Podcasts about Cottonwood

Happy Pride month, y'all! Please help me to welcome lifelong activist and Arizona Drag Show organizer, Christopher Jay Hall, to the pod. Earlier this week, Christopher and his father were featured in a CNN article & this episode is a timely follow-up. Listen in as Christopher shares about his upbringing in rural Arizona, and how he & his dad have repaired their relationship in recent years. Despite his dad's early-on rejection of his queerness, Christopher came out as a teen and fell heart-first into LGBTQ+ activism. He shares how working with countless nonprofits led to the emergence of his drag persona, Miss Nature. Miss Nature LLC travels regionally, working in collaboration with rural organizers to create inclusive spaces and provide information and resources to underserved communities. Arizona Drag Show performances are generally family-friendly events, which in recent years has led to some virulent pushback from the right, more specifically in the city I currently call home, Cottonwood, Arizona. Thankfully, Miss Nature and local organizers have refused to be bullied & this year the production is offering a larger-than-ever, sold-out performance. Christopher and I dig into some of the common misconceptions about drag (especially as it relates to children), and he shares why he remains steadfast when it comes to bringing LGBTQ+ support to rural areas similar to the one he grew up in. Miss Nature carries on, fierce and full of heart, even when she has to dance on culture-war eggshells to bring her and her glorious entourage on stage. I think my bestie said it best: "Drag Queens have always and will always exist & thank the gay gods for that!!!"Christopher Jay Hall was born in Phoenix, AZ. He has lived all over the U.S. as a child, but spent much of his time growing up in Arizona. He has been in Tucson since 2013. He is a graduate of Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor's in Public Administration. Christopher loves bringing people together from all walks of life to help support a common cause amongst groups that normally might not come together. He does this best as his persona, Miss Nature, whom he has been bringing to stages across the country for more than a decade. Miss Nature looks forward to bringing the art of drag to new communities that have yet to experience it. She produces the annual Arizona Pride Tour, which is set to expand into New Mexico in 2026. To learn more about her, visit ⁦MissNatureLLC.com.⁩Referenced in this episode:Read the CNN article Interview with David Gallegos-RoybalFree Held (Movie 2015)Support the showThe stories and opinions shared in this episode are based on personal experience and are not intended to malign any individual, group, or organization.Join The Deeper Pulse at Patreon for weekly bonus episodes + other exclusive bonus content. Follow The Deeper Pulse on IG @thedeeperpulse + @candiceschutter for more regular updates.

The podcast makes another visit to Salt Lake County. UIAAA Connection #232 – Justin Pitcher, CAA, Principal – Cottonwood High School, is now available. Justin, born in Riverton and a Bingham High graduate, competed in track and cross country. He launched his education career in Las Vegas, teaching middle school English. Early on, Justin discovered the critical lesson of recognizing trustworthy people. He emphasizes the administrator's role in creatingopportunities for students to pursue their dreams. His advice centers on over-communicating with teams and hiring coaches who genuinely care, foster belonging, and build positive connections, helping shape a supportive,inspiring school environment for all. Please Listen, Learn, and Share! You can subscribe to UIAAA TV on YouTube!  Thispodcast is also available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube.

On this episode of the Hays Post Podcast, news reporter Becky Kiser talks with Karissa Frasier about her new position as Community Health Worker with the K-State Research and Extension Cottonwood District in Ellis County.   Listen Here

“For you are a people sacred to the Lord, your God, who has chosen you from al the nations on the face of the earth to be a people peculiarly his own.” Deuteronomy 14:2      Characteristic #31 “Every atrium avails itself of the help of a priest who is attentive to the children, particularly to their religious capacities, celebrates Eucharist and sacrament of reconciliation with them, and works in harmony with the spirit of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. “32 Points of Reflection of The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd”    Submit a Podcast Listener Question HERE!    Fr Joseph joins us on the podcast to share about how he became involved in CGS and how it has affected his view of children's spirituality and his vocation as a priest. He also shares a few tips on how to get your own priests and deacons involved in CGS.   Fr. Joseph Lustig is a priest of the Diocese of Boise, Idaho and a native of Cottonwood, Idaho. He has completed formation in and assisted with CGS levels one and two. He has been a parish priest for six years and currently is completing a Licentiate in Canon Law from Saint Paul University in Ottawa, Canada, where he also serves a local parish in its atrium. If you have any questions or want to reach out, you can contact him at fr.lustig@icloud.com.    Books You May Be Interested In:  Preaching With Children  The Religious Potential of the Child    Episodes from other Priests:    Episode 29 – CGS and Christian Unity with Bishop Talley  Episode 32 – A Priest in the Atrium   Episode 85 – CGS and Accompaniment with Fr Boniface Hicks  Episode 125 – A Priest in CGS with Fr Kevin Douglas  Episode 138 – CGS and Ignatius Spirituality with Fr Joseph Hicks      BECOME AN ORGANIZATION MEMBER!  Organization Members are any entity (church/parish, school, regional group, diocese, etc.) that either offers CGS and/or supports those who serve the children as catechists, aides, or formation leaders) Organization Members also receive the following each month:  Bulletin Items - 4 bulletin articles for each month. We have a library of 4 years of bulletin items available on the CGSUSA Website.  Catechist In-Services to download TODAY and offer your catechists. We have six in-services available on the website.  Assistant Formation - prayer service, agenda, talking points, and handouts.  Seed Planting Workshop - prayer service, agenda, and talking points.  Family Events: downloadable, 1/2 day events for Advent, Christmas/Epiphany, and Lent.  Catechist Prayers and prayer services  and so much more!  Click Here to create your Organizational Membership!      AUDIOBOOK:    Audiobook – Now Available on Audible  CGSUSA is excited to offer you the audio version of The Religious Potential of the Child – 3rd Edition by Sofia Cavalletti, read by Rebekah Rojcewicz!  The Religious Potential of the Child is not a “how-to” book, complete with lesson plans and material ideas. Instead it offers a glimpse into the religious life of the atrium, a specially prepared place for children to live out their silent request: “Help me come closer to God by myself.” Here we can see the child's spiritual capabilities and perhaps even find in our own souls the child long burdened with religious information. This book serves as a companion to the second volume, The Religious Potential of the Child 6 to 12 Years Old. The desire to have this essential text available in audio has been a long-held goal for many. The work of many hands has combined to bring this release to life as an audiobook.    Find out more about CGS:       Learn more about the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd     Follow us on Social Media-  Facebook at “The United States Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd”  Instagram-  cgsusa  Twitter- @cgsusa  Pinterest- Natl Assoc of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd USA  YouTube- catechesisofthegoodshepherd 

“Be Like Penny.” If you visit my current hometown of Cottonwood, Arizona, you'll see these three words displayed around town. Penny Smith was a friend to many and a living example of how everyday citizens can make a meaningful difference in their local communities. She passed away in 2021, but her legacy lives on in the hearts of those who know and love her, and also through The Penny Peace Project. In this episode, I'll introduce you to Julie Fernatt and Llama Habern, the founders of ROI (Rural Organizing Initiative). Thanks in large part to Penny's supportive efforts, in 2023, Cottonwood was a planned tour stop for a regional drag company. Evangelical religious leaders mobilized their communities to turn up in droves, and city council meetings became contentious, escalating to threats of violence toward city leaders and community members. That's when ROI and its partners organized a nonviolent response that effectively silenced right-wing agitators. Listen in to learn how they did it.ROI currently provides civic engagement and supports candidates for local and county offices. Julie & Llama share how community organizing clears channels of communication and helps to build lasting, non-partisan coalitions. We also discuss: running for local office, fundraising, and the upcoming No Kings protest.Local activism is accessible to all and with a little effort, we can all be more like Penny.Rural Organizing Initiative (ROI) is a 501(c)4 non-profit corporation operating in Northern Arizona. ROI promotes full participation in democracy by providing civic education and by supporting/coaching potential candidates for local and county offices. Learn more at roi.vote.Referenced In This Episode:Reach out to ROI for supportLearn more about Penny SmithFind an Indivisible group near youAttend a NoKings Protest near youSupport the showThe stories and opinions shared in this episode are based on personal experience and are not intended to malign any individual, group, or organization.Join The Deeper Pulse at Patreon for weekly bonus episodes + other exclusive bonus content. Follow The Deeper Pulse on IG @thedeeperpulse + @candiceschutter for more regular updates.

Why does reading the Bible feel so difficult? John Mark invites us to rediscover Scripture as a place of encounter with Jesus, not just a source of information. He challenges us to engage with Scripture not just a book we read, but as a practice to form us.Key Scripture Passage: Matthew 5v17-19This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Tedra from Austin, Texas; Kent from Pleasanton, California; Hannah from Laramie, Wyoming; Mike and Cindy from Cottonwood, Arizona; and Sienna from Temecula, California. Thank you all so much! If you'd like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

Send us a text and chime in!*** UPDATE: Beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 30, 2025, Yavapai County will enact Stage 1 Fire Restrictions for Zones One (1) and Two (2) due to increasing fire danger and persistent dry conditions.  These restrictions include the following Fire Ban Zones: One (1) and Two (2), including the areas of Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, Sedona, Cottonwood, Camp Verde, the Verde Valley, and surrounding communities Activities Prohibited Under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions: Igniting, building, maintaining, or using a fire, including fires fueled by combustible materials such as wood, charcoal, briquettes, and/or coal. Exclusion: Fires fueled by combustible materials,... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/yavapai-county-enacts-stage-2-fire-restrictions-in-zones-3-4-5/Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

In the second episode of the Bridging the Age Gap series, Julia is joined by Jackie and Emma, two Indigenous women who share the same heritage but stand in different life stages, weaving together ancestral wisdom and contemporary voice. What unfolds is a deeply grounded conversation on reclaiming identity, resisting colonial definitions of mentorship and leadership, and learning to lead in a way that honours both elders and future generations. Jackie shares what it means to carry her Indigenous identity and ancestral knowledge into powerful political and institutional spaces; she calls this a journey “from the outhouse to the White House.” Emma shares how, over time, elders in her community saw leadership potential in her, much before she saw it in herself. Together, they model an intergenerational exchange that is neither hierarchical nor linear, it's circular and rooted in reciprocity, presence, and a reverence for the natural world. “A Birch tree doesn't say to a Cottonwood, ‘you're bigger than me.' They just exist. They coexist. And they each have their own medicine.” – Jackie Tune in to hear how leading, for them, is less about roles and titles and more about holding space, honouring lineage, and being of service to the land and people. About the Guests: Jackie Qatalina Schaeffer, as the Director of Climate Initiatives, she brings over 20 years of experience in communications and business management. She facilitates stakeholder engagement and supports various projects focused on environmental health, climate, and sanitation across Alaska. Jackie served as the Lead Facilitator for the Holistic Approach to Northern Sustainable Communities project and co-authored several regional energy plans in collaboration with the Alaska Energy Authority and local leaders. Her current work includes addressing water security and sanitation for unserved homes in rural Alaska, climate adaptation, community engagement, and integrating Indigenous perspectives to bridge service gaps. Jackie's commitment to serving Indigenous populations allows her to merge culture and Indigenous knowledge with her professional endeavours, creating a powerful blend of Western and Indigenous perspectives. Emma Johnson, a Cowlitz Tribal member, received her BA in Cultural Anthropology from Washington State University Vancouver and her MS in Sociocultural Anthropology at Portland State University (PSU). Emma is currently the Indigenous Traditional Ecological and Cultural Knowledge (ITECK) Coordinator in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Office at PSU. In this role, she focuses on community engagement, partnership development, and cultivating a sense of belonging for students. Emma is extremely passionate about place-based education and connecting people to the landscape by introducing them to plant and animal relatives. She feels at home in the world of tribal food sovereignty and strives to support the reclamation and restoration of traditional foodways in Indian Country.

The podcast makes another visit to Salt Lake County. UIAAA Connection #228 – Greg Southwick, Director of Athletics –Cottonwood High School, is now available. Greg grew up in Richfield, Utah, surrounded by the world of basketballthanks to his father's coaching career. After spending 4 years as an athletic trainer at BYU, he transitioned to 17 years shaping young lives at Wayne High School. Throughout his journey, Greg emphasized the importance of putting inthe time and genuinely caring for the students you serve. His advice? Build relationships rooted in love and commitment to make a lasting impact. Please Listen, Learn, and Share! You can subscribe to UIAAA TV on YouTube! This podcast is also available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube

Clark County is looking for a volunteer park host at Captain William Clark Regional Park at Cottonwood Beach. Learn what the role involves and how to apply at https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/clark-county-accepting-applications-for-volunteer-park-host-at-captain-william-clark-regional-park-at-cottonwood-beach-2/ #volunteerparkhost #CottonwoodBeach #ClarkCountyWa #ColumbiaRiver #localnews #publicworks #Vancouver #parkvolunteer #naturejobs #Washingtonstate

Michael Sarian "Straight Trash" - Esquina www.michaelsarian.comEilane Amherd "Pinot Ou Fendant" - La Degustation www.elianeperforms.com Lil' Red And the Rooster "Same Old Blues" (featuring Bobby Floyd) www.lilredrooster.com Deb Seymour "Tesla Trip" - Sometimes You Gotta Wear Boots www.debseymourmusic.com Megan Bee "Used To Be" - Cottonwood www.meganbeemusic.com The Pinkerton Raid "Holocene" - Jagged Vacance: Winter Songs By Other People www.pinkertonraid.com **********************Some of the official showcase artist at this year's Southeast Regional Folk Alliance event in May, www.serfa.org :HuDost "Sol Searcher (Light Upon The Water)" - The Monkey In The Crown www.hudost.com Arielle Silver "Riverdock at Sunset" - Watershed www.ariellesilver.com Mean Mary "Bring Down The Rain" - Woman Creature (Portrait Of A Woman, Part 2) www.meanmary.comTim Easton "Sliver Of Light" www.timeaston.com **************************Dan Whitaker "Oh Cayenne" - I Won't Play By Your Rules www.danwhitaker.com Seth Mulder & Midnight Run "Gilgarry's Glen" - www.midnightrunbluegrass.com Golden Shoals "Everybody's Singing" - s/t www.goldenshoals.comGordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane "Nowhere Fast" - Double Takes https://www.tentrees.caTeri Rane "Small Steps" - Goldenrod www.tenirane.com Will Branch "One False Move" - Face The Day www.willbranch.com Peggy Seeger "The Puzzle" - First Farewell www.peggyseeger.comHeather Pierson "Up Here In The Mountains" - Back To The Light www.heatherpierson.com Closing music: Geoffrey Armes "Vrikshashana (The Tree)" - Spirit Dwelling

On today's newscast: Officials say a Cottonwood police officer shot and killed an allegedly armed man, a speedboat went airborne during a record attempt on Lake Havasu, state lawmakers want to make college encampments illegal after last year's pro-Palestinian protests, Coconino County will use a new mobile command center to enhance emergency response, and more.

Coolkay and Countyfairgrounds.net inteview Colleen Director of this years Verde Valley Fair in Cottonwood, Arizona comping up shortly. We talk about parking and restorooms and whats on the grounds and not to be messed and we talk fair food and what comes up after the fair 

We're back for week two of our Cocodona 250 rerun series, and things are heating up—figuratively and literally. With Andrew deep into the Arizona Monster 300, we're throwing it back to the second half of his first Arizona epic. This is where the race gets real: after pushing through Jerome, Andrew faces crumbling shins, emotional lows, water crossings gone wrong, and the infamous climb up Mount Elden.In this episode, we follow him from Cottonwood to Sedona to Flagstaff, as the trail throws every twist it can: gravel roads, technical descents, delusional audio loops in his head (hello Destiny's Child?), and a contact lens disaster in the middle of the desert. We also meet key players like Rachel, Kenneth, Kirsten, and Regina—each helping (or witnessing) Andrew's slow unraveling as he pushes to the finish.Stephanie kicks things off and Dylan wraps it up, bringing their usual dose of humor and heart. Stay tuned for stories about teacups on mountaintops, awkward trail naps, and the kind of breakdowns only a 250-mile race can trigger. And don't worry—we'll be back in two weeks with the full Arizona Monster recap. Buckle up.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, and we always appreciate you leaving a good rate and review. Join the Facebook Group and follow us on Instagram and check out our website for the more episodes, posts and merchandise coming soon. Have a topic you'd like to hear discussed in depth, or a guest you'd like to nominate? Email us at info@happyendingstc.org

Hosts Spencer Neuharth, Janis Putelis, and Seth Morris touch on their turkey trips, get the skinny on a fat cottonwood from the University of Nebraska's Justin Evertson, play 1-Minute Fishing with Tyler Coleman of Trout Unlimited, climb the latest Meat Poll, and talk Boone and Crockett javelina with Jim Heffelfinger. Watch the live stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel. Connect with The MeatEater Podcast Network MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vendredi Sur Mer "Malabar Princess" Pink Turns Blue "Can't Do Without You" - www.pinkturnsblue.comBone Haus "Silent Hill" - In Mourning Ariel Maniki & The Black Holes "The Veil"Jesse Roper "Danger" www.jesseroper.ca The Cides "This Being Human" www.thecides.com *******************Lorraine Dietrich "Do Or Die" - www.lorraine-dietrich.biz Dedicated Servers "Shades Up" Bow & Yarrow "Dragon" - s/t Offended By Everything "Potential Master"Chris Payn "Pow Pow Pow Pow" www.chrispayn.com Whitehall "Malibu #2" https://www.whitehalltheband.comTeeth Out "Flicker Out" - www.highenddenimrecords.com ************************ALBUM FOCUSExperience the global rhythms of jazz with Putumayo's "Jazz World", a rich tapestry of rhythms and melodies. The album features international artists who blend Brazilian bossa nova, Portuguese fado, French chanson and other regional styles into a captivating musical journey.Lauma (Canada) “C'est ça c'est ça” Nay Porttela (Brazil) “Eu Vim da Bahia”Victoria Sur (Colombia) Se Dice Por Ahí"*************************Brian Grilli "Love Of A Hurting Kind" - Great Big Sky www.briangrilli.com Kierston White "Other Road" Give The People What They Paid For https://kierstonwhite.com Ainsley Costello "Exless" www.ainsleycostello.com Megan Bee "Wish I Knew" - Cottonwood www.meganbeemusic.com Alice Howe "Line By Line" - Circumstance www.alicehowe.com Heather Pierson "Up Here In The Mountains" - Back To The Light www.heatherpierson.com Debra Cowan "Dreadnought Mutiny" - Among Friends www.debracowan.com Closing music: Geoffrey Armes "Vrikshashana (The Tree)" - Spirit Dwelling I hold deed to this audio's usage, which is free to share with specific attribution, non-commercial and non-derivation rules.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

On this episode of the Hays Post Podcast, news reporter Becky Kiser talks agriculture in the spring growing season with Stacy Campbell, Cottonwood Extension agriculture agent. Listen Here

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In this episode of The Sportsmen's Voice, Fred sits down with the federal policy team from the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation for an in-depth Q1 review of the new administration and Congress. From groundbreaking legislation to exciting conservation wins, this jam-packed conversation is essential listening for sportsmen and women who care about the future of America's outdoor heritage.   Key Topics Covered: Federal Policy Landscape: Fred and Director of Federal Relations Taylor Schmitz break down the latest legislative developments in Washington, D.C. Learn about the bipartisan support behind the Farm Bill and wildlife conservation efforts, as well as the challenges presented by digital markets and foreign manufacturer taxation. Wildlife Conservation: Get insights into the Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, a crucial initiative designed to combat habitat fragmentation and improve wildlife connectivity. Fisheries Policy Updates: Senior Director of Fisheries Policy Chris Horton shares updates on the MAP Waters Act, MAP Oceans Act, and legislative measures tackling shark depredation. Discover how the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act and the 75th Anniversary of the Dingle-Johnson Act are shaping the future of fisheries management. Forestry Management: Director of Forestry Policy John Colclasure dives into the Fix Our Forest Act, wildfire management strategies, and the Cottonwood fix. Hear how new leadership and cross-sector collaboration are driving forestry conservation efforts.   Key Takeaways: Legislative Wins: Bipartisan collaboration remains a cornerstone of successful conservation policy. Action Needed: Supporting initiatives like the Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act can have lasting impacts on wildlife corridors. Fisheries Management: Innovative policies and funding mechanisms are crucial for sustainable fisheries. Forest Health: Active management and legislative support are vital for wildfire prevention and forest restoration.   Get the FREE Sportsmen's Voice e-publication in your inbox every Monday: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/newsletter   Sign up for FREE legislative tracking through CSF's Tracking the Capitols tool: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/tracking-the-capitols/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Therese Schmidt from St. Mary's/Tri-Parish in Cottonwood

Fr. Paul Wander, Pastor of the Tri-Parish community in Cottonwood.

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Drew Wilson was born and raised in Cottonwood, California. He grew up in a home that was safe and stable with two parents who with nothing but good intentions almost loved him too much. Protecting Drew from ever experiencing consequences on a small scale when the stakes were low ended up having serious consequences in the long run. Listen as Drew shares a cautionary tale for all of us and as he tells how taking accountability, changing his attitude, and finally finding his own self-worth out of prison and into an incredible, successful life. Sponsors & Partners Freedom Scholars Academy My Story Matters / Captain Your Story - mystorymatters.org The Other Side Academy (TOSA) - theothersideacademy.com 00:00 - Drew Wilson 01:12 - Sponsors 02:50 - Young Life 05:25 - Coping by Lying & Manipulating 07:50 - Over-protective Parents 08:40 - From Stress Headaches to Narcotics 14:00 - Stealing From Neighbors 18:30 - His First Few Arrests 26:00 - Love and Accountability 33:15 - His Wife Files for Divorce 36:10 - Growing as a Family 38:40 - His 3rd Suicide Attempt & Landing in Prison 41:45 - Hitting Rock Bottom & Viktor Frankl 43:18 - Practicing 48:30 - His Life Now

Clark County Public Works is accepting applications for a volunteer park host at Captain William Clark Regional Park at Cottonwood Beach. The role offers a unique opportunity to live on-site and assist with park maintenance and visitor services. Learn more at https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/clark-county-accepting-applications-for-volunteer-park-host-at-captain-william-clark-regional-park-at-cottonwood-beach/ #ClarkCountyWa #volunteer #parkhost #localnews

On today's newscast: Arizona senators say federal funding freeze puts Colorado River at risk, Sedona considers a rapid re-housing program, Grand Canyon crews recover the body of a man who drove off the South Rim, the City of Cottonwood declares a housing emergency, and more

On today's newscast: crews fight the Brady Fire, Attorney General Mayes says President Trump is undermining the Constitution, Senators say Colorado River funding has been frozen, Cottonwood declares a housing emergency and more.

These wrestling stables were absolutely legendary. But these members? Not so much. Gareth Morgan presents 11 AWFUL Members Of Iconic Wrestling Stables...ENJOY!Follow us on Twitter:@GMorgan04@WhatCultureWWEFor more awesome content, check out: whatculture.com/wwe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we delve into the critical topic of towing capacities, emphasizing the importance of ensuring your truck and trailer are a compatible match. Understanding the math behind your towing setup can enhance safety and performance on the road, preventing potential accidents and mechanical failures. Eric Stark shares insights on storm awareness while staying in RV parks, highlighting the need for preparation and safety measures during unexpected weather events. The episode also features a virtual visit to Cottonwood, Arizona, a hidden gem for RV enthusiasts, and a discussion on Jerome, Arizona, known for its fascinating history and vibrant arts scene. Additionally, listeners will learn about 12-volt heating cable from HeatLine, a product designed to protect plumbing in winter conditions, and tips on saving money by finding DIY alternatives for RV accessories. Towing capacities are a central theme in the RVing world, and Eric Stark unpacks the essential considerations for RV enthusiasts in this insightful episode. He emphasizes that the math must add up when it comes to pairing your truck with the right trailer. Stark warns against the negligence of some dealerships who may prioritize sales over the safety of their customers, leading them to mismatched vehicle-trailer combinations. This discussion is not just theoretical; Stark draws from real-life experiences in his store, where he encounters numerous customers who have overlooked their vehicle's towing limits. He encourages listeners to educate themselves on the various weight ratings and capacities, ensuring they don't end up in potentially dangerous situations on the road. The conversation takes a practical turn as Eric and Alexis discuss storm awareness while staying in RV parks. Alexis motivates RVers to stay informed about weather conditions and suggests creating a storm emergency kit filled with essentials like first aid supplies and bottled water. This segment underscores the importance of preparation rather than panic, equipping listeners with actionable steps to take before hitting the road. The hosts also stress the significance of inspecting RVs for damage post-storm, a crucial step that can prevent larger issues down the line. In addition to the technical discussions, the episode includes a travel segment highlighting Cottonwood and Jerome, Arizona, two charming destinations for RV travelers. Cottonwood emerges as a vibrant hub for culture and outdoor activities, while Jerome offers a glimpse into Arizona's mining history and artistic revival. The interplay between practical RVing advice and the allure of travel encapsulates the spirit of adventure, making this episode a valuable resource for both seasoned RVers and newcomers alike. Takeaways: Understanding your truck's towing capacity is crucial to ensure safe RV travel. Always prepare for unpredictable storms by having a storm emergency kit ready in your RV. Inspect your RV for damage after a storm to prevent future problems from developing. Consider using 12-volt heating tape from Heat Line to protect your plumbing in cold weather. Research RV parks for safe shelter options in case of severe weather warnings. Creating a personalized checklist for RV trips can streamline your preparation process. RV Extended Warranties from WholeSale Warranties Heat-Line 12 Volt Heating Cable General RV Capacity...

Jean Mann "Winter Swims Away" - Songs For All The Days www.jeanmann.net Debbie Miller "Alaska" - Live In An Empty Sea wwww.thedebbiemiller.com Megan Bee "Snowplow" - Cottonwood www.meganbeemusic.com Goodnight Moonshine "All Our Friends" - s/t www.goodnightmoonshine.com Caroline Cotter "Coming Your Way" - Gently As I Go www.carolinecotter.com Emily Mure "Cope & Thread" - Worth www.emilymure.com ************************ The Matthew Show "Innocence"- Memphis www.thematthewshow.com Jesse Terry "Gunpower Days" - Arcadia www.jesseterrymusic.com Vance Gilbert "Bad For Me" - The Mother Of Trouble www.vancegilbert.com Wes Collins "Jabberwockies" - Jabberwockies www.wescollins.com Jess Klein "In The Arms Of A Song" - When We Rise www.jessklein.com Elliot Murphy "Old-Timer" www.elliottmurphy.com Daniel Darley "Wondrous Life" https://www.facebook.com/danieldarleymusic/ Heather Pierson "Perspective" - Back To The Light www.heatherpierson.com ************************* These artists are participating in the upcoming 30A Songwriters Festival https://www.30asongwritersfestival.com Ellis Paul "Be The Fire" - 55 www.ellispaul.com Beth Bombara 'Carry The Weight" - It All Goes Up www.bethbombara.com Dan Bern "I'm In' - Starting Over www.danbern.com Eliot Bronson "With Somebody" - Empty Spaces www.eliotbronson.com Jaimee Harris "Like You" - Boomerang Town www.jaimeeharris.com ***************************** Rubblebucket "Boomerang" - Year Of The Banana www.rubblebucket.com Keeley "Days In A Daze" - Beautiful Mysterious www.keeleysound.com Fraser Teeple "Spark" www.fraserteeplearborist.com Billy Coulter "Haven't You Fallen In Love With Me Yet?" - 5ingles www.billycoulter.com Funky Bluester "Time For A Change" - Thirst & Howl III www.funkybluester.com We Found A Lovebird "Chet" www.wefoundalovebird.com Violet Minefield "Autonomous Overdrive" - https://www.thevioletmindfield.com/

Sara Casey Taleff has been involved in education for more than 20 years, working in public schools in New York City as well as at the state Department of Education in Montana. For the last 10 years, Sara has lived between Montana and New York creating innovative learning environments. She founded and directs the nonprofit, Cottonwood, which operates learning centers Helena and Brooklyn. Jenna Hill is an experienced Montessori educator and co-founder of CASCO Learning, a microschool in St. Louis, Missouri. We had Jenna's microschool cofounder Maria Casco on the show back in 2022 to talk about her founding journey.  Jenna and Sara are working to create CoLearnCo, an interactive virtual campus that aims to connect microschools and build community. *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly LiberatED e-newsletter on education trends at fee.org/liberated.

New laws going into effect in California starting January first. A man accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl is expected back in court today. People close to the Trump administration are taking aim at the county supervisors' new policy to end transfers into ICE custody. Big Lots is keeping some of its stores open. One person won the $1.2 Billion Mega Millions jackpot in Cottonwood, CA. The San Diego Zoo will have a float featuring the giant pandas in the Rose Parade. 

On this week's episode of the Omaha Places podcast, join Cahner and Delaney as they discuss the local happenings from an unexpected snowy surprise to unique sushi tacos at Kawaii Sushi. Discover the charm of Pen & Dagger, a new bookstore in La Vista, and the festive spirit at Mulhall's holiday decor. Cahner shares her bittersweet farewell to pottery classes at Kimba's Touch, and her cozy night out at the Cottonwood and Mon Cave. Get the scoop on ice skating at the Riverfront and the cozy vibes of the Tipsy Pig Holiday Pop-up. Don't miss their top picks for coffee, Indian cuisine, and brunch spots near the Old Market. Tune in for all this and more, including their recommendations for Christmasy outings and upcoming events like the Omaha Symphony's Home Alone in Concert and the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas performance. Dive into the festive spirit with Omaha Places! 00:27 Unexpected Snow 01:15 Strawberry Milkmob and Relatable Content 02:01 Sushi Adventures at Kawaii Sushi 07:34 Pottery Classes at Kimba's Touch 09:23 Exploring Pen & Dagger Bookstore 13:31 Farewell to Modus Coworking 15:00 Ice Skating at the Riverfront 16:23 Night Out at The Cottonwood and Mon Cave 18:59 Holiday Shopping at Mulhalls 19:44 Santa Visits and Mulhalls Memberships 21:02 Tipsy Pig Holiday Pop-Up 23:26 Favorite Coffee Spots in Omaha 29:17 Christmassy Places to Take the Girls 30:57 Best Indian Food in Omaha 33:39 Top Brunch Spots Near the Old Market 34:43 Upcoming Events in Omaha 39:35 Concluding Remarks Event Links: When is the Murder?: https://joslyncastle.com/events/event/2024/12/20/friday-showing-when-is-a-murder-/504407  Home Alone in Concert: https://ticketomaha.com/Productions/home-alone  Holiday Stroll in Little Bohemia: https://www.facebook.com/events/911812340820928/920927666576062/  Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: https://ticketomaha.com/Productions/mannheim-steamroller Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven Clark enjoyed the ideal skier's lifestyle as a young boy living at the mouth of the Cottonwood Canyons. Today, he's the avalanche safety program manager for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). As skiers and riders wind their way up Little Cottonwood Canyon, one of the most avalanche-intensive sections of highway in the world, he's the one leading efforts to help keep us safe. Clark joined this episode of Last Chair from Snowbird to talk about innovative new technology that is helping to keep avalanche safety workers – and all of us on the highway – safe during winter storms.Many of us think about backcountry avalanche safety. Clark himself, when he was young, had the Utah Avalanche Center phone number posted on the family's home phone. But it's doubtful many of us think a lot about avalanches as we travel mountain highways every winter. We think about the plows that clear the roadway for us. But what's up above might be largely out of our minds as we wind up State Route 210 for eight miles towards Snowbird and Alta.In those eight miles from the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon up to Alta, there are 64 identified, named avalanche paths that can impact the highway. While the ski resorts all manage avalanche safety in their boundaries, it's up to UDOT to mitigate the danger on the highway. From howitzers to hand charges, UDOT avalanche safety teams work to keep all highways in the state safe for drivers and residents.For around 75 years military howitzers have played a pivotal role, lobbing shells across valleys to dislodge snowpack before it poses a danger to the highway. In 2007, UDOT began to look at alternatives to lobbing shells through the air. Today, howitzers are being phased out. As an example, in 2023 Alta retired its 105-mm cannon that had fired thousands of rounds of shells since being introduced in the 1950s by avalanche safety legend Monty Atwater.Replacing the howitzers is an array of remotely triggered devices installed on mountainside towers throughout the canyon. Towers from Wyssen Avalanche Control can be remotely activated to drop charges into the snow. Installations from GAZEX™ create a controlled explosion from which the concussive force triggers a slide. UDOT is using both systems, with new installations around Mount Superior will be in operation this season. There are now nearly 90 remotely-activated avalanche mitigation installations in the canyon between UDOT and the ski resorts. The new systems provide yet another level of public safety, eliminating the need to fire shells across the valley or to have avalanche safety workers conduct high-risk operations. In addition, UDOT employs a sophisticated array of avalanche sensors to analyze the snowpack and provide valuable feedback and updates.This episode of Last Chair provides some fascinating insights into the work done behind the scenes to keep us safe as we travel the Cottonwood Canyons to ski and ride. A well-known figure in the Utah snow safety community, Steven Clark is a great example of the dedication of the UDOT team that helps keep us safe.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chadcrouch.substack.comTime now for Listening Spot. This is the third effort filed under the self-describing pseudonym, with the recipe being a long field recording accompanied by a number of musical movements comprising a greater whole. Put simply, it's just meant to be more dreamy. For this outing we have left the Columbia River, and the Wapato Valley (aka Portland Basin), where we have settled in for a few months. (But barely, we're not officially done here. There's two more installments over the next two weeks.) Oaks Bottom is a mixed wetland on the Willamette River in Portland, about 10 river miles from the Columbia confluence, and the southern edge of Wapato Valley. In some ways it approximates what the Columbia shorelines would have looked like 100 years ago: marshy wonderlands where cottonwood trees thrive. Oaks Bottom was my go-to destination for many years. I became quite familiar with the soundscape over time. I can usually identify the wildlife there by ear. If listening back to a recording I can tell you what season it was made, down to the month. My favorite season: Spring. It's the best. In this recording we hear the Black-headed Grosbeak. Instantly, that places it in the likely realm of May or June. The sound of the cottonwood trees is another hint. In May, the leaves are young and pliant. By June they are big and broad, clattering in the breezes. Here is an excellent video on the sound of Cottonwood leaves.Even in winter cottonwood leaves continue have their own sound—underfoot. Where other leaves—maples for example—now have the consistency of tissue paper on the moist ground, cottonwoods scrape against each other like coated cardstock valentines. Scrunch, scrunch. Scriff, Skrich.I think that's it for this one. Cottonwoods Suite is available on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple, Tidal, Amazon, YouTube…) Friday, December 6th. I hope you can spend some quiet time with it.

Steven Clark enjoyed the ideal skier's lifestyle as a young boy living at the mouth of the Cottonwood Canyons. Today, he's the avalanche safety program manager for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). As skiers and riders wind their way up Little Cottonwood Canyon, one of the most avalanche-intensive sections of highway in the world, he's the one leading efforts to help keep us safe. Clark joined this episode of Last Chair from Snowbird to talk about innovative new technology that is helping to keep avalanche safety workers – and all of us on the highway – safe during winter storms.Many of us think about backcountry avalanche safety. Clark himself, when he was young, had the Utah Avalanche Center phone number posted on the family's home phone. But it's doubtful many of us think a lot about avalanches as we travel mountain highways every winter. We think about the plows that clear the roadway for us. But what's up above might be largely out of our minds as we wind up State Route 210 for eight miles towards Snowbird and Alta.In those eight miles from the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon up to Alta, there are 64 identified, named avalanche paths that can impact the highway. While the ski resorts all manage avalanche safety in their boundaries, it's up to UDOT to mitigate the danger on the highway. From howitzers to hand charges, UDOT avalanche safety teams work to keep all highways in the state safe for drivers and residents.For around 75 years military howitzers have played a pivotal role, lobbing shells across valleys to dislodge snowpack before it poses a danger to the highway. In 2007, UDOT began to look at alternatives to lobbing shells through the air. Today, howitzers are being phased out. As an example, in 2023 Alta retired its 105-mm cannon that had fired thousands of rounds of shells since being introduced in the 1950s by avalanche safety legend Monty Atwater.Replacing the howitzers is an array of remotely triggered devices installed on mountainside towers throughout the canyon. Towers from Wyssen Avalanche Control can be remotely activated to drop charges into the snow. Installations from GAZEX™ create a controlled explosion from which the concussive force triggers a slide. UDOT is using both systems, with new installations around Mount Superior will be in operation this season. There are now nearly 90 remotely-activated avalanche mitigation installations in the canyon between UDOT and the ski resorts. The new systems provide yet another level of public safety, eliminating the need to fire shells across the valley or to have avalanche safety workers conduct high-risk operations. In addition, UDOT employs a sophisticated array of avalanche sensors to analyze the snowpack and provide valuable feedback and updates.This episode of Last Chair provides some fascinating insights into the work done behind the scenes to keep us safe as we travel the Cottonwood Canyons to ski and ride. A well-known figure in the Utah snow safety community, Steven Clark is a great example of the dedication of the UDOT team that helps keep us safe.

In this recap, Lesley and Brad reflect on Kelsey Lensman's inspiring Mission48 journey, where she completed 48 fitness competitions in 48 states in 48 days. They explore the courage required to step out of your comfort zone, the power of persistence in achieving big goals, and the importance of showing up even when faced with challenges. Discover how enduring and learning through the process is key to being it till you see it.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:How Kelsey Lensman redefined courage through Mission48.The power of setting boundaries to focus on priorities and say no to distractions.Tips for finding growth and self-discovery through bold, uncomfortable actions.Why persistence and process-oriented growth are key to achieving your ambitions.How to redefine failure and celebrate the pursuit of meaningful goals.Episode References/Links:Cambodia February 2025 Retreat - https://crowsnestretreats.comFlashcards Waitlist - https://opc.me/flashcardwaitlistPilates Studio Growth Accelerator - https://prfit.biz/acceleratorOPC Winter Tour - https://opc.me/tourContrology Chair - https://beitpod.com/equipmentKelsey Lensman Website - https://kelseylensman.comKelsey Lensman Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kelseylensmanEp. 391 with Michelle Wispelwey - https://beitpod.com/ep391ROX, Ruling Our Experiences - https://www.rulingourexperiences.com/Stop People Pleasing by Hailey Magee - https://a.co/d/gvnYcQyCircus Center Las Vegas - https://lasvegascircuscenter.com/Mom & Me Astrology - https://beitpod.com/astrolgypodcast If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. DEALS! DEALS! DEALS! DEALS!Check out all our Preferred Vendors & Special Deals from Clair Sparrow, Sensate, Lyfefuel BeeKeeper's Naturals, Sauna Space, HigherDose, AG1 and ToeSox Be in the know with all the workshops at OPCBe It Till You See It Podcast SurveyBe a part of Lesley's Pilates MentorshipFREE Ditching Busy Webinar  Resources:Watch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable Pilates Follow Us on Social Media:InstagramThe Be It Till You See It Podcast YouTube channelFacebookLinkedInThe OPC YouTube Channel Episode Transcript:Lesley Logan 0:00  I like that she did this. I like that she trained like this. I think it's really inspirational. You guys don't have to be into fitness to do this. You can actually think, what could I commit to over a period of time that would challenge me in my comfort zone and just be okay with giving it a try? What could I do? Lesley Logan 0:16  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Lesley Logan 0:58  Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my co-host in life, Brad, and I are going to dig into the impactful convo I had with Kelsey Lensman in our last episode. If you haven't yet listened to that episode, you've missed out on a really fun chick. She is cool as fuck. I really enjoyed her. So you can go back and listen that one, come back and listen to this one. You can listen to this one. You're already here and then go back and listen to that one. Lesley Logan 1:18  But first, Today is December 5th 2024 and it's Celebrate Shelter Pets Day. We're just going to celebrate shelter pets? You should go adopt a shelter pet today. Brad Crowell 1:28  That's exactly what this is all about. Lesley Logan 1:30  Celebrate Shelter Pets Day is on the first Thursday after Thanksgiving. The day brings awareness to pets such as dogs and cats that are in shelters. A lot of people often think of adopting a pet from a shelter home, but they don't always follow through that thought, because they think there's somethingwrong with shelter pets. They are wrong. Most people who have adopted shelter pets can testify that shelter groups are full of great pets that provide companionship. There are, unfortunately, some pets in the shelter that are deemed unadoptable because of fear, perceived aggression or anxiety. But even these issues can be managed if addressed properly. Did you know it takes a dog three days to relax in the stress of being in a shelter. Then it takes three weeks for them to understand your routine, and then by three months, they are fully in your family. So y'all who are buying pretty dogs who you're trying to convince me it's because your allergies. They come with their own problems, too. In fact, a lot of purebreds have a lot of problems. So we highly recommend a little mix of a mutt of some kind. They're super fun. Also, some of these shelter dogs are being fostered in a home. You can also find out right away if they're good with kids or dogs, because the shelters find this out. So when I follow all the local animal adopted in Las Vegas, and they'll go Duchess. She's a tripod, super great with kids who are gentle, not good with other dogs. She needs to be your only Duchess in the house. There's a really, they know these things. Brad Crowell 2:51  They're trying to set these dogs up for success. Lesley Logan 2:52  Yeah. And when you buy a dog, you don't know. You don't know. You don't know. You have no idea what that puppy's gonna be like. You don't know. So we highly recommend it. Brad Crowell 3:01  We've done that. Lesley Logan 3:02  We all, Bayon was at a kill shelter.Brad Crowell 3:04  Yeah, Gaia, I rescued her. She wasn't from a shelter, but Bayon was at a kill shelter.Lesley Logan 3:06  Before you rescued her, she'd been rescued from another shelter. Look at that dog had been handed over three different families by the time you had gotten her, and she was great.Brad Crowell 3:18  Yeah, four paperwork with four different owners names, yeah. And then August was also in a shelter here in Vegas. Lesley Logan 3:23  Yeah. And he, you know, he took his time (inaudible). Brad Crowell 3:26  Pretty sure they were not a kill shelter here in Vegas, but still, (inaudible) shelter.Lesley Logan 3:28  No, no. So anyways, go find out. If you are unsure of what to do. You can also foster a dog that you think you might like, and then foster fail. Or if you're like, wow, you know, this isn't working out. That's not what I thought. Then you just fostered, and you did, and also, when they're outside of the shelter, they're less stressed out, and they have a lot less fear. So I highly recommend it. Yeah, it's a holiday. Yeah, you're busy. You know what? Cuddling with a dog makes everything better right now, I've been (inaudible). Lesley Logan 3:29  Upcoming events. We're going back to Cambodia. Well, actually, when you hear this, we're literally on the road for the tour. So I'm just going to say that. Brad Crowell 3:59  Well, yeah but Lesley Logan 4:00  We're on the road for the tour.Brad Crowell 4:02  That's the fourth announcement. So, sure. Lesley Logan 4:07  Okay, got it. When we, but soon, we'll be back in Cambodia. And many of you have asked if you could move there. We highly recommend you visiting with us before you ask to move into our house at Cambodia. So yes, we have a house there. You get to stay with us. Go to crowsnestretreats.com to snag your spot in February. I know it's around the corner, but we go at the end of February, so plenty of time to snag your spot.Brad Crowell 4:28  Yeah, and the end of (inaudible), yeah, you can't apply for your visa yet. It's too soon, and still plenty of time to get your plane tickets. So come join us. And like Lesley said, I would recommend coming in and hanging out first before you decide to move permanently. But if you wanted to move permanently, I'm sure you could figure that out too. Lesley Logan 4:46  Yeah, while you're there, you could just stay. They do have rules around that, so you can't just stay. But there's ways around it, all right? There's ways to figure it out. I've only been home for a few days, since the shoot for the Accessories Flash Card Deck. Last deck in the six-deck series of Pilates exercises, we just did it, and it's not our biggest deck, it's not our smallest deck, it's right there in the middle. We want to make sure it's extra affordable to add to your collection. And only those on the waitlist are going to get the presale price. What's the presale price? Well, it's the best price you'll ever get on the deck. So you want to go to opc.me/flashcardwaitlist. I don't know why that's so hard for me to say multiple times, but opc.me/ maybe it's the slash. Brad Crowell 5:30  It's the slash, flash. Lesley Logan 5:31  Flash, flashcard waitlist, yes. Brad Crowell 5:36  opc.me/flashcardwaitlist. Lesley Logan 5:37  Yeah. And it's free to be on the list but you all just had to buy your cards when you're ready. When we have the presale, don't miss it. If you are late, it's too late. Brad Crowell 5:45  All right. So I've been doing accelerator webinars this year, and it's been great. We've had, I mean, I don't know, hundreds of people go through them over the last couple of months, and it's been really nice to get people thinking, challenging them a little bit, and also sharing some of the things that we've learned after coaching more than 2000 businesses about how to make money with your studio and how to double your income, literally. But that's it for this year, because we're obviously on the road right now. I'd love to host them, but I can't trust the internet when we're, I don't even know where we'll be. Lesley Logan 6:16  Time zones. You know, dogs. Brad Crowell 6:18  Time zones, everything. It's complicated. So I'll be picking them back up again next year, and I absolutely encourage you to come join me. It's free. So go to prfit.biz/accelerator. That's profit without the O, dot biz slash accelerator. And that'll help you. If you're feeling stuck in your business at all, this is going to help get the ball rolling for you. So come join me next year. I'd love to have you. Lesley Logan 6:39  Yeah, and then we're on tour. It starts.Brad Crowell 6:43  Tomorrow. Literally, tomorrow. Lesley Logan 6:44  Tomorrow, the first of 22 cities starts tomorrow.Brad Crowell 6:48  But we're already on the road as it stands right now. We left a couple days early, just to. Lesley Logan 6:52  We stayed at Don Hoel's cabin. Brad Crowell 6:55  Don Hoel. Lesley Logan 6:56  Don Hoel.Brad Crowell 6:57   Don Hoel. H-O-E-L in Sedona. Lesley Logan 7:02  Yep and we're super close to that our favorite coffee shop in Sedona (inaudible) Brad Crowell 7:07  Indian Gardens. Yeah, that's a, that place is amazing. But we'll be down in Cottonwood teacher class, and then we head off to Oklahoma City.Lesley Logan 7:16  Oklahoma City. Then it is Atlanta? Brad Crowell 7:19  Huntsville. Lesley Logan 7:20  Oh, Huntsville, Alabama. Alabama is before Atlanta. Brad Crowell 7:22  Yep. And then we're gonna. Lesley Logan 7:24  I know the globe. I know it. I'm gonna.Brad Crowell 7:25  We're gonna pit stop in Nashville to hang with a couple friends before we go down to Atlanta where we teach. Lesley Logan 7:30  Oh, yeah, I got it up now. I got the dates, all right. Then we go to Greensboro, North Carolina. Then we're in DC. I'm gonna tell you this as of the time we're recording this, Huntsville is super sold. It's been so fucking sold out you can't, do not pass go. Meet us in Atlanta. Greensboro then we have Washington DC, that's super sold out both workshops and or both classes and workshops. Brad Crowell 7:52  For those in Washington DC, you can swing around the bay and join us in Virginia Beach later or you can go north to Hershey. Lesley Logan 8:00  Hold on, stick around. You'll find out where we're going next. Lesley Logan 8:02  So Hershey, Pennsylvania, at the time recording this has one spot in the class, and the workshop is almost sold out. Then we're going to Portland Maine. Then we're coming back down to Boston, Massachusetts, only room in the workshop there. Cape Cod, Massachusetts, only room in the workshop there. Greenwich, Connecticut. We have a mat class. Virginia Beach, you can, that's for those DC people, you can come around to the Virginia Beach, there'e spot in the workshop.Brad Crowell 8:25  I mean, it's a three-hour drive, I think, for them, from DC. But, come join.Lesley Logan 8:27  Whatever. Those Virginia Beach people drove down to Greensboro, it's like seven hours or something. Brad Crowell 8:32  So here's what's crazy y'all. Last year we were in Greensboro, and five people drove from Virginia Beach to Greensboro, which is five plus hours drive. And this year we decided to go to them. So, you know, come surprise us. Come hang out. We are, we love your enthusiasm. Come and hang.Lesley Logan 8:48  We're going to Charleston, South Carolina, then Miami, last class of the of the year of 2024, but not the tour. Then we head up to Tampa, Florida, Pensacola, Florida, which, at the time we're recording this, I think it's, someone just bought all the tickets.Brad Crowell 9:04  I think the workshop has like. Lesley Logan 9:05  I think it's sold out. Brad Crowell 9:07  That's it. Sold out. Lesley Logan 9:07  There's room in the class. Brad Crowell 9:08  Yeah, room in the class. Lesley Logan 9:09  New Orleans, that class has been sold out. But you, at the time we're recording this, had three spots left in your workshop. I don't think that that's gonna last. Austin, Texas, we are coming back. Your class is sold out, but there are room, there is room in the workshops because Aligned Pilates has such a huge space, which is really, really nice. Dallas, Texas, that class is sold out, but there's room in the workshop Lubbock, Texas and then Phoenix, Arizona. That's where we're ending. Class is sold out, but a few spots left in the workshop. You guys, this tour is more than 50% sold out at the time we're recording this, which is three weeks before we start, which means this is going to be huge. It's going to be a party. Brad Crowell 9:45  It is going to be a party. Lesley Logan 9:46  You don't want to miss it. And also, if you haven't seen the merch.Brad Crowell 9:48  She has good merch. I was just gonna say that.Lesley Logan 9:53  opc.me/tourmerchBrad Crowell 9:54  Yeah. Go to opc.me/tourmerch our designer made us look like we are, rock stars. Lesley Logan 9:59  Rappers. Brad Crowell 10:00  Yeah, we're in a band looking awesome.Lesley Logan 10:02  Yeah, it's so great. I'm gonna, I'm obviously bringing the pink coat on this tour. We can't leave it behind, you know. Anyways, before we get into the episode, we had a question from someone on YouTube.Brad Crowell 10:14  Yeah, we totally did. So Pie and Lattes on YouTube asked hey, "Is there a secret to reducing spring noise on a [Pilates] chair?" Lesley Logan 10:26  Yeah. So first of all, all equipment like Cadillac tower type stuff, those can make noise. Even some of the springs on the reformer can make some noise. I haven't really had that as much of an issue as for sure, the tower and the Wunda chair. Here's what I've noticed. When it gets colder, my chair makes different noises. Brad Crowell 10:44  Oh, that's interesting.Lesley Logan 10:44  There's a weather situation to it. The other thing is, if you get some 3-IN-ONE and you put it on a cloth, and then you take the cloth and you wipe the inside of the ringlet that the hooks are on. Brad Crowell 10:45  Oh, sure. Lesley Logan 10:45  That kind of oils it up.Brad Crowell 10:51  Because the spring is kind of sliding (inaudible).Lesley Logan 11:02  Yeah. So it's just metal on metal. So you just take some 3-IN-ONE, and you. Brad Crowell 11:05  What is 3-IN-ONE? Lesley Logan 11:06  I don't, it's like an oil. So honestly, okay, do not try this without talking to your manufacturer. But one like. Brad Crowell 11:13  Oh, yeah, it's just an oil. Lesley Logan 11:14  She didn't want to go buy 3-IN-ONE, so she just took olive oil and she just sprayed it on her chair hooks. And that's fine, too. I think it don't, I wouldn't spray on the springs, but on the hook.Brad Crowell 11:24  I mean, a bottle of 3-IN-ONE is 3.79. Lesley Logan 11:28  Yeah. So you're take, so I saw this guy, he just sprayed it on the eye hook of things, but then it kind of like, didn't drip, but it cuddled on the eye hook. So I honestly, just douse a towel and I wipe the inside. And if you and I only really have to do that in the cold season, I don't really need to do it on the (inaudible). I don't know. I think it depends on where you are, but that's how you do it. And then the other thing you can do is actually change how the hooks, not every chair lets you do this, but some chairs let you, like my Contrology chair, I can share, I can change which way the hooks kind of open up a little bit. So I can. Brad Crowell 12:04  Just twist it. Lesley Logan 12:05  I can just twist it just a little bit. And sometimes that also just that also helps. So check your weather. Maybe warm up your house a little bit also, I'm not saying make your house humid, but have a humidifier in there that can also just keep things feeling really good, you know, like, one of those little store ones not gonna rust your springs, like you're in Maui or something like that. But that's what I would suggest you do. And if you're like, What is a Wunda chair, what is 3-IN-ONE? Hi, I'm Lesley Logan. Welcome to the podcast. We answer random questions here. I am a wealth of knowledge.Brad Crowell 12:06  And humble too. If you have a question, feel free to text it to us, 310-905-5534, text us and just say hey, question for the pod, or you can send us a voicemail on Instagram or whatever. Yeah. Anyway, love it. Love the questions. Keep them coming. Thank you very much. Stick around. We're going to be talking about, how can somebody do 48 competitions, fitness competitions in 48 days, in just a minute. Brad Crowell 13:03  Okay. Welcome back. Okay. Kelsey Lensman is a nutrition, fitness and mindset coach with expertise in sports medicine and training techniques, a former Ohio State rower. Kelsey founded, Xpand Your Limits, to empower women to reach their strongest, most confident selves. Known for her Mission48 journey, completing 48 fitness competitions in 48 states, over 48 days. Kelsey is passionate about helping others step out of their comfort zones, do hard things and discover what they are truly capable of. Lesley Logan 13:36  Can you imagine, this is not like she did 48 Iron Mans not that it's easy to train for that, but you know what to expect. You know how to train for that. Like we talked about the podcast, there was just, like, random things that she was doing. And so you're.Brad Crowell 13:48  Yeah. So you're not necessarily fully trained for all the things all the time.Lesley Logan 13:51  But I love this, because you're doing the best you can. If you can't go, I'm not going to do that. It's like, No, you set to do 48 things in 48 days. And so I love the commitment. I love the willingness to be bad at something. I'm not that she is could be bad anything. The girl is so fucking strong, it's annoying, but like,Brad Crowell 14:08  But also the perseverance, the determination, the consistency. I mean, I also, I don't know if she, she must have had somebody drive around, whether she. Lesley Logan 14:16  She had to fly 48 states in 48 days. I know that the East Coast is close together, but you can't even get through California to Oregon on the same day. Brad Crowell 14:26  Yeah, no, you can't, but it's possible they just drove all night. She slept. Lesley Logan 14:31  Kelsey, we want to know. Brad Crowell 14:31  We want to know if you (inaudible) we didn't ask that question. But that's a, that curiosity.Lesley Logan 14:38  She also filmed the whole thing just like a documentary. Brad Crowell 14:40  Oh, that's really cool. That's smart. That's a great, so then she clearly didn't do it alone. She definitely had a team. Lesley Logan 14:45  So then she had a camera on. Oh my gosh. Can you imagine? You're like, I feel like fit today, and now I've got to go rucksack something and crawl on my arms and like, rucking, and my elbows, and rucking me.Brad Crowell 14:56  Just gotta rucksack this one. Lesley Logan 14:58  But I also love that she said you gotta be ready for the curveballs. And I think what's really cool about what she did is, like, how great it is to train your mind and body that you can kind of handle what's coming at you. And I think a lot of times we get stuck in our ways, and a lot of us are feeling a little overwhelmed, but like, all the curveballs come in our way, and we're like, we're not kind of able to roll with it, (inaudible) on some things. But I like that she did this. I like that she trained like this. I think it's really inspirational. You guys don't have to be into fitness to do this. You can actually think like, what could I commit to over a period of time that would challenge me in my comfort zone and just be okay with giving it a try? What could I do? Brad Crowell 15:35  Yeah, I was just, it was called Project 48 right? Oh Mission48, Mission48 because I was wondering, did she what? Lesley Logan 15:42  I don't think the documentary is out as of this. Brad Crowell 15:46  So I was thinking, why did she do it? And she said on her website, it says, I'm on a mission to complete 48 competitions in 48 states in 48 days to inspire women and girls to step out of their comfort zones and show themselves they are stronger than they think. So it doesn't seem like she got paid to do this.Lesley Logan 16:03  No, no, she did not. She paid.Brad Crowell 16:05  In fact, she had to pay to do this.Lesley Logan 16:05  She had to pay all these things. Pay the team. That's the other thing that I think is really interesting. I was talking about this with Michele Wispelway from the first longevity episode, we were (inaudible) live today, and she was talking how she trained for a half marathon. And, you know, she's older, and when she used to run, it used to hurt her, and now it doesn't, because now she like, prepared herself for these things. And she's like, yeah, I want to show my daughter, and I want to show the women around me that just because I'm older doesn't mean I can't do this. I'm just going to reside myself. I can never run again. And I think, like, it's cool what Kelsey is doing and other people, you might even be doing. It's like putting yourself into a position where you're uncomfortable, and then tell people about it so that they can be inspired. And if your first reaction is, must be nice for Kelsey, you need to understand, that is the worst, if you are, if you've been programmed to say that, I'm going to call it programming, because I do think that someone told you that in your family, and then you've been repeating it, you ask yourself, oh, I wonder how you did that. How did you set the time aside? How did you afford to do that? What were something, like, be curious, because then you can find out, like, oh, they invested a lot of time. They invest a lot of money. This is a big risk, but it was part of the impact they wanted to make. Brad Crowell 17:21  Yeah, and it looks like she partnered up with ROX, Ruling Our Experiences. It's a 501c(3) that develops confident girls who control their own relationships, experiences, decisions and futures. So it's a developing confident girls. So I just pulled up her full map for the event, and. Lesley Logan 17:39  She skipped California and did Alaska. Brad Crowell 17:41  I was just.Lesley Logan 17:42  I'm joking. I don't know. I don't have it in front of me. Wouldn't that be funny? She was like, it's too long.Brad Crowell 17:47  No, no, it's every state in the United States contiguous states. So she skipped Alaska and Hawaii, those are the two she skipped. Otherwise, she did all 48 contiguous states, you know, like, I know we said 48 states in 48 days but looking at themLesley Logan 18:04  Do you, like, think she repeated Florida or something? What do you think happened? Brad Crowell 18:08  She just went between Georgia and Florida 24 times in each state. 48 states, 48 days.Lesley Logan 18:13  That's the most boring drive. I would die. Brad Crowell 18:17  No, she went from, like, Pennsylvania, she went from Pensacola to Mobile, Alabama, just like. Lesley Logan 18:21  Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. Brad Crowell 18:23  No, no, no, no, no.Lesley Logan 18:24  And by the way, Florida, I don't hate you. It's just you gotta be honest with you gotta (inaudible) is pretty boring and windy.Brad Crowell 18:31  Yeah, and windy, and windy. But no, it's impressive to see all the pins on the map she has on her site. Anyway, impressive. Incredible. Go Kelsey. So I really loved when she was talking about courage. She stressed that courage in the pursuit is something that you should be so damn proud of, right? Just think about for every one of you who has decided to change your career and teach Pilates instead of do whatever you want to college for because none of us went to college to teach Pilates, right? Or maybe you decided that. Lesley Logan 19:01  There are a few people who got their Pilates certification out of college. It does happen. Brad Crowell 19:05  It is real? That can happen? I mean, kinesiology, I can understand, or, like. Lesley Logan 19:09  (inaudible) community college, or people became a PT, if you're like Brad and I and you went to college for a degree that you technically don't use, and paid a ton of money for it.Brad Crowell 19:21  Or for those of you who were teaching somewhere and decided to venture out on your own and open your own space, there are so many variables and so many unknowns, and we try to support everyone that we can through Profitable Pilates with those kinds of decisions in our industry. But still, it's a scary thing, right? And for Kelsey, I mean, just think about that, could you do 48 things in 48 days, let alone compete?Lesley Logan 19:45  I would say, in my 30s, not a problem. In my 30s, if you and I had done the a 30 day, a 40 day tour, or something like that, I would be like, that sounds so fun. Brad Crowell 19:57  Babe, you're not a day older than 29 What are you talking about? Lesley Logan 19:59  Yeah, but I will say currently, today, I could do every other day for 48 days, or I could do five day and I just, here's what.Brad Crowell 20:10  Needs some days off.Lesley Logan 20:10  I think. And also, let me just, let me just caveat this, I probably could have done her thing, the competition thing. Not that I would like to go rucking.Brad Crowell 20:20  Rucksacking? Lesley Logan 20:20  Yeah, doesn't mean I'll crawl my hands and elbows, but like, probably could have been physically active 48 days in 48 states. I think for me, what I just why, I think I (inaudible) is like, I'm pouring into people. I'm leading the things for 48 that I could do. But if I was to, could I read a book, one book a day for 48 days? I could do that. Brad Crowell 20:39  Of course, of course.Lesley Logan 20:40  Could I participate in the competition? Brad Crowell 20:42  No, I think it's about the physicality, is what I meant. Anyway, the reality is, it's a scary thought. There's a lot of unknowns. Lesley Logan 20:48  She's now doing 100-mile. Brad Crowell 20:50  That's and she's actually running on the second to last day of the year, or the last day of the year, can't remember, but we should all wish her luck, y'all on on the IG.Lesley Logan 20:58  (inaudible) we were squishy. We're cheering you on, and we're so excited you're doing this.Brad Crowell 21:02  But she's talking about something being, you know, be proud of yourself to even pursue it. It takes courage. And so she said, the courage in the pursuit is something you should be so damn proud of. Courage in continual persistence is something to be proud of from a daily standpoint. Lesley Logan 21:17  Yeah, I think that that's worth rehearing from her and us, were you saying the courage and the pursuit of something you should be just so damn proud of? I think we all have been, maybe not all, but I there's that importance of winning. If you don't win, you've lost, and I think that can hurt really. It can sting really bad when you work so hard for playing, but really, actually just in attempting something and trying and putting yourself out there and putting yourself an experience that's not something everyone is doing, and being proud of what you actually did do is really, really cool, and you can actually learn from that, versus being obsessed with a failure, you don't learn from anything like judging yourself or being hard on yourself. I know we talked about it in the episode. I'm almost positive, but there is a hormone that actually you get even from just the pursuit of doing something, not the completion of it. Brad Crowell 22:04  Oh, okay. Lesley Logan 22:05  You actually get dopamine from the pursuit.Brad Crowell 22:07  Oh, yeah, yeah. We talked about this today or yesterday. Lesley Logan 22:11  Yeah, yeah. You actually get dopamine from the pursuit. And so you don't actually have. Brad Crowell 22:17  That's the journey. Lesley Logan 22:18  Yeah, it's all about the you know that cliche, even your body cares about that cliche. So, yeah, I think I don't know she's really cool. Makes me want to do, I won't do 48 things in 48 days, but I will do something that challenged me outside my comfort zone in 2025Brad Crowell 22:33  All right, well stick around. We're going to cover those, be it action items, in just a minute. Brad Crowell 22:37  All right, so finally, let's talk about those. Be It Action Items. What bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted action items can we take away from your convo with Kelsey Lensman? Lesley Logan 22:48  Why don't you go first? Brad Crowell 22:49  Okay, I'll go first this time. For those of you who don't know what she's laughing at she's laughing at me. Lesley Logan 22:55  There'll be a blooper. You can hear it at the end.Brad Crowell 22:57  There might be a blooper at the end. All right, here we go. So she said, hey, you have to say no to some things, even if the people-pleaser in you would have said yes. Okay? And so she was talking about when she made the decision to, well, do the 48 in 48 in 48 that causes you to make a change, because now you have to be hyper aware of some things, and you have to make sure you're getting enough sleep. You have to make sure all the things so you're going to change a lot in the short term to get that long term goal. So you have to be willing to say no to some things, even if you are a people pleaser. Lesley Logan 23:32  You know what's really cool? There's a book called Stop Pleasing out there the world, y'all, and I think if that Be It Action Item is something like, oh, I don't know if I could do it. Then there's a, there's some reading material to go along with it. Because I agree, you have to be able to say no to things. Otherwise you can't do the 48 in 48. You can't even. Like, it's some people like, they want to read more. I had everyone asked the other day, babe, you and I, like, (inaudible) to all of our books that we really love. And people were like, please distract me. What should I read? And we're like, here's 17,000 books. And like, how do you have time? And it's like, what? You gotta say no to the things that do not lift you up. You know?Brad Crowell 24:07  Yeah. So she talked about enforcing boundaries and how that contributed to her development. Allowed her to prioritize her goal over pleasing others. It enabled her to build a stronger, more focused mindset around the 48 for 48. And I think there still needs to be some kind of a reward, even though the journey does give you dopamine, there still needs to be some kind of celebration at the end, after you complete this goal, this big goal. But, you know, I think that boundaries are hard, so we get that. But she said you just have to be really focused on where you're going, where you're headed. Lesley Logan 24:39  Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Brad Crowell 24:40  What about you?Lesley Logan 24:41  Sign up for something that scares the crap out of you. Brad Crowell 24:44  Oh, I love that. Lesley Logan 24:44  Yeah. So you don't have to do what she did, but find something that scares you. I've talked about it before on the pod, but just in case you forgot, on my 40th birthday, I went to the circus place. Is that what we were talking about, did I talk about it in this episode? Brad Crowell 24:56  Yes, you were talking about it with her. Lesley Logan 24:57  Well, if you didn't listen to it, I did that, and it was. I was like, oh, my God, it's so embarrassing. And also, it was so great, right? I probably should go try the trapeze, but I will never let go of that trapeze like stuck in the middle, off to crawl across the net. Anyways. But.Brad Crowell 25:15  Well, side note, you mentioned that it's a 40,000 square foot facility, and you said Brad will probably correct me, so I went to their website, okay? Because I was now very curious, and then I literallyLesley Logan 25:25  Anyone who had not listened to that episode, I was talking about this huge circus school. Brad Crowell 25:29  It's called The Circus Center, Las Vegas Circus Center. Lesley Logan 25:32  And it's not 40,000 square feet, babe, how many square feet? Brad Crowell 25:35  It's 52,000 square feet. Lesley Logan 25:38  52,000 square feet. He had a call, and they gave it to him. Brad Crowell 25:40  It is massive. Lesley Logan 25:41  And then that made me go what's the rent on 52,000 square feet? Brad Crowell 25:46  It's a warehouse. It's like a huge warehouse but all done up on the inside. Lesley Logan 25:51  Does anyone get, does anyone get rentals for under $1 a square foot? Brad Crowell 25:54  There has to be, it has to be. Lesley Logan 25:55  It has to be. Brad Crowell 25:56  No way that the rent is 50 grand a month. Lesley Logan 25:58  There's no way. 50 grand a month. Brad Crowell 25:58  No way. Yeah, that's insane. Lesley Logan 26:01  Anyways, it's really cool. You should all check it out if you're into that kind of stuff. And they have stuff for all ages, but sign up for something that scares the crap out of you. I love that this episode is coming out at the end of, towards the end of this year, before it's our last, is it our last interview before we have all of our special episodes? I think it might be. Brad Crowell 26:16  It might be, let me check that. Lesley Logan 26:18  I think coming up is a bunch of, like, really cool episode that we've got for you, I guess we should explain what that's going to be. Brad Crowell 26:23  Yeah. Oh, we did an intro on the next episode. Lesley Logan 26:26  Yeah. So what I hope you do as the rest of December comes up is like, notice what intrigues you. Notice what you're like, oh, I could never do that. And then ask yourself, well, what if I did? And then she said, show up and endure the process, and learn a lot about yourself in the process of it. So grab a journal and write, or even on your notes on your phone. I feel really anxious right now. And then, after you do it, write down how you feel. Give it a try, because you're going to learn so many things about yourself. And every time we go on tour, even though the tour itself is something we've done before, because every tour is unique, we're in different cities all the time. There's different things. We're always reflected, always learning about myself. I'm like, oh, wow, I don't do well if I don't get this kind of sleep, or if I didn't get this kind of workout, or oh, if this happens, I need this. And so you learn about yourself, and so you get better every single time you do something that's kind of being it till you see it. Really, that's what it is. Do something that scares the crap out of you and learn about yourself as you do it.Brad Crowell 27:23  Yeah, I love it. I was thinking about that. What is it that scares the crap out of me that I always hesitated to do? Lesley Logan 27:29  A consistent Pilates practice. Brad Crowell 27:32  Terrified. Well, I was thinking, you know, I've jumped out of planes and I haven't jumped off a building, but, you know, I've like, I don't know, swam in the ocean and stuff, things that can really mess with your head and I.Lesley Logan 27:44  All of those things scare me every time we get into the open water of the ocean. I'm like.Brad Crowell 27:48  But I did recently do something that scared the crap out of me. I went knocking on doors, canvassing, for this last election. I've always been willing to make phone calls and send text messages and donate money. But I've never been willing to go actually knock on doors. And I decided to I was going to go do that. And to be honest, at first, I was kind of worried. I didn't really know what I was getting into. And they partnered me up with someone who didn't have a vehicle because she had flown into Nevada to participate and she didn't have a car, so I did, and so we kind of became a pair, but she then had her flight home during my last shift that I signed up for, so I was then knocking on doors by myself. And then Daylight Savings Time happened. So it was dark at like 4:35pm and I was like, it's not even that late, but it's feels so dark right now. And then I was knocking on doors in people's neighborhood in the dark. And I was like, this is probably not that wise, but it was actually I what I found was I had only one person yell at me, and I knocked on almost 150 doors, and she answered the door anyway, and then got hissy and was frustrated, but it was actually really cool to just meet people, and I feel proud of myself for doing it, for being willing to do it, even though it's something that yeah, that actually scared me. Lesley Logan 29:05  Yeah, yeah. I think that's really cool. I think a lot of people did a lot of things this last election that were probably outside of what they normally do. And I think to go back to what she said at the beginning, which is, it's gotta be ready for curveballs, and you've got to have the courage and the pursuit of something you should be so damn proud. And so for all of you, we had so many listeners add Brad who were like, Brad was not a first time participant in helping people vote and understand how to vote, but a lot of you reached out like, this is the first time you got involved in the election, and you were really trying hard, and it was such a disappointment. Brad Crowell 29:40  Yeah. It was. Lesley Logan 29:43  I'm still not over it, but you have to know what you did really does matter. Did matter, and it's just the start of it. And you learn something about yourself. You learn about what it took to do those things. You learned that you had the courage to step out and tell people like this is what I care about and this is why you should care about it. And have you looked at this? That is not easy to do. Most people just sit there and take it. And some of you just went through Thanksgiving sitting there having to take it, and some of you are thinking about the hell you're gonna do it at Christmas, and may I suggest you don't. But also you can stand up for yourself, and you can say what you believe, and you can say what matters to you and what you're proud of, and you can have a different opinion without being antagonistic, and you can hold space for other people. And Brad talked on over 150 homes, and only had one person get hissy about it. That's kind of. Brad Crowell 30:35  And they were all 100% strangers. I kept wondering if I was going to bump into somebody that I knew. No. Didn't happen. Lesley Logan 30:41  We don't know that many people.Brad Crowell 30:46  The statistics are not there. Lesley Logan 30:48  I know. Could you imagine what if I knocked on the doors? And they're like, aren't you a Pilates instructor? Anyways, I think this is a great last interview of the year. It's technically not we have one more coming up. Brad Crowell 31:01  The 10th is the new. Lesley Logan 31:03  Yes, but the last Tuesday of the year. Brad Crowell 31:06  Oh, yeah, we do. Lesley Logan 31:07  We're getting your astrological readings for Pluto into Aquarius and Uranus into Scorpio. And if all of that sounds like gibberish to you, do not worry. We'll explain it all, and we hit everyone's sun signs, and we have the best time doing it. And between Kelsey and Mom & Me Astrology, I feel like we're ready to take on, well, I'm not ready, but we can. We can take on 2025. Plus, okay, you're gonna hear it on the next episode, but we have gone through all 400 and something episodes, and just the interviews, really, and pulled out some of our favorite parts when it comes to relationships or work or bold moments or tips, whatever, and we've put them in episodes, and they're not long. And hopefully, what this does is remind you of episodes either you haven't heard in a long time or you haven't heard yet, and gives you something to do this holiday season. If you feel like an alien in your family, we see you. And when you have air pods in your ears, you can say you're on a work call, and you can go work man, and you just, I gotta listen. And you can just sit there and listen. And you can be in your own world, getting bored into, whether or not you're in a place that feels like you're (inaudible). So I hope this helps. I hope maybe you can share those with a friend to help them, like have a potpourri of Be It interviews to hear about.Brad Crowell 32:26  Yeah, absolutely. Well, thanks so much for joining us. Lesley Logan 32:29  I'm Lesley Logan. Brad Crowell 32:30  And I'm Brad Crowell. Lesley Logan 32:31  You're amazing. Until next time, be it till you see it. Brad Crowell 32:34  Bye for now.Lesley Logan 32:36  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. If you want to leave us a message or a question that we might read on another episode, you can text us at +1-310-905-5534 or send a DM on Instagram @BeItPod.Brad Crowell 33:19  It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan, and me, Brad Crowell.Lesley Logan 33:24  It is transcribed, produced and edited by the epic team at Disenyo.co.Brad Crowell 33:28  Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production Music and our branding by designer and artist, Gianfranco Cioffi.Lesley Logan 33:35  Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals.Brad Crowell 33:38  Also to Angelina Herico for adding all of our content to our website. And finally to Meridith Root for keeping us all on point and on time.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/be-it-till-you-see-it/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Join Cahner and Delaney in this week's episode of Omaha Places podcast as they dive into a whirlwind of activities around Omaha and beyond. Discover the hands-on fun at Board and Brush in Benson, perfect for holiday parties or bachelorette gatherings. Explore the new 30Hop bar and restaurant in Heartwood Preserve, offering a unique twist on sports bar vibes with an Asian flair. Delaney shares her weekend adventures in Des Moines, trying out local favorites like Mullets and Django. Meanwhile, Cahner takes us on a journey through her Saturday activities, from hiking at Hitchcock Nature Center to enjoying cozy evenings at Cattle Call and La Buvette. The duo also gives a shout-out to Power Life Yoga's accessible free classes and indulges in sweet treats at Betty Rae's Ice Cream. As the holiday season kicks off, they explore festive pop-ups like the Grinch's Lair and the Holiday Hut at The Cottonwood. Tune in for all this and more, including their favorite places to see Christmas lights and the best spots for a first date in Omaha. Don't miss out on the exciting events happening this Thanksgiving weekend, from tree lightings to symphony performances. Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy the festive spirit with Omaha Places!   00:00 - Introduction 00:19 - Board and Brush in Benson 03:05 - 30Hop New Bar and Restaurant 07:04 - Hiking at Hitchcock Nation Center in Council Bluffs 10:46 - Get Your Christmas Trees at Mulhall's 13:12 - Power Life Yoga 16:27 - Betty Rae's Ice Cream Shop in Aksarben 20:27 - Best Ramen Places 25:40 - Questions from Listeners 29:34 - Christmas Themed Bars 30:27 - Bookstores and Coffee Shops for First Dates 33:10 - Durham Museum Tree Lighting Ceremony   Event Links: Tree Lighting at the Durham Museum: https://durhammuseum.org/calendar/#event=77778747;instance=20241129160000?popup=1&lang=en-US Winterland at Heartwood Preserve: https://winterlandatheartwood.simpletix.com/ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows with the Omaha Symphony: https://www.omahasymphony.org/concerts/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-one-in-concert Holiday Lights Festival Lighting Ceremony: https://www.holidaylightsfestival.org/events/#lighting-ceremony  |Instagram | |TikTok| | Youtube | | Subscribe to our newsletter| |Visit our website|   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 461 - Susan E. Schwartz, Ph.D. - A licensed clinical psychologist, Jungian Analytical PsychologySusan E. Schwartz, Ph.D. is a Jungian analyst educated in Zurich, Switzerland and is a licensed clinical psychologist. For many years Susan has been giving workshops and presentations at numerous local, national, community and professional organizations, and lectures worldwide on various aspects of Jungian analytical psychology. She has written several journal articles and book chapters on daughters and fathers, Puella, Sylvia Plath and has co-authored a couple of books.She is a member of the International Association of Analytical Psychology and the American Psychological Association. Susan maintains a private practice in Paradise Valley, Arizona serving people in the greater Phoenix area, Tuscon, Prescott and Cottonwood, West Valley, Scottsdale and Tempe.Jungian Analytical PsychologyEach of us harbors within our inner universe a number of characters, parts of ourselves that can cause conflict and distress when not understood. We seem to be relatively unacquainted with these players and their roles and yet they are constantly seeking a stage on which to perform their tragedies and comedies personally, relationally and collectively.A life challenge, crisis or change of any form may feel overwhelming and leave us bewildered, confused, even shattered. The current world with its uncertainty can make us feel isolated and confused. How we coped before works no longer and the former attitudes, beliefs or ways we perceived ourselves are now proving inadequate. The problems reflect what is discordant and unassimilated in our personality. Paradoxically, these very obstacles can also become the incentives and openings to development.The approach of Jungian Analytical Psychology addresses a broad range of emotional and relational situations and conflicts in the service of psychological growth. At the heart of the Jungian process is a realignment of conscious and unconscious energies so the psyche gains balance. Jungian Analytical Psychology is very much experience driven, keeping one foot in the outer world and the other in the realm of dreams, synchronistic events, fantasies, and symbols. Knowing oneself entails a journey so the unconscious, repressed or unknown elements are released, not merely for symptom relief but to transform and become concious. The psychological work involves connecting the past and the present, personal and collective, spiritual and mundane, and thereby creating an embodied and meaningful life. This is a process that is individual and collective, personal and relational and the work occurs in a sensitive and therapeutic atmosphere oriented to becoming all one is meant to be.https://susanschwartzphd.com/Support the show___https://livingthenextchapter.com/podcast produced by: https://truemediasolutions.ca/Coffee Refills are always appreciated, refill Dave's cup here, and thanks!https://buymeacoffee.com/truemediaca

Are you looking for ways to up your management skill set, better understand your team members and what motivates them, and better understand yourself? In this episode, Dustin Wirt, site manager for Silver Streak's dairy in Cottonwood, Minnesota. Cottonwood Dairy is the first stop for first-lactation cows that calve in Kansas and then make their way to Minnesota. Dustin, who has a background as a dairy herd analyst and repro consultant, cut his teeth managing dairies in Kansas, South Dakota and Colorado, before joining the Silver Streak group about three years ago. He tells us today about a tool that has not only helped him to further develop his own skills, but also how he is incorporating strengths-based leadership and management within his team of 20 employees to push for their next level of performance - whether it's setting somatic cell count goals or covering the bunker in record time. Listen in for a bonus conversation at the end of this episode! Nedap Power Play featuring Steve Pavleski, large herd specialist with Nedap, talking about the latest advancements in dairy technology and large dairy management. This episode is part of the High Performance mindset series powered by Nedap, The High-Performance Mindset Series is powered  by Nedap. Nedap is future-proofing dairy farms by revolutionizing cow-side care through technologies in activity monitoring, cow locating, milk metering and identification. Learn more: https://nedap-livestockmanagement.com/ Other resources: CliftonStrengths© Online Talent  Assessment https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx Subscribe to Uplevel Dairy Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQ6xQHZ0A1vqHKjRkbtJJA Want to get new episodes in your inbox? Subscribe here: https://www.upleveldairy.com/subscribe

On episode 164 of Welcome To The Winners Circle, Derek Pang interviews Madeleine Roger (www.madeleineroger.com; IG: @madeleineroger) a singer-songwriter and daydreamer who's latest album Nerve has just recently been released and is now available everywhere including Spotify and Apple Music. Here are some of the subjects we touched on: - what she loves about her personal world right now - how she identifies her mission with her music - the process of writing her lyrics - her relationship with sharing and how it's evolved - overcoming fear - what does “winning” means to her - her origin story of becoming a singer/songwriter - her musical influences in the past and present - the commonality amongst her favourite songwriters - an acknowledgement of some of her mentors and major takeaways learnt from them - advice to someone at the crossroads of should and must - the biggest challenge she's had to overcome - her self-care fundamentals - what her journaling practice looks like - discussion of her wins she's most proud of - the theme of her latest album Nerve - what she's learnt about heartbreak - how her album Nerve differs from her first album Cottonwood - future albums - resistance and how she overcomes it - her greatest life lesson learnt on her path thus far Connect with us on Instagram: WTTWC Podcast: @wttwc Derek Pang - @pangyoga https://www.welcometothewinnerscircle.com

Thanks for finding our podcast! We are a family of 5 who does most of our travel using credit card points and miles and we share how we leverage credit card offers to earn a ton of points/miles so we can afford travel as a larger family.Follow us on Instagram @TravelPartyof5All aboard for a journey through Arizona's hidden gem, the Verde Canyon! In this episode, join hosts Raya and Duane as they take you on a journey aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad. As part of their "Visit Arizona" series, they explore this historic train route that travels through the stunning Verde Canyon, often called Arizona's other Grand Canyon. Listen in as they share their experiences, tips, and insights about this unique four-hour train ride, which departs from Clarkdale and travels to Perkinsville and back.Raya and Duane discuss everything you need to know before hopping on the Verde Canyon Railroad, from the best time of year to ride to what to expect during the journey. They describe the comfortable train cars, complete with air conditioning, champagne, and charcuterie boxes, making it a fun and relaxing ride for travelers. You'll learn why choosing a seat on the right side of the train offers better views of Arizona's landscapes, and how each car has access to an open-air observation deck where passengers can enjoy unobstructed views.As you ride along the Verde River, the train's guide shares stories about the region's history, including details about ancient Sinagua cliff dwellings, local mining towns, and the railroad's origins. Duane even hints at some of the lesser-known themed rides the Verde Canyon Railroad offers, such as Ales on Rails and special stargazing journeys, making it a versatile experience for visitors.Raya and Duane explain their own journey from Phoenix to Clarkdale, sharing how the trip through Cottonwood added a charming touch to their adventure. While they were hoping to catch some fall foliage, they learned that Arizona's unseasonably warm weather kept the fall colors at bay. Still, the ride offered beautiful views of red rock formations and lush greenery along the river, a striking contrast to the desert surroundings.If you're planning to visit Sedona or Flagstaff, Raya and Duane recommend making the Verde Canyon Railroad part of your trip. It's an easy day trip from these locations and a great way to see more of Arizona's varied landscapes. They suggest pairing your train ride with a stay at the Pinion Point, a Hyatt Vacation Club in Sedona, which can be booked using points. After a morning ride on the train, you can head back to Sedona for a nice dinner and complete a perfect day exploring Northern Arizona.In addition to sharing their personal experiences, Raya and Duane offer practical advice for making the most of your Verde Canyon Railroad adventure. They emphasize the importance of bringing a deck of cards or other activities for the ride, as cell service is unavailable during much of the journey. Their laid-back, honest review helps you decide if this train ride is right for your family, especially if you're looking for a mix of history, relaxation, and scenic beauty.Whether you're a local or just passing through, this episode of "Travel Party of Five" provides all the information you need to plan your trip on the Verde Canyon Railroad. Follow Raya and Duane on Instagram @travelpartyoffive for more tips, answers to your questions, and updates on future episodes.Tune in to discover why the Verde Canyon Railroad should be on your Arizona travel itinerary, and get inspired to plan your next family adventure.

Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists.Just like there is no crying in baseball,  every art fair artist knows there are NO friends at breakdown. In this episode, Douglas and Will deliver their take on the most recent art fair "hot topics." They review their most recent shows, including Armonk, Cottonwood, and Bayou City. Other conversations include challenging collectors, losing a big sale, and talking sales numbers. There's just enough nauseating banter to keep you thoroughly entertained in the studio or on the road. Thanks for listening!#roadwarrior #art #artist #workingartist #podcast #artistconversation #positiveattitude #artistlife #independentartist #independentartistpodcast #artfair #artfairartist #emergingartist #nofriendsatbreakdown Visual artists Douglas Sigwarth (https://www.sigwarthglass.com/) and Will Armstrong (http://www.willarmstrongart.com/) co-host and discuss topics affecting working artists. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram https://www.instagram.com/independentartistpodcast/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/independentartistpodcastWebsite https://www.sigwarthglass.com/independentartistpodcast.htmlYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@theindependentartistpodcastMailing List  http://eepurl.com/hwQn7bEmail independentartistpodcast@gmail.comPLEASE RATE US AND REVIEW US.......... and SUBSCRIBE to the pod on your favorite streaming app.SUPPORT THE SHOWVENMO/ username @independentartistpodcast or through PAYPAL.ME by clicking on this link https://paypal.me/independentartistpod?locale.x=en_USSponsorsThe National Association of Independent Artists (NAIA). http://www.naiaartists.org/membership-account/membership-levels/ZAPPlication https://www.zapplication.orgMusic  "Walking" by Oliver LearBusiness inquiries at theoliverlear@gmail.comSupport the show

When it comes to the sounds of plants, wind through the conifers and the quaking of aspen leaves are often mentioned. But I suspect that for many North Dakotans, the rustling of cottonwood leaves are even more iconic and may evoke some vivid memories.

MUSICLimp Bizkit has filed suit against Universal Music Group, claiming that the company has withheld a figure that's almost hard to believe -- $200-million.Creed's Scott Stap will make his Grand Ole Opry debut in Nashville on October 23rd when he duets with Dorothy, singing his song, "If These Walls Could Talk". Maynard James Keenan of Tool and his wife Jennifer have moved their Puscifer Store to Cottonwood, Arizona from nearby Jerome and are reopening with a new name, Queen B Vinyl Cafe. The store will now feature live music and house a record store, barber shop, ramen house, coffee roaster and a wine bar that serves wine from Maynard's Caduceus Cellars. The store's grand opening is on October 23rd.Carrie Underwood apparently made $1 million every time the theme song from NBC's "Sunday Night Football" played last season. And, she said she records the whole season all at once. Sunday night belongs to Carrie Underwood! The country singer always kicks off the broadcast with her rendition of "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night," but when members of the Cowboys and - Steelers were asked to sing along, it went about as well as one might expectListening to Metal could make you more dangerous, according to a new poll of 2,000 people. Metal heads are more likely to honk at other drivers, run red lights, get into major crashes, and get DUIs than fans of other musical genres. But they're only fourth on the list of drivers likely to get road rage. R&B and Soul fans were the most prone to road rage, followed by Rap, and then EDM listeners.TVIn honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, St. Louis' own, Jenna Fischer revealed that she beat the disease. In an Instagram post, she said she was diagnosed last December, but after surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, she's now cancer-free and "feeling great."MOVING ON INTO MOVIE NEWS:RIP: Longtime character actor Nicholas Pryor passed away. You may remember him from "Risky Business", "Less Than Zero", "Airplane!", "Halloween Kills", or "Beverly Hills 90210". MISC Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir came out yesterday with the help of her daughter Riley Keough. It's called "From Here to the Great Unknown". In it, Lisa Marie reveals how she kept her son Benjamin's body on dry ice at her home for TWO MONTHS.  AND FINALLYWith Ann and Nancy Wilson back on the road as Heart, Liam and Noel Gallagher reuniting next year as Oasis, and Alex Van Halen publishing a book this month titled Brothers about him and his late brother Eddie, Goldmine magazine has compiled a list of "The Top 20 Sibling Acts, Ranked".The rest of the list is as follows: 1) Angus and Malcolm Young – AC/DC 2) Alex and Eddie Van Halen – Van Halen 3) The Beach Boys (Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson).... Follow us @RizzShow @MoonValjeanHere @KingScottRules @LernVsRadio @IamRafeWilliams > Check out King Scott's band @FreeThe2SG and Check out Moon's bands GREEK FIRE @GreekFire GOLDFINGER @GoldfingerMusic THE TEENAGE DIRTBAGS @TheTeenageDbags and Lern's band @LaneNarrows http://www.1057thepoint.com/Rizz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MUSIC Limp Bizkit has filed suit against Universal Music Group, claiming that the company has withheld a figure that's almost hard to believe -- $200-million. Creed's Scott Stap will make his Grand Ole Opry debut in Nashville on October 23rd when he duets with Dorothy, singing his song, "If These Walls Could Talk". Maynard James Keenan of Tool and his wife Jennifer have moved their Puscifer Store to Cottonwood, Arizona from nearby Jerome and are reopening with a new name, Queen B Vinyl Cafe. The store will now feature live music and house a record store, barber shop, ramen house, coffee roaster and a wine bar that serves wine from Maynard's Caduceus Cellars. The store's grand opening is on October 23rd. Carrie Underwood apparently made $1 million every time the theme song from NBC's "Sunday Night Football" played last season. And, she said she records the whole season all at once. Sunday night belongs to Carrie Underwood! The country singer always kicks off the broadcast with her rendition of "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night," but when members of the Cowboys and - Steelers were asked to sing along, it went about as well as one might expect Listening to Metal could make you more dangerous, according to a new poll of 2,000 people. Metal heads are more likely to honk at other drivers, run red lights, get into major crashes, and get DUIs than fans of other musical genres. But they're only fourth on the list of drivers likely to get road rage. R&B and Soul fans were the most prone to road rage, followed by Rap, and then EDM listeners. TV In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, St. Louis' own, Jenna Fischer revealed that she beat the disease. In an Instagram post, she said she was diagnosed last December, but after surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, she's now cancer-free and "feeling great." MOVING ON INTO MOVIE NEWS: RIP: Longtime character actor Nicholas Pryor passed away. You may remember him from "Risky Business", "Less Than Zero", "Airplane!", "Halloween Kills", or "Beverly Hills 90210".  MISC  Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir came out yesterday with the help of her daughter Riley Keough. It's called "From Here to the Great Unknown". In it, Lisa Marie reveals how she kept her son Benjamin's body on dry ice at her home for TWO MONTHS.   AND FINALLY With Ann and Nancy Wilson back on the road as Heart, Liam and Noel Gallagher reuniting next year as Oasis, and Alex Van Halen publishing a book this month titled Brothers about him and his late brother Eddie, Goldmine magazine has compiled a list of "The Top 20 Sibling Acts, Ranked". The rest of the list is as follows: 1) Angus and Malcolm Young – AC/DC 2) Alex and Eddie Van Halen – Van Halen 3) The Beach Boys (Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson).... Follow us @RizzShow @MoonValjeanHere @KingScottRules @LernVsRadio @IamRafeWilliams > Check out King Scott's band @FreeThe2SG and Check out Moon's bands GREEK FIRE @GreekFire GOLDFINGER @GoldfingerMusic THE TEENAGE DIRTBAGS @TheTeenageDbags and Lern's band @LaneNarrows http://www.1057thepoint.com/Rizz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin writes "Lets jump to my first possible encounter. Age 16 roughly 1999, my buddy gets his first vehicle ( a Chevy S10 ). That summer we decided we're going to take our first trip to the boundary waters. Another buddy decided he was going to join us as well. Here we are three 16yr old boys, our gear, and a canoe packed into this tiny truck. We entered the BWCA through the Larch Creek access point on the Gunflint Trail. We spent the next couple days portaging deeper into the wilderness. I don't remember exactly which night of the trip this happened, but it was towards the middle. It was late or early how've good like to think of it and I had to pee. There was a bright moon out, bright enough that I didn't need to bring a flashlight. I didn't stray far from the tent. I found a random rock to pee on and let it fly. This is when I found out my target rock was not a rock at all. It let out a disgusted grunt or breath in not sure which. It went from what I can only imagine was a belly crawl to upright in a blink of and eye and took off running. In the moment I thought I had just peed on a bear cub and that momma was going to be really pissed off. I ran for the tent and got back in. Originally I was closest to the opening of the tent. I got in my sleeping bag and bounced into the middle of my two buddies. Not my proudest moment I'll admit. Well this of course woke them up and after some heated words and a plee on my end, they realized I must have seen something as I was visibly shaken and my eyes were watering from the adrenaline dumping into me and an irrational fear. That night something did come into our camp but without further known incident and nothing further to report. Thinking back on this experience with a clear head, a few things stand out to me. Why did the bear cub come up off the ground and run off like a human or was it the moon light playing tricks? Why the disgust in its tone of exhale an animal wouldn't have that emotion? And why did I panic like I did? I've seen full grown black bear in the wild up close and personal while hunting both in the dark and in the light. I've seen a sow and her cubs and had to talk her down at close range from making a decision that was either going to harm her or myself. There was a irrational fear that came over me. Encounter #2 ( made into a knower not just a believer ) Roughly the summer of 2004 maybe 2005. Like I started in the beginning of my email, I'm an avid outdoorsman. During the summers I live to spend my nights in my boat on the river. Whether alone or with a buddy. This particular night my buddy and I were fishing this barge bay. We run the river full speed at night so I have large HID lights mounted on the front of my boat light truck headlights. We were anchored maybe 15'-20' off shore. One side of the bay was barging equipment, the other old growth Cottonwoods to which the bow of my boat was facing. These old growth trees are huge! So here we are, middle of the night, sitting in my boat in the pitch black. We start hearing movement coming from in the Cottonwoods. I should mention the river banks mainly consist of river silt which dampens sound. The sounds of bipedal walking are getting closer and louder. Again, panic is starting to set in. And again, I do not panic, I'm very calm under pressure. But here I am panicking. Again, it's that irrational fear, eyes watering, chest feels like it's slow motion beating out of my chest. Everything seems to slow down yet speed up at the same time. My buddy is clearly experiencing the same emotions. I flip my headlights on and standing directly in front of us is this gigantic man. You could see the shock in his eyes and on his face when the lights suddenly are turned on and he's caught directly in the beam. He did his best to hide behind a Cottonwood, but he was too large to truly hide behind it. Again, these trees are anywhere between 4'-6' around at the base. Even with having my sidearm on me it never entered my mind that I had it. All I could do was push my buddy out of the way and pull up the anchor and get the hell out of there. We did return a week later. I'm 6'3 220lbs, I'm not small. I stood in the exact spot we saw it and this thing had to be at least a foot maybe foot and a half taller then I and hundreds of pounds heavier. I remember it was dark on color and very hairy. It face was ape like but at the same time humanoid. There was no doubt it was experiencing the same shock, terror, and confusion as we were. And no I'm not projecting human traits into this thing. It was clearly intelligent enough to have those emotions while at the same time knowing to hide and curious enough to pop his head around the tree to watch what we were doing. I do not remember finding any other evidence at that time. Findings May 4th 2015 I decided to go out for a morning hike. The location is very strange for such evidence ( see attached photos ) but again within a few miles of my 2004 or 2005 sighting. I can share actual locations if you'd like to discuss further. While on my hike I was hiking a ridge line away from the paved trail. This is when I came across a tree that was snapped and twisted close to the ground. I'm the photo you can see they are not tiny trees. The amount of force needed to do that damage to a live green tree would be more than any man could ever summon. After finding these trees I was instantly in Investigator mode. This is when I found the print, like I was saying I'm 6'3 220lbs and wear a size 13.5 boot. I oddly enough only found one track but it was roughly 3-4" longer than my boot. I tried to make an impression in the ground but the ground was far too hard as it's still pretty chilly at this time of year in Minnesota.            Encounter #3 ( things get strange ) It's 2018, rifle deer opener. We hunt a very remote area at the end of an old logging road surrounded by Peet bog. One way in one way out. It's not possible to make it through the bogs alive. It's truly one way in or out. We always get up there a couple days prior to opening day. Allows us time to fully set up camp, stands, and do some grouse hunting. It's Thursday night, earlier in the day we had shot a bunch of grouse and cleaned the and through the remains at the end of the woods line in front of our camp. So here we are three of us experienced hunters and skilled outdoorsman sitting around the campfire. It's not super late maybe 2230-2300hrs, but it's plenty dark out. Sun is long gone and there's no light other than the fire glow. I don't remember which of us noticed the lights first, but I'm the protector and was instantly up or off my chair and sidearm was drawn. What we saw was two balls of light far off into the woods. The light color was that of an old lantern. We thought folks were walking towards us with only a lantern. Again, no one should've been able to make it to their location without us noticing. That's when they went out and everything went dead silent. No bugs, owls, birds, coyotes, or wolves. All which we hear on a nightly basis on a normal night. If a gnat would have dated I would've blamed it on one of my buddies it was that quiet. That's when we start hearing walking in front of us in the woods. Same direction as the lights and dead grouse carcasses were discarded. At this point one of my two buddies is out of his chair and moving to my location weapon drawn. So here we stand weapons drawn flashlights pointing in the sound direction. We can still hear the walking but cannot see anything. At the same time the walking stops we hear a voice come from directly behind camp. Very similar to what people describe as the samurai speech. It sounds like someone's trying to speak gibberish but only speaking from the back of their throats. Like a Mongolian throat singer. At this point my other buddy out now or of his chair and weapon drawn setting as the sound seemed to come from only 20' behind him. At the same time myself and my buddy standing next to me spun around to not knowing we were surrounded. This is when the walking that was in front of us took off running, the gibberish continues and then from our now left side a tree cracks and falls. The gibberish stops. And everything seems to grow still again. Needless to say if was a sleepless night. Interesting side note, that impending doom feels did not happen on this experience. In the morning we did find the fallen tree, it was dead but it was the tree we use to site our rifles in on. I should also make mention this year 2024 will mark year 27 that one of the buddies in the story and I have hunted this area. We've been hunting this area with his dad since we were kids. My wife and daughter do not like it up there and get very freaked out. My boys and I have had another incident that I could tell but I'll leave that for another time if you want. I've also had two other experiences with another buddy. Sorry for rambling, it's hard to get a lifetime in 1 email. I recently shifted work gears and I started driving dump truck. I needed a break from leading and directing employees and having the sole responsibilities of a 1.2 million sq ft building on 46 acres for the last 20 years. Driving has allowed a lot of pressure to be lifted off my shoulders, but also has allowed me to listen to your podcast and give me the encouragement to finally tell my experiences. Until now I have never formally told anyone. Yes, my buddies, family have heard most of them but never publicly. Again, sorry for the novel, hopefully I didn't waste too much of your time."

Erick Quesada is the Head Baseball Coach at Mingus Union High School in Cottonwood, Arizona. He was one of the 12U USA Baseball National Team Coaches in 2023. Coach Quesada touches on a number of key topics, including his insights on the state of youth baseball, the importance of maintaining high standards in player development, teamwork, discipline, and the critical role coaches play in shaping future generations of our baseball players.

This time I feature the Eastern Cottonwood and actually do some field reporting on it as I was recently out in the prairie states. I also go some time to work with a slab of Cottonwood to give some hands on experience with it.