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https://vimeo.com/1102786771?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/7/19/2025-07-21-dealing-with-uncashed-retirement-plan-checks This week we look at: Conservation Easement Deductions: A Critical Review of Rock Cliff Reserve, LLC Portability Election Pitfalls: A Deep Dive into Estate of Rowland and DSUE Requirements Understanding Equitable Tolling in Tax Court: Insights from Boechler, P.C. v. Commissioner A Critical Review of Veribest Vesta, LLC v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue: Implications for Conservation Easement Valuations Understanding Withholding and Reporting for Uncashed Retirement Plan Distribution Checks: A Review of Rev. Rul. 2025-15 Fifth Circuit Affirms Tax Court's Disallowance of Micro-Captive Insurance Deductions: An Analysis of Swift v. Commissioner  

Roger Goodell joins the show! We're live from Fanatics Fest in NYC with the 8th Commissioner of the National Football League, the man who has taken the NFL to new heights and dedicated his life to the league. We talk life as the commish, growing the game, flag football in the Olympics, and more. Commissioner Goodell then takes our patented Dude Ranking Questionnaire. We wrap up with The Chillest Dude of the Week presented by Coors Light. Thanks again to Michael Rubin and Fanatics Fest for hosting us!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For over 40 years, Helena Bonham Carter has delighted us with roles including Lucy Honeychurch in Room with a View, Princess Margaret in The Crown and Harry Potter's much-loved villain, Bellatrix Lestrange. She joined Nuala McGovern to discuss her latest role in new film, Four Letters of Love, based on the bestselling book of the same name. Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions. The method, pioneered by UK scientists, combines the egg and sperm from a mum and dad with a second egg from a donor woman. The technique has been legal in the UK for a decade but this is the first proof it is leading to children born free of incurable mitochondrial disease, which is normally passed from mother to child. Anita Rani was joined by Kat Kitto who has two daughters, one of whom has mitochondrial disease, and Louise Hyslop, consultant embryologist at the Newcastle Fertility Centre to discuss.A new report by London's Victims' Commissioner, Claire Waxman, says that victims are being forced to quit the criminal justice system in huge numbers amid record court delays and traumatic process. She joined Nuala to explain why they are saying 'there is a near total failure in seeing offenders brought to justice', especially when it comes to female victims of violence. In the second part of our series about women and gaming, we find out more about the impact gaming can have on women's lives. Nuala heads to the Virgin Media Gamepad at the O2 to meet some of the women from the Black Girl Gamers community, who have over 10,000 members around the world. The bestselling author Louise Candlish joined Anita to talk about her latest novel - A Neighbour's Guide to Murder - which explores the practice of sex for rent and a trial by social media. The American jazz singer Samara Joy has five Grammy awards to her name and is quickly gaining superstar status in the jazz world. She is making her debut at the BBC Proms tonight, where she will be backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, in a special tribute to the Great American Songbook. The Prom will be also be live on Radio 3, on BBC Four and iPlayer.Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Annette Wells Editor: Deiniol Buxton

Leading off, as always, is "Sinkers and Floaters on the hot and not in the world. In the two spot is the "TCF Sports Minute," covering updates on the Chicago sports teams. Following that in the three spot is a new "Team Tiers", of the NL logos. "Commissioner for a Day" makes a return in the clean up spot. Wrapping things up, in the five spot as always, is the "TCF Top 3" and this week is the boys "top 2000's White Sox Players."

This week we look at: Conservation Easement Deductions: A Critical Review of Rock Cliff Reserve, LLC Portability Election Pitfalls: A Deep Dive into Estate of Rowland and DSUE Requirements Understanding Equitable Tolling in Tax Court: Insights from Boechler, P.C. v. Commissioner A Critical Review of Veribest Vesta, LLC v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue: Implications for Conservation Easement Valuations Understanding Withholding and Reporting for Uncashed Retirement Plan Distribution Checks: A Review of Rev. Rul. 2025-15 Fifth Circuit Affirms Tax Court's Disallowance of Micro-Captive Insurance Deductions: An Analysis of Swift v. Commissioner

The All-Star break is now complete and the back stretch of MLB's season begins today. With so many storylines to follow, Jake and Jordan discuss the most compelling races for the remainder of the baseball season. After a very rocky start, could the Boston Red Sox still capture the AL East? Which teams are best positioned to make the postseason in the AL and NL Wild Card races? Plus, as we move closer to the end of the season, who are the favorites for postseason awards? Are Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani destined to repeat, or might Cal Raleigh dump on Judge's chances?The All-Star break also brought some important insight from Commissioner Manfred, who met with the media before the All-Star Game on Tuesday. One of the key topics addressed was the Olympics. It appears there's still a lot to be figured out regarding whether players will be able to compete in the LA Summer Games. Although it's three years away, it's clear that time is of the essence for a decision. A couple of teams around the league are on the brink of being sold and the Commissioner had thoughts on each. Jake and Jordan dive into what he said about these topics and more as they explore what the future of baseball may look like.Later, everyone's favorite segment of the week is here: a new meaning to “The Big Dumper,” Zack Jack Mack from San Jac and a few tweets highlight this week's The Good, The Bad and The Uggla.Get ready for the home stretch of the baseball season the best way you know how — by joining us on the Baseball Bar-B-Cast.(1:44) - The Divisional and Wild Card races to keep an eye on(27:54) - Postseason awards favorites(35:08) - Rays for sale(39:20) - Twins for Sale(43:01) - Will MLB players be able to play in the Olympics?(47:16) - Final All-Star Game thoughts(52:06) - The Good, The Bad & The Uggla Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Congress established the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Its primary purpose is to prevent and address unfair treatment in the workplace, ensuring that employers don't discriminate against individuals based on race, gender, religion, or age in hiring, firing, or promotions.   Essentially, the EEOC attempts to create a level playing field in the job market by investigating complaints and enforcing anti-discrimination laws. Yet today's EEOC, led by acting chair Andrea Lucas, is rapidly changing, especially as it enforces—or rather fails to enforce—protections for LGBTQ+ employees. Pride in Exile, a volunteer organization, was created to seek actionable ways we can resist the weaponization of the EEOC as it threatens the hard-earned rights and protections of LGBTQ+ employees.   In this exclusive interview, I am honored to host two absolute titans in the fight for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion: Chai Feldblum, a renowned legal scholar, activist, and former Commissioner at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under President Barack Obama, and Judge Karen Ortiz, an administrative law judge at the EEOC's New York District's Office who has bravely challenged the current EEOC's leadership over policies affecting LGBTQ+ cases.   Together, we explore:   Our Guests' Career Journeys. The guests' journeys to EEOC leadership and the significant advancements in LGBTQ+ workplace protections made over the past two decades.   Threats to LGBTQ+ Workplace Protections. An in-depth look at current threats to LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion and concrete strategies to counter them, including the vital role of the all-volunteer organization, Pride in Exile.   Vision for a Belonging Society. A forward-looking discussion on envisioning and building a future of work where belonging is truly inclusive for all, especially the most vulnerable within our LGBTQ+ communities.   Our conversation is designed to support people like you—visionary leaders and those on their way to joining us. Want to gain the skills necessary to apply this learning to your work?   Join the Belonging Movement today! After you join, you'll receive exclusive access to complimentary workshops, group coaching sessions, and 1:1 somatic coaching offers designed to help you lead with your values and build groups that center team safety, trust, and belonging.   Don't just imagine belonging – build it. Join the Belonging Movement here: https://www.rhodesperry.com/subscribe.   Support Pride in Exile by becoming a member: https://www.prideinexile.org/

Almost every Christian denomination accepts that God is sovereign--which is interpreted to mean that He always does precisely what He pleases, and everything that happens on earth has either His explicit or implicit stamp of approval. So when we find ourselves in a crisis--we or someone we love gets a terminal diagnosis, or we don't have enough money to make the mortgage and may lose the house, or we're in the direct path of a natural disaster, etc--we pray for a miracle, because we all know that God can do anything He wants. And who knows? Maybe He'll say yes. But if He says no, the common theology goes, it's because He sees the bigger picture. He knows more than we do, and we have to just trust that He knows best. That sounds so spiritual, doesn't it? Some believers manage to weather these trials of faith, pointing to Job as their example, when he said, "The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord" (Job 1:21) and "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him" (Job 13:15). (One side note. When you hear of a great saint who loses everything and yet clings to their trust in God anyway, certain that He has a greater purpose for their loss, does that inspire you to praise God--or to praise that great saint? Who actually receives the glory for that?) This theology has its roots in Calvinism, which espouses an extreme form of predestination (meaning that God chooses whether each of us will ultimately be saved, or damned, before we're ever born. He has to do this, they argue, because it is God who gives us the faith even to be saved, Eph 2:8-9, and if He withholds that faith, salvation for that individual is impossible.) So God, in this theological persuasion, decides a priori who will be saved and who will not, and then punishes those to whom He has not given the faith to be saved for their sins. They do have scriptures to back up their argument--if you take them out of context. One of the big ones is Romans 9:18-21, which says: "Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. You will say to me then, 'Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?' But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, 'Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?'" In this passage, Paul was comparing Israel's hardness of heart in rejecting the Messiah to Pharaoh from the time of the Exodus (Romans 9:15-17). The reason it took ten plagues and the decimation of Egypt for Pharaoh to finally release the Israelites was because Pharaoh's heart was hardened, far beyond reason. Paul's point in this passage was that God did this so that He could display His power to the Israelites, delivering them with great signs and wonders (Romans 9:17). If Pharaoh hadn't resisted, it would not have taken great miracles to do it. (In the same way, Paul argues, the fact that Israel had rejected Jesus gave the Lord the opportunity to bring the Gentiles in to the New Covenant, too.) But if God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, is Pharaoh still responsible for his own actions? If we go back to the original source text, we can see that this isn't quite the whole story. God did tell Moses in advance that He would harden Pharaoh's heart before the plagues ever began (Ex 4:21, 7:3). But for the first five plagues, Pharaoh hardened his own heart (Ex 7:22, 8:15, 8:19, 8:32, 9:7). It was only by the sixth plague that the scripture says God hardened Pharaoh's heart (Ex 9:12). Pharaoh still made his own choice first; God just enforced it and used it for His own purposes. I love the analogy Charles Capps uses to explain this. If one sets clay and wax out in the hot sun, the sun will harden the clay, but melt the wax. The sun adds the same heat to both, but the substance (wax or clay) determines its effect. A potter chooses whether to make “noble or ignoble” vessels from clay not arbitrarily, but on the basis of the quality of the clay. If the clay is supple and pliable, it can be made into something beautiful; if it is brittle, it might not be fit to shape into something worthy of display. God works with what we give him. In the same way, in Jesus’ Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-23), the sower sows the Word indiscriminately, but it is the condition of the soil that determines the harvest. Luke later writes that God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34), and Peter writes that He is not willing that any should perish (2 Peter 3:9, more on this later). Likewise, any reasonable person would have been terrified into obedience by the plagues, long before they progressed to the death of the firstborn. And some of the Egyptians did believe and take refuge in Goshen, and the final exodus included “a mixed multitude” (Exodus 12:38), meaning some of the Egyptians were convinced, converted, and left with them. God gave the Egyptians the opportunity to escape the plagues that might otherwise have caused death, telling them to pull their livestock and their servants inside before the hail (Exodus 9:19), and to paint their doorposts with the blood of the Passover lamb (Exodus 12:22-23), which was symbolic of and foreshadowing the blood of Christ. Again, the Lord is “not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). He didn't want to harm the Egyptians, but neither did he want them to keep His people in bondage. So, did God harden Pharaoh’s heart? Yes, but perhaps only in the sense that God performed the miracles, and Pharaoh’s heart was such that those miracles caused him to dig in his heels. We’ve all met stubborn people like this, with whom any direct attempt at persuasion will cause them to double down on their original position. God does not override our free will, so in this case, He worked with it, using it to His advantage. Our choices do matter. But He's so amazing that He takes those choices and still manages to work “all things together for good to those who love God, who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). As a result of Pharaoh’s stubbornness, God’s people had a legacy of spectacular stories to remind their children and their children’s children of His might on their behalf. My point in saying all that is just that the argument that God sovereignly controls everything that happens is inconsistent with the overall teachings of scripture; even the individual verses that seem to suggest that don't stand up to scrutiny. But a larger problem is that, taken to its logical conclusion, the theological position that God's will is absolute, and will come to pass no matter what we do, leads to a sense of futility. Why pray--why even evangelize--if God is going to do what He's going to do, regardless? To their credit (though against logic), most Calvinist denominations recognize that the scriptures are very clear that we should still both evangelize and pray, and they therefore preach that we should do both, just because God said we should. (Sort of the equivalent of a parent saying, "Because I said so, that's why!") But historically, many Protestant denominations stemmed from or were heavily influenced by Calvinist doctrine. As a result, until about the late 18th and early 19th century, almost all missionary activity around the world came from the Catholic church, which I suspect was precisely because it held no doctrine of predestination, so they thought their efforts could make an eternal difference. Motivation matters. (Protestant missions largely date back to William Carey's work in India in 1793. The London Missionary Society was founded two years later, in 1795, and in 1810, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions was founded.) Even if we're not ultimately each predestined for heaven or hell, God is still sovereign, though, right? He knows way more than we do. So doesn't that mean sometimes He'll say no to our prayer requests, and when we all get to heaven, we'll understand why? Yes, God is sovereign in the sense that He is all-powerful, all-loving, and all-knowing, but He is not all-controlling (and I covered this extensively in this podcast https://www.drlaurendeville.com/podcasts/why-bad-things-happen-from-a-biblical-perspective on why bad things happen, from a biblical perspective). God told Adam and Eve not to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil; they did anyway. Was that God's will? Certainly not! He did everything He could to keep them from doing it, short of making them automatons, when He told them, don't do it. Likewise, any sovereign can set laws that his citizens may not necessarily obey. The US is a sovereign nation and in 1974 the administration set the "National Maximum Speed Law" of 55mph. But many drivers exceeded that speed limit daily. The New English Translation has the word “sovereign” appear more than any other biblical translation (368 times). Not one of the original Hebrew or Greek words connotes the idea that He controls everything that happens. Most of the time, "sovereign" is just the way they render God’s names. The word sovereign is often translated from Shaddai (meaning Almighty) when it’s part of God’s name (48 times in the OT). Other times it’s translated from ‘elohiym: supreme God, as a superlative, or ‘elyown, meaning High or Most High. Sometimes it's thrown in as part of the transition of ‘Adonay: an emphatic form of the Lord. Sometimes it's translated from tsaba’, also translated the Lord of Hosts, meaning one who commands an army. In some cases the word sovereign is used to describe God's characteristics, but in context, it doesn't mean what we typically mean by the word (that His will always happens). The NET version of 1 Chronicles 29:11 says, "O LORD, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all." Only this translation uses the word sovereign; the others , translate it Head. This word connotes the idea of a supreme ruler, but not of one who always gets His way. Psalm 84:11 says, “For the Lord God is a sun and shield (magen: shield, buckler, protector).” The same verse is translated in NET: "For the LORD God is our sovereign protector." Clearly the word magen does not indicate that He always gets His way, either. Sovereign power is also translated as holiness from qadash: "to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate." This word is used in Ezekiel 28:25: "'This is what the sovereign LORD says: When I regather the house of Israel from the peoples where they are dispersed, I will reveal my sovereign power (or holiness) over them in the sight of the nations, and they will live in their land that I gave to my servant Jacob." It doesn't mean supreme dictator there either. Micah 5:4 says, "He will assume his post and shepherd the people by the LORD's strength, by the sovereign authority of the LORD his God. They will live securely, for at that time he will be honored even in the distant regions of the earth.” Sovereign authority here is the words ga'own (exaltation, majesty, pride) shem (name, reputation, fame, glory): thus, it's better translated “in the majesty of the name” of the Lord. Not a supreme dictator there either. Habakkuk 2:14 says, "For recognition of the LORD's sovereign majesty will fill the earth just as the waters fill up the sea." Sovereign majesty here is yada (to know, to perceive, to make known) kabowd (glory, honour, glorious, abundance), also translated “for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord.” Still not indicating ultimate control over everything that happens. Of course God's will does not always come to pass. As I mentioned earlier, the classic example of this is 2 Peter 3:9: “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance,” and 1 Timothy 2:4: “[He] desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” Matthew 18:14 also says, “Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.” Jesus paid for the sins of the whole world, not just those who are saved. 1 John 2:2 says, “He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world”, and 1 Tim 4:10 says, "That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.” This doesn't sound like a God who created anyone for the expressed purpose of eternal damnation to me. On the contrary, He did everything He could possibly do to save us all, short of making us automatons. But not everybody will be saved, because He doesn't force us to choose Him--nor does He make any of our other decisions for us, either. Jesus said in Matthew 7:13: "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it." God wills it; He paid an enormous price for it; but He won't get all of us, because we get a choice. There are other verses that imply the concept of sovereignty as we typically define it (in the sense that when God decides to do something, He does it, and no one can stop Him). Here are a few of those verses: Job 42:2: “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” Isaiah 46:10: “I declare the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.” Romans 8:28: “All things work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose.” (i.e. He can use bad and work it for good.) But these verses refers to God’s right and His power -- they say nothing about voluntary restrictions that God has placed upon His own power. Those limitations are defined by the covenants God had in place with mankind at various points in history. Once He gives His word that He will do this and not that, He cannot violate it--He exalts His word even above His name (Psalm 138:2). It's the integrity of His word that literally holds the universe together (Hebrews 1:3). Again, more on this in this podcast: https://www.drlaurendeville.com/podcasts/why-bad-things-happen-from-a-biblical-perspective and extensively more in "Blood Covenant Origins" and "Blood Covenant Fulfilled" from this book series: https://www.drlaurendeville.com/books/biblical-retellings). A quick overview, though: since God gave the earth to man in the garden, and man decided to obey Satan, God had to find a legal entry to get back in. That was the purpose of the covenants—first the Adamic, then the Noahic, then the Abrahamic, then the Mosaic, and now finally, the New Covenant. In the middle three there were stipulations of what we had to do, and therefore what God would do for us, if we kept up our end. But there were provisions for blessings even in those. For instance, a common Old Testament example I've heard preached to back up the idea that we never know what God's going to do, but we should have faith in Him anyway, is Daniel 3:18. Here's how that verse is preached: "If you throw us into the fiery furnace, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But even if He does not save us, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up." Except that's not what that verse actually says. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abendego, the Hebrew kids in Babylonian exile in that story, were under the Mosaic covenant, and they were on the right side of it--so they had a right to the blessings (Deut 28:7), and they knew it. They knew God’s promises. That’s why they were able to stand up to the king—just like David could call Goliath that “uncircumcised Philistine,” absolutely convinced of the outcome, because he had a covenant, and Goliath didn’t. In the story in Daniel, what the verse actually says is, “If you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.” The Jewish captives respond saying, “If that is the case” (implying, if you will throw us in to the furnace, the subject of the previous verse). Then they say, “But if not”—and the Hebrew never qualifies if not what. People tend to assume they are saying “but if God doesn’t deliver us” (the end of the previous thought). But it could just as easily have meant, “If it is not the case that you will throw us into the fiery furnace,” just like it did in previous verse. This would change the entire meaning of the verse, and would be far more consistent with the rest of scripture. I can think of no instances anywhere in scripture where someone put faith in God’s covenant promises, and God did not come through. He can’t not come through—because again, He exalts His word above His very name (Ps 138:2)! In the New Covenant, Jesus paid to make sure we are always on the blessing side, having fulfilled the law perfectly on our behalf, and become the curse for us (Gal 3:13). Because of that, every single promise is now Yes and Amen in Him (2 Cor 1:20). When Christ saved us, the word in Greek is sozo—that word appears 110 times in the New Testament. It includes spiritual salvation, but it also means physical healing, to rescue from physical danger, and to deliver from the penalties of judgment. All of these things are accessed by faith. Scripture doesn’t say that sometimes God says no to physical healing; on the contrary, every time someone came to Jesus for healing, they got it—and He was the exact image of the Father (Col 1:15), doing nothing but what He saw the Father doing (John 5:19). He turned no one away, saying, “Nope, this one is God’s will for you, to bring glory to Himself.” What brings God glory is healing, not sickness (John 9:1-4), and the “fruit” of answered prayers (John 15:7-8). It’s the blessings of God on our lives that are supposed to get the attention of the world around us. So back to the issue of praying for miracles. The theological position of most Christian denominations is that God can do anything, but there’s no guarantees that He will. Because of course, we can look around and see so many good Christians (some of the best!) who pray, and don’t seem to receive. What are we to do with that? Shouldn’t we adjust our theology to account for all of these practical examples… no matter what the Bible actually says? My dad died of cancer when he was 48 years old. We had lots of people praying. I had several well-meaning believers after the fact try to console me with the idea that God “allowed” this to happen for some inscrutable reason of His own… maybe someone might come to the Lord as a result of our loss, someone suggested. (What actually happened was that I became a religious Pharisee for about 10 years, going through the motions, but I didn’t trust God at all. I figured, based on that theology, that God was like an army general who made sacrifices for the greater good, and sometimes—sorry!—it’s you. The effect on the rest of my family's faith and outlook on the world was similar to mine, or worse.) All of that is predictable in hindsight, because cancer and death are the fingerprints of the Enemy, not of God. The Enemy comes to “steal, kill, and destroy”—Jesus came that we might “have life, and have it more abundantly.” It’s very clear who does what. But the vast majority of the body of Christ today preaches this confused theology, attributing horrific things to God under the strange explanation that because God’s ways are higher than our ways, somehow from His perspective, bad is good, and wrong is right, and once we all get to heaven, we’ll understand. (No wonder I didn’t trust God anymore when I believed this. How could I trust a God like that?) I get why the Church at large preaches this—they’re trying to make the Bible fit our experience. God's supreme sovereignty is a nice, spiritual-sounding explanation which borrows from the long Calvinistic tradition, even if we don't take it quite to that extreme (though some denominations still do even that). But what finally set me free was when I realized that God’s definition of good and mine are actually the same. That my dad’s death at such a young age was never His will. That how God dealt with mankind at various times in history was dependent upon the covenants in place at the time--and today, we're under the best covenant of all, the one where all the curses for disobedience are paid for in full, and all that's left is the blessing, which we can receive by faith. Here's what that doesn't mean: it doesn't mean that faith is a new form of works, that God now watches to see if we reach the critical threshold of faith before He doles out our miracle... and if we don't quite get there, ah, too bad, try harder next time. No! He's not responding in real time to our faith at all, deciding which requests to grant and which to refuse. God already provided every blessing in spiritual form in Christ’s atonement, 2000 years ago (Gal 1:3, Isaiah 53:4-5, 1 Peter 2:24). We receive all of those blessings now the same way we receive salvation: by faith. It's "in your account" already, as it were, just waiting for you to make a withdrawal--just like salvation is freely available, waiting for you to accept it. But God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34). He doesn’t sovereignly say yes to one person and no to another for things that we know are in His will—if we know that we’re asking for something already in His explicit will, He hears us, and if we know that He hears us, we know we already have the requests made of Him (1 John 5:14-15). (That is the key, though--we can only have faith that we'll receive things that were already paid for in the atonement of Jesus. We can ask God for other things outside of that, but in those cases, God might say yes, or He might say no, for our own good--James 4:3. So it's quite useful to know scripture, so you can know for sure what you can stand on!) Back to my dad, and so many others besides. At that time, my family didn’t know any of this. We thought, we should pray, we should ask, and maybe God will say yes and maybe He will say no. But that’s not faith—that’s hope. And God didn’t say no—He said yes, 2000 years ago! Jesus paid an incredibly high price for God to say yes. Jesus also gave us the formula of how to receive in Mark 11:23-24: believe, and don’t doubt. If you do that, it’s as good as done. Unopposed faith (without doubt, James 1:6-8) is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen (Heb 11:1). It’s cruel to tell people that they didn’t receive their miracle because they didn’t believe hard enough, or pray long enough, though. But the solution to that isn’t to blame God’s “sovereignty” instead! (That’s how people lose their faith—who wants to serve a God whom they believe “allowed” the Holocaust, or 9-11, or child trafficking, or etc to happen?) Rather, the solution is to understand that we’re in a war, and that Satan is seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). While he’s a defeated foe ever since the cross (Col 2:15), and we now have authority over him through Jesus (Matt 28:18, Eph 1:17-19), most of us don’t know it. We don’t know that, with the authority we now have, Satan’s only weapon against believers now is deception and fear (2 Cor 10:3-5)—and of course anything he can indirectly control against us that is part of the fallen world. But Jesus has already overcome the world on our behalf (John 16:33). And understanding God’s perfect love for us casts out fear (James 4:18). Because if He loves us enough to send Jesus, how will He not also freely give us all things (Romans 8:32)? But most of us are so focused on what we see, on the things this world says, that a cancer diagnosis, for example (or any other terminal doctor’s report, or insurmountable financial problem, etc), strikes fear into our hearts. Whatever we focus on, we magnify—and if we’re in a church that tells us maybe God will come through and maybe He won’t (for things that He’s explicitly promised in His word), then we’re standing on shifting sand. It’s hard enough to deal with our own doubt and unbelief, without being surrounded by the doubt and unbelief of others. But absolute trust God’s word—even if it means isolating ourselves from well-meaning believers who might cause us to doubt—is the only way. Jesus on numerous occasions got away from the crowds or put everyone out of the house except for his few top disciples before he performed a miracle. Abraham received because he did not consider anything except God’s promises (Romans 4:19). He didn’t have a contingency plan (or at least he didn’t anymore after the whole Ishmael thing was out of the way). Because he didn’t consider any of the natural circumstances, he didn’t waver in his faith. In the same way, today, our lack of fear of Satan’s schemes is proof to him that we’re going to win (Phil 1:28)—and if we stand firm (Eph 6:13-14) and resist the devil, sooner or later, he has to flee (James 4:7). We’ll win, if we don’t quit. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

On Cincinnati Edition's weekly news review, local journalists join us to talk about the big stories from recent days.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the episode with some News and Notes including player signings and summer camp rosters plus the guest list for this week. [20:51] - Dan Near, the Commissioner of the Western Hockey League, joins Guy for a 35-minute conversation of topics ranging from the 2025 and 2026 Memorial Cups, the additions of Penticton and Chilliwack, the exhibition games planned for Whitehorse, adding a 3rd import player and the changing landscape for junior hockey in North America. [1:01:06] - The head coach of the University of Omaha Mavericks is Edmonton product Mike Gabinet who joins Guy to discuss a variety of topics including a recruitment strategy that he's implemented this summer that not many (if any) other NCAA teams have tackled that may pay off for his program this season.

This is YET ANOTHER BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY devoted to the Claquato Church in Lewis County, Washington. As mentioned in the short episode posted earlier today, it now appears that Lewis County intended all along for the private, non-profit Claquato Cemetery to bid on and then purchase the Claquato Church through the auction process now underway. On this episode, we speak with Brett Mitchell, chair of the board of the Claquato Cemetery about their interest in the church, and their participation for the past few years in discussions about it with Lewis County. These discussions and negotiations were not revealed to the public in this past Tuesday's Lewis County Board of Commissioners meeting. We then speak with land use attorney David Bricklin, who took a look at the covenant Lewis County prepared for whoever buys the church; Mr. Bricklin points out some potential weaknesses that could endanger the historic aspects of the church in the future. Both of these interviews were recorded on Thursday, July 17, 2025. CASCADE OF HISTORY reached out to Lewis County Commissioner Lindsey Pollock earlier on Thursday to follow up on yesterday's conversation, but we have not yet heard back. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

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Send us a textFinCEN will simply not go away. We thought it was over last year when the government halted the requirement to file your business entity disclosures. But now the anti-money laundering portion of FinCEN requirements for cash transactions involving a corporate entity purchasing property must provide a 120 plus item disclosure which will cost your clients hundreds of dollars and hours of time.Erice Lybrand joins us to discuss this never-ending nightmare statute. Don't forget to like us and share us!Gary* Gary serves on the South Carolina Real Estate Commission as a Commissioner. The opinions expressed herein are his opinions and are not necessarily the opinions of the SC Real Estate Commission. This podcast is not to be considered legal advice. Please consult an attorney in your area.

Former NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon filed a civil racketeering lawsuit accusing the Adams Administration of running a criminal enterprise through city government. Plus, a number of city law enforcement unions are endorsing Mayor Adams' re-election campaign. Also, the gaming company Bally's won't be able to build a casino in the Bronx. And finally, a lesson on spotted lanternflies.

The sustainability of our existence relies on the health of every human, every animal, and the environment we all share. Published today, "The Lancet One Health Commission: harnessing our interconnectedness for equitable, sustainable, and healthy socioecological systems" highlights challenges like climate change, food security, and antimicrobial resistance to lay out the One Health approach to informing and implementing solutions.Senior Executive Editor at The Lancet Pam Das is joined by lead Commissioners, Andrea Winkler and John Amuasi, to explain the past, present, and future of the One Health concept.You can read the Commission here:https://www.thelancet.com/commissions-do/one-health?dgcid=buzzsprout_tlv_podcast_lancetonehealth25_lancetSend us your feedback!Read all of our content at https://www.thelancet.com/?dgcid=buzzsprout_tlv_podcast_generic_lancetCheck out all the podcasts from The Lancet Group:https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia/podcasts?dgcid=buzzsprout_tlv_podcast_generic_lancetContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

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On this BONUS EPISODE of "AS THE CLAQUATO CHURCH TURNS," the rapid-fire developments in Lewis County, WA just keep-a-comin'!! It turns out that Lewis County was secretly working with the private, non-profit Claquato Cemetery to transfer the Claquato Church to their ownership (the cemetery is just down the road from the church) by way of a public auction. Why, exactly, Lewis County Board of Commissioners had to be so secretive is unclear - but it appears that Lewis County declared Claquato Church surplus and put it on the market in hopes that ONLY Claquato Cemetery will bid on it. They also gave themselves the option of being able to choose the "highest and BEST" bid - probably just in case somebody with financial resources wanted to overbid to secure the property. When I interviewed Lewis County Commissioner Lindsey Pollock on July 16, 2025, there was no mention of Claquato Cemetery as the likely buyer, and no mention of the behind-the-scenes negotiating that led to all the confusion and which upset community members this past week. In this episode, we read aloud a Facebook comment also from July 16, 2025 made on a post about the Claquato Church on the Lewis County History Museum's page; the comment is from Brian Mittge of The Chronicle - the newspaper in Centralia/Chehalis - who has an article all about this coming out on Saturday, July 19, 2025. CASCADE OF HISTORY has reached out to Mr. Mitchell of the Claquato Cemetery Board to ask for his version of how this all unfolded - and we've also reached out to Commissioner Pollock for her comments as well. Backroom, secretive stuff is never a good thing for local governments, but if it results in the preservation of Claquato Church, is that a good thing? That's the big philosophical question! CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) coordinates responses to large disasters that exceed state and local capacity. In recent months, the Trump administration has floated the idea of abolishing the agency. On this episode of Policy Outsider, Rockefeller Institute President Bob Megna is joined by Jackie Bray, commissioner of the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, to discuss what it might mean to eliminate or drastically reduce the scope of FEMA.Guests Robert Megna, President, Rockefeller Institute of Government Jackie Bray, Commissioner, New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services

Norm MacDonald tribute from Shane Gillis at the ESPY's, WHL commissioners sling insults at NCAA, FanDuel and the Hammer Sheets.

Ryan Fowler of The Game in Tuscaloosa joins us to talk the Crimson Tide, GREG SANKEY, the Commissioner of the SEC joins us to talk about the SEC. Wrapping up today, we have Moe's and Humdinger's Crunch Time.

Emma Kaʻilikapuolono Metcalf Beckley Nakuina (1847-1929) was a highly regarded authority on Hawaiian water rights law and unofficially considered Hawaii’s first female judge. Descended from an American sugar planter and a Hawaiian high chiefess, she was born a kaukau ali’i and educated in cultural customs and water rights from a young age. She was a curator of the Hawaiian National Museum, a Commissioner of Private Ways and Water Rights, a supporter of women’s suffrage, and a prolific writer on Hawaiian culture during the colonization of her homeland. For Further Reading: Emma Ka’ilikapuolono Metcalf Beckley Nakuina – First Wave Feminisms Emma Nakuina - Hawai‘i Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemoration Video Replay available: Emma Nakuina & the Preservation of Hawaiian Culture – Historic Hawaii Foundation This month, we’re talking about Maritime Madams. Whether through scientific study, aquatic exploration, or legendary prowess, they harnessed the power of the bodies of waters that cover our earth. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Adrien Behn, Alyia Yates, Vanessa Handy, Melia Agudelo, and Joia Putnoi. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music by Brittany Martinez. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Boys are live from Atlanta and SEC Media Days. SEC Commish Drops Truth Bombs: COVID, Transfer Portal and Big Ten Drama. Plus, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, Tennessee Head Coach Josh Heupel and Jamaal Charles on the impact of the ‘05 Texas team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hans & Scotty's conversation with Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez, live from MWC Media Days in Las Vegas. 

Hans & Scotty are live from Mountain West Conference Media Days in Las Vegas. Utah State picked 9th in Preseason Media Poll.  MWC Commissioner Gloria Nevarez USU QB Bryson Barnes & DL Gabe Iniguez Jr. 

Hour 1 Hans & Scotty are live from Mountain West Conference Media Days in Las Vegas. Utah State picked 9th in Preseason Media Poll.  MWC Commissioner Gloria Nevarez USU QB Bryson Barnes & DL Gabe Iniguez Jr.  Hour 2 VIsin Sports Radio host Tim Murray 60 in 60 Watchlist Hour 3 Colorado St. DL Mukendi Wa-Kalonji College Football Playoff executive director Rich Clark Final thoughts

A new report by London's Victims' Commissioner, Claire Waxman, says that victims are being forced to quit the criminal justice system in huge numbers amid record court delays and traumatic process. She joins Nuala McGovern in the Woman's Hour studio to explain why they are saying 'there is a near total failure in seeing offenders brought to justice'.What are your attitudes towards money and specifically saving it, rather than spending it? Are you confidently playing the markets or are you still tucking it away under the mattress for a rainy day? Traditionally women have been thought of as risk-averse when it comes to putting their money into stocks and shares. Is that about to change? And is there such a thing as the 'gender investment gap'? To discuss women's attitudes towards investing we hear from Dr. Sara Reis, deputy director and head of policy and research at the Women's Budget Group think tank. Actor Miranda Raison has played numerous stage, screen and TV roles including the iconic Jean Seberg and Anne Boleyn but now takes on the role of the legendary Victorian actress Ellen Terry in a new play by David Hare - Grace Pervades at the Theatre Royal Bath. It tells the story of her relationship with Henry Irving, played by Ralph Fiennes, the greatest stars of the Victorian stage. Miranda discusses her latest role.News of fresh guidance from the government for relationships, sex and health education in schools. Responding, to what it says, is an increase in the harmful and misogynistic content, children are exposed to online. According to recent research, when asked about just the past week, over a third of pupils aged 11-19 had heard comments that made them worry about girls' safety, and more than half witnessed comments they would describe as misogynistic. The BBC's Education Editor Branwen Jeffreys updates us.Despite making up almost half of gaming audiences, just 30% of games industry workers are women. In the next part of our series on women and gaming, we're finding out why this is and what can be done to get more women into the industry. Charu Desodt, who was the first female engineer at Sony's London studio in 1999, and Tara Mustapha, founder of Code Coven, discuss. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Kirsty Starkey

Sometimes bigger isn't always better, especially when it comes to buying your first home! As home builders continue to go big across metro Atlanta, many home shoppers feel overwhelmed by the larger homes and rising prices. Jim Cheeks, president of Fortas Homes, joins Host Carol Morgan on the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to discuss how Fortas Homes is navigating the affordable housing crisis by “going back to what was” and building smaller homes priced under $300,000. Smaller Home, Affordable Price Tag Cheeks believes that building smaller homes in denser communities is the secret to affordable housing. The “American dream” idea of a three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom home suits some homebuyers but remains unaffordable for others. Cheeks said, “By prioritizing compact, well-designed homes, we're creating real opportunities for home ownership in neighborhoods where prices might otherwise be out of reach.” What does that look like for Atlanta homebuyers? One of Fortas Homes' most recent developments features 320-square-foot homes with second-level lofts. With this design, the builder fits four units on a single lot in Atlanta, offering cozy residences that young homebuyers looking for a starter home or older individuals seeking a fresh start after major life changes. Understanding ADUs This year, Cheeks says that Fortas Homes plans to build 104 accessory dwelling units (ADUs), which offer additional living space outside of the primary home. Some homeowners rent out their ADUs, while others utilize the extra space for multigenerational living. Fortas Homes operates as a fee builder for nonprofits, while also building spec homes in the build-to-rent (BTR) sector. Due to local legislation, it can only increase unit counts in communities if they're BTR products. He explains that, by working with the local code and building regulations, Fortas Homes delivers a variety of housing typologies to different neighborhoods. “If the city changes the zoning and allows for ADUs or guest houses to be sold in the future, then we're going to be well-positioned to sell those houses,” said Cheeks. “Even if we sell them at market rates, they're still going to be more affordable than whatever the market rate is in that particular neighborhood.” Partnership with Atlanta Neighborhood Development Cheeks credits Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc., with growing the Fortas Homes portfolio. Known for its success in multifamily housing, the organization approached Cheeks about its venture into the single-family home sector. One of the partnership's first projects, a 12-foot-wide-by-36-foot-long home, attracted the attention of then-Commissioner of Housing, Terri Lee, during development. At its completion, Lee requested that the Mayor's Sub-Cabinet for affordable housing meet in the home, including representatives from the Atlanta Beltline, city officials and other important figures. Cheeks said, “Land cost has really gone up, so that's why we've now focused as much as possible on how to get the maximum amount of density on a single lot.” Designing for Affordable Homes Cheeks describes how small changes, such as an entrance on the side of the home, maximize space in smaller homes. That one change provides four access points from one hallway, including the main entrance, foyer, landing for the stairs and an entrance to the powder room. Another unique aspect of these homes is closet design. Fortas Homes places closets over stairwells to meet head height code requirements and add an additional 20 square feet for homeowners. Tune in to the full episode to discover more about how smaller homes soothe the affordable housing crisis in Atlanta. For more information about Fortas Homes, visit www.Fortas.Homes. About Fortas Homes Based in Atlanta, Fortas Homes is a premier homebuilder and developer known for its high-quality single-family, detached and attached homes in the city.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey on 3HL - Where the SEC Stands in the Future of the College Football PlayoffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Anthony Sanrocco, TJ Janus, and Gianni Sanrocco for Episode 33 of the Commish Chat Podcast as they welcome Colleen Murphy, the newly appointed Commissioner of the NBHL Women's Elite division. Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at her vision, leadership, and what's ahead for women's ball hockey.

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MW Commissioner Gloria Nevarez Joins The Show LIVE From MWC Football Media Days In Vegas.

Former interim NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Adams administration of running a criminal enterprise through the department. Meanwhile, police are investigating the stabbing and killing of a 16-year-old girl Tuesday in the Bronx. Plus, Newark is activating code red through Friday morning as the heat and humidity will make it feel hotter than a hundred degrees. Finally, WNYC's Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch reports on a new construction project that is disturbing horses at a nearby stable.

The European Union Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, Michael McGrath, says he believes a trade agreement can be reached with the United States before August 1, when 30% tariffs are due to come into effect. He also discussed the EU’s budget announcement and data protection issues with Bloomberg’s Stephen Carroll.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shaking a few things up in the SEC following his long career like others in regards to coaching and the development of players, David Cutcliffe joins Sean and Dan discussing a few great things from his tenure when coaching both of the Manning's mixed with what he does now and the role he fills currently as the Special Assistant to the Commissioner regarding all football relations. 

He is as powerful as anyone in all of college sports and he leads the most powerful conference in the land! SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey sat down with Nick & Chris on Digital Drive at SEC Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey on 3HL - Where the SEC Stands in the Future of the College Football PlayoffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports a former NYPD commissioner sues New York's mayor, alleging he ran police department as a 'criminal enterprise.'

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel digs deeper into the controversy brewing in Lewis County, WA where a decision by the Board of County Commissioners - with little or no public input to sell a historic building with a two-week bidding process - has caught many residents off guard, and upset some who care about history and historic preservation. The Claquato Church in Lewis County, Washington was built in 1858 and is one of the oldest structures in the Evergreen State. Lewis County Commissioners approved a plan on July 15, 2025 to auction it off as surplus property; the deadline for bids is July 31, 2025. Criteria for the winning bid is described as "highest and best" - as far as who can guarantee preservation of the building - but the process and the way it's described in official documents strikes some as a little unclear. In this episode, we hear public comment from the Board of Commissioners meeting of July 15, 2025 when the plan was adopted; we speak with Lewis County Commissioner Lindsey Pollock in an interview from July 16, 2025; and another interview from later the same day with descendant of the original church builder, Marla LeFevre. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

Hans & Scotty's conversation with Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez, live from MWC Media Days in Las Vegas. 

Residents of the heavily Italian American Nonantum neighborhood in Newton are still not satisfied over the Italian flag lane lines on Adams Street. Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller told Newton residents and listeners on NightSide that the lines were painted over yellow due to safety concerns but said the festival volunteers and residents are welcome to repaint the lines contiguous to the yellow lines before the start of the St. Mary of Carmen Society Festival that begins this week. For many residents, that isn't good enough with more than 2,200 residents taking up a petition to bring back the originally placed Italian lines before the festival. Gina Fiandaca, former Secretary & CEO for MassDOT & former Commissioner of Transportation for the city of Boston, wrote an open letter calling on the city of Newton and the Newton Mayor to replace the lines in full, not as a side feature. We discussed.*Mayor Ruthanne Fuller denied our invitation to join the conversation*

Residents of the heavily Italian American Nonantum neighborhood in Newton are still not satisfied over the Italian flag lane lines on Adams Street. Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller told Newton residents and listeners on NightSide that the lines were painted over yellow due to safety concerns but said the festival volunteers and residents are welcome to repaint the lines contiguous to the yellow lines before the start of the St. Mary of Carmen Society Festival that begins this week. For many residents, that isn't good enough with more than 2,200 residents taking up a petition to bring back the originally placed Italian lines before the festival. Gina Fiandaca, former Secretary & CEO for MassDOT & former Commissioner of Transportation for the city of Boston, wrote an open letter calling on the city of Newton and the Newton Mayor to replace the lines in full, not as a side feature. Gina joined us to discuss!*Mayor Ruthanne Fuller denied our invitation to join the conversation*

On today's show, Pat, Darius Butler, and the boys are LIVE from the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia for tonight's Home Run Derby. In the first hour, we are joined by the 10th Commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred, to discuss the fundamental changes his office has made to the game, the changing media landscape around sports viewership, the state of the Pittsburgh Pirates & other MLB teams, preserving the role of umpires in the modern game as technology improves, and more. Also in the first hour, 1st Ballot HOFer, World Series Champion, & Cy Young Winner, CC Sabathia, stopped by to chat about the All Star Game experience for the players, how it feels to be a first ballot Hall of Famer, his perspective on the greatness of Shohei Ohtani, who he's pulling for in the Derby tonight, and more. In the second hour, ESPN's MLB Insider & friend of the progrum Jeff "Jett" Passan hit the set to preview tonight's Home Run Derby including the potential history Cal Raleigh could make, what is driving baseball's success right now, controversy around All-Star selections, what he expects ahead of the upcoming trade deadline, and more. Also in the second hour, 2x AL MVP, 7x All-Star, AL record holder for most home runs in a single season, Aaron Judge joined the progrum to talk about keeping the Yankees legacy going, debut his FILTHY new Jordan cleats, being apart of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, what it means to be Captain of the New York Yankees, and more. In the third hour, World Series Champion, 3x MVP, and 5x All-Star Shohei Ohtani joins us live on set to chat about his meal of choice, his progression as both a hitter & pitcher growing up, recovering from injuries, what he's focused on on a daily basis, and more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2pm EDT), ESPN's YouTube (12-3pm EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you & will see you live from the ThunderDome tomorrow. Cheers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Jeff breaks down the latest on Quinshon Judkins following his arrest for domestic violence. We take a closer look at the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy, what the Commissioner's Exempt List means in situations like this, and when a suspension could realistically happen. Jeff also discusses how long Judkins could be suspended based on precedent, and what this means for his dynasty and redraft value going forward. Plus, he reacts to reports that Jauan Jennings is seeking either a trade or a new deal from the 49ers. What does this mean for San Francisco's wide receiver room? Get Jeff's content: FTN Fantasy

Hour 1 Starting Lineup: Brett Yorkmark needs to keep growing Big 12 conference with visibility and winnining out of conference games Big 12 schools need to dominate out of conference games What You May Have Missed Hour 2 SEC commissioner Greg Sankey media days comments 60 in 60 Watchlist | Good, Bad & Ugly Whole World News Hour 3 Utah State AD & President search Sports Roulette Final toughts

Starting Lineup: Brett Yorkmark needs to keep growing Big 12 conference with visibility and winnining out of conference games Big 12 schools need to dominate out of conference games What You May Have Missed

Today's lineup consists of Greg Sankey, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Vanderbilt live from Atlanta Brian Kelly has another possible Heisman QB on his roster this year…what's his pressure to make the playoffs? Show Sponsored by NEBCOOur Sponsors:* Check out Hims: https://hims.com/EARLYBREAKAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy