Podcasts about Complicated

Join Jordan and Grace as they discuss the often frustrating, confusing and tension filled topic of money! How does money influence our lives and what did Jesus have to say about money?

Colin Powell was a Vietnam War veteran, a four-star general, and—among other high-level positions in the U.S. government—the Secretary of State under George W. Bush. Powell was well known for his conviction that the United States should go to war only when the likelihood of victory was overwhelming. But then the Bush Administration used his popularity to persuade the public to support the Iraq War, which became one of the greatest military calamities in U.S. history. Dexter Filkins joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss Powell's long record of public service, and how he shaped post-Cold War foreign policy.

Is your client process too complicated? Are you serving or tripping up your clients in your communication methods, guides, and other prep materials? I sure was! Let's figure out how to simplify and streamline your process so you can truly serve your clients.

Colin Powell's life was marked by public service, first as a soldier in Vietnam and then eventually as President George W. Bush's secretary of state. By that time he had already held many prominent positions in government, including national security adviser and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was the first African American to hold each of these roles. But Powell's story will always be entwined with the Iraq War. Although he argued against the invasion in private White House meetings, he did see it through. And he famously defended the strategy on a national stage before the United Nations. NPR National Correspondent Don Gonyea reports on Powell's enormous and complicated legacy. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

This episode is a part of Veronica Grant's Worthy in Love Podcast Tour. Every day for two weeks, the tour featured an episode from a variety of podcasts on how to actually feel worthy in love. Veronica has specially curated this list of podcasts to ensure that you get the most actional, BS-free support to help you feel more worthy in love. Fear and love might feel like opposites but they actually are more connected when you think. The truth is, when you allow someone to love you, you are also allowing them to hurt you because at some point. LOVE feels scary and causes people to be fearful of losing it. All of these fears on top of the trials and tribulations that go along with dating in LA make it scarier than getting a bad perm, and ultimately can cause you to feel unworthy of it depending on how badly you were hurt. This is why we dove deep into the worthiness wound, how entertainment and content affect our self of self worth, ways to feel more confident on a date, why people need to pony up with a reason when rejecting someone rather than ghosting, and how taking a time out from dating can get you closer to your goal. Worthy in Love Podcast Tour: veronicagrant.com/podtour Podcast prior to It's Complicated: Amy Smith @ The Joy Junkie Podcast thejoyjunkie.com/lovepodtour Keep it Complicated with Jen and NotJen: Host Socials - @jenifergolden, @laurenleonelli, @complicatedshow Shop our store - https://www.amazon.com/shop/complicatedshow Support - https://www.patreon.com/itscomplicated --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedpod/support

In today's episode, I share a recent experience where I went for treatment and was told repeatedly by the provider that I was "complicated" and a "doctor's worst nightmare." No one, especially those living with autoimmunity such as myself, wants to be referred to as "complicated" or a "doctor's worst nightmare." It is already a difficult journey coming to a diagnosis of autoimmunity and then learning how to navigate managing your symptoms each day. Our words have power, and they can either uplift, or bring down someone's resolve, spirit, and perspective. Today, let us become more intentional with the words that we use that we are being supportive, empowering, and gracious to one another. This episode was recorded live on the new Wisdom audio app! Be sure to https://joinwisdomapp.com (sign up for free) and follow me @audaciousimani.

Karel Cast 181021 Powell Complicated, Will Kamala Do and Dopesick Colin Powell died of Covid and the accolades come forth; but are they warranted? Are we our past, or can we be forgiven? He lived a righteous life after that, but, can he be forgiven in death? Also Kamala comes to Lake Meade but what will she actually do? And Dopesick with Michael Keaton looks at opiates but whose fault was all this, really? Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com https://youtu.be/3ecajbGkRQE

Karel Cast 181021 Powell Complicated, Will Kamala Do and Dopesick Colin Powell died of Covid and the accolades come forth; but are they warranted? Are we our past, or can we be forgiven? He lived a righteous life after that, but, can he be forgiven in death? Also Kamala comes to Lake Meade but what will she actually do? And Dopesick with Michael Keaton looks at opiates but whose fault was all this, really? Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com

Karel Cast 181021 Powell Complicated, Will Kamala Do and Dopesick Colin Powell died of Covid and the accolades come forth; but are they warranted? Are we our past, or can we be forgiven? He lived a righteous life after that, but, can he be forgiven in death? Also Kamala comes to Lake Meade but what will she actually do? And Dopesick with Michael Keaton looks at opiates but whose fault was all this, really? Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Kathryn Ford. Kathryn has been practicing psychotherapy for over 20 years. She received her M.D. from Brown University Medical School and did her psychiatric residency at the Stanford School of Education. Kathryn has a private practice that specializes in work with couples, as well other kinds of relationships. We cover in depth how you and your partner can create a thriving relationship based on shared vision, learning, and openness. If you are experiencing struggles in your relationship, this episode can provide perspective on what may be holding you back and what can be done to spiral back up towards a healthier relationship.  ====================00:39 Who Kathryn Ford is and how she became interested in studying people5:46 What role is storytelling playing in our perception of relationships?9:24 Relationship Status: “It's Complicated”11:48 Two common mistakes that couples make13:25 In human relationships, this is a really bad idea14:50 What do subsequent marriage divorce rates prove?16:25 What is Aperture Awareness and how does it apply to couples?20:16 What's a good way to handle difficult and spontaneous situations with my partner? 23:32 What creates the atmosphere of tension between partners?25:19 What are my individual rights in an intimate relationship with a partner?27:25 The value of hard conversations28:22 My partner is addicted to video games and screens32:33 How did couples who thrive handle the pandemic?37:22 What should I do if my partner handled our finances and they passed away?42:52 What are the important questions to ask ourselves before going to see a couples therapist? 44:37 How can I better handle the moments of ambiguity in my relationships? 50:22 I'm interested in going to couples therapy but my partner is hesitating, how can I get them to go?52:17 “One Final Question”53:31 Dr. Kathryn Ford's private practice, workshops, and Stanford courses====================Dr. Kathryn Ford====================LinkTree to support us (thank you!)Let's get in touch!Join the discussion in the episode comments on our YouTube channel or social media pages...InstagramTwitter

Colin Powell served as America's top soldier, top diplomat, and top national security advisor .... in almost all of those cases becoming the first Black American to hold those positions. His death today at age 84 leaves behind a complicated legacy: one of a trailblazer and one also tied with the controversial decision to invade Iraq. So we'll go In Depth. And yes, while Powell died from complications related to COVID and he was fully vaccinated, there are more factors at play. Also: former President Donald Trump is back in New York City today, being deposed for an old lawsuit against him: can the lawyers in that room ask him about...........anything? The men and women working behind the scenes of TV, film and commercial sets have a tentative contract in place with Hollywood studios, but that doesn't mean they're all happy. Growing evidence that COVID vaccine mandates are working, quite well. And the COVID pandemic was very, very lucrative for America's billionaires --- once again, the rich keep getting richer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The legacy of Colin Powell, the first Black secretary of state, is complicated — by his role in the Iraq war, by the evolution of the Republican Party and by how he lived his life after public office.Read more:Former secretary of state Colin Powell died Monday of complications from covid-19. His long career in the public eye — as a decorated military officer and statesman — was marked by choices he made leading up to the Iraq War. But Powell's life is also characterized by a shift away from the Republican Party, and his adherence to the old guard of American conservatism. The Post's Karen DeYoung, who wrote a biography of Powell, reflects on Powell's life and the complex lessons of his legacy. If you value the journalism you hear in this podcast, please subscribe to The Washington Post. We have a deal for our listeners — one year of unlimited access to everything The Post publishes, for just $29. To sign up, go to washingtonpost.com/subscribe.

**Major Season 2 spoilers, but NO Season 3 spoilers** Sera Gamble is a television writer, showrunner and producer, best known for her work on the Netflix series You, the Syfy series The Magicians and The CW series Supernatural. YOU is one of the most watched shows ever on Netflix and has just been renewed for Season Four! ** Sera shares what she saw in the very first pages of the novel by Caroline Kepnes that immediately told her this would make a great TV show. (01:48) ** We discuss the adaptation process of book to screen and Sera gives us the inside scoop on how it all works. (03:30) ** Let's talk about complicated Love, Love Quinn that is. Our heroine will do anything it takes for the people she loves, even if what it takes is murder. Sera reveals how making a character do such extreme, morally reprehensible things actually provides the freedom to explore her full self in an honest and real way. (05:00)  ** When Joe finds out that Love is like him, he freaks out. It takes him some time and convincing to accept things in her that he does himself -- and that ingrained instinct for double standard is something we spend a lot of time picking apart on this podcast so we loved hearing Sera's perspective on this! (07:21) ** We are always talking about being seen with a capital S and Joe and Love at times really SEE each other, but also see a fantasy. We had to ask Sera whether these two are a match made in heaven or a complete ticking time bomb? Maybe it's both? And that whole being seen thing...well, let's just say we're on the same page as Sera on this one (hint: it's complicated)! (09:25) ** Both Love and Joe learned how to love in Season Two, really love. But neither of them know how to trust. Season 3 has them trying, how successful are they? (13:17) ** Sera is a master of creating shows that subvert genres, while also staying true to the core parts that matter. We loved hearing how she does that and after talking to her maybe we need to add some more horror movies to our watch list. (15:04) ** Love is pregnant and baby Henry arrives for Season Three so we confirmed that mommy issues are coming our way...yes please! (17:36) ** Season Three is taking Joe and Love to the ‘burbs and Sera explains the built in tension the setting provides, just as much as LA did for Season Two and NYC for Season One. (20:47) ** Kate and Sera discuss their mutual connection with unicorns (yes you read that right). (25:36) ** Not to be left out, Carinn and Sera talk witches and of course astrology. (29:32) ** Sera is a generous writer who consistently shares her advice with aspiring writers. We loved hearing her explain why that is so important to her to do that and to normalize rejection. (32:44) **  Sera shares what she's loving right now, what provides her inspiration, and how the pandemic is going to seep into content in all genres. (38:49) ** We just had to return to astrology and Sera reveals the question she could ask of anyone who works with her. (40:46) Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @popfictionwomen and on Twitter @pop_women. To do a full deep dive, check out our website at www.popfictionwomen.com. Stay Complicated! Support this podcast

LOVE POD TOUR ~> Are you worthy of love? Yes. Of course. Absolutely. But do you believe you are worthy of love? That's an entirely different question altogether.  If you have ever questioned if you are lovable or deserving of love, you are amongst great company, my friend. Whether it be a rough example in your formidable years of what someone must be/do to deserve love or whether it be a challenging relationship that constantly made you doubt your worth, it is unbelievably common to adopt a disempowering belief that you are simply not worthy, not deserving of love. And, our society certainly doesn't do us any favors with the barrage of media images of the select few who are perfectly white, wealthy, straight, young, and thin who are clearly deserving of love but the rest of us? The rest of us might as well get used to the idea that “We're not worthy” [Wayne + Garth voice]. And then we do our damnedest to FORCE others to love us. Maybe if we're perfect or if we achieve enough or if we constantly make sure everyone else is happy, we'll get some of this illusive love we've heard of.  If any of this feels a bit like a punch to the gut, then you definitely need to have a listen to this week's show. I discuss what believing you are lovable IS, what it IS NOT, what gets in the way of attaining this belief, and how to actually start shifting it. Get you some. This pod explores: The simple (but not necessarily easy) path to believing you are worthy of love Understanding how you developed the belief that you aren't lovable in the first place (Hi, Family of Origin!) and what you can do to change it What's at stake if you continue down a path of believing you aren't lovable (Hint: Continuing to allow bullshit in your relationships is a part of it) Why actually *believing* you're worthy IS NOT the first place to start when you intentionally shift your beliefs _____ WORTHY IN LOVE PODCAST TOUR My dear friend and colleague Veronica Grant asked me to talk to her community about how to actually feel worthy in love. I mean… Yes, please! When she invited me to join her How to Actually Feel Worthy in Love Podcast Tour and give you an honest look at what it really takes to build a healthy relationship, I jumped at the chance to share with you all. I'm honored to be here, smack dab in between The Dating Den with Marni Batista and It's Complicated with Jen and Lauren, two other badass podcasts a part of the tour. If you'd like to hear all the episodes in the tour and follow along, you can register for free at veronicagrant.com/podtour _____ PERKS FOR THE POD-IANCE This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and The Joy Junkie Show Podcast listeners get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/thejoyjunkie. Hello!!  Join the millions of people who have found huge relief and support from BetterHelp therapists and save on your first while you're at it! Check it out ~> ______ *FREE* WORKSHOP READY TO GET RID OF PERFECTIONISM, SELF-DOUBT, AND OVERWHELM? OF COURSE, YOU ARE! Is this the year you go from a people-pleasing, guilt-tripped perfectionist to a bold and boundaried badass? Um, yeah. I think it is! If you're DONE feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and stressed out because you're constantly doing, doing, doing for everyone else, then you must grab your seat in this brand-new workshop! You'll learn the exact five-step process I take my clients through so they can let go of all the stress and angst of striving for “perfect” and caring waaaaay too much what everyone else thinks. It's time to finally believe in yourself, find that self-confidence you crave, and start living your life for YOU. So, clickety-click RIGHT HUURRR  to get on The List! #yourewelcome ______ ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Grab your seat at my workshop!! FOR FREE!! ___ HOW TO LEAVE APPLE PODCASTS REVIEWS: Click the “Subscribe on Apple Podcasts” button below or go HERE Click on blue button that reads “view in Apple Podcasts” which will open the podcast into your personal Apple Podcasts account Click “Ratings & Reviews” under the show title Click the star rating of choice and then click the “Write a Review” button You can also click “Subscribe” under the podcast photo to be automatically notified of new episodes ______ WANT TO SUBMIT A SHOW TOPIC? Swing by THIS PAGE and let us hear what you would like us to sound off on!

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/is-wholesaling-legalSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patients have to make medical choices today that they never did before. But do they have enough information to make those choices? Are normal people able to understand the flood of information and the medical terms to make good choices? An expert discusses how patients can work through these issues.

Week 6 of Faith With A LimpA sermon series featuring Max Lucado.

Week 6 of Faith With A LimpA sermon series featuring Max Lucado.

Gevian Dargan, former assistant-editor at Milestone Comics, joins Wes for “It's Complicated” to discuss hot-button issues from todays culture. Today Gevian and Wes discuss whether or not WWE can reinvent themselves as a real wrestling program once again. Ever since WCW died 20 years ago WWE has reigned supreme as the preeminent worldwide leader in sports entertainment. The lack of a true competitor led to brand stagnation even as profits grow. AEW have only existed as a wrestling brand for 2 years. Yet they have already slayed WWE's third brand NXT in a head-to-head confrontation. Can AEW do what wrestling fans have begged for for years and challenge WWE Raw or Smackdown? Thus far, AEW has proven a viable alternative for wrestling fans. Now they need to show the masses that pro wrestling, not sports entertainment, is what produced world-wide phenomenons like Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin and The Rock. Once things for sure, WWE's product will never improve until they are challenged to compete for their fans and dollars.

This is a sneak peak into a book I'm writing about being biracial - and the sometimes difficult journey of finding racial identity.

Dr. John Groves, DPT and CEO of Fit For Work, discusses an often misunderstood approach to injuries in the workplace. We talk about how every injury is complex, not complicated, and what simple changes you can make in your approach to improve safety at your workplace.

I've never really thought about the mother wound. Have you? In Church it seems normal to talk about our father wounds, but mom-- really? I never realized how big of a deal they can be until I began to read Andi Andrew's newest book! Andi latest release, "Friendship, It's Complicated" begins with a very venerable chapter on her mother wound, even including a few words written by her mother!! Such freedom and healing can happen as we look back and address our past--not staying there long enough to dwell & relive it, but glancing back to acknowledge and pinpoint the root of our pain! This episode highlights:-How to address our mother wounds -How  this affects our friendships -Boundaries in Friendships -Modeling our friend groups like Jesus: the 3,12, & the 72!& How to sustain & grow your friendships throughout different life changes!  I pray this episode draws you into the light as freedom is brought to areas you didn't even know needed clarity and healing!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!! See you next week, friend! -GB

Should you try to reenact your sport in the gym? If you're a quarterback... Is throwing a 10-20lb dumbbell the same way you throw a football beneficial? Is more movement or less movement functional?I dive into the do's and don'ts --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whiskey-wine-and-spine/message

Spirit comes through and shows Tina that her mom sees life so much differently now from the other side. The signs and symbols that are revealed through this reading gives Tina the new found relationship and closure with her late mom that she never knew she had. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Let's face it, most of us would LOVE to work with a full roster of clients who see things exactly the way we do and follow everything we give them...who never challenge our advice or resist our suggestions...and who see incredible results because of it.But in reality? We might be lucky to land a handful of these dreamy clients in our entire career.And what's much more likely? Is that your clients will often feel “complicated”. ...They won't always do what we say...They will struggle with even the smallest of tasks...They will want faster progress...hate the mindset work you give them...And they will DEFINITELY struggle to open up about their thoughts and feelings (even when you ask incredible questions).So the thing is...if we want to make it as a successful coach? We need to equip ourselves with the skills to be able to navigate these challenging clients and learn to feel at home in the uncertainty these conversations often bring.Today, I am joined by Krista Scott-Dixon to begin a new conversation aimed at arming you with these skills...plus offer up a few incredibly powerful perspective shifts I believe every coach needs in order to truly ascend to that next level. ***Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon (also known as KSD) is Director of Curriculum at Precision Nutrition, leading the development of the PN Academy and PN Certifications. She is the author of several books, including Why Me Want Eat and co-author of the The Essentials of Nutrition Coaching for Health, Fitness, and Sport textbook, along with an extensive list of academic publications, book chapters, articles, and reports. Before working with Precision Nutrition, Dr. Scott-Dixon was a researcher and faculty member at York University in Toronto. She has more than 20 years in fitness and health coaching, and 10 years of university teaching and course direction. She has lectured and taught internationally across North America as well as in the UK, Ireland, China, and Southeast Asia. She is also a trained counselor, with certifications from George Brown College and Leading Edge Training, which is certified by the Canadian Psychological Association.Her compassionate, pragmatic style makes her a sought-after speaker, writer, and podcast guest.Find Krista at:Twitter and IG - @stumptuousFB - https://www.facebook.com/krista.scottdixon.pnWebsite: stumptuous.comHere are a few ways we can keep this party going

Dale Deransburg, Jr, ( DJ THE WEALTH COACH)is the author of “The ABC's of Wealth: A Common $ense Strategy for Achieving the American Dream”. He is doing amazing work teaching others about how to gain financial independence through paying off debt, retire young, and build passive income. In this episode we discuss : His journey to starting his own company while still being employed. The power of self-actualization and its effects on your forward movement. How to capitalize on S-Curve Economics. His approach to real estate. Why multigenerational wealth is about OPTIONS. And so much more! Connect with DJ https://www.instagram.com/7spheresofmoney/ Sponsor Fam: Todd Capital Options Course: https://gumroad.com/l/bOUnl Todd Capital Vending Course: https://gumroad.com/l/EwSkk Todd Capital - gumroad.com/toddcapital TC Options and Wealth Community: launchpass.com/p/tcinvestmentclub Invest with Teri - www.investor101.org Notary: millinotarypromo.com Charm City Buyers: charmcitybuyers.samcart.com/referral/sl…0LTkir6iaRh Hood Estates Trucking: bit.ly/2JQQnlZ Hood Estates Elite Real Estate: bit.ly/2HCXD25

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! We thought it would be good to have lots of conversation about relationships our kids form, what it takes to be a true, honest friend, and how to navigate through tricky situations involving being excluded in our everyday lives. Check in on your kids Moms/Dads. Have them disconnect from their devices and take mental health breaks every now and then. We promise you, it's worth it. Also, don't forget to send in any questions you may have for us to our Instagram inbox @momtruthspodcast and we will answer them on a future Q&A podcast.Want our podcasts sent straight to your phone? Text us the word "Podcast" to +1 (917) 540-8715 and we'll text you the new episodes when they're released!Tune in for new #MOMTRUTHS episodes every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday!Follow @momtruthspodcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/momtruthspodcastFind out how you can help bring joy to moms and kids this summer: https://give.unityvalues.com/41oVl1?ref=ab_09MQM8_ab_7AFrGbBecome a member of The Common Parent for the parenting resources and support you need for just $5.99/month or $59.99/year: https://thecommonparent.comFollow The Common Parent over on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecommonparentCome see us LIVE on tour!! To see a full list of cities and dates, go to https://catandnattour.com.Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel for our new cooking show and our #momtruth videos: https://bitly.com/catnatyoutubeCheck out our Amazon Lives here: https://bitly.com/catnatamazonliveOrder TAYLIVI here: https://taylivi.comGet personalized videos from us on Cameo: https://cameo.com/catandnatCome hang with us over on https://instagram.com/catandnat all day long.And follow us on https://tiktok.com/@catandnatofficial! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Would you describe online dating as: daunting, tedious, maddening, annoying or disappointing? If you answered yes to any (or all) of these, then you are in for a treat! We have Alyssa Dineen, the founder of Style My Profile and author of the new book, The Art of Online Dating: Style Your Most Authentic Self and Cultivate a Mindful Dating Life in to discuss what to do when online dating feels like the pits, plus helpful tips for how to determine your style and transform your profile, as well as catapult your dating destiny. Get Styled by Alyssa: @alyssadineen Web - Style My Profile Resources - https://stylemyprofilenyc.com/insta/ Buy her book - The Art of Online Dating: Style Your Most Authentic Self and Cultivate a Mindful Dating Life Keep it Complicated with Jen and NotJen: Host Socials - @jenifergolden, @laurenleonelli, @complicatedshow Shop our store - https://www.amazon.com/shop/complicatedshow Support - https://www.patreon.com/itscomplicated --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedpod/support

If both desire and unhappiness lead to suffering, what is our way off this perpetual wheel of suffering. Why is landing & staying in gratitude so challenging. Erin discusses the 5 forces of corruption that make it challenging to accept what is.

This week's episode is a quick round up from the 2021 Sea Otter Classic featuring quick conversations with BMC, Specialized, Alchemy Bikes, Kogel, Sage, USWE, Panaracer, CushCore, Scott and T9. Support the Podcast Join The Ridership Automated Transcription (please excuse the typos): Sea Otter Round Up [00:00:00] Craig Dalton:  [00:00:09] Hello and welcome to the gravel ride podcast. I'm your host, Craig Dalton. If you're a regular listener, you may have been expecting part two of our fun Q and a episode. Building on last week's part one. I had the opportunity to head down to the sea Otter classic in Monterey, California on Friday. And I was able to pick up a few short interviews that I thought were worth sharing. There's some great imagery and stories coming out from that story to vent that I thought it would be good to share in a timely fashion.  [00:00:40] For those of you who aren't familiar with the Seattle classic. It's an event that's been going on for, I believe 31 years in Northern California. It's got a rich history, starting with mountain bike racing and later added almost every discipline you can imagine to its four day weekend calendar.  [00:00:59] It's also become quite a large consumer show for the bike industry. So there's booths from hundreds of manufacturers from around the world.  [00:01:06] I took the opportunity to catch up with some old friends and do some quick interviews with some gravel companies that I think you might be interested in. This will also serve as the jumping off point for a few longer form interviews i'll do later in the year. [00:01:19] This year is October date was pandemic related. The event normally takes place in April.  [00:01:24] So we'll be coming back around on our calendar shortly in 2022.  [00:01:28] Of note, the Sea Otter classic was purchased by Lifetime back in August of 2021. So this is the first edition produced by the seawater team owned by Lifetime.  [00:01:40] Regardless of what type of cyclist you are. If you don't mind a huge crowd, the Sea Otter classic is a great place to geek out over great parts. Watch some killer racing and enjoy the Monterey bay peninsula. With all that said let's jump right into my 10 interviews throughout the sea Otter classic  [00:01:59] Andrew Sjogren (BMC): Yeah, this is Andrew here with BMC USA. And what are we looking at here today? We're looking at our brand new URS LT gravel bike. That's ready for any trail you can throw at it. Yeah. Tell  [00:02:11] Craig Dalton: us about some of the features. [00:02:12] The frame's been in market for maybe a year last season, but it's got some significant upgrades that I can just tell by looking  [00:02:20] Andrew Sjogren (BMC): at it today. Totally. Yeah. So the new addition at the end of the name there LT for long-term. Comes with our new MTT fork, which is micro travel technology.  [00:02:28] Craig Dalton: The, tell us a little bit more about the  [00:02:30] Andrew Sjogren (BMC): suspension. So with the MTT on the rear, you have a carbon flex chain stay that allows for 20 mils of rear wheel travel, damned with an elastomer that's at the top allows you to maintain traction while you're on. But the new edition with the pork here is a new partnership with Hi Ride , which is a high-end a there come from the motor sport side of things, and they've made a new damper, which has allowed for 20 mils of oil dam suspension that allows it to not overheat like a spring driven system would be, and still has the capabilities of locking out all in a lightweight package. [00:03:03] That doesn't affect the geometry whatsoever. Now for  [00:03:06] Craig Dalton: the uninitiated, when you look at this bike, you may not notice where the suspension is happening. Can you tell us it's not the two telescoping fork legs? Can you tell us how it's happening?  [00:03:15] Andrew Sjogren (BMC): Yeah. Happening all essentially in the steer tube. So the entire damper unit is at the base of this. [00:03:20] Makes it so that it's super clean, simple, doesn't disrupt the lines of the bike, but still has a super effective method of getting you a more traction on the trails. Nice.  [00:03:29] Craig Dalton: And the bike is made out of what frame material  [00:03:32] Andrew Sjogren (BMC): a to full carbon frame, and even the fork itself has carbon lowers. So carbon it's full suspension. [00:03:38] Craig Dalton: Nice. It's a great looking bike, great execution, and I appreciate the time.  [00:03:41] Andrew Sjogren (BMC): Awesome. Thank you for having me. [00:03:43] Craig Dalton: Okay. Can I get your name and company name?  [00:03:45] Ard Kessels (Kogel): Yeah, I'm art with Kogel bearings.  [00:03:48] Craig Dalton: Thanks art. And what are you showing here at Sea Otter?  [00:03:50] Ard Kessels (Kogel): We have a line of fully gravel approved oversized gorilla cages. So we build them super stiff so he can take him off. We just introduced a line of custom colored titanium bolts. [00:04:01] So you can get your entire bike matched up.  [00:04:04] Craig Dalton: I was just talking to one of your colleagues. Cause one of the things from the outside, when I've looked at these products was the complexity of installing it. Could you describe like what you need to do to your existing rear derailleur to install the.  [00:04:16] Ard Kessels (Kogel): The installation of an oversized cage requires you to take your derailleur apart. [00:04:20] So not just remove it from the bike, but completely take it off in pieces. It's, there's no set procedure. So depending on your model of derailleur, some are super easy. Some are definitely recommended to bring to a bike shop,  [00:04:33] Craig Dalton: and it's really just removing the existing cage. And depending on how, whether it's SRAM or Shimano, how complicated they make that process, that's really what. [00:04:42] Complicated or not complicated. Is that correct?  [00:04:44] Ard Kessels (Kogel): Correct. Yes. And there is no line, one derailleur from a brand might be easy and the same derailleur from or another deter from the same brand might be complicated. And just  [00:04:54] Craig Dalton: really quickly, could you tell the listener, what is the advantage of going for one of these bigger polices? [00:05:00] Ard Kessels (Kogel): Absolutely. The idea behind it is to open up the chain. So by using a bigger wheel, the chain doesn't have to articulate as much as it has around a small pulley. Bending a chain takes it takes energy. So by this, you reduce the friction by about one or two Watts.  [00:05:16] Craig Dalton: Awesome. Thanks Ard. Thanks.  [00:05:19] All right. Can I get your name and company?  [00:05:21] Bed Edwards (Specialized): Yeah, sure. My name is Ben Edwards. I work with Specialized and part of the road and gravel team.  [00:05:25] Craig Dalton: Nice. Ben, can you tell us about the new crux we're looking at?  [00:05:28] Bed Edwards (Specialized): Yeah, we're super stoked to bring the all new Crux to riders. This thing just dropped yesterday and I think people know the crux as a cross bike, right? [00:05:35] This is like a world champion for in cross bike, but the little, the kind of the dirty secret crux all has had is that it was a bad-ass gravel bike. And so the new. While it retains a lot of that performance heritage from the cross side is really embracing that, that gravel identity. But beyond that, we've used our Athos which of any of the writers know the Athos it's a 585 Graham road frame. [00:05:56] We found a way to make these crazy light and incredibly riding road bikes at a carbon. We've now taken those learnings to the crux. So the new crux, the frame set for S works 725. And you're looking at a complete bike at 7.2 kilos, which is almost unheard of on the roadside, with a stock bike. [00:06:16] And that's what we're doing in gravel now. So that's a key thing that makes that bike. The unbelievable ride quality it delivers is that incredible, lightweight, which is pretty unheard of. And gravel beyond that, we've added some incredible capability by making sure it has room for 47 C tires. So you can, Hey, you want to race on the 30 eights. [00:06:34] Awesome. You're going to get into some rough. It's got room for this 40 sevens on their incredible capability. For  [00:06:40] Craig Dalton: sure. Nice. I was going to ask you about some of the additional capabilities that have been built in this model versus the older kind of more pure crossbite crux that people had. [00:06:49] Bed Edwards (Specialized): Yeah, for sure. So that, that, that tire clearance is a big one. We know. For awhile there, 40 was thought of as Hey, 40 is the right size for gravel. We know now these bikes are capable of so much more. So we really feel like to unlock the bikes. Potential riders have to be able to say, Hey, maybe I want to put a 47 on it, or with a bike like this 725 grand frame. [00:07:08] It's pretty amazing on the road. If you wanna have another set of wheels and throw a set of 20 eights or thirties on it, you've got an amazing platform that allows you. If you thought  [00:07:16] Craig Dalton: about the gravel market on a spectrum from sort of a road plus bike to an adventure bike packing bike, where would you describe this new crux is sitting? [00:07:25] Yeah,  [00:07:26] Bed Edwards (Specialized): this thing is it's honestly the perfect compliment to our day. With that Diverge, you've got that incredible suspend, the rider, really compliance without any compromise with that future shock. So that's really what we're looking at. As I say, like adventure explore bike, or like crazy long miles when that comfort's key. [00:07:40] This is really sitting on that performance side of the spectrum, right? When you went that more stripped down, super new. Race day or just real fast gravel riding. That's really what that crux is holding down for us now, while we should also mention this is still what our world cup, cross riders are going to be on. [00:07:55] And we've had writers like Jed next D bar, world cyclocross champion. He'll be racing this bike as his key cross bike.  [00:08:01] Craig Dalton: Awesome. Thanks for  [00:08:02] Bed Edwards (Specialized): the time. Yeah, no problem. Thanks for taking in. [00:08:04] Craig Dalton: Okay. Can I get your name and  [00:08:05] Jason (USWE): company? Yeah, Jason McCune with a USWE sports. Thanks, Jason. What are we looking at here today? Today we've got our line of epic hydration backs. We're looking specifically at the epic eight for those of you that are familiar with our brand our kind of our claim to fame as the hardest. [00:08:19] It's a one buckle harness system. You've got four way adjustability on all four sides and it's got elastic built into it as well. So you can really cinch it down and move around on the bike without the pack, moving on you that's really what people, who are riding mountain bikes and doing all these activities really want to. [00:08:35] Yeah. As I've seen  [00:08:35] Craig Dalton: some of the athletes like Amanda nom and ride it, that crossover strapping mechanism is what's most visually noticeable about the pack. And now that I've gotten the overview from you and looking at it more closely, I do see how that the sort of the hip side straps are highly adjustable and tuneable. [00:08:53] Jason (USWE): Yeah. So you can adjust from the sides that go into the yard. That come that way. And then also over the shoulders. So it's really nice. And even when you get it tightened up, up on you, it's got elastic. So when you're moving around on the. Yeah, it allows the freedom of your body to move. [00:09:08] And the packs just stand where it's at. That's the beauty of it. It's not bouncing all over the place. It's just becomes really part of your body.  [00:09:15] Craig Dalton: The first pack you showed me, do you still get access to a typical cycling Jersey pocket?  [00:09:20] Jason (USWE): So I'm glad you asked me that because yeah, like for, especially for like gravel enthusiasts and stuff like that, the packs are designed, so they sit up high. [00:09:28] So if you're running late, And you still want access to your pockets to get goose or something real quick. Yeah. All that stuff's totally accessible. And that's what makes that's part of the beauty of it. Awesome. Thanks for the time. Yeah, no worries. Thank you. [00:09:41]  [00:09:41] Craig Dalton: Okay. Can I get your name and your company?  [00:09:43] Bryce (Alchemy): I'm Bryce with Alchemy bicycles.  [00:09:45] Craig Dalton: Bryce, what are we looking at here today?  [00:09:47] Bryce (Alchemy): This is our all new alchemy rogue. This is the latest addition to our gravel lineup. We still have the Ronin, which is going to be our kind of racier, fast steeper geometry, gravel bike the rogue. [00:09:59] We want it to be more of an adventure offering. This bike is going to have a little bit longer wheel base Clint clearance for bigger tires. We wanted to build it with the SRAM, Ugh, H so that you get a little bit more peace of mind. You don't have to worry about throwing your chain. You don't have to worry about that rear drill. [00:10:16] You're taking knocks so much and a lot slacker geometry. So we've got a 70 degree head tube angle on this thing. So it can really be a lot more capable and stable on that. We also designed it to have a lot more compliance than the Ronan. So you'll notice the scallop seat stay as well as the drops or sorry, the scallop seat tube, as well as the drop seat stays. [00:10:38] That's going to give you a lot better comfort rugged terrain designed it with capability to run a wireless or hydraulic dropper post. Still has a big beefy bottom bracket shell. So when you get out of the saddle, you're going to have that powertrains for that you want. Nice.  [00:10:53] Craig Dalton: Can you specify what tire size, the speical at  [00:10:56] Bryce (Alchemy): least 700 by 50 C. [00:10:58] You could probably get a little bit bigger on that depending on your wheel and tire combo,  [00:11:02] Craig Dalton: plate size there, and talk a little bit about your manufacturing process and where you're doing that.  [00:11:06] Bryce (Alchemy): So we manufacture this bike in Denver, Colorado. This is a. Semi mana cock construction. We produce the tubes individually, so like the down tube and head to our one piece the bottom bracket, shell and C tube, as well as the chain stay, yolk are one piece. [00:11:23] And then we wrap those tubes together in an overwrap process to join them. So we also do all of our own painting house. This bike is completely fabricated from the design stage to finishing right in Denver.  [00:11:36] Craig Dalton: Amazing. Now this rogue model is, has stock sizes. Your own and model is also available in custom sizes. [00:11:42] Is that.  [00:11:43] Bryce (Alchemy): That is correct. So the rogue, we're trying to hit a little bit better price point and make the bike more accessible to people. We are offering a lot more stock sizes than we offer typically on our other bicycles. The rogue is gonna come in an extra small, to an extra large the Ronan is available in sock sizes, but we can do custom geo on. [00:12:03] This  [00:12:03] Craig Dalton: rogue we're looking at as a beautiful finish to it. Can you talk about the finish? I think there's something unique about the way it's  [00:12:08] Bryce (Alchemy): applied. Yeah, so we have started using cerakote. It's been around for a little while in the bicycle industry, but as far as I know, we're the first people doing it in house as a manufacturer. [00:12:19] Sarah coat is a pretty remarkable material in that. It's extremely thin and at the same time, extremely true. So we get a really lightweight finish. We get something that you don't have to worry so much about your tire throwing rocks up into, or leaning it against a tree. It's gonna hold up really well and it looks pretty phenomenal, too. [00:12:41] Awesome.  [00:12:42] Craig Dalton: Congrats on the bike. It looks great.  [00:12:43] Bryce (Alchemy): Thank you very much. [00:12:45] Craig Dalton: All right. Can I get your  [00:12:46] Jeff (Panaracer): name and company? I'm Jeff Zell and I'm with Panaracer. Jeff. Good to see,  [00:12:51] Craig Dalton: let's talk a little bit about the gravel king tire lineup. And specifically as the gravel king has grown in size and a recently introduced a 700 by 50. Can you just talk about the trends you're seeing and why panel issues go in that direction  [00:13:04] Jeff (Panaracer): now? [00:13:05] Yeah, it's a really good question because we've been around with gravels since really the inception or the idea of the concept of gravel riding. And at that time, a lot of people were using cross bikes or other bikes with lower frame clearances that even at 32 was big four, but as the popularity of the sport grew, and because we had seen what was happening, we were able to respond to that and create. [00:13:26] Wits that we're going to correspond with what frame manufacturers were doing because everyone wanted wider tires. So we went with a 35 people, thought we were crazy. We went with it with 40, and that we ended up doing a 43 with people. Thought we were really nuts today. 30 eights are really the goal, 30 eights to forties depending. [00:13:45] Who's making the tire are really the go-to for the tire with, for people. And we continue to see the need to go bigger, which is where the idea for the 700 by 50 came from what type  [00:13:56] Craig Dalton: of ride quality is a 750 providing for the rider? Is it, what type of solution is it creating sort of suspension and volume and traction are those, all the things you're keying. [00:14:06] Jeff (Panaracer): It is, and there's a little bit more to it than people really think one of the biggest questions that we always get or are, is what PSI should I ride my bike at? And so much of that is dependent on the type of riding you do, what kind of writer that you are what the terrain is that you're riding on and what you're looking to get out of it. [00:14:24] When you go to a 50, you're looking for something that's going to end up being a little bit more comfortable that you can run perhaps at a little bit greater pressure than you might normally. On a lower or sorry, on a smaller diameter tire. Sorry, not smaller diameter, but smaller width tire. And that allows for a little bit more room to dial in exactly what you want with it, and also load your bike up more for people that are wanting to take their gravel bikes more on adventures rather than just a two hour gravel ride or gravel event. [00:14:53] Yeah,  [00:14:54] Craig Dalton: I think it's really fascinating as the frame designers have began to embrace those bigger sizes. You may run a 700 by 50 during certain parts of your season. Maybe it's the off season when you're doing bike packing, and then you can easily go a little bit narrower and go back down to that 700 by 40 for your race  [00:15:09] Jeff (Panaracer): wheels. [00:15:10] That's exactly right. And we want to have a tire there for everybody's need.  [00:15:13] Craig Dalton: I'm a big fan of the gravel king and I'm a big fan of Panorai sir. And I just wanted to acknowledge and appreciate the amount of support you've provided the gravel events seen over the years throughout the pandemic. [00:15:23] I know that you guys continued to back a lot of the. Race course event organizers throughout the pandemic, and you've done it in 2021 and we'll continue to do it. So on behalf of this gravel rider and racer, thanks to Panorai, sir, for all that great support.  [00:15:37] Jeff (Panaracer): You're very welcome Craig, and thanks for what you do too. [00:15:39] It's great to have you getting all the news about gravel out there.  [00:15:42] Craig Dalton: Cheers. [00:15:43] All right. Can you tell me your name and company? [00:15:46] Dan (CushCore): Yeah, I'm Dan .  [00:15:47] Craig Dalton: Dan, can you tell us about CushCore and how the product is evolving to support gravel? Cyclists?  [00:15:52] Dan (CushCore): Yeah, so we launched a product or an insert for gravel bikes Kush cores engineered foam insert. So wraps inside your tire. So it's the tubeless system. [00:16:03] You still use sealant if you need it. And it's designed to do a few things. The obvious benefit is going to protect your rim from big impacts, but it's uniquely shaped and it's part of our patents like a wedge shape. So push it against the tire sidewall. So you get a stiff sidewall, even at low tire pressure. [00:16:21] So you can run the lower tire pressure without that getting a squirmy tire and also without dinging your room rim or getting a pit.  [00:16:29] Craig Dalton: Nice. And are you seeing riders run lower pressure now because of this type of  [00:16:34] Dan (CushCore): product? Absolutely. A lot of feedback we get from gravel writers is that they can definitely run lower pressure and not, like I mentioned, eliminate that squirm while cornering and and haven't got flats. [00:16:47] Yeah,  [00:16:47] Craig Dalton: that rigidity of the sidewall seems appealing. Cause obviously we've been lowering our pressure progressively to get more compliance, but there is a bottom line to that you can't go further than  [00:16:58] Dan (CushCore): for sure. That's another way we described the product as it was designed to solve the tire pressure dilemma. [00:17:04] So high tire pressure. Is good for stability and I stable tire and less likely to ding your rim or get a pinch flat, but it's a bouncy ride. So you actually, it's a high rolling resistance actually, because it's not conforming to the road. And then, but low tire pressure is great for traction compliant, tread patch for comfort, but it's the. [00:17:24] Pinch flat. It's easy to dinger him, et cetera. So with Kush core, you can solve both of those problems. Get the best of both  [00:17:31] Craig Dalton: worlds. What does the installation process look like? It's a completely sealed unit. So obviously I've got my raw rim and wheel in hand. What's next?  [00:17:40] Dan (CushCore): Yes. Yeah. Like you mentioned, the Kush core is made in the mold, so it's not zip-tied together. [00:17:44] Strapped together. And it's designed to fit tight against the rim. So we'll Mount the insert on the rim first and then basically draped the tire over that. And then start with one side by tucking the beat in with your hands. You get to the tight side, you might need a tire lever to finish that law was a little bit  [00:18:01] Craig Dalton: off. [00:18:02] And when I'm doing my sealant insert, I'm pushing that through the valve core. Is that still possible?  [00:18:09] Dan (CushCore): That's how we do it as well. And then our valves are unique. It comes with a set. It actually has three holes. The normal let's say longitude, no hole. And then there's whole holes that go crosswise. [00:18:20] So that allows the sealant to get in. It allows you to set the air pressure with the cush core would be normally on top of a valve. And then also that allows you to clean that out really easily. Right on. Thanks for the overview. Yeah. Thank you. [00:18:34] Craig Dalton: All right. Can I get your name and company?  [00:18:36] Dave (Sage): My name is David Rosen and my company has Sage titanium bicycles, Dave. Good to  [00:18:41] Craig Dalton: talk to you again, I'll reference our earlier episode in the show notes for people, but it did want to stop you here at sea Otter. And just talk about the new storm king GP. [00:18:50] Excellent.  [00:18:51] Dave (Sage): Happy to chat. What.  [00:18:52] Craig Dalton: First thing since we're we have listeners, not viewers. You've got that Rudy suspension fork on  [00:18:58] Dave (Sage): there. Ultimate's this mentioned four. Yes, it's fantastic. It's 40 millimeters. That trap. Gravel fork. It's really progressive. Like it's not what I was expecting it to be. [00:19:08] It was in the past other suspension forks that I've dealt with are a little bit harsher in terms of the travel. This is a lot smoother and it just, it works great on washboards. That's the easiest way to describe it  [00:19:21] Craig Dalton: about the beautiful storm king that you brought to the envy show earlier this year. [00:19:26] How have you modified the storm king in lieu of the spec with the explore group? Oh, and the suspension fork.  [00:19:32] Dave (Sage): So this one, I actually suspension corrected the geometry of the frame. So the axle, the crown on this is taller than a standard envy adventure fork, which I would use normally on the regular storm Kings. [00:19:45] And so as the reason. I actually slackened out the head angle by a little bit, I think a quarter of a degree if I remember correctly. And then just changed up some of the other geometry measurements of the bike to really offset for the taller fork. The reach is actually similar on the handlebar reach on the regular storm king versus the GP is similar, but the actual top tube Blaine on the GP is. [00:20:11] So I'm having you run a shorter stem kind of more mountain biking style because of the suspension fork and just accounting for dive in the fork and larger tires and that sort of thing. So an evolution of the standard storm king. When you  [00:20:26] Craig Dalton: were thinking about the GP versus the storm king storm Kings was a very capable bike. [00:20:31] Still is an incredibly capable bike. What were you thinking differently? What type of rider were you thinking about when you came to the storm king GP?  [00:20:40] Dave (Sage): A similar rider. It's definitely for adventure style, riding bike packing, long days in the country, that sort of thing. GP actually stands for Gifford Pincho which is actually the Gifford Pincho national forest, which is in Southern Washington. [00:20:53] So it borders right up against Oregon. And it's, I forget the numbers, but I want to say it's hundreds of thousands or a hundred thousand square miles or something crazy. Look it up online Gifford Pinchot national forest, and there are the stats and, but there's plenty of gravel, plenty of mountains, streams, lakes, all that sort of stuff. [00:21:10] And it's a lot more back country adventure. And it's the same rider who was getting the storm king originally. But now with the added suspension, it gives you a little bit more comfort for further adventures of just going deeper into the woods kind of thing. And so that was the purpose. Building a suspension corrected bike  [00:21:29] Craig Dalton: right on Dave. [00:21:30] I appreciate you being progressive in thinking about the new types of riders that are entering the sport, the new types of things we're going to continue to do with these drop bar bikes as always the finished work is exceptional on the Sage bikes. I encourage everybody out there to go seek out a picture of this bike and UHIN. [00:21:47] Dave (Sage): Thank you very much. Yeah, it's up on our website, Sage titanium.com. Swam has it. There's it's floating around on social media. So just look for the storm king GP and it's the one and only right on. [00:21:58] Craig Dalton: All right. Can I get your name and company name?  [00:22:01] John (T9): I'm John D prey from both shield T9 [00:22:04] Craig Dalton: John. I have to stop by. Cause as I was just telling you T9 is my favorite lib. Can you just talk a little bit more about what's behind the T nine  [00:22:10] John (T9): loop? Absolutely. This is the thing about T nine is it's both the protection and the lube and it's good in dry or wet environments. [00:22:19] It's a wax base. The carrier evaporates away after a few hours and you're left with just a wax coating. So if your chain gets dusty, it'll just rinse rate off. If it gets wet, it'll sluff off. You can use it in the winter, snow won't stick to it. Everything good about T nine is everything that's good about T nine? [00:22:37] Craig Dalton: Yeah, just for clarity. It's a wax based loop, but it isn't the type of solution that you have to remove the chain, soak it in wax and put it back on. It's a lot simpler than that. It's  [00:22:46] John (T9): Old school in the sense that it's wax, but it's new school in the sense of the internet to dip it into a pan of wax on your stove. [00:22:53] Truth story.  [00:22:55] Craig Dalton: Exactly why I love the lube. I appreciate you coming out. I hope that you have a great weekend here at Seattle. Oh, cool. Thanks  [00:22:59] John (T9): man. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the event. [00:23:02] Craig Dalton: So that's going to do it for this week's edition of the gravel ride podcast. I hope you enjoyed those quick interviews from the sea Otter classic. [00:23:09] I'm really excited to dig in deeper on the BMC bike. We talked about the alchemy bike. And that Scott, hopefully we can get those guys back on the show and do a little bit deeper dive. Into the intention behind those bikes, all three of them were quite sexy.  [00:23:24] In general, I had a blast down at seawater.  [00:23:27] Between the 9,000 odd athletes competing in the hundreds and hundreds of spectators around it's quite a big show. So it's not the same as going off to some of those gravel events. We love often the mountains where you get the serenity. But if you're a fan of the sport and a fan of geeking out over bike parts, and you like to see the latest and greatest.  [00:23:46] The sea Otter classic is a great place to visit. It's like wandering around one giant bike shop. So that's going to do it for us next week. We'll be back with part two of our fun Q and a episode. Until next time. Here's to finding some dirt onto your wheels.  [00:24:03] 

There's a brutal history behind the imposing walls of Melbourne's Pentridge prison, stretching from 1851 right up until its closure in 1997. Today there's a playground, supermarket, cinema and apartments on site – but not everyone's happy about it. Those who know Pentridge best offer their answers to a difficult question: how should you treat a site with such a violent past?

Kim's listening to the band Chicago, Jenn wants to talk about spaghetti squash — on loving all things boring and uncool. Plus! Complicated sibling relationships, answering a listener's question about shoes, the pleasures of watching shows about women over 40, laser treatments, Sandra Oh, podcasts we love and, weirdly, a whole lot more. In this episode:Calzuro clogsSorel Lennox bootDr Martens Chelsea boot Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Just mention women and hair and you'll get an almost visceral reaction. Why? Because I don't know a woman alive who doesn't have a hair story. And for Black women, it's been especially complicated. Generationally, Black women have been taught that their natural texture is nasty, dirty, unruly and unattractive. But over the past few years, there's been a migration towards embracing it. That's why I reached out to Award-winning Hair Designer and Business Woman Miki Wright who has dedicated her life to changing the face of the hair and beauty industry but also empowering other Hair Professionals to build thriving businesses. With Miki, I was able to go beyond hair care tips and styling tricks to the soft underbelly of how hair is attached to feelings of worth and enoughness.ABOUT MIKIMiki Wright went from struggling Stylist to booked solid in months, not years. She then went on to own a salon where she trained her Stylists how to duplicate her success. Wright was one of the first Owners of a full service Salon and Day Spa in the country. Fabulous Finishes, her former Salon and Spa, was named one of the “200 Fastest Growing Salons in the Country” by Salon Today Magazine – for three consecutive years!!! Why not learn what it really takes to grow your Salon business from someone who's been in your shoes?Miki loves helping Hairstylists increase their income and boost their confidence and their salon profits. She is a Salon Pricing Strategist and founder of www.BeautySuperStars.com and continues to share her knowledge to help Beauty Pros create the clientele, income and lifestyle they desire with the Beauty SuperStars Online Academy. Miki hosts the Beauty SuperStars Talk podcast, where she offers weekly interviews with the best and brightest Black Beauty Bosses to give entrepreneurs and beauty enthusiasts a backstage pass to Experts in Beauty.MENTIONSCindy Tawiah, Diva By Cindy Products in Sally's Beauty Supplyhttps://divabycindy.com/. Trichologyhttps://trichologists.org.uk/what-is-trichology/Beauty Superstars Talk Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-superstars-talk/id1543041694OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT WITH MIKIWebsite: https://www.beautysuperstars.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvw135-2omImaGadNvkItNwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikiwrighthair/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikiwright/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salonbizcoach1/CREDITSMusic by DH The Composer https://linktr.ee/dhthecomposerCover Design by Odyssey Administrative Services LLC http://odysseyadministrativeservices.comCover Photo from gallery of royalty free photos on Pixteller.com

#2857: Oct. 10, 2021:By a complicated network of brackets (this title from The Book of Tea by Tenshin Okakura) Today's pure primal piano music here. Happy if this music makes you feel peaceful.. : )　 Looking for absolute natural beauty every day for Piano Ten Thousand Leaves. Target number is 4536 and 2857(63.0%) achieved. Find my project.. : ) This piece may might have good 1/f fluctuation characteristic although I stopped investigating it each piece. [New] Gentle Piano Music Bath proposal video with English narration of Galamin , with voice by yukako https://youtu.be/pknFApcEZ9Y [New] Gentle Piano Music Bath Lifestyle with Piano Ten Thousand Leaves https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5RWMyKH1IlfGWc9BoiX3EW?si=8088d269d01f49ce [NEW] My strings music is licenced in AudioStock: pls see the following URL https://audiostock.jp/audio/1087373 https://audiostock.jp/audio/1087368 chairhouse-strings music video: "Thyristal for stringed instruments" https://youtu.be/o2YjaTMk3c0 ######## Kyoto Video Series with chair house's music ######## Kyoto, Arashiyama Bamboo Forest Stroll https://youtu.be/1Rf_O8ItHyg Kyoto, Randen-Tram to Arashiyama front-view video https://youtu.be/D9BVQn-6ghk Kyoto, OkuSaga Gioji summer visit.. https://youtu.be/U2YKJJ7rbZc chair house: Video introducing the refreshing effect of chair house music (sorry in Japanese only) https://youtu.be/sScwbjV5rWE https://youtu.be/zD3Br0Jsn2k Playlist for chair house's piano music life in your Music service: https://www.chairhouse.club/playlist-index https://www.chairhouse.club/%E8%A4%87%E8%A3%BD-neo-japanese ######## NEW 19th SELECTION ALBUM JUST RELEASED ######## Promotion Video of 19th SELECTION ALBUM and FULL MOVIE(20 pieces in 2 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkij3romWOk NEW YOUTUBE FULL MOVIE OF 19th SELECTION ALBUM (20 pieces in 1 hour with piano score) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V3n_6hgHp4 Full Piano Score: "April Venus", 19th Selection Album of Piano Ten Thousand Leaves https://ff48510b-4957-470e-9d8b-243cccf9c223.filesusr.com/ugd/324d6e_99911409a28b4f11b427e66b105457b4.pdf spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/0ot7dmuNyf2fvqseqnuGuq applemusic https://music.apple.com/jp/album/1567219631?mt=1&app=music&at=10l7qr LineMusic https://music.line.me/webapp/album/mb00000000021f4c28 amazonmusic https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B094RHK4T7/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=247&creative=1211&creativeASIN=B094RHK4T7&linkCode=as2&tag=tcjaz-22 AWA https://s.awa.fm/album/2c576a3016555541be25 全ての音楽配信サービスです https://linkco.re/rnxcfn7h?lang=ja

There's no time Kate Munger can remember that her mother wasn't singing. Every night, Kate and her four siblings would be graced with lullabies at their bedsides. The physical proximity of the vibrations of her mother’s body would activate the cells in Kate. Now, Kate brings that gift of voice and vibration in service to those at the threshold of the other end of life – singing songs as lullabies at bedside to those near death. In 2000, she founded Threshold Choir, a decentralized, distributed community of more than 1300 volunteer singers now comprising more than 180 locally-formed Threshold Choirs around the world. The organization’s vision is to spark a movement for “a world where all at life’s thresholds may be honored with compassion shared through song.” The organization furthers this vision by supporting local voices who come together to offer gentle a capella singing to people in their communities who are dying in hospitals and hospices. For Kate, the voice, as the original human instrument, is a true and gracious vehicle for compassion and comfort. She speaks of a “tribal inheritance” of singing together and a “lineage and legacy of women singing for millennia”. She describes singing at the bedside as “more a prayer than a performance” -- soothing and calming to the dying as well as their family and caregivers. As The Washington Post recently wrote, Threshold Choirs “seems to have tapped into something both primal and much-needed: a growing desire not to recoil from death or abandon the dying but to face that ultimate truth and figure out how to help ease the isolation of those near the end.” The seed for the Threshold Choir was planted in June of 1990 when Kate sang for her friend Larry as he lay in a coma, dying of HIV/AIDS. She did housework all morning and was terrified when the time came to sit by his bedside. He was agitated, thrashing under the sheets. So Kate did what she always did when she felt afraid—she began to sing: “There’s a moon / There’s a star in the sky / There’s a cloud / There’s a tear in my eye / There’s a light / There’s a night that is long / There’s a friend / There’s a pain that is gone.” Kate repeated the lyrics over and over, singing for two and a half hours. “I felt as if I had given generously of my essence to my dear friend while I sang to him. I also found that I felt deeply comforted myself, which in turn was comforting to him.” Several years later, while driving home from Montana, she committed herself to sing for any animals she encountered that had been killed on the road. “It felt good, and I continued long after that trip was over. It is still my practice. I stop whatever I am doing (except driving), turn off the radio, and sing a small song I wrote that begins ‘May your spirit rise safely...’" From these seeds, Threshold Choir was born. Each Threshold Choir chapter is firmly rooted in its local community while also being an important part of a shared community as an international organization. The various chapters sing from the same repertoire of about 300 songs, many written by Kate and other choir members specifically to convey presence, peace, and comfort. “We sing very softly and quite close,” says Kate. “We’re trying to re-create the distance between a mother’s mouth and a baby’s ear.” Kate is a gifted songwriter whose songs are simple and repetitive with gentle harmonies and an open feeling. These songs can be integrated by those approaching death as well as those in deep grieving. “A song is a bridge between what we know, what we can feel, and the big mystery,” she says. “We consider our songs this weightless evanescent, shimmering, ephemeral, yet substantive bridge. So how we choose the songs and how we sing, the words we use and whether we use words at all, all of those things are decisions we make in the moment.” Threshold Choirs mostly use a repertoire with pieces limited to just a few words, and sung without accompaniment in three-part harmony. The idea is to keep things simple and not tied to any spiritual tradition. Complicated verses could intrude on the process of dying, Kate says. All song choices are made with deep listening to and observation of the person facing death: “It's about offering them attentive silence. Because what we find is that … it's between the songs that they can actually integrate and use our singing. [Their response] can be teeny tiny, a flicker of an eyelash. So we're watching really carefully.” Kate has recently retired from directing the larger Threshold Choir and has returned to her passion of singing for people who are dying or in coma. She also loves to bring singing community to the incarcerated and to persons released from prison. Please join Aryae Coopersmith and Sally Mahe in conversation with this extraordinary musician and compassionate visionary.

TI Top-Up 2: It's Electric On this second episode of the new TI recap show, Zac goes over some of the standout games, narratives, and heroes for the second day of TI group stages. 

We talk to Kimberly Harrington about her new book, But You Seemed So Happy, which takes an honest look at her marriage ... and her plans to get divorced.

Today I'm lucky to have on the show the Chief People Officer at Wayfair, Kate Gulliver. Informed by her career across many different parts of the company, Kate shares her vision and strategies on consistency and support for the hugely varying needs within the company. From the evergreen people principles at Wayfair, to the importance of collaborative cohesion and always assuming the best of your co-workers integrity, we learn what it means to be part of the network of employees that are touched and supported by the talent division. She also shares with us her strategies for creating umbrella support across the business while providing equity of opportunity for every team member at Wayfair. We then dissect the interviewing process, the intricacies of internal mobility, and developing a system of internal mobility hires within senior and junior levels.   Key Points From This Episode:   Some background on Kate's journey to becoming the Chief People Officer at Wayfair. How Kate's moves through the company have each allowed her access and insight into all the facets of the business. Running the IPO process and what that taught her regarding competitive advantages. Talent allowing deeper understanding and high expectations of consistent support, all the way from the warehouse to the VP head of Storefront Engineering. “People principles” and how individuals show up to that work. These people principles being the guiding principles for cohesive planning that serves every member of the Wayfair team. Evergreen nature of the people principles, communicated across the board to allow for effective collaboration. Kate's favourite people principles including effective collaboration, respect others, assume integrity of your co-workers, build the best team (and the importance of equitable opportunities). OKRs include equitable opportunities and representation for underrepresented groups, encompassing internal and external recruitment at all levels. The wayfair jungle gym - talent opportunities interweaving career development (internal mobility) and talent acquisition recruiting.  Different ways this is done according to seniority level. Complicated factors to consider regarding communication around changing roles internally.   The importance of consistency with the people principles across all these processes, right from hiring to  performance review to coaching.  The different components in the Wayfair interviewing process. What to do if you aspire to wind up in people leadership at Wayfair.   Tweetables: “It starts with how we define what it means to be a team member at Wayfair and that's through our people principles, which is how we characterized how we want people to show that work and how we hope and expect the people operate with each other.” — [0:05:24] “Collaboration is core to our success, to work effectively you have to know how to work across multiple teams, get the alignment that you need and be transparent.”  — [0:07:30] “We have different hot jobs that we highlight each week so that people know what is out there and then provide examples of people that have been successful in internal mobility.”  — [0:15:27] “Helping to build other teams throughout Wayfair benefits Wayfair, and that means that you as a manager are great at developing talent.” — [0:18:08] “You know, all employees, team members really want to know, “How do I perform at my best? What is expected of me?” — [0:22:04]   Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Talk Talent to Me Kate Gulliver on LinkedIn Wayfair

John Ballinger joins me on DTB and we talk through the complicated court case of Bryan College vs. NACA (Fort Bluff). Co-mingling of boards and leadership - millions of dollars in assets transferred - and many more details! === THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Granite Garage Floors of Chattanooga: https://granitegaragefloors.com/location/chattanooga Vascular Institute of Chattanooga: https://www.vascularinstituteofchattanooga.com/ MedicareMisty: https://medicaremisty.com/ The Barn Nursery: https://www.barnnursery.com/ Guardian Investment Advisors: https://giaplantoday.com/ Please consider supporting the podast by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/duringthebreakpodcast This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Traumas come in all shapes and sizes, from break ups, to accidents and grieving the loss of a loved one, to toxic relationships. We've experience them all and are thankful Jessica Zimmerman, author of Sleeping with a Stranger and founder of Zimmerman Events and Education, joins us to discuss defying social and cultural norms, how to redefine relationships and why healing childhood and adult trauma can help you reclaim your true self, in and out of relationships. Heal and Reclaim Yourself with Jessica: @jessicazimmerman_ https://jessicazimmerman.com/ Keep it Complicated with Jen and NotJen: Host Socials - @jenifergolden, @laurenleonelli, @complicatedshow Shop our store - https://www.amazon.com/shop/complicatedshow Support - https://www.patreon.com/itscomplicated --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedpod/support

Joining us this week is Danny Jenkins, CEO and Co-founder of ThreatLocker, an Orlando-based cybersecurity firm providing zero-trust endpoint security. Danny shares insights on the challenges facing critical infrastructure, particularly water systems that continue to be targeted with today's latest headline grabbing financial + idealogical threat of ransomware. And he poses the question, “Will we get to a point where we have to stop drinking tap water?” He also provides perspective around the nuances of compliance (note: listen for the motorcyclist example!) versus regulation and getting on a path to proactive versus reactive security while moving to a collective mindset of ‘what can I do to improve security this week'? And you don't want to miss ThreatLocker's must read report on protecting water infrastructure from cyber attacks available here on our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e153

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram were offline for six hours yesterday in what's been called the most sustained and the largest outage for the company in recent memory. It came a day after CBS aired an interview with a Facebook whistleblower, and on the same day the company filed a dismissal in an anti-trust lawsuit by the federal government. The latest Supreme Court term began, yesterday, and there is a lot to keep our eyes on with the current 6-3 conservative majority. The court is going to hear arguably the most important 2nd Amendment case since at least 2008, possibly the most impactful reproductive health ruling in decades, and more. And in headlines: union members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees voted to authorize a strike, Senate Republicans vow to not raise the country's debt ceiling, and Clint Eastwood won a $6.1 million lawsuit against a CBD company. Show Notes: Washington Post: “Facebook apps coming back online after widespread outage” – https://wapo.st/3BcQ3Wu Wall Street Journal: “​​The Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Says She Wants to Fix the Company, Not Harm It” – https://on.wsj.com/3AcO8zE Balls and Strikes – https://ballsandstrikes.org/ For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cut elimination for sequent calculus is more involved that normalization of detours for natural deduction.  There are more cases of cuts that must be transformed than correspond to detours (introductions followed by eliminations).  In this episode, I explain why that is.

The three literary genres control the interpretation of the book Revelation 1: 1-5

Writer, anti-violence campaigner, gender equality advocate, and sorry expert Tarang Chawla joins Abbie as he unpacks his 'No Nonsense Guide to Saying Sorry'. Also, why does he think that Nadia Bartel's apology was way more effective than that of Georgia Love's? Side note, can more men be like Tarang plz? Topics such as racism and violence against women are mentioned in this episode. If this raises any issues, please visit Lifeline's website via this link https://www.lifeline.org.au/ or call 13 11 14. Send your Nightmare Fuel via voice note to hello@itsalotpodcast.com LINKS  Tarang Chawla's 'No Nonsense Guide to Saying Sorry' - https://bit.ly/sorry-tarang-chawla. Follow @itsalotpod on Instagram for videos, memes, and fun BTS stuff http://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram. Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram @novapodcastsofficial and https://bit.ly/novapodcasts_instagram.  Buy Abbie's VUSH vibrator at https://bit.ly/abbie-vush. CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield and https://bit.ly/abbiechatfield-ig. Guest: Tarang Chawla @tarangchawla and https://bit.ly/tarangchawla-ig. Executive Producer: Elise Cooper Producer and editor: Lem Zakharia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Senate held a hearing last week about the often old, outdated computer systems that our governments often use to run their programs and what it'll take to move things forward. Those aging systems are a problem because when they break down or just can’t keep up with changing needs, it’s hard to fix them. One example: Last spring, the state of New Jersey had to recruit people who knew the 60-year-old programming language COBOL in order to keep its unemployment system from going down. Marketplace’s Marielle Segarra speaks with Joseph Steinberg, a cybersecurity expert who's worked with the government and author of “Cybersecurity for Dummies.”

The Senate held a hearing last week about the often old, outdated computer systems that our governments often use to run their programs and what it'll take to move things forward. Those aging systems are a problem because when they break down or just can’t keep up with changing needs, it’s hard to fix them. One example: Last spring, the state of New Jersey had to recruit people who knew the 60-year-old programming language COBOL in order to keep its unemployment system from going down. Marketplace’s Marielle Segarra speaks with Joseph Steinberg, a cybersecurity expert who's worked with the government and author of “Cybersecurity for Dummies.”

We all have money questions. If you don't, you just haven't asked them yet.  Today, we're answering questions from you—our audience, tribe, fans, those in a quest to control their money and financial future! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiW3MeJiL7c There are some great ones here that might be on your mind too. So maybe you'll get the answer you've been needing. Then you can clear that hurdle and get one step closer to your goals. OR maybe it will prompt you to ask a question of your own. Find out and tune in now! Table of contentsDoes it Make Sense to Fund a Policy with a Loan?Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage ASAP?Can You Borrow Against Your Death Benefit?Why Can't You Simply Increase the Face Value of an Existing Policy?Is it Complicated to Prove Disability?What Insurance Companies Do You Suggest?What are the Interest Rates on a Policy Loan?Can I Do a 1035 Exchange Between Companies?What Are the Best Companies to Work with for Policy Loans?How Do Premiums Contribute to Cash Value?Isn't a Dividend Just a Refund of Premium? Book A Strategy Call Does it Make Sense to Fund a Policy with a Loan? A YouTube viewer of our show asked us the question, “Does it make sense to take out equity from an investment rental to start a policy and then borrow from that policy to reinvest in other investments?” We believe that it makes sense to have a life insurance policy as a foundation for your finances. This is because it protects your income, provides liquidity, and shields your money from creditors. On the other hand, properly funding a whole life insurance policy requires consistent payments. Depending on your funding source, it may not be wise to fund a policy with a loan if you don't have a strategy for paying premiums after that. This depends on your personal economy and your investing goals.  The other reason for caution is that it can take a few years for your cash value to “break even.” While you are able to take a life insurance loan right away, your cash value will not immediately equal your premiums paid. It will take time to build your policy to a point where you can make larger investments. However, when you do reach that point, it's an excellent strategy to leverage policy loans for cash-flowing investments. Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage ASAP? This question comes from Lon, another viewer on YouTube. He shared with us a HELOC strategy, and ended with this hypothetical: “The other question that you really need to ask is: Is it really better to pay off my mortgage ASAP vs. using my available income for investing?” We agree that this is a great question to ask. The answer, again, is not black and white. There are two answers to this question: a mathematical answer, and an emotional one. Mathematically, it often doesn't make sense to accelerate payments because you lose control. Contrary to popular belief, the less you owe on your home, the more control the banks have. This is true because, in the event that you cannot pay your mortgage, the bank is less likely to foreclose when you have a large loan balance. This is because there's a chance the banks will be unable to make up the difference. On the other hand, if you're only a few years away from owning your house, it's easier for banks to foreclose. They can sell your property and have a much greater chance of making up the difference on the house.  This doesn't necessarily mean you shouldn't pay down your mortgage. However, it does illustrate the benefits of saving or investing your additional income, rather than putting it into the house. You can build equity in a life insurance policy, then use that to pay down your home. This is one way to maintain control of your home and your money. Then, there's the emotional component. Sometimes, you just sleep better at night knowing that you're reducing your loan balance.  To learn more: 15 vs. 30 Year Mortgage: Myths About Paying Off Your Mortgage

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: some wonderful bookish podcast episodes we had to highlight Current Reads: books that have complicated feelings attached, and ones that you cannot “at us” about Deep Dive: we are curating the perfect reading space Book Presses: uncomplicated feelings about books from authors we love As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Patreon Ad for Ourselves: 1:24 - Currently Reading Patreon Bookish Moment of the Week: 5:01 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live podcast 5:06 - Sarah's Interview w/ Kimberly McCreight 5:15 - A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCrieght 6:22 - What Should I Read Next podcast 6:33 - WSIRN Episode 300 Current Reads: 8:41 - Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (Meredith) 14:03 - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke  15:13 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman (Kaytee) 15:45 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 18:35 - We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julie Heaberlin (Meredith) 21:36 - We Begin at the End by Christ Whitaker  23:00 - Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen (Kaytee) 26:51 - Cottage by the Sea by Debbie Macomber (Meredith) 32:06 - The Institute by Stephen King (Kaytee) Deep Dive - How to Create the Perfect Reading Nook 36:31 - Oversized Chair (honestly, why WOULDN'T I link a great oversized chair??) 37:03 - Gooseneck reading lamp 39:20 - Cozy chair with ottoman for Meredith (don't @ me about these prices y'all) 40:10 - Meredith's mug warmer  41:17 - Need a plant next to you like Meredith? Try a Rooted subscription! 42:27 - Book Darts 42:34 - Kaytee's Zebra Midliner Highlighters 43:45 - ASMR ambiance room fall  Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 45:50 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber (Meredith) 48:34 - On Writing by Stephen King (Kaytee) Bonus Easter Egg: 51:45 - Misery by Stephen King 51:52 - The Shining by Stephen King 52:01 - Pet Sematary by Stephen King 52:12 - Thinner by Stephen King 52:41 - Elevation by Stephen King Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Tyler's adding some layers to the equation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.