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Welcome to book three of Mage the Victorian Age! The Doves set off on their journey and get to know the passengers of the Empress Express.Thank you to Bookwyrm Games for sponsoring Dork Tales this month! Use code DORKTALES to save 15% at https://www.bookwyrmgames.com! Orders over $100 also enjoy free shipping!#magetheascension #victorianage #magevictorianage #onyxpath #actualplay #worldofdarkness #mage***Kelly Clark as StorytellerStarringAmy Godfrey as Chastity Prudence GoodwinRobin Holford as Darcie HarknessJen Peters as Josephine CarringtonChristine Rattray as Evelyn Taylor ***Visit our website ► https://dorktales.caWatch us LIVE on Twitch ► https://twitch.tv/dorktalesJoin our Discord ► https://discord.gg/zVtE9AbFollow our Twitter ► https://twitter.com/dork_tales/Follow our Instagram ► https://instagram.com/dorktaleschannel/Find us on Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/dorktalescha...Listen to our Podcast ► https://dorktales.podbean.comSupport the show on Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/dorktales/Buy official Dork Tales Merch ► https://teepublic.com/user/dorktales ► https://dorktalesstore.redbubble.com!***Music credits:Tracks from Joel Steudler Heartwarming Magic Adventure Antics AboundLicensed under a Humble Bundle Collection Music From Dark Fantasy Studio Hidden in the Dark The MirrorThese songs are Licensed under a Premium Licensehttp://www.darkfantasystudio.comMusic from Monument Studios: Vision of the Ancients Consumed Arendelle Andante Guitar Etheric Etropy B Plot ThickensThese songs are licensed as part of the All in One Bundlehttps://www.monumentstudios.netLike what you heard? For background ambiance, we used sounds from Tabletop Audio for this session, just like we have for off-camera games for years! Tabletop Audio is a site with a full toolkit of songs, special effects, and soundboards to bring your adventures to life! https://www.tabletopaudio.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Famously, the enduring appeal of 84, Charing Cross Road rests on its correspondence between an American TV-writing woman and a British bookseller. But what if the slim volume's real power comes mostly just from the independent, iconoclastic, sassy and powerful Helene? Or from Helene and all the other female voices in this delightful favorite? Treat yourself today! (If you haven't read it, you might take the hour to do so before listening. No spoilers, really, but we get pretty in depth.)

If you enjoy this episode, we're sure you will enjoy more content like this on The Occult Rejects.  In fact, we have curated playlists on occult topics like grimoires, esoteric concepts and phenomena, occult history, analyzing true crime and cults with an occult lens, Para politics, and occultism in music. 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The Rites of Passage. 1909; English translation, University of Chicago Press, 1960. Use for: separation, transition, incorporation, initiatory structure, and the candidate's movement through old identity, liminal state, and return.Victor Turner. “Betwixt and Between: The Liminal Period in Rites of Passage.” In The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual. Cornell University Press, 1967. Use for: liminality, threshold identity, the candidate as “betwixt and between,” and darkness as embodied transition.Victor Turner. The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure. Aldine Publishing, 1969. Use for: liminality, communitas, anti-structure, social transformation, and the ritual pressure placed on ordinary identity.Catherine Bell. Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice. Oxford University Press, 1992. Use for: ritualization, ritual power, the ritualized body, and the temple as a structured environment that trains perception and action.Catherine Bell. “The Ritual Body and the Dynamics of Ritual Power.” Journal of Ritual Studies 4, no. 2 (1990): 299–313. Use for: ritualized bodies, spatial discipline, gesture, power, and the way ritual arrangements shape action.John C. Lilly. The Deep Self: Profound Relaxation and the Tank Isolation Technique. Simon & Schuster, 1977. Use for: the isolation tank, reduced stimulation, altered consciousness, and the modern technological black room.John C. Lilly. The Center of the Cyclone: Looking into Inner Space. Julian Press, 1972. Use carefully for: Lilly's altered-state/counterculture context, isolation tank work, consciousness exploration, and the bridge between research and psychedelic-era experimentation.Justin S. Feinstein et al. “Examining the Short-Term Anxiolytic and Antidepressant Effect of Floatation-REST.” PLOS ONE 13, no. 2 (2018): e0190292. Use for: Floatation-REST, reduced environmental stimulation, anxiety reduction, mood change, and the clinical side of float tanks.Hannah Hruby et al. “Induction of Altered States of Consciousness During Floatation-REST Is Associated With the Dissolution of Body Boundaries and the Distortion of Subjective Time.” Scientific Reports 14 (2024). Use for: float tanks, altered states, body-boundary dissolution, and subjective time distortion.Madison K. M. Garland et al. “A Randomized Controlled Safety and Feasibility Trial of Floatation-REST in Anxious and Depressed Individuals.” PLOS ONE 18, no. 6 (2023): e0286899. Use for: safety, tolerability, repeated Floatation-REST, and caution against overclaiming.Lashgari et al. “Floatation-REST Systematic Review.” 2025. Use for: the broad current state of Floatation-REST research, including anxiety, pain, stress, sleep, well-being, and the need for stronger standardization and larger studies.Michael T. H. Do. “Melanopsin and the Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells.” Neuron 104, no. 2 (2019): 205–226. Use for: ipRGCs, melanopsin, non-image-forming vision, circadian entrainment, pupil response, sleep, and light as biological timing information.Lorenzo Lazzerini Ospri, Glen Prusky, and Samer Hattar. “Mood, the Circadian System, and Melanopsin Retinal Ganglion Cells.” Annual Review of Neuroscience 40 (2017): 539–556. Use for: light, mood, circadian rhythm, melanopsin, and the biological consequences of light exposure.Charles A. Czeisler and related circadian medicine research. Use for: artificial light, circadian disruption, melatonin suppression, shift work, and modern light exposure as a biological intervention.Anne-Marie Chang, Daniel Aeschbach, Jeanne F. Duffy, and Charles A. Czeisler. “Evening Use of Light-Emitting eReaders Negatively Affects Sleep, Circadian Timing, and Next-Morning Alertness.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112, no. 4 (2015): 1232–1237. Use for: screens, evening light, melatonin suppression, delayed circadian timing, altered sleep, and modern light's effect on the body.A. Roger Ekirch. At Day's Close: Night in Times Past. W. W. Norton, 2005. Use for: premodern night, darkness before electric light, nocturnal fear, dreams, prayer, crime, labor, and the cultural history of darkness.A. Roger Ekirch. “Sleep We Have Lost: Pre-Industrial Slumber in the British Isles.” The American Historical Review 106, no. 2 (2001): 343–386. Use for: segmented sleep, first sleep and second sleep, night waking, dreams, prayer, and premodern sleep culture.Craig Koslofsky. Evening's Empire: A History of the Night in Early Modern Europe. Cambridge University Press, 2011. Use for: early modern night culture, artificial lighting, urban night, public space, and the transformation of darkness.Elisabeth Bronfen. Night Passages: Philosophy, Literature, and Film. Columbia University Press, 2013. Use for: symbolic and cultural readings of night, dream, fear, darkness, passage, and the imagination.Robert F. Taft. The Liturgy of the Hours in East and West: The Origins of the Divine Office and Its Meaning for Today. Liturgical Press, 1993. Use for: night offices, vigils, prayer through darkness, sacred time, and Christian ritual use of night.Bernard McGinn. The Foundations of Mysticism: Origins to the Fifth Century. Crossroad, 1991. Use for: Christian mystical traditions, contemplative darkness, early mystical theology, and the development of mystical language.Pseudo-Dionysius. The Complete Works. Translated by Colm Luibheid. Paulist Press, 1987. Use for: divine darkness, apophatic theology, mystical unknowing, and darkness as a theological category.John of the Cross. Dark Night of the Soul. Various editions. Use carefully for: spiritual darkness, purification, absence, mystical trial, and transformation.“The Neophyte Initiation Ritual.” Public Golden Dawn ritual material. Use carefully for: hoodwink, darkness, “Light dawning in darkness,” staged revelation, and the candidate being brought from night into day.Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. The Crystal and the Way of Light: Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen. Routledge, 1986. Use for: Dzogchen context, light, vision, and the broader framework around contemplative perception.Christopher Hatchell. Naked Seeing: The Great Perfection, the Wheel of Time, and Visionary Buddhism in Renaissance Tibet. Oxford University Press, 2014. Use for: visionary practice, Great Perfection, Tibetan contemplative contexts, and careful treatment of luminosity and appearance.R. Shane Burns. “Dark Retreat in Tibetan Buddhist Practice.” Use for: dark retreat, preparation, disciplined context, and the difference between contemplative practice and casual sensory deprivation.Raymond Moody. Reunions: Visionary Encounters with Departed Loved Ones. Villard, 1993. Use for: modern psychomanteum practice, grief, mirror-gazing, and encounters with the dead.Arthur Hastings. “The Psychomanteum: A Modern Oracle of the Dead.” Use for: psychomanteum procedure, grief, memory, mirror-gazing, and structured encounter.Marcia K. Johnson, Shahin Hashtroudi, and D. Stephen Lindsay. “Source Monitoring.” Psychological Bulletin 114, no. 1 (1993): 3–28. Use for: inside/outside ambiguity, origin judgments, memory, imagination, and how dark or altered environments complicate interpretation.Shahar Arzy et al. “Induction of an Illusory Shadow Person.” Nature 443 (2006): 287. Use for: sensed presence, body-self disruption, temporoparietal junction, and the feeling of another being nearby.Olaf Blanke et al. “Neurological and Robot-Controlled Induction of an Apparition.” Current Biology 24, no. 22 (2014): 2681–2686. Use for: sensorimotor conflict, apparition-like presence, body-boundary disturbance, and the embodied basis of sensed presence.Also want to remind people about the website, if you're into reading we have tons of information by multiple contributors, and we got t-shirts up on the site if you're interested. Fun fact, the art is all based on the eyeball. A

Cross Road Blues is a slow-moving vocal blues music podcast. Imagine neon lights reflecting through rainy windows, cigarette smoke hanging in the air, and a slow blues guitar filling the silence of a nearly empty bar.This playlist captures the feeling of being awake long after midnight — sitting alone with a glass of whiskey while the city fades into the background. Warm vintage tones, emotional blues melodies, and a smoky late-night atmosphere create the perfect soundtrack for reflection, solitude, and quiet nights. Thanks for listening to Ken Steele Music.

Oakland County Sheriff's Department investigators are looking for two drivers involved in a deadly crash involving a man trying to cross Featherstone Road in Pontiac. WWJ's Jackie Paige has your Tuesday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ)

Cuz, All your dreams can come true if you ask the man at the crossroad. Just know that the price may be more than you are willing to part with. Leave me an email at : CoCoconjure@gmail.comFollow CoCo Conjure on Ticktock and InstagramShow notes: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Johnson-American-musicianhttps://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/biography/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd60nI4sa9A&list=RDYd60nI4sa9A&start_radio=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEht5PbNWN4&list=RDoEht5PbNWN4&start_radio=1

Bitcoin holds steady while DeFi scrambles through a $300 million bailout after the Kelp DAO hack raising real questions about how decentralized DeFi actually is. Meanwhile, stablecoins are making moves. Meta is paying creators in USDC, Tether proposed a mega merger to build the biggest public Bitcoin company, and the Treasury seized nearly $500M in Iranian crypto. The Fed is expected to hold rates in Powell's likely final meeting, and Wall Street just split on whether quantum computing is coming for Bitcoin's encryption. We break it all down live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love was in the air on the Crossroad Springs finale. Cricket and I chat about new relationships, old relationships, and perseverance in our chat about the last two episodes of season one. Cricket:IG: @cricket.melendez & @dishingwiththedonofansX: @Cricket73677402 & @DishingDonoFansSend us Fan MailSupport the showGreat American Chat on Socials: YouTube, Facebook, IG, TikTok: @greatamericanchatX: @GAChatPodcastSupport the podcast:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1916905/support

Ahlaianne Garfinkel, a knowledgeable advocate against domestic violence and author of "The Unspoken Word", draws parallels between her work with domestic violence victims and her own experiences of being silenced. She opens up about narrowly avoiding the tragedy due to a twist of fate and how her life's mission has become preventing the silencing of victims.Ahlaianne shares the development and impact of her 'unspoken word' concept and how it stems from her personal journey as both a victim and advocate. She outlines the resources available to empower those who may feel voiceless, focusing on her valuable toolbox—the comprehensive, state-specific resource database created to guide victims in knowing their rights. Ahlaianne delves into the prevention of domestic violence, advocating for better initial guidance to avoid escalating to dire legal scenarios. Throughout, Ahlaianne emphasizes the importance of empowerment and awareness as vital tools in combating systemic challenges within the legal landscape.Key Takeaways:Empowerment Through Knowledge: Ahlaianne Garfinkel's toolbox offers victims vital resources to understand and exercise their rights within the legal system.The Importance of Being Heard: Ahlaianne stresses breaking the cycle of silence often used to victimize individuals, advocating for constitutional and spiritual rights to be respected and upheld.Prevention Over Cure: Her mission revolves around preventing domestic violence from escalating by increasing awareness and providing early intervention tools to victims.Crossroad of Personal and Professional: Ahlaianne's intersecting experiences as a victim and advocate provide a unique perspective on systemic issues in the judicial system.Continual Advocacy: By engaging in media like podcasts and collaborations with entities like PreviewModels, Ahlaianne seeks to spread her message of empowerment and resilience.Notable Quotes:"Silencing someone is not in their best interest and allows some of the underhanded, nefarious events to go forward.""We all have the right constitutionally, but as well as spiritually, to speak, to be heard, to be understood, to be respected.""There's always an opportunity, and there's always someone there that can listen... If one door closes, there is another opportunity.""My mission is prevention. So it doesn't get to the point of, okay, now someone's lost their life, let's do a memory on them. No, we could have prevented this.""With every traumatic event, there are seeds of change, seeds of growth, opportunity for a new and impactful opportunity to persevere, to survive."Connect with Ahlaianne Garfinkel:InstagramFacebookConnect with Rudy Mawer:LinkedInInstagramFacebookTwitter

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As Jesus approached Jerusalem in Matthew 21, even in the final moments leading to the cross, He was still teaching—using ordinary instructions to reveal extraordinary truth. What seemed small and insignificant to others carried deep purpose in the hands of Jesus. And it challenges us to consider: are we overlooking the bigger things God wants to do because we're unwilling to follow Him in the smaller things? We often search for God in the big, life-changing moments, but His work in us usually begins through simple obedience—through the overlooked, the routine, and the seemingly unimportant steps. On Palm Sunday, we're reminded that every instruction matters, and that faithfulness in the small things is often the gateway to something greater. Here's the reason.

In this message, we look at Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane and His defining moment of surrender: “Nevertheless, not my will, but Yours be done.” Apostolic Elder Zane Anderson reminds us that we can connect with God in our hardest moments, and that one surrendered decision can change everything.

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Søren's Crossroad: A Night of Discovery and Decision Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/da/episode/2026-03-22-07-38-19-da Story Transcript:Da: Lyset endnu svagt i horisonten, mens Søren gik ud af døren hos sine gode venner, Kirsten og Mads.En: The light was still faint on the horizon as Søren stepped out of the door at his good friends', Kirsten and Mads.Da: Aftenen havde været fyldt med latter og varme, men tiden var fløjet afsted hurtigere end forventet.En: The evening had been filled with laughter and warmth, but time had flown by faster than expected.Da: Kalenderen sagde, at påsken snart ville ankomme, og den friske brise mindede Søren om, at foråret kun lige var begyndt at vinde frem.En: The calendar indicated that Easter would soon arrive, and the fresh breeze reminded Søren that spring had just begun to emerge.Da: Med blikket på klokken kunne Søren se, at han ville få travlt.En: Glancing at the clock, Søren realized he would be pressed for time.Da: Den sidste bus hjem gik snart, og han ville ikke blot misse den, men også den mulighed han havde planlagt for aftenen - endelig at tænke over sine fremtidsplaner.En: The last bus home would leave soon, and he didn't want to miss it, nor the opportunity he had planned for the evening—to finally think about his future plans.Da: I den klare nattes stilhed reflekterede Søren over det krydsfelt, hvor han befandt sig.En: In the clear night silence, Søren reflected on the crossroad he found himself at.Da: Flytte til en ny by?En: Move to a new city?Da: Starte nyt arbejde?En: Start a new job?Da: Alle disse tanker sværmede som spirer, der tvinger sig frem gennem jorden.En: All these thoughts swarmed like sprouts forcing their way through the soil.Da: "Vi ses," sagde Søren og viftede farvel til Kirsten og Mads.En: "See you," said Søren, waving goodbye to Kirsten and Mads.Da: De stod i døråbningen og så, mens han satte afsted med hastige skridt over den regnvåde brosten.En: They stood in the doorway watching as he set off with hurried steps over the rain-wet cobblestones.Da: Gaderne i kvarteret var stille, kun afbrudt af fuglenes aftenflokker.En: The streets in the neighborhood were quiet, only interrupted by the evening flocks of birds.Da: Haverne blomstrede med de første forårsblomster, men Søren havde ikke tid til at nyde dem.En: The gardens bloomed with the first spring flowers, but Søren had no time to enjoy them.Da: Da han nåede kvarterets park, stod han over for en beslutning.En: When he reached the neighborhood park, he faced a decision.Da: Stien gennem parken var en genvej, men også ukendt terræn for ham.En: The path through the park was a shortcut but also unknown terrain for him.Da: En vægtning imellem risiko og tid.En: A weighing between risk and time.Da: Søren trak vejret dybt ind, indhyllet i duften af våde pakkeriblade, og tog fat på den ukendte sti.En: Søren took a deep breath, enveloped in the scent of wet packaging leaves, and embarked on the unfamiliar path.Da: Som han hastede gennem parkens dæmpede lys, begyndte en stille panik at snige sig ind.En: As he hurried through the park's muted light, a quiet panic began to creep in.Da: Han kunne mærke lyden af busmotoren komme nærmere gennem de omkransende træer.En: He could hear the sound of the bus engine approaching through the surrounding trees.Da: Mørket lagde sig omkring ham, lysene fra gadelamperne kastede lange skygger hen over stien.En: Darkness settled around him, the lights from the street lamps casting long shadows across the path.Da: Da Søren kom ud fra parkens ende, så han busstoppestedet.En: When Søren emerged from the park's end, he saw the bus stop.Da: Til sin rædsel så han også baglygterne fra bussen blinke, klar til afgang.En: To his horror, he also saw the taillights of the bus blinking, ready to depart.Da: Mærkede den sidste chance, kastede han sin egen arm i vejret, høj nok til chaufføren kunne se ham.En: Feeling the last chance slipping away, he threw his arm up high enough for the driver to see him.Da: Med hjertet i halsen og et lettet suk hoppede Søren ombord.En: With his heart in his throat and a relieved sigh, Søren boarded.Da: En varmende velkendthed skyllede ind over ham, da chaufføren, en ældre mand med et venligt smil, nikkede forstående.En: A warming familiarity washed over him as the driver, an older man with a friendly smile, nodded understandingly.Da: "Det var tæt på," sagde han.En: "That was close," he said.Da: Da bussen gled af sted, kiggede Søren ud af vinduet og så, hvordan landskabet langsomt ændrede sig i takt med byens lys, der flød over i skyggerne.En: As the bus slid away, Søren looked out the window and saw how the landscape slowly changed as the city's lights flowed into the shadows.Da: Han vidste nu, at uanset hvilke beslutninger han havde i støbeskeen, måtte han være fast og beslutsom.En: He now knew that regardless of the decisions he had on the backburner, he had to be firm and determined.Da: Trampe i støvlerne og gå vejen uanset ukendt tråd.En: To stomp in his boots and walk the path regardless of unfamiliar trails.Da: Og mens bussen førte ham hjem, begyndte Søren at lægge en plan.En: And as the bus took him home, Søren began to lay out a plan.Da: En plan for hvad der kom næste, både i tro og handling.En: A plan for what came next, both in faith and action. Vocabulary Words:faint: svagthorizon: horisontenindicated: sagdeemerge: vinde frempressed: travltopportunity: mulighedcrossroad: krydsfeltswarmed: sværmedesprouts: spirercobblestones: brostenflocks: flokkerbloomed: blomstredeshortcut: genvejterrain: terrænenveloped: indhylletpackaging leaves: pakkeribladeemerged: kom udtaillights: baglygternehorror: rædselslipping: skredthroat: halsfamiliarity: velkendthedslid: gledflowed: flødbackburner: støbeskeenfirm: fastdetermined: beslutsomstomp: trampeunfamiliar: ukendtfaith: tro

In Matthew 18:21–33, Jesus tells a powerful story about a servant who was forgiven an unimaginable debt, yet refused to show the same mercy to someone who owed him far less. In essence, Jesus is asking, “I showed mercy to you—so why won't you show mercy to someone else?” And when we really think about it… that just isn't right. If we're honest, every one of us wants grace when we mess up. We want forgiveness from Jesus, and we hope others will extend the same to us. The good news is that Jesus never fails to do exactly that—no matter what we've done, He continues to show mercy, grace, love, and forgiveness. The real question is: why do we struggle to give that same forgiveness to others? Do we somehow see ourselves as more deserving of it? Jesus reminds us that grace isn't only something we receive—it's something we're called to give. Because when it comes to mercy and forgiveness, it can't be “rules for thee, not for me.” If it's right for us to receive it, it must also be right for us to extend it.

Kevin Cooney breaks down all four major Philly sports teams. He discusses the odds of each of them succeeding along with the possibility of the teams struggling as they either wrap up their seasons or their season begins. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chatting with Cricket about episodes 7 and 8 of Crossroad Springs. There's a new doctor in town and a goat! Cricket:IG: @cricket.melendez & @dishingwiththedonofansX: @Cricket73677402 & @DishingDonoFansSend us Fan MailSupport the showGreat American Chat on Socials: YouTube, Facebook, IG, TikTok: @greatamericanchatX: @GAChatPodcastSupport the podcast:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1916905/support

Teacher: Rob Zimmermann Download Sermon Notes  Watch Episode Give Online: http://westgatechapel.org/give Connect With Us: http://westgatechapel.org/connect Chapters (00:00:00) - Romans 8: A Narrow Road to Life(00:05:19) - Wonders of Westgate Chapel(00:06:42) - Baptism Classes for April 1(00:07:52) - High School Students to Go on a Mission Trip to Costa Rica(00:12:40) - If You Would Like to Help, Here You Go(00:13:07) - 3 Ways to Pray for Our Trip to Costa Rica(00:29:17) - Time of Offering(00:32:01) - Pray Over Nick Ludwig(00:36:23) - The King Is Coming(00:38:16) - The Kingdom of God(00:44:04) - What the Rich Ruler's Question Reveals About Jesus(00:50:23) - Jesus Christ: Why Do You Call Me Good?(00:55:16) - Jesus on Wealth and Its Roadblock to Salvation(01:04:25) - Jesus Behind the Mask(01:06:17) - Jesus at the Crossroad(01:09:37) - The Kingdom of God(01:13:06) - Counting the Cost of Salvation(01:24:51) - A message about Julianne's departure

In Mark 9:33–37, the disciples were arguing about something surprisingly petty: who among them was the greatest. While they debated status, recognition, and importance, Jesus listened—knowing they were completely missing the point. It's easy to laugh at their argument, but the truth is that the same struggle exists in all of us. Our world constantly pushes us to chase recognition, build our own name, and present the best version of ourselves. But Jesus flips that mindset upside down. In the Kingdom of God, greatness isn't about elevating yourself—it's about humbling yourself and serving others. When our focus shifts from making ourselves known to making Jesus known, we begin to live the kind of life that is truly aligned with His Kingdom purpose.

In the Parable of the Talents, no servant lost what they were given — but only two chose to put it to work. Their risk wasn't greater or smaller; it was the same — they each surrendered all they had, trusting their master with the outcome. In the same way, God has entrusted every one of us with gifts, abilities, and resources, and the question isn't what we've been given — it's what we're doing with it. Fear says bury it, but faith says invest it, because sacrifice is always the right response at the moment of decision. The words “well done, good and faithful servant” aren't just a future hope — they begin with the choices we make today.

Thursday's 7am hour of Mac & Cube began with a remembrance of the life of the legendary Coach Lou Holtz; then, we identify the crossroad game for Auburn; and later, Cole & Greg do the same for Alabama. "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 8am hour of Thursday's Mac & Cube continued with a look at Alabama's and Auburn's schedule, but using rosters as the deciding factor; then, John Brice, from USA Today, tells us how he'll remember Lou Holtz, how remarkable what Coach did at South Carolina truly was, and what the lasting legacy will be of Lou Holtz; and later, now that we've established the Crossroad games for Auburn & Alabama, which players will be the keys to those games? "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Cricket and me as we try to remember what happened in the first six episodes of Crossroad Springs before a new episode airs this weekend on Great American Family Cricket:IG: @cricket.melendez & @dishingwiththedonofansX: @Cricket73677402 & @DishingDonoFansSend a textSupport the showGreat American Chat on Socials: YouTube, Facebook, IG, TikTok: @greatamericanchatX: @GAChatPodcast Support the podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1916905/support

In this segment, Mark is joined by KSDK Sports Director Frank Cusumano. Cusumano discusses the Blues win over Seattle on Thursday night, the positive start to the Cardinals Spring Training, SLU Basketball's pivotal time of year and more.

On this week's episode Walt and Tom talk about Ricochet and his LegacyThekkla beats StatlanderWWE injury woesQuick Recap on the WOR awardsand creative issues heading into WrestleMania

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What happens after we hit a crossroad on our walk and end up on that new path that we know is from God? Is there something that happens when we get further down that road? Are there things we can expect, be on the lookout for or even avoid? In my opinion, YES!What I share with you in this episode might save you months, years or even decades if you put it into practice as you venture further down that road with God. Things that will strengthen you and remind you that He will see you through. Don't look back friend, but keep pressing on -He has you!WebsiteInstagramWorship song for the weekNew episodes each Tuesday

JD reacts to the Raptors weekend and explains why he prefers for the front office to not swing for the fences at this weeks trade deadline. Next, JD gets into the Maple Leafs brass and Auston Matthews reaffirming their commitment to each other, Morgan Rielly's time with the Leafs and his remaining contract, and what the Leafs can learn from the Vancouver Canucks. The show ends with 'What We Missed' The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.   

Ask It! | Your Questions Answered! Saturday Evening ServiceBill Corley with Dionne SalmondsOriginal Air Date: 2026.01.24Ask it! Your Questions Answered. The questions YOU asked through texting, email, or an app submission are being answered. You have asked questions about anything you wanted to know about - questions about God, marriage, family, struggles, the Bible. Anything. Here are the answers.It's not too late... You can still ask questions for the next Ask It! weekend. Text your questions to (760) 301-4840, or email ccc@ccc-rc.org, or visit our website and submit a question at www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org, or ask through the Crossroad's app (see link for app below). Your questions are welcome.To dig a little deeper into these topics, please download our free daily study guide on our website (http://www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org/media.html#study-guides) or app: Apple iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/crossroads-ridgecrest/id1344909774?mt=8);Google Play(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.customchurchapps.crossroadsridgecrest)Service Times are Saturday Evening at 5:30pm and Sunday Morning at 10:30 am. We also offer two Adult Sunday School options at 9:00am.Promiseland Kids Church is available Sunday at 10:30am for Toddler – 5th grade and Youth Sunday School for Jr. and Sr. High.If you have missed a message or are viewing from home, you can catch weekend services on our Facebook page and YouTube by going to www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org, or through the church app. We also have podcasts available by looking up Crossroads Community Church - available on several podcast apps.Have a question for one of our Pastors? Submit your questions via text at: (760) 301-4840 for our Ask It! Your Questions Answered segment every week. Watch or listen to what others ask!For questions or information, please contact us at: (760)384-3333 Wednesday 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Thursday and Friday 10am – 4pm, text (760)301-4840 or email ccc@ccc- rc.org

Dicen que dos cabezas piensan mejor que una, pero en la industria del automóvil, a veces dos cabezas solo sirven para darse cabezazos. Existen frases muy manidas como “la unión hace la fuerza”, pero la historia nos demuestra que, en ocasiones, ocurre justo lo contrario: la unión no suma, resta. Hoy analizamos 10 ejemplos de colaboraciones fallidas, "Frankensteins" mecánicos y millones de euros tirados a la basura en proyectos que nunca debieron existir. 1. Cisitalia-Porsche Type 360 (1947): La genialidad maldita Esta historia comienza en una cárcel francesa, donde Ferdinand Porsche y Anton Piëch estaban presos tras la guerra. Piero Dusio, fundador de Cisitalia, pagó una fortuna por un diseño de Porsche para financiar su fianza. El resultado fue el Type 360, una locura técnica adelantada 20 años a su tiempo: motor central de 12 cilindros, doble compresor y tracción total conectable. 2. Maserati Quattroporte II (1974): La limusina lenta Bajo el paraguas de Citroën, Maserati intentó crear una berlina de lujo. El error fue partir del chasis del Citroën SM y usar su motor V6 de tracción delantera. El resultado fue una herejía: un Maserati de tracción delantera con menos de 200 CV para mover dos toneladas. Era lento y complicadísimo de reparar. Tras la quiebra de Citroën, Peugeot mandó destruir casi todas las unidades. Solo sobrevivieron 13. 3. Saab-Lancia 600 (1980): El vikingo friolero Saab necesitaba un coche nuevo y Lancia tenía el Delta. Decidieron vender el Delta en Suecia con el logo de Saab, prometiendo "temperamento latino y calidad sueca". Fue un desastre. El acero italiano de la época se oxidaba con la sal de las carreteras suecas y la calefacción no estaba pensada para el clima ártico. Además, la electrónica italiana enloquecía con la humedad escandinava. Casi arruina la reputación de Saab. 4. Alfa Romeo Arna (1983): El mundo al revés La lógica dictaba unir la fiabilidad japonesa con el diseño italiano. Pero hicieron lo contrario: usaron la carrocería del soso Nissan Cherry y le metieron la mecánica y electrónica caprichosa del Alfasud. Para colmo, las carrocerías se fabricaban en Japón y se enviaban a Nápoles para ser ensambladas por mano de obra sin experiencia. El coche era feo y se rompía constantemente. 5. Cadillac Allanté (1987): El puente aéreo más caro GM quería un rival para el Mercedes SL y contrató a Pininfarina. El problema fue logístico: Pininfarina fabricaba las carrocerías en Turín y las enviaban a Detroit en aviones Boeing 747 modificados (56 carrocerías por vuelo). Esta locura, conocida como el "Puente Aéreo Allanté", encareció el coche hasta los 54.000 dólares. Aunque no era mal coche, el Mercedes llegaba en barco, era mejor y más barato. 6. Chrysler TC by Maserati (1989): Un pacto de amigos Lee Iacocca y Alejandro de Tomaso decidieron colaborar. Usaron la plataforma del humilde Dodge Daytona, enviaron las piezas a Milán y Maserati las ensambló con cuero caro. El resultado costaba 33.000 dólares pero parecía un Chrysler LeBaron de 12.000. Fue un fracaso económico monumental que costó a Chrysler más de 600 millones de dólares. 7. Honda Crossroad (1993): Cuando Honda pierde aceite En plena fiebre SUV, Honda no tenía un todoterreno. Su solución fue traer el Land Rover Discovery, ponerle la "H" de Honda y llamarlo Crossroad. No cambiaron nada más. El choque cultural fue brutal: los clientes japoneses, acostumbrados a la fiabilidad absoluta, se encontraron con un coche inglés que dejaba manchas de aceite y tenía fallos eléctricos. Honda tuvo que recomprarlos y pedir perdón. 8. Cadillac Catera (1997): El pato que hacía Zig Cadillac intentó rejuvenecer su imagen importando el Opel Omega alemán a EE. UU. El coche no estaba mal, pero el marketing fue atroz. Usaron el eslogan "The Caddy that Zigs" y una mascota: un pato de dibujos animados. Nadie entendió qué hacía un Opel con un pato en un concesionario de lujo. Además, sufría problemas de fiabilidad y sobrepeso. 9. Aston Martin Cygnet (2011): La trampa legal Para cumplir con las normativas de emisiones europeas, Aston Martin cogió el pequeño Toyota iQ, le puso una parrilla propia, forró el interior de cuero y lo vendió por casi 40.000 euros (el triple que el Toyota). Mecánicamente era idéntico (98 CV). Fue una maniobra cínica para bajar la media de emisiones de la marca, aunque hoy son piezas de colección por su rareza. 10. Mercedes-Benz Clase X (2017): La estrella estrellada Mercedes quiso entrar en el mercado de las Pick-up usando la base de la Nissan Navara. Le cambiaron el frontal y el interior, pero la gente se dio cuenta de que era una Nissan con sobreprecio. Nadie quiso pagar el "impuesto de la estrella" por una herramienta de trabajo japonesa disfrazada. La producción se canceló apenas dos años después de su lanzamiento.

In this conversation, Creighton Bertrand shares his journey into manhood — navigating confusion, responsibility, faith, and identity in a culture that often leaves men without clear direction. We talk about why so many men feel stuck or lost, the cost of avoiding responsibility, and how true masculinity is formed through commitment, discipline, and purpose. This episode is a call for men to grow up, take ownership of their lives, and step fully into the kind of man they were created to be.   Know more about Sathiya's work: Join DEEP CLEAN SIGNATURE PROGRAM Join Deep Clean Inner Circle - The Brotherhood You Neeed (+ get coached by Sathiya) For Less Than $2/day Submit Your Questions (Anonymously) To Be Answered On The Podcast Get A Free Copy of The Last Relapse, Your Blueprint For Recovery Watch Sathiya on Youtube For More Content Like This   Want to know more about Creighton? Follow Creighton On Instagram   Chapters: (00:00) Introduction & Creighton's Story (02:14) Why So Many Men Feel Lost Today (05:01) The Absence of Clear Masculine Direction (07:32) Comfort, Avoidance, and Delayed Manhood (10:18) The Role of Responsibility in Maturity (13:06) Faith, Conviction, and Identity Formation (16:02) What Culture Gets Wrong About Masculinity (18:49) The Crossroad Every Man Eventually Faces (21:35) Choosing Growth Over Ease (24:10) What Stepping Up Actually Looks Like

Ever feel stuck between two choices, afraid that one wrong move could mess up your future? In this message, Pastor Z explores why the most defining moments in life aren't about how spiritual you sound, but how wisely you decide when the pressure is on. This talk unpacks how to slow down, see clearly, and move forward with confidence without giving away the key insights that make it all click.

The Poem of the Man God is a retelling of the Gospel story of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the private revelations of Maria Valtorta. In this episode, we see Jesus and the Apostles: At the Crossroad Near Solomon's Village; Towards the Western Bank of the Jordan. (Two readings in one episode since they were very short.)Original music by Angela Marie (Mohammed). Messiah. Savior. Passion of Christ. Religion. Wisdom. Miracles. Catholic Christian Theology. Apostles. Disciples. Believers. Followers. Early Church. Communion. Healing. Suffering Sacrifice. New Testament

How will the much-touted special relationship be affected by President Trump's overhaul of many aspects of American governance? Alon Pinkas, former Israeli diplomat and author of the forthcoming book An Unnatural Alliance, reflects on his time as Consul-General in New York in the early 2000s - how has Israeli diplomacy in the US evolved since? Join us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/telavivreview

Picture yourself at a crossroads at dusk— it's two roads crossing, and you're not sure which one leads to home. Life can feel like that. Jesus had something to say about our choices: “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction…But small is the gate and narrow is the road that leads to life...” Jesus isn't trying to scare you; He's inviting you to choose a new way. A new way of life! The wide road promises freedom but ends in emptiness. The narrow road is following Jesus Himself. He conquered death when He rose again, and now He's leading us into eternal life. Choosing His road looks like trusting Him with your steps, even when you can't see the whole picture. Would you like this? You can pray: “Jesus, I choose Your way. Forgive me. Help me to know You.” Always remember, there is hope with God. Scripture Reference: Matthew 7:13-14 radio.hopewithgod.com

Send us a textDwight Mitchell is known in Porsche circles for his dominance in PCA AX and as a 5 time SCCA Champion.  2 ASP Solo 2 National titles.  2 Class SPI Pro Solo Championships.In this episode we talk about: -Horror stories he saw in racing.-Favorite tracks.-Crossroad of going pro.-Regrets in racing.-Advice with driving better.Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com https://www.circuitsixfour.com/https://www.instagram.com/circuit6four/https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox

Mid-career partners can begin quietly wondering whether they should stay where they are or explore a move. This isn't driven by crisis or failure. It's driven by subtle shifts, such as declining energy for a platform that once fit well, strategy drift inside the firm, client relationships that feel different, or internal politics that have grown wearisome. Yet most partners stall making a decision because they don't want to make the wrong call and the ambiguity keeps them stuck. In today's episode, I walk through the five stages I see that partners typically move through when confronting the stay-or-go question: detecting early signals without overreacting, running a true cost-benefit audit, separating fact from extreme thinking about portability, pressure-testing the market and assumptions, and exploring parallel stay and go plans.  I share the specific diagnostics I suggest partners consider, the risks partners often underestimate, the structural problems that rarely improve with time v. the irritations that can usually be changed, and how to evaluate the potential options through financial, client-continuity, and cultural-stability filters. If you're a partner feeling the need to examine your place in your practice or platform, this episode helps you approach that crossroads with clarity, data, and control. At a Glance 00:00 Why mid-career partners begin questioning whether to stay or go 02:44 Stage 1: Quiet doubt and the early signals partners tend to overlook 03:54 A three-question diagnostic for evaluating how to initially frame what may be going on  05:39 Stage 2: The cost-benefit audit and quantifying what staying v. going actually buys you 07:18 How politics, write-offs, and strategic stagnation erode partner value 08:42 Distinguishing temporary irritations from structural misalignment 10:10 Stage 3: Counterfactuals and why partners get stuck in best-case and worst-case assumptions 10:55 Reality-checking which clients would follow you and which would not 11:24 How to quietly stress-test the market without signaling intent 12:37 Stage 4: The real risks of leaving: portability, client transfer, compensation, and culture 14:19 Identifying what must change for you to stay, and how to design parallel stay and go plans 15:35 The three filters for evaluating any move: financial survivability, client continuity, and cultural stability 16:25 Stage 5: Why this decision can feel like an identity crisis and how to regain agency Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Do you enjoy listening to Big Law Life?  Please consider rating and reviewing the show! This helps support and reach more people like you who want to grow a career in Big Law.  For Apple Podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select "Write a Review." Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast here!  For Spotify, tap here on your mobile phone, follow the podcast, listen to the show, then find the rating icon below the description, and tap to rate with five stars. Interested in doing 1-2-1 coaching with Laura Terrell? Or learning more about her work coaching and consulting? Here are ways to reach out to her: www.lauraterrell.com  laura@lauraterrell.com   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauralterrell/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraterrellcoaching/  Show notes: https://www.lauraterrell.com/podcast

Ask It! | Your Questions Answered! Saturday Evening ServiceBill Corley with Dionne SalmondsOriginal Air Date: 2025.11.29Ask it! Your Questions Answered. The questions YOU asked through texting, email, or an app submission are being answered. You have asked questions about anything you wanted to know about - questions about God, marriage, family, struggles, the Bible. Anything. Here are the answers.It's not too late... You can still ask questions for the next Ask It! weekend. Text your questions to (760) 301-4840, or email ccc@ccc-rc.org, or visit our website and submit a question at www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org, or ask through the Crossroad's app (see link for app below). Your questions are welcome.To dig a little deeper into these topics, please download our free daily study guide on our website (http://www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org/media.html#study-guides) or app: Apple iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/crossroads-ridgecrest/id1344909774?mt=8);Google Play(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.customchurchapps.crossroadsridgecrest)Service Times are Saturday Evening at 5:30pm and Sunday Morning at 10:30 am. We also offer two Adult Sunday School options at 9:00am.Promiseland Kids Church is available Sunday at 10:30am for Toddler – 5th grade and Youth Sunday School for Jr. and Sr. High.If you have missed a message or are viewing from home, you can catch weekend services on our Facebook page and YouTube by going to www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org, or through the church app. We also have podcasts available by looking up Crossroads Community Church - available on several podcast apps.Have a question for one of our Pastors? Submit your questions via text at: (760) 301-4840 for our Ask It! Your Questions Answered segment every week. Watch or listen to what others ask!For questions or information, please contact us at: (760)384-3333 Wednesday 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Thursday and Friday 10am – 4pm, text (760)301-4840 or email ccc@ccc- rc.org

How do you marry the law and neuroscience? U of M professor Francis Shen does that on a daily basis. He lets us know how that's informing his candidacy for Hennepin County Attorney.

Ask It! | Your Questions Answered! Saturday Evening ServiceBrian Uyeda with Judy GeyerOriginal Air Date: 2025.11.22Ask it! Your Questions Answered. The questions YOU asked through texting, email, or an app submission are being answered. You have asked questions about anything you wanted to know about - questions about God, marriage, family, struggles, the Bible. Anything. Here are the answers.It's not too late... You can still ask questions for the next Ask It! weekend. Text your questions to (760) 301-4840, or email ccc@ccc-rc.org, or visit our website and submit a question at www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org, or ask through the Crossroad's app (see link for app below). Your questions are welcome.To dig a little deeper into these topics, please download our free daily study guide on our website (http://www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org/media.html#study-guides) or app: Apple iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/crossroads-ridgecrest/id1344909774?mt=8);Google Play(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.customchurchapps.crossroadsridgecrest)Service Times are Saturday Evening at 5:30pm and Sunday Morning at 10:30 am. We alsooffer two Adult Sunday School options at 9:00am.Promiseland Kids Church is available Sunday at 10:30am for Toddler – 5th grade and Youth Sunday School for Jr. and Sr. High.If you have missed a message or are viewing from home, you can catch weekend services on our Facebook page and YouTube by going to www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org, or through the church app. We also have podcasts available by looking up Crossroads Community Church - available on several podcast apps.Have a question for one of our Pastors? Submit your questions via text at: (760) 301-4840 for our Ask It! Your Questions Answered segment every week. Watch or listen to what others ask!For questions or information, please contact us at: (760)384-3333 Wednesday 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Thursday and Friday 10am – 4pm, text (760)301-4840 or email ccc@ccc- rc.org

When God Brings You to a Crossroad Season • Sunday Service Website: www.PastorTodd.org To support this ministry: www.ToddCoconato.com/give 1. 2 Chronicles 16:9 (NKJV) “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.” 2. Isaiah 55:8–9 (NKJV) “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” 3. Psalm 37:5 (NKJV) “Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.” 4. 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NKJV) “Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” 5. Proverbs 9:9 (NKJV) “Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.” 6. Ephesians 5:9 (NKJV) “For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.” 7. Daniel 11:32 (NKJV) “But the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.” 8. Philippians 3:13–14 (NKJV) “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” CCLI: 21943673

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Ask It! | Your Questions Answered! Saturday Evening ServiceDionne Salmonds with Brad HarlowOriginal Air Date: 2025.11.08Ask it! Your Questions Answered. The questions YOU asked through texting, email, or an app submission are being answered. You have asked questions about anything you wanted to know about - questions about God, marriage, family, struggles, the Bible. Anything. Here are the answers.It's not too late... You can still ask questions for the next Ask It! weekend. Text your questions to (760) 301-4840, or email ccc@ccc-rc.org, or visit our website and submit a question at www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org, or ask through the Crossroad's app (see link for app below). Your questions are welcome.To dig a little deeper into these topics, please download our free daily study guide on our website (http://www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org/media.html#study-guides) or app: Apple iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/crossroads-ridgecrest/id1344909774?mt=8);Google Play(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.customchurchapps.crossroadsridgecrest)Service Times are Saturday Evening at 5:30pm and Sunday Morning at 10:30 am. We also offer two Adult Sunday School options at 9:00am.Promiseland Kids Church is available Sunday at 10:30am for Toddler – 5th grade and Youth Sunday School for Jr. and Sr. High.If you have missed a message or are viewing from home, you can catch weekend services on our Facebook page and YouTube by going to www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org, or through the church app. We also have podcasts available by looking up Crossroads Community Church - available on several podcast apps.Have a question for one of our Pastors? Submit your questions via text at: (760) 301-4840 for our Ask It! Your Questions Answered segment every week. Watch or listen to what others ask!For questions or information, please contact us at: (760)384-3333 Wednesday 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Thursday and Friday 10am – 4pm, text (760)301-4840 or email ccc@ccc- rc.org

Nigel and Earlonne get a peek inside one of Crossroad's residential halls, and hear from kids and staff about what it's like to live and work here. Along the way, they cause some drama of their own. This is the second episode of “The Loop,” Ear Hustle's six-part series about kids in New York City who are caught up, one way or another, in the criminal justice system. Ear Hustle would like to thank: Joanne Smith-Darden, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Ruth T. Koehler Endowed Professor in Children's Services, Michigan State University and Co-Director, SPARK Lab; Heather McCauley, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Michigan State University and Co-Director, SPARK Lab; and Adam Brown, Associate Professor, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, City University of New York, for their tremendous support of this project. Big thanks, too, to the Drama Club team — including Josie Whittlesey, Cesar Rosado, Tiffany “Tiny” Cruz, Abby Pierce, Sophie Jones, and Ashley Adams. You can find out more about their work here.And thanks to Nancy Ginsberg, Aylese Kanze, and Commissioner Danhauser at New York City's Administration for Children's Services for saying “yes” to this project.As always, thanks to Warden Andes and Lt. Berry at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center; Acting Warden Parker, Associate Warden Lewis, and Lt. Newborg at the California Institution for Women; and Warden De La Cruz and Lt. Williams at the Central California Women's Facility for their support of our work.Support our team and get even more Ear Hustle by subscribing to Ear Hustle Plus today. Sign up at earhustlesq.com/plus or directly in Apple Podcasts. Ear Hustle is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We take you on a ghostly trip down the highways and byways of America--with a focus on the legends and lore that surround them. And in one true story, a ghost may just have saved a boy's life.Check out our new True Crime Substack the True Crime Times Check out our other show The Prosecutors: Legal Briefs for discussion on cases, controversial topics, or conversations with content creators.Get Prosecutors Podcast Merch Join the Gallery on Facebook Follow us on TwitterFollow us on Instagram Check out our website for case resources: Hang out with us on TikTokSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Looking at the elections this November in New York City, New Jersey, and Virginia, one has to wonder how certain candidates could ever garner even one vote. Where have honesty, integrity, Christian values, and morality gone? The scary part is that those who hold the most anti-Christian view are the ones favored by the polls. What does this really portend for the future? Are tough times closer than we think?Now, do you believe in this ministry? If you do, you can keep us on the air as a radio program and podcast by visiting our website. It is vastly more urgent than ever that you do. ⁠https://truth2ponder.com/support⁠. You can also mail a check payable to Ancient Word Radio, P.O. Box 510, Chilhowie, VA 24319. Thank you in advance for your faithfulness to this ministry.

Reggaeton is full of myths and legends, but this story is true: El General arrived in Brooklyn in the mid-80s and began performing in the dancehall scene, which was booming. He began working with Jamaican producers who were recording and promoting Panamanian artists. Around the same time, a Spanish-language hip-hop revolution was also taking place, as mixtapes flew back and forth between NYC and Puerto Rico. New York became the crossroad that made Reggaeton possible. Listen to a special episode from our own Futuro Studios hit show LOUD: The History of Reggaeton hosted by Ivy Queen. Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S., centering Latino stories and hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. Follow the show to get every episode. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Latino USA and all our podcasts. Follow us on TikTok and YouTube. Subscribe to our newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley dive into PayPal's post-pandemic reset, tracing the fintech pioneer's slide from market darling to value-story candidate. Once lifted by lockdown spending and eBay tailwinds, PayPal has seen its growth stall, its take-rate decline, and investors seem to have given up on it. In this episode, Shawn and Daniel unpack whether new CEO Alex Chriss's “profitable growth” playbook, Fastlane one-click checkout, a margin-focused Braintree overhaul, and fresh bets on Ads and the PYUSD stablecoin, can restore momentum. They also debate how realistic PayPal's ambitious goals for the future are, what a sustained 6% share shrink via buybacks does for long-term EPS, how the new management team is incentivized, and whether PayPal's consumer moat still matters in an Apple-Pay world. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 04:38 - How PayPal became the No.1 payment provider and what the PayPal Mafia is. 09:47 - Why investors fell out of love with PayPal's stock. 14:03 - What the next chapter under the new CEO will look like. 26:42 - Which new businesses could make PayPal dramatically more profitable? 33:31 - How the new strategy shows up in the numbers. 50:06 - Why the management incentive structure is a big benefit for shareholders. 51:36 - Whether stablecoins are bearish or bullish for PayPal. 01:01:11 - Whether PayPal is attractively valued at its current levels. 01:10:05 - Whether Shawn & Daniel add PYPL to The Intrinsic Value Portfolio. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Intrinsic Value Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sign Up for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Intrinsic Value Community.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Emerging Value Substack ⁠Article⁠. Crossroad's ⁠Interview⁠ with Alex Chriss. PayPal 2025 ⁠Investor Day⁠. The Reservist ⁠Article⁠ on the Payment Industry. Jimmy Soni's Book on The ⁠PayPal Mafia⁠. Explore our previous Intrinsic Value breakdowns: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Uber,⁠⁠⁠⁠Nike,⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Reddit,⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Nintendo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Airbnb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AutoZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alphabet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ulta⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠John Deere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Madison Square Garden Sports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out the books mentioned in the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Premium Feed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Try Shawn's favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIP Finance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Enjoy exclusive perks from our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠favorite Apps and Services⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠best business podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our ⁠⁠sponsors⁠⁠: ⁠⁠Harvest Right⁠⁠ Connect with Shawn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Daniel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rating and review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

In this episode of the Ask Me Anything series, Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorenson dive into hard-hitting questions from listeners about fatherhood, masculinity, personal growth, and navigating life's toughest transitions. They discuss what it means to be a man in today's culture, the power of physical discipline, balancing martial arts training, and overcoming shame and failure. With raw honesty and practical insight, they challenge men to take ownership, build resilience, and lead with purpose—especially when life demands a reinvention from the ground up. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: 00:00 News & personal updates 14:22 Devotional roles: husband, father, son 22:43 Thoughts on Liver King 28:18 Balancing jiu-jitsu with other martial arts 34:47 Leading yourself through life transitions 42:43 Fitness and its impact on mindset and leadership 52:53 Training goals into your 50s, 60s & 70s 55:34 Identity, inner dialogue, and breakthrough moments Battle Planners: Pick yours up today! Order Ryan's new book, The Masculinity Manifesto. For more information on the Iron Council brotherhood. Want maximum health, wealth, relationships, and abundance in your life? Sign up for our free course, 30 Days to Battle Ready