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Part 2 On Christmas Day 2006, 18-year-old Ryan Waller and his girlfriend Heather Quan became victims of a brutal home invasion in Phoenix, Arizona. Heather was murdered. Ryan was shot twice in the head and somehow survived — with bullet fragments still lodged deep in his brain. What followed was one of the most controversial police interrogations ever recorded. Despite his severe injuries, Ryan was questioned for several hours before receiving full medical treatment.The footage of that interview, in which he appears disoriented and struggling to stay conscious, has since become one of the most talked-about moments in true-crime history. In this episode, KJ examines the interrogation video, the investigation that followed, the search for the real perpetrators, and the long-term impact the events had on Ryan's life. It's a powerful story of the most unforgettable cases in modern true crime.Timestamps09:23 Ryan's Brain Injury11:53 Quiet House, Hidden Truth14:24 Heather's Autopsy18:52 Three Missing Days20:11 Blood and Survival24:17 Eric and the Drug House33:34 Party Violence Uncovered38:22 Ryan Remembers Richie46:25 More Witnesses Confirm51:55 Arresting Richie Carver55:18 A Call Changes Everything#unspeakable #podcast #crime #truecrime #ryanwaller #heatherquan  

Darius made Kelly a mama at eighteen years old. Then he made her a nurse. And years later, after he was gone, he made her something else entirely, a certified grief counselor, an entrepreneur, and the founder of something beautiful that would not exist without him. That is the thread running through this entire conversation. Our children become our purpose. And when we find that purpose, they are wrapped up inside it completely. Darius Anthony was Kelly's oldest, born on Christmas Day, a gift announced to the world on the day the world was already celebrating. He was a class clown, a party in a person, a young man who dreamed of making a dent in the universe, not just for himself, but for other people. He became a realtor working specifically with first-time homebuyers, bought his own first home, and was preparing to flip it for someone just like them. He was 28 years old, thriving, and full of plans. On January 3rd, 2023, he died in his sleep from SUDEP, Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy. He had been diagnosed with epilepsy at eighteen, managed it well, and was living his life fully. Kelly and her husband were on a cruise ship in Mexico when the call came. Before January 3rd, 2023 and after. That is how Kelly divides her life now. In this conversation, Kelly speaks honestly about the grief journey. The permission a dear friend gave her to simply stop and just be. The Visionary Dreamer Award at his college that his colleagues announced at his funeral they were renaming in his honor. The autopsy report that arrived without warning on her second day back at work, and the ashes returned in what she can only describe as a biohazard container. Two moments that made her think: the death care industry has to do better. So she built something better. Timely Presence sends heirloom quality gifts on the predictable hard days, the birthday, the holiday season, the anniversary of the death, so that the people who love grieving families can show up right on time. Gifts that are not sad, Kelly says. Gifts that are reminders of love. Learn more at thetimelypresence.com. And perhaps the most beautiful moment in this conversation is near the end, when Kelly tells the story of Darius's best friend, who brought a framed photo of Darius to his own house closing. Because there was no way to do that moment without him. That is what it looks like when a life leaves a mark so deep that the people who loved him carry him forward into every milestone he never got to have. Darius made Kelly a mama, a nurse, and now a purpose. He is wrapped up in all of it.

On Christmas Day 2006, 18-year-old Ryan Waller and his girlfriend Heather Quan became victims of a brutal home invasion in Phoenix, Arizona. Heather was murdered. Ryan was shot twice in the head and somehow survived — with bullet fragments still lodged deep in his brain. What followed was one of the most controversial police interrogations ever recorded. Despite his severe injuries, Ryan was questioned for several hours before receiving full medical treatment.The footage of that interview, in which he appears disoriented and struggling to stay conscious, has since become one of the most talked-about moments in true-crime history. In this episode, KJ examines the interrogation video, the investigation that followed, the search for the real perpetrators, and the long-term impact the events had on Ryan's life. It's a powerful story of the most unforgettable cases in modern true crime.Timestamps05:58 Christmas in Phoenix11:53 Missing on Christmas Day26:15 Heather Found Dead40:44 Ryan's Interrogation Begins51:43 Dead Girl on the Couch1:00:46 Reconstructing the Timeline1:09:05 The Hidden Injury

This week on The Money Lap, Parker and Landon reflect on an emotional Memorial Day weekend in motorsports, highlighting the incredible moments honoring Kyle Busch. Josh joins to share a story about Kyle Busch's generosity and kindness. The guys break down an all-time Indianapolis 500, praising the two-groove racing, wild strategy, and historic close finish, with surprise guest Conor Daly offering insider perspective from inside the car. The episode wraps with weekend picks across NASCAR, IndyCar, and a quick Formula 1 update, covering the latest headlines and what to watch for in the coming races. Leave us a voicemail! https://moneylap.com Or email us! friends@themoneylap.com Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:34 - Reading Five-Star Reviews 07:16 - Remembering Kyle Busch: Parker's Story 10:00 - Remembering Kyle Busch: Josh's Story 18:41 - The Racing World Honors Kyle Busch 19:59 - Indianapolis 500 Race Recap 27:13 - Analyzing the Indy 500 Finish 34:28 - Praising Connor Daly's Performance 38:47 - NASCAR Weekend Recap 44:20 - Surprise Guest: Conor Daly 55:26 - NASCAR's Lightning Rule Explained 57:20 - F1 Race Discussion 1:00:05 - Listener Comments on Kyle Busch Tribute 1:02:41 - Picks for the Upcoming Weekend (Timestamps are a rough timing and may require a little scrubbing to find the start of the topic) The Money Lap is the ultimate motorsport show (not a podcast) with Parker Kligerman and Landon Cassill professional racecar drivers and hilarious hosts taking you through the world of motorsports. Covering NASCAR, F1, Indycar, and more, they'll provide the scoop, gossip, laughs, and stories from the racing biz. With over 2400 unique products currently in stock, Spoiler Diecast boasts one of the largest inventories in the industry. We are NASCAR focused, offering a wide range of diecast and apparel options. But that's not all. We've expanded our catalog to include diecast for dirt/sprint cars, Indycar, and F1. As passionate racing fans ourselves, we're constantly growing our offerings to cater to different forms of racing. Use promo code "moneylap" for free shipping for orders over $20. https://www.spoilerdiecast.com/ Copyright 2026, Pixel Racing, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

The Packers schedule this year is truly bizarre. The Packers have 5 mini bye weeks, a Wednesday game, a game on Christmas Day and no back to back divisional games for the first time since the NFC North was formed. This has opened up the unique opportunity for us to do the wildest annual tour idea yet. Can we pull it off? We think so!

What's up Pack fans? On this episode of Packernet After Dark, we're diving deep into the endless entertainment that is Bears fans struggling with basic football concepts. JD from Wisco nails it — sometimes you just gotta break out the Sesame Street treatment with Big Bird explaining EPA, charts, and why their guys might not actually be that good. Key highlights include: Breaking down the arrogance vs. reality gap with Bears, Vikings, and Lions fans heading into the season Massive excitement for the Packers' offensive weapons — Tucker Craft as an elite tight end, Watson, Golden, Reed, and Jacobs all clicking Uncle Rico's multiple calls on international games, Christmas Day stupidity, and why excuses about travel are just that — excuses Strong reactions to hot media takes like Adam Schefter claiming Rodgers/McCarthy will outplay Love this year This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you want unfiltered Packers talk, division rival roasting, and call-in chaos, make sure you're subscribed, leave a 5-star rating, and drop your thoughts in the comments. Who else is ready for the Packers to reclaim the North and make rival fans go quiet? To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast

What's up Pack fans? On this episode of Packernet After Dark, we're diving deep into the endless entertainment that is Bears fans struggling with basic football concepts. JD from Wisco nails it — sometimes you just gotta break out the Sesame Street treatment with Big Bird explaining EPA, charts, and why their guys might not actually be that good. Key highlights include: Breaking down the arrogance vs. reality gap with Bears, Vikings, and Lions fans heading into the season Massive excitement for the Packers' offensive weapons — Tucker Craft as an elite tight end, Watson, Golden, Reed, and Jacobs all clicking Uncle Rico's multiple calls on international games, Christmas Day stupidity, and why excuses about travel are just that — excuses Strong reactions to hot media takes like Adam Schefter claiming Rodgers/McCarthy will outplay Love this year This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you want unfiltered Packers talk, division rival roasting, and call-in chaos, make sure you're subscribed, leave a 5-star rating, and drop your thoughts in the comments. Who else is ready for the Packers to reclaim the North and make rival fans go quiet? To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast

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The schedule's out and the After Dark crew has opinions. Chris from Alabama likes the bye week placement and is already planning his trip to the Week 13 game. Kyle from Madison calls the first four weeks "layups" and dubs the Packers' social media aesthetic "local car dealership." Uncle Rico checks in from Nashville, where apparently the working part of a work trip takes a backseat to downtown. Batman breaks the season into sections and lands on 12-5. And then there are four separate Nico appearances — covering Micah's return timeline, the offensive ceiling with a healthy roster, the possibility that the NFL used AI to build the schedule, and a full-throated Christmas Day declaration that Ryan mostly agrees with. Between all of that: a deep dive into which schedule release videos worked (the Simpsons one, the Chiefs infomercial) and which ones were embarrassing (the Lions — your coach pinned a piece of paper to a board and left), a reminder that OTAs start next week, and a closing note on fan expectations: good teams lose games, so let's try to appreciate the good ones when they come.

The schedule's out and the After Dark crew has opinions. Chris from Alabama likes the bye week placement and is already planning his trip to the Week 13 game. Kyle from Madison calls the first four weeks "layups" and dubs the Packers' social media aesthetic "local car dealership." Uncle Rico checks in from Nashville, where apparently the working part of a work trip takes a backseat to downtown. Batman breaks the season into sections and lands on 12-5. And then there are four separate Nico appearances — covering Micah's return timeline, the offensive ceiling with a healthy roster, the possibility that the NFL used AI to build the schedule, and a full-throated Christmas Day declaration that Ryan mostly agrees with. Between all of that: a deep dive into which schedule release videos worked (the Simpsons one, the Chiefs infomercial) and which ones were embarrassing (the Lions — your coach pinned a piece of paper to a board and left), a reminder that OTAs start next week, and a closing note on fan expectations: good teams lose games, so let's try to appreciate the good ones when they come.

Released in 1986, Crocodile Dundee was directed by Peter Faiman and co-written by Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie, and John Cornell, with Hogan also starring as the now-iconic Mick Dundee. Made on a modest budget of around A$8.8 million, the film was designed to be a broad, crowd-pleasing Australian comedy that could travel internationally — which is exactly what it did, with all the subtlety of a bloke walking into a New York hotel with a knife the size of a paving slab.Filming took place across Australia and the United States, including Queensland, Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, and New York City. Linda Kozlowski was cast opposite Hogan as American journalist Sue Charlton, while the supporting cast included John Meillon, David Gulpilil, Mark Blum, and Michael Lombard. The film became a worldwide box-office phenomenon, earning more than US$328 million globally and turning Mick Dundee into one of the most recognisable screen characters of the VHS era.TRAILER GUY PLOT SYNOPSISDeep in the Australian Outback, where the wildlife wants to kill you and the locals treat mortal danger as light admin, one man has become a legend. His name is Mick Dundee — hunter, survivor, charmer, and possibly the only man alive who looks at a crocodile and thinks, “G'Day”When a New York journalist travels across the world to meet him, she finds more than just a story. She finds a man who doesn't quite fit into polite society, mostly because polite society has fewer snakes, fewer campfires, and significantly less casual knife work.But when Mick Dundee swaps the Outback for Manhattan, the jungle changes. The predators wear suits, the streets are full of noise, and our hero must face his greatest challenge yet: modern civilisation. Strewth, New York doesn't know what's coming.FUN FACTSCrocodile Dundee was inspired in part by the real-life exploits of Australian bushman Rod Ansell, whose survival story helped feed the mythic quality of Mick Dundee.Paul Hogan was already a major TV personality in Australia before the film, thanks to The Paul Hogan Show, but this movie made him an international star.The screenplay received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, which is not bad for a film best remembered by many people for one very specific knife comparison.Paul Hogan won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for his performance as Mick Dundee.The film was released in Australia in April 1986 and in the United States in September 1986, where it became a major hit.There are different cuts of the film: the international version was slightly shorter and adjusted some Australian slang for overseas audiences.The famous “Walkabout Creek Hotel” scenes were filmed at the Walkabout Creek Hotel in McKinlay, Queensland, which became a tourist destination after the movie's success.The film was a huge success on UK television, drawing a massive Christmas Day audience when it aired on BBC One in 1989.A restored 4K version, Crocodile Dundee: The Encore Cut, premiered in 2025 with several edits and updates for modern release.MUSICCheckout the parody music from the show on Spotify here.SUPPORT THE SHOWSupport the Show If you enjoy the show and would like to support us, we have a Patreon ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, leaving us a 5-star review (and a short comment) really helps more people discover the show. It's quick, free, and makes a huge difference. Referral links also help out the show if you were going to sign up:⁠⁠⁠NordVPN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NordPass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thevhsstrikesback@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

On May 14, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Benin, Indonesia, Madagascar, Namibia, Vanuatu, and a few other countries celebrated a National Holiday, complete with the closing of schools, banks, and government offices. In Germany, the holiday is called “Christi Himmelfahrt”, which likely brings a smile to us English speakers! “Christi Himmelfahrt” literally means “Christ's Heavenly Journey” and is a celebration of the day JESUS Ascended back to heaven, 40 days after His resurrection. Like Christmas, in most places, it has been highly secularized, often losing any real connection to the earthly life and ministry of JESUS. Learning this, raised a question for me. “Why don't we celebrate it?” The Ascension of JESUS back to heaven brought many incredible, tangible blessings to our lives. In fact, after some intense study, I would say that it rivals Christmas Day in the number and power of the blessings it provides us! I'm praying you'll make plans now to join us for this message, as we celebrate all JESUS has done for us in HIS return to heaven! Pastor Joe Still

Instead of doing the standard win/loss prediction everyone else does, Ryan handed the 2026 Packers schedule to multiple AIs — Grok, Claude, and ChatGPT — and had them simulate the season week by week, complete with final scores, key plays, and the reason the Packers won or lost each game. Three of the four models landed at exactly 11-6. What came out isn't just a schedule prediction — it's an accidental portrait of what being a Packer fan feels like every year. The Week 1 loss in Minnesota that sends everyone into full panic. The Jets win that doesn't really count. The Micah Parsons homecoming game against the Bears. The Rams loss on two costly interceptions that breaks everybody. The Bills loss at home that makes you question everything. The Christmas Day win in Chicago that brings everyone back. And then the Week 18 loss to Detroit on a missed field goal that sends you into the playoffs feeling somehow both good and terrible about 11-6. Ryan's takeaway: there's no combination of six losses that feels good. But 11-6 is 11-6, the off season is actually kind of relaxing, and the regular season is going to be exactly this — all of it — whether you're ready or not.

Instead of doing the standard win/loss prediction everyone else does, Ryan handed the 2026 Packers schedule to multiple AIs — Grok, Claude, and ChatGPT — and had them simulate the season week by week, complete with final scores, key plays, and the reason the Packers won or lost each game. Three of the four models landed at exactly 11-6. What came out isn't just a schedule prediction — it's an accidental portrait of what being a Packer fan feels like every year. The Week 1 loss in Minnesota that sends everyone into full panic. The Jets win that doesn't really count. The Micah Parsons homecoming game against the Bears. The Rams loss on two costly interceptions that breaks everybody. The Bills loss at home that makes you question everything. The Christmas Day win in Chicago that brings everyone back. And then the Week 18 loss to Detroit on a missed field goal that sends you into the playoffs feeling somehow both good and terrible about 11-6. Ryan's takeaway: there's no combination of six losses that feels good. But 11-6 is 11-6, the off season is actually kind of relaxing, and the regular season is going to be exactly this — all of it — whether you're ready or not.

Big Sal has something to say about the NFL scheduling the Packers at Soldier Field on Christmas Day. On Netflix. At noon. Against the Bears. He's not happy about the disrespect. He's not happy about Ben Johnson's mouth. He's not happy about the league handing Chicago a national stage after one lucky wild card comeback where the Packers led 21-3 and somehow lost. What he IS happy about — deliriously, dangerously happy about — is that the NFL just handed Green Bay the perfect stage to shove that collapse right back down Chicago's throat on the holiest day of the year. The bears are paper tigers with good timing once. Micah Parsons is in Green Bay now. December 25th, Soldier Field, the whole country watching. Big Sal is calling it early: that's not a gift for Chicago. That's a setup. Merry Christmas, Ben Johnson. You earned this one.

Big Sal has something to say about the NFL scheduling the Packers at Soldier Field on Christmas Day. On Netflix. At noon. Against the Bears. He's not happy about the disrespect. He's not happy about Ben Johnson's mouth. He's not happy about the league handing Chicago a national stage after one lucky wild card comeback where the Packers led 21-3 and somehow lost. What he IS happy about — deliriously, dangerously happy about — is that the NFL just handed Green Bay the perfect stage to shove that collapse right back down Chicago's throat on the holiest day of the year. The bears are paper tigers with good timing once. Micah Parsons is in Green Bay now. December 25th, Soldier Field, the whole country watching. Big Sal is calling it early: that's not a gift for Chicago. That's a setup. Merry Christmas, Ben Johnson. You earned this one.

The 2026 NFL schedule is here and some teams got FAVORED while others got SCREWED. Joe Pisapia, Andrew Erickson & Derek Brown break down the biggest winners and losers — from the Lions' easy path to the Packers' brutal short-week gauntlet including Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Day. Plus: holiday game overload, prime time counts, international games in Australia, and what it all means for football fans!Timestamps: (May be off due to ads) Intro - 0:00:00Signed Ja’Marr Chase Jersey Giveaway - 0:01:01Thanksgiving Weekend Schedule - 0:01:31Christmas Schedule - 0:06:00Bye Weeks - 0:11:43Prime Time Games - 0:18:12Bye-pocolypse Weeks - 0:20:24Team’s Schedule Release Analysis - 0:20:49Hard Rock Bets - 0:27:21Winners of the 2026 Schedule - 0:28:24Losers of the 2026 Schedule - 0:41:01Week 1 Schedule - 0:48:09Week 18 Schedule - 0:52:13Outro - 0:55:09Helpful Links: Hard Rock Bet - Sign up for Hard Rock Bet and make a $5 bet and you'll get $150 in bonus bets if you win. Head over to Hard Rock Bet, sign up and make your first deposit today. Payable in bonus bet(s). Not a cash offer. Offered by the Seminole Tribe of Florida in FL. Offered by Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC, in all other states. Must be 21+ and physically present in AZ, CO, FL, IL, IN, NJ, OH, TN or VA to play. Terms and conditions apply. Concerned about gambling? In FL, call 1-888-ADMIT-IT. In IN, if you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-9-WITH-IT. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER (AZ, CO, IL, NJ, OH, TN, VA) BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for you to start making winning bets. We promote the best experts based on one simple question, “How good is your advice?!” At BettingPros, we help you find the best lines for the NFL, MLB, and NBA by showcasing how the individual sportsbooks compare with their Point Spreads, Moneylines, and Over/Unders vs. the Consensus of all top sportsbooks. Sign up today at http://www.bettingpros.com and start betting smarter... not harderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2026 NFL schedule is out, and Packernet After Dark is breaking it all down in real time with Pack Nation calling in from every corner of the country. Pack Daddy walks through why this schedule might be the most gracious setup the league has handed Green Bay in years — a soft early runway while Micah Parsons is presumed out, the Bears at Lambeau in Week 5 for his return game, a perfectly placed Week 11 bye, and a five-game home stretch heading into the playoffs. But not everything is sunshine and cheese curds.

The 2026 NFL schedule is out, and Packernet After Dark is breaking it all down in real time with Pack Nation calling in from every corner of the country. Pack Daddy walks through why this schedule might be the most gracious setup the league has handed Green Bay in years — a soft early runway while Micah Parsons is presumed out, the Bears at Lambeau in Week 5 for his return game, a perfectly placed Week 11 bye, and a five-game home stretch heading into the playoffs. But not everything is sunshine and cheese curds.

The 2026 NFL schedule is finally out, and Pack Daddy is breaking down every single matchup on the Green Bay Packers slate. From a Week 1 trip to Minnesota to a home finale showdown with Detroit, this year's schedule looks tailor-made for a championship push — six prime time games, the first-ever Thanksgiving Eve game against the Rams, and a five-game home stretch to close the season. But the road to get there runs through some of the toughest teams in football.

Ruthie Polinsky and Clay Harbor unpack the newly released 2026 Chicago Bears schedule and react to some early surprises, including Chicago opening the season on the road against Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers instead of a trip to Seattle. The duo highlights several marquee matchups on the calendar, from a Monday night showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles to a pivotal Week 8 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks that Clay believes could become a measuring-stick game for the season. They also discuss the Bears' stretch of primetime appearances and why the Week 10 bye may arrive at the perfect time. Later in the episode, Ruthie and Clay look ahead to a challenging finish to the year that includes Thanksgiving in Detroit against the Detroit Lions, a late-season home game versus the Jacksonville Jaguars, and a brutal closing run featuring Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills, the Green Bay Packers on Christmas Day, another matchup with Detroit, and a season finale against the Minnesota Vikings. Clay shares a player's perspective on preparing for holiday games and explains why Ben Johnson may be uniquely prepared to navigate the challenges that come with facing a first-place schedule after his success coordinating one in Detroit.

The 2026 NFL schedule is finally out, and Pack Daddy is breaking down every single matchup on the Green Bay Packers slate. From a Week 1 trip to Minnesota to a home finale showdown with Detroit, this year's schedule looks tailor-made for a championship push — six prime time games, the first-ever Thanksgiving Eve game against the Rams, and a five-game home stretch to close the season. But the road to get there runs through some of the toughest teams in football.

We cover the top 8 sports stories of the day in the OCHO. 1. NFL schedule release 2. Seahawks schedule 3. Mariners return home after a series win in Houston 4. Cal is headed to the IL for the first time ever 5. NBA playoffs take the night off 6. Stanley Cup- Vegas eliminates Anaheim 7. Pucks & Ponies- Preakness is tomorrow 8. PGA Championship update :30- It's time to talk about O.P.Q. In today's episode of Other People's Quarterbacks… - The Raiders really may have stumbled upon something with Fernando Mendoza and Kirk Cousins - With our schedule out now and some QB's situations up in the air, we take a look at some QB questions and we might be facing: Mendoza or Cousins? Patrick Mahomes or Justin Fields? Jacoby Brissett, Gardner Minshew, Carson Beck or Aaron Rodgers? - Should we give Shadeur Sanders some sympathy? :45- Who's gawn fishin??? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Headlines and 12th Man News with GREGG BELL (Tacoma News Tribune/933 KJR) - What was Gregg's biggest takeaway from the 2026 schedule? - Which part of the schedule presents the toughest stretch? - The Seahawks only have 2 10am games and other tidbits from the schedule release. :30- ABC's of the Mariners - W is for WOW- we're taking on the Padres who have won 25 games, but they aren't playing as well as their record shows… - X is for eXpedite- Matt Brash pitched in Tacoma last night and dominated, so it's time to bring his back - Y is for Youngins' -Chuck is headed to Tacoma tonight to check out some of the youngins' and the oldin's - Z is for Zeus- our superstar is going to be missing from the lineup for a few weeks, will this team be ok without him? :45- We have an update on the poll!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Green Bay Packers will open up the 2026 season September 13th in Minnesota, and they hope to finish their season February 14th, 2027 in Los Angeles in Super Bowl LXI. With the first-ever NFL Game on Thanksgiving Eve, a Christmas Day showdown in Chicago, and seven total standalone games, the Packers' schedule is certainly unique. But overall, it looks pretty manageable on paper ... for whatever that's worth in the month of May. Vikings beat reporter Andrew Krammer joins the show to talk about the Minnesota Vikings, as the Packers will open up the season against Kyler Murray & Co. in Week One. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pack Nation — Big Sal is PACING. It is eleven in the morning, the schedule does not officially drop until seven tonight, and the leaks are pouring in like a busted dam. Big Sal cannot wait. He has got coffee, three browser tabs open, a buzzing phone, and a carpet that is officially finished. Strap in — this is the schedule leak reaction in real time.

Pack Nation, the NFL just dropped the Christmas gift nobody saw coming — and somebody got coal. The 2026 schedule release is official, and the Green Bay Packers are heading to Soldier Field on Christmas Day for a Week 16 showdown with the Chicago Bears. Pack Daddy breaks down what this primetime holiday matchup means for Green Bay's playoff push, the NFC North race, and Jonathan Gannon's defense in its first full season under center.

Ahead of the full NFL regular season schedule release, we run through the games already announced including primetime games on holidays.

Pack Nation, the NFL just dropped the Christmas gift nobody saw coming — and somebody got coal. The 2026 schedule release is official, and the Green Bay Packers are heading to Soldier Field on Christmas Day for a Week 16 showdown with the Chicago Bears. Pack Daddy breaks down what this primetime holiday matchup means for Green Bay's playoff push, the NFC North race, and Jonathan Gannon's defense in its first full season under center.

Pack Nation — Big Sal is PACING. It is eleven in the morning, the schedule does not officially drop until seven tonight, and the leaks are pouring in like a busted dam. Big Sal cannot wait. He has got coffee, three browser tabs open, a buzzing phone, and a carpet that is officially finished. Strap in — this is the schedule leak reaction in real time.

The NFL released its full 272-game schedule Thursday night. Here is the Chicago Bears' full schedule with kickoff times and the broadcast slate. The Bears will play on Thanksgiving at Detroit and Christmas Day against the PackersBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/shaw-local-s-bears-insider-podcast--3098936/support.

Endy Rodriguez is 2-2 with a double and a two-run single. Tyler Kennedy told us that Evgeni Malkin wants to play two years, but Malkin has said one year. Jeff Hathhorn thinks there is a desire on both sides for one season. Alan Saunders is reporting the Steelers won't play on Christmas Eve or Day. 

Hour 4 with Bob Pompeani, Joe Starkey, and Jeff Hathhorn: Jeff thinks this is gearing for Carmen Mlodzinski to come in for Jared Jones when Jones returns. Joe loves the idea of an opener. Ben Cherington said Henry Davis is getting bad luck and is making good contact. Jeff Hathhorn thinks there is a desire on both sides with the Penguins and Evgeni Malkin for one season. Alan Saunders is reporting the Steelers won't play on Christmas Eve or Day. 

Who needs electricity anyway!?!? It's NFL Schedule release day and we got some other leaks about the Seahawks. The Seahawks will open the season against the Patriots in a Super Bowl rematch… yuck. The Seahawks will also play the Rams in the night game on Christmas Day… yuck. :30- Mariners Morning After Bryce Miller returned to the mound yesterday and looked really good! It seemed like the Mariners were set up for a third straight win, but then things fell apart. Then they gave us hope again in the 9th… then it fell apart in the 10th and the loss leaves a bad taste in our mouth. :45- Does Dan Wilson deserve the blame for last night's loss? What was he doing with Bryce Miller? He had multiple opportunities to pull him, but inexplicably kept him in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Headlines and 12th Man News with GREGG BELL (Tacoma News Tribune/933 KJR) - What does Gregg think about the Seahawks playing the Rams on Christmas Day? - Is Gregg surprised that the NFL decided to have the Seahawks open the season in a Super Bowl rematch with the Patriots given all this Vrabel/Russini drama? - What is Gregg hearing as far as the rest of the Seahawks schedule goes? :30- ABC's of the Mariners - T is for Texas Tornado- Bryce Miller made his return to the mound in from of his family and friends in Texas and he looked great! - U is for Umpire- the home plate umpire had a tough night taking a ball to the face, so there was obviously a delay and things went downhill for the M's after that. - V is for Vasquez- Christian Vasquez has no speed and we should have been able to get out of the inning, but bad things happened… :45- The NFL schedule comes out this afternoon and we already have some gripes about how this is playing out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RICK NEUHEISEL (CBS Sports/Dallas Renegades) How is the Dallas Renegades season going? Is Coach happy to be back to coaching? Ok, let's talk about Lane Kiffin… and why is everyone bashing Ole Miss? Will Arch manning live up to the hype this year? Will Husky fans move past the Demond Williams/LSU issue? When will the NCAA tournament decide that they have enough teams? :30- It's NFL Schedule Release Day and we've already found out quite a bit about the Seahawks schedule, including their opening day opponent, their Christmas Day game and more. It looks like the Hawks will have 6 primetime games, 7 standalone games… is the NFL trying to put games on every day? :45- We close out the show with one last thing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The show opens on NFL Schedule Release Day with leaked information beginning to paint a clearer picture of Washington's upcoming season, including divisional matchups revealed through the Giants' schedule leak. The conversation continues as more details emerge about the Commanders' expected national exposure, with multiple primetime games reportedly landing on the schedule before the official release is even complete. Attention also turns to the Giants, where concerns grow around Malik Nabers' recovery timeline after another medical procedure on his knee, though optimism remains for a Week 1 return. The hour wraps with discussion about the NFL's Christmas Day slate and the league continuing to overtake the holiday calendar with marquee standalone games.

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This week has been one of those classic early‑May weeks where everything seems to need doing at once. I've been sowing our Seed of the Month, tackling slugs and snails in the kitchen garden, trying to stay on top of the allotment before inspections begin, and finishing our April Book of the Month: RHS Can I Grow Potatoes in Pots? by Sally Nex. There's plenty to share, so let's get into it. From the Kitchen Garden This week in the kitchen garden we've been sowing our Seed of the Month: Winter Cabbage. I'm a little later than planned, but May and June are still perfect months to get these hardy brassicas started. Winter cabbages are one of my favourite crops because they stand strong through the cold months and give you that wonderful feeling of harvesting fresh veg when everything else has slowed down. There's nothing quite like cutting a crisp cabbage on Christmas Day. Somvarities I recommend are: Winter cabbage Tudra F1 Savoy vertus 2 Savoy Di Verona I sow mine in root trainers filled with a good quality seed compost, making a hole about a centimetre deep and dropping in one seed per cell. They don't need heat at this time of year — just a cool, bright spot in the shed. Once the roots show at the bottom, they're ready for potting on. I'll be planting mine out in the bed where my first early potatoes have been growing, once those are harvested in June. Alongside the cabbages, the kitchen garden has been full of activity. Lots of plants have gone into the ground, but the slugs and snails have been causing havoc, especially on my squash and sweetcorn. Thankfully there's still time to sow replacements, and I even picked up a couple of courgette plants from the garden centre — different varieties to what I usually grow, but I'm always happy to experiment. To help manage the slug problem, I've been using an upturned clay pot as a trap. The slugs hide inside during the day, making them easy to collect and feed to the chickens. It's simple, effective, and nothing goes to waste. Some of my brassicas, especially the purple sprouting broccoli and kale, are still in flower and taking up a lot of space, but I'm determined to save more of my own seed this year, so I'm letting them finish their cycle before clearing the beds. Down on the Allotment It's been incredibly busy on the allotment. We're only a third of the way through the year, but everything seems to have hit at once. I'll admit I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed — a combination of dry weather, lots of planting, and the knowledge that allotment inspections are just around the corner. To stay on top of things, I sit down every Thursday evening and write a list of weekend tasks, sorted by priority: Top priority: jobs that will cause damage if ignored — watering, planting out, anything urgent. Medium priority: tidying, mowing, weeding, keeping the plot looking cared for. Low priority: fun projects like cutting comfrey for compost or mulch. This week I've been planting out cucumbers, which are now climbing up hazel sticks harvested from my own tree. They look great once they're in, even if the sticks are a bit of a battle to get into the ground. I've also been cutting back comfrey. It's a brilliant plant for compost, mulch, and homemade plant feed, though it does have a habit of popping up everywhere. The leaves make a great mulch for tomatoes and cucumbers, adding potassium and helping retain moisture. The allotment is looking good overall. Potatoes are up, asparagus and rhubarb are coming thick and fast, and the garlic is looking excellent with no sign of leek rust. Even the elephant garlic is starting to form flower heads — which I'll snap off and use in the kitchen. Recipe of the Week — Broad Bean Smash This week's recipe is a simple but delicious Broad Bean Smash, perfect for early‑season broad beans that have overwintered beautifully. You'll find the full recipe on the Veg Grower Podcast website.

This week on Australia's ONLY Christmas Podcast we unpack all the reasons why choosing to Fly on Christmas Day is a bad idea. It's definitely not as romantic as it sounds. We look at the newest Festive Term "HamXiety" and discover all the reasons people get anxious about cooking a meal for family and friends on Christmas Day. Plus We have the ultimate list of Christmas Day Disasters. You won't believe what derailed the big. From soggy veggies to Christmas trees falling over, laugh or you'll cry. With your Aussie Hosts Liam and Ness talking all things Christmas ALL YEAR ROUND on Christmas Podding

Hayden Panettiere has come out as bisexual at 36. Plus, Kesha continues to surprise and delight us, Justin Baldoni speaks after the court settlement and a stack of TV and movie development news! Woohoo! ☕ Hayden Panettiere comes out as bisexual ahead of her new memoir ☕ Kesha admits to wearing her...placenta around her neck. Of course. ☕ Justin Baldoni's lawyer says he's "ecstatic" about the Blake Lively settlement outcome ☕ New details emerge on why Helena Bonham Carter quit White Lotus ☕ Huge news for Harry Potter fans ☕ Hocus Pocus 3 is happening, and all three Sanderson Sisters are back THE END BITSOnce you’ve devoured this morning’s celeb stories, get your daily news headlines from The Quicky here.You can now watch some of our episodes in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you to seeLINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-spill/id1473523403Support independent women's mediaFollow us on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. And subscribe to our Youtube channel.Read all the latest entertainment news on Mamamia... here.Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here.CREDITSHost & Producer: Ash LondonExecutive Producer: Monisha Iswaran Mamamia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we have recorded this podcast. You're listening to Amma Mia podcast. Good morning, angels. I hope you are absolutely glowing today because we have a cracker of an episode. I'm Axe London and there's so much going on. Shoud we just get into it. Let's just buddy, we'll get into it today. Hayden Panachier has come out, Kesha has been wearing something around her neck that makes me feel a little woozy. Justin Baldoni has something to say about the Black Lively settlement, and a huge update from the world of TV and movies was some exciting new projects just announced. So watch you wait for bebe Let's Possum tea first up. Hayden Panachier, best known for Heroes, Nashville and screen Franchise, has come out as bisexual at thirty six, ahead of the release of her memoir This is Me A Reckoning on May twelve. She told Us Weekly, now that I know this book is coming out and I've chosen to share it with the world, I'm comfortable to confidently say that, yes, I'm bisexual. 01:04Speaker 2 I said it. 01:05Speaker 1 That's the first time I got to say it out loud. She explained why it took so long with such clarity. She said it was never the right time. First she was too young and forced to be perfect at all times. Then came the period where people saw women coming out as bisexual as a fad, and she was terrified of being accused of jumping on a bandwagon. She also shared that she's dated women beginning from a very young age with a constant presence of paparazzi. Meant she never felt she could fully emotionally invest because here she did fall in love. That wasn't something that she wanted to ever have to hide. Well, he's to live in your truth, babe, Get a girl next time. My queen Kesha has made an interesting admission about a delightful piece of jewelry she's been choosing to wear around her neck. I mean, we look at the met gala where seeing the rock wearing a five point five million dollar watch. Half a million dollars were the pearls and other ladies and Kesha's guard, Nah, I've got something better at home, my plus center. 01:56Speaker 2 So your placenta supposedly gives you seconds, helps open your third eye, according to my mother. So she stuck it in the oven. She put it in a box, and she found it when I was like twenty one years old in the basement. Wait, she had to like fight for my placenta, my mom. They tried to take my placenta away from her at the hospital and she like fucking threw a conniption fit, and she fought for it. She fought for that. So now I carry it around. She put it in the oven, strapped it up in a box, stuck it in the basement. We found it, Throw it in the blender, pop it in a necklace work art. 02:42Speaker 1 A quick update on the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni situation, because there's been a slight development overnight. Yesterday we reported that two head settled with no money changing hands and no apology from Baldoni. Now he's a lawyer. Brian Friedman has spoken to the press and the words he used were very deliberate. Of course, he said, I can't talk about the term of the settlement, but what I can tell you is that he is ecstatic. That both Jamie and Justin are ecstatic at the result of this and the settlement itself. They are very pleased with how this has ended up. Friedman also made the point that by the time settlement discussions began, Baldoni himself was no longer even a party to the case. Ten of the thirteen claims had been thrown out, and the remaining claims were against Wayfair Studios and its PR team, not Baldoni personally. He said, you're looking at this settlement as a winner or a loss. I think he just looks at it as a logical ending to a case is already out of Frankly, stick around. A TV and movie update awaits on the other side, from White Lotus to Hocus Pokis and Harry Potter. Welcome back to Morning to You, where I've got a stack of news about upcoming movies and TV shows, and we'll kick things off with the White Lotus as we're getting more and more information about what specifically caused the difference of opinions which led to Helena Bonham Carter quitting the show. According to Variety, the created differences came down to Mike White demanding a oysterous performance from her role of a washed up start chasing a Hollywood comeback bottom. Carter reportedly didn't want to deliver that what specifically was asked that she felt she couldn't give. I had many many questions they may never get answered. The door remains open for a future season. Apparently we live in hope. HBO has officially renewed it's Harry Potter series for season two before season one has even aired, which tells me one thing as Gond be good. Season one at Philosopher's Stone, Premier's Christmas Day twenty twenty six, I hope my family aren't expecting me to spend any time with them that day. Season two will adapt Chamber of Secrets and begins filming this autumn. John Brown, a writer from Succession, has been promoted to co showrunner for season two, joining current show run at Francesca Gardner. His quote on the news seems you're never too old to get your invitation to hog Quarts. I'm already sold obviously. And finally, hocus Pogus IIE is officially in early development at Disney Live Action Studios at all three Sanders Sisters, Sanders Sisters, Back, Vet Middler, Sarah, Desic Parker, and Kakinademia all confirmed to reprise their roles, and unlike Hocus Pocos two, which went straight to streaming, there are plans for a theatrical release this time and I will be in the cinema in full witch costume. I love this movie so much. Practical Magic two and Hocus Pocos three, What a time to be Witchie. And that, my Sweet Angels, is all I've got time for today. I hope you enjoyed your short hit up entertainment news for your Thursday morning. I'll be back on Monday with more of the good stuff, and in the meantime, make sure you check back in around three pm for the spill Digtive and Mass London. Your host executive producer is Minitius Warren and we're back next week. 05:37Speaker 2 Bye, Mamma Mia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land. 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Will we see a better 24 hours of boxing all year? Buncey and Barry aren't convinced, as they reflect on a huge weekend in Tokyo, Vegas and Wolverhampton. Plus, reaction from Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn and a look ahead to Wardley v Dubois in Manchester this Saturday.

In this powerful episode of NDS Chronicles, David Lee Corbo (The Raven / Top Lobster) reads Tara Welch's full paranormal testimony from Texas. After moving into a beautiful country house, Tara's family is immediately hit with a heavy presence, shadow figures on the stairs, sleep paralysis every single night featuring a tall black Hat Man in a duster jacket and boots — described as straight out of Jeepers Creepers.The terror escalates with swarms of black flies, murder crows covering the entire yard, barn owls on the mailbox, rotting meat and sulfur smells, lightning striking the well house, and a gutted hog carcass with KKK symbols and upside-down crosses on the nearby bridge.Things get even darker when an old Ouija board is discovered hidden in the closet and magically follows the family to their new house after they move. Mimic demons impersonate Tara's dad (complete with change in the bowl), her best friend Zoe giggling in bed, and later her own husband coming home from the boat. A gingerbread-man-shaped shadow figure stands by the black fridge, a naked blue-white Jezebel-like spirit appears in the corner, and Tara is violently yanked out of bed by her ankles while pregnant.The family suffers divorces, abuse, alcoholism, and spiritual attacks until they turn fully to Christ. Tara shares how cutting sin, getting right with God, and submitting to Jesus broke the generational curse — leading to an incredible miracle pregnancy with baby Eliana (conceived on Christmas Day) after seven years of infertility. Her dreams of deceased loved ones bring beautiful closure.Plus: Emotional tribute to beloved NDS community member Tyler Jennings who passed away — GoFundMe linked below for his wife and kids.https://gofund.me/e4652b223Submit your own paranormal story: chroniclesnds@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/NephilimDesk (early episodes, Bohemian Grove tickets, exclusive content)Bohemian Grove tickets also at toplobsta.com00:00 – Welcome to NDS Chronicles + Intro Banter (Candy, Clean & Fresh, Top Lobster)03:45 – Patreon Plug & Bohemian Grove Tickets (General Admission Now Available)07:20 – In Memory of Tyler Jennings – Emotional Tribute, GoFundMe, Gimp Mask Story & Bohemian Grove Memories18:50 – Transition to Stories + Notabot Update20:10 – Tara Welch's Testimony Begins: Moving to the Cursed Texas Country House23:40 – Heavy Presence, Shadow Figures on Stairs & Neighbors' Divorce Warning27:15 – Mom's Mimic “Dad” Experience (Change Bowl, Keys, Drawers Rifled) + Creek Hog Carcass with KKK & Upside-Down Crosses32:50 – Black Flies Swarms, Murder Crows Covering Yard, Barn Owls & Sulfur Smell36:30 – Sleep Paralysis Every Night (Ages 5-7): Jeepers Creepers / Hat Man in Duster Jacket & Boots43:10 – Family Breakdown: Alcohol, Violence, Divorce & Discovering the Hidden Ouija Board48:25 – Ouija Board Follows to New House + Loud Tiger Growl from Closet52:40 – New House Attacks: Thunderous Knocking in Threes, High Heels on Carpet55:55 – Nightstand Items Knocked Off + Mom Sees “Zoe” Mimic Giggling in Bed (Doppleganger Terror)1:00:10 – Microwave Sparks + 666 Phone Call from Old Lady1:03:50 – Ankle Pull While Holding Baby + Brother Straddled by Shadow Figure1:08:20 – Gingerbread Man Shadow Figure by Black Fridge (Hunched, Non-Human Proportions)1:12:45 – Naked Blue-White Jezebel Spirit in Corner + Back Door Left Open + Lights Go Out1:17:30 – Turning to Christ, Cutting Sin, Breaking Generational Curse & Saving Marriage1:23:15 – Dreams of Deceased Loved Ones (Cousin, Abuelo, Abuela) for Closure1:28:40 – 7-Year Infertility Miracle: Gabriel Dream, Conception on Christmas, Baby Eliana Incoming1:33:20 – Final Encouragement: God > Demons, Armor of God & Community Love1:35:40 – Outro + Death Squad ChantBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nephilim-death-squad--6389018/support.☠️ Nephilim Death Squad — New episodes 5x/week.Join our Patreon for early access, bonus shows & the private Telegram hive.Subscribe on YouTube & Rumble, follow @NephilimDSquad on X/Instagram, grab merch at toplobsta.com. Questions/bookings: chroniclesnds@gmail.com — Stay dangerous.

In honour of International Workers' Day on May 1st, we're listening to two songs about the plight of those who have to work on Christmas Day. First up is an epic song about an achingly mundane world. Specifically, Seattle in the 1990s: it's "Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (Sometimes)" by Harvey Danger. Then we earn some overtime with Modern Modem's retail-centric "Working on Christmas". The ranking music in this episode is "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger.

"On the outside, I too looked like a pretty picture. Inside, I was dying. I had so much pain and shame and suffering. Pretending isn't enough to make it go away." — Andrea Leeb About This Episode Andrea Leeb spent decades building a life that looked perfect from the outside — nurse, attorney, MFA graduate, happily married. But behind that picture was a secret she carried since she was four years old. In this deeply honest conversation, Andrea tells Mike about her debut memoir Such a Pretty Picture, which chronicles her survival of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her father, her complicated relationship with the mother who looked away, and the long road to finding her voice. She also talks about surviving the 2004 tsunami in Thailand, how the Me Too movement gave her the courage to finally write the story she'd sworn she'd never tell, and why healing is never a straight line. Andrea is donating all of her book royalties to the UCLA Rape Treatment Center and RAINN. Key Takeaways 1. She survived a tsunami — and it changed everything. In 2004, Andrea and her husband survived the Christmas Day tsunami in Thailand. That brush with death made her realize she needed to stop treating writing as a hobby and start treating it as a calling. 2. She swore she'd never write this story. For years, Andrea outlined the book and then told herself no. She wrote fiction, essays, anything else. It wasn't until her father passed away in 2017 — the same year the Me Too movement began — that she finally felt free to tell the truth. 3. Her mother caught the abuse and went blind. When Andrea was four and a half, her mother walked in on the abuse, screamed, passed out, and developed hysterical blindness for a month. Andrea blamed herself. Her mother never left her father. 4. Forgiveness and letting go aren't the same thing. Andrea never forgave her father, but she did let go of the anger — a distinction she says was essential to writing the book without creating monsters. She ultimately forgave her mother. 5. The title came from her editor, not from her. Andrea struggled with the title through every draft. Her publisher found a line in the book where Andrea's mother looks at a childhood photo and says, "Such a pretty picture" — a perfect encapsulation of the beautiful surface hiding the chaos underneath. 6. Pretending works until it doesn't. Andrea kept her secret for decades and appeared fine — until a stranger touched her on the subway and she unraveled. Her message to survivors: you can heal, but you have to get help. Pretending won't make it go away. 7. She's giving away every dollar. All royalties from Such a Pretty Picture go to the UCLA Rape Treatment Center and RAINN. What started as a mission to help one person has grown into full-time advocacy, including board work and policy efforts. Get the Book Such a Pretty Picture: A Memoir by Andrea Leeb Amazon: https://amzn.to/47NPt3M Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781647429942 Connect with Andrea Website: https://www.andrealeebauthor.com/ Instagram: @andrealisaleeb Threads: @andrealisaleeb Connect with Mike Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@uncorkingastory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncorkingastory TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uncorkingastory Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/uncorkingastory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uncorking-a-story/ Subscribe and Leave a Review — It helps more readers and writers find the show! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncorking-a-story/id563636205 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5HZiAEtFlhAzk60Z4eAkhY Uncorking a Story is produced by Mike Carlon. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A correctional officer gets assaulted at work and someone shrugs it off as “part of the job.” That mindset is poisoning recruitment, accelerating burnout, and making prisons more dangerous for everyone inside. We sit down with Jeffrey Noble, a 39-year corrections professional who rose from correctional officer to warden and later worked inside Ohio's legislative oversight world, to explain why Andy's Law is gaining traction and what it tries to fix.We start with the case that shaped the bill: the Christmas Day 2024 killing of Officer Andy Lansing at Ross Correctional Institution. From there, we dig into prison safety and accountability reforms that go beyond slogans, including treating spitting and feces assaults like the criminal acts they are, strengthening penalties when staff are murdered, and keeping people who commit serious violence in higher security longer. Jeff explains why behavior-based classification matters when agencies feel pressure to “push custody down” to solve bed-space problems.We also get specific about modern security risks: contraband and illegal conveyance, fentanyl exposure, the lack of detention authority when a visitor is caught bringing drugs, and why reliable K9 access can't be a once-in-a-while luxury, and why leadership qualifications should be based on real corrections experience, not politics.If you care about correctional officer safety, prison reform legislation that targets misconduct, and practical ways to reduce contraband and violence, listen now, share this with a coworker, and leave a review so more people find the conversation.Jeff Noble email: ashleymatthew2000@yahoo.comOhio Senator Nathan Manning  614-644-7613 ohiosenate.gov/nathan-h-manningAide's email: lindsay.murch@ohiosenate.govSend us Fan Mail PepperBallFrom crowd control to cell extractions, the PepperBall system is the safe, non-lethal option.Command PresenceBringing prisons and jails the training they deserve!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

When a generator failure grounded his transatlantic flight on Christmas Day, Rabbi Josh discovered his meditation practice kept him calm while everyone around him spiraled. In this episode he explores why our brains struggle with uncertainty, and how the Hebrew verse Shiviti Hashem L'negdi Tamid offers a practical spiritual anchor for anxious moments. Includes a guided meditation you can use anywhere. Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media. This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees. --------------- This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jewish History Nerds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stars of David with Elon Gold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unpacking Israeli History⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wondering Jews

Brainstem Stroke Long-Term Effects: What 11 Years of Recovery Really Looks Like Maggie Whittum — 2025 When Maggie Whittum first appeared on the Recovery After Stroke podcast in 2019 — Episode 47 — she was a few years out from a devastating brainstem stroke, still in the thick of the hardest part of recovery. She had survived paralysis, a ventilator, brain surgery, and a complete dismantling of the life she had known. At just 33 years old, a cavernous angioma — a vascular malformation affecting approximately one in 500 people — had caused a massive hemorrhagic stroke in her brainstem on Christmas Day 2014. Now, more than eleven years on, Maggie returns to share what brainstem stroke long-term effects actually look like. Not the version you find in a clinical brochure. The real one — chronic neuropathic pain, persistent visual disturbances, deep fatigue, and the slow, non-linear process of building a new identity when the old one is no longer available to you. Her story is also one of unexpected creativity. Maggie is now a filmmaker, artist, and disability advocate. She is the creator of The Great Now What, a documentary film exploring stroke, disability, chronic pain, and what it means to rebuild a life after everything changes. The film is in post-production and set to premiere at film festivals in 2026. What a Brainstem Stroke Actually Does to the Body The brainstem controls some of the most fundamental functions the body performs — breathing, swallowing, eye movement, facial sensation, and the coordination of signals between the brain and the rest of the nervous system. A stroke in this region, even a survivable one, can produce a uniquely complex set of deficits. For Maggie, the immediate aftermath included complete left-side paralysis, inability to breathe or speak independently (requiring ventilation), and kaleidoscopic double vision with nystagmus — eyes bouncing constantly in the sockets. She underwent brain surgery and intensive rehabilitation. Eleven years later, some of those deficits have partially resolved. Others have not. The brainstem stroke long-term effects Maggie continues to live with include: Hemiplegia on the left side — weak and uncoordinated movement, no sensation Hypertrophic olivary degeneration — constant, involuntary eye movement Gaze palsy to the right and nystagmus to the left Right-side facial palsy from cranial nerve damage Chronic neuropathic pain — burning, freezing, crushing, and severe pins and needles on the left side of the body Significant fatigue, which shapes how she works and creates She walks with a cane. She manages these realities every day. And she has found ways to not just cope with them, but to make them the subject of her art. When Words Are Not Enough: The Barbie Art Project “I needed to communicate to these people better — and also my own friends and family. So I took a Barbie doll and tried to make it look like I feel.” — Maggie Whittum One of the most striking things Maggie has done in her recovery is find a visual language for pain that spoken language alone cannot carry. Frustrated by the difficulty of explaining neuropathic sensation to doctors, therapists, and loved ones, she created a series of modified Barbie dolls — each one representing a different aspect of how her left side feels. Concrete Barbie has the left side encased in grey clay — the crushing heaviness. Rubber band Barbie has bands wrapped down the left side — the tightness. Vice grip Barbie has clamps all the way down — the pressure. Others are painted with fire and black — the heat and darkness of nerve pain that language cannot quite reach. It is an act of translation. And it is also a form of advocacy — making the invisible visible for people who have never experienced it. You can find the full series on the The Great Now What Instagram page. The Five-Year Mark — and Why It Matters One of the most important things Maggie shares in this conversation is a framework that will resonate with many stroke survivors: the idea that it takes approximately five years to truly understand what a brainstem stroke has done to you. This is not a clinical timeframe — it is an experiential one. The first two years, Maggie describes, were consumed by grief and the visceral shock of comparison: the life she had, and the life she now had. By five years, something begins to shift. A clearer picture emerges. A person begins to understand not just the deficits, but the new shape of their life. For Maggie, that process was interrupted by her father’s death and the onset of COVID. But she describes herself now, at eleven years, as having genuine comprehension of what happened — and of what she has chosen to do with it. “You’re gonna do like 10,000 things. And now that this has happened to you, you’re just gonna do a different 10,000 things — but it’s still your life.” — Maggie Whittum This reframe — borrowed from advice given to another wheelchair user early in his recovery — cuts through the grief of what was lost and opens a door to what is still possible. Not as consolation. As truth. The Great Now What: A Documentary Built in Stroke Time Maggie is the creator and producer of The Great Now What, a feature documentary about her stroke, her recovery, and what it means to rebuild a life with disability and chronic pain. The film has been in development for several years — slowed by COVID, by fatigue, by the realities of disabled filmmaking — and is now in post-production. The film does not shy away from the difficult middle of recovery. Maggie is deliberate about this. She describes the typical narrative arc of recovery stories as “saccharine” — the fall, the rise, the triumphant ending, with the messy, decade-long middle compressed or erased. The Great Now What refuses to do that. A crowdfunding campaign launches on May 1st, 2026 — Stroke Awareness Month in the United States — to fund post-production costs including editing, colour grading, sound mixing, and accessibility features (captions and audio description for visually impaired viewers). To follow the film’s journey and be notified when it becomes available, visit thegreatnowwhat.com. Identity After Brainstem Stroke: Becoming Someone New Before her stroke, Maggie was an actor, freelance director, and producer. She had performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, produced improv and theatre internationally, and was mid-way through a Master of Fine Arts in classical acting in Washington DC when the stroke occurred. That version of her professional life is no longer accessible in the same way. But rather than treating this as only a loss, Maggie has constructed a new creative identity — one that includes visual art, filmmaking, disability advocacy, and public storytelling about stroke and chronic illness. “I feel like I can call myself a filmmaker now,” she says. “I really couldn’t when I started this project.” That sentence is worth sitting with. Identity after brainstem stroke does not arrive fully formed. It is built, slowly, out of what you choose to do with the time and capacity you have. If you are navigating that process — or supporting someone who is — Bill’s book, The Unexpected Way That a Stroke Became the Best Thing That Happened, offers a framework for understanding the deeper transformation that stroke can catalyze. And if you want to be part of a community that understands what long-term recovery actually looks like, consider supporting the Recovery After Stroke Patreon. What This Episode Is Really About Brainstem stroke long-term effects are not just physical. They are relational, psychological, vocational, and existential. Maggie Whittum’s story, eleven years of it, makes that clear without sentimentality and without false resolution. She is not fixed. She is not the person she was before Christmas 2014. But she is someone, a filmmaker, an artist, a survivor who has chosen to make meaning out of what happened. And that, as this conversation makes clear, is its own kind of triumph. Listen to the full episode on the Recovery After Stroke podcast, and find Maggie’s film project at thegreatnowwhat.com. Medical Disclaimer This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your doctor before making any changes to your health or recovery plan. The post Brainstem Stroke Long-Term Effects: What 11 Years of Recovery Really Looks Like appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

Katie Asher joins the Sunday Night Thrive Hour to share one of the most extraordinary and challenging journeys you will ever hear. Her son, Houston, suffered a severe neurological injury that left him unable to speak or control his body. What looked like a devastating limitation, however, revealed something no one expected—remarkable cognitive and perceptual abilities that have stunned doctors, researchers, and everyone who has encountered his case. What began as a private family struggle has now become a national conversation at the intersection of neuroscience, consciousness, and faith. Houston's story is now being examined by leading researchers, including:Dr. Diane Hennacy Powell (Johns Hopkins–trained neuroscientist)Dr. Julia Mossbridge (Northwestern University)Dr. Marjorie Woollacott (University of Oregon, Professor Emeritus)Jeff Tarrant, PhD (EEG neuroscience specialist)These experts are reviewing data, conducting studies, and exploring findings that challenge long-held assumptions about:the limits of the brainthe nature of consciousnessneurological injuryand even the existence and function of the soulHouston's case has also become the focus of a major national documentary and the hit podcast The Telepathy Tapes, which reached #1 on Christmas Day—surpassing even The Joe Rogan Experience. This is not just a story about disability. It's a story about possibility, resilience and the hidden capacities of the human mind—and what may exist beyond what we think we understand.You can learn more about Katie Asher's powerful journey in her book:
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It's Festive Friday with a powerful family drama! ABOUT GOODBYE JUNE Follows a group of fractured siblings who must come together under sudden and trying circumstances. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR GOODBYE JUNE December 24, 2025 | Netflix CAST & CREW OF GOODBYE JUNE Director: Kate Winslet Writer: Joe Anders Cast: Helen Mirren as June Timothy Spall as Bernie Johnny Flynn as Connor Kate Winslet as Julia Andrea Riseborough as Molly Toni Collette as Helen BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS It's Christmastime, and we meet the Cheshire family — June and Bernie, and their son Connor — in what first feels like a quiet holiday morning. That calm is shattered when Connor discovers his mother collapsed on the kitchen floor. After a frantic call to emergency services, June is rushed to the hospital, and Connor gathers his sisters — Julia, Molly, and Helen — bringing the fractured family back under one roof. The news is devastating: June doesn't have much time left. As the reality sets in, old wounds and unresolved tensions rise to the surface. Connor feels stuck and directionless, still living at home. Helen has distanced herself from the family, both physically and emotionally, building a life abroad rooted in spirituality. Julia and Molly haven't spoken in years, their unresolved conflict having split the family in two. At the center is Bernie, stoic and emotionally reserved, struggling to express what he's feeling as he faces losing his wife. As June's condition worsens, she finds moments of joy in being surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Helen, who is expecting her first child, quietly grieves that her baby will never know their grandmother. June's greatest wish becomes clear: she wants her daughters, Julia and Molly, to reconcile.  One evening, as snow falls outside, June asks Julia for permission to let go. Through tears, Julia gives it. June shares a final, poetic hope — that she might return as the snow. With the help of her nurse Angel, she gets her two daughters that are fighting and finally confront their past and begin to heal.  Later, Connor challenges his father to open up and actually deal with the fact that his wife is dying. Bernie doesn't handle it great but ends up showing his love by singing karoke and finally having a heart to heart with Connor.  Knowing June won't make it to Christmas Day, the family comes together to celebrate early, putting on a nativity play in her honor. In the middle of that performance, surrounded by the people she loves most, June passes away. From the wings, Angeli watches as the family begins to process their grief — together. One year later, the Cheshires gather again at Christmas. Helen has welcomed her baby, and Connor has found love with Angeli. As they raise a toast to June, her voice returns through a letter she wrote to her unborn grandchild, reflecting on a life made rich simply by family. As the children run to the window to watch the snow fall, the family finds peace in her memory — and in the love she left behind. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.