Podcasts about Cooperative

The group brawls with vamps, hits the books, and deal with family troubles. --- Escape the Dungeon is a podcast by Mike Cripps, Zac Brass, Dom Brass, Nate Brass, and Tyler Knittle. If you like the show, please leave a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app. Escape the Dungeon is available on YouTube at youtube.com/@EscapeTheDungeonPod More information and links to social media is available at escapethedungeonpod.com

In this episode of the AgCulture Podcast Show, Dr. Michael Boland talks about how cooperative governance needs to adapt in today's fast-changing agriculture world. He breaks down why old-school board structures don't always work for today's co-ops, what to do about shifting farm leadership across generations, and how to match governance with the growing complexity of the business. Learn how to strengthen decision-making and board performance in your co-op. Listen now on your favorite podcast platform!Meet the guest:Dr. Michael Boland holds a Ph.D. and is the Koller Professor of Agribusiness Management at the University of Minnesota. With a deep background in cooperative governance, his research focuses on food and agricultural supply chain institutions and board leadership. He has educated over 100 cooperative boards globally.What you will learn:(00:00) Introduction(06:24) Cooperative board dynamics(09:03) Governance structure challenges(12:18) Succession planning issues(15:41) Member eligibility debate(20:26) Board education strategies(35:17) Closing thoughtsDiscover the world of agriculture with the "Ag Culture Podcast".  This podcast will be a gateway for those passionate about agriculture to explore its global perspectives and innovative practices.Join Paul as he shares his experiences in the agricultural industry, his travels and encounters with important figures around the world.Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.agculturepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and keep an eye out for future episodes, bringing insights and stories from the vibrant world of agriculture.

This week's episode is for all the dog lovers, those who have dogs, or those who want a dog. Even if you are not in those categories (such as Joe), you will learn something new.  We travel to West Milford, NJ to speak with Timmy's dog trainers, Sabrina and Jaimee of Canine Cooperative.  Sabrina and Jaimee started as competitors, and through fate are now business partners and best friends. The ladies of Canine Cooperative are the founders of the M.E.L.L.O. method, which goes beyond the traditional focus of obedience.  For instance, did you know that we can speak dog?  You just need to know what to look for. However, we will let Sabrina and Jaimee explain in more detail.  We have provided a link to the Canine Cooperative website and Instagram, below, in case you are interested in their services.  We believe Sabrina and Jaimee have and will continue to revolutionize the industry. Enjoy.Episode resources:Website - ⁠https://canine-cooperative.com Instagram - @caninecooperativeSponsor: Honest Supplements - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://honestsupplements.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sometimes in his writing career, Craig Reed lucked into finding great magazine stories. Other times, finding great stories depended on effort and a strategy to look in the right places. At StoryConnect 2025 Craig shared those story-searching strategies and what to do with a story when you find it.Special: Live at StoryConnect 2025

Founders often invest decades of heart and soul into their endeavors, yet many lack a clear succession plan. In this conversation with John Abrams, author of From Founder to Future, we explore how founders can strategically pave the way for a more equitable future through the worker co-op model and how work can influence every area of life.For full show notes, visit: https://www.lifteconomy.com/blog/john-abrams/Send us a textJoin our fall cohort of the Next Economy MBA, beginning September 30th! Join an alumni community of 700+ entrepreneurs, activists, and artists working to transform our economy for the benefit of all life. Plus, save 20% on tuition when you register before August 11th, 2025.Learn more ➡️ http://lifteconomy.com/mba Current federal policy decisions are affecting businesses and workers in our community in big ways. Actions like the recent tariffs and funding freezes have real-world consequences. American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) is collecting stories to push for smarter, more sustainable policies. Add your voice to the movement: https://bit.ly/ASBNTellYourStorySupport the show

Listen in as host George Halford sits down with the Founder of Cooperative Aid, Michele Wyatt. She has a passion for serving God by working through her nonprofit to lead mission trips and reach people across the globe. Hear about her family, upbringing, faith, work, fundraising, what landed her in our area, and more! Listen To The Local Matters Podcast Today! News Talk 94.1

If you've followed the MM Serra series, this is part 3. Curator, author, professor at Parsons at the New School and the Executive Director of Film-Makers' Cooperative, the world's oldest and largest archive of independent media. Her first five films (NYC, 1985, Nightfall, 1984, Framed, 1984, PPI, 1986, Turner, 1987) were preserved and digitized by Anthology Film Archives Preservation series Re-Visions: American Experimental Film 1975-1990. Since 1982, MM Serra has created more than 31 films.

The MidPacker Pod is part of the Freetrail network of Podcasts.Join the Newsletter at: ⁠MidPack Musings SubStack⁠⁠Support the MidPacker Pod on ⁠Patreon⁠.⁠Check Out MPP Merch Make sure you leave us a rating and review wherever you get your pods.Looking for 1:1 Ultra Running Coaching? Check out Troy's Coaching PageSTOKED TO PARTNER WITH  JANJI HYPERLYTE LIQUID PERFORMANCECOOPERATIVE COFFEE ROASTERSBEAR BUTT WIPES USE PROMO CODE MIDPACER FOR A SWEET DISCOUNT"Running has taught me the value of patience and persistence, both on the trail and in business."In this episode, Troy Meadows sits down with Matt McDaniel, founder of Cooperative Coffee Roasters in Asheville, NC. Matt's journey from musician to coffee entrepreneur and trail runner is a testament to passion, perseverance, and community.Athlete Spotlight: Matt McDanielBackground: Matt began his career in Atlanta's music scene before transitioning into the coffee industry, gaining experience in Durham and eventually settling in Asheville.Cooperative Coffee Roasters: Founded in 2019, the roastery emphasizes sustainability, quality, and community engagement. Cooperative Coffee RoastersRunning Journey: Matt discovered running in his 30s, embracing the trails around Asheville. Now approaching 40, he continues to challenge himself, balancing training with family and business responsibilities.Key TakeawaysBalancing Roles: Matt shares insights on juggling entrepreneurship, fatherhood, and personal fitness.Community Focus: The importance of building and nurturing community, both in business and on the trails.Sustainable Practices: A deep dive into ethical sourcing and the impact of climate and economic factors on coffee production. Relevant Linkscooperativecoffeeroasters.comIG: @cooperativecoffeeroastersPartner Links: Janji - Janji.comA big shoutout to our sponsor, Janji! Their running apparel is designed for everyday exploration, and 2% of sales support clean water initiatives worldwide. Plus, with a five-year guarantee, you know it's gear you can trust. Check them out at janji.com,Use the code MIDPACKER for 10% off your order.Hyerlyte Liquid Performance - https://www.hyperlyteliquidperformance.comMade by the ultra-endurance athlete, for the ultra-endurance athlete.H001 is a new hydration mix that has the carbs and sodium your body needs for high-output adventures in a single serving.Check them out at hyperlyteliquidperformance.comUse the code MIDPACKER for 10% off your individual order and 10% off your first subscription order.Cooperative Coffee Roasters - Cooperativecoffeeroasters.comGet the best coffee in Asheville delivered right to your door! Each bag of Cooperative Coffee is responsibly sourced and intentionally crafted, from seed to cup. FIll your cup with wonder.Check them out at Cooperativecoffeeroasters.comUse the code MIDPACKER for 10% off your individual order and subscription order.Bear Butt Wipes - Bearbuttwipes.comPortable individually wrapped wipes for when nature calls and a DNF is not an option. Bear Butt Wipes: Stay wild. Stay clean.Check them out at Bearbuttwipes.comUse the code MIDPACKER for 10% off your order.⁠Run Trail Life⁠ - https://runtraillife.com/Find Official MPP Merch on RTL!!Use code: midpackerpod to double the donation from your purchase. Visit RunTrailLife.com to check out our line of Hats and Organic cotton T's.⁠Freetrail⁠ - https://freetrail.com/Visit Freetrail.com to sign up today.Matt McDaniel, Cooperative Coffee Roasters, Asheville, trail running, sustainable coffee, entrepreneurship, community building, ethical sourcing, balancing life roles, climate impact on coffee

In this episode, Ben and Sue talk to Cathy Statz, a Cooperative Educator, to learn how she grew up in the cooperative movement, how co-ops play a vital role in local economies, and why it's so important, especially for the next generation, to make sure co-ops thrive. Awesome Things to Share:Sneaker ImpactCo-ops you can support with your snackingHarriet Tubman Live in Concert, Bob the Drag Queen The ideas shared in this podcast reflect the personal perspectives of our hosts and guests. We believe that the world runs on fresh ideas and share what we've learned through experience, but these conversations aren't a substitute for professional consultation. The views expressed don't necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Exclamation Services, its clients, or partners.

Data analyst rurale, facilitatore agroecologico, hub rurali, cooperative giovanili: l'olivicoltura del futuro sarà davvero sempre più tecnologica, sostenibile e condivisa?

MM Serra is an experimental filmmaker, curator, author, professor at Parsons at the New School and the Executive Director of Film-Makers' Cooperative, the world's oldest and largest archive of independent media. Her first five films (NYC, 1985, Nightfall, 1984, Framed, 1984, PPI, 1986, Turner, 1987) were preserved and digitized by Anthology Film Archives Preservation series Re-Visions: American Experimental Film 1975-1990. Since 1982, MM Serra has created over 31 films. This is our second episode in this deep dive with MM Serra.

East Mississippi Connect has been using digital advertising to surgically target communities and potential subscribers as its fiber optic service rolled out across its service territory. Julie Boles shares what's worked and what lessons she's learned along the way.Special: Live at StoryConnect 2025

What do we lose when our food comes from nowhere in particular?For Cole Mannix, that question is at the heart of his work. He's part of Old Salt Co-op, a group of ranchers outside Helena, Montana working to unseat Big Beef—not with billion-dollar backing or slick marketing, but with community, collaboration, and a commitment to place.In today's episode, we talk about what it means to break out of the commodity system, the power of cooperation in an industry dominated by consolidation, and how reconnecting food production to place might just be the key to restoring rural and small town life.This is a story about beef—but really, it's about belonging.In this episode, we dive into: How Old Salt Co-op is using a cooperative model to rebuild local meat economies. Why the beef you buy at the store often has no traceable connection to where—or how—it was raised. What we lose when we prioritize cheap, consistent food over community and ecology. The hidden costs of a commodity system that favors efficiency over stewardship. What it takes to rebuild local processing, distribution, and marketing from the ground up. The creative mix of restaurants, festivals, and direct-to-consumer sales that make Old Salt's model work. Why betting on local food systems might be the least risky path forward.More about Cole and Old Salt Co-Op:Cole is part of an extended family that has ranched together since 1882 near Helmville, MT. He did an undergrad in biology, then another in philosophy at Carroll College, then a masters in theology at Boston College. From ‘12-'16 he worked for a valiant startup called Salt of the Earth Ranchers Cooperative. From '17-'20 he worked for Western Landowners Alliance to advance policies and practices that sustain working lands, connected landscapes, and native species. As a co-founder of Old Salt Co-op, he is helping to build a regenerative economy for damn fine Montana meat. He was part of Helena's 20 under 40 class of ''22 and in '23 was named Montana Ambassadors Entrepreneur of the Year. He and spouse Eileen Brennan live in Helena with two sons, Finn and Charlie.Agrarian Futures is produced by Alexandre Miller, who also wrote our theme song. This episode was edited by Drew O'Doherty.

Chocolat hors de prix, un marché en crise Le marché du cacao fait face à une crise sans précédent : impact du changement climatique, météo défavorable 2 années durant en Côte d'Ivoire et au Ghana (60% du cacao importé par l'Europe), facteur géopolitique, incertitude concernant les droits de douane US et nouvelles réglementations européennes sur la déforestation ont fragilisé toute la filière du producteur au consommateur et provoqueront encore dans les mois à venir une hausse du prix de vos tablettes préférées. Comment, dans ses conditions s'assurer encore d'un prix juste pour les producteurs ? Car ces augmentations de prix (de 2024 à 2025, le prix du chocolat noir a progressé de 38%) ne bénéficient pas toujours aux plus faibles ou aux plus consciencieux. Yeyasso est une coopérative de cacao et de café située en Côte d'Ivoire. Aujourd'hui, elle produit 6 000 tonnes de cacao sur un peu plus de 9 500 hectares. Elle mise sur la production bio et le commerce équitable, l'agroforesterie et l'abolition du travail des enfants. Comment fait-elle face ? On en parle avec Moussa Yeo, directeur de la coopérative Yeyasso et Philippe Weiler directeur de Fairtrade. Merci pour votre écoute Tendances Première, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 10h à 11h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes de Tendances Première sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/11090 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In late march 2025 the Co-operatives Federation of Australia held their assembly, or conference. Align in the Sound was there to have a short yarn with many of the very diverse Co-ops who were present. Here is one now!

In late march 2025 the Co-operatives Federation of Australia held their assembly, or conference. Align in the Sound was there to have a short yarn with many of the very diverse Co-ops who were present. Here is one now!

In late march 2025 the Co-operatives Federation of Australia held their assembly, or conference. Align in the Sound was there to have a short yarn with many of the very diverse Co-ops who were present. Here is one now!

In late march 2025 the Co-operatives Federation of Australia held their assembly, or conference. Align in the Sound was there to have a short yarn with many of the very diverse Co-ops who were present. Here is one now!

Jamie Swan stops by WCMP Studios for an interview.

Art shows, lobby displays, social content and more—Theresa Phillips shares how Lassen MUD works with consumers to showcase their community on the magazine cover and in a much-coveted custom calendar each year!

MM Serra is an experimental filmmaker, curator, author, professor at Parsons at the New School and the Executive Director of Film-Makers' Cooperative, the world's oldest and largest archive of independent media. Her first five films (NYC, 1985, Nightfall, 1984, Framed, 1984, PPI, 1986, Turner, 1987) were preserved and digitized by Anthology Film Archives Preservation series Re-Visions: American Experimental Film 1975-1990. Since 1982, MM Serra has created over 31 films. 

Have questions, feedback, or thoughts on the show? We want to hear from you! Click on this link to send us a text message. Episode Summary:In this episode of The Whole Grain Podcast, host Jim Lenz welcomes Brent Hansen, Commercial Accounts Manager for Sukup Manufacturing Co., for a fascinating discussion on the evolution and future of grain storage. From the humble beginnings of smaller grain bins to today's towering structures designed for massive operations, Brent shares expert insights on how innovation, efficiency, safety, and sustainability are driving the future of storage solutions.Whether you're managing a commercial grain facility or operating an on-farm system, this conversation delivers valuable knowledge and forward-looking trends to help you stay competitive and prepared for what's ahead.What You'll Learn in This Episode:How grain bin sizes and technologies have evolved over the decades.The differences between commercial and on-farm grain storage needs.Cutting-edge innovations Sukup Manufacturing is leading to improve efficiency, safety, and sustainability.How automation and smart technologies are reshaping grain storage management.Trends shaping the future of the grain industry — and what to expect next.Expert advice for facility managers and farmers looking to upgrade their storage systems.Key Topics Discussed:Sukup's history and Brent Hansen's journey in the grain storage industry.The increasing demand for larger, smarter, and safer grain storage solutions.Modern challenges in engineering massive commercial bins.Sustainability and efficiency as driving factors in today's grain storage design.What the future holds: Bigger bins, integrated systems, and the power of innovation.Resources and Links:

In this powerful episode of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, host Karen McMahon is joined by licensed marriage and family therapist, certified co-parenting coach, mediator, and award-winning author Aurisha Smolarski. Together, they explore effective co-parenting strategies after divorce, with a focus on creating stability and emotional security for your children. Aurisha shares actionable advice on how to shift from a romantic partnership to a cooperative co-parenting dynamic, while building a foundation rooted in communication, consistency, and connection. You'll also learn how attachment theory can influence your parenting approach and what it takes to maintain a healthy relationship with your ex for the sake of your kids. Whether you're newly divorced or years into co-parenting, this episode offers expert guidance to help you feel more empowered, supported, and aligned with your children's best interests. In this episode, my guest Aurisha Smolarski, LMFT—a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified co-parenting coach, mediator, and mother—shares her invaluable expertise. As the award-winning author of Cooperative Co-Parenting for Secure Kids: The Attachment Theory Guide to Raising Kids in Two Homes, Aurisha brings a wealth of knowledge and personal experience to the table. She specializes in helping co-parents move from conflict to cooperation, make child-centered agreements, and create a secure two-home family system. If you're feeling stuck or overwhelmed, Aurisha's insights will provide the guidance and support you need to navigate your co-parenting journey with greater confidence and peace.  Connect with Aurisha Smolarski: Free Communication Style Quiz: https://www.aurishasmolarski.com/ Buy the book Cooperative Co-Parenting for Secure Kids: https://www.aurishasmolarski.com/book/ Join Aurisha on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cooperativecoparenting/ Resources Mentioned in this episode: Follow JBD on Instagram: @journey_beyond_divorce Book a Free Rapid Relief Call: http://rapidreliefcall.com  Join the High Conflict Divorce Support Group: https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/hcdsg

Whether they're blasting off to space to explore planets or solving mysteries across departments, one Oregon utility hosts an exciting career adventure every spring. Utility Pioneer Sarah Johnson shares how Clatskanie PUD turns Take Your Kid to Work Day into a memorable adventure for employees' families.

Serenity Solidarity Farm is a mutual aid collective building a cooperative housing and farming project outside of Troy , NY. Member Ericka Williams Rodriguez spoke with Sina Basila Hickey for Hudson Mohawk Magazine about the mutual aid project, building the Mumia House, and organizing a book talk for “Beneath the Mountain: An Anti-Prison Reader” co-authored by Mumia Abu-Jamal and Jennifer Black. The book talk is on April 26th at 5pm at the Albany Friends Meeting House. Learn more about Serenity Solidarity Farm at https://www.serenitycmty.org/

This episode we sat down to talk with local STEM Instructional Coach, Derek Pike from Warsaw Schools, about his experience bringing students on a fieldtrip to Kosciusko REMC for a Live Line Demo. 

With 2.4 million U.S. agriculture jobs to fill each year and an unemployment rate that still remains below 5%, leaders in agbioscience and farmers are facing a challenge. Like the rest of the economy, they're in a battle for talent. One unique ally in agriculture is the cooperative system, a collective buying group and service provider network that's serving American farmers. Phil Brewer, Vice President of Strategy at Keystone Cooperative, joins us to talk about the evolution of the cooperative from what it was – to what it is. We get into: Keystone Cooperative's footprint across Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan and the health of farmers heading into planting season The evolution of the cooperative system over the last two decades – from service provider to business partner How the farmer-led model of a cooperative ultimately drives adoption of new innovation and fills gaps for its members on their operations Areas where Keystone needs to move quicker and capture market opportunities to deliver value to farmers How they approach working with small companies and early-stage, venture-backed innovators

With 2.4 million U.S. agriculture jobs to fill each year and an unemployment rate that still remains below 5%, leaders in agbioscience and farmers are facing a challenge. Like the rest of the economy, they're in a battle for talent. One unique ally in agriculture is the cooperative system, a collective buying group and service provider network that's serving American farmers. Phil Brewer, Vice President of Strategy at Keystone Cooperative, joins us to talk about the evolution of the cooperative from what it was – to what it is. We get into:  Keystone Cooperative's footprint across Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan and the health of farmers heading into planting season The evolution of the cooperative system over the last two decades – from service provider to business partner How the farmer-led model of a cooperative ultimately drives adoption of new innovation and fills gaps for its members on their operations  Areas where Keystone needs to move quicker and capture market opportunities to deliver value to farmers How they approach working with small companies and early-stage, venture-backed innovators 

We would love to hear your feedback on any episode.Episode 84Men seek peace and desire to be loved, appreciated, and respected. As men, it is important to ensure that our associations contribute positively to our value, happiness, focus, and emotional well-being.Join Bazz, Rekardi and Shawn discuss this sensitive topic and hopefully listeners you'll take note or two (smile).Men Speaking Out...Talking to reveal, not conceal! menspeakingout.com

Are you ready to reimagine your annual meeting? In Montana, Flathead Electric's team was challenged by the board to reach more members. Hear how incorporating an energy expo, interactive videos and staff experts adds value to your event.

Dr. Jason Corso joins Charna Parkey to debate the critical role of data quality, how its transparency shapes AI development and the rise of smaller, domain-specific AI models - making 2025 the year of small, specialized AI. QUOTESCharna Parkey"Knowing the right data is incredibly important, because it'll save you money, but predicting the impact of that data means that you don't have to do the training at all to even directionally know if it's going to work out, right?"Jason Corso "You can't understand and analyze an AI system in the way you can analyze open source software if you don't have access to the data."Timestamps[00:00:00] - Introduction[00:02:00] - Jason Corso's journey on open source[00:08:00] - The importance of data in AI[00:10:00] - Voxel 51's mission[00:14:00] - The value of open source and the importance of data in AI systems[00:20:00] - Recent discoveries in AI[00:28:00] - The cost of training AI models[00:36:00] - Cooperative AI in healthcare[00:40:00] - Charna Parkey on the impact of AI in education[00:56:00] -The year of small AI 

Erica Schreiner is an experimental video and performance artist based in New York City. She shoots on VHS while performing before the camera. Erica creates allegorical, ethereal video art that combines feminine and anarchistic themes, ritual, and sensuality. Manipulating existing objects or building sets to perform in and film, Erica creates surreal, intimate worlds on VHS video, employing her clearly defined style.Erica received a Bachelor degree in Graphic Design from The Art Institute of Portland. Once in New York, she attended the School of Visual Arts Lens and Screen Art's Residency Program with a full scholarship, and went on to study performance art under the direction of Marina Abramović at MoMA PS1.Erica Schreiner has completed more than 100 performative video art pieces, including two feature films and several music videos. In 2021, Erica received a New York City Artist Corps Grant for her second feature film, The Special People.Erica's work has been exhibited internationally in galleries and film festivals, including The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA PS1, The Bill Hodges Gallery in NYC, Nick Knight's SHOWstudio, Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin, The Portland Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, and Performance Space New York.Erica is a member of the New York Film-makers' Cooperative (est. 1961) and is on the curatorial committee at Millennium Film Workshop (est. 1967).The Skye Project documentary: https://donate.uniondocs.org/campaigns/skye-4ever/The MoMA curation I've been working on with MM Serra: https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5807

In this episode, it is argued that it is not a reasonable goal for cooperative game theory to try to find a single privileged solution concept for bargaining games. Moreover, if it is a reasonable goal of cooperative game theory to try to find a single, unequivocal solution concept for bargaining games, then there would not be persisting and jutified irreconcilable variance in opinions about tradeoffs in agreement structure. To motivate this, theoretical convergence in quantum mechanics on the Schrödinger equation is discussed, and Nash, Kalai-Smordinsky, and Utilitarian solution concepts are raised.

Send us a textJoin Caleb Sadler as he sits down with President and CEO, Jonathan Noe and Vice President and, CLO Richard Medley. Patronage and Customer Appreciation Day are always a highlight for Ag Credit. Learn more about the Ag Credit cooperative system and how patronage gives back to the customer. Central Kentucky Ag Credit- www.AgCreditOnline.com

Lisa Anteau talks about Gracewin Cooperative, a new housing choice for adults ages 55+ in Northfield.

 Lisa Anteau talks about Gracewin Cooperative, a new housing choice for adults ages 55+ in Northfield. 

Daniel Hilty and Kevin Taylor welcome Caleb Cabiness, an actor and theater practitioner, to discuss the joy of theater and its significance in human flourishing. They explore Caleb's journey in theater, the vibrant theater scene in the Twin Cities, and delve into the lives of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, highlighting the connections between theater, play, and creativity. They delve into the nature of acting, exploring the concept of hypocrisy in performance and the philosophical implications of play. They discuss the creation of a musical inspired by Bob Ross, highlighting themes of positivity and personal growth. The dialogue shifts to the friendship between C.S. Lewis and Tolkien, examining their differing views on faith and evangelism. The intersection of theater and spirituality is explored, emphasizing storytelling as a means of expressing faith. Finally, the conversation wraps up with a shared passion for board games, showcasing the joy of cooperative play. Takeaways The Twin Cities have a supportive theater community. Theater allows for a unique connection with live audiences. C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien had a significant friendship. The joy of theater is in the collaborative experience. Theater can be a source of joy and fulfillment. Caleb's experiences in church plays shaped his acting career. The concept of play is integral to the theater experience. St. Augustine viewed acting as a form of hypocrisy. The term 'hypocrite' originates from the Latin word for actor. The magic circle of play creates a temporary reality. Theater can serve as a lens for interpreting life. Bob Ross's teachings inspire positivity and creativity. C.S. Lewis and Tolkien had a complex friendship. Faith and theater intersect through storytelling. Acting can be a form of worship and expression of faith. Board games foster community and shared experiences. Cooperative games emphasize teamwork and strategy. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Joy of Theater 06:13 Caleb Cabaniss: A Journey in Theater 10:30 Theater Scene in the Twin Cities 11:38 Exploring C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien 22:21 The Connection of Theater and Play 29:22 The Nature of Acting and Hypocrisy 31:47 The Magic Circle: Play and Reality 32:38 Creating 'The Joy of Painting' Musical 38:18 Exploring C.S. Lewis and Tolkien's Friendship 42:31 The Intersection of Theater and Faith 48:08 Board Games: A Shared Passion Support and Interact Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/boardgamefaith/) Interact with us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boardgamefaith/)

Send us a textCondominiums and HOAs may dominate Florida's shared ownership landscape, but cooperative associations offer a fascinating alternative with their own distinct legal framework and operational quirks. This week, Board-certified community association attorney and Becker shareholder David Rogel joins Take It To The Board host Donna DiMaggio Berger to unravel the mysteries of this older form of shared ownership that continues to house Floridians in everything from high-rises to single-family homes. At its core, understanding cooperatives requires grasping their fundamental difference from condominiums: in co-ops, the association owns the entire property, while residents own shares in the corporation with exclusive use rights to their units. This structure creates unique dynamics in financing, governance, and property transactions that directly impact property values and owner rights. Donna and David navigate the evolution of cooperative law, explaining how these communities—many established in the 1950s and 1960s—operate under bylaws and articles of incorporation rather than declarations. They dispel common misconceptions, including the notion that Florida cooperative boards have unlimited discretion to reject potential buyers, a practice more commonly associated with New York City co-ops. For those curious about conversion options, Donna and David outline the process of transforming a cooperative into a condominium, a trend gaining momentum as owners seek to increase property values despite the potential for higher property taxes. They also address the unique challenges of cooperative terminations, which lack the statutory framework available to condominiums. Whether you're a cooperative resident wondering about your property rights, a board member navigating governance questions, or simply curious about alternative forms of community living, this episode provides valuable insights into a housing model that has served Floridians for generations and continues to evolve alongside its more prevalent condominium counterpart.Conversation Highlights Include:Typical governing documents for a cooperativeDifferent types of housing that can be used for a cooperative (e.g., vertical construction, mobile home, single-family homes)Legal implications of being a shareholder vs. unit ownerBiggest misconceptions about co-opsCooperatives and cash-only salesWhy developers stopped using the cooperative form of ownership in FloridaProcess of converting cooperatives to a condominium form of ownershipProcedural and Substantive differences in Chapter 718 and Chapter 719 of Florida StatutesRelated Links:Podcast:  Contemplating Condo Terminations with John Cadden of the Condominium Advisory GroupArticle: Legislative Changes Opens the Door to New Options for Resolving ‘Disputes' In Condominium and Cooperative AssociationsOnline Class: Knowledge is Power: Navigating Florida Condo & HOA Laws

How do you get consumers invested in focus groups? Rebrand them as influencers! Anna Politano shares how people are reacting to Oklahoma's statewide Co-op Influencers Program.

Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, and Tamrielo   Hey Folks! We were out last week because Bel's world was burning and all of the smoke was killing his lungs. This week we start off with a discussion about the Eleventh Hour Games and Grinding Gear Games situation as GGG pulls a Blizzard and ambushes the Last Epoch Season 2 launch.  From there we talk about the chill tea shop gameplay of Wanderstop, telling us that sometimes it is a good idea to stop and relax for a bit.  Tam and Kodra played through Wanderstop and talked about how it has evolved the already great co-op gameplay of It Takes Two with a much better story.  Ash and Ammo talk about diving into Xenoblade Chronicles X as it just was re-released on Nintendo Switch.  Bel talks a bit about Gunlocked which attempts to be the Vampire Survivors of Bullethell Shooters…  and fails in interesting ways that will hopefully be addressed in the sequel.  Bel also shares his initial thoughts from the Titans Quest II playtest, and Tam shares his thoughts about what he is seeing about Dune Awakening.   Topics Discussed: The EHG/GGG Situation The ambush scheduling of Path of Exile II The reschedule of Last Epoch Season 2 Wanderstop Split Fiction Xenoblade Chronicles X Gunlocked / Boons and Burdens Titan Quest II Dune Awakening

On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg and Joshua Frank welcome Roger Peet to discuss art and resistance, the 60th anniversary of the US-backed genocide in Indonesia, and the conflicts in the Congo. Roger Peet is an artist, printmaker, muralist, and writer living in Portland, Oregon. He is a founding member of the Justseeds Artists' Cooperative and helps run the cooperative Flight 64 print studio in Portland. More The post Imperialism, Art, and Resistance w/ Roger Peet appeared first on CounterPunch.org.

Discover effective survival strategies under authoritarianism in "Beautiful Solutions: A Toolbox for Liberation," featuring insights from global contributors and activists.This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to https://LauraFlanders.org/donate Thank you for your continued support!How do people survive authoritarianism? With harsher policing, market chaos, mass layoffs and healthcare cuts, Americans are fearing the worst under Donald Trump and Elon Musk, and many are seeking effective survival tools. Arriving just on time, “Beautiful Solutions: A Toolbox for Liberation” was published last year by OR Books. It's packed with collective wisdom for surviving, and in so doing, creating a more just, equitable society. With over 70 contributions from the Americas, Africa, Asia and Indigenous peoples around the world, change is everywhere, it can start anywhere, and as “Beautiful Solutions” reminds us, “our problems are global and interconnected, and our solutions must be too.” To expand on some of the models in the book, Laura Flanders is joined by one of the co-editors Eli Feghali, former director of the New Economy Coalition, and contributor Nikki Marín Baena, co-founder and co-director at Siembra NC, a Latino base building and political organization in North Carolina. Lauren Hudson co-hosts. Hudson is a cooperative and Solidarity Economy organizer and researcher and teaches at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies.“. . . How do we dream our big dreams about not just what we're fighting against, but what we're fighting for, and really hold onto those and also understand that the little projects and the little connections that we make with each other, those are the only things that can become those big dreams.” - Nikki Marín Baena“The only thing that I feel some fear about in this moment is that maybe some of us will give up ground that we don't need to give up out of anticipatory fear of what might happen . . . That's not to say that the risks aren't real, that's not to say that the plans that are being telegraphed and the news aren't real, but it's to say that we should not let go of what we fought for until we absolutely have to . . . We just have to trust each other and trust ourselves.” - Eli Feghali“I have to think as an educator . . . how do we teach this moment? . . . I think what [my students] will say is this was a rupture, and it was a rupture that forced many of us back into some corners, but it was also an invitation to participate in the world in a different way.” - Lauren HudsonGuests:•. Eli Feghali, Co-Editor, Beautiful Solutions; Former Co-Director, New Economy Coalition•. Nikki Marín Baena, Co-Director, Siembra NC•. Lauren Hudson, Organizer & Researcher, Cooperative and Solidarity Economy Watch the episode cut airing on PBS stations across the country at our YouTube channelSubscribe to episode notes via Patreon *Recommended book:“Beautiful Solutions: A Toolbox for Liberation” by Elandria Williams, Rachel Plattus, Eli Feghali and Nathan Schneider, *Get the Book(*Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. The LF Show is an affiliate of bookshop.org and will receive a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.)Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:•  Cooperation vs Authoritarianism in Spain, Watch / Listen•  Taking Power vs Making Power: A Special Report from Greece, Watch / Listen  •  Armed with Art: Taking Down the Wall of Whiteness, Watch / ListenRelated Articles and Resources:•  Beautiful  Trouble, Sister Project to Beautiful Solutions Learn More•  Pandas And The Informal Economy of Mexico, by Medium• Prepare to Oppose Trump's Immigrant Purge, by Nikki Marín Baena, November 22, 2024, Progressive Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, along with Sabrina Artel, Jeremiah Cothren, Veronica Delgado, Janet Hernandez, Jeannie Hopper, Sarah Miller, Nat Needham, David Neuman, and Rory O'Conner. FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Blueky: https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

What can we Westerners learn about raising intrinsically happy, self-sufficient, and helpful children from the Maya of Mexico, the Inuit of the Arctic Circle and the Hadza of Tanzania? Well, it turns out, a lot!WEIRD cultures (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) have been making parenting unnecessarily more difficult than it was designed to be. From helicopter and free-range parenting, to distracting children instead of intentionally involving them in quotidian household responsibilities, we are unwittingly becoming the source of our modern-day parenting grievances.With the help of Michaeleen Doucleff, mother and New York Times best-selling author of one of our favorite reads, “Hunt Gather Parent,” we break down modern-day parenting myths and turn to our much wiser, indigenous peers for the practical tips we're all yearning for when we are in the trenches of motherhood.Resources: Buy "Hunt, Gather, Parent" from Michaeleen's website!Let Grow: Leading the Movement for Childhood IndependenceSupport the showJOIN OUR NEW, PRIVATE COMMUNITY! DONATE (Thank you!!

In this episode of the Aware Parenting Podcast, which is part of the Foundations of Aware Parenting series, I discuss separation anxiety. I delve into the history and current usage of the term and I contrast Aware Parenting's understanding of separation anxiety with Classical Attachment Parenting's understanding. I explore various causes of separation anxiety, including developmental stages, a need for safety, accumulated feelings, past unhealed separation trauma, and the parent's own past unhealed separation trauma. I also emphasise the effect of cultural beliefs on the understanding of separation anxiety and, as always, I offer lots of compassion to parents and children who are experiencing separation anxiety. I provide practical suggestions, such as the use of separation games and listening to crying and raging, to help both parents and children experience more connection, safety, and healing. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Aware Parenting 00:26 Understanding Separation Anxiety 02:24 Cultural influences on Parenting 06:52 Causes of, and Responses to, Separation Anxiety 25:59 Healing Through Separation Games 40:10 The Influence of a Parent's own Separation Trauma 41:53 Conclusion and Resources If you want to learn more about separation anxiety, I wrote a free ebook, which you can access here: https://marion-rose.myflodesk.com/gfm8bc3qf5 I also recommend reading these books by Aletha Solter, PhD.: Cooperative and Connected Healing Your Traumatized Child Tears and Tantrums The Aware Baby And these books by me: I'm Here and I'm Listening The Emotional Life of Babies All of Your Feelings are Welcome If you want to learn more about separation games, one of the nine types of attachment play, you might feel called to do my Attachment Play Course, which you can find here: http://www.attachmentplaycourses.com/join-in I'm also creating a mini course on separation anxiety. You'll be able to find that on my website. You can find out more about my work at www.marionrose.net and my books at: https://marionrose.net/books/ You can also find me here: https://www.instagram.com/theawareparentingpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/_marion_rose_/ https://www.instagram.com/awareparenting/ www.facebook.com/MarionRosePhD

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Show Highlights: Learn about Five Star Co-op and Scott Black's role. [03:29] Can a non-grain expert lead a major grain co-op? [07:53] Why a well-defined culture is the great organizational differentiator. [13:00] Discover Five Star Co-op's process of defining its caring culture. [18:58] How to overcome resistance to culture building in a company. [26:05] Explore the role of compassionate leadership in successful transformations. [35:10] Early indicators of cultural success in an organization. [38:11] What to expect in ag co-op consolidation ahead. [43:06] The importance of CEO networking and cooperation in ag. [51:58] Learn more about Five Star Co-op at https://www.fivestarcoop.com/. If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.  

In this episode of Play Saves the World, hosts Daniel and Kevin celebrate the third anniversary of their podcast while discussing the significance of play in human flourishing. Daniel shares his experience hosting a game night at a local shelter for unhoused individuals, emphasizing the importance of community engagement and the role of play in stressful situations. The conversation highlights the thoughtful selection of games that promote inclusivity and ease of learning, ensuring a positive experience for all participants. In this conversation, Kevin and Daniel explore the themes of connection, creativity, and the power of play through board games and community interactions. They discuss various cooperative games, the joy of building relationships through play, and the inspiring story of a man who, despite his challenges, expresses his creativity through writing. The conversation highlights the importance of play in fostering community and resilience. Takeaways Play is essential for human flourishing. Hosting a game night can foster community connections. Sensitivity to participants' circumstances is crucial. Cooperative games are ideal for stressful environments. Engaging with the arts can address social issues. Celebrating milestones can strengthen community bonds. The importance of play as a human right. Creative approaches can enhance outreach efforts. Games should be easy to learn and inclusive. Community support can enhance event planning. The joy of playing games is in building relationships. Cooperative games foster teamwork and connection. Creativity can thrive even in challenging circumstances. Play provides an escape from the stresses of life. Engaging with others through play can create meaningful connections. The power of storytelling is evident in games and literature. Community interactions can lead to unexpected friendships. Play can be a form of resilience in tough times. Theater and play share a deep connection in their essence. Encouraging play in various forms can enrich lives. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Play Saves the World Podcast 03:04 Celebrating Three Years of Podcasting 05:59 Game Night at the Shelter: A New Experience 09:09 The Importance of Play in Human Experience 12:04 Community Engagement and Board Game Night 15:01 Choosing the Right Games for the Audience 18:00 Exploring Cooperative Board Games 20:55 The Joy of Connection Through Play 25:53 Creativity and Resilience in Challenging Times 29:58 The Power of Play in Community 31:02 Looking Ahead: The Role of Play in Theater Join Us! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boardgamefaith/ Interact with us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boardgamefaith/

David Naylor co-authored a book about Rayburn Electric Cooperative with a focus on how the cooperative realigned its core values to push for innovation throughout the organization.The book is available on Amazon, https://a.co/d/dYuErZ0.

The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.WhoErik Mogensen, Director of Indy Pass, founder of Entabeni Systems, and temporary owner and General Manager of Black Mountain, New HampshireRecorded onFebruary 25, 2025About Entabeni SystemsEntabeni provides software and hardware engineering exclusively for independent ski areas. Per the company's one-page website:Entabeni: noun; meaning: zulu - "the mountain"We take pride in providing world class software and hardware engineering in true ski bum style.About Indy PassIndy Pass delivers two days each at 181 Alpine and 44 cross-country ski areas, plus discounts at eight Allied resorts and four Cat-skiing outfits for the 2024-25 ski season. Indy has announced several additional partners for the 2025-26 ski season. Here is the probable 2025-26 Alpine roster as of March 2, 2025 (click through for most up-to-date roster):Doug Fish, who has appeared on this podcast four times, founded Indy Pass in 2019. Mogensen, via Entabeni, purchased the pass in 2023.About Black Mountain, New HampshireClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Indy PassLocated in: Jackson, New HampshireYear founded: 1935Pass affiliations: Indy Pass and Indy+ Pass – 2 days, no blackoutsClosest neighboring ski areas: Attitash (:14), Wildcat (:19), Cranmore (:19), Bretton Woods (:40), King Pine (:43), Pleasant Mountain (:48), Sunday River (1:00), Cannon (1:02), Mt. Abram (1:03)Base elevation: 1,250 feetSummit elevation: 2,350 feetVertical drop: 1,100 feetSkiable acres: 140Average annual snowfall: 125 inchesTrail count: 45Lift count: 5 (1 triple, 1 double, 1 J-bar, 1 platter pull, 1 handletow – view Lift Blog's inventory of Black Mountain's lift fleet)Why I interviewed himI first spoke to Mogensen in the summer of 2020. He was somewhere out west, running something called Entabeni Systems, and he had insight into a story that I was working on. Indy Pass founder and owner-at-the-time Doug Fish had introduced us. The conversation was helpful. I wrote the story and moved on.Mogensen didn't. He kept calling. Kept emailing. There was something he wanted me to understand. Not about any particular story that I was writing, but about skiing as a whole. Specifically, about non-megapass skiing. It wasn't working, he insisted. It couldn't work without sweeping and fundamental changes. And he knew how to make those changes. He was already making them, via Entabeni, by delivering jetpack technology to caveman ski areas. They'd been fighting with sticks and rocks but now they had machine guns. But they needed more weapons, and faster.I still didn't get it. Not when Mogensen purchased Indy Pass in March 2023, and not when he joined the board at teetering-on-the-edge-of-existence Antelope Butte, Wyoming the following month. I may not have gotten it until Mogensen assembled, that October, a transcontinental coalition to reverse a New Hampshire mountain's decision to drop dead or contributed, several weeks later, vital funds to help re-open quirky and long-shuttered Hickory, New York.But in May of that year I had a late-night conversation with Doug Fish in a Savannah bar. He'd had no shortage of Indy Pass suitors, he told me. Fish had chosen Erik, he said, not because his longtime tech partner would respect Indy's brand integrity or would refuse to sell to Megaski Inc – though certainly both were true – but because in Mogensen, Fish saw a figure messianic in his conviction that family-owned, crockpots-on-tabletops, two-for-Tuesday skiing must not be in the midst of an extinction event.Mogensen, Fish said, had transformed his world into a laboratory for preventing such a catastrophe, rising before dawn and working all day without pause, focused always and only on skiing. More specifically, on positioning lunch-bucket skiing for a fair fight in the world of Octopus Lifts and $329 lift tickets and suspender-wearing Finance Bros who would swallow the mountains whole if they could poop gold coins out afterward. In service of this vision, Mogensen had created Entabeni from nothing. Indy Pass never would have worked without it, Fish said. “Elon Musk on skis,” Fish called* him. A visionary who would change this thing forever.Fish was, in a way, mediating. I'd written something - who knows what at this point – that Mogensen hadn't been thrilled with. Fish counseled us both against dismissiveness. I needed time to appreciate the full epic; Erik to understand the function of media. We still disagree often, but we understand and appreciate one another's roles. Mogensen is, increasingly, a main character in the story of modern skiing, and I – as a chronicler of such – owe my audience an explanation for why I think so.*This quote hit different two years ago, when Musk was still primarily known as the tireless disruptor who had mainstreamed electric cars. What we talked aboutWhy Indy Pass stepped up to save Black Mountain, New Hampshire; tripling Black's best revenue year ever in one season; how letting skiers brown bag helped increase revenue; how a beaten-up, dated ski area can compete directly with corporate-owned mountains dripping with high-speed lifts and riding cheap mass-market passes; “I firmly believe that skiing is in a bit of an identity crisis”; free cookies as emotional currency; Black's co-op quest; Black's essential elements; skiing's multi-tiered cost crisis; why the fanciest option is often the only option for lifts, snowcats, and snowguns; what ski areas are really competing against (it isn't other ski areas); bringing big tech to small skiing with Entabeni; what happened when teenage Mogensen's favorite ski area closed; “we need to spend 90 percent of our time understanding the problem we're trying to solve, and 10 percent of our time solving it”; why data matters; where small skiing is in the technology curve; “I think it's become very, very obvious that where you can level the playing field very quickly is with technology”; why Entabeni purchased Indy Pass; the percent of day-ticket sales that Indy accounts for at partner ski areas; limiting Indy Pass sales and keeping prices low; is Indy Pass a business?; and why Indy will never add a third day.Questions I wish I'd askedMogensen's tenure at Indy Pass has included some aggressive moves to fend off competition and hold market share. I wrote this series of stories on Indy's showdown with Ski Cooper over its cheap reciprocal pass two years ago:These are examples of headlines that Indy Pass HQ were not thrilled with, but I have a job to do. We could have spent an entire podcast re-hashing this, but the story has already been told, and I'd rather move forward than back.Also, I'd have liked to discuss Antelope Butte, Wyoming and Hickory, New York at length. We glancingly discuss Antelope Butte, and don't mention Hickory at all, but these are both important stories that I intend to explore more deeply in the future.Why now was a good time for this interviewHere's an interesting fact: since 2000, the Major League Baseball team with the highest payroll has won the World Series just three times (the 2018 Red Sox, and the 2000 and '09 Yankees), and made the series but lost it three additional times (the 2017 Dodgers and 2001 and '03 Yankees). Sure, the world champ rocks a top-five payroll about half the time, and the vast majority of series winners sit in the top half of the league payroll-wise, but recent MLB history suggests that the dudes with the most resources don't always win.Which isn't to say it's easy to fight against Epic and Ikon and ski areas with a thousand snowguns and chairlifts that cost more than a fighter jet. But a little creativity helps a lot. And Mogensen has assembled a creative toolkit that independent ski area operators can tap to help them spin-kick their way through the maelstrom:* When ski areas join Indy Pass, they join what amounts to a nationally marketed menu for hungry skiers anxious for variety and novelty. “Why yes, I'll have two servings of the Jay Peak and two Cannon Mountains, but I guess I'll try a side of this Black Mountain so long as I'm here.” Each resulting Indy Pass visit also delivers a paycheck, often from first-time visitors who say, “By gum let's do it again.”* Many ski areas, such as Nub's Nob and Jiminy Peak, build their own snowguns. Some, like Holiday Valley, install their own lifts. The manly man manning machines has been a ski industry trope since the days of Model T-powered ropetows and nine-foot-long skis. But ever so rare is the small ski area that can build, from scratch, a back-end technology system that actually works at scale. Entabeni says “yeah actually let me get this part, Bro.” Tech, as Mogensen says in our interview, is the fastest way for the little dude to catch up with the big dude.* Ski areas can be good businesses. But they often aren't. Costs are high, weather is unpredictable, and skiing is hard, cold, and, typically, far away from where the people live. To avoid the inconvenience of having to turn a profit, many ski areas – Bogus Basin, Mad River Glen, Bridger Bowl – have stabilized themselves under alternate business models, in which every dollar the ski area makes funnels directly back into improving the ski area. Black Mountain is attempting to do the same.I'm an optimist. Ask me about skiing's future, and I will not choose “death by climate change.” It is, instead, thriving through adaptation, to the environment, to technological shifts, to societal habits. Just watch if you don't believe me.Why you should ski Black MountainThere's no obvious answer to this question. Black is surrounded by bangers. Twin-peaked Attitash looms across the valley. Towering Wildcat faces Mt. Washington a dozen miles north. Bretton Woods and Sunday River, glimmering and modern, hoteled and mega-lifted and dripping with snowgun bling, rise to the west and to the east, throwing off the gravity and gravitas to haul marching armies of skiers into their kingdoms. Cranmore gives skiers a modern lift and a big new baselodge. Even formerly beat-up Pleasant Mountain now spins a high-speeder up its 1,200 vertical feet. And to even get to Black from points south, skiers have to pass Waterville, Loon, Cannon, Gunstock, and Ragged, all of which offer more terrain, more vert, faster lifts, bigger lodges, and an easier access road.That's a tough draw. And it didn't help that, until recently, Black was, well, a dump. Seasons were short, investment was limited. When things broke, they stayed broken – Mogensen tells me that Black hadn't made snow above the double chair midstation in 20 years before this winter. When I last showed up to ski at Black, two years ago, I found an empty parking lot and stilled lifts, in spite of assurances on social media and the ski area's website that this was a normal operating day.Mogensen fixed all that. The double now spins to the top every day the ski area is open. New snowguns line many trunk trails. A round of explosives tamed Upper Maple Slalom, transforming the run from what was essentially a cliff into an offramp-smooth drag-racer. The J-bar – America's oldest continuously operating overhead cable lift, in service since 1935 – spins regularly. A handle tow replaced the old rope below the triple. Black has transformed the crippled and sad little mid-mountain lodge into a boisterous party deck with music and champagne and firepits roaring right beneath the double chair. Walls and don't-do-this-or-that signs came down all over the lodge, which, while still crowded, is now stuffed with families and live music and beer glasses clinking in the dusk.And this is year one. Mogensen can't cross five feet of Black's campus without someone stopping him to ask if he's “the Indy Pass guy” and hoisting their phone for selfie-time. They all say some version of “thank you for what you're doing.” They all want in on the co-op. They all want to be part of whatever this crazy, quirky little hill is, which is the opposite of all the zinger lifts and Epkon overload that was supposed to kill off creaky little outfits like this one.Before I skied Black for three days over Presidents' weekend, I was skeptical that Mogensen could summon the interest to transform the mountain into a successful co-op. Did New England really have the appetite for another large throwback ski outfit on top of MRG and Smuggs and Magic? All my doubt evaporated as I watched Mogensen hand out free hot cookies like some orange-clad Santa Claus, as I tailed my 8-year-old son into the low-angle labyrinths of Sugar Glades and Rabbit Run, as I watched the busiest day in the mountain's recorded history fail to produce lift lines longer than three minutes, as Mt. Washington greeted me each time I slid off the Summit double.Black Mountain is a special place, and this is a singular time to go and be a part of it. So do that.Podcast NotesOn Black Mountain's comebackIn October 2023, Black Mountain's longtime owner, John Fichera, abruptly announced that the ski area would close, probably forever. An alarmed Mogensen rolled in with an offer to help: keep the ski area open, and Indy and Entabeni will help you find a buyer. Fichera agreed. I detailed the whole rapid-fire saga here:A year and dozens of perspective buyers later, Black remained future-less heading into the 2024-25 winter. So Mogensen shifted tactics, buying the mountain via Indy Pass and promising to transform the ski area into a co-op:On the Mad River Glen co-opAs of this writing, Mad River Glen, the feisty, single-chair-accessed 2,000-footer that abuts Alterra's Sugarbush, is America's only successful ski co-op. Here's how it started and how it works, per MRG's website:Mad River Glen began a new era in 1995 when its skiers came together to form the Mad River Glen Cooperative. The Cooperative works to fulfill a simple mission;“… to forever protect the classic Mad River Glen skiing experience by preserving low skier density, natural terrain and forests, varied trail character, and friendly community atmosphere for the benefit of shareholders, area personnel and patrons.” …A share in the Mad River Cooperative costs $2,000. Shares may be purchased through a single payment or in 40 monthly installments of $50 with a $150 down payment. The total cost for an installment plan is $2,150 (8.0% Annual Percentage Rate). The installment option enables anyone who loves and appreciates Mad River Glen to become an owner for as little as $50 per month. Either way, you start enjoying the benefits immediately! The only other cost is the annual Advance Purchase Requirement (APR) of $200. Since advance purchases can be applied to nearly every product and service on the mountain, including season passes, tickets, ski school and food, the advance purchase requirement does not represent an additional expense for most shareholders. In order to remain in good standing as a shareholder and receive benefits, your full APR payment must be met each year by September 30th.Black is still working out the details of its co-op. I can't share what I already know, other than to say that Black's organizational structure will be significantly different from MRG's.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. 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Ganas is an intentional community founded in 1979 in Tompkinsville, Staten Island that is still active. Is it also a cult? What is an "intentional community" And why was one of the founding members, Jeff Gross, shot and nearly killed (allegedly) by a disgruntled, former member, in 2006?  Visit CrimeWaveatSea.com/SCARED  to claim your fan code in order to register and join us November 3rd-7th, 2025!!! Merch and more: www.badmagicproductions.com Timesuck Discord! https://discord.gg/tqzH89vWant to join the Cult of the Curious PrivateFacebook Group? Go directly to Facebook and search for "Cult of the Curious" to locate whatever happens to be our most current page :)For all merch-related questions/problems: store@badmagicproductions.com (copy and paste)Please rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!! @timesuckpodcast on IG and http://www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcastWanna become a Space Lizard? Click here: https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcast.Sign up through Patreon, and for $5 a month, you get access to the entire Secret Suck catalog (295 episodes) PLUS the entire catalog of Timesuck, AD FREE. You'll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch.