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Assassins Creed Lorecast
Shadows Objective Board Circles: The Hunters of Kyonyo

Assassins Creed Lorecast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2026 32:16


We're back with one of the final Objective Board Circles. This time, we're looking at those who are hunting down injured monk, Kyonyo. Did you complete this mission? Let us know your thoughts! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our shop!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to chime in on the conversation? You can become a patron at the Master Assassin tier or higher and join us ON THE SHOW! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/aclorecast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We've launched merch! Become a patron at the Assassin tier or higher to get these exclusive rewards! Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cupspodcasting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed our podcast, give us a rating and review on Apple and/or Spotify! We'll even read your review out on the show! Join our The Cups Podcasts discord server where we dive deeep into all video game discussions. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/fxR2WVDNhP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Come hang out on the Robots Radio discord server to join the fun! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/AW5Wc4kgZb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you love our merch, check out the artist behind the designs! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libanezink.wixsite.com/libanezart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you love our music, check out the musician behind our theme! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pipeman Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find us on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aclorecast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can dm us or email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠assassinscreedlorecast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pipeman Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website designed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠H-I-T Media Solutions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch designed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lauren Ibañez Ink⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leading Saints Podcast
Second-Guessing Someone Else’s Revelation | An Interview with Christopher Blythe

Leading Saints Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2026 72:47


Brigham Young University professor and religious folklorist Christopher Blythe discusses the nature of revelation, spiritual manifestations, and claims to mysticism within Latter-day Saint history and culture. The conversation examines how members and leaders can evaluate personal spiritual experiences, navigate claims of revelation that exceed proper authority, and guard against deceptive influences or speculative practices. Dr. Christopher Blythe is an assistant professor of English at BYU, where he teaches courses on folklore, myth, and Latter-day Saint literature. He holds a PhD in American Religion from Florida State University, an MA in History from Utah State University, and a BA in Religious Studies from Utah State University. Professionally, Dr. Blythe has worked extensively as a religious folklorist and historian, including previous roles with the Joseph Smith Papers Project, the Church History Department, and as a research associate at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. He is also the author of Terrible Revolution: Latter-day Saints and the American Apocalypse, a study on millenarianism and lay visions in Church history. As a convert who joined the Church at age 13, Dr. Blythe's research centers on “vernacular religion”—exploring how everyday members live, share, and interpret their faith on the ground. Over the years, he has served in various Church callings, including as a missionary in West Virginia, a high priest group leader, and in various local leadership and teaching assignments. He resides in Utah with his family, where he also co-hosts online content exploring Latter-day Saint history and folklore. Links Dr. Blythe’s Lost Library Angels and Seerstones LDS Uncorrelated Watch the video and share your thoughts in the Zion Lab community Transcript available with the video in the Zion Lab community Highlights 00:03:00 – Dr. Christopher Blythe on Religious Folklore and Vernacular Religion 00:06:22 – Navigating Mysticism, Personal Stories, and Spiritual Trump Cards 00:09:18 – Calling Members, Priesthood Keys, and Avoiding Manipulation 00:17:11 – Cultural Misconceptions Around Foreordination and Pre-Existence 00:20:34 – Hiram Page, D&C 28, and the Order of Revelatory Authority 00:23:25 – Kirtland Manifestations, D&C 50 & 52, and Trying the Spirits 00:29:21 – Continuationism, Manifestations, and Modern Church History 00:35:16 – Discernment and Circles of Confidence in Sharing Personal Revelations 00:44:17 – Recognizing Divine Manifestations and the Baptism of Fire 00:47:10 – Cognitive Bias, Discomfort, and the Cost of Discipleship 00:54:02 – The 1913 Dream Mine First Presidency Statement on Speculation 01:02:37 – Offshoot Movements, Energy Healing, and Focusing on the Family 01:09:05 – Addressing Doubts, Questions, and Counterfeit Revelations 01:12:41 – Handbook Guidance on Energy Healing Key Insights Vernacular Religion & Interpretation: Official Church handbooks, scriptures, and doctrines provide structure, but “vernacular religion”—how individual members interpret and live their faith on the ground—shapes how spiritual experiences and calls are experienced day-to-day. Hierarchy and Bounds of Revelation: Early Church history, such as the 1830 revelation regarding Hiram Page's seer stone (D&C 28), established the fundamental principle that while all members are entitled to personal revelation for their own spheres, only the head of the Church receives revelation to direct the Church as a whole. Trying the Spirits: Grounded in early revelations (such as D&C 50 and 52), leaders and members are instructed to “try the spirits” to ensure spiritual manifestations align with standard Church doctrine, priesthood channels, and sound judgment rather than self-serving claims or deceptive influences. Mysticism vs. Daily Discipleship: Spiritual trump cards or over-mystifying administrative decisions can lead to manipulation or unrealistic expectations. True spiritual grounding often manifests in consistent, daily acts of service and devotion—particularly within the family—rather than sensational claims. Historical Warnings Against Deception: Historical declarations, such as the 1913 First Presidency statement on the “Dream Mine,” warn against individuals using claims of visions, dreams, or private revelations to induce members into financial schemes, speculative ventures, or movements that undermine established priesthood authority. Leadership Applications Guiding Council Dynamics: Leaders can prevent individuals from using “spiritual trump cards” (e.g., claiming a strong spiritual feeling to override council discussions) by maintaining that decisions should be made through open, prayerful deliberation under proper priesthood keys. Handling Boundary-Crossing Claims: When members present private revelations intended to direct others, advise the ward, or promote speculative groups, leaders can refer to foundational principles of stewardship to gently clarify that personal inspiration applies only within one’s assigned sphere or family. Reframing Calls and Service: Leaders can help members focus on covenant-keeping and everyday Christlike living, reducing the cultural tendency to view callings or leadership roles through an ego-driven or hyper-mystical lens. The award-winning Leading Saints Podcast is one of the top independent Latter-day Saints podcasts as part of nonprofit Leading Saints’ mission to help Latter-day Saints be better prepared to lead. Find Leadership Tools, Courses, and Community for Latter-day Saint leaders in the Zion Lab community. Learn more and listen to any of the past episodes for free at LeadingSaints.org. Past guests include Emily Belle Freeman, David Butler, Hank Smith, John Bytheway, Reyna and Elena Aburto, Liz Wiseman, Stephen M. R. Covey, Benjamin Hardy, Elder Alvin F. Meredith III, Julie Beck, Brad Wilcox, Jody Moore, Tony Overbay, John H. Groberg, Elaine Dalton, Tad R. Callister, Lynn G. Robbins, J. Devn Cornish, Bonnie Oscarson, Dennis B. 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Post Malone
Biography Flash: Post Malone Tour Postponed as Old Hits Dominate Global Charts

Post Malone

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2026 2:16


Post Malone Biography Flash a weekly Biography. Post Malone's most significant recent development is a disruption to his international touring plans. Music Times reports that he postponed Australia and Asia tour dates and withdrew from the Strummingbird festival, with no reason or replacement dates publicly announced. South China Morning Post also reports that his September 16 Hong Kong concert was postponed by organizer Live Nation Hong Kong, prompting complaints from fans. These reports are verified developments, but the cause and future schedule remain unconfirmed. There is no reliable report available today, September 23, of a new Post Malone public appearance, business launch, or social media announcement with clear long term biographical importance. Unverified online discussion may be circulating around the postponed shows, but no explanation should be treated as fact unless it comes directly from Malone, his representatives, or the event organizers. On the music front, Forbes reports that two of Malone's biggest recordings have returned to international Billboard charts. I Had Some Help reentered the Billboard Global 200, while Circles returned to the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and rose more than fifty positions on the worldwide chart. Sunflower, his collaboration with Swae Lee from Spider Man Into the Spider Verse, also continues to chart globally. The renewed activity underscores the unusually durable commercial life of Malone's catalog, years after those songs first became major hits. The larger biographical story is therefore a contrast between ongoing global streaming and chart power and uncertainty surrounding his live schedule. No substantiated report in the available coverage confirms a new album announcement, fresh brand partnership, recording session, romantic development, or significant personal statement in the past few days. Claims about those subjects should currently be regarded as speculation. Thank you for listening. Please subscribe so you never miss an update on Post Malone, and search Biography Flash for more great biographies. Thanks for listening. This has been a Quiet Please production. Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta

Post Malone
Biography Flash: Post Malone Engaged Again as August 26th Charts a Decade Later

Post Malone

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2026 3:14


Post Malone Biography Flash a weekly Biography. Post Malone's past few days have been a mix of personal milestones and career-defining chart moves, the kind of week biographers will circle when they tell the story of his second decade in the spotlight. TMZ reports that Post Malone and his fiancée Christy Lee were photographed in Los Angeles in their first public outing since announcing their engagement, walking hand in hand while she showed off a sizable oval diamond ring that marks their reunion after a previously reported split. According to Reality Tea, jewelry experts estimate that the ring could be worth up to 2 million dollars, underlining not just a relationship chapter but the level of wealth and commitment he's operating with in 2026. On the business and legacy side, Forbes reports that his decade‑old mixtape August 26th has been remastered, released to streaming, and issued on vinyl for the first time to mark ten years since he emerged as an international phenomenon, and that this reissue has just delivered him a new top‑10 performance on genre charts in the U.K. and fresh placements across multiple Billboard rankings. Another Forbes analysis notes that August 26 has entered several U.S. charts simultaneously, including the Billboard 200, Top Album Sales, and genre‑specific lists, even as it sets a new career low position for him on the main albums chart. That apparent “low” is better read as a long‑tail story: material from his pre‑fame era is now valuable enough to chart a decade later, itself a biographical marker of sustained relevance. CreativeDisc's rundown of the September 12 Billboard 200 shows his catalog firmly embedded, with The Diamond Collection, his recent country pivot F‑1 Trillion, and August 26 all on the chart at the same time, signalling a multi‑era catalog that continues to move units. Social and cultural chatter reinforces that catalog presence. A September 2026 YouTube breakdown of a personal CD collection explicitly highlights F‑1 Trillion as Post's “latest album,” treating his country turn as a core part of his identity now, while another recent YouTube reaction by a former music publisher walks through his journey from White Iverson to Circles to I Had Some Help with Morgan Wallen, underscoring his cross‑genre credibility and new Nashville‑adjacent chapter. Touring numbers are also part of his evolving biography: The News International's coverage of top‑grossing rap tours places Post Malone with roughly 297.5 million dollars in touring gross, a figure that frames him as one of the genre's major live earners, behind names like Drake but firmly in the elite tier. One note of speculation worth flagging: while industry pieces mention that Post has been working on new material and even hint at the possibility of two albums coming later this year, details about tracklists, release dates, and genre focus remain unconfirmed as of the past 24 hours and should be treated as rumor until announced by Post or his label. That's your quick biographical flash on Post Malone's latest chapter. Thank you for listening, and please subscribe so you never miss an update on Post Malone, and search the term Biography Flash for more great Biographies. Thanks for listening. This has been a Quiet Please production. Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta

Getting Rich Together
Teaching Kids About Philanthropy, How Family Giving Circles Turn Kids Into Participants Not Spectators

Getting Rich Together

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2026 61:56


Most wealthy families protect their kids from money conversations. Amy Dornbusch decided to do the opposite. Amy Dornbusch, founder of AtlasDaughters, joins host Syama Bunten on Getting Rich Together to talk about teaching kids about philanthropy through real experience instead of theory. Before she built a model for family philanthropy trips, she ran a restaurant and catering business in Brooklyn, spent a decade running a Napa vineyard, and launched and ran an investment fund through her family office. That path is why she trusts children with more than most parents think they can handle. Amy explains how a statistic she read, that eighty percent of the time you will ever spend with your kids happens before they turn ten, changed the direction of her career. She describes the inner workings of a family giving circle, where children get a real vote in where money goes, not just a seat at the table. She also shares the story of her six-year-old daughter teaching an entire school assembly about solar power after a trip to Zimbabwe, proof that raising philanthropic children starts earlier than most parents assume. This conversation makes a case for next-generation wealth education built on participation rather than protection. If you have ever wondered how to start teaching kids about philanthropy, press play and hear the shift Amy made when she decided to bring her kids into the family's philanthropy. Amy will be speaking at the Wealth Catalyst Summit in San Francisco on October 16. If her story moved you, register at wealthcatalyst.com and hear the rest of it in person.   Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Amy Dornbusch's Path From Restaurants to Philanthropy 02:36 Growing Up in Silicon Valley During the Boom 04:37 Selling Scrunchies and Learning Independence in Singapore 08:20 Choosing Boarding School and Finding Her People 16:42 Two Internships, Two Very Different Leadership Styles 19:29 Moving to New York With No Job Lined Up 27:12 Building a Restaurant, Catering Business, and Venue 36:06 Family Office, a Napa Vineyard, and Cancer Research Auction 47:57 Teaching Kids About Philanthropy Through AtlasDaughters 53:24 A Trip to Zimbabwe and What She Learned Find more from Syama Bunten: Your money story may be shaping your financial life more than you realize. After hundreds of conversations with women at all stages of their financial lives, Syama distilled the questions that helped her understand her own patterns into The Money Story Reset, a free guide featuring five guided reflections and personal stories from her journey.   Download The Money Story Reset and begin uncovering the beliefs behind your financial decisions: https://wealthcatalyst.com/reset/ Apply For Your Seat @ The 4th Wealth Catalyst Summit | San Francisco, October 16: https://wealthcatalyst.com/sf2026/ Register to Attend a Salon Near You: https://wealthcatalyst.com/salons/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/syama.co/ Join Syama's Substack: https://thewealthcatalystwithsyama.substack.com/ Website: https://wealthcatalyst.com/ Big Delta Capital: https://www.bigdeltacapital.com/ Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm  

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Anti-Neocon Report
September 11th 25 years later the kook movement still runs in circles

Anti-Neocon Report

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2026 16:22


Q&A was here I finally got to confront these kooks This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.ryandawson.org/subscribe

Legal AF by MeidasTouch
Trump Circles Drain as Missouri SEC. of State Held in Contempt, Forced to Use Old Congress Map

Legal AF by MeidasTouch

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2026 15:33


Popok, in breaking news, reports on the Missouri Supreme Court outfoxing Missouri's Sec of State by finding him in Contempt, which forced him to admit, before being sanctioned, that he will fold and use the Missouri court-ordered 2022 congressional map and not the MAGA-driven, Trump-demanded 2025 proposed map that gave the Republicans a 7-1 advantage.  Where the Democrats need every vote they can find to get House control, the Missouri Supreme Court's use of its contempt power to ensure voters are hard is remarkable. Subscribe: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast⁠ Legal AF: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af⁠ Sidebar with Katie Phang: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidebar-with-katie-phang/id1886801652⁠ The Parnas Perspective: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949⁠ The Intersection with Michael Popok: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274⁠ MissTrial: ⁠https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial⁠ The PoliticsGirl Podcast: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast⁠ The Ken Harbaugh Show: ⁠https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show⁠ The Weekend Show: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show⁠ Burn the Boats: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats⁠ Majority 54: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54⁠ On Democracy with FP Wellman: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman⁠ Uncovered: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BE THAT LAWYER
Mark McFatridge: Why CEOs Need Peer Advisory Circles to Truly Lead

BE THAT LAWYER

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2026 34:06


Discover why the biggest challenges for CEOs aren't business problems, but life problems—and how the right peer group can become their most powerful tool for clarity, accountability, and growth. In this episode, you'll hear how listening, vulnerability, and shared experience can transform the way leaders run their firms and live their lives. In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Mark McFatridge discuss:Listening to understand vs. listening to replyCareer path from banking to founding CEO peer groupsHow life challenges derail otherwise successful CEOsStructure and accountability of peer advisory circlesBecoming a trusted advisor instead of just a technical expert Key Takeaways:Truly effective business development starts when professionals stop “selling” and focus on building real relationships grounded in listening and trust.Many CEOs don't fail because they lack technical answers; they struggle when life issues—family, health, aging parents—collide with business responsibilities.Peer advisory groups create a rare, confidential space where leaders can be vulnerable, get honest feedback, and see blind spots they can't see on their own.Accountability structures—like committing to specific actions and reporting back to peers—dramatically increase the likelihood that leaders actually implement decisions.The shift from technician to trusted advisor happens when you listen deeply, diagnose the real problem, and connect people with the best solution, even if it's outside your own services. "By being in a group with other CEOs, your experiences get accelerated because you basically get to have their experiences as your own, and that just accelerates everything, whether it's on the personal side or the business side." — Mark McFatridge Check out my new show, Be That Lawyer Coaches Corner, and get the strategies I use with my clients to win more business and love your career again. Join the Be That Lawyer Community and connect with ambitious lawyers who are serious about growing their book of business, strengthening their brand, and becoming confident, consistent rainmakers. Ready to go from good to GOAT in your legal marketing game? Don't miss PIMCON—where the brightest minds in professional services gather to share what really works. Lock in your spot now: https://www.pimcon.org/ Thank you to our sponsors!LEX Reception: https://www.lexreception.com/partners/bethatlawyerRankings.io: https://rankings.io/Lawyer.com: https://www.lawyer.com/ Ready to grow your law practice without selling or chasing? Book your free 30-minute strategy session now—let's make this your breakout year: https://fretzin.com/ About Mark McFatridge: Mark McFatridge is the Founder and CEO of Quade Executive Peer Group, an organization dedicated to fostering growth, accountability, and strategic peer community for CEOs and business owners. With over 25 years of professional experience, he has served as Chief Executive Officer and board member for both publicly traded and privately held companies across various industries, including extensive experience in community banking. An organizational turnaround specialist, Mark specializes in leading underperforming businesses to scale, notably guiding the exit of a private company for an 800% increase in value within three years of taking over as CEO. Drawing on his background as a former bank president and peer group member, he now leads Quade's facilitated executive "circles," helping leaders build sustainable, values-driven organizations through strategic clarity, operational strength, and peer vulnerability. Connect with Mark McFatridge: Website: https://quadecircle.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mcfatridge/ Connect with Steve Fretzin:LinkedIn: Steve FretzinTwitter: @stevefretzinInstagram: @fretzinsteveFacebook: Fretzin, Inc.Website: Fretzin.comEmail: Steve@Fretzin.comBook: Legal Business Development Isn't Rocket Science and more!YouTube: Steve FretzinCall Steve directly at 847-602-6911 Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

The Exchange Sermon Audio
Circles: Commissioned Through Community

The Exchange Sermon Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2026 34:09


Speaker: Pastor Hal Mayer

Assassins Creed Lorecast
Shadows Objective Board Circles: The Kurai Eikyou

Assassins Creed Lorecast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2026 30:46


We're back (finally!) with another Assassin's Creed Shadows Objective Board Circles episode. This week, we're looking at the Kurai Eikyou, a later-game circle that's associated with the Wise member of the Shinbakfu. Let us know whether you enjoyed this one! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our shop!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to chime in on the conversation? You can become a patron at the Master Assassin tier or higher and join us ON THE SHOW! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/aclorecast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We've launched merch! Become a patron at the Assassin tier or higher to get these exclusive rewards! Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cupspodcasting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed our podcast, give us a rating and review on Apple and/or Spotify! We'll even read your review out on the show! Join our The Cups Podcasts discord server where we dive deeep into all video game discussions. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/fxR2WVDNhP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Come hang out on the Robots Radio discord server to join the fun! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/AW5Wc4kgZb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you love our merch, check out the artist behind the designs! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libanezink.wixsite.com/libanezart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you love our music, check out the musician behind our theme! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pipeman Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find us on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aclorecast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can dm us or email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠assassinscreedlorecast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pipeman Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website designed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠H-I-T Media Solutions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch designed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lauren Ibañez Ink⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love & Truth Church Savannah
Prophet Lloyd Bustard Circles & Spheres

Love & Truth Church Savannah

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2026 59:46


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The Exchange Sermon Audio
Circles: Carried By Community

The Exchange Sermon Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2026 51:11


Speaker: Pastor Nate Richie

TFH Oakland
Circles: A Centered Circle

TFH Oakland

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2026 33:37


Website: tfhoakland.orgLinktree: linktr.ee/TFHOAKExperience God. Find Family. Make a Difference.TFH Oakland ChurchOakland, CA

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Seattle Nice
Spinning in Circles: Seattle's Police Chief Carousel, Sayles Saga and KCRHA Layoffs

Seattle Nice

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 38:33


Seattle has had nine police chiefs in seventeen years. Now the carousel is spinning again as Mayor Katie Wilson launches the hunt for yet another leader for SPD.With the messy, hasty exit of Shon Barnes still fresh, we have to ask: Who actually wants this job? We break down the search, the political stakes for Mayor Wilson, and whether Seattle is doomed to repeat the same hiring mistakes.We also get into Erica's story about interim Chief Andre Sayles, who filed a potentially career-ending complaint against a veteran hate-crimes detective for speaking at a pro-LGBTQ rally, despite having permission to do so. The complaint was quickly dismissed, but the episode raises serious questions about Sayles' judgment as Seattle searches for its next permanent chief.Then, layoffs are hitting the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) hard. We unpack the chaotic rollout and the awkward reality of an agency that's slowly being gutted while officials avoid saying the quiet part out loud.Plus, for our Patreon supporters only: A candidate meltdown saga. Losing candidate Ron Davis has released another manifesto blaming The Stranger's “cheat sheet” for the fact that he came up short. We take a closer look at his use of stats and wonder if there might be some additional explanations. Hear that along with our entire episode by signing up to become a Seattle Nice member on https://www.patreon.com/seattlenice.  Thanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episode! If you want to advertise please contact us at realseattlenice@gmail.comSupport the showYour support on Patreon helps pay for editing, production, live events and the unique, hard-hitting local journalism and commentary you hear weekly on Seattle Nice. 

The Exchange Sermon Audio
Circles: Check Your Circle

The Exchange Sermon Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 47:35


Speaker: Pastor Nate Richie

The Nonprofit Lab
E96: The Power of Giving Circles and Why Giving Together Changes Everything with Emily Rasmussen at Grapevine

The Nonprofit Lab

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 54:15


What if fundraising was less about individual transactions and more about belonging? Grapevine founder and CEO Emily Rasmussen joins to explore the power of giving circles and what nonprofits can learn from collective giving. She breaks down how community, collaboration, and donor agency can deepen relationships, strengthen retention, and turn generosity into something people experience together.

The Belonging Co Podcast
We Grow In Circles, Not In Rows // Alex Seeley | The Belonging Co

The Belonging Co Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 45:50


Speaker - Alex Seeley Message  - We Grow In Circles, Not In Rows "I Said Yes To Jesus" - Click Here! The Belonging Cø • Nashville, TN USA For the latest on what's happening at church, visit thebelonging.co

Formula 1 Podcast
Episode 390 - Circles In The Sand

Formula 1 Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 103:13


So it's farewell to Zandvoort for the time being then. The Dutch Grand Prix was a welcome return to the F1 calendar in 2021, a tyear later then planned, but we don't talk about that! It's chucked up a few interesting races over the last few years and this year's wasn't an exception to that either.This week (it's getting a bit regular again isn't it!) on the pod we take a look at a race that turned out to be interesting in ways that we hadn't expected. Nobody thought that Max would be done before the end of the 1st lap, Oscar Piastri wasn't expecting to be called into the pits every few minutes on a strategy that even Ferrari in their prime would call "a bit daft" and Hulk made possibly the best save of his career in avoiding his spinning team-mate, Gabriel PirouettoThere's a load of other F1 related nonsense as we get back into talking rubbish in public again on a weekly basis and don't forget to see how you did in the ⁠Prediction League⁠ and ⁠Official F1 Fantasy League⁠ too.And if you want to join in with the chat during the races (along with testing, practice and qualifying) head over to our ⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠ where there's always a great crowd of people to watch along with. And on the socials we've got our ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Twitter (or is it X)⁠⁠ and Paul's attempts at Sim Racing on our ⁠⁠Twitch⁠⁠ channel. And if you want to support us you can donate to our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ as well from as little as £/$/€ 1 per monthEnjoy

Your Success At Last DNA | Daily Motivation | Goal Setting
EP 215 Beyond 4 Circles: The 5th Ikigai Principle | Personal Development Decoded

Your Success At Last DNA | Daily Motivation | Goal Setting

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 18:12


Why the Ikigai Diagram Everyone Copies Left Out the One Thing That Actually Makes It Work Most entrepreneurs know Ikigai's 4 circles - but miss the 5th. Discover the hidden element that transforms goal setting from aspirational to sustainable. In this episode, Tracy breaks down how self-improvement habits fail without this critical missing circle, and why authentic success requires more than passion + purpose + profit. Learn the neuroscience-backed framework that elite performers use to align personal development with real results. https://YourSuccessDNA.com Tracy argues that Western culture reduced ikigai to a four-circle Venn diagram about finding the right job, while ignoring moai, the Okinawan social-support structure that makes sustainable purpose and longevity possible. Drawing on Dan Buettner's Blue Zones research and the Okinawans Centenarian Study, it explains that long-lived populations share tight social bonds and don't pursue meaning alone. A moai is described as a committed group of 5-10 people who show up consistently for decades, providing relational accountability, mutual aid, and identity affirmation. The script contrasts moai with transactional mastermind groups, links moai to reduced fear and stress responses and improved persistence, and claims isolation causes burnout even with strong routines. It closes with a call to build a moai, join a newsletter, and text one honest sentence to someone today. 00:00 Ikigai Diagram Myth 01:26 Meet Moai Support Circle 02:52 Moai Changes Your Brain 03:46 Not A Mastermind 05:38 Mutual Aid Safety Net 07:01 Self Help Isolation Trap 08:48 Vulnerability Builds Moai 10:29 Identity Crystallization 12:33 Find Your People 15:32 Whiskered Wisdom 16:37 Final Thoughts Ikigai, self help, personal development , Blue Zones, Dan Buettner, Okinawa, Sardinia, Nicoya, Moai, fifth element of ikigai, Longevity, Burnout, Accountability, Social support, yuimaaru, psychology, health, personal growth, success habits, entrepreneurial success, habits for success, habits improvement, mindset habits, mindset success, productivity improvement, self improvement mindset, success mindset habits, goal setting, self improvement Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Secret Thoughts of CEO's Podcast
The One Plan Every Family Is Missing with Libby Boatwright

The Secret Thoughts of CEO's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 52:47


The Enlightened Family Business Podcast Ep. 167: The One Plan Every Family Is Missing with Libby Boatwright   In this episode of the Enlightened Family Business Podcast, host Chris Yonker sits down with Libby Boatwright — certified financial planner, former Stanford Medical Center chaplain, pastor, and author of The Last Things We Talk About — for a candid, deeply practical conversation about the one plan most families never make: an end-of-life plan. Drawing on decades of experience in palliative care, hospice work, financial planning, and pastoral ministry, Libby walks through the full spectrum of what families need to navigate when a loved one faces a serious diagnosis or decline — and why waiting until the last minute makes everything harder and more costly. Chris and Libby explore the critical difference between palliative care and hospice, how hospitals really operate and what they won't tell you, why your advanced directive is your most important legal document, the caregiving crisis quietly bankrupting American families, how to be an effective patient advocate inside a system not designed to help you, and what it actually looks like to help a loved one die well. Chris also shares his own firsthand experience navigating hospice for both parents — including a powerful story about standing up to a hospital trying to redirect his mother's care. This is a conversation every family should hear before they need it. Episode Chapters ·       2:22   Meet Libby Boatwright ·       4:31   What End-of-Life Planning Actually Covers ·       7:29   When the Diagnosis Arrives: Legacy, Bucket Lists, and Getting the House in Order ·       10:00  The Circles of Support — Who Will Be There When It Matters? ·       12:44  How to Start the Conversation When Families Don't Want To ·       15:00  The Advanced Directive, HIPAA, and the POLST — The Three Essential Documents ·       18:32  The Caregiving Crisis: Costs, Burnout, and Family Conflict ·       23:36  Alzheimer's, Memory Care, and What It Actually Costs ·       26:17  Protecting Assets: Trusts, Look-Back Periods, and Planning Ahead ·       28:13  Navigating the Hospital System: Case Managers, Patient Advocates, and How to Fight for Your Loved One ·       35:00  Palliative Care: What It Is, When to Use It, and Why Most People Don't Know ·       38:09  Hospice: Medicare's Gift at the End of Life ·       41:18  Chris's Story: Standing Up to the Hospital ·       46:59  About the Book: The Last Things We Talk About ·       50:16  Resources and Farewell   Websites ·       elizabethboatwright.com ·       chrisyonker.com   Book ·       The Last Things We Talk About: Your Guide to End of Life Transitions by Elizabeth Boatwright (Bull Publishing, 2021) — available on Amazon   About Libby Boatwright Rev. Dr. Elizabeth "Libby" Boatwright, BCC-PCHAC, CFP, is a chaplain, pastor, certified financial planner, and author who has spent over 30 years counseling families on end-of-life issues, loss, grief, estate planning, and the emotional and spiritual dimensions of dying. She served as a Relief Chaplain in Oncology Outpatient Palliative Care Medicine at Stanford Health Care, where she worked alongside hundreds of patients and families navigating serious illness and end-of-life transitions. In her book The Last Things We Talk About: Your Guide to End of Life Transitions (Bull Publishing, 2021), Libby offers a practical framework for creating what she calls the "white book" — a simple binder or flash drive of all the materials a family will need when a loved one passes — helping heirs avoid what she calls "the treasure hunt" of lost documents and unspoken wishes. Libby has lectured at universities, colleges, and medical institutions, led seminars at national conventions, faith communities, parenting groups, senior fellowships, and estate planning forums. She has published in Cancer.net, Morningstar, CSA Journal, and Barron's, and has been featured in newspapers across the country. She has also appeared on ABC Nightly News and hosted her own radio show, The Fiscal Therapist, on KAIM. Libby holds Master's degrees from UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University, and Fuller Seminary, a Doctor of Ministry in Semiotics and Future Studies from George Fox University, and holds certifications as a Certified Financial Planner and Board Certified Chaplain with Advanced Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care. She lives in Northern California.

Garden City Church
Circles of Inclusion

Garden City Church

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 37:23


In the Parable of the Wheat and Tares Jesus describes to his disciples that it's better for his people to live among those who disagree with them, even those antagonistic toward their way of living and being. Jesus also teaches that the work of judgment, of deciding who is in the Kingdom and who is out, isn't work that is meant for his people. No matter how much we might want to draw lines, delineating who's in and who's out and then loving, serving, and caring for people based on those lines of demarcation, Jesus's followers are actually meant to draw lines of inclusion.

TFH Oakland
Circles: Full Circle

TFH Oakland

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2026 35:59


Website: tfhoakland.orgLinktree: linktr.ee/TFHOAKExperience God. Find Family. Make a Difference.TFH Oakland ChurchOakland, CA

PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff
IMMH S2E5: Lou Levy: How Men's Circles Build Real Friendships

PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 46:07


Lou walks us through exactly what happens inside a men's circle: the opening rituals, the talking stick, the accountability stretches, and yes, even the drumming. He explains the concept of "clearings," a structured practice for owning your own projections rather than directing anger outward, a tool so powerful it was even brought inside Folsom Prison. He's honest about the barriers men face walking into these spaces for the first time, the fear, the unfamiliarity, the cultural scripts that tell men to keep it all in, and why the hardest part is simply getting through the door. He also gives a clear picture of how the Mankind Project works and the remarkable cross-section of men you'll find in these circles: police officers, ex-convicts, CEOs, new fathers, grieving fathers, all showing up and speaking from the heart. And at the center of it all, Lou makes the case that the greatest gift men's work has given him isn't a skill or a technique — it's deep, lasting male friendship, the kind that's increasingly hard to come by as men get older.

Developing Meaning
#29: Chris Burris on Creating Healing Circles – IFS Group Therapy and the Power of Community

Developing Meaning

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 72:21 Transcription Available


Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I sit down with Chris Burris — senior lead IFS trainer, trauma therapist, and creator of Healing Circles — after spending five days at his home in Asheville, North Carolina participating in one of his experiential trainings. We explore how Chris brought Internal Family Systems into group therapy and how community can become not simply a source of support, but an active part of the healing process. We dig into intention setting, commitment, group “sculpting,” unburdening, and how an intentional community can help us revisit deeply held beliefs about ourselves and other people.This interview is followed by an audio diary taking you inside my own Healing Circles experience.In this episode:• Chris Burris's path from family systems work to long-term trauma therapy• A near-death experience and early experiences that shaped his spiritual curiosity• Why IFS understands the mind as a system of parts, protectors, and exiles• Moving from “integration” toward becoming a happier inner family• What unburdening looks like — and how the body can let go• How a childhood wound around dyslexia can create a lifelong belief• What “intentional community” means — and why it matters for healing• How Healing Circles begin with intentions, commitment, and desired outcomes• The sacred-item commitment and the importance of staying with the group• “Sculpting” as a live, experiential map of our internal system• Reworking the belief that other people are dangerous and unpredictable• Meaning as fully experiencing life while connecting with other people and natureTimestamps00:00 — Welcome: Why Groups Can Heal05:36 — Introducing Chris Burris & Healing Circles07:35 — Chris's Career in Trauma Therapy15:09 — His Mother's Illness, Near-Death Experience & Spiritual Curiosity21:16 — How Different Perceptions Shaped His Path as a Healer24:49 — The Consultation With Richard Schwartz That Changed His Work27:56 — IFS: Parts, Protectors & Exiles36:03 — Dyslexia & Unburdening the “I'm Not Smart” Belief40:28 — Men's Circles, Mentors & Intentional Community44:45 — How Healing Circles Begin: Intentions & Commitment51:25 — Sacred Objects & Committing to the Group55:04 — “Sculpting” the Internal System With Other People59:38 — Healing Relational Trauma: Reworking the Belief That People Are Dangerous1:03:00 — Meaning & Compassionate Presence1:09:04 — Chris's Billboard Advice: Make Time for NatureLearn more about Chris BurrisWebsite: www.burriscounseling.com — trainings, workshops, and resourcesBook: Creating Healing Circles: Using the Internal Family Systems Model in Facilitating GroupsSubscribe to the Developing Meaning Substack newsletter for updates and behind-the-scenes reflections.Developing Meaning is NOT MEDICAL ADVICE and is NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY INSTITUTIONS.Developing Meaning is produced by Sophie Chen, Anya Kleinlein and Dirk Winter and is a production of Consilient Mind LLC. Theme music by The Thrashing Skumz. 

Walk Boldly With Jesus
Your Prayers Will Be Answered! (Replay)

Walk Boldly With Jesus

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 11:46


Your Prayers Will Be Answered! James 5:16: "The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” The Big Life Devotional Podcast has an excellent episode yesterday titled “Praying in Circles.”  What I loved most about this episode is that it gave us an action we can do to pray for our children, or really anything we are praying for.  The idea of praying in circles comes from a book called The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson.  This is an amazing book that talks about praying circles around our problems.  Mark starts his book off by telling us the legend of Honi the Circle Maker—a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not budge from inside it until God answered his prayers for his people. Honi was a man of God.   I am not sure if He was a prophet, or just a prayer warrior, or what.  It had not rained in a very long time and the people in the village came to Honi and begged him to pray to God for rain.  Honi agreed and he drew a circle in the dirt and prayed to God for rain.  He told God he would not step foot out of that circle until it rained.  He prayed and he prayed.  Eventually, it started to sprinkle.  When he saw this he could have stopped praying.  He could have said thank you, Lord, I truly appreciate this little rain that you sent us.  However, He didn't.  He said thank you Lord and also, this is not the rain I am praying for, I am praying for more rain.  He continued to pray and praise the Lord.  Finally, it was raining down so hard it was starting to flood the area, and all those that were standing around watching him pray were running for shelter.   What the Lord just put on my heart as I was typing is that we stop praying too early sometimes.  At the first sign of our prayers being answered we stop praying and accept that small offering as the answer when God actually has so much more to give us.  It is not that we don't want more it is that we think we will be bothering God, or we will be greedy if we expect more.  God wants you to know that is not true.  He has so much more for you and He is just waiting for you to be open to receiving it.  God wants us to expect big things, amazing things. For instance, when we have partial healing, yes, absolutely thank God for that, and also let Him know you are expecting full healing.  Keep asking for what you want.  Don't shy away because you are afraid you are asking for too much. I heard a phrase once and I love it.  It reminds us why we ask for a lot.  The phrase is “I'm not greedy, I'm just needy.” We aren't asking God for more because we are being greedy, we are asking God because we know that we can't do anything on our own and yet through Him, we can do all things.   The verse above says, “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” Do you know what earnest means?  The definition of earnest is “resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction."  What are you praying for right now?  What is that prayer that you keep asking God about?  That one prayer that you wonder if it will ever be answered?  Are you praying earnestly for it?  The Bible verses we read are talking to us directly.  Each one of us and they are promised by God.  Today's verse tells us that the earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.  You can take this to the bank.  This is a factual statement that you can rely on.  If this is true, why haven't some of our prayers been answered? There are a couple of reasons for this.  First and foremost is explained in Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” God is sovereign.  He has a plan and it is better than our plan, even though we tend to think our plan and our timing is better.  God knows what He is doing and so sometimes our prayers take longer than we would like or are answered differently than we would like because God has a better plan than we do. However, I think sometimes our prayers take longer to be answered because of things we do or don't do.  Are we praying earnestly?  Are we asking every single day?  Are we asking for enough or are we settling for scraps?  God doesn't want to give you crumbs from the table.  He wants to give you the whole cake.  Why aren't we asking for the cake?  We will not be bothering God by asking Him for big, bold prayers.  We will be honoring Him.  Have you ever been asked to do something at work or in your personal life and the thing you were being asked to do was really difficult?  How did you feel when someone asked you to do it?  Did you feel honored that they thought you were capable of doing it?  Yes, you might have been nervous, as it was a difficult thing or even just a new thing, and yet you felt honored that someone thought you could handle it or you could be good at it. I remember each time the ladies in my prayer group asked to do a new thing.  For instance when they asked me to be on the discernment team, or they asked me to be on the prayer team.  I was so honored.  It felt amazing to know they thought I was capable of doing those things.  In a similar way, we honor God when we ask really big, bold prayers.  We show Him we know how amazing He is.  We show Him that we know He can do the impossible and that nothing is too big for Him. We are not asking God for too much, we are asking too little of Him.   It talks about persistence in the circle maker too.  Mark Batterson talks about how we give up too soon sometimes when we are praying.  We assume it is not God's will if He takes too long to answer and yet maybe God is just waiting to see how badly we want it.  What we are willing to do for it.  For instance what if Honi, drew that circle in the sand and stood there for 5 hours and then gave up and yet God was going to make it rain after the 6th hour?  We don't know God's timing, we just need to keep asking.  Is there anything you want so badly you would be willing to draw a circle in the sand around that prayer?  It doesn't have to be standing in a circle in the sand until you get it, but maybe you could pray for 5 minutes every single day about that one thing until you get an answer.  Maybe you could sit in a church every day for a few minutes until it is answered.  Maybe you could commit to going to daily mass until it is answered.  It doesn't matter what you commit to as much as it matters that you are willing to commit to something.   I think you will see more answers to prayers if you do this because you will be more focused on your prayers.  You will be searching for that answer because you are expecting it to come.  It is as if you know it will be answered and so you are waiting expectantly.  I wonder if that is the problem.  I wonder if we are praying expectantly or not.  Do you honestly expect God to answer your prayers?  Are you on the lookout for the answers?  Maybe that is why Honi's prayer we answered so quickly.  Actually, I have no idea how long he was standing in that circle, but I know it wasn't months.  He knew God would answer His prayer and He was willing to stand there in a circle, looking foolish, until God did.  He put his pride aside and was willing to look foolish to wait on God.  When we do this, when we step out in faith and put all of our trust in God, He never lets us down.  There was no way God was going to not show up for Honi.  Honi was honoring God by showing everyone in that town that God is the one to turn to when we need something.  When you step out in faith, trusting God, He will always show up.  He will not leave you hanging.   Pray big, bold prayers, and watch how the Lord shows up for you.  Pray earnestly and watch the amazing results.  I just looked up in The Circle Maker Book, to see how long Honi prayed for and it said as his prayers went up the rain came down.  So I guess his prayer was anwered pretty quickly. Batterson said Honi's prayer was resolute yet humble, confident yet meek, expectant yet unassuming.  I think we can all learn a lot from that statement.  How can we follow Honi's example of how to pray? Dear Heavenly Father, I ask you to bless all those listening to this episode today.  Lord, we want to pray earnestly, show us how.  We want to step out in faith and demonstrate your awesomeness to all those around us, give us the holy boldness we need.  Give us the persistence and the fortitude we need to continue to pray those prayers that don't seem to be answered.  Don't let us give up Lord, help us keep asking.  Show us, put on our hearts what it is you want us to do. If you want us to commit to doing something while we wait, put that on our hearts, let us know, and then give us the strength to do it.  We love you, Lord, you are truly amazing.  We thank you for always showing up.  We ask all of this in accordance with your will and in Jesus' holy name, Amen! Thank you so much for joining me on this journey to walk boldly with Jesus.   I look forward to meeting you here again tomorrow.  Have a blessed day! www.findingtruenorthcoaching.comCLICK HERE TO DONATECLICK HERE to sign up for Mentoring CLICK HERE to sign up for Daily "Word from the Lord" emailsCLICK HERE to sign up for my newsletter & receive a free audio training about inviting Jesus into your daily lifeCLICK HERE to buy my book Total Trust in God's Safe Embrace

Omni Talk
Couche-Tard Circles Żabka, Kroger's Ecom Plans & Did Someone Say Just Eat? | GrocerTalk

Omni Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2026 51:12


Welcome to GrocerTalk! In this launch episode, sponsored by Instacart Enterprise, Portager, and Vusion, Ben Miller is joined by Omni Talk President & CEO Chris Walton to unpack the news stories from global grocery this week that we believe are worth paying attention to. This week, they discuss: • Couche-Tard's US$8.7bn bid for Żabka, and what it signals about the future of convenience retail: https://www.reuters.com/business/alimentation-couche-tard-buy-polish-retailer-zabka-87-billion-2026-07-31/ • Kroger combining grocery and prescription deliveries, with Instacart, and what's next for Kroger's ecommerce strategy: https://progressivegrocer.com/kroger-bundles-grocery-and-prescription-delivery • Schnucks' new AI shopping assistant, and whether conversational commerce is becoming table stakes: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/schnucks-new-digital-tools-shoppers-artificial-intelligence/827758/ • Just Eat's AI Voice Assistant, and what grocers can learn from how foodservice companies are adopting AI voice tools: https://newsroom.justeattakeaway.com/en-WW/269108-just-eat-takeaway-com-launches-ai-voice-assistant-across-europe-to-make-discovering-your-next-order-as-easy-as-having-a-conversation/ • Amazon's agreement with AutoStore, and what it tells us about grocery fulfillment automation: https://retailtechinnovationhub.com/home/2026/8/13/autostore-announces-deal-with-amazon-to-supply-automation-technology-products-and-solutions Plus, GrocerTalk Grab & Go brings more stories to the table, including Walmart's move into store-based micro-fulfillment, C&S's Winn-Dixie ambitions, Ahold Delhaize's savings kiosks, and Waitrose's new AI assistant for store associates. GrocerTalk is a new weekly podcast from the Omni Talk Podcast Network covering the trends, innovations and technologies shaping global grocery. Episode 001. Welcome to GrocerTalk. P.S. Be sure to check out all our other podcasts from the past week here, too: https://omnitalk.blog/category/podcast/ Music by hooksounds.com.

More Than Hentai | An Anime Appreciation Podcast
Teacher Trapped in Prison. Must Escape the Nine Circles of Hell | Manhwa Monday

More Than Hentai | An Anime Appreciation Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 2:09


Welcome to Manhwa Monday!This week we're diving into Fog Land by POGO, an action horror series on Webtoon that takes Dante's Divine Comedy and turns it into a supermax prison nightmare.Dante Kang is a science teacher who believes everyone deserves education, even the worst criminals on Earth. So he volunteers to teach inside Fog Land, a mysterious international prison built in a meteor crater that houses the world's most dangerous inmates. His first class ends in a violent riot that kills most of his fellow teachers, and now he's trapped inside with no way out.Fog Land isn't just a prison though. It's an entire city unto itself, drenched in a mysterious substance called Fog that transforms people into superhuman monsters and keeps them addicted, with withdrawal sending them into a comatose state called Limbo. Now Dante has to navigate through nine circles of literal hell to escape, armed with nothing but his brain and the belief that even the people in here are still human. The author has planned nine seasons to match the nine circles, potentially spanning a decade of storytelling.If you want a manhwa that goes full Dante's Inferno with body horror, incredible world building, and a protagonist who refuses to stop caring, this one's already being called a masterpiece in the making.If you enjoy the show, please rate, review, like, and subscribe to Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast — and any other podcasts you love. It takes seconds, costs nothing, and means everything to us creators. (The algorithm only accepts 5 stars, just so you know.)Stay up to date with me on Bluesky | Instagram | TikTok | TwitterJoin our Discord — a community full of anime and culture fans just like youFollow my anime Spotify playlistMy amazing sponsors:Audio-Technica — the best in audio equipmentIced Tea Aesthetics — anime streetwear done right (use code SAKURASOCIETY5 at checkout to save $5)Japan Crate — Japanese snacks and treats delivered to your door (use code ATEBIT15 at checkout to save 15% + get free shipping)Affiliate links:Captivate.fm - the best podcast hosting platformKomi.io - the best linkinbio websiteRiverside.fm - the best remote video/podcast recording platform

Renovation Church
From Rows to Circles | Jonathan Cockrell

Renovation Church

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 46:11


Keen On Democracy
The Scarlet Summer of Our Luddite Discontent: Opening Up on AI Shame & Anthropic Watermarks

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 49:49


“I don't feel any shame at all recruiting an army of AI agents to help me accomplish my goals. But I think society is trying to make me feel shame.” — Keith Teare Welcome to the summer of America's luddite discontent. Not only are left and right calling for an AI ban, but tech loathing has even infiltrated Silicon Valley in the form of Anthropic's decision to watermark Claude's output. That, at least, is the view of That Was The Week publisher Keith Teare, who believes that watermarking is “nuts.” In our luddite zeitgeist, Keith believes that a watermark is a scarlet stamp of implied guilt. By marking its own product, Anthropic is not only furnishing the luddite mob with a convenient surveillance tool, but also acknowledging a tacit guilt about using Claude. “You should never adjust to the market,” the Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur explains. “The market's wrong nine times out of ten.” As for Dario Amodei, Claude's dad (so to speak), Keith is even more accusatory. The Anthropic CEO is kissing ass “like a politician, not the leader of a company,” Keith hisses, repeating this week's whispers that Anthropic is becoming an “ideologically motivated cult.” If Dario were female, Keith would probably make him a witch. Or, at least, a hussy — the hysterical implication, if not the word, of the Journal's profile of Cami Clark, Dario's wife. I took Anthropic's side — somebody had to. I see watermarking as just another AI tool. It's an honest human fingerprint in an age of fakery. Live by the algorithm, die by it too. Anyway, a watermark has its uses. Rather than moral opprobrium, it feeds our curiosity about who is and isn't using AI. So, for example, I ran Keith's editorial through another AI detector and it indicated 86 percent AI-generated while mine came back as 100 percent human. And if I can elude the scarlet stamp, then even I might have to join the luddite mob. Five Takeaways •       “Watermarking Is Nuts.” Keith's editorial takes aim at Anthropic's decision to watermark Claude's output — invisible text signals identifying the machine's hand, cousin to what Google has long done with audio. His objection isn't the mark itself (“I don't care that it's watermarked. I care that Anthropic thinks it should be watermarked”): a watermark starts from suspicion, implies a problem where none exists, and tells Anthropic's own customers their use of the product needs flagging. Restream doesn't watermark this show; Adobe doesn't watermark its exports. To Keith it's pure zeitgeist capitulation — and while one Claude Max subscriber in the newsletter canceled in protest, Keith hasn't. Andrew's rebuttal: watermarking serves curiosity, and in an age of fakery an honest fingerprint is a very human addition.•       The Scarlet Watermark: On AI Shame. The deeper argument was theological. Keith — an atheist who concedes atheism is also a faith, and who believes in good and bad but not sin — feels no shame “recruiting an army of AI agents” so long as he can stand by the output; shame belongs to spam factories and fakers who publish unread. But society, he says, is trying to make him feel it: the canceled author who lost his agent last week proves there's an issue. Andrew, playing therapist, diagnosed a flicker of guilt anyway — and argued shame is precisely the point: one of the last all-too-human spaces, worth preserving in an age of machines. Both then confessed their methods on air: Pangram scored Keith's editorial 86 percent AI and Andrew's 100 percent human. “I'm a clever cheater. You're a less clever cheater.” Keith: “There's no shame in that.”•       Keith vs Dario. Keith's indictment of Anthropic's CEO was the week's harshest: Dario Amodei “kisses ass… like a politician, not the leader of a company,” keeps taking the media's bait, and is “damaging his chances over and over again” in a $2 trillion IPO year — cult whispers included. The right posture, per Keith: never adjust to the market (“wrong nine times out of ten”); do what Elon would do and call bullshit. Andrew's defense: he's a fan of Dario, certainly next to Elon and Slippery Sam — and if America really is a nation of Luddites, adjusting is what reality requires. His actual grievance is more prosaic: $100 a month and he's out of credits, as both Anthropic and OpenAI squeeze revenue for the IPO race. Keith, meanwhile, spent the week testing Grok Bot — a “far better” OpenClaw replacement at $200 a month — and declared himself, this week at least, a Grok Bot guy: “I'm for sale, actually.”•       The Luddite Summer Reading List. The Wall Street Journal declared this the summer America became a nation of Luddites — left and right, with a January 6 organizer now rallying conservatives against AI. Noah Smith diagnosed the poverty of anti-tech thought: tech's power is persuasion, not coercion, and the iPhone won its argument on day one (Andrew dissents — society never got to discuss the iPhone's impact). Martin Wolf, reviewing Daron Acemoglu's new defense of liberal democracy, concluded the ship has sailed: liberal democracy was unthinkable without industrial capitalism, and that age is vanishing. Keith's gloss is optimistic — the eroding factory life frees individuals for self-realization. Andrew's snapshot from deindustrialized Indianapolis, and Britain's twenty percent on disability, says otherwise. Keith's concession, extracted twice for the record: “You're right.”•       Unicorns, Circles — and Two IPOs. Keith listened to Andrew's Renée Jones interview and rated it good — but says she misses the why: overnight global distribution to five billion phones, freemium economics, and rational revenue multiples made unicorns inevitable; to stop them “she'd have to deglobalize the world.” (Andrew's verdict: “a nicer, smarter version of Lina Khan.” Keith's question for Democrats: where is your argument for embracing AI?) The New York Times' circularity warning — tech giants' profits propped by their own AI investments — got the Grok Bot treatment: hundreds of billions in external revenue make it a Channel Tunnel, not a closed loop, though Andrew noted Keith told the bot the answer first. Illiquid shares carry provisional, not realized, value. And the ending both agreed on: the OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs are this narrative's climax. Keith will personally buy both. About the Co-Host Keith Teare is the publisher of That Was The Week, the essential weekly tech newsletter, and founder and CEO of SignalRank Corporation. A serial entrepreneur — co-founder of, among others, EasyNet and RealNames — he was present at the creation of the UK internet and has spent four decades at the intersection of technology, capital, and ideas. He joins Keen On America every Sunday to make sense of the week in tech. References: •       That Was The Week — Keith's newsletter, including this week's editorial, “Why Watermark?”•  ...

TFH Oakland
Circles: A Circle Made for You

TFH Oakland

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 32:17


Website: tfhoakland.orgLinktree: linktr.ee/TFHOAKExperience God. Find Family. Make a Difference.TFH Oakland ChurchOakland, CA

circles find family
FM Talk 1065 Podcasts
(PSR) Prep Sports Report 8.15.2026 Ft. AHSSA Changes with St Paul's A.D. Shane Sullivan and Grace Seg with Chris Bell (3 Circles)

FM Talk 1065 Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 84:26


For AHSSA rules updates: visit: https://www.ahsaa.com/templates/rules-updates-clarifications

The Nonprofit Podcast
Ep 217| Strategic Planning Isn't an Implementation Problem - with Dr. Renee Rubin Ross

The Nonprofit Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 25:20


Send us Fan MailA plan built by a few people at the top and handed down is just paperwork. Dr. Renee Rubin Ross argues real ownership comes from who's in the room while the goals get decided, not just who signs off on them.Dr. Ross is the founder of The Ross Collective and author of Inclusive Strategic Planning for Nonprofits. In this episode, she and Britt break down her five-step spiral planning process, including step zero: how to know your organization is actually ready to plan. They also talk about what happens when planning uncovers real dysfunction, and how to tell whether it's a planning problem or a leadership one.Grab Renee's free Strategic Planning Template, the Five-Step Spiral breakdown, and sample strategic plans in the links below.Inclusive Strategic Planning for Nonprofits (book) can be purchased here The Five-Step Spiral, explained here Get Your Free Strategic Planning Template here And, Sample nonprofit strategic plans here Chapters:00:00 - Why Traditional Strategic Planning Fails02:10 - Why Write Another Book on Strategic Planning?04:47 - The 5-Step Spiral Planning Framework07:26 - Balancing Visioning with Concrete Execution09:29 - Why 3-Year Strategic Plans Work Best10:50 - Step 0: Assessing Organizational Readiness12:51 - Navigating Internal Tension & Staff Culture15:45 - The 3 Circles of Participation (Deciders, Builders, Sharers)18:46 - Translating Your Plan into Action (Using RACI)22:13 - What You Lose by Excluding Frontline Staff23:35 - Where to Find Dr. Ross About Donorbox: Donorbox is a trusted fundraising platform used by more than 100,000 organizations to raise over $4 billion worldwide. Learn more at donorbox.org.Enjoying the show? Subscribe for more practical fundraising strategies, leadership insights, and tools to help your nonprofit grow sustainably.This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not legal or financial advice. Please consult a professional advisor for guidance specific to your organization.Support the show

TheOccultRejects
The Grimoire Tradition: David Rankine on Spirits, Circles, Seals, and Sacred Names

TheOccultRejects

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2026 106:46 Transcription Available


If you enjoy this episode, we're sure you will enjoy more content like this on The Occult Rejects.  In fact, we have curated playlists on occult topics like grimoires, esoteric concepts and phenomena, occult history, analyzing true crime and cults with an occult lens, Para politics, and occultism in music. Whether you enjoy consuming your content visually or via audio, we've got you covered - and it will always be provided free of charge.  So, if you enjoy what we do and want to support our work of providing accessible, free content on various platforms, please consider making a donation to the links provided below.  Thank you and enjoy the episode!Links For The Occult Rejectshttps://linktr.ee/theoccultrejectsOccult Research Institutehttps://www.occultresearchinstitute.org/Substackhttps://substack.com/@theoccultrejects?r=7auau0&utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-pageCash Apphttps://cash.app/$theoccultrejectsVenmo@TheOccultRejectsBuy Me A Coffeebuymeacoffee.com/TheOccultRejectsPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/TheOccultRejectsAlso want to remind people about the website, if you're into reading we have tons of information by multiple contributors, and we got t-shirts up on the site if you're interested. Fun fact, the art is all based on the eyeball. 

FatherSeekers
You Are Called to Community!

FatherSeekers

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2026 26:32 Transcription Available


Where are your brothers? Barry argues that men need a healthy men-only community and that the “self-made man” mindset leads to isolation, bad influences, and trouble. Support the mission: https://donate.stripe.com/aFa7sKeAg4W1bTw4RB14401Join the FatherSeekers community! https://www.skool.com/fatherseekersFS FacebookFS InstagramFS YouTubeAsk Barry a question: barry@fatherseekers.orgCHAPTERS00:00 Why Men Need Community00:47 The Self Made Myth02:42 Iron Sharpens Iron04:17 Avoid Isolation and Bad Crowds06:10 Ecclesia Called Out Ones09:17 Gates of Hell Won't Prevail15:01 Circles and Scripture Study17:17 Four Movements Toward Community20:42 Build or Find a Group21:24 Purpose Commission Scripture24:37 Join and Share the Mission26:13 Final Charge to Men--FatherSeekers helps fatherless fathers become better fathers.Get discussion guides, devotionals, and more at FS Website

With & For / Dr. Pam King
Learn how to really listen, with Parker Palmer

With & For / Dr. Pam King

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2026 15:23


 Creating space for others to be heard—for their stories, concerns, and dreams to unfold—is such a gift. With the best of intentions, we often jump in with advice or our own perspectives, not realizing that we may be crowding the very space another person needs.  In this practice episode, Parker will introduce us to his Circle of Trust model, which has been at the heart of his transformative work with individuals and communities. Afterwards, Pam guides you through a modified version of the practice—one designed to help you listen more deeply to the people in your life. It's based on Circles of Trust, which is spelled out in his powerful book, A Hidden Wholeness and also his Touchstones for courage and renewal. The research bears out--experiencing love--which involves being heard, is absolutely essential for thriving.  Parker Palmer is an activist and author who has written 10 incredibly influential books – including Let Your Life Speak. And he founded the Center for Courage & Renewal, which supports leadership, vocation, and community formation. If you have not listened to the full episode, make sure you listen. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gift-of-deep-listening-with-parker-j-palmer/id1712333330?i=1000747679111 With & For is a podcast of the Thrive Center, an applied research center that exists to catalyze a movement of human thriving, with and for others through spiritual health. Learn more at thethrivecenter.org.Follow us on Instagram @thrivecenterFollow us on LinkedIn @thethrivecenter Dr. Pamela Ebstyne King hosts With & For, and is the Executive Director of the Thrive Center and the Peter L. Benson Professor of Applied Developmental Science at the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy at Fuller Seminary. Follow her @drpamking. About With & ForHost: Pam KingSenior Director and Producer: Jill WestbrookOperations Manager: Lauren KimSocial Media & Graphic Designer: Wren JuergensenSenior Producer: Clare WileyExecutive Producer: Jakob LewisProduced by Great Feeling Studios Special thanks to the team at Fuller Studio and Fuller Seminary's School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy. The podcast was made possible through the support from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.

TFH Oakland
Circles: Finding Family

TFH Oakland

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2026 43:55


Website: tfhoakland.orgLinktree: linktr.ee/TFHOAKExperience God. Find Family. Make a Difference.TFH Oakland ChurchOakland, CA

The Cathy Heller Podcast: A Podcast for Soulful Entrepreneurs
The Real Reason Manifestation Isn't Working

The Cathy Heller Podcast: A Podcast for Soulful Entrepreneurs

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2026 48:45


Join the Community https://cathyheller.com/cathys-circle/ What if the reason your life does not feel like yours is not that you need more, but that you have spent so long becoming who everyone else needed you to be? In this episode of Everything Is Energy Cathy sits down with Rachael Blumberg Chiprut, founder of PLATEFIT, coach, spiritual adviser, and speaker, for an honest conversation about what happens when a life that looks successful on the outside no longer feels true on the inside. At 41, Rachael had the family, the businesses, the friends, and the life she thought she was supposed to want, but she was miserable. She shares the decision that began to change everything: taking alcohol out of her life, sitting with herself, and becoming radically honest about the fear, resentment, and beliefs that had kept her disconnected from who she really was. Cathy and Rachael talk about why meditation needs to feel safe for your nervous system, how changing your inner world begins to reshape your outer one, and why manifestation is less about collecting things and more about deciding how you want to feel. They also explore the courage it takes to become visible, the unexpected gift inside judgment, and what becomes possible when you stop performing and allow yourself to be fully seen. This episode is for you if your life looks good on paper but something still feels missing, you are afraid to use your voice or be seen, you are ready to release a habit or identity that no longer fits, or you want a simple way to begin creating a life that actually feels like yours. Follow Cathy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cathy.heller/ Work with Cathy https://cathyheller.com/work-with-me Connect with Rachael on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rachaelblumbergchiprut/ Read Rachael's Substack https://rachaelblumberg.substack.com/ Explore Rachael's Circles and Coaching https://stan.store/Rachaelblumbergchiprut

Drums and Rums
Music Isn't About Perfection — It's About Emotion | Guy Gualtieri - EP 145

Drums and Rums

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2026 95:15


Send us Fan MailCan AI create music that connects with us the same way human-made music does?Producer, Guy Gualtieri returns to Riffs & Rhythms to talk about AI-generated music, authenticity, the role of a producer, and why emotion matters more than technical perfection.Guy shares his journey from making homemade multitrack recordings on cassette decks to producing artists today, while the crew debates AI tools like Suno, streaming, artist branding, commercial success and the future of independent music.Plus, we review More Better Band's “Lay Down” and discuss why South Florida musicians may already have everything they need to build a music career right here at home.Check out the new release "Circles" from Guy Gualtieri dropping on 8/7/2026Learn more about Guy: https://gualmusic.com

BIG Life Devotional | Daily Devotional for Women

It’s back-to-school time. Today, I have friends walking their baby into kindergarten for the very first time. And I have other friends helping their baby move into a college dorm. Those two days feel worlds apart… until you’ve lived them. Those of us a little farther down the road know the truth. One day you’re zipping a backpack that’s almost bigger than they are. The next day you’re hugging them goodbye in a parking lot, trying not to cry until they can’t see you anymore. The days are long. The years are unbelievably short. And that’s exactly how it’s supposed to be. We aren’t raising children to keep them. We’re raising them to release them. But before that day comes, God gives us something incredibly sacred. Influence. During the school year, our children will spend nearly half of their waking hours at school. Nearly half. Half of their conversations. Half of their friendships. Half of their victories. Half of their disappointments. Half of the voices speaking into their lives. As moms, that realization can make us want to tighten our grip. We want to protect them from every hurt, every bad influence, every disappointment, every temptation. But we can’t. We can’t walk beside them every minute. God can. He’ll be in the classroom before they arrive. He’ll be standing in the hallway when they feel alone. He’ll be at the lunch table when they’re wondering where they belong. He’ll be on the bus ride, at practice, during the test, in the hard conversation, in the moment they need courage, and in the split second when they have to choose right over wrong. There isn’t one place your child will go where God cannot meet them. But here’s the beautiful and really really important thing… We get to invite Him there. We’ll buy the new shoes. We’ll pack the lunches. We’ll label the notebooks. But before we send them out the door… Let’s send them covered in prayer. Our my greatest assignment as a mother was never to control my children. It is to continually talk to God about them. Not lecture them more. Not yell louder. Not worry harder. Prayer is the most powerful thing you will ever do for my children. James 5:16, “The prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” Do we actually believe that? If we do, then let’s pray like it. One of my favorite pictures of bold prayer comes from Joshua and the walls of Jericho. Jericho looked impossible. The walls were too high. Too thick. Too strong. Humanly speaking, there was no way through. But God didn’t hand Joshua a cannon to blast through the walls – He gave him marching orders. “Walk around it.” Once a day for six days. Seven times on the seventh day. After the 7th circle on the 7th day, have the priest blow their horns, let the people shout, and those walls will just fall down. Read the story in Joshua chapter 6. The battle plan from God sounded foolish. Marching doesn’t knock down walls. Trumpets don’t break stone. But obedience invited the power of God. And when God’s people obeyed, the walls that looked impossible suddenly came crashing down. Ever since reading The Circle Maker, I’ve loved the picture of praying circles. Sometimes I literally walk around the thing I’m praying for. Sometimes I simply picture it in my mind. Not because there’s something magical about circles. There’s not. The power isn’t in the walking. The power is in the God we’re walking with. The circle simply reminds me that I’m surrounding something with persistent, believing prayer. Mama… This school year, your Jericho may be the very building your child walks into every morning. So go make a circle. Walk around that school. Pray over every classroom. Pray over every teacher. Pray over every coach. Pray over every bus. Pray over every lunch table. Pray over every child who walks through those doors—including the ones who have no one praying for them. Pray that truth would be louder than lies. Pray that kindness would overcome cruelty. Pray that lonely kids would find friends. Pray that teachers would have wisdom and patience. Pray that they would have JESUS! Pray that your child would have courage to stand for what’s right. Pray that God would place divine appointments in their path. Pray that lives would be changed. Pray that walls would come down. But this isn’t just a call for mom’s with kids in school – this is a call for every single one of us listening. Listen to me – at a school near you, there are children inside those walls who desperately need someone talking to God on their behalf. THEY HAVE NO ONE PRAYING FOR THEM! Someone is carrying burdens no one else knows. Someone is terrified. Someone is lonely. Someone is one encounter away from discovering Jesus. Someone needs heaven to move. And prayer still has the power to move heaven. WHY NOT BE THE ONE WHO PRAYS FOR THEM? So let’s get to marching. Let’s get to praying. Let’s circle our schools until the God who brought down the walls of Jericho does what only He can do. Because while our children may spend nearly half of their waking hours at school, they never have to spend one moment there without the presence of God going before them. Could your prayer really make a difference? Absolutely. Read James 5:16 again: “The prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” Do you know who that righteous person is? You. Not because you’ve done everything right, but because Jesus made you right with God. Through Him, you have been given the incredible privilege of approaching the throne of God with confidence. You don’t have to wonder if you’re worthy enough to pray. Jesus settled that once and for all. Now pray. Pray boldly. Pray specifically. Pray expectantly. Your prayers aren’t empty words floating into the air. They are powerful conversations with the God who moves mountains, breaks chains, opens doors, and brings down walls. So start praying your circles. Circle your children. Circle their school. Circle their teachers. Circle the principal. Circle the coaches. Circle the staff. Circle the lonely kids. Circle the hurting families. Invite the presence of God into every classroom, every hallway, every bus ride, every friendship, and every decision. Because your prayers have great power and God still produces wonderful results. If you don’t know what to pray, you pray scripture! Yes, pray God’s own word, declare his promises over the school. I have a easy guide in the transcript of this devotional at biglifedevotional.com. (Thank you, Darlene!) Prayer Circle: Jeremiah 29:11 – “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'” Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” 2 Timothy 1:7 – “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” School Entrance & Main Gates: Welcome and Protection Psalm 121:8 – “The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” Deuteronomy 28:6 – “You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.” Prayer Focus: Pray for a hedge of protection around the building, safety from violence, and that everyone entering feels welcome Classrooms: Wisdom, Truth, and Learning James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” Colossians 3:23 – “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” Prayer Focus: Pray for academic integrity, clarity of mind for students struggling to learn, and that truth and wisdom prevail in the curriculum. Teachers: Strength and Patience Galatians 6:9 – “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Proverbs 16:24 – “Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Prayer Focus: Pray against teacher burnout. Ask God to give educators an extra measure of grace, renewed energy, and the tools to reach every unique child. Hallways, Lockers, & Common Areas: Peer Influence and Identity • Romans 12:2 – “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Proverbs 13:20 – “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.” 1 Timothy 4:12 – “Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” Prayer Focus: Pray against bullying, isolation, and peer pressure. Ask that Christian students find a godly community and have the courage to stand strong in their faith. Cafeteria & Playgrounds: Kindness and Light John 13:35 – “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Matthew 5:14 – “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” Prayer Focus: Pray for students who feel lonely or sit by themselves at lunch. Follow Pamela on Instagram – https://instagram.com/headmamapamela Or Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pamela.crim Find out more about BIG Life – http://biglifehq.com

TK To Go
Listen to This Article: After Fauci Debacle, Our Idiot Press Circles the Wagons

TK To Go

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2026 3:00


This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsI guess it's true: you can't hate the news media enough.Narrated by Jared Moore

Mixed Signals from Semafor Media
Vic Jacobi on building trust in NBA circles and the business of knowing everybody

Mixed Signals from Semafor Media

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 37:34


NBA personality and creative consultant Vic Jacobi joins Mixed Signals to talk about how she built one of the more unusual careers in sports media — starting from a Kobe Bryant Twitter follow in high school and turning it into a decade of courtside access, Fashion Week client work, and a branding studio in downtown Manhattan. Max asks Vic how she earned the trust of players who keep famously tight circles, what it means to be the person between an athlete and an agency, and why former NBA star Carmelo Anthony told her she needed to start getting paid for her work. They also get into who has the best "drip" in the league, why the "tunnel fit" era has peaked, and what it was like to navigate Ibiza with three Atlanta Hawks players who needed a plug for a yacht. Sign up for Semafor Media's Sunday newsletter: https://www.semafor.com/newsletters/media  For more from Think with Google, check out ThinkwithGoogle.com. Find us on X: @semaforben, @maxwelltani If you have a tip or a comment, please email us mixedsignals@semafor.com

Embedded
We Keep Us Safe: Circles of Silence

Embedded

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2026 47:58


EPISODE 8: As the lawsuit over Antonio Mays Jr.'s death goes to trial, more clues bring us closer to identifying the person who shot him at close range. Will Antonio's father finally get answers, and will anyone be held accountable?Support journalism like this by signing up for NPR+ at plus.npr.orgSee pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

Circles Off - Sports Betting Podcast
Rob Pizzola Gets Honest: The State of Circles Off | Presented by ProphetX

Circles Off - Sports Betting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 22:05


Rob Pizzola sits down solo for a candid state-of-the-channel monologue, no guest, no educational breakdown, just an honest look at where Circles Off is and how it got here. Rob talks through the origins of the channel with Johnny from Betstamp, the plateau that led to the pivot into Circle Back, and the business reality behind The Hammer that most viewers never see, including years of building the company without taking a salary. He also gets into what actually drives him to keep making educational content, why bad betting advice in the space gets under his skin, and why he still does this even though he doesn't have to. This one runs long and stays unpolished on purpose.

Who, When, Wow!
Fairy Circles

Who, When, Wow!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2026 23:23


Carly is suddenly worried that she may be under surveillance at BUTTHED. Is her office bugged? To investigate, Carly & Lewis travel back in time 12 years and wind up in the desert looking for fairies… That sounds weird, but it will make sense when you listen. Probably. Originally aired 7/10/24.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tara Brach
Widening the Circles of Care

Tara Brach

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 62:14


What helps us widen our circles of care and awaken a more inclusive, compassionate heart?  As we navigate political division, collective uncertainty, and personal challenges, mindful awareness and spiritual imagination can help us stay connected to love without being overwhelmed by the suffering we witness.  Drawing from mindfulness, compassion practices, personal stories, and timeless wisdom teachings, Tara explores how we can move beyond fear, reactivity, and "othering" toward a deeper experience of our shared humanity.  This talk is an invitation to reconnect with the truth of our belonging—to ourselves, to one another, and to the living world. When we deepen our attention and allow our hearts to be touched, we become part of weaving a more loving future.  In this talk, you'll learn: -How fear and stress fuel division, blame, and "othering" -Why opening to suffering can deepen wisdom and compassion -The role of mindfulness in staying present without becoming overwhelmed -How spiritual imagination helps us envision and create a more loving world -Practices for recognizing the vulnerability and goodness in others   Our introduction music is from "Opening" by Adrienne Torf, © 2025 ABT Music