training in snow and muskeg. While the 7th division boys were shivering their asses off in Cold Bay, General Butler signaled the bombardment campaign to lay down the hammer of Attu, tossing Admiral McMorris force into the mix. McMorris led the Light cruisers Richmond, Detroit and Santa Fe; and destroyers Coghlan, Bancroft, Caldwell, Edwards, Frazier and Gansevoort to bombard Attu with naval gunfire. Over in Attu, Colonel Yamasaki Yasuyo who had been appointed to command the 2nd district force of the North Seas Garrison had arrived to the island in April and was given orders to hold Attu without any additional help until at least May. In May he was to receive reinforcements. Until then he had the 83rd and 103rd infantry battalion; the Aota battalion which was a provisional anti-aircraft battalion;  the 302nd Independent Engineer Company and 2nd Company of the 6th Ship Engineer Regiment; and  the 6th Independent Mountain Artillery Company. In all 2630 men, with just a few coastal guns, some flak guns and small arms to defend themselves. Yamasaki decided to keep the garrison at Chichagof Harbor, while at Holtz and Massacre Valleys he had the men abandon the low ground to instead dig pits, trenches and bunkers of the high, rugged ground overlooking the valleys. Rockwell and Brown spent May the 1st and 2nd discussing the landing plans against Attu. Characteristically the Aleutian weather was to be bleak, furious storms raged thus postponing the operation. D-day had to be pushed from may 7th to the 11th. Rockwell called for landing the entire 7th division at Sarana Bay as he didn't believe he could maintain full-scale supply of 2 different landing points. But Brown favored making 3 landings. One at Holtz bay by Colonel Frank Cuilin's northern force; the 1st battalion of the 17th regiment; another in Massacre Bay by Colonel Edward Earle's southern force consisting of the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 17th regiment and the 2nd battalion of the 32nd regiment; and Captain Willoughby's  Scout battalion was to land at Beach Scarlet; lastly a reserve force consisting of the 1st and 3rd battalions of the 32nd regiment and the 1st battalion of the 4th regiment  ready to depart at any moment from Adak. The key to the plan was to have all three forces join up in the mountain pass  called Jarmin Pass which lay between Holtz and Massacre Valleys. Converging there would basically trap the Japanese at Chichagof Valley, leaving them open to naval bombardments and aerial bombing as the 7th division's advanced upon the high ground. Willoughby's scouts would have an extremely dangerous task having to land from two large submarines at night, the USS Narwhal and Nautilus. They would have to creep up in complete silence to achieve the element of surprise. This was easier said than done however. When jumping into their rubber boats, their equipment would clank and some of their heavy weapons would rip holes in the fragile boats. Thus Willoughby instead planned to come topside, inflate the rubber boats on the afterdecks and try to quietly crowed the boats while they were still high and dry. The submarines would submerge under them, so the boats would float without a ripple. Pretty smart stuff and very innovative for the day. Once a beachhead was established, the destroyer USS Kane would bring the remaining 165 men to Attu.  Admiral Kinkaids Task Force 16 would provide the naval support, consisting of two groups:  the Southern Covering Force of Admiral McMorris consisting of Light cruisers Richmond, Detroit and Santa Fe; and destroyers Coghlan, Bancroft, Caldwell, Frazier and Gansevoort; and the Northern Covering Force of Admiral Giffen  consisting of Heavy cruisers Louisville, San Francisco and Wichita; and destroyers Balch, Hughes, Morris and Mustin. They would have the task of naval bombarding the enemy positions and would receive the support from Admiral Rockwell's Task Force 51 consisting of the escort carrier Nassau, 3 old battleships the Nevada, Idaho and Pennsylvania; and destroyers Edwards, Meade, Ammen, Phelps, Hull, MacDonough, Aylwin and Monaghan, a Transport Group covered by three destroyers Dale, Dewey and Farragut and a Minesweeper Group of two minesweepers Chandler and Long.They were to be the largest American naval force assembled since the invasion of Guadalcanal and their guns would hammer the enemy on Attu to support the ground forces. On the 3rd of May, the assault force finally departed Cold Bay en route to Attu, despite the fact their intelligence indicated the Japanese knew they were coming. The convoy cut across the Chain at Amukta pass making a wide circle north of Kiska to avoid detection. By the 6th, they had reached their launch point, 100 miles north of Attu, but a storm began to smash them during the evening. The surf became too dangerous for landings, forcing Rockwell to postpone yet again. Rockwell took his transports and had them perform circles while his battleships headed west incase the Japanese tried to send reinforcements from the Kuriles. By the 11th, the storm had ended, leaving a soupy fog over the ocean. Because of the fog the destroyer USS Macdonough accidentally cut across the destroyer USS Sicard's course causing a collision. No one was injured, but the collision breached Macdonough's hull, forcing Sicard to tow her back to Adak. Sicard was one of the control ships for the landings, thus the landings would now be more difficult. Meanwhile, Colonel Yamasaki received warning of the incoming American invasion by May 4th and set to work ordering his men into combat alert positions. He kept the men on edge for a week, but by the 10th he had exhausted them and it looked like perhaps the weather and stopped the invasion from coming. Thus Yamasaki decided to leave the beaches unguarded, as his small force could not possibly guard every inch of them. His force was made up of, what we call the b-teamers, older men and raw recruits, primarily drawn from Hokkaido. The only advantage they enjoyed was the fact they were used to colder climates and knew the terrain and weather. Giving up the beaches to occupy the high ground was the only sensible defensive posture Yamasaki could hope for. Thus a major component of the defensive strategy would be to draw the enemy further in towards the mountains and away from their supplies on the shore. Yamasaki organized his forces into two sectors; the Chichagof harbor sector and the  Holtz Bay sector. Lt COlonel Yonegawa Isamu defended the Holtz Bay sector with his Yonegawa force of 420 men, 526 men of the Aota provisional anti-aircraft battalion led by Major Aota Seiji, 270 men of the 6th independent month artillery led by Captain Ono CHinozo, 270 men of the 6th ship engineers led by Captain Kobayashi and 183 men of the field hospital unit.  Chichagof Harbor sector was defended by Major Watanabe Tokuji who had 664 men of the 303rd independent infantry battalion. Willoughby and his scouts moved ashore first at 1am on May 11th, marking the start of a struggle that would carry on for 19 days. It was not going to be the 3 day adventures Admiral Kinkaid had promised them. Willoughby and 244 of his scouts clambered out of the large submarines Narwhal and Nautilus into their inflatable boats and made their way 3 miles to the western shore of Attu. They successfully landed on Beach Scarlet after two hours and immediately headed for an icy little creek that climbed up a ravine towards some ridges, there was no sign of the Japanese anywhere. Disaster struck immediately when some naval Wildcats swept in low over Scarlet Bay and began strafing their boats, narrowing missing 3 guards left behind with the boats. The Wildcats had come from the USS Nassau, there to support them, not destroy their escape vehicles. The friendly fire was certainly a bad omen to start their mission. With 36 hours worth of rations in their packs and no ability to retreat the scouts made their way climbing a snow covered mountain ridge. Willoughby and his soldiers spent the first night at the bitterly cold summit. A B-24 would be sent to drop additional ammunition and rations to them, but the powerful snow filled winds hurled the parachute supply crates deep in some crevasses. Over in the south, the old battleships delivered a bombardment of Chichagof harbor. After this the largest of the three assault bodies had arrived aboard their transports to Massacre Bay in the early morning. However the fog was so intense the allied aircraft couldn't see a glimpse of the ground from their altitude of 20,000 feet. In fact both the Japanese and allies bombers would be spending the majority of the battle grounded because of weather. The americans yet again had to postpone, this time until the afternoon. General Brown had had enough and ordered the southern force of Colonel Edward Earle to make the landings regardless. At 3:30 the first wave began to hit the Massacre beach unopposed. An hour later the second wave landed at 5pm. The soldiers came ashore to a eerily silent beach, greeted allegedly by a solitary raven, whose croaking echoed eerily off the foggy ridges until the bird flew away. Meanwhile the Northern force led by Colonel Frank Culin landed on Beach Red, meeting no immediate Japanese resistance as they formed their beachhead. Beach Red proved to be a narrow strip only a hundred yards long or so, surrounded by 250 feet heights. It was a highly unlikely landing area and thus the Japanese had never set up defenses there. Instead the Japanese set up positions, intending to hit the allies at Moore ridge using two 75mm mountain guns. By midafternoon, Culin had 1500 men ashore and climbing with no sign of the enemy. During this period however Culin succumbed to hypothermia forcing Lt Colonel Albert Hartl to take command. Hartl began his command by tossing out a screen of Aleut scouts, some who originally came from Attu, over the ravines and mountain ridges. By 6pm a US patrol encountered 4 Japanese, they killed one man, wounded and captured a second, but the other 2 managed to escape and raised the alarm. The Japanese began digging in on the high ground overlooking Holtz Valley. The days deep silence unnerved the men more than an outpouring of gunfire.  Lt H.D Long described the eerie silence followed by a sparrow that quote “ He sat on a bump above the beach and sang his lungs out, and an explosive gasp shushed out of hundreds of throats. The spell was broken, the world hadn't died around us. The first DSC from Attu should go to that bird. He saved lives that day. His song changed us from a tight, tense, hypnotized, unrelated group of human beings to a relaxed, laughing, cohesive fighting force” Back over in Massacre Valley, Colonel Early decided to toss one battalion up the valley floor and another up a parallel ridge. The two-pronged maneuver was slow going because of the muck of snow, mud and muskeg. They would soon come upon a chain of Japanese machine gun nests and mortar positions held by men of the 303rd infantry battalion. They were led by Lt Goto and Honna who told the men to wait silently for the enemy. Their position lay in some thick fog, but they could see the Americans clearly below them, struggling forward up the valley through a wet layer of snow and sucking mud. They had orders from the Northern Imperial Army headquarters at Paramushiro  “Destroy the enemy. We pray and hope for your successful battle.”   However the first shots of the battle would be fired at around 6pm by Brigadier General Archibald Arnolds 3 105mm field artillery. The pieces of artillery had been brought ashore with the southern force, but immediately got stuck in mud. A scouting force led by Lt James west had found a Japanese mortar positions and called its location down to the artillery men at the beach. Their first shell missed, but the Japanese mortar crew walked right into the next two shells which destroyed their guns and blasted the crews to pieces. They were the first casualties of the battle of Attu.   While those shells were being lobbed at the ridge-lines, Japanese snipers opened up fire taking long range shots at the US troops struggling up the valley throughout the day. By 7pm Earle led hundreds of men forward in an attack on the pass at Massacre Valley's inland end, soon to be dubbed Jarmin Pass. Japanese machine gun fire and mortar explosions caught the Americans on open ground. The men fell back, rallied, tried to again and were driven back once more.   The Japanese had prepared their battlefield expertly, choosing defensive positions that provided cover and concealment. Their snipers were positioned at right angles to cover the approaches from the enemy upon their machine gun nests. The grenade launchers covered depression where the Americans might take cover. A system of tunnels and trenches allowed them quick and easy movement. Telephone wires strung along the ground provided them communication. Caches of food and supplies were easily moved around throughout the combat. Low hanging fog along the ridges and mountain sides concealed their positions while also providing them good observation of the Americans huddling in their water filed foxholes down below. While the Japanese watched their enemy, the enemy could only see mist above them.   Earle tossed countless assaults, each bloodily repulsed. Sergeant Louis Adami of G company, 32nd infantry described one of the failed assaults. “The attack pushed off early in the morning at about 0630 and immediately the Japs opened up. The first casualties were being hit in the back by guns high on the mountain to our left. It was demoralizing because we couldn't spot them. […] They had machine guns all over the place, and knee mortars were systematically blasting holes in our advancing lines”. At nightfall, Earle would thus be forced to regroup behind a defensive perimeter, digging foxholes in the cold snow.    Further north, battleship Nevada was hammering the Japanese positions with her 14 inch guns as the Americans watching severed arms, legs and entire Japanese corpses pop out of their trenches, flopping grotesquely down the steep slopes after each salvo. The salvo's were chewing great chunks of mountain and inflicting heavy casualties. The Northern force meanwhile had reached high ground when the Japanese artillery had opened up on them, pounding Beach Red. By 10pm the americans were two miles inland and less than a mile from their first objective, designated Hill X. Hill X was a hilltop dominating Holtz Valley. The Americans would have to stop for the night as they could not see where they were going, unfortunately this gave the Japanese ample time to build up defensive positions on Hill X. At 4am, Willoughby got his half frozen men off their feet and they marched over the final ridges of Attu's western mountains and emerged to the rear of the Japanese positions on the high ground overlooking Holtz Bay and the Northern force. The scouts quickly took up positions sliding on their back down long snow slopes. The Japanese saw them and launched a preemptive attack. Willoughbys men, exhibiting professionalism, took cover and demolish the attack with machine gun and mortars. The scouts doctor, Captain David Kelin went to work setting up aid stations with extreme speed that would save the lives of 15 badly wounded men on the 12th and 13th. On the 13th the Americans pushed within 2 miles of the Jarmin Pass, fighting every step they took. Willoughby and his elite scouts fought so furiously, the Japanese defenders estimated their strength to be a full division worth instead of 410. On the 14th a trio of F4F wildcats tried to support them courageously fighting the bad weather, but incredible wind gusts smashed them against a mountainside killing all of the pilots. Willoughbys men carried on their costly struggle that was necessary to stop the enemy from turning their full might down upon the Northern force. At 9am, as the fog lifted, Colonel Earle ordered his 3rd battalion to assault the Jarmin pass, but yet again it failed. His men only made it a few yards before they were crawling back under heavy fire. Earle himself was visiting the front lines early that afternoon and was a victim of sniper fire. His death was a grave loss, prompting General Brown to send his chief of staff Colonel Wayne Zimmerman to take command of the southern force.  At the same time Colonel Culin's men were attacking the right flank of the Japanese defenders at Jarmin Pass, being met with machine gun fire, rifle fire and mortars. Pinned down one of Culin's companies would be unable to move forward or back and had to be rescued. After beach artillery, Phelps naval guns and Nassaus Wildcats made a bombardment, the Northern force was able to push forward and link with the isolated company. By the late afternoon, Hill X was captured by Culins men who had to overrun Japanese positions to do so. The Japanese soon regrouped and counterattacked causing heavy casualties, but did not manage to dislodge the Americans. At this point, casualties were shockingly high, General Brown pressed Rockwell to land two reserve battalions, but unbeknownst to him the Perida had suffered an accident. As she was edging towards Massacre Beach to land her reinforcements and supplies, the transport ran into a pinnacle rock. Water gushed into her forward hull destroying radio equipment needed ashore. Perida backed off, listing and staggered until she beached at the mouth of the bay and now was undergoing repairs. Rockwell only had 4 more vessels for shipping. On May 13th, Zimmerman picked up where Earle had left off tossing men at Jarmin Pass. The soldiers struggled uphill through snow and Japanese lead, managing to get within 200 yards of the summit before triple crossfire tossed them back. After this defeat, Brown pressed again for reinforcements and was told two battalions would arrive early in the afternoon. By midafternoon, the 1st battalion of the 32nd regiment successfully landed and immediately marched up hill to fill the front lines. The 3rd battalion of the 32nd regiment however were prevented by steady Japanese anti-aircraft guns from landing.  Brown asked Rockwell to get Nevada to fire upon the Holtz Bay area. As Nevada steamed back and forth firing her 14 inch guns against the Japanese anti-aircraft positions in Holtz Bay, suddenly an officer on the bridge alerted everyone an enemy submarine was in the area. Rockwell snapped “Screw the torpedoes, slow speed ahead”. The IJN submarine I-31 lined herself up with the Neveda and fired a torpedo, but the old battleship managed to dodge it narrowly and her destroyer escorts Edwards and Farragut began firing upon the submarine, managing to trap her and sinking her with naval gunfire. Nevada silenced the Japanese flak guns giving the boys on the ground a fighting chance. Willoughbys scouts who had not eaten for 2 days drove the Japanese from the high ground, securing the summit and settling in for the night. To the east of them, Culins 1st battalion managed to drive the Japanese from a hilltop with the assistance of Nassau's wildcats. Culin called up for reinforcements as his men dug in. For in 36 hours a full scale assault towards the mountain pass and enemy camp in Holtz Bay was going to begin.   I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The fighting for Attu was turning into carnage. The frigid weather combined with flying lead in all forms would take a horrifying toll on the poor souls who had the unfortunate job of dying in a remote part of the world, few people ever venture.

Following his 2022 release, STORIES OUT OF CHERRY STEMS, this latest collection of vocal music by Baltimore-based composer Peter Dayton reinforces his establishment as a mature and formidable talent in the world of art song. ALL IN THE SOUND captures the heart of the genre: duet between voice and accompaniment. Characteristically and integrally, Dayton's songs exhibit internal compositional logics of pervasive rhythmic patterns and intervallic relationships that create music that still viscerally satisfies. The album takes listeners on a captivating journey through physical, emotional, and abstract imagery. Triumphantly, Dayton's music realizes the poignancies possible in the duet that is art song.For tracklist information and more, please visit All in the Sound – Navona Records.This broadcast is sponsored by Apple Music Classical.

Episode 132:This week we're continuing with Post-Scarcity Anarchism by Murray Bookchin.You can find the book here:https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/murray-bookchin-post-scarcity-anarchism-book[Part 1 - 4]Post-Scarcity AnarchismEcology and Revolutionary Thought[Part 5 - 8]Towards a Liberatory Technology[Part 9 - 10]The Forms of Freedom-The Mediation of Social Relations[Part 11]Listen, Marxist!-The Historical Limits of Marxism[Part 12 - This Week]Listen, Marxist!-The Myth of the Proletariat - 0:29[Part 13 - 15]Listen, Marxist!Footnotes:42) 1:12For ecological reasons, we do not accept the notion of the “domination of nature by man” in the simplistic sense that was passed on by Marx a century ago. For a discussion of this problem, see “Ecology and Revolutionary Thought.” 43) 3:08It is ironic that Marxists who talk about the “economic power” of the proletariat are actually echoing the position of the anarcho-syndicalists, a position that Marx bitterly opposed. Marx was not concerned with the “economic power” of the proletariat but with its political power; notably the fact that it would become the majority of the population. He was convinced that the industrial workers would be driven to revolution primarily by material destitution which would follow from the tendency of capitalist accumulation; that, organized by the factory system and disciplined by an industrial routine, they would be able to constitute trade unions and, above all, political parties, which in some countries would be obliged to use insurrectionary methods and in others (England, the United States, and in later years Engels added France) might well come to power in elections and legislate socialism into existence. Characteristically, many Marxists have been as dishonest with their Marx and Engels as the Progressive Labor Party has been with the readers of Challenge, leaving important observations untranslated or grossly distorting Marx's meaning. 44) 4:35This is as good a place as any to dispose of the notion that anyone is a “proletarian” who has nothing to sell but his labor power. It is true that Marx defined the proletariat in these terms, but he also worked out a historical dialectic in the development of the proletariat. The proletariat develop out of a propertyless exploited class, reaching its most advanced form in the industrial proletariat, which corresponded to the most advanced form of capital. In the later years of his life, Marx came to despise the Parisian workers, who were engaged preponderantly in the production of luxury goods, citing “our German workers”—the most robot-like in Europe—as the “model” proletariat of the world. 45) 6:26The attempt to describe Marx's immiseration theory in international terms instead of national (as Marx did) is sheer subterfuge. In the first place, this theoretical legerdemain simply tries to sidestep the question of why immiseration has not occurred within the industrial strongholds of capitalism, the only areas which form a technologically adequate point of departure for a classless society. If we are to pin our hopes on the colonial world as “the proletariat,” this position conceals a very real danger: genocide. America and her recent ally Russia have all the technical means to bomb the underdeveloped world into submission. A threat lurks on the historical horizon—the development of the United States into a truly fascist imperium of the nazi type. It is sheer rubbish to say that this country is a “paper tiger.” It is a thermonuclear tiger and the American ruling class, lacking any cultural restraints, is capable of being even more vicious than the German. 46) 8:17Lenin sensed this and described “socialism” as “nothing but state capitalist monopoly made to benefit the whole people.” (see citation 29 below) This is an extraordinary statement if one thinks out its implications, and a mouthful of contradictions. 47) 13:33On this score, the Old Left projects its own neanderthal image on the American worker. Actually this image more closely approximates the character of the union bureaucrat or the Stalinist commissar. 48) 16:56The worker, in this sense, begins to approximate the socially transitional human types who have provided history with its most revolutionary elements. Generally, the “proletariat” has been most revolutionary in transitional periods, when it was least “proletarianized” psychically by the industrial system. The great focuses of the classical workers' revolutions were Petrograd and Barcelona, where the workers had been directly uprooted from a peasant background, and Paris, where they were still anchored in crafts or came directly from a craft background. These workers had the greatest difficulty in acclimating themselves to industrial domination and became a continual source of social and revolutionary unrest. By contrast, the stable hereditary working class tended to be surprisingly non-revolutionary. Even in the case of the German workers who were cited by Marx and Engels as models for the European proletariat, the majority did not support the Spartacists of 1919. They return large majorities of official Social Democrats to the Congress of Workers' Councils, and to the Reichstag in later years, and rallied consistently behind the Social Democratic Party right up to 1933. 49) 18:28This revolutionary lifestyle may develop in the factories as well as on the streets, in schools as well as in crash pads, in the suburbs as well as on the Bay Area–East Side axis. Its essence is defiance, and a personal “propaganda of the deed” that erodes all the mores, institutions and shibboleths of domination. As society begins to approach the threshold of the revolutionary period, the factories, schools and neighborhoods become the actual arena of revolutionary “play”—a “play” that has a very serious core. Strikes become a chronic condition and are called for their own sake to break the veneer of routine, to defy the society on an almost hourly basis, to shatter the mood of bourgeois normality. This new mood of the workers, students and neighborhood people is a vital precursor to the actual moment of revolutionary transformation. Its most conscious expression is the demand for “self-management”; the worker refuses to be a “managed” being, a class being. This process was most evident in Spain, on the eve of the 1936 revolution, when workers in almost every city and town called strikes “for the hell of it”—to express their independence, their sense of awakening, their break with the social order and with bourgeois conditions of life. It was also an essential feature of the 1968 general strike in France. Citations:29) (referenced in a footnote above)V.I. Lenin, The Threatening Catastrophe and How to Fight It, The Little Lenin Library, vol, II (International Publishers; New York, 1932), p. 37.

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In this podcast episode Mayvin Director Martin Saville interviews our client Dr Catherine Howe of Adur and Worthing Councils. We have been supporting her in relation to Organisation Design work. Catherine is a researcher on change in the 21st century on digital and on civic engagement. She is also the chief executive of Adur and Worthing Councils in the South East of the UK. A post she's held for about a year. And we've been working with her supporting her through a process of organisational transformation. Martin and Catherine caught up in the incongruously grand wood panelled Chief Executives office at the town hall in Worthing. Characteristically, Catherine had managed to create an informal and friendly feel with a skillful use of a large plate of chocolate biscuits. And by filling the glass fronted bookcases, not with dusty tomes, but with toys. And other artefacts from the local museum. In their half hour conversation, they talk about change, the differing design philosophies of Google and Microsoft and how that impacts on organisations. And yes, really the use as a change tool of snog, marry, avoid. You have to wait to the end for that bit. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on mail@mayvin.co.uk Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter

My guest for Season 4, Episode 4 is the remarkable Jimmy Galvin; seasoned sports administrator, globally acclaimed house DJ, music label founder and event/festival producer, and now, cofounder and CEO of Raydel Aqua Rugby, Australia's first floating rugby tournament. Described as the ‘Hong Kong Sevens meets the Monaco Grand Prix', Aqua Rugby is making an almighty splash in Australia's live entertainment scene at Manly Cove in November ‘22, the festival's second season after its launch event earlier this year. The team have secured the backing of naming rights sponsor, Raydel, along with Destination NSW, Buildcorp, Budgy Smuggler, Lion White Claw, and 4 Pines Brewing Company, to name a few.  From Brooklyn, NY to the beaches of Bali, from Burning Man to the boardroom, it's safe to say Jimmy Galvin is a busy guy. But he takes it all in his stride; his energy and passion for life, for the business, his team, and of course rugby, is pure delight. It's inspiring, and it's infectious! Characteristically, Jimmy has forged his own unique path in life and business, and encourages others to do the same. “You will carve your own leadership journey and your own leadership style.” Being in business is tough. There will always be challenges, so staying focused - and positive - is key. “Just remember why you started what you started,” Jimmy counsels. “Aqua Rugby is my passion. Music is my passion. They still put me under stress and there are days when I ask myself, ‘Why? Why?!' But then I take a deep breath and remind myself, ‘Jimmy, this is exactly what you wanted in your life. You can bloody do this and I'm proud of you." So how does one of the busiest guys in Sydney, find balance and create calm amidst the chaos? For Jimmy, it's simple: “Rest. Emotionally, spiritually, physically, you need to rest to be at your best.” Jimmy's book recommendation: The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr. Find out more about the Raydel Aqua Rugby Australia sporting series via https://aquarugby.com/ or via Instagram: @aquarugbyausFollow Jimmy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-galvin/Follow the Influence Unlocked podcast on Instagram: @influenceunlockedpodcastFollow Samatha Dybac on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/samanthadybac/Check out the Influence Unlocked podcast videos on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3fq8dJ5 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Kat and Val drop some profound truths about living inside of diet culture and what it's like to live outside of it.  Characteristically, funny and warm, our hosts tell personal stories about this shift in their lives and pass on some useful tips on how all of us can be free. Body peace is our birthright, we can all move towards freedom together and that's a beautiful fucking thing indeed!Find us on Instagram:Kat and Val PodcastVal's offerings:So This is Love ClubReset Yourself for Love ProgramInstagram So This is Love ClubKat's offerings:Fat Liberation Art -Fat Mystic Etsy ShopInstagram Fat_Mystic_ArtAdditional resources/definitions referenced in most episodes:Intuitive eating.orgNAAFA National Association to Advance Fat AcceptanceTell Me I'm Fat - This American LifePrentis HemphillVitamin D gummies!!!!!!Adrienne Maree BrownPleasure Activism; The Politics of Feeling GoodCome as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex LifeBook by Emily NagoskiAttached - Book by Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. HellerUnderstanding Dopamine: Love Hormones And The BrainEnneagramThe Four TendenciesMyers Briggs Personality ProfilesHighly Sensitive People (HSP)Fat Liberation MovementLipedemaExvangelical/deconstructing from ChristianityADHD

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Former Children's Laureate, Anne Fine, is one of our finest novelists for children and teenagers. Characteristically her stories reveal acute observations of family life coupled with humour and a sense of fairness and a belief that people generally try to do the right thing, even though they may not always make wise decisions.In this episode, Anne talks to Nikki Gamble about her recent book Shades of ScarletAbout Shades of ScarletWhen Mum gives her the notebook, Scarlet should be happy. It's beautiful, with its shiny scarlet cover and its blank pages full of promise. But Scarlet is absolutely not in the mood for a peace offering.Does Mum really think she can tear their family apart and expect Scarlet to be happy about it? And it's Dad's fault too. Why didn't he fight to keep them all together? Now Scarlet has to start a new life, and none of it was her choice. Scarlet decides there's only one thing she can write in the notebook.The truth, about everything...

Salley Vickers wrote her latest novel in a Wiltshire cottage during lockdown. She talks to Johnny about the importance of gardening while writing, Shropshire's historic pagan landscapes, and the complications of family relationships.  Click here to order a copy of The Gardener; choose to collect from Sandoe's or have us post it to you.  Two sisters buy a rambling house in the Welsh Marches. One decides to bring the neglected garden back to life with the help of an Albanian migrant living in the nearby village. The work allows her space to contemplate her complex relationship with her sister and their difficult upbringing. Characteristically evocative and perceptive.    Edited by Magnus Rena  Music: Nick Drake, Man In A Shed

Fan of the show? https://www.patreon.com/newleftradio (Support us on Patreon)! World renowned leftist philosopher Slavoj Žižek joins for a sweeping and wide ranging conversation on the urgency of this moment as we struggle through COVID-19 while trying to cling to failed paradigms. In a world where the status quo realizes that the old way must give way to the new, there is little action being taken to transition to what Žižek calls the “communism of necessity”. How can the left win in the face of a century of losses? How do we battle against the losses of the working class to the politics of the right? What is to be done? About his new book Heaven In Disorder As we emerge (though perhaps only temporarily) from the pandemic, other crises move center stage: outrageous inequality, climate disaster, desperate refugees, mounting tensions of a new cold war. The abiding motif of our time is relentless chaos. Acknowledging the possibilities for new beginnings at such moments, Mao Zedong famously proclaimed “There is great disorder under heaven; the situation is excellent.” The contemporary relevance of Mao's observation depends on whether today's catastrophes can be a catalyst for progress or have passed over into something terrible and irretrievable. Perhaps the disorder is no longer under, but in heaven itself. Characteristically rich in paradoxes and reversals that entertain as well as illuminate, Slavoj Žižek's new book treats with equal analytical depth the lessons of Rammstein and Corbyn, Morales and Orwell, Lenin and Christ. It excavates universal truths from local political sites across Palestine and Chile, France and Kurdistan, and beyond. Heaven In Disorder looks with fervid dispassion at the fracturing of the Left, the empty promises of liberal democracy, and the tepid compromises offered by the powerful. From the ashes of these failures, Žižek asserts the need for international solidarity, economic transformation, and—above all—an urgent, “wartime” communism. https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/heaven-in-disorder/ (Buy the book here) About Slavoj Žižek Slavoj Žižek (b. 1949) is a Slovenian-born philosopher and psychoanalyst. He is a professor of philosophy at The European Graduate School / EGS, a senior researcher at the Institute for Sociology and Philosophy at the University of Ljubljana, Global Distinguished Professor of German at New York University, International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, and founder and president of the Society for Theoretical Psychoanalysis, Ljubljana. Aside from these appointments, Žižek tirelessly gives lectures around the globe and is often described as “the Elvis of cultural theory”. Although, more seriously, as British critical theorist Terry Eagleton confers, Žižek is the “most formidably brilliant” theorist to have emerged from Europe in decades. Many, in fact, now consider Žižek to be “the most dangerous philosopher in the West.” He grew up in in Ljubljana, Slovenia, which at the time was part of the former Yugoslavia. The regime's more permissive, albeit “pernicious,” policies allowed for Žižek's exposure to Western theory and culture, in particular film, English detective novels, German Idealism, French structuralism, and Jacques Lacan. Studying at the University of Ljubljana, he completed his master's degree in philosophy in 1975 with a thesis on French structuralism and his Doctoral degree in philosophy in 1981 with a dissertation on German Idealism. He then went to Paris, along with Mladen Dolar, to study Lacan under Jacques Alain-Miller (Lacan's son-in-law and disciple). During this time in Paris, from 1981–85, Žižek completed another dissertation on the work of Hegel, Marx, and Kripke through a Lacanian lens. After his return to Slovenia, he became more politically active writing for , a weekly newspaper, co-founding the Slovenian Liberal Demorcratic Party, and running for one of four seats that comprised the collective Slovenian presidency... Support this podcast

Oz and D. Randle sit down and pour up to talk about capitalism and happiness, recognizing the life and contributions of Sidney Poitier, the new Weeknd album and Antonio Brown. Also, people lying on their job applications and misogyny in the podcasting community. Plus, you listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: PJ Morton- Please Don't Walk Away

Oz and D. Randle sit down and pour up to talk about capitalism and happiness, recognizing the life and contributions of Sidney Poitier, the new Weeknd album and Antonio Brown. Also, people lying on their job applications and misogyny in the podcasting community. Plus, you listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: PJ Morton- Please Don't Walk Away

In today's episode, I got to sit down with an extraordinary actress who has crafted a diligently curated body of work defined by her remarkable range. Carmen Ejogo has played major roles in Sam Mendes' Away We Go, Sparkle with Whitney Houston, It Comes at Night, Roman J. Israel, Esq., Alien: Covenant, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them, and most recently opposite Mahershala Ali in the new season of True Detective. Characteristically tight-lipped about her personal life, Carmen generously pulls back the curtain to reveal how she's made it this far and how her commitment to her vision has afforded her a career that has captivated audiences and critics alike. She shares how she says no more often than she says yes, and how this discernment has empowered her to keep a clear vision for the stories she wants to give voice to. We also get to chat about how she prepares for an audition, how she balances her art with the business of the industry, and how she decided from the very beginning of her career that her body of work would be defined, not by her appearance, but by her talent, determination, and humanity. Exclusive Offer for TOA Listeners: LIVE PODCAST WITH DAVID RAPAPORT: Click here to save your seat for this FREE class with David Rapaport and #TheNewTripleThreat on December 17th, 2021 (Link not working? Visit: http://bit.ly/n3topenhouse) Guest links: IMDB: Carmen Ejogo INSTAGRAM: @carmenejogo TWITTER: @carmenejogo YOUTUBE: True Detective trailer Show Links: INSTAGRAM: @alyshiaochse INSTAGRAM: @thatoneaudition WEBSITE: AlyshiaOchse.com ITUNES: Subscribe to That One Audition on iTunes SPOTIFY: Subscribe to That One Audition on Spotify STITCHER: Subscribe to That One Audition on Stitcher

ARTi's is as compelling as the topics the company deals with. Characteristically, there always is a unique combination of the down-to-Earth and the global. Juan Proano, Edson Vendrusculo, Matthew Kieffer, and Bernardo del Campo founded ARTi in 2013. We came together as a group of graduate engineers and began working on ways to help farmers and gardeners make a healthier soil. ARTi has been working on developing renewable environmental technology and agricultural solutions since the beginning. ARTi and subsidiaries have grown to make up an international team of more than 30 team members from Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Germany, Mexico, US and Uruguay with a multitude of academic backgrounds. Mechanical, agricultural, chemical, and electrical engineers, as well as economists, physicists, agronomists, and lifelong farmers are part of the ARTi team dedicated to creating a variety of biochar-based products and improving our technology day by day to help more companies to accelerate its journey to a greener future.

In Greece the biggest Christmas preparation is not so much about decorating the house, but preparing the food. Characteristically the biggest part of the house decorations are the huge plates of cookies and desserts that are displayed all around the house. The traditional Christmas cookies and their variations are placed in very prominent places and free for all to have! This sweet cookie has a somber history but is now the major cookie to be served during the holidays.  We're exploring the history and origins of melomakarona. Links: Website: https://www.seasonseatingspodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seasonseatingspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seasonseatingspod Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/seasonseatpod Email: seasonseatingspodcast@gmail.com Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/seasonseatings Sources:  https://www.196flavors.com/ https://www.mysteriousgreece.com/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ https://tastedriver.com/

How can we be codependent while isolated from others? How has Marissa been a codpendummy this past year since the pandemic hit? How can we challenge our codependency to stop the self-sacrifice??? Thank you for listening!   Today's episode is sponsored by Frame, a therapist matching service. Go to www.tryframe.com/dummy to get $20 off your first three therapy sessions!    Be sure to sign up for my free e-course, Codependummy 101, made with love and intention to help you stop being such a codependummy so you can shine like a codependiamond? Sign up now at www.codependummy.com   In this week's episode, Marissa reflects on ways she has been a little codependummy in quarantine!   How is that even a thing? If we are all locked up in our homes, social distanced, and more isolated from others--how can we be codependent? Marissa explains all!  Using the description of a dependent personality from Theodore Millon (1981), Marissa walks you through five criteria and shares in-depth about times this past year when she has self-sacrificed, avoided conflict, and belittled herself as “weak” thanks to her codependency resurfacing due to all the stress of Covid! From the examples given, you'll be able to relate and also reflect on ways your codependency has also been triggered even though you may have been more isolated and on your own this past year than ever before in your entire life.  Marissa challenges you at the end to find ways that you can be more self-assertive, empowered, and address conflicts in your relationships since maintaining these codependent ways of being is not sustainable! Pay attention to what comes up as you listen since that likely is where you can start making some changes.    We begin today's episode with an acknowledgment that, unlike most episodes where Marissa reflects on codependency from years ago, this episode is chalk-full of current examples. Codependency runs deep and, despite Marissa's healing and growth, she regressed into some old habits in 2020.    You'll hear Marissa summarize and detail the description of a codependent personality by Theodore Million (1981). According to Millon, those with a dependent personality looked, sounded like, and behaved in the following ways: Characteristically docile and noncompetitive, and avoids social tension and conflicts (Millon calls is “pacific temperament”) Needs a stronger nurturing figure, and without one feels anxiously helpless; is often conciliatory, placating, and self-sacrificing (“interpersonal submissiveness”) Perceives self as weak, fragile, and ineffectual; exhibits lack of confidence by belittling own aptitudes and competencies (“inadequate self-image”) Reveals a naive or benign attitude toward interpersonal difficulties; smooths over troubling events (“pollyanna cognitive style”) Prefers a subdued, uneventful, and passive lifestyle, and avoids self-assertion and refuses autonomous responsibilities (“initiative deficit”)   You likely are asking, WHAT IN THE ACTUAL EFF DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? Not to worry sis. Marissa proceeds to break down each of the criteria and give you real-life examples in order to develop your awareness and understanding.    For the first criterion, characteriscially docile and non competitive, and avoids social tension and conflicts, Marissa shares about ways she was docile. She accepted instruction, was Ms. Obedient, and compliant with all the rules. Unlike others, she went into lockdown before Los Angeles went into lockdown! She also avoided social conflict like the plague in order to avoid the judgmenet, criticism, and disdain from others. What do you relate with from her examples?   Criterion #2: needs a stronger nurturing figure, and without one feels anxiously helpless; is often conciliatory, placating, and self-sacrificing. Marissa discusses how she regressed to an old behavior where she desired being taken care of, that is, codependent with her mom and dad despite being a 31-year-old GROWN A-- WOMAN. She also self-sacrificed for months as she learned the ropes of ordering groceries on line while her partner got to kick his feet up and enjoy all the benefits of her hard labor. She didn't even realize how she was enabling him and acting like a martyr! How can you relate to this criterion? Regarding the third criterion, perceiving self as weak, fragile, and ineffectual; exhibiting a lack of confidence by belittling own aptitudes and competencies, Marissa was not kind to herself this past year. She tells about belittling herself as weak, fragile, and ineffectual, that is, thinking she lacked the ability and quality to cope with the lockdown. Marissa tells a hilarious story about an encounter with another pedestrian and how she was shamed by him for her efforts to maintain a social distance. “You've got me all wrong Mister!” was all Marissa wanted to yell out to him in order to preserve a positive image...even random pedestrians. How have you thought yourself weak, fragile, or belittled yourself this past year?  Criterion #4: reveals a naive or benign attitude toward interpersonal difficulties; smooths over troubling events. Marissa gets very personal and shares about how she declined an invitation to her best friend's wedding due to her fear of coronavirus. THIS WAS NOT AN EASY TASK PEOPLE. Marissa shares how she was trying to avoid an interpersonal difficulty, to smooth over troubling events, and to keep the peace--but she was nervous, anxious, and scared the whole time. It led to her finally creating a boundary and feeling more empowered with herself. How have you smoothed things over or avoided interpersonal difficulties this past year since the pandemic began?   Last but not least, the fifth criterion: prefers a subdued, uneventful, and passive lifestyle, and avoids self-assertion and refuses autonomous responsibilities. Marissa shares about how much she wants to have a passive and subdued life since it is free of all conflict, confrontation, and guilt! She shares about a time when she asserted herself and regretted it immediately. However, she's been able to reflect and see how it really was okay for her to assert her needs. Where have you chosen to have a passive lifestyle this past year? How have you neglected asserting yourself?  And that's all folks! Marissa has now presented you with five criterion for codependency and examples of it coming up this past year in her life.   The episode ends with a challenge since acting, thinking, feeling, and keeping these criteria in your life is not sustainable! So, this week, Marissa challenges you to, in at least one area in your life, to pick a criteria and do the opposite! For example, if you have been docile, then you need to be “willful” (while also being safe). If you have felt weak or belittled yourself, how can you be strong and empower yourself this week? If you've avoided taking responsibility for yourself, how can you practice self-autonomy this week?   Let Marissa know how it goes! ___________________________________________________________________________   Today's episode is sponsored by Frame, a therapist matching service.   Founded in May 2020, they're on a mission to help you find the perfect therapist.    Go to www.tryframe.com/dummy   Using Frame is free and they're also offering my listeners an exclusive code for $20 off each of your first 3 sessions once you match with a therapist.     ALSO, have you signed up for Marissa's free course, Codependummy 101? It's a 10 part course WAS MADE TO HELP YOU stop being such a codependummy so you can shine like a codependimond! Sign up at www.codependummy.com

Dave Brisbin 3.14.21 Fourth Sunday of Lent. A woman tells me that covid issues have divided her family to the point she feels her once close family is now like roommates passing in the halls. She was devastated and wondering how it could have happened? Good question. How have the medical and political issues surrounding the pandemic been powerful enough to divide us all the way down to families and marriages? Last few weeks, we’ve been talking about paradox as the means to deeper truth, and here’s a case in point: what paradox is more central to human experience than life and death? How do we live life well always knowing we’re going to die? Characteristically, we’ve been doing it by simply not thinking about death…our society has dealt with the paradox by choosing sides—life, youth, materialism—quickly removing dead and dying to hospitals, morgues, nursing and funeral homes, extending life at all costs, pretending we’re not part of the circle of life. Recent science has even shown that our brains physically reject connections of death as pertaining to ourselves: don’t fire electrically, don’t register the surprise/shock of that reality. As individuals and societies, we treat paradox as simple contradictions to resolve, choosing a side, so never finding the deeper truth that always presents as surprise. A surprise is the greatest gift life can give us, shocking us into new, more real reality. Why has covid divided us? Created roommates where there used to be family? Because it has stripped off our avoidance of death, made us face our own mortality as well as that of others. And that has made us afraid, and fear divides. But Jesus shows us in parables and sayings related to the Hebrew wedding tradition that death is the surprise that makes life alive—eternal. That holding life and death, the now and not yet in equal embrace reveals the priceless fragility of life even as we anticipate the ultimate surprise that death represents. And if we’ll respect the central paradox of the gospels, we’ll see that resurrection is the surprise that takes the sting, the fear out of death. No longer fearful, we find the truth that makes us free to live life well, even as and only when lit by the surprise of death.

Dave Brisbin 3.14.21 Fourth Sunday of Lent. A woman tells me that covid issues have divided her family to the point she feels her once close family is now like roommates passing in the halls. She was devastated and wondering how it could have happened? Good question. How have the medical and political issues surrounding the pandemic been powerful enough to divide us all the way down to families and marriages? Last few weeks, we've been talking about paradox as the means to deeper truth, and here's a case in point: what paradox is more central to human experience than life and death? How do we live life well always knowing we're going to die? Characteristically, we've been doing it by simply not thinking about death…our society has dealt with the paradox by choosing sides—life, youth, materialism—quickly removing dead and dying to hospitals, morgues, nursing and funeral homes, extending life at all costs, pretending we're not part of the circle of life. Recent science has even shown that our brains physically reject connections of death as pertaining to ourselves: don't fire electrically, don't register the surprise/shock of that reality. As individuals and societies, we treat paradox as simple contradictions to resolve, choosing a side, so never finding the deeper truth that always presents as surprise. A surprise is the greatest gift life can give us, shocking us into new, more real reality. Why has covid divided us? Created roommates where there used to be family? Because it has stripped off our avoidance of death, made us face our own mortality as well as that of others. And that has made us afraid, and fear divides. But Jesus shows us in parables and sayings related to the Hebrew wedding tradition that death is the surprise that makes life alive—eternal. That holding life and death, the now and not yet in equal embrace reveals the priceless fragility of life even as we anticipate the ultimate surprise that death represents. And if we'll respect the central paradox of the gospels, we'll see that resurrection is the surprise that takes the sting, the fear out of death. No longer fearful, we find the truth that makes us free to live life well, even as and only when lit by the surprise of death.

The final part of our 2020 Halloween Spooktacular is going to be a real scream. Reward yourself for making it to the end of these Halloween-themed episodes by pouring yourself a large glass of your favorite drink, grabbing a tub of candy, and turning on all the lights in your house. For the grand finale, the boys' palaver has been scheduled to focus in on their favorite scary movies. Characteristically, this episode veers from topic to topic within the broader conversation. A few germane digressions include:The longevity of The Simpson's Treehouse of Horror specialsA thorough breakdown of Zombie SkittlesChicago Hope or Chicago PD; It doesn't matter Grave loves both.... and more!!!As always, you can find us on all major social media platforms, podcatchers, and your mom's house. Twitter: @gentlemen4outs Instagram: gentlemenoffouroutspodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gentlemen4Outs GMAIL: gentlementoffouroutspodcast@gmail.comLook it...If you're enjoying the show, don't forget to subscribe on your favorite podcast app. It would be wonderful if you'd also rate and review the show.

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. In a time when arthouse theaters are hurting more than ever and there are a plethora of streaming options at your fingertips, we wanted to introduce new conversations that put a specific focus on the films that are foundational or perhaps overlooked in cinephile culture. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel, Intermission is a 1-on-1 supplementary discussion podcast that focuses on one arthouse, foreign, or experimental film per episode as picked by the guest. For our ninth episode, I talked to Executive Editor of Seventh Row, Orla Smith, about Kelly Reichardt's 2016 film Certain Women, which is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Throughout her career, Reichardt has been one of the great observers of the “ordinary.” Her past otherworldly visions of the Pacific Northwest complement and antagonize characters beset by institutional and individual alienation. Transplanted to Montana, this is even finer clarification of those dynamics as personified through professional sexism, marital strife, and personal misinterpretations. A triptych adaptation of Maile Meloy's Half In Love and Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, it's tempting to interpret the film as a meditation on the nature of catharsis––but as with the rest of her films, every spiritual victory comes with a compromise. Intermission episodes are shared exclusively with our Patreon community before being posted to The Film Stage Show's main feed. One can also enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. For a limited time, all new Patreon supporters will receive a free Blu-ray/DVD. After becoming a contributor, e-mail podcast@thefilmstage.com for an up-to-date list of available films. Intermission is supported by MUBI, a curated streaming service showcasing exceptional films from around the globe. Every day, MUBI premieres a new film. Whether it's a timeless classic, a cult favorite, or an acclaimed masterpiece — it's guaranteed to be either a movie you've been dying to see or one you've never heard of before and there will always be something new to discover. Try it for free for 30 days at mubi.com/filmstage. Characteristically spare, each story can be condensed to a single phrase: a lawyer (Laura Dern) tolerates a persistent client (Jared Harris); a misunderstood woman (Michelle Williams) tries to buy sandstone from an old man (René Auberjonois); and a rancher (Lily Gladstone) befriends a teacher (Kristen Stewart). But micro moments elaborate and complicate those dynamics. And underneath the surface quietude of the formal choices of Reichardt and regular collaborator, Christopher Blauvelt, the film feels volcanic in showing the women's years of mistreatment and/or dissatisfaction. A co-editor and part of the team that recently released Roads to Nowhere: Kelly Reichardt's broken American dreams, Smith was the ideal guest to explore these questions and contradictions of her career. A comprehensive journey through Reichardt's career and especially her new film, First Cow, Smith has spent a large part of the last year examining the minute themes and talking to first time and repeated collaborators responsible in making her films (including Lily Gladstone as part of their Lockdown Film School). In our conversation, we talked about Reichardt's fixation on connection and disconnection, class dynamics, and her canny ability to draw out great performances from her actors.

Guest co-host, Erin! We discussed some of our character defects and how they can still play a role in our lives. It's easy to forget that when you're in the moment, our goal is to be better people. How ironic my previous episode was about step 4.

Characteristically. everything great starts small so do not despise the days of small beginnings. Discover more in this episode.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile)

I talk about being a dad here Dads and dpads podcast- click the link fool If you have questions, suggestions or just want to talk email me at my new email address historyu.pod@gmail.com or send me a dm on twitter. If you want me to cover a specific topic let me know and I could do a listener suggested episode. Thanks as always for listening to me talk about stuff History’s dirty shorts Caution this episode is about to get gross. You’re welcome How you got sick in the old days and what they did about it. Random concerned citizen: “man I don’t feel soo good” Priestly dude: oh man you got some demons in your blood, we should probably let it out. Concerned citizen: that sounds kind of dangerous, is it safe? Priestly guy: So you think it’s safe to have demons in your blood? Concerned Citizen: You’re probably right, get that blood out I’m hot as a prostitutes ass in hell. Priestly guy: how did you know about vi.. I need some leech demon vessels, a knife and a hand drill. R.C: hand drill? Priestly D: you don’t look great they might already be in your head. Throughout centuries philosophers and scientists tried to explain the way of infectious diseases transmission. Witchcraft, demons, gods, comets, earthquakes were the first unproved theories, followed by tangible scientific ones such as miasma’s theory, contagious theory, spontaneous generation theory and germ theory till the evolution of microbiology in mid 19th century. Primitive ideas about contagiousness dealt with the general notion of transmission through contact. Epidemics were probably rare in small primitive tribes but they became terrifying events once population density increased enough to produce and sustain them. At that time people’s ignorance led to magical or religious explanations of disease, sent by the gods as punishment for their sins. Characteristically, in Ancient Persia we see an emphasis on demonology. The disease is caused by evil spirits and must be controlled by exorcism. The cult of Nergal, a demon portrayed in hymns and myths as a god of war, fever and pestilence. In 6th century BC, the pre-Socratic philosophers Pythagoras, Alcmaeon, and Empedocles inaugurated the period in science where the environment was understood to play a vital role in health and disease. A century later, Airs, waters and places of the Hippocratic texts, correlated a variety of symptoms and diseases with geographical and meteorological conditions, for example malaria, catarrh and diarrhea were believed to be due to the effect of seasonal changes on stagnant water or marshy places [6]. Such concepts survived and in time consolidated in the belief that a pathological state of the atmosphere is associated with infectious diseases and this line of thinking developed further into the miasma theory of contagion [7]. Air became contaminated with “miasmas”, poisonous vapors produced by putrefying organic matter and a person could become infected when miasmas invaded the body and disturbed its vital functions. In his manuscript. The real reason I’m here who needs demons when you have miasmas? Also, do you know how many self-published books are named miasma? Probably not why would you that would be stupid. I can tell you there are many. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-michels66/support

The Holiday Seasons cannot stop yer boys as we set ourselves to gorge ourselves on some utterly unremarkable grappling for you over this festive period. On the show this week: *The lads feel the burn of back to back recording. *We go through some tweets the Thunder Buddies have sent in to http://twitter.com/wcwthunderpod *Some wrestling happened I guess. *Characteristically, Chris Jericho saves the show. As always, we’ll be back in two weeks for our next episode, and encourage people to watch the shows along with us and send us any thoughts or memories. You can drop us an email at either daysofthunderpod@gmail.com or wcwthunderpod@gmail.com. Please feel free to follow us on Twitter twitter.com/wcwthunderpod and continue the Thunder chat, or in our podcast thread on PWO You can also follow Dave twitter.com/thedaytodave or Lee twitter.com/malone_713 Special thanks to Keith Broni for the podcast art

The Holiday Seasons cannot stop yer boys as we set ourselves to gorge ourselves on some utterly unremarkable grappling for you over this festive period. On the show this week: *The lads feel the burn of back to back recording. *We go through some tweets the Thunder Buddies have sent in to http://twitter.com/wcwthunderpod *Some wrestling happened I guess. *Characteristically, Chris Jericho saves the show. As always, we’ll be back in two weeks for our next episode, and encourage people to watch the shows along with us and send us any thoughts or memories. You can drop us an email at either daysofthunderpod@gmail.com or wcwthunderpod@gmail.com. Please feel free to follow us on Twitter twitter.com/wcwthunderpod and continue the Thunder chat, or in our podcast thread on PWO You can also follow Dave twitter.com/thedaytodave or Lee twitter.com/malone_713 Special thanks to Keith Broni for the podcast art

>> Indices end choppy day in the red; Sensex slips 73 pts; Nifty ends below 11,900; >>  Telecom stocks continue to rally, Bharti Airtel hits 21-mth high; Voda Idea surges over 21% >> Glenmark Pharma jumps 21% on CLSA upgrade; & >> India not facing 5% slowdown, we are the fastest growing economy, says govt News in detail -  Monday turned out to be a listless day for the benchmark indices; however, broader market witnessed some buying with the S&P BSE MidCap index surging nearly half a per cent.   The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 40,284, down 73 points or 0.18 per cent with Bharti Airtel (up nearly 5 per cent) being the top gainer and YES Bank (down 4 per cent) the biggest drag. HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries (RIL), TCS, L&T, and Asian Paints contributed the most to the index's loss. During the day, Sensex hit a high and low of 40,542.40 and 40,221.97, respectively. Shares of telecom companies - Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel continued to surge after the government said it would not like any telecom operator in the country to shut operations. Bharti Airtel hit a 21-month high of Rs 420, up 7 per cent as most of the brokerages maintained a bullish stance on strong operating performance in September quarter (Q2FY20). The stock ended at Rs 409 on the BSE, up 4 per cent. Vodafone Idea zoomed naerly 21.50 per cent to Rs 4.47.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index outperformed the benchmarks by surging 65 points or around 0.5 per cent to end at 14,838. Glenmark Pharma was the top gainer on the index. The stock zoomed 21 per cent to Rs 365.50 apiece on the BSE after global brokerage firm CLSA upgraded the stock to 'buy' from 'sell'. On the NSE, the Nifty50 index ended below 11,900 level at 11,894, down 1 point or 0.01 per cent with 29 constituents advancing, 20 declining and 1 remaining unchanged. India VIX surged over 4 per cent to 15.67 levels, indicating increased volatility in the market.  Sectorally, FMCG and auto counters ended in the red while metal stocks advanced the most followed by PSU bank stocks. The Nifty Metal index gained nearly 2 per cent to 2,543.50 levels and the Nifty PSU Bank index added around 1.50 per cent to 2,493-mark. Nifty outlook from Gaurav Ratnaparkhi, Senior Technical Analyst, Sharekhan by BNP Paribas.  According to the expert, the price action over the last few sessions suggests that the market is in a flux for the near term. Characteristically, the structure is developing as a Complex Correction as per the Elliott Wave Theory. The next leg of the correction is expected over the next few sessions as long as the Nifty trades below the near term resistance zone of 11973 – 12000. This means that the last week’s low of 11,802 is likely to be breached on the downside over the next couple of sessions & the index can tumble down to 11,700-11,600 subsequently. A quick look at the global markets  Asian shares ticked higher on Monday after Beijing surprised markets by trimming a key interest rate for the first time since 2015, stirring speculation that further stimulus was on the way for the world’s second-largest economy. The news helped Shanghai blue chips recoup early losses to rise 0.8 per cent, though the initial reaction was cautious overall. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan moved 0.3 per cent higher. Japan's Nikkei firmed 0.3 per cent, and was just short of its recent 13-month top. E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 held steady, as did EUROSTOXX 50 futures. In commodities, oil prices were supported after Brent touched a seven-week high on Friday. Brent crude futures firmed 4 cents to $63.34, while US crude added 4 cents to $57.76 a barrel.

Characteristically later than intended, here's the conclusion to the previous episode. We both talk about our coming out process. For Justin, it's a fairly organized roadtrip. For Dani, well... it's Dani, so it's more about the journey than the destination. Oh, and we learn that trans people aren't feet. Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage!

  In today’s episode, I got to sit down with an extraordinary actress who has crafted a diligently curated body of work defined by her remarkable range. Carmen Ejogo has played major roles in Sam Mendes’ Away We Go, Sparkle with Whitney Houston, It Comes at Night, Roman J. Israel, Esq., Alien: Covenant, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them, and most recently opposite Mahershala Ali in the new season of True Detective.  Characteristically tight-lipped about her personal life, Carmen generously pulls back the curtain to reveal how she’s made it this far and how her commitment to her vision has afforded her a career that has captivated audiences and critics alike. She shares how she says no more often than she says yes, and how this discernment has empowered her to keep a clear vision for the stories she wants to give voice to. We also get to chat about how she prepares for an audition, how she balances her art with the business of the industry, and how she decided from the very beginning of her career that her body of work would be defined, not by her appearance, but by her talent, determination, and humanity. IG: @carmenejogo        

Right before we began recording this week, we considered what we wanted to talk about. Characteristically, once we got rolling, we took a left turn, and ended up discussing The Vagina Monologues! If you're curious about how that happened, you'll just have to listen to find out. The rest of the time was spent with Bill doing therapy with Gina...or so he says.    Gina and Bill both have their own thoughts and opinions, and love challenging and sparring with each other.   It's yet again a fun and interesting episode, so we hope you enjoy it, and as always, welcome your input.

Portugal’s beaches are awesome and legendary, including the many river beaches. Characteristically abundant and understated, the ‘praia fluvial’ are a delight, including today’s Portuguese place of interest and recording location - Agroal. #agroal, #portugal, #portuguese, #river, #riverbeach --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carl-munson/message

Portugal’s beaches are awesome and legendary, including the many river beaches.Characteristically abundant and understated, the ‘praia fluvial’ are a delight, including today’s Portuguese place of interest and recording location - Agroal.

We’ve all got a story in our eyes! The Moody Blues, and in particular their inspired songwriter Justin Hayward, caught that “Silent-Running” fact in the 1971 single that starts this podcast. We’ve all got a story in our eyes. Characteristically, the story results from pain, and, also characteristically, from pain suffered in earlier life. At the time, it seemed, at least in many cases, to be overcome-able. It seemed as though it, the loss or pain, could be counter-acted, or even superseded, by other, better experiences. And so it seemed. Until later, when that slight deviation east, of the hurricane against my life, by which that hurricane moved offshore, to the margin of my feelings, and just “sat there”, caught up with us. Later, sometimes decades later, the eye of the storm turned back on us, and constituted a direct hit! Then down we went, and with us the whole fragile architecture of our “Works and Days” (Hesiod). So I’m talking about the story in your eyes. But I’m also pumping for hope. I’m pumping for a step of faith. I don’t want you to give up. I don’t wish to give up, myself. Jesus often asked the individuals who came to him with incurable disease and insoluble problems, “Where is your faith?”. Dr. Thomas Calhoun once asked me, after I’d proffered a long sob story, “But Paul, where is your faith?” My inward answer, right on the spot, was, “Well, nowhere. I have no faith.” That was an important moment. I saw what I didn’t have — at all! — and also saw the only thing I needed. Won’t tell you the end of that story, tho’ I sure bless Tom Calhoun. On that note, the podcast ends; and with the snappy pop classic, also by the Moodies, entitled, “It’s Up to You”. And please don’t worry. It’s orthodox!

Jeff and Jonny share eight essential practices (we're talkin' about practice, yes, not the game, practice!. We're not talkin bout the game, we're talkin bout practice!) in creating meaningful change in your church. Characteristically interesting, especially practical!

Characteristically late with their podcast, Rob and Conall desperately try to pull the wool over the eyes of their dwindling fans by recording an episode on Rob's laptop insetad of with the podcasting mic. Nevertheless fun is had as Zack reveals a penchant for World War II technology, Screech gets spider-sense and Rob's lovable dog Wallace chimes in with his thoughts on this week's episodes.