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In North Carolina, Joshua Hunsucker is accused of killing his wife, Stacy, by poisoning her with eye drops in 2019. He now faces new charges including witness intimidation. In Ohio, divorce attorney Gregory Moore heads to trial for allegedly murdering his client Aliza Sherman in 2013. Prosecutors say Moore fatally stabbed her because he was not prepared to take her case to trial. In Dateline Round Up, controversy continues in the case of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother who says she killed her three children while suffering from postpartum psychosis. Singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, faces a civil lawsuit for allegedly killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Updates in the case of Nick Reiner, accused of murdering his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner. Plus, a Coast Guard special agent breaks down how crime scene investigations work on a boat. Listen to Dateline's newest original podcast series, "Before & After with Lester Holt": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-after-with-lester-holt/id6806378137 Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Keith Blevins, winner of the first and third prizes in our 2026 Coast Guard Essay Contest, talks about Mare Island Shipyard, National Security Cutters, and the Navy's Future Frigate Program.
This episode explores the US Coast Guard's internal transition from traditional pyrotechnic flares to electronic Visual Distress Signaling Devices (eVDSDs) and highlights California's decade of leadership on expired marine flare disposal. Experts from state agencies, counties, and the Coast Guard discuss safety performance, environmental risks, new statewide data, and what boaters need to know as distress‑signal technology evolves. To help us unpack all of this, we were joined by: Doug Leavell, Recreational Boating Program Specialist, US Coast Guard Southwest, Vivian Matuk, California State Parks and the California Coastal Commission Environmental Boating Program Manager, Virginia McCormick, Senior Associate with the California Product Stewardship Council Bruce Fritz, chief of the Alameda County Health Household Hazardous Waste Division, , and Kathy Rico/Wall, Senior Planner with Marin County Household Hazardous Waste Resources https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/marineflares Upcoming marine flare collection events Join the listserv to get updates about the upcoming marine flares collection events. Flare video: https://youtu.be/eTwvp0Kbil4?si=b4KdpURuFZqmhtVa US Coast Guard Boating Safety ABCs of California Boating Laws
Send us Fan MailRear Admiral Michael N. Parks, United States Coast Guard, Retired, assumed the responsibilities in April 2015 as Regional Executive of the Northern Ohio Region of the American Red Cross. In this capacity he oversees five American Red Cross Chapters covering 31 Northern Ohio counties serving 5.3 million people. From 2010 to 2013, Parks was based in Cleveland and served as Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, responsible for leading and directing all Coast Guard operations throughout the eight-state Great Lakes region, including the 1,500-mile international border with Canada. In that capacity he led more than 6,000 active, reserve, civilian and auxiliary (volunteer) personnel at 75 operational units. During his 35-year Coast Guard career, Parks was deployed in 2010 in support of the U.S. Southern Command to help direct emergency response following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, working directly with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He also deployed in response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, providing port security, search and rescue, and support for recovery efforts. While serving for over a decade in the Red Cross, Parks has deployed around the country more than a dozen times supporting major disaster relief efforts. Parks has a Bachelor of Science degree in Government from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, a Master of Public Administration degree from George Washington University, and a Master of Science degree in National Security Strategy and Policy from the National War College. He and his wife Cynthia have two daughters and live in Bay Village. A Few Quotes From This Episode"It takes time to care... you can't care on the cheap.""Bad news doesn't get better with age.""Talk to people, not about people. Think the best of people. And don't overreact."ResourcesBook: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey Book: Failing Forward by John Maxwell About The International Leadership Association (ILA)The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in studying, practicing, and teaching leadership. Attend The Global Conference in Toronto, October 28-31.About Scott J. AllenWebsiteWeekly Newsletter: Practical Wisdom for LeadersMy Approach to HostingThe views of my guests do not constitute "truth." Nor do they reflect my personal views in some instances. However, they are views to consider, and I hope they help you clarify your perspective. Nothing can replace your reflection, research, and exploration of the topic.♻️ Please share with others and follow/subscribe to the podcast!⭐️ Please leave a review on Apple, Spotify, or your platform of choice.➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn for more on leadership, communication, and tech.
On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Emergency responders battled a fire Monday at Whittier's new cruise ship terminal that damaged at least one boat. Anchorage police on Sunday night shot and wounded a man in Midtown who they say assaulted an elderly man and stole his truck. Dogs from across the state made their way to Sitka over Labor Day Weekend.Photo: Multiple agencies responded Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, to a fire at Whittier's new cruise ship dock. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Marcus “Doc” Haralson: The Man Who Refuses to Live a Normal LifeEpisode 129 of The Wild Chaos Podcast is streaming NOW on YouTube and all major podcast platforms! Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/Mf-C-qkBa3QMarcus “Doc” Haralson has spent most of his life refusing to live normally.A former Navy Corpsman who served alongside Marines, Afghanistan contractor, longtime fly-fishing guide, entrepreneur, sailor and self-described adventure junkie, Doc has spent decades chasing the next challenge, the next destination and occasionally the thin line between adventure and disaster.Bam and Doc go back years. They met while working in Afghanistan, and Episode 129 is less of a traditional interview and more like two old friends sitting down and unpacking a lifetime of chaos.Doc opens up about growing up in Corpus Christi, fighting constantly as a kid, leaving home young, complicated family relationships and the experiences that built his obsession with independence and freedom.They dive into life as a Navy Corpsman attached to Marines, Marine Corps culture, hazing, barracks stories, combat medicine, ridiculous medical calls and why the relationship between Marines and a trusted Corpsman is unlike almost anything else in the military.Then Doc tells one of the wildest stories of the episode.While attempting a roughly 200-mile solo sailing challenge in Texas, a storm overtook him. His boat flipped, his gear scattered across the water and Doc spent an exhausting fight trying to recover before reaching the point where he could barely use his arms.The Coast Guard started looking for him.Strangers eventually found him.And afterward, Doc realized something much bigger about the way he'd been living his life.For years he thought he was chasing adventure.Looking back, he believes he was actually chasing death just to feel alive.The conversation also dives into van life, marriage, freedom, entrepreneurship, building Dillo Light from an idea into a real product, leaving conventional careers behind and the uncomfortable reality of betting on yourself.This episode is funny, reckless, philosophical and exactly what happens when two friends with years of history stop interviewing each other and just talk.Episode 129 of The Wild Chaos Podcast with Marcus “Doc” Haralson is streaming now.Watch on YouTube or listen everywhere you get your podcasts.
Peace Through Strength, America's Navy with LCDR Steve Rogers USN (Ret) – I'm honored to welcome a very special guest: Mark Beecher, Chief of Staff of the Association of the United States Navy. Mark's work on behalf of the Navy, Coast Guard, and service members across every branch of the U.S. military is truly extraordinary, as you'll hear in our conversation. Please listen closely and...
On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Researchers have shed new light on why powerful storms hit some communities harder than others across Western Alaska. More young people in Alaska died of suicide in 2025 than in any other year in the past decade. And Hilcorp employees say an oily sheen appeared in western Cook Inlet on Wednesday [9/9] while they were investigating a separate sheen first reported late last month.Photo: U.S. Coast Guard personnel conduct an aerial survey of the North Trading Bay sheen location and the inactive Spark platform on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026 in Cook Inlet, Alaska. (Chief Petty Officer Christopher/U.S. Coast Guard)
The Ship Report, Thursday, September 10, 2026Today we remember a tragic day in US history: September 11, 2001, when terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center in New York City, and the Pentagon in Washington DC. A third hijacked plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, commandeered by heroic passengers, who took the plan down rather than let it complete its terrible mission, which was to hit the US Capitol Building.In the midst of terrible chaos and destruction, an amazing rescue mission unfolded in NY Harbor: Boatlift, organized by the Coast Guard.They called all available boats in the waters of metropolitan NY and New Jersey to help evacuate people stranded after the towers fell. What resulted was a supreme act of spontaneous mariner heroism, as boat after boat converged on the southern end of Manhattan, to help evacuate hundreds of thousands of survivors from the island.In the midst of tragedy, our mariners showed us the best we can be.Link to the film Boatlift: https://youtu.be/MDOrzF7B2Kg?si=Wa5CQ4oJMw_baJDXImage: USACE NY, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia CommonsCaption: Patrol Boat Hocking heads toward lower Manhattan on 9/11 to provide assistance following the attacks on the World Trade Center. PB Hocking was one of many U.S. Army Corps of Engineers vessels from various Districts that were on the waters of the New York and New Jersey Harbor that day helping to ferry evacuees from lower Manhattan and bringing in emergency responders on return trips. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers file photo)
Twenty five years later, Trump stands on the Ellipse with a piece of World Trade Center steel behind him, and delivers what is easily one of the more personal, reflective speeches of his presidency. He recounts being there himself in the days after, being pulled to safety by firefighters as a nearby building creaked, and shares Howard Lutnick's gutting story of surviving 9/11 for one specific reason. There's a Coast Guard cutter dedication honoring a fallen rescue squad member, first responders and military members filling the crowd, and the emotional centerpiece: awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously, to a young man known only as "the man in the red bandana," whose family accepts on his behalf. Frank Siller and Tunnel to Towers anchor the ceremony with their own tribute to service and sacrifice. Less politics, more remembrance, this one leans heavily into the weight of the day itself.
Send us Fan MailWelcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS!In this episode, Halsey Schider sits down with Ryan Vandehei, a former Coast Guard helicopter pilot, to talk about his path into military aviation, the realities of Coast Guard flight training, and some of the personal challenges that have come with the journey.Ryan shares what drew him to the Coast Guard Academy with the goal of becoming a pilot and the highs and lows that followed—from struggling through his first weeks at the Academy and wondering whether he belonged there to eventually learning he had earned a coveted spot in flight school. He and Halsey also explore the different pathways available to aspiring Coast Guard aviators and what makes the service's approach to helicopter operations and rescue missions unique.The conversation also moves beyond flying as Ryan speaks candidly about his experiences with anxiety, depression, and PTSD, and the pressures that can accompany being a high performer in military aviation. Ryan and Halsey discuss why those struggles can be difficult to acknowledge in a culture built around performance and resilience, and the value of having people around you who are willing to talk openly when things aren't going well.From earning a place in flight school to navigating the demands that come with military aviation, Ryan's story offers an inside look at becoming a Coast Guard helicopter pilot—and a reminder that some of the toughest challenges in aviation aren't necessarily encountered in the cockpit.Ryan's has also recorded another episode with the Flight Suit Friday podcast on mental health that can be listened to here.Thank you to this episode's sponsors, Airbus, Metro Aviation and Sellacopter.
Riding Shotgun With Charlie #261 Chad Barber NRA ARC At the NRA"s Great American Outdoor Show in February, I met Chad while he was doing a demonstration of the America's Rifle Challenge. When I found out he was only a couple hours north in New Hampshire, I knew we needed to do a show! Like many others, Chad started shooting as a youth. In Michigan, he was shooting BB guns and .22s. He spent time in the Coast Guard. Then he went to Camp Perry and saw hundreds of people shooting competitions. One of his superiors had a bronze pistol on his uniform and he was very curious about it. He did well with the rifle in the military, but didn't compete. He ended up becoming a firearm instructor early in his career despite being an introvert. Chad spent a lot of time teaching the fundamentals of marksmanship. Many students want to get to the fun and fast shooting, but they haven't learned to hit the bull's eye. It's easier to shoot an 8 inch circle running around than it is to hit a 10-ring. The traditional shooting sports are much more difficult. Once he was bitten by the competition bug, he got more into instructing, becoming a range safety officer and a chief range safety officer, as well. He spent a lot of time teaching at police academies as the instructor and coach. His career brought him up and down the east coast and all around the country. Once he got to New England, he thought it was going to be bad. But the area was much better than he thought. He found there's many great ranges, facilities, and competitions that were easier to get to in the small New England states. Being responsible for six competitive shooting teams at two ranges with the Coast Guard, kept him very busy. One range was nearly condemned. They applied the NRA's range development operations and made it safer for everyone. Working with the varsity pistol team made him hone in on his coaching skills. When trigger weight is measured in grams, the team of shooters really have to be on top of things. This helped Chad learn more about the mechanics of shootings and the mental game of shooting. Over time, he developed a sense of mentoring and coaching that could take someone who was new to shooting or had little experience and get them to have a near perfect or perfect score within a day or two. When the NRA reached out to Chad about starting the ARC program, he needed to get the program immediately. He was tasked with having some national competitions within a few months. This meant it was time to dive into all the rule books for all the various disciplines, learning the terminology for each, seeing which crossover, and developing rules for ARC. The ARC program is up and running right now. You can find where to take a course at their website below. If you're new to ARs, if you've been shooting ARs, you'll find something that you'll benefit from. The program takes shooters from shooting at close range to stretching out to 25, 50 and 100 yards. You'll be shooting in different positions. A great thing about the program is if you're at an age where you don't really have the mobility you used to, you can take the Level 1 program and adopt it to shoot from a different position. It also accommodates ranges that only have 25 yard ranges. Chad has some great stories about shooting 600 yards at Camp Perry with an unsighted rifle. Getting some shooters who nearly all failed the qualification, then taking them to all but one getting a perfect score. One with him teaching his higher up with just some .22 and 40 cal ammunition. If you're looking for something new to do with your AR, America's Rifle Challenge is for you. Favorite quotes: "There are people who don't want to shoot the traditional sports because they're too hard." "We're not running around walls, engaging a gang of nine, doing double taps." "It doesn't discount the fundamentals of marksmanship." "The competitive shooting world is fun, but it's fickle. But its also a sport that will invite anybody to anything." "Exercise your Rights through competition." NRA ARC website https://arc.nra.org/ NRA ILA https://www.nraila.org/ NRA https://home.nra.org/ NRA on FB https://www.facebook.com/NRA NRA on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/NRAVideos NRA on IG https://instagram.com/NRA NRA on X https://x.com/nra Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie supporters. US Law Shield Legal Defense for Self Defense. Use "RSWC" as the discount code and get 2 months for free! https://www.uslawshield.com Patriot Mobile Use this link and get one month for free! https://patriotmobile.com/partners/rswc Or listen on: iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565
Learn everything there is to know about a lock along with an engineering milestone which occurred between 1853-1855 on Lake Superior's American Side. Discover which Michigan City per the state's Upper Peninsula Region is home to America's oldest city. Explore what Canadian Lake Freighter SS Kamloops was built to perform along with discovering if she was more than just a steamship. Learn about the assignment Kamloops got tasked with come late November 1927. Explore what exact weather hurdle made its presence felt on Lake Superior come December 5,1927. Agree if weather elements such as ice contributed to weighing Kamloops down including other factors like fog making navigation non practical. Determine if another bulk freighter spotted Kamloops in the distance along Isle Royale's rocky shoals. Learn if the Coast Guard encountered hurdles during their search and rescue mission. Go behind the scenes and explore why Coast Guard conducted another search come Spring 1928. Figure out significance behind a particular breakthrough involving SS Kamloops come December 1928. Learn what sport divers discovered when they explored Kamloops wreck site. Get an in depth analysis into the reforms which evolved following Kamloops sinking. Learn how Northwest Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, invested heavily in the iron and mineral industries. Get introduced to Mr. Edmund Fitzgerald from his job post to family background connected with Great Lakes. Learn everything that went on come June 7,1958, day SS Edmund Fitzgerald got christened. Determine exactly just how big SS Edmund Fitzgerald was including the most common natural resource item she transported. Learn how extravagant the Fitzgerald's interior truly was for being an Iron Ore Freighter as well as multiple nicknames she earned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, I sit down with Will Fediw, Senior Vice President of the Virginia Maritime Association, as he prepares for VMA's International Trade Symposium. From his years as a Coast Guard officer to his work advocating for Virginia's ports and supply-chain businesses, Will has a clear view of what it takes to bring shippers, carriers, ports, and logistics leaders into one room. We talk about why this year's theme, “Anchored: Grounded in Strategy. Ready for What's Next,” matters in a market still dealing with shifting trade policy, carrier dynamics, and pressure to balance cost, service, and resilience. VMA26 runs October 13–15, 2026, in Norfolk and remains the East Coast's premier conference on shipping, ports, logistics, and trade. Will walks through what attendees can expect across two days of programming, the exhibit hall, and signature events including the Golf Open, VIP harbor cruise, Maritime Mixer, and 106th Annual Maritime Banquet. If you work in freight, ports, or international trade and want a practical preview of the conversations that will shape the fall, this is the briefing before the symposium.If you haven't registered yet, I urge you to do so now & use promo code "VMA26ARMCHAIR" at checkout to save some $$$. This program is brought to you by DAT Freight & Analytics. Since 1978, DAT has helped truckers & brokers discover more available loads. Whether you're heading home or looking for your next adventure, DAT is building the most trusted marketplace in freight. New users of DAT can save 10% off for the first 12 months by following the link below. Built on the latest technology, DAT One gives you control over every aspect of moving freight, so that you can run your business with speed & efficiency.This program is also brought to you by our newest sponsor, GenLogs. GenLogs is setting a new standard of care for freight intelligence. Book your demo for GenLogs today at www.genlogs.io today!
Warning: this episode contains mentions of suicide. New reporting has found that the impact of rough sea waves on rescue-boat crews in the Coast Guard can lead to long-term effects, including traumatic brain injury. Dave Philipps, who reports about veterans for The New York Times, explains the significant blind spot in the Coast Guard and talks about how a teenager helped expose this widespread danger. Guest: Dave Philipps, who reports about war, the military and veterans for The New York Times. Background reading: Rescue-boat crews show signs of brain injuries. After an article by The Times, the Coast Guard vowed to protect crews from brain injuries caused by rough seas. Photo: Ruth Fremson/The New York Times For more information on today's episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
www.patreon.com/theconspiracypodcastPart two picks up right where "The Day" left off — both towers still standing, the country still trying to figure out what's happening. This episode finishes the story of September 11th, and it's a lot heavier than the headlines usually let it be. Eric, Sean and Jorge walk through the collapse of both towers minute by minute — what it actually felt like from inside, drawing on The Only Plane in the Sky, the oral history built entirely from witness accounts. But this episode isn't just about the worst parts of that morning. It's about Rick Rescorla, who ignored the "stay put" announcement and personally evacuated nearly 2,700 people from the South Tower while singing through a bullhorn, then went back in and never came out. It's about the 14 people who survived in Stairwell B because a Port Authority employee named Josephine Harris couldn't move fast — and accidentally saved everyone around her. It's about Welles Crowther, the Man in the Red Bandana, and the Coast Guard-led boatlift that moved half a million people off Manhattan by water in under nine hours, a bigger evacuation than Dunkirk.The episode also follows the chaos in Washington — Cheney in the White House bunker authorizing a shootdown order the 9/11 Commission itself later admitted has "conflicting evidence" about who actually approved it first, Ben Sliney grounding every plane in American airspace on his literal first day on the job, and the military confusion that left fighter jets 150 miles away when the Pentagon was hit.And it sets up what's coming next — the first mention of Building 7, the 47-story tower that collapsed without being hit by a plane, and a passport that survived a 500-mile-an-hour impact and a raging fire almost too cleanly to believe.This episode closes out the full account of September 11th before the series turns to what's still unresolved a quarter-century later.New episodes of "9/11: Unanswered" release every Tuesday through September 28th. Follow The Conspiracy Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Join the Patreon at patreon.com/theconspiracypodcast for early access and exclusive After Hours content
Show SummaryOn today's episode, we're having a conversation with Registered Nurse, Military Spouse, and Workforce Development Advocate Tracy Steele, founder of Community Cultivator, an organization dedicated to strengthening well-being, belonging, and career stability for military spouses through community connection and professional developmentEpisode Partner:Our sponsor this week is Aetna, a trusted health care company, committed to serving Veterans, military families, and caregivers through meaningful, community-centered care. Provide FeedbackAs a dedicated member of the audience, we would like to hear from you. If you PsychArmor has helped you learn, grow, and support those who've served and those who care for them, we would appreciate hearing your story. Please follow this link to share how PsychArmor has helped you in your service journey Share PsychArmor StoriesAbout Today's GuestCommunity Cultivator was founded by Tracy Steele, SPHR, CPRW — a longtime military spouse, workforce development leader, and advocate for military spouse employment and community connection.After more than two decades navigating military life, Tracy experienced firsthand the challenge of constantly rebuilding career momentum, professional networks, and community with every move. Through strategic volunteering, networking, and workforce development leadership, she became passionate about helping military spouses recognize their value and confidently pursue meaningful opportunities.But she realized military spouses needed more than job resources alone. They needed connection, belonging, and access to opportunities that could grow with them wherever military life led next.So she built Community Cultivator.What started as a vision in San Diego is growing into a nationwide movement helping military spouses build stronger careers, deeper connections, and lasting opportunities together.Links Mentioned During the EpisodeCommunity Cultivator WebsiteForeign Born Military Spouse NetworkSugar Bear Foundation WebsitePsychArmor Resource of the WeekThis week's PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the PsychArmor course 15 Reasons to Hire a Military Spouse. As an employer, you are looking for untapped talent pools. One talent pool that can be overlooked is the diverse and highly educated group of military spouses. Take this course to learn the top 15 Reasons to Hire a Military Spouse. You can find the resource here: https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/15-Reasons-to-Hire-a-Military-Spouse Contact Us and Join Us on Social Media Email PsychArmorPsychArmor on XPsychArmor on FacebookPsychArmor on YouTubePsychArmor on LinkedInPsychArmor on InstagramTheme MusicOur theme music Don't Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families. You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com
A memorial plaque is dedicated to the victim of Ketchikan's deadly 2024 landslide. Plus, one of Haines' few childcare providers is shutting down, and Coast Guard members face off in a friendly competition in Juneau.
Broadcast from KSQD, Santa Cruz on 8-27-2026: Preparing for extreme heat requires a few days of controlled hyperthermia to boost blood plasma volume and trigger heat shock protein production. Dr. Dawn cites research showing that daily 40-minute treadmill sessions in an 80-degree room followed by 40-minute hot baths for six days—or simply an hour daily in a 40°C bath for four days—produces 75-80% of full acclimatization before a heat-zone trip. Five red flags warrant an ER trip for abdominal pain: pain worsening with coughing or car bumps (peritonitis), lack of gas passage with nausea (bowel obstruction) especially with dark green bilious vomiting, yellowing whites of eyes (bile duct obstruction with sepsis risk), tarry black shiny stool (bleeding ulcer versus coffee-ground vomit), and dizziness with pain (possible leaking aortic aneurysm). Dr. Dawn urges any man who has smoked over 100 lifetime cigarettes to request the Medicare-covered abdominal ultrasound screening for aortic aneurysm, noting only 4% of eligible men currently receive it. Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) fill nearly half of disinfectants, surface sanitizers, and cleaning wipes, with use surging after 2016 FDA antimicrobial bans and the COVID pandemic. A 2023 Environmental Science and Technology review documented reproductive toxicity, hormone mimicking, dermal and respiratory irritation, and disruption of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Dr. Dawn recommends apple cider vinegar and water as a safe household cleaner and directs listeners to EWG.org for QAC-free product listings. A UK Biobank study of 65,000 people born in the 1940s-50s exploited WWII sugar rationing (eight ounces weekly through 1953) as a natural experiment. Those exposed to less sugar before age two had 20% lower dementia risk with 2.5-year delayed onset, and protection held even for those whose low-sugar exposure was purely in utero—underscoring the importance of avoiding added sugars in baby foods during the first 1,000 days. A Coast Guard rescuer's suicide following years of headaches and mood swings prompted his teenage daughter's high school survey of 77 surfmen, most of whom described the same TBI symptoms. Repeated boat impacts hitting waves at 6G at the deck translate to roughly 60G at the sailor's head—more violent than car crashes—prompting the Coast Guard's first official acknowledgment of the wave-pounding brain injury problem. Anopheles stephensi, a hardy South Asian malaria vector that thrives in urban environments and survives dry seasons, has spread from Djibouti (2012) through Yemen, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Kenya. Genomic analysis reveals distinct genetic clusters as it advances, all largely resistant to standard mosquito-control chemicals used in netting and sprays. Dr. Dawn ties this to broader arthropod-borne disease expansion in the U.S. from climate warming, and defends deer culling as tick-vector reduction. Dr. Dawn recommends the PREVENT calculator (using blood pressure, cholesterol, age, sex) as the starting point for coronary risk assessment. Coronary calcium scores are most useful for those in the borderline/intermediate range (3-9% ten-year risk)—a score above age-normal warrants reconsidering statin therapy—but add little value at high risk (where zero calcium doesn't rule out non-calcified plaque) or in older patients. An update on shingles vaccination and dementia: Geldsinger's 2025 Welsh natural-experiment study (exploiting birthday-based Shingrix rollout cutoffs) showed a 20% dementia reduction, since replicated in Canada, Australia, and Scotland. New Hebrew University data suggests giving Shingrix four weeks apart (Dr. Dawn cautions against this shortened interval) may stabilize cognition in existing Alzheimer's patients. The proposed mechanism involves boosting regulatory T-cells that dampen chronic neuroinflammation—also explaining why BCG (400% dementia reduction in bladder cancer patients) and flu vaccines show similar protective effects. An oral KRAS-inhibiting drug, daraxonrasib, doubled median survival in 500 patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer from about six months to 13.2 months by blocking proteins produced by the historically undruggable KRAS gene—the first major advance for a cancer where metastatic diagnosis has meant near-immediate death sentence.
Why has China Coast Guard made it a routine to patrol the east of Taiwan? Why has retired US Air Force colonel Ray Powell called this a quarantine? CommonWealth's cover story details the reporting behind "Broken Chain," built on 1.8 billion vessel data points. Our reporters recount our exclusive interview with National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu. This episode traces a shared playbook across the first island chain, and why normalization may be the greatest danger. Episode highlights: 00:00 The quarantine warning behind Broken Chain 03:26 Su'ao fishermen grown numb to Chinese patrols 10:09 Mapping 1.8 billion vessel data points 14:38 Coast Guard SOPs and a Philippine warning 17:33 Exclusive interview with NSC SecGen 21:34 Indo-Pacific stakes, CSIS partnership, what's next Host: Kwangyin Liu, Deputy Managing Editor, CommonWealth Magazine Guest: Steven Yeo, Data & Graphics engineer; Hazel Hsu, Reporter Producers: Yayuan Chang, Weiru Wang *Read more:https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=4930 *Share your thoughts:bill@cw.com.tw -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea:It was one of those moments when the whole country seemed to hold its breath... John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and her sister, Lauren, were missing after their plane disappeared over the waters near Martha’s Vineyard. What followed was a massive search for the wreckage, with rescuers scouring the ocean for days before the plane and its victims were found. Decades later, the story still fascinates us. Bradley talked with Capt. W. Russell Webster, incident commander for search operations in the JFK Jr. case and a 26-year veteran of the Coast Guard, and historian Theresa Mitchell Webster about that fateful event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jack Burnham outlines China's persistent military coercion campaign targeting Taiwan, noting that Beijing separates economic trade truces from its aggressive goal to subjugate the island. China's provocations, including Coast Guardpatrols east of Taiwan and flights over the median line, are designed to establish a "new normal." In December 2025, China responded to an $11 billion U.S. arms package by launching "Justice Mission 2025," an expansive military exercise simulating blockades and practicing "all-dimensional deterrence" to discourage U.S. intervention and test regional capabilities. (8)
Host Emily Abdow talks with Will Sofrin about the history of Coast Guard cutter Eagle—from her origins as a Nazi training ship to her second life as America's tall ship, including diplomatic missions, milestone anniversaries, and visits from celebrities.
Welcome back to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Valor Plus. We're glad you're with us, because today we're pulling back the curtain on one of our favorite projects of the year—the 2026 Blades of Valor Tour through Florida.For this special episode, we've brought together the entire team that made the tour possible. Joining us are editor-at-large and photographer Brent Bundy; photographer and videographer Scott Kellerman; my co-host, Jon Gray; and I'm Jack Schonely. Together, we travelled across the Sunshine State, visiting four outstanding aviation units to capture their stories through photography, print, video, and, of course, the Hangar Z Podcast.Today, we're taking you behind the scenes to share what it really takes to produce a project like this. We'll talk about the incredible cooperation and hospitality we received from all four aviation units, the detailed planning and safety considerations behind coordinating air-to-air photo shoots, an unforgettable airboat ride through the Florida Everglades, and a few stories about the late nights—and plenty of laughs—we shared while staying together at a Vrbo in Clearwater.If you've ever wondered what goes into creating the content you see in Vertical Valor magazine, on Hangar Z, and across our social media platforms, this episode is for you. So sit back, buckle up, and join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the 2026 Blades of Valor Tour.To see the 2026 Blades of Valor Road Tour videos, check out these links:- Highlights from the 2026 Blades of Valor Road Tour w/ The Hangar Z Podcast- Blades of Valor - Leonardo AW139 – An in-flight podcast w/ Miami-Dade Fire Captain Jason Vanbuskirk- Helicopter Walkaround: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Bell 429 | 2026 Blades of Valor Road Tour- Helicopter Walkaround: U.S. Coast Guard's MH-60T Jayhawk | 2026 Blades of Valor Road Tour- The Crew Behind Palm Beach Sheriff's Law Enforcement Helicopter Ops | 2026 Blades of Valor Road Tour- Helicopter Walkaround: Broward Sheriff Office's Airbus H125 | 2026 Blades of Valor Roar TourThank you to our sponsors Airbus, CNC Technologies and SHOTOVER.
Show SummaryOn today's episode, we're having a conversation with Navy Veteran Dr. Erik Won, President and Chief Medical Officer of Wave Neuroscience, an organization utilizing advanced neuroimaging and magnetic resonance therapy to help veterans recover from post-traumatic stress. DisclaimerThis podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. The views and opinions expressed by the guest are entirely his own and do not reflect the views, policies, or official positions of his employer or company. Content is not intended to substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Wave supplies MeRT to licensed clinics who provide treatment to patients. Talk to your physician to see if MeRT is right for you. Episode Partner:Our sponsor this week is Aetna, a trusted health care company, committed to serving Veterans, military families, and caregivers through meaningful, community-centered care. Provide FeedbackAs a dedicated member of the audience, we would like to hear from you. If you PsychArmor has helped you learn, grow, and support those who've served and those who care for them, we would appreciate hearing your story. Please follow this link to share how PsychArmor has helped you in your service journey Share PsychArmor StoriesAbout Today's GuestDr. Erik Won is President and Chief Medical Officer of Wave Neuroscience, Inc; a biotechnology company that has innovated breakthrough technologies called Magnetic e-Resonance Therapy (MeRT) and Synchronized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (sTMS). MeRT recently received FDA Breakthrough Technology designation and FDA clearance for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders. These approaches utilize computational neuroanalytics and brain imaging to customize treatment protocols with the aim of restoring optimal neurological function.These modalities represent a form of precision-guided medicine that has been researched or is currently being used by premier institutions such as US Special Operations Command, Stanford University School of Medicine, Duke University - Human Performance Opti-Lab, University of Southern California (USC) Center for Neurorestoration, the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) - David Geffen School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Texas A&M Institute for Bioscience and Technology.Erik joined Wave Neuroscience after serving as the Chief Physician and Chief Technology Officer (Health Services) for the Boeing Company. He also served as a US Navy Flight Surgeon for Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268, and received the distinction of serving as the ACE Flight Surgeon for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. Dr. Won has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, textbooks, and presented in numerous academic conferences. He completed his residency at the Harvard OEM combined residency program and was appointed Chief Resident. He received a Masters in Public Health (MPH) from the Harvard School of Public Health and Masters in Business Administrations (MBA) from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of BusinessLinks Mentioned During the EpisodeWave Neuroscience WebsiteBrain Treatment Center WebsitePsychArmor Resource of the WeekThis week's PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the PsychArmor course Brain Health & Wellness Learning Series – PTSD. Nearly everyone goes through a traumatic event at least once during their lifetime. Military service members and Veterans are especially vulnerable to the lasting effects of post-traumatic stress due to the nature of their duties and experiences. While this can be a difficult diagnosis to navigate, it is treatable, and social support is one of the leading factors for lasting recovery. Having someone to trust and confide in while feeling heard and validated is a vital part of the healing process. This series on post-traumatic stress disorder explores the presentation and diagnosis of PTSD, its impact on both the Veterans you support and the lives of those around them, and effective treatment modalities, so you'll be better equipped to provide meaningful support. You can find the resource here: https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/WWP-BHW-PTSD Contact Us and Join Us on Social Media Email PsychArmorPsychArmor on XPsychArmor on FacebookPsychArmor on YouTubePsychArmor on LinkedInPsychArmor on InstagramTheme MusicOur theme music Don't Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families. You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com
"Many people have the misunderstanding that the boat lift was initiated by the U.S. Coast Guard—that boats only started the evacuation after the Coast Guard called for all available boats. Instead, that call went out nearly two hours after mariners had independently made the choice to help. Rather than coming in to take charge of the evacuation that was already operating successfully, the highest-ranking USCG officer, then-Lt. Michael Day, made the tremendous decision to FACILITATE and support the boat lift that had begun spontaneously. He worked with the Sandy Hook pilots to share knowledge about the harbor, offer information about available resources, and grant mariners permission to keep doing what they were doing. After interviewing both Mike Day and his higher ups, I came to understand why he felt empowered to take that approach. It stemmed from the trust his leaders placed in him to make decisions on the fly. That day, Coast Guard officers showed REAL leadership—the kind of TRUE leadership that is so lacking right now, in this dire moment.” ~Jessica DuLongJessica DuLong is a Brooklyn-based author, independent historian, journalist, editor, and NYT-bestselling book collaborator/writing coach. She lectures internationally on the craft of narrative and has appeared on/in HBO, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORKER, the TODAY show, and CBS Sunday Morning. DuLong recently joined the board of the 9/11 Legacy Foundation. For more information about the boat lift, visit: https://jessicadulong.com/boatlift/
In this newscast: A Superior Court judge heard oral arguments this morning over the legality of the city's planned redevelopment of Juneau's Telephone Hill; A former Juneau fire captain has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for assaulting his stepdaughter, and KTOO examines how the city dealt with having a public safety employee charged for child assault; Around 250 U.S. Coast Guard crew members stationed across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest traveled to Juneau for a week-long training. And on Wednesday, they competed in what's called the Buoy Tender Olympics; Sitka teacher Bridgette Reynolds was recognized at Sealaska Heritage Institute's 2026 culturally responsive education conferences earlier this month; A home in Sitka sustained fire damage last week but remains standing thanks to the quick action of a good Samaritan and local emergency responders
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The Coast Guard is modernizing how it develops applications to support its missions. The service's new Software Yard is designed to accelerate secure software development, incorporate DevSecOps and use low-code/no-code platforms to respond more quickly to emerging operational needs. Capt. Patrick Thompson, technical director of infrastructure at the Coast Guard, discussed how the Software Yard is changing application development, including efforts that have taken apps from concept to deployment in as little as three weeks. He also explained how faster development cycles are changing cybersecurity requirements, creating opportunities for AI-enabled security tools and driving the need to retool the Coast Guard's technology workforce.
Why has China Coast Guard made it a routine to patrol the east of Taiwan? Why has retired US Air Force colonel Ray Powell called this a quarantine? CommonWealth's cover story details the reporting behind "Broken Chain," built on 1.8 billion vessel data points. Our reporters recount our exclusive interview with National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu. This episode traces a shared playbook across the first island chain, and why normalization may be the greatest danger.Episode highlights:00:00 The quarantine warning behind Broken Chain03:26 Su'ao fishermen grown numb to Chinese patrols10:09 Mapping 1.8 billion vessel data points14:38 Coast Guard SOPs and a Philippine warning17:33 Exclusive interview with NSC SecGen21:34 Indo-Pacific stakes, CSIS partnership, what's nextHost: Kwangyin Liu, Deputy Managing Editor, CommonWealth MagazineGuest: Steven Yeo, Data & Graphics engineer; Hazel Hsu, ReporterProducers: Yayuan Chang, Weiru Wang*Read more:https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=4930*Share your thoughts:bill@cw.com.tw留言告訴我你對這一集的想法: https://open.firstory.me/user/cledx9shs004801v3cmkogc7e/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting
Plus: A man accused of stabbing two worshippers at a Sikh temple with a screwdriver was released from prison just a day earlier, a multibillion-dollar fleet of Coast Guard icebreakers will be built in Quebec, a Montreal airport worker is struck and killed by a plane, WestJet flight attendants approve their labour agreement, and could Ukraine hold elections with a years-long war still raging? We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episodes. You can find us: Through email at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca Or @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Welcome back to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Valor Plus. We're glad you're with us, because today we're pulling back the curtain on one of our favorite projects of the year—the 2026 Blades of Valor Tour through Florida.For this special episode, we've brought together the entire team that made the tour possible. Joining us are editor-at-large and photographer Brent Bundy; photographer and videographer Scott Kellerman; my co-host, Jon Gray; and I'm Jack Schonely. Together, we travelled across the Sunshine State, visiting four outstanding aviation units to capture their stories through photography, print, video, and, of course, the Hangar Z Podcast.Today, we're taking you behind the scenes to share what it really takes to produce a project like this. We'll talk about the incredible cooperation and hospitality we received from all four aviation units, the detailed planning and safety considerations behind coordinating air-to-air photo shoots, an unforgettable airboat ride through the Florida Everglades, and a few stories about the late nights—and plenty of laughs—we shared while staying together at a Vrbo in Clearwater.If you've ever wondered what goes into creating the content you see in Vertical Valor magazine, on Hangar Z, and across our social media platforms, this episode is for you. So sit back, buckle up, and join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the 2026 Blades of Valor Tour.To see the 2026 Blades of Valor Road Tour videos, check out these links:- Highlights from the 2026 Blades of Valor Road Tour w/ The Hangar Z Podcast - Blades of Valor - Leonardo AW139 – An in-flight podcast w/ Miami-Dade Fire Captain Jason Vanbuskirk- Helicopter Walkaround: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Bell 429 | 2026 Blades of Valor Road Tour- Helicopter Walkaround: U.S. Coast Guard's MH-60T Jayhawk | 2026 Blades of Valor Road Tour- The Crew Behind Palm Beach Sheriff's Law Enforcement Helicopter Ops | 2026 Blades of Valor Road Tour- Helicopter Walkaround: Broward Sheriff Office's Airbus H125 | 2026 Blades of Valor Roar TourThank you to our sponsors Metro Aviation, Robinson Helicopter and Summit Aviation.
Once again I have to address the total ignorance of the situation in North Carolina.* #1 NO ONE BUILT THEIR HOUSE NEXT TO THE OCEAN* Most the motels and cottages were made between 20 to 71 years ago when the water was hundreds of yards away. * No the beach erosion is not natural, do not give me this let nature take its course crapIF the government had not put in jetties, there would not be so much beach erosion north of them. Imagine damming up a river and then just letting the dam break. Of course there would be flooding. Well if you make jetties you have to maintain them, as half a jetty is more deadly than none. Having one sitting out there with a hole in it just sucks out sand. Compounding this was were the geniuses of the army corpse of engineers who dug out pipes and tanks that had created an oil leak from the abandoned cost guard base that had been converted into a monstrous empty housing project created during the 2008 mortgage back security scam. This created a sink hole that also contributed to erosion. Once again the government did that.It was the government that initially removed sand from the exact spots that flooded by the dump truck load to fill in a swamp to place a naval base which was later converted to a coast guard base 1986. This was relocated in 2005 and the National Park Service took over the 49 acre lot. They sold the 8 arce portion that had cost guard housing on it to private developers from Sylakama, LLC. run by a Yankee from Illinois, Lee Pontes who role plays as a Virginian. The Yank built a 45-unit complex consists of 23 separate buildings: 24 two-bedroom, 14 three-bedroom and seven four-bedroom units, most with carports, screened porches, and decks. When the natural historic district zoning — which restricts multifamily and group housing — was put in place, the housing complex was still owned by the Coast Guard. Since the federal government is exempted from county zoning regulations, the complex was considered a legal non-conforming use.Well how about that the government creating another problem again.The government* removed the sand by the dump truck load* created and then broke a base* developed property there selling Park land to be developed by a yankee (former government employee to) who sold it to other yankees that no local could afford* abandoned the property which created an oil leak* dug that up and did so poorly which created more beach erosion* built and then neglected the jetties which caused massive erosion* sat on their thumbs as more than 30 properties were swallowed by the Sea. It was also the government that built the dune network across the entire island. It is counter intuitive but sand dunes actually make more erosion and water damage as they trap in even rain water between the dunes and the road. DOT (Department of Transportation) loss a lawsuit over this. Ai was unaware of it until I gave it specific names. The DOT is also more Government. So when Reagan said the most terrifying words in the English language were, “Hi, we're the government and we're here to help” boy did he get that right. Well you will never change anything they said. I am happy to report to every person who said that that that they can eat a bowl of ….Look at it now. What is super sad is that this beach was dredged and created in a matter of DAYS. In under a week there was a beach. The next step is to fix the broken jetty. Ryan Dawson's Anti-neocon Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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
Farewell Sticks is the hardest episode we’ve ever had to record. On August 20th, we lost our friend, producer, and co-host John “Sticks” Hall in a small plane crash near Bristol, Maine. His son Tyler was flying with him and survived with minor injuries. We’re not speculating on cause. Actually, we’re not speculating on anything about that day. What we can tell you: it was a Diamond DA20, Sticks bought it last spring, and that’s where the facts stop for now. Farewell Sticks: The Man Behind the Mic Sticks was a true unrestricted aviator, qualified in both fixed wing and rotary wing. Furthermore, when the Coast Guard tried to send him fixed wing in flight school, he threatened to drop on request unless they let him fly helicopters instead. That stubbornness paid off. He spent his career as a Coast Guard rescue pilot, flying a hundred feet off the water, a hundred miles out, at night, in weather nobody sane would choose. Consequently, he pulled people off sinking ships when it mattered most. Sticks was also a nurse practitioner who prided himself on being an outstanding diagnostician. He didn’t clock out when he left the office, either. Friends of the show can tell you he talked them through injuries and health scares more than once. He met RePete years ago as his son’s Boy Scout troop leader. All three of his sons, Noah, Jack, and Tyler, became Eagle Scouts under his mentorship. Sticks first joined the show in Episode 30, “Are You Sure It’s Mine,” discussing 9/11. He came back most recently to co-host Episode 223, “Coasties in Space.” However, his fingerprints are on this show in quieter ways too. He designed the logo, hiding a goat at a 120-degree angle of bank for anyone who looks closely enough. He recruited guests, hauled gear from New Hampshire to North Carolina for the Harrier sundown, and finally met the whole crew in person this past June. His son Tyler appeared on Episode 176, “Don’t Be Afraid to Use the E-Word,” and is heading into his senior year at Embry-Riddle. We’re praying for Sticks and his entire family. Semper Paratus, Sticks. Always ready, right to the end. Here’s a link to the news report of the mishap. Stay Connected Send condolences to repete@sothereiwas.us with “Condolences” in the subject line. We’ll forward every message to his family. #SoThereIWas #FarewellSticks #SemperParatus #CoastGuardAviation #RescueHelicopterPilot #NursePractitioner #EagleScout #AviationCommunity #GeneralAviation #NavalAviators #PodcastCommunity #InMemoriam #AviationPodcast Drawing by Pat Dowden, USCG Retired.
There is an iron law of building complicated things, and it applies to your kitchen renovation exactly the same way it applies to a nuclear-powered warship: the most expensive moment in any project is the moment somebody changes their mind after the work has started.A new presidential memorandum directs the Navy to plan for ripping electromagnetic catapults out of carriers already under construction and putting steam-powered ones back in. The Washington Post reports the Navy is also quietly studying whether to move the island — the multi-story command tower — from the stern toward the middle of the ship, because that's how World War II carriers looked. Ford-class carriers are projected at $22 billion apiece, and the Navy plans to build up to 10.Host Steve Ellis is joined by TCS policy analyst Gabe Murphy to read the fine print. They dig into why the island sits where it sits (stability, safer landings, more sorties), what a steam conversion would actually require — including convincing a manufacturer to restart a production line idle for nearly three decades — and why the USS Doris Miller, already two years behind schedule, could slip into the late 2030s. They also look at the Congressional Budget Office's new score for the Trump-class battleship: $275 billion over 30 years, with the lead ship at $23 billion — more than 31% above the Navy's own estimate from earlier this year. And they ask whether Newport News, the only yard in the country certified to build these ships, can absorb any of it without delaying the Columbia-class subs that carry the sea-based leg of the nuclear triad.It's not all criticism. Gabe flags the parts of the memorandum a budget watchdog should actually like, including allied shipyard partnerships modeled on the Coast Guard's icebreaker deal with Finland.America's shipbuilding problem is real. You don't fix a schedule problem by redrawing the blueprints on ships already on the way — and you don't fix a cost problem by ordering a new class of battleships the Navy doesn't want. Proven, reliable, affordable: we'd just like to see the receipts, especially in the week federal debt topped $40 trillion.
Hour 3 (8.19) A Long Beach man spends the night alone in the ocean and lives, four 40-story towers for seniors are headed for Warner Center, and Tim finds a saved voicemail from his dad. The hour opens on prediction markets and what the Florida upset would have paid out, then Costco and nonprofit insurer SCAN Health Plan partnering on Medicare Advantage products in two states and a Medicare supplement in a third, pending regulatory approval — the retailer's first entry into the Medicare market. Then Tim, scrolling his phone, finds his father's voice still on it. From there: Paul Carbullido Jr., 53, was found 16 hours after he was reported missing — a husband and father of four on a personal watercraft for the first time in his life. He can't swim. Coast Guard crews found him floating nearly three miles south of the Seal Beach Pier around 10:45 a.m., body temperature down to 86 degrees, and he says his life vest is what let him paddle all night. Plus the Viva project headed for Warner Center: four towers, roughly 40 floors, more than 3,000 units of affordable senior housing, part of a much wider redevelopment. Councilmember Bob Blumenfield calls it the future of senior housing — "kind of like Golden Girls on steroids." And the crew closes out on Harry and Meghan, their post-royal business record, and whether the American public has moved on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 2 (8.19) The City Council pulls a dozen anti-camping zones off the map in Hollywood, Silver Lake and Echo Park; Conway runs through the racing firsts that all started at one Tijuana track, and a big upset out of Florida. The council voted 10-3 to remove 12 designated enforcement zones under the city's 41.18 anti-camping law — supporters say it lets the city focus on outreach and housing; opponents warn about public safety and quality of life. All 12 sit in Council District 13, represented by Hugo Soto-Martínez, who said he'd never heard of a 41.18 zone being removed before. Crozier weighs in with his own housing history — he slept on a branch in a tree when he first got to L.A. Then Conway on going to Agua Caliente with his dad, and everything the track gave racing: the Pick 6, which started there as the "5-10," plus the starting gate and safety helmets, and Anna Lee Aldred, who in 1939 became the first American woman licensed as a jockey — she got that license at Caliente. Plus, the Coast Guard pulls a jet skier out of the ocean, and why his life jacket is the reason he's alive. The hour closes on the Florida Democratic Senate primary, where progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon upset former National Security Council aide Alex Vindman, setting up a November race against Republican Sen. Ashley Moody. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 4 (8.19) Tim finds a saved voicemail from his dad, Tim Conway, plus Costco getting into the Medicare business and a very big night for a very underfunded candidate in Florida. The hour opens on the City Council's 10-3 vote to remove 12 designated enforcement zones under the city's 41.18 anti-camping law — supporters say it lets the city focus on outreach and housing; opponents warn about public safety and quality of life. Crozier offers his own L.A. housing history: he slept on a branch in a tree when he first moved here. Then Conway on going to Agua Caliente with his dad and everything that track gave racing — the Pick 6, which started there as the "5-10," along with the starting gate and safety helmets, and Anna Lee Aldred, the first American woman licensed to ride, who got that license at Caliente. Plus, the Coast Guard on pulling a jet skier out of the ocean. Then the Florida Democratic Senate primary, where progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon upset former National Security Council aide Alex Vindman, and what that would have paid on Poly-market and Kalshi. And to close it out: Costco and nonprofit insurer SCAN Health Plan are partnering on Medicare Advantage products in two states and a Medicare supplement in a third, pending regulatory approval — the retailer's first entry into the Medicare market — and then Tim, going through his phone, finds his father's voice waiting on it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 1 (8.18) A Long Beach jet skier spent the night in the ocean before rescuers finally spotted him offshore. Plus, a runaway pig tears through West Hollywood, a troubling new Boyle Heights health report, and why Los Angeles has become America's wire-theft capital. 6:05 PM Tim misses the days when everyone was unplugged. Crozier returns after a short break and shares a chance encounter with Angel out in the wild. Tim also digs into a new report on the Lineage Logistics warehouse fire in Boyle Heights, where residents continue reporting respiratory problems, anxiety, sleep disruption and other health concerns tied to the ongoing cleanup. 6:20 PM Rialto police officers are being praised after body camera video showed them saving a choking 3-year-old boy using a LifeVac airway-clearing device. Then, Tim reacts to the viral video of a runaway pig nicknamed "Wilbur" leading an e-bike rider and several would-be wranglers on a chase through West Hollywood. 6:35 PM A missing Long Beach jet skier was found alive after spending the night in the water. The U.S. Coast Guard located him offshore the next morning and rescued him after an extensive overnight search. 6:50 PM California continues battling a surge in cable and wire thefts, with Los Angeles leading the nation. Tim looks at the impact on customers, why telecom companies including AT&T, Spectrum and Verizon are affected, and whether stealing copper is really worth the risk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Send us Fan MailMatthew Brannon has cracked the code on catching big bass consistently across the country, and on this episode of the Serious Angler Podcast he breaks down exactly how. Matthew is a California angler who has put in serious time on big bass fisheries from coast to coast, and he shares the techniques that translate no matter where you're fishing, whether you're chasing giants or grinding out numbers.We get into how his day job with the Coast Guard has shaped his understanding of marine electronics and fishing technology, and how that knowledge translates directly to finding and catching more bass. Matthew also breaks down his tournament mindset: instead of grinding numbers on milk runs, he covers as much water as fast as possible to put himself in front of as many big bites as he can.
In this episode, the guys sit down with John Hemken, CEO and owner of A&M Manufacturing, and Angela Owen, COO, for an inside look at the business of building commercial boats for watersport and tourism operators. John shares the incredible story of taking over A&M during a period of financial and operational turmoil and turning it into a respected manufacturer of COI vessels, while Angela explains how the company has built systems and a team designed to scale without relying on a single person. The conversation covers everything from rising material costs and Coast Guard approval delays to choosing the right boat size, designing for multiple revenue streams, and why flexible, timeless boat layouts can be more valuable than highly customized designs. Most importantly, John and Angela share lessons on customer relationships, profitability, delegation, and building boats around the businesses operators are trying to create.[SPONSORS] - This show is sponsored by Take My Boat Test and WaveRez.Show Links:Website: https://www.watersportpodcast.comFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/awgpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1155418904790489Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awg_podcast/
Show SummaryOn today's episode, we're having a conversation with Military Intelligence and Civil Affairs Veteran Rebecca Monaco, co-founder of Next Mission, an organization dedicated to empowering and supporting resettled Afghan women veterans who served alongside U.S. Special Operations forcesEpisode Partner:Our sponsor this week is Aetna, a trusted health care company, committed to serving Veterans, military families, and caregivers through meaningful, community-centered care. Provide FeedbackAs a dedicated member of the audience, we would like to hear from you. If you PsychArmor has helped you learn, grow, and support those who've served and those who care for them, we would appreciate hearing your story. Please follow this link to share how PsychArmor has helped you in your service journey Share PsychArmor StoriesAbout Today's GuestRebecca Monaco, MPH, is a public health leader, researcher, and program strategist with more than ten years of experience leading complex initiatives across healthcare, nonprofit, government, and military organizations. She earned her Master of Public Health from Dartmouth College, where she developed a passion for behavioral health research, implementation science, and innovative approaches to improving care. Her current interests focus on psychedelic-assisted therapy, women's health, and translating emerging research into real-world impact.A former U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Intelligence Officer, Rebecca deployed to Afghanistan as a Cultural Support Team (CST) member with Joint Special Operations Command, where she served alongside Afghan Female Tactical Platoon (FTP) members. Following the fall of Afghanistan, her team coordinated the evacuation of 42 Afghan female Special Operations personnel, an experience that continues to shape her commitment to service, leadership, and advancing opportunities for vulnerable communities.Rebecca currently serves as the volunteer Project Manager and Board Secretary for NXT Mission, where she leads initiatives supporting refugee resettlement, education, workforce development, and long-term integration for displaced Afghan women and families across the United States.Links Mentioned During the EpisodeNext Mission WebsiteNext Mission on LinkedInPsychArmor Resource of the WeekThis week's PsychArmor Resource of the Week is a previous episode of the Behind The Mission podcast, episode 184 with Kari McDonough. Kari is Vice President of Welcome.US and Senior Advisor to the Welcome Fund, a program of Welcome.us that provides a source for grantmaking to organizations as they involve community members to welcoming coalition allies coming to the US as part of resettlement efforts. You can find the resource here: https://psycharmor.org/podcast/kari-mcdonough Contact Us and Join Us on Social Media Email PsychArmorPsychArmor on XPsychArmor on FacebookPsychArmor on YouTubePsychArmor on LinkedInPsychArmor on InstagramTheme MusicOur theme music Don't Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families. You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com
This is an edited version of an interview that was first heard in May 2021. The guest is Kirby Eldridge, a former Coast Guard lighthouse keeper. Kirby was one of the two last keepers of Boon Island Light Station, which is about seven miles off the coast of southern Maine. Kirby and the other keeper at the time, Leo Berry, had to evacuate Boon Island during the devastating Blizzard of 1978, and the light was automated soon after that. In this interview, Kirby recalls his harrowing rescue during the blizzard, as well as memories of everyday life at one of America’s most desolate light stations.
Support the show on Patreon! - https://patreon.com/gogOther ways to support the show! - https://gog.show/donateJoin our Discord! - https://discord.gg/r4ZmSHBBuy some merch! - https://shop.gog.show/Welcome back from the vacation from hell, where apparently even California has its head in the sand(y beach). Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled his vision for an AI-powered utopia that mostly boils down to "trust humanity to do the right thing," which is a bold statement from the guy whose $300 million yacht apparently couldn't hear a Coast Guard distress call from a stranded family. Elsewhere, an AI agent booked a gym class by exploiting a security hole and kicking someone else off the waitlist, because nothing says "personal assistant" like accidental cybercrime. The EU is now requiring labels on realistic AI generated content, China is breaking up people and their chatbot companions, and OpenAI reportedly has achieved the ultimate AI ethics breakthrough: having no dedicated ethicist.The surveillance dystopia is also picking up speed. Flock tried to turn hundreds of thousands of rideshare and delivery drivers into a roving army of license-plate snitches, while every Flock camera in one Minnesota city was promptly sawed down and stolen. Meta's smart glasses continue their transformation into the preferred accessory of creeps and pickup-artist assholes, prompting pubs and other venues to ban them outright. Researchers found those glasses being used to secretly record and harass women, proving once again that every shiny new piece of wearable technology eventually gets repurposed as a tool for human depravity. And because apparently your car dashboard wasn't already commercial enough, BMW is now putting Spider-Man ads on the screens you paid tens of thousands of dollars to own.Finally, Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit over an iCloud Private Relay flaw that can expose your supposedly private IP address, Anthropic is watermarking Claude-generated text, SpaceXAI is taking another year to remove a pile of unpermitted gas turbines, and somebody is apparently stealing millions of dollars in AI hardware straight off California highways. We also hit Media Candy with Strange New Worlds, Silo, Broadchurch, Ted Lasso, and The X-Files, sweat through yet another Apple Fitness disaster, celebrate the sweet relief of escaping Spark, and ask the eternal Gen-X question: how did all this technology supposedly make life easier when we're still just sitting here surrounded by 47 goddamn tabs?Sponsors:CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! 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Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/758Watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/NzS9Wo7D0yASHOW NOTESMark Zuckerberg's Answer to Growing AI Safety Concerns Is to Just Trust People to Do the Right ThingMark Zuckerberg's mega-yacht didn't respond to call for help from small boat in AlaskaAn OpenClaw agent reportedly hacked a gym's booking system and kicked someone off a waiting listEU will mandate labels on authentic-looking AI content starting August 2Beijing is forcing a mass breakup with AI loversOpenAI's Only Ethicist Reportedly Left Last Month. She Wasn't ReplacedGoogle's classic Search button is gone in a new AI-first homepageSpaceX's Earnings Show Elon Wiped Out Two-Thirds Of Twitter's Ad BusinessSpaceXAI says it will take a year to fully remove unpermitted gas turbines from its Mississippi data centerFlock Reportedly Tried to Turn Uber Drivers Into Mobile SnitchesAll of Winona Police Department's Flock cameras cut down and stolen‘The Worst I've Ever Seen': Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI HardwareBMW is forcing a weird Spider-Man ad onto its dashboard displaysTesla Driver Tries the Old ‘I Wasn't Driving' Excuse to Get Out of Speeding TicketApple faces class action lawsuit for fraud over iCloud Private Relay flawIs AI Disclosure Day here?Trackalot 1.3 Released!Popular Bars and Restaurants Are Banning Smart GlassesResearchers Show How Meta's 'Pervert Glasses' Are Used to Harass WomenPervert At Large (2013 Remaster)Renting a car and the clerk was wearing meta glasses.Star Trek: Strange New WorldsSiloBroadchurch S3Ted Lasso S4Ride or DieSugarInstadocs: The Prediction GamesBeetlejuice Beetlejuice‘The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn' Has a Perfectly Creepy TrailerNirvanna the Band the Show the MovieSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
On this week's show Patrick Gray and James Wilson are joined by guest co-host Brad Arkin to talk through the week's news, including: The AI-agent-hacks-stuff saga continues. This week we have one booting gymgoers from full classes to nab its owner a spot Somehow OpenAI's legal team allowed the company to spill all the Hugging Face tea at BlackHat and it's hot and delicious More details emerge about Iran's hacking campaign against US water utilities, but Brad is unimpressed It turns out TeamPCP has been around longer than we thought and predates the AI era Some absolute plonker kept the DEFCON party going on a Delta flight home. No word yet on if they made the plane fly sideways Much, much more This week's show is brought to you by cloud security platform Prowler. Founder and CEO Toni de la Fuente chats about what the company is doing with AI and some of the cool ways customers are using it with Prowler. This episode is also available on YouTube Show notes How a simple request for AI to book a gym class exposed a major threat | Social Signals OK, Well, There Are Even More AI Agent Hacking Incidents | wired.com OpenAI BlackHat talk re Hugging Face incident | OpenAI says Daybreak will expand to offer specialized cyber services | CyberScoop Cyberattacks targeting water systems expand to 12 states as South Dakota, Georgia announce incidents | therecord.media Cyberattack on North Carolina Ports ‘contained' as Coast Guard, state officials investigate | therecord.media Local governments in four states dealing with cyberattacks that have shut down services | The Record Follow-Up Report of the December 2025 Energy Sector Incident | CERT Polska Chinese telcos maintain deep US presence despite Salt Typhoon links, House committee says | The Record State Department says Trump raised cyber scam compound issue with Xi | therecord.media Open-source software's archenemy TeamPCP goes back further than anyone thought | CyberScoop A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They'd Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide | wired.com Srsly Risky Biz: Being a North Korean Hacker Is About to Be Less Fun - Risky Business Media | Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers | Ars Technica CSS:the bomb inside your inbox | PortSwigger Research Security update available for Metabase - Please upgrade now | Social Signals Canadian man pleads guilty to Snowflake hacks that led to 165 breaches | therecord.media British ‘Com' member who abused more than 100 girls worldwide jailed for two years | therecord.media FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims' online accounts to steal their intimate pictures | TechCrunch Security AI is getting better at election facts, but voters shouldn't rely on it | CyberScoop The FTC wants to regulate AI for ideological bias | cyberscoop.com US and South Korea warn of Gunra ransomware targeting govt agencies | BleepingComputer CISA: Microsoft SharePoint flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks | BleepingComputer CISA: SonicWall SMA1000 flaws now exploited by ransomware gangs | BleepingComputer N-able N-central exploitation results in RMM tool deployment | Sophos Delta investigating after someone set up fake Wi-Fi network mid-flight | TechCrunch Security mcp-dashboard-demo/prompt/prowler_dashboard_prompt.md at main · prowler-cloud/mcp-dashboard-demo | GitHub
Vishing attacks target hedge funds. Metabase Cloud breached by zero-day flaw. Cyberattack disrupts North Carolina Ports operations. The Chinese government has launched a security review of Palo Alto Networks products. US defense supplier breached by phishing attack. Healthcare software provider breach affected 3.8 million people. New macOS malware spreads via ClickFix attacks. Microsoft and Apple issue new security updates. Cryptography expert says new AI cryptanalysis results show promise, but not an AES breakthrough. James Turgal, Optiv Security's vice president, cyber risk, strategy and board relations, is discussing how Iranian operators and their proxies appear to pursue disruption. And a Kentucky Fried Chicken order doxxes Chinese spyware operator. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we are joined by James Turgal, Optiv Security's vice president, cyber risk, strategy and board relations, discussing how Iranian operators and their proxies appear to pursue disruption by exploiting poorly secured operational technology in sectors such as water, energy, healthcare, and transportation. Selected Reading Hedge fund cyberattacks tied to BlackFile-linked UNC6671 extortion group (BleepingComputer) Multi-Brand Vishing Extortion Targets Financial Services and Enterprise Cloud Environments (GTIG) Cyberattack on North Carolina Ports ‘contained' as Coast Guard, state officials investigate (The Record) China launches cybersecurity review into Palo Alto Networks products (Reuters) Attacker phished way into US defense supplier's Microsoft 365 account (The Register) Unlimited Technology Systems Data Breach Affects 3.8 Million Patients (HIPAA Journal) Mac Malware Drains Crypto Wallets Via Fake CAPTCHA Scam (Huntress) China-linked LightSpy spyware caught targeting victims in 13 countries, including the US (TechCrunch) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry's most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc.
Ben Crump called a closed nursing board complaint a "warning shot." The board says it's automatic — mandatory for any complaint, resolved in hours. That single error exposes the whole strategy: a quick war built on the bet that Ocean Springs would fold. It didn't. Sarah Fields brought Coast Guard timestamps. Edward Andrew Paltzik — Trump's attorney against CBS, Paramount, and the New York Times — is now on the ground. Full breakdown of the collapse, on schedule. ➢ Show Outline 00:00 The Wells Complaint & Campaign Flaws 01:10 Ocean Springs Fights Back: Paternity Case Revealed 02:45 Sarah Fields vs. Don Lemon & Audio Authenticity 04:17 Andrew Edward Palsy Joins the Defense 05:18 The "Quick War" Backfires 07:02 Christine Wells' Custody History 08:07 Smearing Ocean Springs & Local Pushback 10:05 Christine Wells Losing the Information War? 11:52 The "Devoted Mother" Narrative Questioned 19:11 Red Flags at Nolan's Funeral 20:23 Ben Crump vs. Andrew Edward Palsy: A Mismatch? ➢ Follow Our GUESTS https://www.youtube.com/@TheShemekaMichelle ➢ Subscribe to Jason's other channel https://www.youtube.com/JasonWhitlock?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockHarmony?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockBYOG?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockClips?sub_confirmation=1 ➢ Connect with Jason on Social Media: https://x.com/JasonWhitlock https://www.instagram.com/realjasonwhitlock/ https://www.facebook.com/jasonwhitlock ➢ Send Jason an Email FearlessBlazeShow@gmail.com ➢ Support The Blaze Visit https://TheBlaze.com. Explore the all-new ad-free experience and see for yourself how we're standing up against suppression and prioritizing independent journalism. Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://www.fearlessmission.com and get $20 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This news packed episode opens with an extensive discussion about alleged illegal fishing activities conducted by vessels linked to the Chinese Communist Party. The Senator argues that Chinese distant-water fishing fleets operate on a massive scale, engaging in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing that harms marine ecosystems, depletes fish populations, damages local fishing industries, and relies on forced labor practices. He describes efforts to combat these operations through sanctions and increased Coast Guard monitoring. The conversation then shifts to U.S. politics, focusing on the perceived rise of socialist and progressive influence within the Democratic Party. Ted and Ben discuss polling on socialism and reveal policy positions associated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), arguing that the movement is becoming increasingly influential in Democratic primary elections. The final segment examines fundraising and management challenges at the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Using an article from The New York Times, Sen Cruz and Ben describe internal disputes, cash flow concerns, political leadership issues, and fundraising disadvantages compared to Republicans ahead of upcoming midterm elections. Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson and The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verdictwithtedcruz X: https://x.com/tedcruz X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.